Your Iconic Footballer as a lad?....

[FlapJacks]

My first proper world cup was 1974 and I was obsessed by Cruyff. I was gutted when they lost the final.

Practiced the Cruyff turn obsessively too.

 

[Aet290204]

Bryan Robson.

 

[sherlock]

David Armstrong and Terry Cochrane

 

[NZBoro1]

 

[Expat Smoggie]

has to be Johan Cruyff for me, oranje total football you couldn't beat it.

 

[morrissey]

Cruyff...

 

[Blf]

George Best. The finest player I ever saw.

 

[Unravel_Morrison]

Robson for me.

 

[HarryVegas]

Yeah, Colin Bell for me too.

 

[kuepper]

Clough - Jim Irvine -Greaves - Best -Di Stefano-Puskas

 

[Slipperutb01]

Craig Johnston boro
Maradona until hand of god

 

[TheWolfman]

Romario unbelievable finisher. Loved him as a kid. Mad when you think all he wanted to do was party but absolutely brilliant

 

[Smoggle]

Boro - Ripley then later very briefly Barmby before Juninho stole the show.
Non-Boro - Iván de la Peña.

 

[jonny_greenings_sock]

Gazza, Bryan Robson, and Rippers.

 

[Canyoudigit]

David Hodgson

 

[guisborough_rob]

Hickton then Souness, followed by Best.

 

[FabioPorkpie]

 

[Yesterdays_Jam]

Boro - Ripley

England - Bryan Robson

The World - Romario

 

[Laughing]

I don't really go in for nostalgia, it's a thing of the past. But if I had to. Cruyff. There was something magical about him to my young eyes.

 

[Legz]

Or lass!

Ripley for Boro
Marco Van Basten for non Boro