Comments on: Offside Sound-Off: 15 Questions For The Fans

By: KMD

KMD — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:13:15 +0000

1.) All time World Cup moment?
Watching: France v. Brazil 1986.
In Person: Romania in 2004.
Qualifying in person? Colombia 5 Argentina 0. That one hurt.

2.) One match in the history of your most beloved team you wish you had attended?
Real Betis winning the Copa Del Rey.

3.) One scoreline you wish you could reverse for your favorite team?
USA 0 Italy 1 in 1990. Why not!

4.) Five favorite players for your favorite team, past or present? (Real Betis Balompie)
1)Joaquin
2) Prats
3)Edu
4)Pumpido
5)Jarni

5.) Five players to have never played for your team, past or present?
Pick ‘em.

6.) Maradona or Pele?
Diego Maradona, for his time; Pele for the length of his career. Like voting for best hitter between Ted Williams (career twice interrupted by military service) or Babe Ruth. I’d say that Maradona carried 10 men on his midget back on a number of occasions (86, 90, 94–look what happened when he failed the drug test–Napoli, Bosteros)…those were significant accomplishments!

7.) Maldini or Beckenbauer?
Maldini, easy. I think many underestimate how GREAT Maldini has been.

8.) Cruijff or Eusebio?
Only saw Cruijff play.

9) Yashin or Buffon?
Buffon.

10.) Least favorite player of all time, past or present?
Andres D’Alessandro (biggest baby I’ve ever seen play). Maybe Hugo Sanchez in a tie.

11.) Do you have a second club?
Racing Club (Argentina)

12.) One player right now you would add to your team, past or present, dead or alive?
Again, pick ‘em. Maradona in his prime or a guy like Zidane. Right now? I’ll go out of left field and say an in-form Michael Essien.

13.) One football dream you wish to see in your lifetime?
For De Lopera to just go away (not going to happen). USA progressing in international competitions…that’ll probably happen at some point.

14.) Most prized football possession?
1988 Racing Club jersey or 1991 Betis scarf.

15.) Finally, who is the best player in the world right now?
C. Ronaldo all around; L Messi or F Torres for jaw dropping flair and finishing and future promise.

16) (My added one) Most hated club(s)?
Real Franco and Sevilla in a tie.
Most hated fans?
Personally? Boca…and then their bandwagon “lifetime fans” from across the world. “La mitad mas 1″ is a bunch of crap!

Have a nice weekend everybody.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:31:11 +0000

1.) Gazza Crying
2.) England 5-1 Germany
3.) Tottenham 3-4 Man City
4.) Gazza, Steffen Freund, Ledley King, Mauricio Tarricco, Berbagod
5.) Maradona, Cruyff, Zidane, Wayne Rooney, Eric Cantona
6.) Maradona
7.) Maldini
8.) Cruijff
9) Buffon- but surely Peter Schmeichel is better then both?
10.) Lauren – former Arsenal right back
11.) not really- but if so, Crystal Palace
12.) Linel Messi
13.) England win world cup
14.) Euro 96 England vs Scotland signed programme
15.) Messi

By: Eirik

Eirik — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:30:14 +0000

1.) All time World Cup moment?

Michael Owen, the boy wonder, scoring against Argentina. I stayed up so that I could watch the game, and it paid off. It was amazing.

2.) One match in the history of your most beloved team you wish you had attended?

Manchester United against Bayern Munich when Manchester United scored two in stoppage time to win the CL and complete the treble.

3.) One scoreline you wish you could reverse for your favorite team? Italy – USA WC 2006. USA won that game.

4.) Five favorite players for your favorite team, past or present?

1. Paul Scholes
2. Ryan Giggs
3. Roy Keane
4. Eric Cantona
5. Wayne Rooney

5.) Five players to have never played for your team, past or present?

1. Zidane
2. Cambiasso
3. Kaka
4. Beckenbauer
5. Raul

6.) Maradona or Pele? Pele.
7.) Maldini or Beckenbauer? Beckenbauer.
8.) Cruijff or Eusebio? Cruijff.
9) Yashin or Buffon? Buffon.
10.) Least favorite player of all time, past or present?Materazzi
11.) Do you have a second club? Newcastle.
12.) One player right now you would add to your team, past or present, dead or alive? Steven Gerrard
13.) One football dream you wish to see in your lifetime? The USA winning the World Cup. Or having atleast 15 USA players playing for top teams in La Liga or EPL.
14.) Most prized football possession? Michael Owen jersey
15.) Finally, who is the best player in the world right now? Cristiano Ronaldo.

