Foreign Utd XI

[Inigo Montoya]

Just for fun

Schmeichel/VDS... can't seperate them myself, good arguments for either
Evra
Vidic
Johnsen
Stam
Kanchelskis
Ronaldo
OGS
Cantona

Struggling with central midfielders a bit. Anyone care to add suggestions

 

[Cina]

Keane?

Also Irwin > Evra.

You not like the Irish or something?

 

[Xander45]

Keane could be one of them, but i'm struggling to think of a really good united centre midfielder that wasn't british as well.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Keane could be one of them, but i'm struggling to think of a really good united centre midfielder that wasn't british as well.

Just keep coming up with Anderson. I dare say an Anderson/Johnsen combo could work in CM...then we'd need a good RB. I suppose we could consider Rafael even at this early stage

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Keane?

Also Irwin > Evra.

You not like the Irish or something?

I was simply considering players outside the British Isles

 

[SharkyMcShark]

They did this last year in that official United magazine thing. They put Muhren in CM

 

[INF-AMOS]

I feel sorry for poor Giggsy, left not allowed in either the English or Foreign United 11.

 

[I'm always right]

Schmeichel
Rafael Vidic Stam Evra
Pique
Veron
Kanchelskis Ronaldo
Cantona
RVN​

Winner?

 

[Inigo Montoya]

They did this last year in that official United magazine thing. They put Muhren in CM

Good choice...I'd forgotten him as he didn't seem to spend long at the club.

Great passer, lovely left foot

 

[Inigo Montoya]

I feel sorry for poor Giggsy, left not allowed in either the English or Foreign United 11.

We could have a Welsh Utd XI

It's just be Giggsy,Hughes and Blackmore I suppose

 

[SharkyMcShark]

Off the top of my head their team was

Schmeichel
Berg Vidic Stam Evra
Ronaldo Muhren Veron Kanchelskis
Cantona Van Nistelrooy​

Saha, Solskjaer, Johnsen, Anderson, Van Der Sar and a few others on the bench

(they weren't counting Irish lads for the purpose of the exercise)

 

[I'm always right]

I feel sorry for poor Giggsy, left not allowed in either the English or Foreign United 11.

bet he's gutted he hasn't made the redcafe lists

 

[Thoraximus]

bet he's gutted he hasn't made the redcafe lists

 

[I'm always right]

"Didn't make the English or Foreign redcafe 11"

 

[SharkyMcShark]

 

[INF-AMOS]

We could have a Welsh Utd XI

It's just be Giggsy,Hughes and Blackmore I suppose

Mikey Thomas , Alan Davies, Simon Davies

 

[Berlinknives]

Mikey Thomas , Alan Davies, Simon Davies

I think both "Owens" are part Welsh, Heinze I think has Welsh ancestry too.

Bit of a strech here though.

 

[Alilaw]

Keane's as British as cantona

 

[I'm always right]

Keane's as British as cantona

British isles

 

[Alilaw]

British isles

Is a place. Not a nationality. 'British' as a nationality clearly relates to people from the UK.

When doing a 'foreign' XI, the likes of keane, irwin and carey should all be up for consideration. Welsh and scots you might have more of an argument over (what with holding British passports and all) but those from RoI are in no way not foreign.

Fwiw

Schmikes
Irwin
Stam
McGrath
Evra
Kanchelskis
Keane
Veron
Ronaldo
Cantona
Ruud

Subs: VDS, Johnson, Vidic, Anderson, Ole, Saha, Yorke

 

[Lynk]

------------Schmeichel

Irwin---------Stam-------Vidic------Evra
Kanchelskis-----Keane(C)----Veron-----Ronaldo
-------Cantona----Van Nistelrooy




Keane and Irwin were classed as foreign under Champions League rules in the 90's. They are foreign, Ireland isn't in the UK.

 

[77]

Hasn't this all been done before

 

[Alex]

Hasn't this all been done before

Only about a zillion times

 

[Berlinknives]

British isles

Remember an Irish person telling me that it was as obsolete a phrase as calling them the Pretanic Isles.

