Comments on: Premier League All Time: English XI vs Foreign XI

By: The Dude

The Dude — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:31:11 +0000

No Gazza?

By: conor

conor — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:41:16 +0000

well the majority of irish people seem to draw the line when it comes to english football clubs. as i say ‘irish when it suits them’

theres nothing really that great about it, irish are foreign to english football. i hope the eu introduce the 6+5 foreign rule so that irish barstoolers can see we are foreign to english football

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:45:36 +0000

The Welsh mens national team are currently #67 in FIFA’s world rankings.

Also, how did Scotland and Northern Ireland get to be independent footballing nations in your view, whereas poor old Wales didn’t? Did you have a bad experience in Wales as a child?

By: Rory

Rory — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:46:51 +0000

Name an English player that played on the right hand side of midfield in the Premiership era that had a greater impact than David Beckham.

By: Liam

Liam — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:10:35 +0000

I have to admit,Im impressed that an englishman finally admitted in the sporting world that Irish are not just a sub-genus of the Colonial Power

By: The Gaffer

The Gaffer — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:47:16 +0000

Steve, are you on drugs? “Wales aren’t really a seperate [sic] country anyway.” Yes, they ARE a separate country.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

By: gray

gray — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:12:49 +0000

Where the hell is MICHAEL ESSIEN in this list? And i am gunner, mind…

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:06:03 +0000

Giggsy is really should be in the English side. Wales aren’t really a seperate country anyway, not like Scotland or Northern Ireland are, so much so that when Giggsy was a lad (as with Ian Rush, Neville Southall and Kevin Ratcliffe) he HAD to play for england schoolboys. There is now a welsh schoolboys side.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:03:47 +0000

No mention of Dave Watson at CB whom I’m sure most of you have never heard of. Old Waggy Watson had 12 england caps and shackled most of the strikers on that list when past his prime, including his greatwest triumph lifting the FA Cup as winning captain in 1995. It is a testament to his ability that he played on at the highest level until he was just short of 40 at the turn of the century. He was a greater organiser and captain than any other defender in the premier league era, bar perhaps his great mate and former teammate Steve Bruce.

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:24:40 +0000

Erm, not ONE comment left here actually provides an opinion as to which is team is better – the English XI or the Foreign XI, which is the purpose of this article! I think that the Foreign XI (regardless of what English team you select) wins hands down. Cantona, Ronaldo, Bergkamp and Henry – you just can’t compete with this.