Tallest players ever to play for us?

[Pogue Mahone]

Weghorst is 1.97m tall. I think he’s the tallest striker to play for us ever. Certainly of my lifetime.

Who are the gangliest freaks who have ever played for us? What would the top 5 be?

 

[Pexbo]

Zlatan is 1.95

 

[Dolf]

Van der Sar was also 1,97m i think

 

[Massive Spanner]

Zlatan is 1.95

That’s smaller than 1.97

 

[rimaldo]

That’s smaller than 1.97

let’s not be hasty. i’ll run some checks.

 

[Dolf]

If you don’t count goalies then Matic might make the top 5

 

[avgp_1]

Vanja Milinkovic Savic?

 

[Pexbo]

That’s smaller than 1.97

So possibly in the top 5 then, like he was asking?

 

[SalfordRed18]

First player I thought of was Jaap stam.

 

[phelans shorts]

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic was at 2.02, tallest I can think of.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Zlatan is 1.95

Van der Sar was also 1,97m i think

So three of them in the 1.95+ gang.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Vanja Milinkovic Savic?

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic was at 2.02, tallest I can think of.

Weird. I have literally no memory of this man.

 

[Massive Spanner]

So possibly in the top 5 then, like he was asking?

Pogue never knows what he’s asking.

let’s not be hasty. i’ll run some checks.

Spoiler

 

[Shakesy]

De Gea? Edit: no, 1.92

 

[phelans shorts]

Weird. I have literally no memory of this man.

Never made it to the first team. He’s Serbia’s goalkeeper now.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Lisandro Martinez.

 

[Massive Spanner]

Weird. I have literally no memory of this man.

Yeah what the feck? 2014 apparently. Failed to get a permit to play for us.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Pogue never knows what he’s asking.

Harsh but fair.

 

[SirAnderson]

Lisandro Martinez.

Easily.

 

[Havak]

Fellaini must have been at least 2.03m if we include his hair.

He's really 1.94 and so are Smalling & Maguire.

 

[Dolf]

This topic has me more intrigued than it should.
What’s the cutoff for top 5? Fellaini at 1,94 could make it.

 

[horsechoker]

Phil Jones

 

[Pogue Mahone]

This topic has me more intrigued than it should.
What’s the cutoff for top 5? Fellaini at 1,94 could make it.

So far.

1, Beardy bald Serb goalie who never actually played for us
2. Weghorst
3. Steady Eddie
4. Zlatan
5. ? Fellaini

 

[CallyRed]

Fellaini 1.94.
Even taller if you include the fro

 

[klayton88]

Pique 1.94

 

[Alemar]

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic was at 2.02, tallest I can think of.

Did he ever play an official game for the club? If not he doesn’t count

 

[Dolf]

So far.

1, Beardy bald Serb goalie who never actually played for us
2. Weghorst
3. Steady Eddie
4. Zlatan
5. ? Fellaini

So literally just has to be ‘on our books’.
Looks like 1,94 is the cutoff then. Let’s see if we can find some more.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Did he ever play an official game for the club? If not he doesn’t count

I concur with this new rule. Beardy Serb out of contention after steward’s enquiry. Weghorst back on top of the table.

EDIT: thread title changed

 

[Trigg]

Weird. I have literally no memory of this man.

I remember him vaguely but only because of his more well known brother.

 

[phelans shorts]

Did he ever play an official game for the club? If not he doesn’t count

The question was on the books. We spent about 2 million pounds to get him on our books. He counts.

 

[Dolf]

How did we miss Butland? He’s 1,96!

 

[Havak]

Butland looked huge next to EtH when we signed him actually!

Also Matic is another to add to the 1.94 club next to Fellaini, Smalling, and Maguire.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

The question was on the books. We spent about 2 million pounds to get him on our books. He counts.

Thread title changed. Apologies for the rug pull.

 

[Bole Top]

How did we miss Butland? He’s 1,96!

just came to post this.

 

[Dolf]

just came to post this.

Hasn’t officially played for us though, but he will very soon.

 

[Shakesy]

Well, Martinez has the tallest heart

 

[phelans shorts]

Hasn’t officially played for us though, but he will very soon.

Neither has Wout to be fair

 

[mu4c_20le]

VDS is the tallest I can think of

 

[Dolf]

Neither has Wout to be fair

Hmm yeah good point.
Some sources have VdS at 199cm and Schmeichel at 1,96cm so looks like top 3 will be Weghorst, VdS, Schmeichel.

 

[Anustart89]

Butland's 1,96 but yet to appear for us, obviously.