Keane wasn't born in the British Empire, neither was Irwin, and Gibson defected allegiance, you may as well include Yorke, Bosnich, Fortune, Howard etc.

 

[204Red]

Off the top of my head their team was

Schmeichel
Berg Vidic Stam Evra
Ronaldo Muhren Veron Kanchelskis
Cantona Van Nistelrooy​

Saha, Solskjaer, Johnsen, Anderson, Van Der Sar and a few others on the bench

(they weren't counting Irish lads for the purpose of the exercise)

Swap Ronnie Johnsen for Muhren in that line-up...
not saying that Ronnie was a better player, especially in Midfield, but he did play there occasionally and was actually a very good tackler/ destroyer and would be well suited as a ball winner for Veron.

feck me, that's one hell of a team

I'm also thinking that Nani is on the verge of replacing Kanchelskis in this side if he keeps his play up.

 

[davisjw]

"Didn't make the English or Foreign redcafe 11"

Sorry, this made me laugh like a little school boy....

 

[decorativeed]

Keane could be one of them, but i'm struggling to think of a really good united centre midfielder that wasn't british as well.

All non-UK midfielders:

Anderson
Djemba-Djemba
Veron
Fortune
Possebon
Kleberson
Park
Muhren
Cruyff

 

[Nearco]

------------Schmeichel

Irwin---------Stam-------Vidic------Evra
Kanchelskis-----Keane(C)----Veron-----Ronaldo
-------Cantona----Van Nistelrooy

Agree with this one but I'd sub in Kevin Moran (sure he played some games in the middle of the park) for Veron.

 

[vuc]

Stam - Vidic is a scary partnership.

 

[rednev]

Is a place. Not a nationality. 'British' as a nationality clearly relates to people from the UK.

When doing a 'foreign' XI, the likes of keane, irwin and carey should all be up for consideration. Welsh and scots you might have more of an argument over (what with holding British passports and all) but those from RoI are in no way not foreign.

More of an argument? There's no argument to be had.

And Ireland is rightfully Britain's, anyway. People in the RoI have just been granted temporary independence. They're as British as tea and crumpets.

 

[Nearco]

If they haven't got British passports they aint British.

 

[Mick1991]

We do like tea! Crumpets, not so much.

 

[Nearco]

And Ireland is rightfully Britain's, anyway. People in the RoI have just been granted temporary independence. They're as British as tea and crumpets.

Thank you for dropping in Reverend Paisley.

 

[rednev]

Thank you for dropping in Reverend Paisley.

Right, that's it. It was a WUM. There's no way I'm being lumped in with that cnut!

 

[204Red]

Thank you for dropping in Reverend Paisley.

I'm not buying that... There's no way Reverend Paisley knows how to use a computer

 

[Berlinknives]

More of an argument? There's no argument to be had.

And Ireland is rightfully Britain's, anyway. People in the RoI have just been granted temporary independence. They're as British as tea and crumpets.

Wrong ROI is owned by the EU and IMF, Britian is owned by the USA and the French Navy.

 

[Mr. MUJAC]

Excluding Irish players

1. Schmeichel

2.
3. Evra
4. Vidic
5. Stam

6. Veron
7. Kanchelskis
8. Cantona

9. Van Nistelrooy
10. Ronaldo
11. Muhren

 

[golden_blunder]

Excluding Irish players

1. Schmeichel

2.
3. Evra
4. Vidic
5. Stam

6. Veron
7. Kanchelskis
8. Cantona

9. Van Nistelrooy
10. Ronaldo
11. Muhren

How about Sivebeck at RB?

 

[77]

OK, (and without starting another thread).... name a United XI where the player is the only player ever to play for United from his country... ie. PIG - Poland, Park - South Korea etc.

Not entirely sure if it can be done...

 

[rednev]

Wrong ROI is owned by the EU and IMF, Britian is owned by the USA and the French Navy.

Where do the Jews fit into this?

Excluding Irish players

1. Schmeichel

2.
3. Evra
4. Vidic
5. Stam

6. Veron
7. Kanchelskis
8. Cantona

9. Van Nistelrooy
10. Ronaldo
11. Muhren

Carrick's English. And why on Earth would you play him at left back?