Homegrown all-time xi club sides.

[Thunderhead]

Manchester City

1. Schmeichel
2. Donachie
3. Pardoe
4. Oakes
5. Booth
6. Caton
7. Barnes
8. Lake
9. Sturridge
10. Hayes
11. Bowles

Subs: Richards, Bowyer, Wagstaffe, White, Clements, Towers, Ranson

Lots of defenders...very few attackers

Schmeichel ahead of Corrigan, big call that, speaking of keepers it'll be interesting to see how Gunn gets on, doing well in a poor Norwich team but will probably have to leave us.

 

[Mr. MUJAC]

Schmeichel ahead of Corrigan, big call that, speaking of keepers it'll be interesting to see how Gunn gets on, doing well in a poor Norwich team but will probably have to leave us.

Joe Corrigan arrived at City when he was 19/20 so didn't come through their youth system.

 

[Mr. MUJAC]

Arsenal

1. ???
2. Rice
3. Cole
4. O'Leary
5. Adams
6. Sammels
7. Armstrong
8. Merson
9. Cole
10. Radford
11. Brady

Subs: Stapleton, Rocastle, Rix, Thomas, Davis, George, Parlour, Quinn

Can't think of a keeper at all...

 

[Thunderhead]

Joe Corrigan arrived at City when he was 19/20 so didn't come through their youth system.

came in 66 at 17, made his debut at 18 in 67, not sure how youth sytems operated in the black and white days mind

 

[Mr. MUJAC]

Everton

1. Dunlop
2. Darracott
3. Stevens
4. Ratcliffe
5. Labone
6. McMahon
7. Temple
8. Harvey
9. Royle
10. Rooney
11. Johnson

Subs: Buckley, Dunne, Lyons, Hurst, Husband, Barclay

 

[Mr. MUJAC]

came in 66 at 17, made his debut at 18 in 67, not sure how youth sytems operated in the black and white days mind

Of course he did...he played against us in the FA Youth Cup match...I would have him over Schmeichel.

 

[paulscholes18]

Arsenal

1. ???
2. Rice
3. Cole
4. O'Leary
5. Adams
6. Sammels
7. Armstrong
8. Merson
9. Cole
10. Radford
11. Brady

Subs: Stapleton, Rocastle, Rix, Thomas, Davis, George, Parlour, Quinn

Can't think of a keeper at all...

Bob Wilson if not then Stuart Taylor

 

[Mr. MUJAC]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1. Parkes
2. Palmer
3. Naylor
4. McAlle
5. Wright
6. Clamp/Flowers
7. Mullen
8. Daley
9. Richards
10. Keane
11. Knowles

Subs: Clarke, Deeley, Eastoe, Evans, Hazell, Hinton

 

[Mr. MUJAC]

Bob Wilson if not then Stuart Taylor

Bob Wilson wasn't a youth player...Taylor then. Was also thinking of a lad they had with a double barrelled last name.

 

[onemanarmy]

Ajax is just ridiculous.

Cruijff
Frank De Boer
Ronald De Boer
Kluivert
Seedorf
Davids
Bergkamp
Van Basten
Rijkaard
Keizer
Sneijder
Van der Vaart
Alderweireld
Vermaelen
Vertonghen

 

[Mr. MUJAC]

When you look at all the teams being named...just shows how fortunate United fans have been down the years...

We've certainly seen the best in England.

 

[TheReligion]

Not quite getting the premise fella

Ha ha do they have to be from the same club

 

[Ecstatic]

The academy of PSG was created in 1975, which explains the relative greatness of the suggested team. The pipeline is promising: Kimpembe, Timothy Weah, Ruiz...

---------------------Anelka---- M'Boma
---------------------- Jérôme Leroy
--------- Rabiot ---------------------- Chantôme
----------------------- Luis Fernandez
Didier Domi ------ Pilorget---- Sakho ------------- Llacer
----------------------- Areola

Bench: Coman, Kimpembe, Ducrocq, M'boma, Zagadou, Vasseur...


@Sayros @BBRBB

 

[golden_blunder]

Ha ha do they have to be from the same club

Yes

 

[Class of 63]

(The Doc - Big Ron - SAF)

Gary Walsh

Gary Neville
Wesley Brown
Brian Greenhoff
Arthur Albiston

Paul Scholes
Nicky Butt

Sammy McIlroy

Mark Hughes
Norman Whiteside
Ryan Giggs

=====

Tom Heaton
Stephen Pears
Kevin Pilkington
Jimmy Nichol
Phil Neville
Mike Duxburry
Gerard Pique
Johnny Evans
Graeme Hogg
Chris Casper
Ryan Shawcross
Billy Garton
Tony Gill
Dave Beckham
Darren Fletcher
Paul Pogba
Gerry Daly
Ravel Morrison
Andy Ritchie
Mark Robins
David Healy
Giuseppe Rossi
Robbie Brady
Andreas Pereira

EDIT: Can't believe I forgot about Ryan Giggs

 

[hasanejaz88]

Bayern Munich:

Need some help regarding older players since don't have that much knowledge from then:

-------------------------Maier--------------------------
----Babbel-----Hummels------Schwazenbeck---
Lahm------------------------------------------------Alaba
-------Schweinsteiger---Beckenbauer--Hargreaves-----
-------------------------Kroos---------------------------
-------------------------T.Muller------------------------

Can't really remember any great pure strikers coming through the youth team (only Sandro Wagner ). G.Muller, Karl Heinz and Hoeness were all brought in at 18 years and didn't play for the youth teams. Just thinking about it, Bayern brought in Muller, Hoeness, Karl Heinz, Breitner at such a young age when they were part of the second division and they turned into absolute legends, whoever was responsible for scouting them turned German football history around. Also, I didn't include Augenthaler since he was also brought in at an older age (18), though he did play one year in the youth team, I'm keeping the limit to joining the club at at most 16 years age.

 

[Mr. MUJAC]

Bayern Munich:

Need some help regarding older players since don't have that much knowledge from then:

-------------------------Maier--------------------------
----Babbel-----Hummels------Schwazenbeck---
Lahm------------------------------------------------Alaba
-------Schweinsteiger---Beckenbauer--Hargreaves-----
-------------------------Kroos---------------------------
-------------------------T.Muller------------------------

Can't really remember any great pure strikers coming through the youth team (only Sandro Wagner ). G.Muller, Karl Heinz and Hoeness were all brought in at 18 years and didn't play for the youth teams. Just thinking about it, Bayern brought in Muller, Hoeness, Karl Heinz, Breitner at such a young age when they were part of the second division and they turned into absolute legends, whoever was responsible for scouting them turned German football history around. Also, I didn't include Augenthaler since he was also brought in at an older age (18), though he did play one year in the youth team, I'm keeping the limit to joining the club at at most 16 years age.

Generally the criteria for a youth player is:

1. Joined club prior to 18 (i.e. 17yrs and younger)
2. Hadn't signed pro elsewhere
3. Hadn't played first team elsewhere
4. Played in youth team

If any of those you mention meet all four criteria then you can name them so that we are consistent.

 

[GhastlyHun]

Manchester City

 

[The holy trinity 68]

Manchester City

Hahaha well played

 

[hasanejaz88]

Also, just something I was thinking about, Schalke's best youth players who are still currently active:

---------------------Neuer------------------------
Kehrer------Matip--------Howedes-----Kolasinac
-----------Gundogan----Meyer------------------
L.Sane---------------Ozil------------------Draxler
-------------Pierre Michel Lassoga----------------

Kehrer is still very young and might develop into a really good player, but there are some world class players on the list along with a bunch of very solid players as well. Probably Barca can be the only team to certainly provide a better group of players from such a recent generation.

 

[IrishRick]

Certainly not saying their the greatest but the Celtic side that won the European Cup in 67 were all born within 30 miles of the city. I think that's an incredible achievement. They all were literally homegrown.

For my money Ajax win out for sheer quality over time.

 

[GhastlyHun]

Also, just something I was thinking about, Schalke's best youth players who are still currently active:

---------------------Neuer------------------------
Kehrer------Matip--------Howedes-----Kolasinac
-----------Gundogan----Meyer------------------
L.Sane---------------Ozil------------------Draxler
-------------Pierre Michel Lassoga----------------

Kehrer is still very young and might develop into a really good player, but there are some world class players on the list along with a bunch of very solid players as well. Probably Barca can be the only team to certainly provide a better group of players from such a recent generation.

Quite some talent they had in this generation alone.

 

[Mr. MUJAC]

Certainly not saying their the greatest but the Celtic side that won the European Cup in 67 were all born within 30 miles of the city. I think that's an incredible achievement. They all were literally homegrown.

For my money Ajax win out for sheer quality over time.

Not quite...

1. Simpson - played over 400 games for other clubs before coming to Celtic
2. Craig - came to Celtic in 1963 from University at 20 years old
3. Gemell - came to Celtic when he was 18 and didn't play in the youth team
4. Murdoch - youth player
5. McNeill - youth player
6. Clark - youth player
7. Johnstone - youth player
8. Wallace - played nearly 300 games for other clubs
9. Chalmers - came from Dumbarton when he was 23
10. Auld - youth player
11. Lennox - came to Celtic when he was 18 and didn't play in the youth team.

So five out of the eleven were actual youth products.

Having said that...having them all from the Glasgow region is amazing.

 

[totaalvoetbal]

What about Ajax?

Stekelenberg
Suurbier Aldeweireld De Boer Krol
Rijkaard
Seedorf Davids
Cruyff
Bergkamp Van Basten
​

Subs from Keizer, Kluivert, De Boer, Swart, Sneijder, Eriksen, Vertonghen.

.............................Stekelenberg..............................
............Suuribier......Frank de Boer.........Krol......
.............................Rijkaard..............................
........................Seedorf.....Davids.......................
........Swart..................Cruijff.............Keizer........
.........................van Basten............................

