Top Threes

[Andy @ Allerton]

Which would be your favourite (best?) Liverpool FC Player in each position from the whole history of Liverpool FC - given Three players in each position for;

 

Goalkeeper

 

Left Fullback

Right Fullback

 

Central Defender

 

Left Winger

Right Winger

 

Central Midfielder

 

Striker

 

 

(And other positions if you so wish!)

[Coyler]

given Three players in each position for;

Eh? Favourite three players in each position, then, do you mean?

[Andy @ Allerton]

Eh? Favourite three players in each position, then, do you mean?

 

Aye.

 

Mine are;

 

Goalkeeper: Ray Clemence, Elisha Scott, Jersey Dudek

 

Left Fullback: Alan Kennedy, Stig Inge Bjornebye (!), Steve Staunton

Right Fullback: Phil Neal, Rob Jones, Jamie Carragher

 

Central Defender: Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson, Sami Hyppia

 

Left Winger: Ray Kennedy, Billy Liddell, John Barnes

Right Winger: Steve Heighway, Steven Gerrard, Steve McManaman (boo!)

 

Central Midfielder: Graeme Souness, Jan Molby, Tommy Smith

 

Striker: Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush, Robbie Fowler

[RP]

Tommy Smith one of your top 3 central midfielders ever?

[Andy @ Allerton]

Tommy Smith one of your top 3 central midfielders ever?

 

I don't know - have a wild guess?

[st.johns]

Steve Heighway, right winger? I only remember him playing on the left wing.

[Andy @ Allerton]

Steve Heighway, right winger? I only remember him playing on the left wing.

 

He can play there and f***ing well like it!

 

[RP]

I don't know - have a wild guess?

 

Strange.

[Andy @ Allerton]

Strange.

 

Tommy Smith was ace;

 

Date of Birth: 5-4-1945

Birthplace: Liverpool

Debut : 8th May 1963 v Birmingham City (H) Football League Division One: won 5-1

1st team games: 637

1st team goals: 48

Other clubs: Swansea City

International caps while with Liverpool: 1

International goals while with Liverpool: 0

Honours with Liverpool: First Division Championship 1965/66, 1972/73, 1975/76 & 1976/77, FA Cup 1965 & 1974, European Cup 1977, UEFA Cup 1972/73 & 1975/76, Charity Shield 1965 (shared), 1966 & 1974, European Super Cup 1977

[Gravy]

Which would be your favourite (best?) Liverpool FC Player in each position from the whole history of Liverpool FC - given Three players in each position for;

 

Goalkeeper Clemence, Brucie, Kirkland

 

Left Fullback Kennedy, J. Jones, Hughes

Right Fullback Neal, Smith, Nicol,

 

Central Defender Hansen, Sami, Hughes (again)

 

Left Winger Barnes, Heighway, R. Kennedy

Right Winger Johnston, Houghton, Callaghan

 

Central Midfielder Souness, Gerrard, Molby

 

Striker Dalglish, Rush, Keegan

(And other positions if you so wish!)

[melia]

Based purely on players I've seen live...

 

Goalkeeper: Clemence, Brucie, Dudek

 

Left Fullback: Steve Staunton, JAR, Alan Kennedy

 

Right Fullback: Rob Jones, Markus Babbel, Phil Neal

 

Central Defender: Alan Hansen, Phil Thompson, Mark Lawrenson

Central Defender: Sami, Carra, Emlyn

 

Left Winger: John Barnes, Ray Kennedy (Left Mid), jeez this is getting tough

 

Right Winger: Steven Gerrard (right mid), Steve McManaman, Craig Johnston

 

Central Midfielder: Graeme Souness, Jan Molby, Xabi Alonso

Central Midfielder: Steven Gerrard, Terry Mac, John Barnes

 

Striker: Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush, Robbie Fowler

Striker: Michael Owen, Peter Beardsley, John Aldridge

 

[Edit] Cant believe I missed Stevie Nicol. put him in first spot for right back and shuffle the rest along[/edit]

Edited October 10, 2006 by melia

[Guest RedDwarf]

McManaman over Callaghan???? You are both having a laugh

 

Know your right wingers sonny!!!!

[Poolfrog]

Tommy Smith one of your top 3 central midfielders ever?

 

Tommy Smith was a world class centre back and infinitely superior to any centre-back in the current squad.

 

He had the misfortune to be a peer of Bobby Moore who, although an inferior player, was the media darling of the time and played for a London club, so Smith hardly got a look in at England level. Anyone who saw them both play in those days would agree.

 

People rave about Carragher on here and, good lad though he is, Smith was 10 times the player. He had a fantastic skilful touch on the ball, was good in the air, could pass like a midfielder, had great vision and when he tackled you, you stayed tackled!

