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Title: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: St Eve on January 29, 2016, 01:16:21 PM

I can only think of 14 - Charles, Law, Greaves, Macca, Barnes, Cunningham, Keegan, Beckham, Gascoigne, Hughes, Lineker, Ince, Rush, Bale,

No defenders

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: FFChris on January 29, 2016, 01:20:25 PM

Didn't Tony Cascarino go and play in Italy?

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: beijing ben on January 29, 2016, 01:24:54 PM

Waddle

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: beijing ben on January 29, 2016, 01:27:15 PM

Barnes never played outside of the U.K. Did you mean Blissett?

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: Ag on January 29, 2016, 01:30:02 PM

Michael Owen

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: cmg on January 29, 2016, 01:30:33 PM

Gerry Hitchens.

Owen Hargreaves played most of his career in Germany.

Chippy Brady won two Scudetti with Juve. [OK Not British!]

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: beijing ben on January 29, 2016, 01:31:51 PM

Hoddle, Collins, Lambert...

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: FPT on January 29, 2016, 01:32:28 PM

I think Keegan is probably number one - especially if you're thinking of those that replicated their talent abroad also.

I don't think Gareth Bale has touched what he's really capable of yet at Real Madrid. Jimmy Greaves went to Milan for a coffee but wanted to stay in London (deal was already done so came back at the first opportunity).

Glenn Hoddle went an played at Arsene Wenger's Monaco, right? Maybe he wasn't at his peak. Paul Lambert has a bit of a reputation in Germany from his time with Dortmund, won the Champions League over there.

David Platt? Conquered Italy by all accounts.

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: beijing ben on January 29, 2016, 01:35:02 PM

Wilkins

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: cmg on January 29, 2016, 01:38:24 PM

...and what about our own(!) Steve Archibald - still a legend at the Nou Camp, as in 'Steve Archibald - Qui?'

Whereas rivals Real will never forget Jonathan Woodgate with his own goal + sending off on debut.

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: King_Crud on January 29, 2016, 03:55:08 PM

What about Brits who made their name abroad?

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: fulhamben on January 29, 2016, 04:05:01 PM

Woodgate mcmanaman ray wilkins

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: Artful Dodger on January 29, 2016, 08:17:38 PM

Liam Brady played for Juventus in the early 80's.....remember watching him when I lived in Naples as a kid and my Dad took me to watch Napoli a few times.

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: westcliff white on January 29, 2016, 08:25:43 PM

Wilkins, Hoddle, Archibald, Francis, Hateley (would he count)

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: Mince n Tatties on January 29, 2016, 08:31:16 PM

Joe Baker who went with Law to Torino.
Eric Black Aberdeen to Metz..

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: beijing ben on January 30, 2016, 05:28:29 AM

McInally

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: mitimo on January 30, 2016, 07:17:37 AM

Quote from: St Eve on January 29, 2016, 01:16:21 PM
I can only think of 14 - Charles, Law, Greaves, Macca, Barnes, Cunningham, Keegan, Beckham, Gascoigne, Hughes, Lineker, Ince, Rush, Bale,

No defenders

Wasn't John Charles a Centre-half i.e.a defender

Title: Re: NFR - British players, at their peak, who played for European clubs
Post by: Mince n Tatties on January 30, 2016, 07:26:50 AM

Quote from: mitimo on January 30, 2016, 07:17:37 AM
Quote from: St Eve on January 29, 2016, 01:16:21 PM
I can only think of 14 - Charles, Law, Greaves, Macca, Barnes, Cunningham, Keegan, Beckham, Gascoigne, Hughes, Lineker, Ince, Rush, Bale,

No defenders
Wasn't John Charles a Centre-half i.e.a defender

Played as a Centre Half and a Centre Forward..

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