Bexy1977 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Reda?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzatheowl Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Gilles de bilde JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Emerson Thome said: With the talk on another thread of whether Nilsson was our best ever foreign player, it got me thinking who our all-time overseas XI would be. I've used non-British as the qualification for overseas. If you think having Irish players is cheating (especially as Sheridan was from Manchester), then I've suggested alternatives to the Irish players in brackets. GK: Kieran Westwood (Pavel Srnicek) RB: Roland Nilsson LB: Dan Petrescu CB: Emerson Thome CB: Dejan Stefanovic RM: Niclas Alexandersson LM: John Harkes CM: Glenn Whelan (Wim Jonk) CM: John Sheridan (Ante Mirocevic) AM: Marc Degryse CF: Paolo Di Canio Manager: Carlos Carvalhal Not Rudi enough for you? Or think it could do with a bit of Magic Bougherra, Foresteri or Benito Carbone then post your alternative teams below. Maybe Petrescu at left back is cheating as he never played there but otherwise all I could think of was Helan or Pudil. Shame on you for suggesting Wim Jonk. him and De Bilde were the biggest mercenaries ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 14 minutes ago, tuttuttut said: Ola Tidman Patrick Blondeau Danny Maddix Con Blatsis Zigor Aranalde Petter Rudi Barry Horne Danny Sonner Regi Blinker Francesco Sanetti Christian Mayrelb 10 minutes ago, offalyowl said: Forgot about Danny sonner, definitely shake your hand on that If we are having Danny Sonner then we might aswell put in the best left back we have probably ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 14 minutes ago, tuttuttut said: Ola Tidman Patrick Blondeau Danny Maddix Con Blatsis Zigor Aranalde Petter Rudi Barry Horne Danny Sonner Regi Blinker Francesco Sanetti Christian Mayrelb Bit harsh on Rudi that, he was a decent player. Rocky Lekaj would be a potential Norweigan replacement on the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmchairOwl Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Can we have Cantona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offalyowl Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 5 minutes ago, pazowl55 said: If we are having Danny Sonner then we might aswell put in the best left back we have probably ever had. Which left back if you mind me asking, can't be bothered to read back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, fudge27 said: Shame on you for suggesting Wim Jonk. him and De Bilde were the biggest mercenaries ever! Yeah, but when he could be bothered he was a class above everyone else we had at that time (apart from Des and Di Canio). E.g. the 3-1 over Man Utd at Hillsboro the season they did the treble when Jonk and Sonner (I kid ye not) outplayed Keane and Scholes. His style didn't suit our tactics in a lot of the games, and true, he took one brief look at the Championship and thought b*gger this, I'll take my fat pay check and retire to a windmill in Holland, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say there were enough good performances in that first season to make the cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthowl Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Di Canio Kovachevic Carbone Jonsonn Bart-Williams Alexanderson Smith Bougherra Thome Nilsson Srinecek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 21 minutes ago, offalyowl said: Surprised you didn't mention Gerald sibon but I'd have benito carbone over di canio anytime but they were class players I have a soft spot for Sibon, he was one of the few positives for those first couple of seasons back in the Championship but I think even he would admit he flopped in the Premier League. I found Carbone a frustrating player. He would have 3 or 4 games a season where he was an absolute star (I remember two goals against Forest that were like guided missiles where the ball seemed to change speed and direction in mid-air) but there were quite a lot of games where he went missing too. Di Canio for me was a class above him, his skill and composure, but also his work-rate were exceptional. It's a shame he could be such a tool on (and off) the field along with it, but to be fair, if he hadn't been such a high maintenance player he'd probably have never come to Wednesday (or Celtic, West Ham...) in the first place. His previous clubs were Lazio, Juventus, Napoli and AC Milan and I don't think many of them sold him because he wasn't talented enough it was just that he was too much of a pain to manage off the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal M Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Tamworthowl said: Di Canio Kovachevic Carbone Jonsonn Bart-Williams Alexanderson Smith Bougherra Thome Nilsson Srinecek Smith ??? I may be having a blonde moment but who are you referring to? Edited June 26, 2017 by Neal M I move a lot of concrete on the QVC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthowl Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, Neal M said: Smith ??? I may be having a blonde moment but who are you referring to? Wilf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal M Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Aaah. Forgot about him. Though not sure he or Bart-Man would qualify. If the OP considers Manchester born players to be international because they represented another country, the converse should also apply. Both Wilf and CBW represented England at junior levels. I move a lot of concrete on the QVC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 11 minutes ago, Neal M said: Aaah. Forgot about him. Though not sure he or Bart-Man would qualify. If the OP considers Manchester born players to be international because they represented another country, the converse should also apply. Both Wilf and CBW represented England at junior levels. Good knowledge - never knew he was originally German and called Schmidt. I'll allow both, as presumably they were both born with other nationalities and became British citizens when they were growing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offalyowl Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 27 minutes ago, Emerson Thome said: I have a soft spot for Sibon, he was one of the few positives for those first couple of seasons back in the Championship but I think even he would admit he flopped in the Premier League. I found Carbone a frustrating player. He would have 3 or 4 games a season where he was an absolute star (I remember two goals against Forest that were like guided missiles where the ball seemed to change speed and direction in mid-air) but there were quite a lot of games where he went missing too. Di Canio for me was a class above him, his skill and composure, but also his work-rate were exceptional. It's a shame he could be such a tool on (and off) the field along with it, but to be fair, if he hadn't been such a high maintenance player he'd probably have never come to Wednesday (or Celtic, West Ham...) in the first place. His previous clubs were Lazio, Juventus, Napoli and AC Milan and I don't think many of them sold him because he wasn't talented enough it was just that he was too much of a pain to manage off the field. Can't disagree with anything you wrote there but sibon and carbone stayed with us for a few year but di canio left as soon as he got a chance but I don't have the luxury of watching out team every week so can only say what I see when I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frastheowl Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) Discarded Irish. They've never been "foreign!" Srnicek Nilsson Thome Loovens Reda Johnson Degryse Harkes Carbone Alexandersson Forestieri Di Canio Honourable Mentions - Subs Bench Petrescu Bougherra Stefanovic Simek Semedo J. Johnson Sibon Edited June 26, 2017 by frastheowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl14 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 What about JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, tuttuttut said: Ola Tidman Patrick Blondeau Danny Maddix Con Blatsis Zigor Aranalde Petter Rudi Barry Horne Danny Sonner Regi Blinker Francesco Sanetti Christian Mayrelb He said our BEST That lot would struggle to beat Stocksbridge Park Steels. Edited June 26, 2017 by S36 OWL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) Westwood Nilsson Thome Bougherra Petrescu Jonk Harkes Rudi di Canio Kovacevic Carbone Subs from:- Srnicek Stefanovic Reda Pudil Trustfull Blinker Degryse Alexandersson Forestieri Loovens Abdi Simek Specifically regarding Jonk, yes he was a mercenary. However, people forget how good he was in his first season. He had 49 caps for Holland and was one of the best players we had. The year after he lost heart, after we got relegated he was a joke. Edited June 26, 2017 by HirstWhoScoredIt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 36 minutes ago, S36 OWL said: He said our BEST That lot would struggle to beat Stocksbridge Park Steels. Times are hard pal. On a budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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