HARDEST FOOTBALL XI EVER

has ron yeats had a mention?

1
2 Terry Hurlock
3 Stuart Pearce
4 Julian Dicks
5 Andoni Goikoetxea
6 Kevin Muscat
7 Roy Keane
8
9 Mick Harford
10 Big Dunc
11 Paulo Di Canio


Manager Graeme Souness Assistant Manager Niel Warnock

Subs Dennis Wise, Martin Keown, Kevin 'Psycho' Richardson

Need Help with the missing positions

Need help with an older XI as it's before my time a little

few here will know him, but was a Chelsea centre back called Micky Droy- old school stopper of v limited footballing ability.

viera? i like de jong, he gets stuck in

Biscuit1979 01 Mar 12 16:39
who was the Spanish defender nicknamed the Butcher of Bilbao because he was a nutcase? Think he broke Maradona's leg with 1 tackle


"x" certificate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaEbB78GLyA

dave mackay for oldies

1
2 Terry Hurlock
3 Stuart Pearce
4 Julian Dicks
5 Andoni Goikoetxea
6 Kevin Muscat
7 Roy Keane
8 Lee Bowyer
9 Mick Harford
10 Big Dunc
11 Paulo Di Canio


Manager Graeme Souness Assistant Manager Niel Warnock

Subs Dennis Wise, Martin Keown, Kevin 'Psycho' Richardson

Need Help with the missing positions

Mickey Droy, remember seeing him play for Palace! Left back surely Mark Dennis?

1 ?????????? Keeper Modern Please ????????
2 Terry Hurlock
3 Stuart Pearce
4 Julian Dicks
5 Andoni Goikoetxea
6 Kevin Muscat
7 Roy Keane
8 Lee Bowyer
9 Mick Harford
10 Big Dunc
11 Paulo Di Canio


Manager Graeme Souness Assistant Manager Niel Warnock

Subs Dennis Wise, Martin Keown, Viera, De Jong Kevin 'Psycho' Richardson

Need Help with the missing positions

hard goalkeepers? the guy that used to take the free kicks for venezuela i think it was, he wasnt all there. vinnie jones played in goal a couple of times if you´re struggling.

Micky Droy...7ft **** cat. Dreadful player, as hard as a sack of worms.

Bowyer?!!

Craig Levein could handle himself,ask graham hogg

kenny burns, not the biggest but he was definitely tough as old nails.

Bowyer benched need keeper


1 ?????????? Keeper Modern Please ????????
2 Terry Hurlock
3 Stuart Pearce
4 Julian Dicks
5 Andoni Goikoetxea
6 Kevin Muscat
7 Roy Keane
8 Patrick Viera
9 Mick Harford
10 Big Dunc
11 Paulo Di Canio


Manager Graeme Souness Assistant Manager Niel Warnock

Subs Dennis Wise, Martin Keown, Bowyer, De Jong Kevin 'Psycho' Richardson

Need Help with the missing positions

chilavert is the keeper is was thinking of, not sure how hard he was though.
and that manure one i mentioned earlier, he has the look if a madman at times.

Bowyer benched need keeper


1 ?????????? Keeper Modern Please ????????
2 Terry Hurlock
3 Stuart Pearce
4 Julian Dicks
5 Andoni Goikoetxea
6 Vinnie Jones Can't believe I missed him out!!
7 Roy Keane
8 Patrick Viera
9 Mick Harford
10 Big Dunc
11 Kevin Muscat


Manager Graeme Souness Assistant Manager Niel Warnock

Subs Dennis Wise, Martin Keown, Bowyer, De Jong Kevin 'Psycho' Richardson, Di Canio

Need Help with the missing positions

barthez just for his bald eagle

PINTO!!! OR VALDES!!

shout on barthez, a pair of bins and tache  and youve got this

OK FINAL RESULTSBowyer benched need keeper


1 Chilavert don't know how was but he took a mean free-kick
2 Terry Hurlock
3 Stuart Pearce
4 Julian Dicks
5 Andoni Goikoetxea
6 Vinnie Jones Can't believe I missed him out!!
7 Roy Keane
8 Patrick Viera
9 Mick Harford
10 Big Dunc
11 Kevin Muscat