Substitiutes: Cillessen, Reiziger, Alderweireld, Seedorf, John van 't Schip, Bergkamp, Kluivert

4-3-3/3-4-3

 

[Treble]

Barca and Ajax look the most impressive.

 

[Pat_Mustard]

1. Bosnich

2. Neville
3. Byrne
4. Stiles
5. Brown

7. Best
6. Edwards
8. Scholes
11. Giggs

9. Charlton
10. Viollet


12. Hughes
13. Rimmer
14. Pearson (S)
15. Beckham
16. Whiteside
17. Mitten
18. Giles

That's an immense team. Says alot about the quality we've churned out over the years that the likes of Beckham and Giles only make the subs list.

 

[IrishRick]

Having said that...having them all from the Glasgow region is amazing.

It's more the Glasgow region I meant by saying homegrown as in they were from the area. I find that amazing too. That is something that will never be repeated

 

[AP88]

Never rated him!

Christ.....

although personally Tom Thorpe > Smalling and Jones, let alone McNair and Blackett so I’m not immune to outlandish opinions either.

 

[bebeanderson]

River Plate (3-4-1-2) :

Carrizzo; Demichelis, Mascherano, Musacchio; Almeyda, Solari, Di Stefano, Gallardo; Aimar; Higuain, Crespo

 

[Jaybomb]

Bosnich
Neville Foulkes Brown Edwards
Beckham Scholes Charlton Giggs
Best McClair

What a team.

 

[therambler]

Not too sure about a first XI but the Southampton one could be interesting. Bale, Shaw, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott, Le Tissier, Shearer, Lallana, Bridge. A more knowledgeable poster might be able to fill in the gaps at the back! Callum Chambers at a stretch maybe?

 

[Halftrack]

No Giggs?

I obviously can't speak for him, but Best is considered one of the true legends of the game. Nothing strange in picking him ahead of Giggs.

 

[Jonno]

Imagine a coked up obese Bosnich lining up with some of those greats that have been listed with him, representing the true fan! Brilliant

 

[duffer]

90s onward (my time as a supporter just to make it even more difficult/impossible).

.....................Pidgeley
................Huth Terry Ake
Bertrand Morris Newton Le Saux
......................Sinclair
...............Shipperley Cole

Awful. Couldn't think of a right back, we've produced no decent goalies but there's a few decent centre backs I could've picked.

I've deliberately not picked any current players (although they would make the team).

 

[duffer]

Imagine a coked up obese Bosnich lining up with some of those greats that have been listed with him, representing the true fan! Brilliant

He can't be the best goalie you've produced, can he? In almost every other position you've got absolute legends of the game and than that wasteman?

Talented guy and great for Villa but looks so out of place in a side with Bob Charlton in it!

 

[Ecstatic]

MONACO

----------------- Trézéguet
----- Henry-------- M'bappé------ Ferreira-Carasco
------------- Petit -- Puel
Kurzawa------ Thuram -- Squillacci--- Amoros
---------------- Ettori



Bench: Bellone, Grimandi, Sidibé, Ruffier, Christianval...

 

[drdoityourself]

AS Cannes

Sebastian Frey

Julien Faubert
Jonathan Zebina
Julien Escudé
Gael Clichy

Patrick Vieira
Peter Luccin
Bernard Casoni

Zinedine Zidane
Johan Micoud

David Bellion

 

[drdoityourself]

West Ham, a very narrow 3-5-2

Stephen Bywater

Rio Ferdinand
Bobby Moore
Alvin Martin

Paul Ince
Michael Carrick

Trevor Brooking
Joe Cole
Frank Lampard

Geoff Hurst
Jermain Defoe

 

[BBRBB]

The academy of PSG was created in 1975, which explains the relative greatness of the suggested team. The pipeline is promising: Kimpembe, Timothy Weah, Ruiz...

---------------------Anelka---- M'Boma
---------------------- Jérôme Leroy
--------- Rabiot ---------------------- Chantôme
----------------------- Luis Fernandez
Didier Domi ------ Pilorget---- Sakho ------------- Llacer
----------------------- Areola

Bench: Coman, Kimpembe, Ducrocq, M'boma, Zagadou, Vasseur...


@Sayros @BBRBB

Seems pretty accurate, I would probably replace Chantôme by Nzonzi or Cana.

Our focus on the academy is recent, a similar XI is likely to look much more impressive in 10 years.

 

[Mr. MUJAC]

Not too sure about a first XI but the Southampton one could be interesting. Bale, Shaw, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott, Le Tissier, Shearer, Lallana, Bridge. A more knowledgeable poster might be able to fill in the gaps at the back! Callum Chambers at a stretch maybe?

Southampton

1. Middleton
2. Benali
3. Shaw
4. Page
5. Whitlock
6. Williams
7. Paine
8. Channon
9. Shearer
10. Le Tissier
11. Bale

Subs: Wallace, Baker, Sillett, Walcott, Chivers, Moran, Bridge, Holmes, Lallana

An amazing about of attacking forwards...only one keeper who made more than 10 apps and virtually no central defenders.

Ok with fullbacks and forwards...weak everywhere else.