Alan Shearer

[Erikse]

18 minutes ago, mondonewc said:

No Aguero is absurd, he has to be in the discussion for #1 spot 

10 best Premier League forwards and 10 best forwards to play in Premier League obviously two different things. 

 

Aguero has the lowest minutes per goal by far when comparing 100+ appearances players. He was just injured a lot. Haaland is currently at 87.96, though.

 

 

Chicharito nr. 10. I had forgotten about him.

 

 

Edited December 17, 2024 by Erikse

[Harry 209]

4 minutes ago, KennyUtd said:

It's really nothing to do with Gosforth or anywhere else in Newcastle for that matter. Just a posh version of Geordie that sounds horrific. Shearer, Bruce, Waddle all sound weird on national tv/radio. I've never heard anyone locally sound like that. 

Waddles accent is unbearable. "GRITE GOWL!"

[Kid Icarus]

Ronaldo was at the very start of the wingers as forwards era so I suppose it's fine, but having forwards, wing forwards and out-and-out strikers together feels a bit forced and pointless tbh. Cantona, Salah, Bale and Shearer don't really belong together on any list that's supposed to make any sense.

 

 

Edited December 17, 2024 by Kid Icarus

[Heron]

5 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

Ronaldo was at the very start of the wingers as forwards era so I suppose it's fine, but having forwards, wing forwards and out-and-out strikers together feels a bit forced and pointless tbh. Cantona, Salah, Bale and Shearer don't really belong together on any list that's supposed to make any sense.

 

 

 

Shearer. 

 

Another list.

 

Sorted.

 

 

Edited December 17, 2024 by Heron

[TRon]

24 minutes ago, KennyUtd said:

It's really nothing to do with Gosforth or anywhere else in Newcastle for that matter. Just a posh version of Geordie that sounds horrific. Shearer, Bruce, Waddle all sound weird on national tv/radio. I've never heard anyone locally sound like that. 

 

This. Must admit I was kind of surprised to hear it being linked with Gosforth, just seems to be some weird inflection that some people seem to have picked up second hand. Maybe footballers get that from being around so many different accents during their career. Waddle was a Mackem, Bruce spent half his life kissing Mancunian arse, and Shearer probably spent too much time with the pair of them.

[Astroblack]

Hazard shouldn't be on that list either, he wasn't a forward. The way they disregarded Cole and Van Nistelrooy was very strange. Was a very odd segment. Aguero wasn't on the list despite having five or six league titles and Kane not being there being because he didn't have any despite having three golden boots. It didn't make any sense at all. 

 

 

[Hughesy]

I'll never understand how highly rated Cantona is in these lists.

[54]

I think If I was to create a list as they did, including wingers, wide forwards and strikers i'd probably have it as this.

 

10) Erling Haaland

9) Robin Van Persie

8) Cristiano Ronaldo

7) Dennis Bergkamp

6) Wayne Rooney

5) Harry Kane

4) Mo Salah

3) Sergio Aguero

2) Alan Shearer

1) Thierry Henry

 

The Top three are set in stone for me, but honest the other 7 could change around dependent on my mood  

[Ronson333]

1 hour ago, Kimbo said:

He kept tripping over his argument that it’s trophies that matter, it was the argument he used against Shearer. He put Salah at 2, with 1 title, and Bale at 10 with 0 titles, and Aguero with 5 titles didn’t make his list. They should’ve told him to go away and think about it and they’ll do the feature next week.

I bet when it comes to midfielders he’ll put Gerrard at number one despite no PL titles.

[Yorkie]

Drogba > van Persie imo.

[astraguy]

If Ronaldo stayed in this league he would of caught Shearer over a decade ago, he would never be caught the lad was what 18 at Man u as a winger 

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

If only there was some sort of in game metric to judge strikers by. 

[Collage]

4 hours ago, Kid Icarus said:

Ronaldo was at the very start of the wingers as forwards era so I suppose it's fine, but having forwards, wing forwards and out-and-out strikers together feels a bit forced and pointless tbh. Cantona, Salah, Bale and Shearer don't really belong together on any list that's supposed to make any sense.

 

 

 

Or Hazard. Comparing him with Shearer is pointless as there couldn't be two more different players, basically.