Manager Graeme Souness Assistant Manager Niel Warnock

Subs Dennis Wise, Martin Keown, Bowyer, De Jong Kevin 'Psycho' Richardson, Di Canio

The Squad which was just announced with the help of you guys, how would this fair in the modern day Premiership I would say all players in there prime

A finishing position of around 12th ??

good work CP!  kept a good few people entertained there.

i can see discipline playing a part during the season

Thanks mate I would predict - 6 pts from the FA for foul play during the season,

none of them as hard as Dave Mackay

Tony Coton, Chopper Harris.

Well said Burton,

Does someone want to list an older HARD XI as I'm not that clued up with the older players,

Pretty good team. Finish top 3 imo.

Over 3.5 cards 1.01

lol over 3.5 red cards

Added Cantona to the bench

None of that team would make the all time 11. See Chelsea v Leeds cup final in 72.

*70.

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRNhju0_vkx8jpBtkij9qSlw4Quqmp_5T72F...

Mick Harford and Duncan Ferguson would batter the rest of that lot without breaking sweat. John Fashanu should be in there. Tony Coton was a complete loon in his time and loved a ruck. Anyone that thinks Vinnie Jones is genuinely tough probably thinks wrestling is real.

Assume you´re from Glasgow then HRH, cos to most of us vinnie jones was, and remains, a bonfide neanderthal.

Tommy Smith should be the first name on anyone's list.

most prob havent heard of him RR

Swansea City 80's team included..
Tommy Smith and Ante Rajkovic in defence.
Ante was known as The Bosnian Bruiser, and not for nothing.
I reckon Ante was harder and tougher than Smith, and that's saying something!
I remember Swans playing WBA that season, and Ante gave Cyril Regis (who could handle himself against anybody) a run around the whole game. Swans won 3-1 btw :)

Old team

           Schumacher

Dennis  Burns Gentile Smith

Bonds  Souness  Bremner Storey

   Cross    Lee

Manager Billy Nick

they are all **** watch this lot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jXf6Qbu4Wk

Jim Holton
Norman Whiteside

Hard men aren't the guys who would just go round kicking everyone they were the ones who could take it too. Mark Hughes?

Tony Coton used to knock around with Mick Harford and was a total nutcase. My cousin used to live a few doors down from him.

As mentioned in other posts, a Mick Harford and John Fashanu strikeforce would scare the sh1t out even the hardest centre halves!

Johnny Giles No 8   (Nap)

I cannot believe that you have not included the hardest goalie of all time (and buy his book) John Burridge..

georgie best, could give it, and probably took more than any other player in britain

two words: claudio gentile

two more words: harald schumacher

lee richardson...rico..rico..rico..

I reckon this United team would give yours a good run for its money and would definitely win the match



Schmeichel

Viv Anderson
Bruce
Stam
McGrath

Whiteside
Keane
Robson
Cantona

Hughes
Jordan

Subs Roy Carroll, Kevin Moran, Vidic, Gordon McQueen, Dion Dublin, Sheringham,

McGrath was so good he could play anywhere in defence and midfield.

Forgot "Six foot two, eyes of blue" Jim Holton in the United squad !!

heres a team of butchers lol

                                        1 harold schumacher

          2 ron chopper harris                                     3 suart pearce

                             4 norman hunter             5 roy mcfarland                     

           
             6 roy keane     8 graeme souness     10 david batty  7 eric cantona

They are that strong they only need nine of them hutler

up top for hutler
drunken duncan and franny lee

Franny Lee would only weaken the team, he and Hunter would take each other out.

Julian Dicks...nickname the terminator...he was the terminator!!!!!!

viv anderson.....lol

Beaten to the punch but Jon Burridge was an absolute nutter, tough as teak and has to be GK.

Tommy Smith has to be in any hard man team.

Vinnie Jones was a thug but was never hard and Steve Macmhan sorted him out. If you want to see what a lemon he is watch this club where he attacks a bloke and gets smashed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Rue2dgQKM

Denis Wise??!!! do me favour. A typical small man syndrome player but as hard as a 10 pint lob on.

