Peter Doherty

[J.G.Blue.]

Would you rate David silva a better player than Best.

To be honest I think its almost impossible to compare players from different eras & I was only a kid when I saw Best play at maine road (couldnt understand what all the fuss was about) but I know the player I would sooner have in my side if I was a manager & it wouldnt be Best ;-)

 

[r.soleofsalford]

One of my dads favourites along with Roy Paul.

 

[Snape]

Is your father a blue.

Yes a born and bred blue as was his father. Unfortunately, in a care home now and when I see him all we talk about is city.

 

[Radiohead1981]

My father is the same, he is now 91 and always talks about Doherty being the best ever.

Did he rate doherty higher than all the greats such as finney, Pele, de stefano, puskas, cryuff, Maradona, Messi etc.

 

[Snape]

Did he rate doherty higher than all the greats such as Pele, de stefano, puskas, cryuff, Maradona, Messi etc.

He is very biased so I would say he would rate Doherty higher, but knowing him Puskas would not be far behind. I will see what he says tomorrow. One thing though is that he is not a Sterling fan.

 

[yerwot?]

the never-ending story....best ever 'keeper, boxer, bowler, batsman etc. A no-win no lose argument if ever there was one. Harmless fun, wth yeas and nays for all manner of contenders. The rise of "poster-boys" like beckham and best as a marketing tool confuses the issue, personally, as a life-long City fan neither of them were fear-inducing. Dad reckoned Marciano would beat anyone, i felt Ali would, youngest brother backed Tyson....

 

[Phil1]

I'm confused. Radiohead isn't a blue is he? And why hasn't he brought Gascoigne into the conversation yet?

 

[Radiohead1981]

the never-ending story....best ever 'keeper, boxer, bowler, batsman etc. A no-win no lose argument if ever there was one. Harmless fun, wth yeas and nays for all manner of contenders. The rise of "poster-boys" like beckham and best as a marketing tool confuses the issue, personally, as a life-long City fan neither of them were fear-inducing. Dad reckoned Marciano would beat anyone, i felt Ali would, youngest brother backed Tyson....

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the never-ending story....best ever 'keeper, boxer, bowler, batsman etc. A no-win no lose argument if ever there was one. Harmless fun, wth yeas and nays for all manner of contenders. The rise of "poster-boys" like beckham and best as a marketing tool confuses the issue, personally, as a life-long City fan neither of them were fear-inducing. Dad reckoned Marciano would beat anyone, i felt Ali would, youngest brother backed Tyson....

I could understand you talking about beckham as a marketing tool but best won a ballon dor and was widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of all time.

 

[Blue and still suffering]

Did he see Peter doherty.

He did, but not for City as he was too young at the time but he saw him at Maine Road after the war playing for Derby and possibly during the war when players guested for other teams.

 

[the blue panther]

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I could understand you talking about beckham as a marketing tool but best won a ballon dor and was widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of all time.

I saw Best a lot as a kid but I never saw him perform on the bigger stages, except at Wembley in the European Cup final on TV, in 1968, I was already a blue, but my dad took us to City 1 week and United the next. Best was a media darling; exciting tricky dribbler, who could shoot with both feet, but he wasn't better than Lee or Bell, who could do the same - and more; I wouldn't have swapped either of them for him.
My dad used to enthuse about Doherty, but he always loved King Colin; the M.E.N. back in the day used to always refer to Bell as the new Peter Doherty. All I can say is that, going off Bell's standards, Doherty must have been a hell of a player, and I wish I could have seen him to judge for myself.