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Old 15-04-2010, 01:13 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Ok, nominated & seconded so far:

Roberto Baggio
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Old 15-04-2010, 05:29 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Too many Aussies misunderstanding the meaning of "stars". Lucas Neill? Tim Cahill?

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Old 15-04-2010, 06:18 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Too many Aussies misunderstanding the meaning of "stars". Lucas Neill? Tim Cahill?

Saeed al Owaiaran...
Neill was having a great WC last time mate, until that unfortunate incident we won't discuss..
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Old 15-04-2010, 06:42 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Nomiante:

John Aldridge (best WC moment ever)
Alan Ball
Roger Hunt

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Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Bergkamp !!!!!
Gary Lineker
Bobby Moore
Geoff Hurst

Was gonna nominate Roger Milla but he apepars to already have quite the following
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Old 15-04-2010, 06:49 AM   #21 (permalink)
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One for GIMH - John Barnes, for the rapping not the playing.
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Old 15-04-2010, 07:03 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Old 15-04-2010, 07:37 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Old 15-04-2010, 11:46 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Twenty-two in so far:

Hagi
Baggio
Beckenbaur
Neill
Cahill
Cruyff
Cocu
Milla
Zidane
Eusebio
Maradona
Bergkamp
Lineker
Moore
Hurst
Cafu
Batistuta
Chilavert
Pele
Ronaldo
Escobar
Romario


Nominated & needing a second:

Aldridge
Al-Owairan
Ardiles
Ball
Banks
Barnes
Carlos Alberto
Charlton, J
Charlton, R
Cohen
Didi
Elkjaer
Fontaine
Garrincha
Gemmill
Hunt
Jairzinho
Kahn
Kezman
Klose
Kopa
Krol
Lato
Nasazzi
Neeskens
Peters
Platini
Puskas
Robben
Roberto Carlos
Sanon
Schillaci
Schmeichel
Schwarzer
Scifo
Stiles
Stoichkov
Suker
van Bommel
Zico


Proposals left:

marc - 4
Simon - 0
grecian - 5
Pothas - 3
cpr - 4
fred - 0
HDS - 1
Burgey - 2
NUFAN - 4
ripper - 6
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Vimes - 0
GIMH - 1
Sean - 4
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Old 15-04-2010, 12:08 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Batistuta
Chilavert
Pele
Ronaldo

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Roberto Carlos
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Old 15-04-2010, 01:17 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Not enough of the spirit of '66 in this so with my remaining five I'll nominate

Jack Charlton
Nobby Stiles
George Cohen
Martin Peters

and in case he gets overlooked

Ferenc Puskas

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Old 15-04-2010, 04:38 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Second Romario

Nominate Miroslav Klose
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Old 15-04-2010, 04:46 PM   #30 (permalink)
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2nd John Barnes (for the rapping)
2nd Ferenc Puskas
2nd Andres Escobar (sold on Vimes' reasoning)

Nominate (last nomination): Gazza - who can forget those tears in 1990.

Would nominate a couple of West Germans from that era, but I'm out of luck now.
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