Johan 682 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Giggs all the way. I read on bbc that alen hansen thinks giggs should be footballer of the year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motty 102 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend I would say either Henry or Jose Mourinho. Maybe even Owen, Fowler or unfortunately like you said Ryan Giggs. I think also that Alan Shearer and Denis Bergkamp are possible contenders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AFC1986 77 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend I chose Giggs as he has managed to play and score in every season since the Premiership started in 1992 and has been an absolute professional off the pitch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danny_Williams 1,111 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Well Giggs because he's played every season to a high standard and score every season too But I voted Henry as he's my favorite player ever and for me the best player i've ever seen play in the Prem... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JakeMCFC 6,315 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Cantona. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LiamLUFC 378 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Giggs without a doubt. AFC1986 has already explained why so i wont go into any further detail but basically the guy is the face of the Premiership. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Original Gooner 1,284 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Well Giggs because he's played every season to a high standard and score every season too But I voted Henry as he's my favorite player ever and for me the best player i've ever seen play in the Prem... My thoughts exactly. I really want to vote for Henry, because IMO he is definitely the best player to have ever graced the premier league. Although the question isn't ""who is the best player..." the question is about the biggest legend, and i think it is clear for all to see that Giggs is comfortably the biggest EPL legend. He has been in the premier league for over 15 years ago, played a remarkable amount of games in each season, scored a remarkable amount of goals from his midfield position and has also scored in each and every season he has played in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WRETCHRO 296 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend This is a very difficult choice looking at all the past legends i've seen play: Bergkamp Keane Scholes Henry Vieira Shearer But i will have to go with Giggs.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motty 102 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Cantona. How the heck can it be him??? He kicked a fan because he couldnt control his temper. Absolute disgrace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
united_james 15 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Giggs is all kinds of awesome! He still so awesome. Scholes is also one of the greatest football has seen in my opinion. I would also give a shout to Matt Le Tissier, who scored some of the best goals ive ever seen. They were goals that not many people dare to try unless they're in the playground! (Tony Yeboah would also go in the outrageous goals category!!!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
studge 1,894 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Henry or Zola. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Umar "knuckles" Hayat 125 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend It has to be Zola. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitch 705 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Giggs just ahead of Keane I'd say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark ' Legend ' Wallis 478 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Thierry Henry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Toonfanforlife 3,987 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Shearer giggs or henry I think for longieviety giggs wins as he has played and delivired year after year and is a true legend.Shearer has broke every goalscoring record there is and who knows how many more he could have got if he didnt break his leg twice.Then i think henry is the best player the division has seen closely followed by berkgamp and the above 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johan 682 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Anymore votes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Schuldiner 652 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend How the heck can it be him??? He kicked a fan because he couldnt control his temper. Absolute disgrace. He kicked a racist thug who turned out to be associated with the NF and previously attacked a Sri Lankan with a spanner. Maybe Cantona was wrong to do what he did, but the guy he kicked doesn't even deserve to be alive in my opinion. Cantona's bad temper doesn't make him any less of a legend. Maradona did some far worse things than Cantona... but very few people would claim he shouldn't be called a legend. The only reason Cantona doesn't get my vote is because he only played 5 seasons in the prem, and to take the number 1 spot, I think it needs to be at least 10. Giggs first, Shearer second. Tony Adams, Ian Wright and Robbie Fowler deserve a mention too, I think. They're all easily more worthy of being on the list than Michael Owen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tecalee 703 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Shearer A true Premiership Legend, and one day a Premiership Legendary Manager Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ian neller 10 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend He kicked a racist thug who turned out to be associated with the NF and previously attacked a Sri Lankan with a spanner. Maybe Cantona was wrong to do what he did' date=' but the guy he kicked doesn't even deserve to be alive in my opinion. Cantona's bad temper doesn't make him any less of a legend. Maradona did some far worse things than Cantona... but very few people would claim he shouldn't be called a legend. The only reason Cantona doesn't get my vote is because he only played 5 seasons in the prem, and to take the number 1 spot, I think it needs to be at least 10.Giggs first, Shearer second.[/quote'] Except for wishing death on anyone (I take that back ,you actually didnt just said didnt deserve to be alive ) I agree you cant dismiss Cantona out of the equation because of this ,anyway the thread title dosnt say the best behaved Premiership Legend ,just the biggest and i bet if this question is asked in another 10yrs time there will be some more names on list and not all will have been on best behavior but still seen as a football legend . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danny_Williams 1,111 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend He kicked a racist thug who turned out to be associated with the NF and previously attacked a Sri Lankan with a spanner. Maybe Cantona was wrong to do what he did' date=' but the guy he kicked doesn't even deserve to be alive in my opinion. Cantona's bad temper doesn't make him any less of a legend. Maradona did some far worse things than Cantona... but very few people would claim he shouldn't be called a legend. The only reason Cantona doesn't get my vote is because he only played 5 seasons in the prem, and to take the number 1 spot, I think it needs to be at least 10.