Premier League Hall of Fame

[Motorman]

https://www.premierleague.com/news/2096419

The Premier League has announced that on the 19th April, they will induct the first two members into the Hall of Fame.

The first two entrants are retired players, before a further 6 will be inducted following a poll of fans.

Who are the first two in your opinion?

For me, Alan Shearer and Ryan Giggs.

If you're feeling adventurous, let's hear your remaining 6.

 

[Mrs Smoker]

Hall of Fame is lame.

Kids Choice Awards for Premier League sponsored by Pepsi is what's hot these days.

 

[Pexbo]

It’ll be one United player and one Liverpool player. Giggs and Gerrard probably and everyone will laugh at the fact Gerrard was chosen despite lifting a grand total of 0 EPL trophies.

 

[Motorman]

It’ll be one United player and one Liverpool player. Giggs and Gerrard probably and everyone will laugh at the fact Gerrard was chosen despite lifting a grand total of 0 EPL trophies.

I don't know whether just me being biased, but I just can't see how Gerrard gets near it?

Problem is, if its open to fans, anything could happen!

 

[Mrs Smoker]

Fans vote, eh?

Welcome the first batch of Hall of Famers!

Robbie Fowler
Steven Gerrard
Mohamed Salah
Jamie Carragher
Sami Hyypia
Xavi Alonso!

 

[Motorman]

Fans vote, eh?

Welcome the first batch of Hall of Famers!

Robbie Fowler
Steven Gerrard
Mohamed Salah
Jamie Carragher
Sami Hyypia
Xavi Alonso!

"Answer C: None of the above"

 

[Counterfactual]

Thank goodness this was brought back after being postponed last year due to Covid.

 

[duffer]

A fan vote? Peter Crouch will be the first one in.

 

[red4ever 79]

Has to be one of Henry Shearer Cantona as the first inductee.
Would have said Giggs but with his criminal case still unresolved then probably not

 

[Lay]

Shearer
Cantona

 

[spontaneus1]

A fan vote? Peter Crouch will be the first one in.

If it's a fan vote we might get Paul McShane and Titus Bramble yet.

 

[Aidan Azar]

First 2 should be Henry and Shearer.

 

[BrilliantOrange]

Why only two?

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Is it just players or will managers be in it too?

Agree with the OP, my first two picks are Giggs & Shearer

 

[1950]

Watch it being Alan Shearer and John Terry.

 

[arthurka]

PL greats Jenas and Tim Sherwood

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

Giggs and Shearer.

Then maybe Cantona, Henry, Lampard, Rooney. (a few United players would have a shout but think they'll try and share around clubs). Then who knows.. Carragher, Barry?!, Speed..

 

[duffer]

Why only two?

So they can milk the announcement of future "inductees" and get a load of interest by deliberately winding up moronic football fans who will get all arsey when their favourite is not picked.

 

[MadDogg]

Would have to be Giggs and then either of Henry or Shearer. Really all three should go instantly in.

Cantona should have a decent shout as well.

 

[Theo Cherry]

Well they would have to of won at least one PL, so out goes any Liverpool ''Legend!'':

• Richard Wright (Arsenal – 2001/02)
• Remi Garde (Arsenal – 1997/98)
• Tony Gale (Blackburn – 1994/95)
• Eliaquim Mangala (Man City – 2017/18)
• Jeffrey Schlupp (Leicester – 2015/16)
• Luis Boa Morte (Arsenal – 1997/98)
• Darren Ferguson (Manchester United – 1992/93)

 

[Heardy]

Fans vote, eh?

Welcome the first batch of Hall of Famers!

Robbie Fowler
Steven Gerrard
Mohamed Salah
Jamie Carragher
Sami Hyypia
Xavi Alonso!

you know it’ll happen

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

It should probably be Giggs & Shearer. Although with Giggs current legal issues they might go with someone else. Perhaps Cantona or Henry?

 

[Crustanoid]

Has to be John Terry. Maybe Wayne Bridge as his companion

 

[diarm]

Candidates

United:
Cantona, Giggs, Scholes, Keane, Irwin, Rio
Rooney, Ronaldo

Arsenal:
Henry, Viera, Adams, Bergkamp

Chelsea:
Terry, Lampard, Cole, Drogba

City:
Kompany, Silva, Aguero, De Bruyne

Blackburn:
Shearer, Sutton

Leicester:
Vardy, Kante

Liverpool:
Salah, Van Dijk

 

[Motorman]

Candidates

United:
Cantona, Giggs, Scholes, Keane, Irwin, Rio
Rooney, Ronaldo

Arsenal:
Henry, Viera, Adams, Bergkamp

Chelsea:
Terry, Lampard, Cole, Drogba

City:
Kompany, Silva, Aguero, De Bruyne

Blackburn:
Shearer, Sutton

Leicester:
Vardy, Kante

Liverpool:
Salah, Van Dijk

Good logic there.. Can't see anyone else outside of this list

 

[diarm]

Good logic there.. Can't see anyone else outside of this list

I could've argued for a handful of other United players but was trying to be balanced.

 

[harms]

I’d probably do Cantona and Henry as the first two with Shearer close in behind. Then a bunch of United greats like Giggs/Scholes/Keane.

 

[Heardy]

Shearer and Henry are the two inaugural inductees.

How / where can we vote for who going’s them? I’m a bit salty that a United player wasnt chosen over Henry.

Edit: apparently voting opens on the PL website / app after 19:00 tonight.

 

[Sylar]

Sir Alex should have been the first person in overall

 

[arthurka]

Cantona should have been first, never played a full season not winning it..

 

[altodevil]

Henry

 

[Offside]

Shearer and Henry are the two inaugural inductees.

How / where can we vote for who going’s them? I’m a bit salty that a United player wasnt chosen over Henry.

Edit: apparently voting opens on the PL website / app after 19:00 tonight.

Giggs is hardly going to get asked right now is he

 

[altodevil]

They should make it exclusive - like 4 entrants a year or something. These things can quickly become worthless when the floodgates are opened.

 

[Statue of Limitations]

SAF and Wenger should be the first two managers inducted.

Has to be Giggs in the next induction of players.
John Terry is a good candidate too imo.

 

[Chipper]

Sun Jihai.

He's in the English Football Hall of Fame so surely he makes just the Premier League one. Still pisses me off that. The government leaned on them to induct him to coincide with a visit to the UK from Xi Jinpeng for diplomacy reasons and they agreed even though he was shit.

 

[duffer]

SAF and Wenger should be the first two managers inducted.

Has to be Giggs in the next induction of players.
John Terry is a good candidate too imo.

Giggs won't be getting in unless he is cleared of all the changes against him.

 

[arthurka]

Giggs won't be getting in anytime soon.

If it´s on the merit of being a nice bloke then no.. If it´s on the merit of being awesome at football then of course he should.

 

[duffer]

If it´s on the merit of being a nice bloke then no.. If it´s on the merit of being awesome at football then of course he should.

Nah, not if he's convicted of the charges up against him. He won't go in for a long time.

These hall of fame things are bullshit anyway. Everyone knows how good Giggs was.

 

[Devil81]

Absolutely gobsmacked a United player hasn't been chosen first on this, we've won the Premier league 13 times!!!

Cantona or Keane. Has to be one or the other because Giggs can't be inducted clearly.

 

[JJ12]

Sir Alex should have been first in. Farce.