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  On 11/01/2008 at 20:28, Wally_McFool said:

Jimmy Greaves maybe!

 

No question about it.  Bettered only by Pele and perhaps John Charles (of the players I saw live) though Charles was in the Geoff Hurst mould.  Greaves was a better finisher than Eusebio imho.

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As longs as I have watched football it has to be Gary Lineker.  Top class goal poacher.  If the ball was whipped across the face of the goal then you could almost guarantee the lad with the big nose and pudding basin haircut was going to be sliding in on the near post.

 

Shearer had a patch of about two years where he didn't score for Enlgand prior to Euro 96 and Venables was under tremendous pressure from the media to drop him.  Then he picked up the golden boot for the tournament.  Funny how the press are still full of shit even after all these years.

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  On 11/01/2008 at 21:16, Spider Jerusalem said:

As longs as I have watched football it has to be Gary Lineker.  Top class goal poacher.  If the ball was whipped across the face of the goal then you could almost guarantee the lad with the big nose and pudding basin haircut was going to be sliding in on the near post.

 

Shearer had a patch of about two years where he didn't score for Enlgand prior to Euro 96 and Venables was under tremendous pressure from the media to drop him.  Then he picked up the golden boot for the tournament.  Funny how the press are still full of shit even after all these years.

 

the stick shearer got from the press when he played for england was unbelievable, especially from the mirror which had a long running vendetta against him. then as soon as he retired they were all fawning over him and begging him back. needless to say they're cunts.

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Linker was very good but the person who really made him in the england team was one of the best players we had-peter beardsley.

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to answer the original question the romantic in me wants to say look at wyn davies, pop robson and supermac-brillianly exciting and scored goals but that wa sanother time, shearer gets it even if its just for the fact he never signed for man utd!

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  On 11/01/2008 at 23:08, johnnypd said:

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As longs as I have watched football it has to be Gary Lineker.  Top class goal poacher.  If the ball was whipped across the face of the goal then you could almost guarantee the lad with the big nose and pudding basin haircut was going to be sliding in on the near post.

 

Shearer had a patch of about two years where he didn't score for Enlgand prior to Euro 96 and Venables was under tremendous pressure from the media to drop him.  Then he picked up the golden boot for the tournament.  Funny how the press are still full of shit even after all these years.

 

the stick shearer got from the press when he played for england was unbelievable, especially from the mirror which had a long running vendetta against him. then as soon as he retired they were all fawning over him and begging him back. needless to say they're cunts.

 

Harry Harris in particular.  blueyes.gif

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  On 11/01/2008 at 23:19, walkerboy said:

to answer the original question the romantic in me wants to say look at wyn davies, pop robson and supermac-brillianly exciting and scored goals but that wa sanother time, shearer gets it even if its just for the fact he never signed for man utd!

 

Was Welsh.

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  On 11/01/2008 at 23:26, Mick said:

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to answer the original question the romantic in me wants to say look at wyn davies, pop robson and supermac-brillianly exciting and scored goals but that wa sanother time, shearer gets it even if its just for the fact he never signed for man utd!

 

Was Welsh.

 

Still is Welsh, met the bloke on Boxing Day.

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welsh-yes sorry was off on a tangent then -by the tim e a realised was just as embarrassing to correct it as to  wait for the flak to come!

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  On 11/01/2008 at 23:30, Mick said:

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Still is Welsh, met the bloke on Boxing Day.

 

Correct, he still is Welsh.  Where did you meet him?

 

In the pub before the game against Wigan, had a good chat with him.

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  On 11/01/2008 at 23:34, walkerboy said:

welsh-yes sorry was off on a tangent then -by the tim e a realised was just as embarrassing to correct it as to  wait for the flak to come!

 

He's been away for 36 years, I wouldn't worry too much.  :lol:

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Some strikers on a par with Shearer and not necessarily English during my time would be:

 

Jimmy Greaves

Denis Law

Allan Clarke

Martin Chivers

Ian Wright

Gary Lineker

Mark Hughes

Francis Lee

Bobby Charlton

Kenny Dalglish

Kevin Keegan

Trevor Francis

Peter Osgood

Pop Robson

Malcolm MacDonald

Brian Clough

Geoff Hurst

 

Some great goalscorers, not necessarily all in the Shearer mould

 

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