Without revealing your age who is your first favourite footballer?

[Berwickhillbilly]

Think the first time I recall having a favourite player was Bobby Braithwaite.

 

[samizdat]

Gabriel Batistuta

1.Stanley Matthews.
2. Pele

 

[Jonny Ingbar]

Glenn Hoddle, he'd be worth a small fortune now, way ahead of his time for an English player.

 

[allied_assault]

Cruyff
Sublime player to watch
That turn mesmerised me then and still does now

 

[locomansimon]

Alf Common

 

[Lightweight]

Alf Common

What did you enjoy most that made him your Favourite footballer? I had never heard of him ( to my shame) but at 6 foot 8 he would stand out from the crowd.

 

[borgelite]

Glen Hoddle
Zico

 

[Itsscirea]

Glenn Hoddle
The Brazil team of Zico, Socrates, Falcao, Eder, Junior.
The France team of Platini, Tigana, Giresse, Fernandez, Amoros.

 

[NZBoro1]

John Hickton, but soft spot for Trevor Francis

 

[since1970]

Peter Lorimer. Although in fairness a very young and impressionable me was living only 15 miles north of his workplace at the time.

 

[newyddion]

Super Cooper

 

[atypical_boro]

Gazza and Slaven

 

[s!ovak]

Juninho

 

[alanmoodysdog]

Hugh mcIlmoyle

 

[DanBoro4499]

Ryan Giggs and Gazza

 

[Ayresomes_on_Fire]

Grobbelaar

 

[Andy_W]

Not boro: Gazza, who was later replaced by original Ronaldo
Boro: Ripley, who was later replaced by Juninho

 

[Jostler]

I was a United fan when I was really young, so would probably be Giggs, but a year later started supporting Boro when Robson took over, so was probably Juninho after that.

 

[SmogontheMarsh]

Denis Law, until I saw John O'Rourke