[/quote']I never knew that, Well played Eric. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Schuldiner 652 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Except for wishing death on anyone (I take that back ' date='you actually didnt just said didnt deserve to be alive )[/quote'] Yeah, just to be clear, I was just basically saying that the guy's a waste of oxygen, not that someone should go and shoot him or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigpig 459 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend Shearer giggs or henryI think for longieviety giggs wins as he has played and delivired year after year and is a true legend.Shearer has broke every goalscoring record there is and who knows how many more he could have got if he didnt break his leg twice.Then i think henry is the best player the division has seen closely followed by berkgamp and the above 2 when did Shearer break his legs? I thaught it was groin problems and Ligament Injury that kept him out for ages. Or was this before his Newcastle career cos I can't remember him breaking a leg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motty 102 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend He kicked a racist thug who turned out to be associated with the NF and previously attacked a Sri Lankan with a spanner. Maybe Cantona was wrong to do what he did' date='[b'] but the guy he kicked doesn't even deserve to be alive in my opinion[/b]. Cantona's bad temper doesn't make him any less of a legend. Maradona did some far worse things than Cantona... but very few people would claim he shouldn't be called a legend. The only reason Cantona doesn't get my vote is because he only played 5 seasons in the prem, and to take the number 1 spot, I think it needs to be at least 10.Giggs first, Shearer second. Tony Adams, Ian Wright and Robbie Fowler deserve a mention too, I think. They're all easily more worthy of being on the list than Michael Owen. I think its a bit extreme to say he didnt deserve to be alive. So, your saying it could be right that Cantona jumped into the crowd, kicked that fan and probably put him in hospital? Thats an utter disgrace that he did that, even if the guy wound him. Fans should not be in danger at a football match of players on the pitch. What did Maradona do worse than that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Schuldiner 652 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend I think its a bit extreme to say he didnt deserve to be alive. Idiots like him are the source of most of society's problems. Maybe it is extreme' date=' and I'm not wishing death on anyone, but you have to admit the World would be a far better place without people like Simmons. So, your saying it could be right that Cantona jumped into the crowd, kicked that fan and probably put him in hospital? Thats an utter disgrace that he did that, even if the guy wound him. In my opinion, no it wasn't right. I said 'maybe' because I can easily understand why someone else might see it that way. Lots of people lose their temper when they get racist abuse hurled at them. Two wrongs don't make a right, but it's understandable why Cantona did what he did (I'm pretty sure nobody went to hosital, by the way). Fans should not be in danger at a football match of players on the pitch. The players on the pitch should be able to play their game without being subjected to racial abuse (or any other kind of non-football related abuse). 'Fans' like that shouldn't be at football matches' date=' and the fact Simmons only got a 1-year ban is a disgrace in my eyes. If someone gets attacked [i']anywhere[/i] because of their own thuggish behaviour, then they really only have themselves to blame, no matter how right or wrong the attacker might be. What did Maradona do worse than that? Taken from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/3278819/Life-and-crimes-of-Diego-Armando-Maradona-Football.html: 1. Where do we start? Where else other than the 'Hand of God'. 2. Being sent home from the 1994 World Cup in the United States in disgrace after failing a drugs test for ephedrine, and was later banned for 15 months. 3. Handed a suspended jail sentence in 1998 for shooting journalists with an air rifle four years earlier. 4. Suspended for 15 months in 1991 following a positive test for cocaine while playing for Napoli. Number 3 is definately worse... the other's might be a matter of opinion, but overall, I'd definately say Maradona's career was more controversial than Cantona's. burs 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motty 102 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Re: Biggest premiership legend In my opinion' date=' no it wasn't right. I said 'maybe' because I can easily understand why someone else might see it that way. Lots of people lose their temper when they get racist abuse hurled at them. Two wrongs don't make a right, but it's understandable why Cantona did what he did (I'm pretty sure nobody went to hosital, by the way).[/quote']The England players didnt lose their temper and start kicking fans when Spanish fans were being racist to them a few years back. Why should Cantona be allowed to do it? The players on the pitch should be able to play their game without being subjected to racial abuse (or any other kind of non-football related abuse). 'Fans' like that shouldn't be at football matches' date=' and the fact Simmons only got a 1-year ban is a disgrace in my eyes. If someone gets attacked [i']anywhere[/i] because of their own thuggish behaviour, then they really only have themselves to blame, no matter how right or wrong the attacker might be. Well, true, players shouldnt be subjected to racial abuse in my opinion. Fans like that though generally get banned from football matches though dont they. Cantona should have got a heavier punishment than Simmons in my view, but he didnt, did he? Taken from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/3278819/Life-and-crimes-of-Diego-Armando-Maradona-Football.html:1. Where do we start? Where else other than the 'Hand of God'. 2. Being sent home from the 1994 World Cup in the United States in disgrace after failing a drugs test for ephedrine' date=' and was later banned for 15 months. 3. Handed a suspended jail sentence in 1998 for shooting journalists with an air rifle four years earlier. 4. Suspended for 15 months in 1991 following a positive test for cocaine while playing for Napoli. Number 3 is definately worse... the other's might be a matter of opinion, but overall, I'd definately say Maradona's career was more controversial than Cantona's.[/quote'] That handball in my opinion is nowhere near as bad as what Cantona did. Also, it didnt hurt anybody or get anybody in prison did it. Also, if the referee had spotted it, nothing would have been wrong. Also, that handball was a form of "cheating" in my opinion. Even today, some football players possibly try to cheat. So, I dont think this was as bad as what Cantona did. I suppose being sent home from the World Cup squad for taking drugs is rather bad. Not as bad as shooting journalists though. Hard to say whether what Cantona did was worse, maybe it was. I think number 3 was definitely worse. Shooting journalists! I think that is worse than kicking a fan. But still, doesnt mean what Eric Cantona did wasnt bad. I'm not going to write that much about number 4 because its similar to number 2 because they both involved drugs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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