Your childhood favourite footballer

[ClaretCanada]

Sir Stanley,
Sir Tom,
Greaves, John Charles,
Eusebio

[Noblelight]

Kerry Dixon.

Used to watch him at Elm Park when he played for Reading

[Imploding Turtle]

Andy Goram was my hero growing up. Easily one of the best goalkeepers in the world in the early 90s.

[edlass]

Zola

I remember one day (someone might even remember the time and date) I was at my grandads house as a young kid telling him how much I liked Zola. later that day he checked the teletext to find England 0-1 Italy, Zola!

That's probably the first of many times I have influenced a football match with thought power.

[Il Duce]

Del Piero was my favourite. Remember watching Juve against United for Gary Neville's testimonial, Del Piero received a standing ovation from the crowd, greater applause than any other player that night. Legend.

[timshorts]

Irving Nattrass and Tony Green.

[claretfern]

Rodney Fern (hence the username)

[cutsy123]

Bergkamp henry

[Dejavu]

When I was very young I "supported" Ipswich. They had a great team in the late 70's early 80's. They even beat Man Utd 6-0 and missed 3 penalties. Strangely my favourite players were Eric Gates and Paul Cooper!!

[Joey is no kant]

Ralph Coates,still the best for me.

[ClaretMoffitt]

Probably Zidane

[Cliviger Academicals]

Denis Law...
Always remembered this poem from a few years back, sorry not sure of the author

"I live at 14 Stanhope Street,
Me Mum, me Dad and me.
And three of us have made a gang,
John Stokes and Trev and me.

Our favourite day is Saturday;
We go Old Trafford way
And wear red colours in our coats
To watch United play.

We always stand behind the goal
In the middle of the roar.
The others come to see the game-
I come for Denis Law.

His red sleeves flap around his wrists,
He's built all thin and raw,
But the toughest backs don't stand a chance
When the ball's near Denis Law

He's a whiplash when he's in control,
He can swivel like an eel,
And twist and sprint in such a way
It makes defences reel.

And when he's hurtling for the goal
I know he's got to score.
Defences may stop normal men-
They can't stop Denis Law.

We all race home when full time blows
To kick a tennis ball,
And Trafford Park is our back-yard,
And the stand is next door's wall.

Old Stokesey shouts, 'I'm Jimmy Greaves,'
And scores against the door,
And Trev shouts: 'I'll be Charlton,'-
But I am Denis Law."

[ClaretCanada]

John Charles

[gogogadgetlegs]

Kevin Keegan

[COBBLE]

I could list dozens of Burnley players, but I'd have to say Willie Irvine because of the sheer childish delight he exhibited when he scored from a yard out. It resonated with a young kid like me and what I wanted to be. We scored 6 against (I think) Bournmouth (now isn't that an omen!) and, think Andy Lochhead scored the rest. Irvine smashed it in from a yard out, looked happy and made me happy.

[Pstotto]

I asked God for Peter Noble to come and play for Burnley and a few weeks later he signed. I've been mentally ill ever since. True story!