Soccer AM question

[GJJW]

If you could re-sign one of your club's former players in their prime, who you going for?

 

[LA1 Seasider]

Hoolahan

 

[GJJW]

Kevin Phillips

 

[Athers]

Adam

 

[GJJW]

Adam

I think we had Charlie in his prime.

 

[Kingscoatkiwi]

There’s so many to choose from, but for me it’s stan mortensen

 

[straightatthewall]

Kevin Sheedy

 

[TimperleyTangerine]

Right now, Paul Dickov, always seemed to be in the right place at the right time.

 

[ansdellmafia]

Jimmy Hampson

 

[bollieboy]

Surely there can only be one answer - Stanley Matthews.

Or possibly Phil Ferns.

 

[Ghosts of Electricity]

In my watching BFC lifetime I would say Trevor sinclair.

Not sure what other players of ours in the last 30 years or so played at the top for so long? And was also their country's best player at the world Cup. And scored the greatest overhead kick of all time!

 

[Big_Flag_Man]

Tony Green of course.

 

[Insider]

I think this probably ends up like your favourite player thread so its another vote for Tony Green from me.

 

[SEASIDE2020]

I think we had Charlie in his prime.

Does that mean we shouldn't resign him ?

 

[GJJW]

Does that mean we shouldn't resign him ?

He wouldn't be my first choice.

 

[SEASIDE2020]

He wouldn't be my first choice.

No big deal but surely there was no problem with Athers suggesting we resigned him at his peak just because we had him at his peak originally ?

 

[GJJW]

No big deal but surely there was no problem with Athers suggesting we resigned him at his peak just because we had him at his peak originally ?

No, never said there was a problem.

 

[20togo]

I'm gonna think out of the box here.
Genuinely the most valuable assets have always been goalscorers so at his prime Kevin Phillips gets my vote.

 

[DerbySeasider]

Tony Green of course.

Without doubt, best player I have ever seen in a Pool shirt.

 

[DownToBloomers]

Wes or Kevin Phillips
Was criminal we let Wes go for that transfer fee and Phillips is probably the best finisher I’ve seen at the club

 

[1966_and_all_that]

John Craven. He was an excellent full back, midfielder and striker. A utility player of that ability and strength wins it over my favourite player (Tony Green) because that is what is needed at our level.

 

[poolseasider]

Kevin Phillips when we signed him and Barry Ferguson a Golden boot winner and a National captain I was buzzing.

 

[Dave62]

Just checked the o/p to see if it had to be a player we have watched.
I never saw Jimmy Armfield, Stan Mortensen, or Stanley Matthews, but it would be Sir Jim for me
Think I read somewhere that he was voted the best RB in the world after the 1962 world cup?

 

[deary]

Some good shouts on here.
I was thinking of Armfield or Morty suppose realistically you would have to say Stanley Matthews as he was likely the best player in the Country & possibly the World at his peak?
He also played until a ripe old age so you would get years of service .

 

[poolseasider]

I think some are missing the point of the question.
It's a player who you would have loved them in there prime to play for us as they already have.
Jimmy Armfield doesn't count and neither does Charlie Adam who had his best years with us.

 

[TimperleyTangerine]

Some great shouts, Trevor Sinclair definitely. A few more, the last 3 had precious few games for us as youngsters.

Alan Wright
Craig Cathcart
David Bardsley
Seamus Coleman

Still a prospect Bright Osayi-Samuel

 

[Halifax71]

As above Trev was fantastic.

Think Vaughan worthy of a shout.

 

[TangerineDan]

Another vote for Kevin Phillips, he oozed class for us even at the end of his career!

 

[Wizaard]

Some good shouts on here.
I was thinking of Armfield or Morty suppose realistically you would have to say Stanley Matthews as he was likely the best player in the Country & possibly the World at his peak?
He also played until a ripe old age so you would get years of service .

Possibly? Ballon D'Or winner as a Blackpool player. That's something Man City can't buy.

 

[deary]

Possibly? Ballon D'Or winner as a Blackpool player. That's something Man City can't buy.

Suppose there may have been someone in South America comparable?
I'm maybe not the best trumpet blower

 

[Don_K_Lasher]

Sir Stanley Mathews

I never saw him play so I'd love to see how good he was for myself.

Or more recently.

In this league with this squad and our finances, Richie Wellens.

 

[adamswonkyteeth]

I would agree with Hoolahan - even the Prem team didn't have a player I'd be excited to see get the ball as much as Wes

 

[SuperTonyEllis]

I think we had Charlie in his prime.

Yes but it is who you would re sigb mate. We had a few players in their prime who would like to re sign

 

[SuperTonyEllis]

Sir Jimmy for me. Would have loved to have seen him live

 

[Allmodcons]

Alan Ball. Whilst he won the world cup as a Blackpool player his best years were still in front of him.

 

[Sadler's Brylcreem]

I think having watched all the recent 2010 stuff I'd go either Charlie or DJ Campbell.

 

[Tangerinetiltingatwindmil]

Another vote for Kevin Phillips.
Pure class.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

Another vote for Kevin Phillips.
Pure class.

Agree he was an excellent goalscorer and I've lauded him on here a couple of times. However, when he was with us he wasn't a 90 minute man and in some respects, weakened the team when we tried to play him as such.