Random footballers from years gone by that you remember for no reason...

[Strats]

Loved the early 2000’s Roma where players like Marco Delvecchio, Damiano Tommasi, Vincent Candela, Jonathan Zebina, Vincenzo Montella and Francesco Antonioli are players i wont forget.

 

[Longlivekeano]

Alan Wright (Aston Villa) who I believe was the reason for the back pass rule. That seems to be the only thing I remember about him

 

[golden_blunder]

One of these is not like the others.

Ian dowie isn’t human?

 

[Chipper]

Gordon Watson
Peter Fear
Simon Grayson
Terry Hurlock
Robert Rosario
Steven Froggat

 

[rimaldo]

so many. the majority of which were the amongst the first foreign imports into the premier league.

there was the german, dieter peters.
who can forget sweden’s hendrick ginnsonn.
france’s finest centre back, camembert andtits.
spain’s tiki tapas.
big cloggy miller from the netherlands.
clarty blods from switzerland.
andreas guff from austria.

basically a who’s who of 90s footballers. whos who of course being the first korean player in serie a.

 

[BeltUp]

Jose Dominguez: He's still probably better than Antony and Sancho.

Georgi Hristov: He said Barnsley women are ugly and only Barnsley women argued with his point.

 

[statpadder]

Amr Zaki - maybe for that goal against liverpool.

 

[Jaae]

Hristo Stoichkov

just to wind simonhch up when he comes back in the thread

 

[Salt Bailly]

Emerson Thome

 

[Chipper]

Brett Angell
David Hopkin
Ian Snodin
Dale Gordon
Graham Hyde
Clive Mendonca

 

[Rooney in Paris]

so many. the majority of which were the amongst the first foreign imports into the premier league.

there was the german, dieter peters.
who can forget sweden’s hendrick ginnsonn.
france’s finest centre back, camembert andtits.
spain’s tiki tapas.
big cloggy miller from the netherlands.
clarty blods from switzerland.
andreas guff from austria.

basically a who’s who of 90s footballers. whos who of course being the first korean player in serie a.

I'd really like to spend a day with you some time, it must be such a ride.

 

[gingerronaldinho]

The early 2000's were the best. Just a few names from that time that I remember:

Talal El Karkouri
Facundo Sava (Zorro mask celebration)
Massimo Maccarone
Herman Hreidarsson
Martijn Reuser

With the amount of money and football being played these days I doubt there'll be many players of this ilk being remembered in 20 years time.

 

[horsechoker]

Wayne Redford
Mike Scamper
Tom Craigson
Estaban Fanculo
Ron van Braaksel
Ram Herrass

 

[Chipper]

Don't know why but I'm becoming obsessed with this thread right now. Should be my specialist subject on mastermind.

Rufus Brevett
Micky Gynn
Roger Joseph
Dean Sturridge (Daniel's Uncle)
Kevin Gage
Paul Rideout
Toddy Orlygsson

 

[Ricardo de la Vega]

Amr Zaki - maybe for that goal against liverpool.

Zaky had tons of talent he just didn't think he had to actually work as a footballer. Never turned up to training, lived off kebabs and shisha.

 

[rimaldo]

I'd really like to spend a day with you some time, it must be such a ride.

it’s mostly just me commenting over the top of movies and tv series with witticisms and quips that do absolutely nothing to improve anyone else’s viewing experience.

Wayne Redford
Mike Scamper
Tom Craigson
Estaban Fanculo
Ron van Braaksel
Ram Herrass

i remember scamper’s debut like it was yesterday. i remember all the lads in the pub just watching him, mouths open. at full time we all agreed he would be the one to finally lead england to world cup glory again. we were crestfallen when it turned out he was in fact a chocolate labrador and was given a lifetime ban from the game. he would have snuck through undetected if it wasn’t for that ref, john steak. his name confused mike and he bit him. then the dog was out of the bag and it was game over.

 

[horsechoker]

i remember scamper’s debut like it was yesterday. i remember all the lads in the pub just watching him, mouths open. at full time we all agreed he would be the one to finally lead england to world cup glory again. we were crestfallen when it turned out he was in fact a chocolate labrador and was given a lifetime ban from the game. he would have snuck through undetected if it wasn’t for that ref, john steak. his name confused mike and he bit him. then the dog was out of the bag and it was game over.