Not known by many im sure but pasquale bruno ( AKA 'The Animal')who hearts signed in 1995 was a nutter, some stories about him.



Being the first of four Hearts players to be red-carded on an infamous afternoon at Ibrox. We all know what tends to happen at Ibrox from time to time as far as referees are concerned, but admittedly Bruno was eventually given his second yellow for probably his umpteenth foul on Brian Laudrup. Before leaving the field of play, Bruno then proceeded to burst out laughing and shake the hands of almost every member of the Rangers team - he offered his hand to referee Gerry Evans who flatly refused.......I wonder why?!

Absolutely nailing Keith Wright at Easter Road right in front of the Hibs bench. Wright had been niggling the whole afternoon and Bruno chose him moment wisely when both the referee and linesmen were unsighted. Wright got a good old-fashioned kick in the kidneys for his troubles, provoking a furious reaction from those in the Hibs dug-out.. For the rest of the match Bruno could then be seen making 'cut-throat' signs to the Hibs bench - clearly someone had annoyed him........!

A major tussle with Raith Rovers' Ally Graham at Starks Park one afternoon. I didn't get a good view but apparently off the ball and again with none of the officials looking, Bruno had clocked the big striker and completely laid him out. Urban myth has it that Bruno overheard Graham moaning about him in the tunnel afterwards and saying he wanted to fight him...........Bruno was rumoured to have gone over to him grinning from ear to ear, stating that 'with me.....there is no fight - I just call my friends, and they go...(making a gun trigger gesture)....'BOOM'!' I don't believe that the fight ever took place......

4 red cards in 35 games

my hate for that lot north of the river is well known,but how the fark dave mackay is not in these sides is beyond me,vinnie jones v mackay = total mismatch

one from chelsea Eddie McCreadie left back

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t_5sZ4-LRA


and the ref says play on,oh the good old days

This lot didn't mess about.  Chili vs Italy in 1962 World Cup, dubbed the Battle of Santiago. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOtL1m1o_ok

Jaap Stam is the hardest footballer ever, without question.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blBUZV9v428&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNK2_1A1AfU&feature=related

Also this.

Love that picture.

How you all missed out Pat Nevin is beyond me!

Pippa my one eyed bore, this is a thread for proper fans and not manure poster boy bullsh1t.

Stam couldn't tackle a hefty dinner. He is as hard as a Vindaloo stool the following morning.

Now run along dear chap.

Roy Keane would destroy Stam.

Wasn't Kevin Campbell (of Arsenal) a bit of a boxer? Was quite strong and physical iirc.

some of the players mentioned are basically girls ie vinnie jones bremner hunter etc.

u have to have tommy smith, jimmy case, duncan ferguson of course, mackay (as pic above) harford, keane, whiteside(very tough indeed)

Ahaaaaaaaa. Fanboy? Stam only played for United for a season and a half ish. That and he's 6'3 of muscle and is f**king crazy, if he grabbed you you'd sh!t your pants so don't go acting hard on a forum you douchebag.

King kong aint got nutting on dese.

Schmeichel was bigger than Stam, but Keane straightened him out. Stam would have no chance against the mad Irishman.

Vinnie Jones is about as hard as a wet fart
Neville Southall and Ian Snodin both made him **** himself on separate occasions, and Fashanu for that matter
Bar Mick Harford the wimbledon lot were soft as ****, daft yes, hard, no.

In fact no one ****ed with Southall

Molby was pretty tough off the pitch but not dirty on it, it depends what you want from your hard footballers, guys who went round committing shithouse tackles, or guys who could take on 3 or 4 fellas in a ruck and come out on top. Keown could get angry on the pitch but he wasnt a hardman off it at all, where as someone like duncan ferguson would dish it out on the pitch and then go home and batter burglars, twice, who were stupid enough to try and steal from his booze supply.