By: Surendra

Surendra — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:24:44 +0000

1. all time favorite moment- totting chipping past vander sar euro 2000 semis and Grosso scoring against germany
2. cannavaro lifting the world cup in germany.
3. itstanbul 2005, and euro 2000 final and WORLD CUP FINAL 94 with Baggio scoring hattrick in regular time.
4. R. Baggio, GG Buffon, Nedved, Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Platini
5. Maldini, Baresi, Pirlo, De Rossi, Cassano, Messi, Batistuta, Nesta, Kaka, Essien….etc
6. Maradona
7. Maldini
8. Cruiff also Platini
9. The greatest there is and ever will be His excelencySignor Sir prophet Buffon
10. Pele and The most overrated player Zlatan Ibrahimobitch
11. ROMA, MIlAN and FIORENTINA
12. Giovinco, Giusippe Rossi and Cassano
13. Juventus beat intertina 12 – 0 and thereby losing the scudetto to Roma
14. A ROBERTO BAGGIO Jersey
15. Cristiano Ronaldo and Daniele De Rossi

By: Hana

Hana — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:05:08 +0000

1.) All time World Cup moment? Portugal v Netherlands, 2006. 4 red cards, 16 yellow cards, 100% insanity.
2.) One match in the history of your most beloved team you wish you had attended? Milan 6 – Inter 0.
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3.) One scoreline you wish you could reverse for your favorite team? 2005 CL Final. 3-3, Lost on PKs. I’m sorry guys, we got revenge though last year!
4.) Five favorite players for your favorite team, past or present? Pirlo, Gattuso, Kaka’, Maldini, Sheva
5.) Five players to have never played for your team, past or present? Henry, Ibrahimovic, Zizou, Fabregas, Thuram
6.) Maradona or Pele? Peledona.
7.) Maldini or Beckenbauer? IL CAPITANO PER SEMPRE. aka. Maldini
8.) Cruijff or Eusebio? Cruijff
9) Yashin or Buffon? Oo. Toughie. I’m gonna have to go with one Gigi Buffon though.
10.) Least favorite player of all time, past or present?
MATERAZZI. That is all.
11.) Do you have a second club? Arsenal
12.) One player right now you would add to your team, past or present, dead or alive? ANYONE THAT KNOWS HOW TO SCORE.
13.) One football dream you wish to see in your lifetime?
The Ethiopia National Team becoming a major African power (I can dream, can’t I?) and Milan sweeping the Scudetto, CL, and Coppa.
14.) Most prized football possession? Tie between my red and black soccer ball that I named “A.C.” and my Kaka’ jersey my friend just brought back for me from Italy.
15.) Finally, who is the best player in the world right now? Andrea Pirlo.

By: cfc069

cfc069 — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:34:41 +0000

oops sorry answered 6 for no.5 Please take out Peter Shilton if you hvae too!!

KTBFFH

By: joejoejoe

joejoejoe — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:34:18 +0000

1.) Philip Lamm’s opening goal in the ‘06 World Cup in Germany
2.) Win by Man City at Old Trafford two weeks ago
3.) The latest Man City loss vs. Everton. Champions League looks hard now.
4.) Faves on MCFC now. Richard Dunne, Micah Richards, Martin Petrov, Elano, Stephen Ireland
5.) All-time faves. Zidane, Essien, Jozy Altidore, Ribery, Beckenbauer.
6.) Maradona or Pele? Pele.
7.) Maldini or Beckenbauer? Beckenbauer.
8.) Cruijff or Eusebio? Puskas.
9) Yashin or Buffon? Buffon.
10.) Least favorite player of all time, past or present? Matterazzi.
11.) Do you have a second club? DAC 1904, Slovakia.
12.) One player right now you would add to your team, past or present, dead or alive? Vintage TH14. Man City needs a striker.
13.) US soccer adopts promotion/relegation. US fans embrace it.
14.) Randomly playing ‘You’ll never walk alone’ from Celtic/Barcelona match after Madrid bombings on YouTube for my 77-year old Mom, finding out it was her favorite song by accident.
15.) Buffon. Best keeper ever and good keepers are underrated.