He was a pressing machine, he didn't give the opponents a moment's rest when they had the ball. Incredibile engine on him too. His biggest problem was that he was often clumsy and try to run through defences with the ball, still I'd take him over McTominay.

 

[rimaldo]

He was a pressing machine, he didn't give the opponents a moment's rest when they had the ball. Incredibile engine on him too. His biggest problem was that he was often clumsy and try to run through defences with the ball, still I'd take him over McTominay.

and he somehow smelt less of wet dog than mctominay.

 

[DWelbz19]

Erik Huseklepp

 

[rimaldo]

Erik Huseklepp

no made up footballers, please.

 

[horsechoker]

no made up footballers, please.

Eric, who's a klepp, was a Norwegian football player

 

[Uniquim]

Erik Huseklepp

This guy is great. He's so in love in his local premier division club. His father played for them, he grew up going to the stadium to watch them play, signed for the club and played ~100 games for them, went abroad to play in Italy and England, when he came back, he signed for Brann again, another 100 games before he needed to step down a level, did tv punditry for a while where he kept mentioning Brann, then did a newspaper podcast dedicated to Brann, and now he's back in their coaching set-up.

 

[GDaly95]

Hugo Rodallega

 

[IRN-BRUno]

Newcastle had some guy called Chris Williamson a few years ago I think. Totally irrelevant, but within his own circles, probably by far the most relevant person anyone knows. Totally forgettable chap, who people probably wonder why he lives in a mansion everyday.

Mike Williamson?

He's a manager now, did a good job at Gateshead taking them into the National League and recently took over at MK Dons.

 

[Sunny Jim]

Shota Arveladze anyone?

 

[tomaldinho1]

Ivan Campo
Morten Gamst Pedersen
Muzzy Izzet
Pringle

Legends of the game

 

[MackRobinson]

Wilson Palacios because he had one of the most hilarious dives I've ever seen when he played for Wigan.

 

[Chipper]

Eric Young
Pat Van den Hauwe
Sean Dundee
Shaun Teale
Brian Borrows
Jamie Pollock

 

[Rozay]

Mike Williamson?

He's a manager now, did a good job at Gateshead taking them into the National League and recently took over at MK Dons.

That would be the one. Couldn’t pick him out of a lineup.

 

[Joel Miller]

Ed De Goey, looked like a retired 70’s porn star.

 

[Fr. Todd Unctious]

Ruel Fox
Chris Kiwomya

 

[GueRed]

Steve Foster
Eric Young

 

[Fr. Todd Unctious]

Efan Ekoku

 

[calodo2003]

Jorge Campos

 

[Captmfla]

Andrea Mussi and Simone Inzaghi (Not Filippo Inzaghi) are two strikers that come to mind due to football manager.

 

[TwoSheds]

John Salako. John Moncur.

 

[Gavinb33]

Me and a lad I used to work just out of the blue message each other a random footballers name now and again, Petter Rudi is one of my favourite random PL players name

 

[BarryWinks]

i remember scamper’s debut like it was yesterday. i remember all the lads in the pub just watching him, mouths open. at full time we all agreed he would be the one to finally lead england to world cup glory again. we were crestfallen when it turned out he was in fact a chocolate labrador and was given a lifetime ban from the game. he would have snuck through undetected if it wasn’t for that ref, john steak. his name confused mike and he bit him. then the dog was out of the bag and it was game over.

I genuinely googled Mike's name. Didn't believe he was a real person or actually bit a referee! Terrific player though. Enjoyed some of his YT highlights.

The things you learn on the Caf.

 

[rimaldo]

I genuinely googled Mike's name. Didn't believe he was a real person or actually bit a referee! Terrific player though. Enjoyed some of his YT highlights.

The things you learn on the Caf.

his career is wild. i really enjoyed reading his autobiogruffy. his humble beginnings, being raised on a puppy farm, to his downfall in that petting scandal.

 

[Patchbeard]

Marian Pahars