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 Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: kozmanout  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 07:01

I`ll go for a young Frank Lampard in a friendly against West Ham.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: BouncyPar  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 07:08

Henrick Larson, 1998, 1-1 on the last day of the terracing. Packed stadium, glorious sunshine. I`d give anything to go back to those simpler days
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: neilholland999  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 07:16

I`d go for Patrick Viera and/or Thierry Henry in our friendly match vs Arsenal in August 2000
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: neilholland999  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 07:20

Rooney, Giggs abd Scholes also featured in the Scott Thomson testimonial match in 2007.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: kozmanout  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 07:35

Jean Tigana, think he also played in a pre season friendly.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: parsfan  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 07:49

George Best, but he was a bit past his then.

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: shellypar  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 08:13

Graeme Shinnie, played brilliantly for pars in the cup

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: Jeffery  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 08:25

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neilholland999, Fri 13 Mar 07:20

Rooney, Giggs abd Scholes also featured in the Scott Thomson testimonial match in 2007.


It`s Scholes for me because of that day.

I didn`t really get it until I saw him in person. Never seen a midfielder so influential on a team. He just knew where everyone was on the pitch at all times and had the passing range to find them.

Not a great tackler and didn`t head the ball but everything else was 11/10.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: AlterPar  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 08:37

Kyle Hutton
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: shellypar  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 08:38

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AlterPar, Fri 13 Mar 08:37

Kyle Hutton


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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: veteraneastender  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 08:42

Alex Edwards

Foreign player - Paul Van Himst of Anderlecht.

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 08:52

I remember Trevor Brooking playing at East End in a testimonial (George Cowie`s?). He had been retired for a few years by then but my recollection is that he completely dominated the game and never gave the ball away or was caught in possession - a real masterclass.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: Andrew283  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 09:31

Rooney for me. Scarily good player
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: 1985Par  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 09:32

Richard Gough.

Must have been around 90/91 when Rangers came to EEP. Remember thinking " how on earth do you score against a team when he`s in the centre of defence?"

At a time when more of the game was played in the air, he was just imperious. I think they pumped us 5-0.

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: parsmad68  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 09:37

Trevor Brooking was a real classy player, but players in their prime would have to be in the Rangers era of Brian Laudrup.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 09:41

Ferenc Bene or Paul van Himst.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: doctordandruff  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 11:14

Watching Henry leave Tod for dead was unbelievable. Never seen speed like that before or since.

Best skill I`ve seen is DiCanio taking the ball down while not breaking pace. Worst skill by a great player was Kanchelskis kicking the ground when trying to cross the ball. Hysterical until he volleyed the ball into the back of the net from outside the box.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: JTH123  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 11:21

I would add Brian Laudrup to the list.
Also always thought Hately would be a great player to have in your team.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: Rusty Shackleford  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 11:47

I find the absence of Hamish French content on this thread extremely displeasing.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: jojo  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 13:05

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: Lucho_8  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 13:30

Greg Ross
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: parsmad68  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 14:12

Actually forgot Jim Leighton in his prime, especially with his Ross Jack worldie save.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: Buster_Brown  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 14:12

I’ll throw Gazza’s name into the ring!

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: SusieQ  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 14:27

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parsmad68, Fri 13 Mar 14:12

Actually forgot Jim Leighton in his prime, especially with his Ross Jack worldie save.


Was that not Theo Snelders? šŸ¤”

Leighton was brilliant tho - one of my favourite keepersšŸ‘šŸ¼


COME ON YE PARS!


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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: AlterPar  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 15:15

Ivan D’Angelo
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: parsmad68  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 15:22

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SusieQ, Fri 13 Mar 14:27

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parsmad68, Fri 13 Mar 14:12

Actually forgot Jim Leighton in his prime, especially with his Ross Jack worldie save.


Was that not Theo Snelders? šŸ¤”

Leighton was brilliant tho - one of my favourite keepersšŸ‘šŸ¼


You are right! He must’ve played like Leighton. I just remember him breaking our hearts that day.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: Big T Par  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 15:35

Think Michael Mols deserves a mention. He was so good with his back to the goals and he done that shimmy thing, that he done. Scored so many goals against us doing that.

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: General Zod  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 15:55

Craig Brewster.

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: Pars11  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 16:05

Paolo Vanoli, he scored a cracking goal for the Pars.

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: Johan_Cruyff  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 16:19

I wasn`t old enough at the time to truly appreciate just how good he actually was - but I was at a game with my dad in the early 90s and we lost 0-5 to Motherwell and I said something about why we didnt stop their #11 (I think) and my dad just said.... son, thats Davie Cooper he`s done that to much better teams than Dunfermline.

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: Oldfifer  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 19:25

Matt le tissier

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: sabino  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 19:55

Maybe a certain Jim Baxter needs a mention.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: Polt  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 20:06

A second vote for Davie Cooper - he was a phenomenal player runner up for me is Henrik Larsson complete player as I have ever seen in the flesh.

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: 68guns  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 20:58

Never saw him but Josef Masopust would be hard to surpass, lead Czechoslovakia to a World Cup Final and won the Ballon d`or in the same year.

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: Bandy  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 21:44

Henry for me.

Looked like he was playing a totally different sport. What an athlete.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: vasco  
Date:   Fri 13 Mar 23:09

Jimmy Johnstone
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: Sacktheref69  
Date:   Sat 14 Mar 09:05

Noel whelan

This is Andy Tod`s world and we are lucky to live in it.
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: summeragent  
Date:   Sat 14 Mar 11:22

Harald Brattbak - knew where not to find the goal!! 🤣🤣
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: NMCmassive  
Date:   Sat 14 Mar 11:48

Probably that Arsenal team that came up for a friendly. They brought the lot. Henry, Pires, Petit included.

Meanwhile we played a wee Dutch midfielder for the first time and I can’t remember his name šŸ˜‚

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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: neilholland999  
Date:   Sat 14 Mar 11:51

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NMCmassive, Sat 14 Mar 11:48

Probably that Arsenal team that came up for a friendly. They brought the lot. Henry, Pires, Petit included.

Meanwhile we played a wee Dutch midfielder for the first time and I can’t remember his name šŸ˜‚


I mentioned that game earlier in the thread. Check out the following link for the match report and lineups etc: Click here
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: Biggles  
Date:   Sat 14 Mar 12:25

I remember watching us play Feyenoord and a certain Bonaventure Kalou was on a different level.



Will he save it? Save it??? He never bloody saw it! Like a bullet!
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 Re: Best ever player to play at East end
Topic Originator: NMCmassive  
Date:   Sat 14 Mar 12:56

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neilholland999, Sat 14 Mar 11:51

Quote:

NMCmassive, Sat 14 Mar 11:48

Probably that Arsenal team that came up for a friendly. They brought the lot. Henry, Pires, Petit included.

Meanwhile we played a wee Dutch midfielder for the first time and I can’t remember his name šŸ˜‚


I mentioned that game earlier in the thread. Check out the following link for the match report and lineups etc: Click here


I missed your post but if I’d seen it, I would have backed it up!

Rob Matthaei… remembered it as soon as I seen it and an absolute nightmare for IPhone predictive text

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