Eddie Hitler Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Maradona as above and also Messi. You wouldn't pick either of them to be anywhere near your team based upon their appearance. But sheer talent overcame that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Garrincha. Born with a deformed spine and one leg shorter than the other, he was immensely skilled and is said to have "inspired" the use of the 'olé' chant at football. Juventus and Real Madrid tried to sign him, and then Juventus (and AC Milan and Inter) tried a unique offer where the three clubs signed him and he would spend a year at each. Garrincha decided to stay in Brazil though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Tammys Scan said: Still can't believe Andy Reid was a prem winger Yeah but what a left foot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 I hear Matty Taylor resembles a snake. (I don't mean in THAT photo!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDLEE Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Steve McNulty who recently played for Luton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 12 minutes ago, REDLEE said: Steve McNulty who recently played for Luton! That's a back 4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeCiderRed Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/picturegalleries/11174673/24-of-footballs-fattest-professionals.html?image=1 Some already mentioned. Some surprising, Ronaldhino is on the list? I don't recall him being fat whilst playing? Ronaldo(brazilian) when he stopped he ballooned. But wouldn't say so as a player. haven't gone through the whole list but surely Sam Parkin must feature. Sunday league players were in better shape than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeCiderRed Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, ColeCiderRed said: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/picturegalleries/11174673/24-of-footballs-fattest-professionals.html?image=1 Some already mentioned. Some surprising, Ronaldhino is on the list? I don't recall him being fat whilst playing? Ronaldo(brazilian) when he stopped he ballooned. But wouldn't say so as a player. haven't gone through the whole list but surely Sam Parkin must feature. Sunday league players were in better shape than him. or Jon Parkin! Think Sam was his sister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 59 minutes ago, REDLEE said: Steve McNulty who recently played for Luton! Should be on the runway @ Luton, not playing for them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Carlton Palmer. Oh sorry, you said footballers...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadredfred Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 3 hours ago, steviestevieneville said: Drug fuelled cheating**** i know i know , let it go. Fellaini does drugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Saw John Harrison playing against us for Norwich in our play off final season. He was a very big lad and wore the biggest pair of shorts I think I've ever seen on a pro footballer - you could have held a wedding reception inside them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 9 minutes ago, downendcity said: Saw John Harrison playing against us for Norwich in our play off final season. He was a very big lad and wore the biggest pair of shorts I think I've ever seen on a pro footballer - you could have held a wedding reception inside them! and his lesser watch...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elruliri Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 John Robertson ex forist. What a player he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southstandoriginal Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Brett Pitman never looked much like an athlete to me. Great finisher though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 1 hour ago, deadredfred said: Fellaini does drugs? Partial to a bit of Frizz Eaze I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 41 minutes ago, glynriley said: and his lesser watch...? Spell check is trifik isnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Horsman Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Neil Shipperley. Like a footballing rhino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Drew Peacock said: Carlton Palmer. Oh sorry, you said footballers...... I'm going to start the "Let's all support Carlton Palmer" campaign. He played nearly 600 matches in the league with the majority in the old first division and then the Premier League. You can't be that bad to do this, yet he has a reputation of being a crap player. Admittedly not the most elegant player, often looking like Bamby on ice, but he did the job he was asked to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigate Red Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Goalkeeper is a position where you need the reactions and litheness of a cat.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southstandoriginal Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Billy Foulke. The song who eat all the pies was reputedly about him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Simon Gillett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 10 hours ago, Southstandoriginal said: Billy Foulke. The song who eat all the pies was reputedly about him! Seems like quite the character! At the end of the first match in the 1902 Cup Final Foulke protested to the officials that Southampton's equalising goal should not have been allowed. Foulke left his dressing room unclothed and pursued the referee, Tom Kirkham, who took refuge in a broom cupboard. Foulke had to be stopped by a group of F.A. officials from wrenching the cupboard door from its hinges to reach the hapless referee He then moved to Chelsea for a fee of £50 and was made club captain. Foulke by now was remarkably temperamental. If he thought his defenders were not trying hard enough, he would walk off the field. Opposing forwards who incurred his displeasure would be picked up and thrown bodily into his goal. He was, however, a great crowd puller, and Chelsea decided to exploit this. To draw even more attention to his size, they placed two small boys behind his goal in an effort to distract the opposition even more. The boys would sometimes run and return the ball when it went out of play, and quite by accident, ball boys came into being. Thanks to Fatty we have ball boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Anyone remember Andy Morrison ex Man City & Huddersfield? I don`t know how he actually ran given the size of him. Also Ian Ormondroyd of Bradford, about six foot six and ten stone wringing wet. I also remember an early eighties end of season game v Millwall. We were already down and they had loads of injuries so had to play Barry Kitchener at CB. He must have been forty and about eighteen stone. Beat them 4-0 IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontariored Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 17 hours ago, Reigate Red said: Goalkeeper is a position where you need the reactions and litheness of a cat.............. Who also eats pies for bets and gets into trouble with the FA; :laugh:....!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 On Fri Mar 24 2017 at 09:59, East End Old Boy said: Ernie Hunt! Beat me to it. Hell of a player though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 On Fri Mar 24 2017 at 12:13, Septic Peg said: Exactly who I 1st thought of. Ideal build for Basketball. Neil Ruddock - should have been in a Rugby side. Built like a brick shit house. Even more so - Eric Cantona. Didn't his brother play top class Rugby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 On Friday, March 24, 2017 at 09:30, Ivorguy said: Fatty Wedlock! William "Fatty" Foulke....Google it! (Beaten to it...damn it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Acton Red Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 On 24 March 2017 at 10:54, Robbored said: Le Tissier. Weird body shape but brilliant player. I would say more weird face shaoe than body shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Sylvester Stallone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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