Lionel Messi

[Daniel 7]

I nearly put John Colquhoun in.

I mainly realised I just haven't seen that many good players live.

Dead however...

John Colquhoun never made Roberto Baggio look ordinary though.

[Buzzo]

John Colquhoun never made Roberto Baggio look ordinary though.

Did Eoin? Scotland game?

[Daniel 7]

Apparently - it was the basis of the whole Eoin Jess : World Class argument.

[Shaggy]

Best I ever saw (not including Liverpool players)

Rivaldo
Bergkamp
Henry
Papin

Saw Xavi early in his career (against us).

[Buzzo]

Apparently - it was the basis of the whole Eoin Jess : World Class argument.

Well that me sold. Eoin Jess = World Class

[Gibbo]

Henry
C. Ronaldo
Rivaldo
Gazza

Best players I've seen live.

[Liverpool]

ive seen some good players, any players against us in europe essentially, went to see madrid in 01/02 I think when they had a crazy team full of stars 15 euros for a ticket

[Liverpool]

ive seen some good players, any players against us in europe essentially, went to see madrid in 01/02 I think when they had a crazy team full of stars 15 euros for a ticket

I should add thats only going back 11/12 years s

[BobTheCharmer]

fanastic player but i'd love someone to smash the ******* from behind and then see him get up and round rings round them. the game today is tailored to players of his ilk. they are so protected. seems a top lad though, if he can produce in a world cup and score 60 a season until he retires he'll go down as the best ever. jury is out until then.

[Shaggy]

C. Ronaldo

Forgot him. I suppose I should include him. Don't want to though, I hate him.

[Shaggy]

fanastic player but i'd love someone to smash the ******* from behind and then see him get up and round rings round them. the game today is tailored to players of his ilk. they are so protected. seems a top lad though, if he can produce in a world cup and score 60 a season until he retires he'll go down as the best ever. jury is out until then.

He get booted all over though, and 9 times out of 10 he rides the 'challenge' or is brought down and gets straight back up again. Spanish football is brutal at times, I hate this myth about our league being tougher physically. There are some right hatchet men in Spain, often South American of course.

[Buzzo]

He get booted all over though, and 9 times out of 10 he rides the 'challenge' or is brought down and gets straight back up again. Spanish football is brutal at times, I hate this myth about our league being tougher physically. There are some right hatchet men in Spain, often South American of course.

Some are Portuguese.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXPllWggwN8"]Pepe Meltdown - Real Madrid - YouTube[/ame]

[Reece]

He can't be considered a true great until he's been booted by Robert Huth on a rainy Tuesday night at Stoke.

[Daniel 7]

Indeed. Tha Maradona fight I jokingly posted earlier on was his retaliation after the same opposition ****ing up his ankle with a horrendous late tackle in the reverse fixture the season before. That was when Maradona was being man marked and basically kicked to **** at any given opportunity.

[BobTheCharmer]

He get booted all over though, and 9 times out of 10 he rides the 'challenge' or is brought down and gets straight back up again. Spanish football is brutal at times, I hate this myth about our league being tougher physically. There are some right hatchet men in Spain, often South American of course.

I didn't mean our league I meant football in general. sure he gets some rough stuff but not like what dalglish and co had in their day. when they were targeted throughout the game. kick them hard in the air early on and then chances are they'll struggle to play well when they're covered in bruises and limping. defenders these days are only a tackle away from a red at any stage, one ,mis timed tackle and they can go. so they're unable to dish it out for long in a match. attackers with pace definately have it easier than before what with the pitches being flat as a bowling green and the balls being lighter. Its why for me John Barnes free kick against Arsenal when he bends it in, is better than any free kick today, because then it was purely the skill of the player yet now anyone from ryan taylor at newcastle can swing their boot and it flys in all over the shop.

BUT you can only play what the game is within your generation. Messi is head and shoulders the best I've seen for 20 years.