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  1. 17-04-2010, 08:49 AM #61
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    Quote Originally Posted by BoyBrumby View Post
    That a nom then?
    Yeah, will second Uppercut's buck-toothed warrior as well.
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  2. 17-04-2010, 09:08 AM #62
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marcuss View Post
    Yeah, will second Uppercut's buck-toothed warrior as well.
    Duffer's beaten you to it.

    I'll second Archie Gemmill, Paolo Rossi & Nobby Stiles

    & nominate David Platt, for that goal in 1990 & Gerry Armstrong, whose goals took wee Norn Iron to the 2nd round in 1982, noteably his winner versus the Spanish hosts.

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    58 now confirmed:

    Romania: Georgi Hagi

    Italy: Roberto Baggio, Salvatore Schillaci, Fabio Grosso, Paolo Rossi, Marco Tardelli, Paolo Maldini

    (West) Germany: Franz Beckenbaur, Oliver Kahn, Gerd Muller, Jurgen Klinsmann, Lothar Matthaus

    Australia: Lucas Neill, Tim Cahill, Mark Schwarzer

    The Netherlands: Dennis Bergkamp, Phillip Cocu, Johan Cryuff, Mark van Bommel, Johan Neeskens

    Cameroon: Roger Milla

    France: Zinedine Zidane, Just Fontaine, Michel Platini, Lillian Thuram

    Portugal: Eusebio

    Argentina: Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta

    England: Gary Lineker, Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Jack Charlton, Bobby Charlton, John Barnes, Gordon Banks, Nobby Stiles, Paul Gascoigne, David Platt, Alf Ramsey

    Brazil: Cafu, Pele, Ronaldo, Romario, Roberto Carlos, Zico, Garrincha, Jairzinho, Carlos Alberto, Rivelino, Ronaldinho

    Paraguay: Jose Luis Chilavert

    Columbia: Andres Escobar

    Hungary: Ferenc Puskas*

    Republic of Ireland: John Aldridge

    Bulgaria: Hritso Stoichkov

    Croatia: Davor Suker

    Scotland: Archie Gemmill

    Poland: Zbigniew Boniek

    *Also played for Spain in 1962

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    Nominated & needing a second:

    Al-Owairan
    Armstrong
    Ardiles
    Ball
    Baptista
    Boniek
    Cohen
    Cubillas
    Didi
    Elkjaer
    Goycochea
    Hunt
    Kempes
    Kezman
    Klose
    Kluivert
    Kocsis
    Kopa
    Krol
    Lato
    Leonardo
    Leonidas
    Messi
    Nasazzi
    Peters
    Petit
    Rijkaard
    Robben
    Sanon
    Schmeichel
    Scifo
    Seaman
    Valderrama
    Voller

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    Proposals left:

    marc - 4
    Simon - 2
    grecian - 6
    Pothas - 4
    cpr - 8
    fred - 0
    HDS - 1
    Burgey - 6
    NUFAN - 0
    ripper - 6
    vic - 11
    Steulen - 4
    Vimes - 2
    GIMH - 0
    Sean - 6
    Marcuss - 2
    Brumby - 1
    TBY - 7
    Uppercut - 10
    duffer - 10
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    Last edited by BoyBrumby; 18-04-2010 at 02:16 AM. Reason: Updated after marc's, grecian's, Pothas's, Marcuss's, Sean's, fred's, GIMH's & Sam's posts
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  3. 17-04-2010, 09:18 AM #63
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    Second Gascoigne, Platt.

    Nominate Graham Poll
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  4. 17-04-2010, 09:27 AM #64
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    second tardelli

    nom, mario kempes, boniek, can't be arsed with his first name or capitals, worse day ever
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  5. 17-04-2010, 10:14 AM #65
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    Distinct lack of this great man, nomiate Valderrama
  6. 17-04-2010, 10:23 AM #66
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    Nominate : Lilian Thuram, Paolo Maldini,
  7. 17-04-2010, 10:26 AM #67
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marcuss View Post
    Nominate : Lilian Thuram, Paolo Maldini,
    Second both of these.
  8. 17-04-2010, 12:41 PM #68
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    Nominate Sandor Kocsis and Leonidas.
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    For my final contribution nominate Sir Alf Ramsey
  10. 17-04-2010, 02:48 PM #70
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    I was sure you said I had no contributions left Brumby

    Nominate:

    Emmanuel Petit, Rudi Voller, Frank Rijkaard, Leonardo
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    Quote Originally Posted by GeraintIsMyHero View Post
    I was sure you said I had no contributions left Brumby

    Nominate:

    Emmanuel Petit, Rudi Voller, Frank Rijkaard, Leonardo
    I moved the goalposts, tbf:

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    Right, want to get this going soon-ish, so will second Just Fontaine & Garrincha and raise the proposal limit to 12.
  12. 17-04-2010, 04:38 PM #72
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  13. 17-04-2010, 05:17 PM #73
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    Second Zbigniew Boniek, SAO

    nominate Teofilo Cubillas
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  15. 18-04-2010, 05:33 AM #75
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    Gah, we're so close. Only six more needed for a quorum; fingers out, chaps.
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