One Player You Wish Had Played For City?

[Mancini's Second Contract]

brazillian ronaldo, in his prime was the best player in the world

 

[the--dud]

Zidane and/or Sócrates.

Sócrates was the coolest footballer ever.

This. He was Rai's brother too.

Yeah he just sounds like he was amazing. I've only seen clips of him but it sort of makes me wish I was a bit older as Italy 90' is the earliest WC I can remember :(

One of the most elegant midfield generals in soccer history, Socrates, began his career in Botafogo. He was blessed with wonderful skills, vision and seemed to have so many options when he was on the ball. He was able to play the ball wherever and whenever he wanted. His heel-kicks became famous world wide. These rare skills combined with the fact that he was a medical student more than justified him being nicknamed “the doctor”.

Socrates was not an ordinary athlete, infact he didn’t look at himself as an athlete. He smoked a pack of cigarettes every day.

Corinthians of Sao Paulo were founded by immigrant labourers and associated with the working class and Brazil’s left wing political movement. Socrates, something of a vocal activist himself, did not take the affiliation lightly. He saw the popularity of football as a catalyst for political change. Along with team mate Wladimir, Socrates co-founded the “Corinthians Democracy” ideological movement. On one level, this involved an organised player protest against the stultifying “Concentracao” culture then extant in Brazilian football, which dictated every aspect of the players’ lives, from how they conducted themselves in public to what time they had to eat lunch. Perhaps more importantly, the movement involved a protest against Brazil’s military dictatorship. In 1982, Corinthians won the Sao Paulo state championship with the word “Democracia” printed on their shirts, described by Socrates as: “Perhaps the most perfect moment I ever lived. And I’m sure it was for 95 percent of the others too.” Today, Corinthians Democracy is heralded in Brazil as an important and influential part of the wider popular movement that eventually brought down the dictatorship.

 

[Balti]

At the time - Le Tiss.

 

[lionheart]

Baggio? Stoichkov? Romario? Van Basten? Ronaldo (Tranny shagger)? Messi? Zidane? Im going Ronaldo.

But which Ronaldo? My choice would be Franz Beckenbauer.

 

[gio's side step]

Darren Wassall on a permanent contract

 

[117 M34]

Bergkamp

 

[BrianW]

Gordon Banks - we'd have won at least one more league title with him in nets. Lost him for sake of about £5K.

A forgotten name, but I player I thought was a joy to watch - Frank Worthington.

 

[jimmy blue shoes]

Bergkamp and Klinsmann up front.

But the best player I've seen in the flesh has got to be Ruud Gullit.

 

[Blue-Eyes]

Maradona, or for cult status, Robin Friday.

 

[Warwickhunt]

George Best