General When I was a kid I pretended to be Zico or P Rossi usually when playing,

[PSGsupporter]

who did you usually pretend to be when playing?

 

[bashamwonderland]

John Arne Riise - hammer of a left foot.

 

[PSGsupporter]

John Arne Riise - hammer of a left foot.

Okay, flip, i didn't expect to see that name on here today. But as they say, assume nothing.

 

[PSGsupporter]

Robbie James was my favourite Welsh footballer back then.

 

[SteMerritt]

Peter Foley. Or Socrates. Much the same type of player.

 

[moomooland]

Robin Hood

 

[Scotchegg]

Peter Foley. Or Socrates. Much the same type of player.

Peter Foley was far more philosophical!!!

 

[Scotchegg]

1982 Brazil team, Zico, Falcao, Junior, Socrates, Eder!!! Just a beautiful footballing team. John Barnes after that goal against Brazil, Bryan Robson after the opener against France in '82, and Dalglish and Rush as my grandparents were from Liverpool!

All of the changed in '83 when I went to my first Oxford game and wanted to be Steve Biggins and Kevin Brock!!

 

[Paul Cannell]

Bobby Mitchell

 

[amershamdave]

I used to pretend I was George Best.............but kept getting suspended from school, for being pissed!?

 

[Marked Ox]

Trevor Hebberd, Mick Vinter, John Aldridge, Bobby McDonald, Kevin Brock or some other player from that era.

 

[Sarge]

Dave Roberts or Jimmy Barron

 

[Johnf]

Tony Jones

 

[amershamdave]

Dave Roberts or Jimmy Barron

In my novel, which I've just completed, I've got a character called Jimmy Burton. Guess how I got that name?

 

[Sarge]

In my novel, which I've just completed, I've got a character called Jimmy Burton. Guess how I got that name?

two Us keepers ?

 

[BeechRoadBokelberg]

Ryan Giggs or Paul Simpson for me!

 

[amershamdave]

Ryan Giggs or Paul Simpson for me!

I've even got a bluddy 'Simpson' in my book! (It's my sister's married surname)

 

[MJB]

John Barnes.

 

[bicesterox]

Roy Burton if I was in goal, Hugh Curran if outfield

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Lee Jarman