Great goals aren’t just in Euro 2008 – they’re in Wales!

I was talking about some of the excellent goals and football that we’ve seen so far in this years Euro 2008 tournament with a few friends and it got us talking about what our favourite goals of all time have been.

That also turned into who the greatest player of all time was etc. etc.

Of course there where the usual candidates of Pele and Maradonna, then peoples attention drifted to British players George Best, Kenny Dalglish, Mark Hughes where all banded about but I mage my decisions and below I have listed them.
Please feel free to comment and tell me your favourites.

Best all round Player of all time – Diego Maradonna (Ruud Gullit is up there for me too)

Best goal scorer of all time – Pele, his record speaks for itself

Best british player – for me Kenny Dalglish was immense

Best british goal scorer / stirker – Ian Rush, Alan Shearer

Best Goalkeepers – Schmichael, Southall, Shilton

Best goal ever seen – well this one gets broken down into a few categories.

• Firstly best I’ve witnessed was a Mark Hughes bicycle kick volley for Wales against Spain at Wrexhams racecourse ground.
• Best goal I’ve scored – from my own half playing sunday league it went between the keepers legs!
• Best goal I’ve ever seen was Maradonnas run through the England team
• Best amateur goal is the one below

Great goals aren’t just in Euro 2008 – they’re in Wales!

I was talking about some of the excellent goals and football that we’ve seen so far in this years Euro 2008 tournament with a few friends and it got us talking about what our favourite goals of all time have been.

That also turned into who the greatest player of all time was etc. etc.

Of course there where the usual candidates of Pele and Maradonna, then peoples attention drifted to British players George Best, Kenny Dalglish, Mark Hughes where all banded about but I mage my decisions and below I have listed them.
Please feel free to comment and tell me your favourites.

Best all round Player of all time – Diego Maradonna (Ruud Gullit is up there for me too)

Best goal scorer of all time – Pele, his record speaks for itself

Best british player – for me Kenny Dalglish was immense

Best british goal scorer / stirker – Ian Rush, Alan Shearer

Best Goalkeepers – Schmichael, Southall, Shilton

Best goal ever seen – well this one gets broken down into a few categories.

• Firstly best I’ve witnessed was a Mark Hughes bicycle kick volley for Wales against Spain at Wrexhams racecourse ground.
• Best goal I’ve scored – from my own half playing sunday league it went between the keepers legs!
• Best goal I’ve ever seen was Maradonnas run through the England team
• Best amateur goal is the one below

Mark Hughes – Has Sparky ignited a fire?

Mark Hughes is a bit of a hero of mine. He was absolutely immense as a player and as a manager he has continued to get the best from his squads.

I always believed he was being somewhat groomed to become the next Manchester United manager and that there was some kind of gentlemans agreement that would see him drafted in in 3 years time when Sir Alex finally walks away.

This week though it emerges Sparky is one of the favourites for two jobs. Chelsea and Manchester City.

I can understand him going to Chelsea, he played for them and the fans loved him there. He was part of the catalyst squad that pushed Chelsea back to the big time and I could quite understand him going there and even believe, though it may be a bitter pill for them to swallow, the Manchester united fans would forgive him if and when he takes the old trafford hot seat.

Manchester City on the other hand is a different matter all together.
Can you imagine if he went to Manchester City and made a success of it???
There’s no way the Old Trafford faithful would let him in as their boss is there??

Sparky by name, Sparky by nature!!

But then again hey it’s Mark Hughes, we can forgive him anything can’t we?