When you're getting on a bit in years - Page 2

ozz · 23rd May 2007, 22:31

No arse. Ok day to day but couldn't perform at the highest level. A bit like Frank Lampard.

Cormack · 23rd May 2007, 23:16

Mind you, Frank does hurdle like a fucking pig, Ozz.

Live Forever · 24th May 2007, 01:21

Showing My Age I suppose but the following would make it in m list

Zidane - Artist with the ball at his feet. Complete mastery of it unlike any I have seen.

Maradona - Dribbling ability that no-one has matched.

Michael Johnson - So far ahead of his competitors it was ridiculous

Shane Warne - Fat loud mouthed oaf. Brilliant cricketer.

Schumacher - At the top for long enough to be considered great. Brilliant to watch when it rained.

Jonah Lomu - Possibly in here because he made a massive impression when I was at an impressionable age but I marveled at people just bouncing off him.

Ali - Anyone can appreciate the man, even if they were not there. Brilliant boxer and brilliant charisma.

Woods - Has taken golf onto another level

There are probably more but this is all off the top of my head in 2 minutes of typing. I think there is room to get Shaun Goater in there somehow and I'll address that at some point.

thegreat · 24th May 2007, 01:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by U/R not alone

Michael Johnson - held 200, 400 & 4 x 400 m relay world records, plus his inimitable running style.
.

I guess noone reads WTF I post but at least someone else recognises the great man even if he is a yank

U/R not alone · 24th May 2007, 08:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by thegreat

I guess noone reads WTF I post but at least someone else recognises the great man even if he is a yank

Sorry guess I suffer from lastpostitus.............. Forgive me?

thegreat · 24th May 2007, 11:15

dont remember posting that

damn that lager

oggsbog · 24th May 2007, 12:09

I have always had a huge soft spot for Flat Jack Simmons, the Lancashire spinner (or perhaps tweaker) whose aversion to modern custom and practice with regard to physical fitness, even in the 70s, was legendary. I have his testimonial brochure somewhere, in which there were lots of stories about attempts to ban him from the chip shop and the like. He would, however, always manage to get his pie and chips (double portions) somehow. I seem to remember Brian Clough penning a tribute, in which he confessed, as I believe he did elsewhere, that he would far rather have possessed a talent for cricket, which was his first love.

But the 'greatest' sportsman I ever saw in the flesh was Viv Richards, in utterly imperious form in the Trent Bridge test somewhere round the same time, creamng Bob Willis, in his pomp, all over the park as he kept running in faster and faster, to absolutely no avail whatsoever.

redwithenvy · 25th May 2007, 17:27

Not much into the footy,cricket stuff.Mainly the horses for me and i do like my snooker.

I know it's been said a thousand times but-Jimmy White really is the best player never to have been World champ.Trouble was i used to back him ever year,increasing my stake each year to get the former year's losses back.Thought i'd cracked it when,in the mid 90s,he was beating Hendry by about six frames-Hendry won the next eight to beat poor Jimmy yet again.

Still got a soft spot for Jimmy,though.

It's called a swamp

Silent 47 · 29th May 2007, 17:16

U/R not alone · 29th May 2007, 22:31

Don't really remember him as a sportsman, but Brian Jacks no fucker could beat him in the gym test of superstars.....

Rosebud · 29th May 2007, 23:13

Agree with that U/R.... Jacks an absolute squat thrust legend.

Also, I can't believe anyone on here from Yorkshire [or possibly Somerset] has not mentioned the legend, the inestimably great and defiant grand wizard of tough bastards.... I present for your consideration MR D.B.CLOSE. For my money he is Yorkshire.

ozz · 5th July 2007, 22:51

One that seems to have slipped through the net:

Severiano Ballesteros

Not a lot to say about him really other than he was so exciting to watch in his prime, it just seems so boring watching today's target golf in comparison.

ozz · 5th July 2007, 22:56

I just looked him up on Wikipedia. Fuck me, how good was he at Augusta!!!

80 - 1
81 - MC
82 - T3
83 - 1
84 - MC
85 - T2
86 - 4
87 - T2
88 - T11
89 - 5
90 - T7

bunji · 6th July 2007, 11:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by riccardo

Steve Waugh

I have a natural sympathy for the guy who makes the absolute most of his talent, rather than being a natural. It comes with the territory of being a) not a natural sportsman myself and b) an Evertonian

Very few of these types can really be labelled greats in their game, but Steve Waugh went from being a bowling allrounder struggling to be picked for Australia in a weak era, to a rocklike batting colossus in a truly dominant Australia side, and an innovative captain who changed the way every side played test cricket.

shane warne

the KING OF SPIN
thanks for the ashes shane

23rd May 2007, 22:31	#21 (permalink)
ozz Minge Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portsmouth Age: 38 Posts: 3,322	Re: When you're getting on a bit in years No arse. Ok day to day but couldn't perform at the highest level. A bit like Frank Lampard. __________________ Peter! You've lost the news!

