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The Times: Football's 50 greatest hard men
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To be fair I was expecting a top 10 for Big Dunc. Hes a feckin' nutcase and built like a brick wall.
Whats more of a crime is the lack of Vinnie Jones..
If Vinnie Jones was to be put on the list then where would John Fashanu fit in?. He was harder and dirtier than Vinnie
No Say Brennan?
He was an absolute animal. I don't think he would have been out of place as a cage fighter.
Good choice for number one.
what about Schumacher, i think it was him who karate kicked someone
That was in the 1982 world cup semifinal between Germany and France.
He didn't karate kick someone but he punched the french fullback Battiston.
He was not exactly a hardman since he was a goalkeeper and the incident with Battiston is the only nasty thing I've ever seen him do.
I cant believe Big Dunc isnt in the top 5!
I love reading about the Players who have kicked arse away from the pitch. Even Cantona's kung fu kick should earn him a spot on that list.
I love reading about the Players who have kicked arse away from the pitch. Even Cantona's kung fu kick should earn him a spot on that list.
Yeah but as somone pointed out above there's a difference between being "hard" (being prepared to give it and take it while trying to play football) and "dirty" (just kicking people without much comeback since you're not trying to play). In this particular case I'd define Schumacher as "the most vicious cowardly player" rather than the hardest.
I believe Schumacher knocked Battiston out cold.
Christian Poulsen
Stig Tofting
Stig Tofting
wow... poor old George best, lol. and a red card inside 10 seconds is a record... the left hook is just the one though. lol.
and what about the samuri swords... feck me, feck the football, i wana keep my legs. lol
and what about the samuri swords... feck me, feck the football, i wana keep my legs. lol
That list sucks.
Duncan Edwards below Patrick Vieira?
Spastics...
Spastics...
Yes, Platini said he thought Battiston was dead because he had no pulse.
the hardman nails maradonna
Perhaps there needs to be a distinction between dirty and hard. John Giles came 5th on the list, but i reckon it was down to him being a dirty player more than anything. Someone like Stam(not on the list) is probably a lot harder than he was.
Where's Reyes? 
Stupid list
Stupid listAlbertino Aquilani
one of best Italian midfilders
one of best Italian midfilders
Stupid list! Anybody who saw Norman Whiteside play would know he was #1 hardest footballer by a mile.
Juan Esnáider
Travesty that entire list is. How Keane isn't even in the top 10? Patrick Veira is a pussy compared to Duncan Ferguson, he was hard as nails - that pic of him strangling that poor sod is brilliant
Johnny Giles. The man is a legend.
No Stam?!
Any list with Patrick Vieira and Ibrahamovic listed as hardmen is somewhat flawed in my opinion. And how the hell Kevin "The Psycho" muscat doesn't appear there is beyond me
the hardest player i ever saw was Souness.
Any list with Patrick Vieira and Ibrahamovic listed as hardmen is somewhat flawed in my opinion. And how the hell Kevin "The Psycho" muscat doesn't appear there is beyond me
Any list that puts Vieira as harder than Frank Barson is fatally flawed.
Barson made Chuck Norris cry.
I think those who made this list is not quite sure what the diffrence between hard and dirty is.
Dennis Wise is like a little yapping puppy