Who was your childhood footballing idol?

[saintlyspur]

Hoddle

 

[Arnoldtoo]

Pele

 

[@Bobby__Lucky]

Hoddle

Yes me too at times, but depending on what i was doing...i switched between Hoddle and Ossie.. Overall i was a bit more Ossie. I also incorprated Ricky V and Steve Archibald too

 

[tiger666]

Hoddle

And Darren Anderton

 

[RickyVilla]

Preben Elkjaer or Gary Mabbutt

 

[ERO]

Judging by how I played I guess Ramon Vega and Paolo Tramezzani

 

[King of Otters]

Sheringham and Klinsmann.

I cried when Teddy joined Utd. The injustice of the team with all the best players taking away our one and only good player was too much for me to take.

 

[tiger666]

Sheringham and Klinsmann.

I cried when Teddy joined Utd. The injustice of the team with all the best players taking away our one and only good player was too much for me to take.

You must have shed a lot of tears following Spurs over the years.

 

[King of Otters]

You must have shed a lot of tears following Spurs over the years.

It was actually a pretty good life lesson. Since then I've learned to accept the fact that the rich and powerful will invariably shit on the weak and hopeless from a great height.

 

[mpickard2087]

Ruel Fox.

 

[Jody]

Hoddle. Was the perfect excuse to be a lazy git on the pitch too.

I was pretty shit mind.

 

[TheBlueRooster]

Jimmy Greaves closely followed by big Pat.

 

[tiger666]

Jimmy Greaves closely followed by big Pat.

Butcher?

 

[gilzeantheking]

Jimmy Greaves, Gilly and then Hoddle.

 

[Reece]

Ledley King

 

[Lilbaz]

Hoddle and waddle.

Maradonna of course. Although only got to see him when a world cup was on.

 

[markiespurs]

Erik Thorstvedt

 

[Japhet]

Playing 3 and In I alternated between Pat Jennings and Martin Chivers.

 

[KILLA_SIN]

Romario

 

[jurgen]

Del Piero

+1 - the Football Italia days. I had an argument with the one Chelsea fan at my primary school because he insisted Gavin Peacock was better than Del Piero was or ever would be.