By: cfc069

cfc069 — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:31:07 +0000

1) England winning the World Cup in 1966
2) The Chelsea v Leeds replay at OT in 1970
3) Rotherham 6-0 Chelsea. Chelsea was 3-0 down after 15mins
4) Peter Osgood, Peter Bonetti, Gianfranco Zola, Kerry Dixon, Ray Wilkins
5) Cruyff, Pele, Gordon Banks, Peter Shilton, Bobby Charlton, Duncan Edwards
6)Pele (Maradona finally admitted he was a cheat)
7)Beckenbauer
8)Eusebio
9)Yashin
10) Maradonna (He cheated England in the World Cu with that handball)
11)Oldham Athletic
12)The King of Stamford Bridge – Peter Osgood
13) Done it with the League title (twice) – must be the Champions League next
14) My own league and cup winners medals when I was younger and played for a Sunday team – Old Father Thames aka Kennington Royals (still got the club jumper)
15) Ronaldo

What a great survey. Nice one well done!!

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:55:11 +0000

1.) All time World Cup moment?
Stuart Pearce shooting at Bodo Illgner in the World Cup 1990 semi-final. Pretending that Illgner actually did anything to save the shot. Then declaring him a hero and subsequently becoming a fan of FC Cologne. I later found comfort in the fact that Pierre Littbarski and Thomas Hässler were playing for Cologne as well. More recently: Oliver Neuville’s late late late goal against Poland WC 2006.
2.) One match in the history of your most beloved team you wish you had attended?
Cologne beating Bayern 4-0 at home 1990/1991.
3.) One scoreline you wish you could reverse for your favorite team?
For my favorite team it’s probably the DFB Pokal final in 1991. Otherwise I would just like to reverse the scoreline of Hamburg-Bayern matchday 34 2000/2001.
4.) Five favorite players for your favorite team, past or present?
Littbarski, Hässler, Banach, Podolski, Novakovic
5.) Five players to have never played for your team, past or present?
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6.) Maradona or Pele?
Pele.
7.) Maldini or Beckenbauer?
Beckenbauer.
8.) Cruijff or Eusebio?
Cruijff.
9) Yashin or Buffon?
-
10.) Least favorite player of all time, past or present?
Stefan Effenberg.
11.) Do you have a second club?
Nope. Though I have sympathies for a lot of clubs.
12.) One player right now you would add to your team, past or present, dead or alive?
No, I wouldn’t want to ruin his life past or present, dead or alive.
13.) One football dream you wish to see in your lifetime?
Cologne winning anything (where anything doesn’t include stuff like an Intertoto Cup).
14.) Most prized football possession?
World Cup 2006 tickets.
15.) Finally, who is the best player in the world right now?
Messi maybe.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:54:39 +0000

1.) All time World Cup moment? Fabio Grosso’s goal against Germany. (Close second- Camerun beating Argentina in the opener of 1990. That’s the game that started it all for me…)
2.) One match in the history of your most beloved team you wish you had attended? Italy vs Bulgaria 1994. Was offered tickets, but decided not to leave my summer job at a gas station. STUPID!
3.) One scoreline you wish you could reverse for your favorite team? Henry’s OT goal in Euro 2000
4.) Five favorite players for your favorite team, past or present? Maldini, Pirlo, Gattuso, Oddo, R.Baggio
5.) Five players to have never played for your team, past or present? PASS
6.) Maradona or Pele? Neither.
7.) Maldini or Beckenbauer? Maldini.
8.) Cruijff or Eusebio? Cruijff.
9) Yashin or Buffon? Buffon.
10.) Least favorite player of all time, past or present? Maradona
11.) Do you have a second club? I’ll watch Spurs and Fiorentina when I can’t get Milan.
12.) One player right now you would add to your team, past or present, dead or alive? Berbatov.
13.) One football dream you wish to see in your lifetime? Italy win Euro 2008
14.) Most prized football possession? World Cup replica- actual size and weight. (And my Oddo 44 away jersey)
15.) Finally, who is the best player in the world right now? Pirlo.