Intelligent Footballers?

[Adam456]

I always knew he wasn't just a pretty face.

Iain Dowie's actually has a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering.

Made me laugh when he mis-pronouced 'archaic' on MOTD2 on Sunday and was corrected

 

[Adam456]

But not done too bad for a dimwit

The classic Beckham joke is:

Beckham gets a black cab from Heathrow:

Cabbie:......Hello Becks. Been anywhere nice ?
Beckham:...Yeah New York
Cabbie:......What did you get up to ?
Beckham:...Went to a lovely restaurant but I can't remember the name
Cabbie:......I know NY really well. Give me an idea
Beckham:...Well it's a London Station
Cabbie:......Waterloo ?
Beckham:...No
Cabbie:......Paddington?
Beckham.....No
Cabbie:.......Victoria ?
Beckham:.....Yes that's it. [turns to his left] Victoria what was the name of that restaurant ?

 

[chinaman]

On the flip side. This is my dimwit X1

1. Paddy Kenny
2. Anton Ferdinand
3. Ron " Chopper" Harris
4. Rio Ferdinand
5. Tony Adams
6. David Beckham
7. David Bentey
8. Joey Barton
9. Ian Wright
10. Wayne Rooney
11. Jermaine Pennant







Manager - Bryan Robson

You've forgotten Peter Storey.

 

[chinaman]

I think one of the most intelligent footballer ever was the one and only Pele. His footballing genius everyone knows about. Though born to poverty and had little formal schooling, he has mastered the English language in a short while to the extent that he could talk intellignetly in interviews and at international forums as Brazil's Minister of Sports and later as a goodwill ambassador for football.

 

[WexfordTownSpur]

I think one of the most intelligent footballer ever was the one and only Pele. His footballing genius everyone knows about. Though born to poverty and had little formal schooling, he has mastered the English language in a short while to the extent that he could talk intellignetly in interviews and at international forums as Brazil's Minister of Sports and later as a goodwill ambassador for football.

AND HE WAS THE SPOKESMAN FOR..........well you know.....that problem.....

 

[kremlyn]

Thudd has something like 11 GCSE's - the majority A's

Milner has something like 9 A's at GCSE

 

[spurs4europe]

Paul Stalteri went to University but turned pro after one year and Ramon Vega has a degree from Zurich Business School.

...speaks 5 languages and works for an asset management company

 

[spurs4europe]

Nedum Onouha.

2 A*'s and 7 A's at GCSE. 3 A's at A-level. Hasn't done a degree yet, but he's an intelligent fella.

Didn't Milner get straight A*?

 

[chrissivad]

is there a point to this thread?

Yes there are very intelligent footballers about, Lampard is claimed to be one of the more Intelligent in the Premierleague.

 

[onthetwo]

I think one of the most intelligent footballer ever was the one and only Pele. His footballing genius everyone knows about. Though born to poverty and had little formal schooling, he has mastered the English language in a short while to the extent that he could talk intellignetly in interviews and at international forums as Brazil's Minister of Sports and later as a goodwill ambassador for football.

i got in an airport shuttle with him in Atlanta, so of course i was the only person that recognised him...i was so excited i didnt know what to say or do..and as know-one else knew who he was they probably all wondered what i was so excited about..totally blew it, never said a bloody word to him!

 

[Disconosebleed]

Whoever said Joey Barton is thick is bang wrong - a massive arsehole, sure, but whenever I've heard him interviewed he spoke articulately and at length about football, it's place in the grand scheme of things and his own problems. Came across very reasonable and, though it's hard to believe, likeable. I think he's just got a fuse so short that he spends more time in a violent rage than being "himself", who is actually a decent person.

 

[striebs]

What baffles me is how someone like Ashley Cole can struggle to string a sentence together yet show immense intelligence on a football pitch - and he does .

Listening to Alec Ferguson at Bobby Robson's memorial service it was patently obvious that the guy is highly intelligent and erudite .

 

[cozzo]

Intelligent or Clever?

 

[chivers!]

Pat Nevin interrupted his degree to go pro - and used to read Turgenev on the team coach.