23rd May 2007, 23:16	#22 (permalink)
Cormack Ever Present 1973/74 Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 40 Posts: 6,191	Re: When you're getting on a bit in years Mind you, Frank does hurdle like a fucking pig, Ozz. __________________ There is no Devil; just God when he drinks.

24th May 2007, 01:21	#23 (permalink)
Live Forever Gold Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 155	Re: When you're getting on a bit in years Showing My Age I suppose but the following would make it in m list Zidane - Artist with the ball at his feet. Complete mastery of it unlike any I have seen. Maradona - Dribbling ability that no-one has matched. Michael Johnson - So far ahead of his competitors it was ridiculous Shane Warne - Fat loud mouthed oaf. Brilliant cricketer. Schumacher - At the top for long enough to be considered great. Brilliant to watch when it rained. Jonah Lomu - Possibly in here because he made a massive impression when I was at an impressionable age but I marveled at people just bouncing off him. Ali - Anyone can appreciate the man, even if they were not there. Brilliant boxer and brilliant charisma. Woods - Has taken golf onto another level There are probably more but this is all off the top of my head in 2 minutes of typing. I think there is room to get Shaun Goater in there somehow and I'll address that at some point.

24th May 2007, 11:15	#26 (permalink)
thegreat Excluded Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wigan Posts: 10,742	Re: When you're getting on a bit in years dont remember posting that damn that lager __________________ ___________ I'm a working man from Lancashire And I want a Chippy Tea !!!!

24th May 2007, 12:09	#27 (permalink)
oggsbog Gold Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 227	Re: When you're getting on a bit in years I have always had a huge soft spot for Flat Jack Simmons, the Lancashire spinner (or perhaps tweaker) whose aversion to modern custom and practice with regard to physical fitness, even in the 70s, was legendary. I have his testimonial brochure somewhere, in which there were lots of stories about attempts to ban him from the chip shop and the like. He would, however, always manage to get his pie and chips (double portions) somehow. I seem to remember Brian Clough penning a tribute, in which he confessed, as I believe he did elsewhere, that he would far rather have possessed a talent for cricket, which was his first love. But the 'greatest' sportsman I ever saw in the flesh was Viv Richards, in utterly imperious form in the Trent Bridge test somewhere round the same time, creamng Bob Willis, in his pomp, all over the park as he kept running in faster and faster, to absolutely no avail whatsoever.

25th May 2007, 17:27	#28 (permalink)
redwithenvy Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 254	Re: When you're getting on a bit in years Not much into the footy,cricket stuff.Mainly the horses for me and i do like my snooker. I know it's been said a thousand times but-Jimmy White really is the best player never to have been World champ.Trouble was i used to back him ever year,increasing my stake each year to get the former year's losses back.Thought i'd cracked it when,in the mid 90s,he was beating Hendry by about six frames-Hendry won the next eight to beat poor Jimmy yet again. Still got a soft spot for Jimmy,though. It's called a swamp

29th May 2007, 17:16	#29 (permalink)
Silent 47 Bronze Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 235	Re: When you're getting on a bit in years ..

29th May 2007, 22:31	#30 (permalink)
U/R not alone Bronze Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: London Posts: 187	Re: When you're getting on a bit in years Don't really remember him as a sportsman, but Brian Jacks no fucker could beat him in the gym test of superstars.....

29th May 2007, 23:13	#31 (permalink)
Rosebud Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,669 Blog Entries: 2	Re: When you're getting on a bit in years Agree with that U/R.... Jacks an absolute squat thrust legend. Also, I can't believe anyone on here from Yorkshire [or possibly Somerset] has not mentioned the legend, the inestimably great and defiant grand wizard of tough bastards.... I present for your consideration MR D.B.CLOSE. For my money he is Yorkshire.

5th July 2007, 22:51	#32 (permalink)
ozz Minge Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portsmouth Age: 38 Posts: 3,322	Re: When you're getting on a bit in years One that seems to have slipped through the net: Severiano Ballesteros Not a lot to say about him really other than he was so exciting to watch in his prime, it just seems so boring watching today's target golf in comparison. __________________ Peter! You've lost the news!

5th July 2007, 22:56	#33 (permalink)
ozz Minge Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portsmouth Age: 38 Posts: 3,322	Re: When you're getting on a bit in years I just looked him up on Wikipedia. Fuck me, how good was he at Augusta!!! 80 - 1 81 - MC 82 - T3 83 - 1 84 - MC 85 - T2 86 - 4 87 - T2 88 - T11 89 - 5 90 - T7 __________________ Peter! You've lost the news!

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