[Dan]

I'm flabbergasted people are opting for Jerzy

[Guest RedDwarf]

Here's a clue--------->>>

 

Left Wing -- Peter Thompson

Striker ----- Sir Roger Hunt

Central Defence --- Ron Yeats, Tommy Smith, Crazy Horse

Midfield------ Case, Souness, MacDermott

Right Fullback ---- Chris Lawler

 

Yous can fill in the rest

Edited October 10, 2006 by RedDwarf

[_00_deathscar]

Goalkeeper: Jersey Dudek, Pepe Reina, Sander Westerveld

 

Left Fullback: John Arne Riise, Ste Warnock, Djimi Traore

Right Fullback: Markus Babbel, Steve Finnan, Vegard Heggem

 

Central Defender: Sami Hyypia, Jamie Carragher, Stephane Henchoz

 

Left Winger: Harry Kewell, ...?

Right Winger: Steven Gerrard, Danny Murphy

 

Central Midfielder: Xabi Alonso, Dietmar Hamann, Momo Sissoko

 

Striker: Milan Baros, Michael Owen, Jari Litmanen

[melia]

I'm flabbergasted people are opting for Jerzy

 

Only two people have opted for Jerzy in their top 3 goalkeepers. Andy and myself. I did state that my selection was restricted to keepers I have seen live.

 

Given my match attending days spread from the late 70's to recent times (and only a couple of games in the past few years), tell me who you'd slot in ahead of

Clem, Brucie and Dudek.

 

Reina may eventually get there. James wouldn't displace any of them. Neither would Hooper, Stensgaard, Ogrizovitch, Boulder, Friedel or Warner. Am I missing anyone?

 

How's your flabber now? Still gasted?

 

[edit] Yup, I missed Westerveld. Says it all really[/edit]

Edited October 10, 2006 by melia

[Spoone]

Aye.

 

Mine are;

 

Goalkeeper: Ray Clemence, Elisha Scott, Jersey Dudek

 

 

You must have some years behind you if you're able to watch and critically compare those three! Or did you buy the 1934 season review on HDVD or BlueRay?

[Guest RedDwarf]

Reina may eventually get there. James wouldn't displace any of them. Neither would Hooper, Stensgaard, Ogrizovitch, Boulder, Friedel or Warner. Am I missing anyone?

 

 

 

[edit] Yup, I missed Westerveld. Says it all really[/edit]

 

 

You missed out the Flying Pig -- Tommy Lawrence

[melia]

You missed out the Flying Pig -- Tommy Lawrence

He may have been included if he'd played during the late 70's to present. As he stopped in the early seventies, I didn't see him so I couldn't include him. My dad, on the other hand, watched him many times and loved him (he still preferred Clem though).

[Guest RedDwarf]

He may have been included if he'd played during the late 70's to present.

 

 

Shoite, sorry la I missed that bit.

 

Tommy was a good keeper. Having said that, with Ron Yeats in front of him, we could've had Arthur Askey in goal

Edited October 10, 2006 by RedDwarf

[Flasher]

GK: Clemence, Brucie, Reina

 

RB: Rob Jone, Nicol, Babbel

LB: Alan Kennedy, Riise, Staunton

 

CD: Hansen, Hughes, Hyypia

CD: Lawrenson, Thompson, Carragher, Agger

 

RM: Craig Johnston, McManaman, Houghton

LM: Barnes, Whelan, Kewell

 

CM: Souness, Molby, Sammy Lee

CM: Gerrard, Alonso, Hamann, McAllister

 

CF: Rush, Robbie, Owen

CF: Dalglish, Beardsley, Smicer

 

 

Dammit. Forgot Keegan, Toshack, Hunt.....Doh!!!

Edited October 10, 2006 by Flasher

[fred milne]

Goalkeeper

1. Clemence

2. Grobbelaar

3. Lawrence

 

Left Fullback

1. Lindsay

2. Nicol

3. A Kennedy

 

Right Fullback

1. Lawler

2. Neal

3. Finnan

 

Central Defender

1. Hansen

2. Lawrenson

3. Thompson

 

Left Winger/Left-mid

1. Barnes

2. R Kennedy

3. Heighway

 

Right Winger/Right-mid

1. Gerrard

2. Callaghan

3. Case

 

Central Midfielder

1. Souness

2. Whelan

3. McDermott

 

Striker

1. Dalglish

2. Rush

3. Keegan

[RP]

Tommy Smith was a world class centre back and infinitely superior to any centre-back in the current squad.

 

 

Andy has him as a central midfielder. Which is bizarre.

[Gravy]

Shoite, sorry la I missed that bit.

 

Arthur Askey in goal

 

Nah, that was the mid to late 90's.