Anyway, 1. Shearer 2. Henry 3. Aguero is my obvious top 3

[Fak]

Henry number 1 for me. 

[Paully]

1 Shearer 

2 Henry 

3 Sergio 

4 Harold 

Rest - no idea -just been looking and keep changing my mind! 

[Erikse]

4 hours ago, Kid Icarus said:

Ronaldo was at the very start of the wingers as forwards era so I suppose it's fine, but having forwards, wing forwards and out-and-out strikers together feels a bit forced and pointless tbh. Cantona, Salah, Bale and Shearer don't really belong together on any list that's supposed to make any sense.

 

 

 

 

It's kind of like making a top 10 list of centrebacks and fullbacks..

 

 

Edited December 17, 2024 by Erikse

[500bhp]

4 hours ago, Hughesy said:

I'll never understand how highly rated Cantona is in these lists.

Agreed. He was class on Saturday's against Oldham or Sheff Utd in the PL. But shite the following Tuesday against AC or Bara in the CL. 

[Kid Icarus]

As a fanbase we should be only slightly behind Man United's in understanding how disgustingly influential he was. No Cantona or Schmeichel in 95/96 and we win the league at a canter.

 

 

Edited December 18, 2024 by Kid Icarus

[Superior Acuña]

On 10/12/2024 at 10:57, Kid Icarus said:

 

It's the gossy accent. My lass has it. It's mental.

 

Lowdsa cowts for loads of coats. Stowk for Stoke etc.

Never knew that,  feel like I’ve only ever heard it from Geordies doing TV work, always thought it was an adaptation. Grates on my ear cos sounds so out of place. 

[Groundhog63]

Is it true he doesn't like to breath out as it's giving his air away for nothing? 

[Decky]

14 hours ago, Hughesy said:

I'll never understand how highly rated Cantona is in these lists.

 

Same. Does anyone who isn't a Man Utd fan ever do it though? Ex Man Utd players having a big influence in the football media and punditry in the UK probably helps it too. He was a good player in a very good team but there are so many other forwards who hit much bigger goal numbers over a lot more years. A lot of bang-average PL forwards have hit bigger numbers than him although I know its not always about just that. 

[Froggy]

10 minutes ago, Decky said:

Same. Does anyone who isn't a Man Utd fan ever do it though?

 

The discussion is about a list from Jamie Carragher tbf.   Cantona's impact was monumental. KI's post sums it up quite well.

 

He's behind Rooney though, absolutely no question. As is Ronaldo.

[NEEJ]

8 hours ago, Superior Acuña said:

Never knew that,  feel like I’ve only ever heard it from Geordies doing TV work, always thought it was an adaptation. Grates on my ear cos sounds so out of place. 

If you watch old interviews Shearer doesn't do it, so I'm firmly of the opinion it's some weird, misguided adjustment they're doing to be understood better. 

[Rod]

17 minutes ago, NEEJ said:

If you watch old interviews Shearer doesn't do it, so I'm firmly of the opinion it's some weird, misguided adjustment they're doing to be understood better. 

I agree.  It's purely for TV reasons. I mean, if they spoke pure Geordie then no one would understand them (apart from Geordies). Just a quick story ........Back in 1996 I was in The Railway Tavern just up from White Hart Lane.  I was there with my wife and about six Spurs friends just before the game.  We were all sat at a table talking for about an hour when I said "it's my turn for the beers".  My Spurs pal Dave Walford says "I will give you a hand".  At the bar there were four Toon fans discussing the game so I joined in the discussion whilst waiting for my drinks.

Back at our table Dave looked at me incredulously and said "what fucking language were you talking back there at the bar"?  He never understood a word that I said to the Newcastle lads.  So I obviously tone down my "Geordie" when I'm in cockney company.  End of story.

[Lush Vlad]

43 minutes ago, NEEJ said:

If you watch old interviews Shearer doesn't do it, so I'm firmly of the opinion it's some weird, misguided adjustment they're doing to be understood better. 

I can understand this. Used to be a running joke that I was translator when we were up for a game. I’m not from the NE. But had family that were and also spent a lot of time up there. 
 

Happens with loads of accents when people move away, too. Then they go back to a stronger, thicker accent when they’re back home.