Blades Best Country

[Tony_Kaufman]

After the signing of Yasser Larouci it got me thinking of previous French players who have played for the Blades and how they did for us.

With that in mind, and excluding the English, which countries do you think produced the best players for the Blades over the years?

Let's see the lists. If they're English born but chose to play for a different country then we'll count the country they represented. I've a feeling the Irish might do well here.

 

[Tarqs]

Ya basically answered your own question mate.

 

[Gimli]

Greeks - Borbokis and Baldock… that’s a 100% success record!

And Dellas…

Ah and Retsos, ok maybe not 100% success.

 

[Tarqs]

Greeks - Borbokis and Baldock… that’s a 100% success record!

And Dellas…

Ah and Retsos, ok maybe not 100% success.

Scandalous you missed off Donis

 

[Aganarama]

Scandalous you missed off Donis

And Dimitris Markos...

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[Tarqs]

And Dimitris Markos...

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That's just Micky Narker 's adopted name

 

[Guesty]

We've done quite well out of Norway, your mileage may vary over exactly which players count as a success, if course.

 

[manxblade]

Definitely more players from Scotland than anywhere else

 

[brownblade]

We've done quite well out of Norway, your mileage may vary over exactly which players count as a success, if course.

If we exclude Ireland it's gotta be Norway, maybe. Flo, Nilsen, Fjortoft amongst others...

 

[Bladepicker]

Zimbabwe thread closed.

 

[I should coco]

Senegal for me, everytime.

 

[Grecian2000]

Strike rate of 50% from Argentina.
The rather majestic AS and the cup stealing cock womble PV.

 

[Blade82]

Strike rate of 50% from Argentina.
The rather majestic AS and the cup stealing cock womble PV.

33.3333333% you forgot Elian Parrino

 

[I should coco]

33.3%

Ellan Parrino.

 

[Blade82]

We’d have a fairly decent Welsh eleven, If they were in their prime of course.


Rush, Speed, Saunders, Page, Ched, Blake, Vinny Jones, RND, Brooks, Hodges, Hockey etc

 

[derfblade.3]

Jean-Francois Lescinel i assume was French.
Would have been a top player for us but never recovered after injury.

 

[Chezzy Blades]

We’d have a fairly decent Welsh eleven, If they were in their prime of course.


Rush, Speed, Saunders, Page, Ched, Blake, Vinny Jones, RND, Brooks, Hodges, Hockey etc

Mel Rees in goal.

 

[BerksBlade]

We’d have a fairly decent Welsh eleven, If they were in their prime of course.


Rush, Speed, Saunders, Page, Ched, Blake, Vinny Jones, RND, Brooks, Hodges, Hockey etc

+ Gil Reece & Dave Powell

 

[derfblade.3]

We’d have a fairly decent Welsh eleven, If they were in their prime of course.


Rush, Speed, Saunders, Page, Ched, Blake, Vinny Jones, RND, Brooks, Hodges, Hockey etc

Another 2 top Welsh lads to add to the list . Gill Reece and Len Allchurch. Had the pleasure of watching both these lads.

 

[derfblade.3]

That shirt worn by Len Allchurch looks great. No sponsor shit or owt else.

 

[Tarqs]

Jean-Francois Lescinel i assume was French.
Would have been a top player for us but never recovered after injury.

Nope, Guyana and played for Haiti.

 

[Grecian2000]

33.3333333% you forgot Elian Parrino

Apologies (and I should coco ), and even now you've mentioned him my memory refuses to bring him to mind!!!

 

[Melbourne Blade]

Not a complete disaster from down under.

Veart, Dougie and Murphy

Dave Carney?

 

[Bert]

The last bloke who held up a proper trophy for us was Irish.

 

[Geordie Blade]

The last bloke who held up a proper trophy for us was Irish.

Oh, you meant...

 

[DaveBassettsgoneonholiday]

And Dimitris Markos...

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Wasn't fit to lace his mother's shoes

 

[DifferentClass]

Ireland but only because my favourite ever player is Alan Kelly.

 

[diode_blade]

Dean Hammond, he came from knowhere and went knowhere on the pitch

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

Scotland

Stuart McCall, Jamie Murphy, Ryan Flynn, Nick Montgomery, Stefan Scougall, Oli McBurnie, John Fleck, Eddie Colquhoun, Gary Naysmith,

 

[knowsnowt]

Wasn't Shipperley from Biafra? His belly definitely was.