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REALGSA 7:40 Thu May 7
World Class Footballers that played for us...

Carlos Tevez
Paulo Futre
Davor Suker

?

The Mercernary 5:51 Wed May 13
Re: World Class Footballers that played for us...

If you want a definition of "World Class" how about being one of the best players in Europe in your position (and of your generation)?

If you're one of the best players in Europe then you're definitely elevated into being one of the best players in the world.

Sniper 4:48 Tue May 12
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I’m assuming you mean players who were world class at some point in their career Seeing as futre was broken and Suker a pensioner

In which case:

Di canio
Payet
Rio

Arguable Carrick and Lampard too

VickyPkVillageIdiot 1:28 Tue May 12
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Good one mate.

He definitely hasn't been mentioned.

geoffpikey 1:27 Tue May 12
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On pure goals per game, Ian WRIGHT had a better record with us than Tevez. (9 in 22 vs 7 in 26.)

Golden Oldie 1:24 Tue May 12
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Joe Cole...

Pi Alpha Nu 1:21 Tue May 12
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Marco Boogers.

toadinthehole 10:05 Tue May 12
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Bobby Zamora

He was better than Tevez in the season we stay up

Alex G 11:48 Mon May 11
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If you put a loose classification of world class as being one of the top five players in their position in the world at the time I suspect the list would be something like:

Bobby Moore
Dimitri Payet

(And possibly Trevor Brooking, apologies, I'm too young to know enough about who else he was competing with)

Rio Ferdinand probably got to that level after he left us, as possibly did Tevez, Mascherano and at a stretch Lampard.

New Jersey 7:56 Mon May 11
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Paul Ince was quite skinny when he played for us, it was only when he retired that he put on a few pounds which seemed to inhibit his ability to speak properly!

Mike Oxsaw 7:39 Mon May 11
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Benni McCarthy WAS the South African World cup squad

VickyPkVillageIdiot 7:37 Mon May 11
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Paul Ince

New Jersey 7:34 Mon May 11
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We've had some 'World class' fat fuckers play for us at times, most notably Benni McCarthy who was that fat and unfit he couldn't make the South African World cup squad, Titi Camaro had some spare timber, perhaps that why he was so shit and Mido had piled on a pound or two when he got to us.

I had the pleasure of seeing McCarthy and Mido spearhead our 'attack' in the later stages of an away loss to Burnley, what a fucking debacle that was!!

geoffpikey 3:49 Mon May 11
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What about 'Arry's "top, top players"?

He's had loads of them. The bigger the envelope, the "topper" they are.

I'm being slightly facetious but if this debate should continue, I would at least limit it to players who were truly exceptional and peaked WHILE WITH WEST HAM. By that measure, I'd leave Tevez out. Certainly Carrick. And Lampard Jr. And Mascherano.

Our fault, various reasons, but we didn't get their best. And we have a team of Davor Sukers every few years!

Rossal 3:11 Mon May 11
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You have decent players, you have good players, you have very good players, you have top players, you have world class players, then you have ones that can be discussed as being best ever (messi, Ronaldo etc)...

simples

Northern Sold 2:04 Mon May 11
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geoffpikey 12:07 Mon May 11
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Brentford.

What IS the definition of "world class"? There isn't one. It's just a punditry platitude. HTH.




Exactly all open to individuals interpretation as when a player is put in the `world class' bracket... for me it's a player that would walk into a world XI at their time of playing... would Carrick, Tevez, Parker, Rice?? Not in my eyes they wouldn't... Mooro would... but yes it's open to every persons individual interpretation...

geoffpikey 12:07 Mon May 11
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Brentford.

What IS the definition of "world class"? There isn't one. It's just a punditry platitude. HTH.

Rossal 11:01 Mon May 11
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Ones that i've seen

Carrick
Tevez
Parker
Payet
Rice

tanman 10:14 Mon May 11
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Liam Brady - at the fag ends of his career though.

Sydney_Iron 10:06 Mon May 11
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Young Frank and Mr Ince were 2 who went on to be amongst the best of there generation, well in England anyway.

13 Brentford Rd 10:00 Mon May 11
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That's not the definition of world class otherwise there would only be 11 world class players in history.

Northern Sold 3:23 Mon May 11
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Bobby Moore


Thats it... hed walk into ANY world XI... all the others mentioned would not... so hes the only one

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