The snodin brothers were always up for a ruck in their prime too

01 Mar 12 16:54 Joined: 23 Aug 10 | Topic/replies: 2,714 | Blogger: abu1967's blog
few here will know him, but was a Chelsea centre back called Micky Droy- old school stopper of v limited footballing ability

i am related to micky and to be truthful he is a gentleman unless you want to upset one of his family but he deserves to be in the team as i am biased.

the rest should be tommy smith,dave mckay,norman whiteside,bryan robson;terry hurlock,billy bonds,paul mc grath mick harford,mark hughes,tony adams and frank mcclintock

Unless im mistaken, havent seen one shout for Miguel Nadal, known as the "Beast of Barcelona"

And also another nutter from West Ham at centre half...Tomas Repka!!!

Chris Fairclough has to be there. He kicked so called hard man Mark Hughes up and down the field a few times.I remember he caught Ince with a lovely knee into the face in League Cup Semi Final in 91 or 92

Some shocking omissions in this thread, which has clearly been composed by young scamps.
Dave Mackay was probably the hardest genuinely top class player to appear in the Football League since the war.
Bobby Collins was arguably the hardest full stop - and he was 5' 4" tall.
Billy Whitehouse genuinely scared people and is a good shout for the title.
Willie Woodburn probably takes it, though.

What abouth Razor Ruddock, Liverpool midfielder/defender he was a nasty b*****d.

remember terry hurlock of millwall  used to kick a few ! he was reportedley in a disco with the england b team in one of these scandanavain  countries ,and a gay geezer asked him if he wanted to dance , hurlock said i will dance on your fecking head if you dont feck off!

Dave Mackay...there was a pic of him lifting billy bremner up to face hieght with one hand...whilst bremners feet dangled in the air like a puppy...

kevin ratcliffe (everton) he put it about

Bert Trautmann for goalkeeper. He played the last 17 mins of the 1956 cup final with a broken neck. He was also a German paratrooper in WW2. There's hard and there's Bert.
Wilf Copping in midfield, Arsenal player from the 30's. He just looks hard as nails.
The Leeds side of the 60's and 70's could all take care of themselves but the two hardest, beyond doubt, were Bobby Collins and Johnny Giles.

No one seems to have picked Pat van den Hauwe - "Psycho" Pat. Now he was hard.

William Ralph Dean could also handle himself. And he could rise above the thuggery and score the occasional goal or two.

My Tough Hammers eleven

Parkes
Repka
Martin
Robson (s)
Dicks
Ince
Bonds
Allen(Martin)
Ward
Harewood
Ferdinand(Les)

ruddock was scared of cantona he admitted it himself after frenchman asked to fight him after game.

Edmundo could look after himself.

Hardest Football XI?
Surely:
Maximus Handsicus
Dextrus Backus
Centrus Nailsus
Sinatra Kareokus
Spartacus
I'm Also Spartacus
Biggus Dickus
Swings Them Inus
Targetio Manus
VI Cubit Poachiallio Linekerus

When things got tough, they'd adopt a turtle formation on the half way line and call on the 8th legion as a sub.

The entire Leeds team from the Revie era,even the tea lady would have sorted out some of todays so called hardmen.Ron Yeats,Peter Storey and Joe Bolton from Sunderland were also not to be messed with,but my money would be on Mackay.

Ratcliffe? don't make me laugh. he went down like a baby once when Vinnie Jones squared up to him

Ratcliffe? don't make me laugh. he went down like a baby once when Vinnie Jones squared up to him

Ratcliffe? don't make me laugh. he went down like a baby once when Vinnie Jones squared up to him

Hard on the field or tough?

On the field there have been plenty and most of them the old timers. The likes of Mackay, Smith, Case and Collins would eat todays footballers for breakfast on the pitch. In fighting terms the main man would have been someone like Fashanu. Genuinely tough fellas like Ferguson, Whitehurst etc would have fallen to Fashanu's superior skills.

as an earlier poster put total mismatch vinnie jones= dave mckay old pigeon chest would have bust him in 2. heres 1 for oldies  and hes not been mentioned yet and he was the hardest footballer i have ever seen, and yes he did play on with a broken leg enter ,trevor hockey one mean hombre if ever there was one.