Liverpool FC Ultimate XI

[Buzzo]

There was the beginings of a discussion on this on the Carra abuse/support thread, and I guess I am genuinely interested to know what people's all time first XI's are, based on players you have witnessed in your lifetime. It certainly makes a welcome distraction from arguing about Rafa/Roy etc.

Mine was.

---------------------------Reina-----------------------------------

Nicol-------------Hansen------------Thompson---------Kennedy

--------------Souness-----------------Whelan--------------------

Gerrard-------------------Dalglish------------------------Barnes

----------------------------Torres---------------------------------

Subs.

Rush
Fowler
Lawrenson
Alonso
Grobbelaar
Neal
Beardsley

Manager: Bob Paisley

I know, Brucie or Clem should perhaps go in ahead of Reina, and Rushie ahead of Torres (I would love to see Torres playing with someone like Kenny)... but what a team this would be.

[Drago]

-----------------Reina------------------

Jones------Carra-----Hyypia-------Riise

Gerrard----Alonso----Hamann----McManaman

-----------Fowler----Torres

Babbel
Wright
Riise
McAllister
Berger
Barnes
Rush

[Lee]

Good thread

I've just turned 26 and can only really start remembering back from about 92/93 onwards, so since I started watching properly...

Rafa Benitez as manager.

----------------Reina

----Jones Carragher Hyypia Riise

-----------------Alonso

----McManaman Gerrard Berger

-----------Torres Fowler

Subs;

Westerveld
Finnan
Babbel
Hamann
Mascherano
Collymore
Garcia

Tough one, because if we were talking about players in their prime then Rush, Barnes and Litmanen would make it. Crouch and Collymore were neck and neck for me, but I still think that Fowler & Collymore were amazing together, so Collymore just edges it.

I'll look back later and edit because I've probably missed a few

[Drago]

Why you edit?

Anything to do with a twelve man team by any chance

[Lee]

Why you edit?

Anything to do with a twelve man team by any chance

Don't know what you're talking about

I thought the team looked pretty ****ing good too

[Drago]

That it was, still is though. We starting following Liverpool around the same time. Good to see someone else putting Jones in, he doesn't get half the recognition he should do. Pity about the injuries.

[Craig_H]

I know you can only remember back as far as you can, so i dont blame you as such for your choice of Collymore ahead of Rush, but it is beyond insulting.

[Lee]

That it was, still is though. We starting following Liverpool around the same time. Good to see someone else putting Jones in, he doesn't get half the recognition he should do. Pity about the injuries.

He was superb, and yeah, had injuries not taken their toll then I'm sure he'd have been England's right-back for years. I was tempted with Finnan but Jones was better.

I know you can only remember back as far as you can, so i dont blame you as such for your choice of Collymore ahead of Rush, but it is beyond insulting.

Mate, say I started really watching footy in 93, that gives me about a season of watching Rush... my real memories came from the season before Collymore joined, and when he and Fowler played together in 95/96 (?!) they were ****ing awesome. So he gets in because of that

[Kronenburg1892]

I'm struggling to beat the first posted. I'm thinking up all sorts of formations and who we'd be playing in today's world. Tough one.

[destinydude]

Too young to make a team. All too familiar. But my CM will have "Hamann and Alonso" in it. Gerrard on the right and Torres and Fowler upfront.

[CJ]

There was the beginings of a discussion on this on the Carra abuse/support thread, and I guess I am genuinely interested to know what people's all time first XI's are, based on players you have witnessed in your lifetime. It certainly makes a welcome distraction from arguing about Rafa/Roy etc.

Mine was.

---------------------------Reina-----------------------------------

Nicol-------------Hansen------------Thompson---------Kennedy

--------------Souness-----------------Whelan--------------------

Gerrard-------------------Dalglish------------------------Barnes

----------------------------Torres---------------------------------

Subs.

Rush
Fowler
Lawrenson
Alonso
Grobbelaar
Neal
Beardsley

Manager: Bob Paisley

I know, Brucie or Clem should perhaps go in ahead of Reina, and Rushie ahead of Torres (I would love to see Torres playing with someone like Kenny)... but what a team this would be.

hard question but what about heighway? and Billy L? oh and kennedy

not criticising your choices its difficult isnt it

[wavydavy]

Not even going to attempt it. What this thread does show is that the greats will keep on coming. If Torres et al etc wanna leave , **** em! There will be someone else.

[kev776]

--------------------Clem

Neal----Hanson-----Yates----Joey Jones

---------Gerrard-----------Souness

Callaghan-------King Kenny-------Barnes

----------------------Rush

Pepe
Hyypia
Fowler
Alonso
Torres
Beardsley
Nichol

[wavydavy]

--------------------Clem

Neal----Hanson-----Yates----Joey Jones

---------Gerrard-----------Souness

Callaghan-------King Kenny-------Barnes

----------------------Rush

Pepe
Hyypia
Fowler
Alonso
Torres
Beardsley
Nichol

Joey Jones? WTF? No Lawrenson, Hughes either.

[Craig_H]

Mate, say I started really watching footy in 93, that gives me about a season of watching Rush... my real memories came from the season before Collymore joined, and when he and Fowler played together in 95/96 (?!) they were ****ing awesome. So he gets in because of that

I know, and as i say, i dont necessarily blame you