The Definitive TWF UK & Ireland XI (1970 - present) - ST VOTING OPEN

[Deutsch Wolf]

Kenny Sansom was never a right back!

I'll allow Irwin (just, even though he hardly ever played there for United after about 1991)

 

[darlowolf64]

Kenny Sansom was never a right back!

Spotted my error and corrected it...had a brain fart and just went "full back"

 

[Tredman]

Gary Neville
Rob Jones
Lee Dixon

 

[Johnny75]

Gary Neville
Lee Dixon
Steve Nicol

Viv Anderson was one of the first right backs I remember and he was class but I didn't see enough of him.

 

[AndyWolves]

Gnev
Lee Dixon
Gary Kelly

Was Paul Parker any good?I remember he played for England but not much more!!

 

[Johnny75]

Gnev
Lee Dixon
Gary Kelly

Was Paul Parker any good?I remember he played for England but not much more!!

Was great for about 3 years but dropped off the edge of a cliff when he hit 29 (from memory) and then got stuck behind Neville after that.

 

[Jinky]

This will be a landslide. Comfortably Gary Neville wins.

Gary Neville
Lee Dixon
Dennis Irwin

 

[Paul]

Phil Neal
Gary Neville
Dennis Irwin

Imagine the size of the trophy cabinet for those three alone ??

 

[AndyWolves]

Was great for about 3 years but dropped off the edge of a cliff when he hit 29 (from memory) and then got stuck behind Neville after that.

Cheers, can just about remember a shot looping of his back and over the English keeper at the time

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Parker always played centre half for QPR. England and later United put him at RWB/RB and he did ok for a while but in the long run it buggered his career.

Different game then of course. If you were a centre half with a bit of pace then you were made. Let the ball drop over your shoulder when someone tries to play it through or over the top, use your start on the striker, knock it back to the keeper. 50 times a game. Backpass law goes and whoops, you need to play a bit of football now. Wrecked Des Walker.

 

[lemonjelly]

Gary Neville
Lee Dixon
Phil Neal

Irwin has to be a contender for left back, rather than right back surely.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Keith Newton
Gary Neville
Phil Neal

 

[Nando]

Gary Neville
Lee Dixon
Steve Finnan

 

[AndyWolves]

Parker always played centre half for QPR. England and later United put him at RWB/RB and he did ok for a while but in the long run it buggered his career.

Different game then of course. If you were a centre half with a bit of pace then you were made. Let the ball drop over your shoulder when someone tries to play it through or over the top, use your start on the striker, knock it back to the keeper. 50 times a game. Backpass law goes and whoops, you need to play a bit of football now. Wrecked Des Walker.

I didn't see much football before the backpass rule was introduced, or at least understand it. Must have been boring as hell with keepers picking it up all the time

 

[YoungWolf]

Gary Neville
Denis Irwin
Gary Kelly

 

[Boozad]

Lee Dixon
Gary Neville
Gary Stevens

 

[Tony Towner]

Phil Neal
Gary Neville
Gary Stevens

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Are you two both saying ex-Everton and Rangers Gary Stevens?

 

[Tony Towner]

Yes, rather than everyone's Saturday Wide Awake Club favourite

 

[darlowolf64]

Can't believe the lack of love for Phil Neal although I did forget him at first