Gareth Bale is the best British footballer since George Best

[Deleted User] · 04/04/13 - 23:58

Do you agree?

Caltonfan · 05/04/13 - 00:03

No, next question

[Deleted User] · 05/04/13 - 00:09

Caltonfan wrote: »

No, next question

I think you are underestimating the greatness of Bale. I think he's easily good enough to be classed alongside Gascoigne, Keane and Rooney. Obviously Best was the greatest, but in my opinion, Bale is now at a stage where he has a legitimate claim for second place.

Whether you like him or not, let's all just sit back and enjoy the Bale-experience. He's unBALEievable!

Joey Boswell · 05/04/13 - 00:12

No......

CGG_12 · 05/04/13 - 00:15

No.

Freeman000 wrote: »

I think you are underestimating the greatness of Bale. I think he's easily good enough to be classed alongside Gascoigne, Keane and Rooney. Obviously Best was the greatest, but in my opinion, Bale is now at a stage where he has a legitimate claim for second place.

Whether you like him or not, let's all just sit back and enjoy the Bale-experience. He's unBALEievable!

Keane wasn't British

[Deleted User] · 05/04/13 - 00:16

Joey Boswell wrote: »

No......

But just think of all the times he's BALED out Spurs this season. Spurs fans are having a bale of a time with him in the team

CGG_12 wrote: »

Keane wasn't British

I don't recognise Ireland's claim to independence.

Tribec · 05/04/13 - 00:18

So what your saying is a player who has had 1 possibly 2 good seasons should be classed amongst the all time greats?? At that rate Micheal Owen has to be light years ahead of Pele, Messi, Maradonna, Cruyff.

Bale's good, I'm not quite convinced he's the total package, but he needs to do it over more time. I'm more shocked that in your list of players you didn't mention Giggs, Scholes or Hoddle.

CGG_12 · 05/04/13 - 00:20

Tribec wrote: »

So what your saying is a player who has had 1 possibly 2 good seasons should be classed amongst the all time greats?? At that rate Micheal Owen has to be light years ahead of Pele, Messi, Maradonna, Cruyff.

Bale's good, I'm not quite convinced he's the total package, but he needs to do it over more time. I'm more shocked that in your list of players you didn't mention Giggs, Scholes or Hoddle.

Gerrard, Lampard aswell!

O'Neill · 05/04/13 - 00:24

Zinedine Zidane rates him around the same as I do, very good, amongst the best in Europe this season. I don't think he should be compared to the truly best players in the world yet though, nor to British players of past and current generations. There's no denying, though he probably still has detractors, he's a very good player though.

[Deleted User] · 05/04/13 - 00:24

CGG_12 wrote: »

Gerrard, Lampard aswell!

Gerrard? You've got to be having a laugh. He's a no mark and a big fish in a small pond. He hasn't even won a league title.

Joey Boswell · 05/04/13 - 00:25

Freeman000 wrote: »

Gerrard? You've got to be having a laugh. He's a no mark and a big fish in a small pond. He hasn't even won a league title.

Neither has Bale

CGG_12 · 05/04/13 - 00:26

Freeman000 wrote: »

Gerrard? You've got to be having a laugh. He's a no mark and a big fish in a small pond. He hasn't even won a league title.

That's right Bale has won loads :rolleyes:

[Deleted User] · 05/04/13 - 00:27

Joey Boswell wrote: »

Neither has Bale

CGG_12 wrote: »

That's right Bale has won loads :rolleyes:

He's only 23.

O'Neill · 05/04/13 - 00:28

I wouldn't swap a 23 year old Steven Gerrard for Bale for my national team, nor Lampard. If someone like Real Madrid want Bale he will cost more than either of those players could ever have demanded, no disrespect to them, they have been very good also.

Flukie · 05/04/13 - 00:30

Joey Boswell wrote: »

Neither has Bale

But Gerrard IS nearly 10 years older than Bale, so he's had longer to try and win it!

[Deleted User] · 05/04/13 - 00:31

So bale is better than gaza ever was op?

CGG_12 · 05/04/13 - 00:37

Flukie wrote: »

But Gerrard IS nearly 10 years older than Bale, so he's had longer to try and win it!

It's no reflection on Gerrard as a player he hasn't won the league. In an era with "The Invincibles", Mourinho's Chelsea teams and all those United sides, Liverpool were always up against it.

Mind you in 2009, he played a massive role in a season they could well have won it.

Same with Bale in fairness, if theoretically he stayed with Spurs for his career and never won a league it wouldn't take from him as a player

I was only saying Gerrard for the hell of it really comparing him to Bale is pointless tbh, two completely different types of players who played different roles. Bale has only done it over a couple of seasons too

He could be rubbish next season for all we know

CGG_12 · 05/04/13 - 00:38

FWIW currently, I still think I'd rather Rooney in my side

[Deleted User] · 05/04/13 - 00:40

jsp263004 wrote: »

So bale is better than gaza ever was op?

Yes. In my view, post Best's era it's

1. Bale
2. Scholes
3. Gascoigne
4. Giggs
5. Hughes
6. Rooney
7. Shearer
8. Law
9. Adams
10. Linekar

CGG_12 · 05/04/13 - 00:41

Freeman000 wrote: »

Yes. In my view, post Best's era it's

1. Bale
2. Scholes
3. Gascoigne
4. Giggs
5. Hughes
6. Rooney
7. Shearer
8. Law
9. Adams
10. Linekar

Hughes and Rooney ahead of Shearer? :eek:

skimminstones · 05/04/13 - 00:41

le tissier was better

Big Boy Barry · 05/04/13 - 00:43

Nah, he's better than George Best

He's even better than Pele, Zidane and Maradona combined

In fact, his new name should be Garath Pelzidona.

[Deleted User] · 05/04/13 - 00:44

No Beckham huh? Or Kenny, or Keegan?

NorthernNinny · 05/04/13 - 00:45

Freeman000 wrote: »

Gerrard? You've got to be having a laugh. He's a no mark and a big fish in a small pond. He hasn't even won a league title.

The only laughing going on here is at you coming out with a comment like that.

I would have loved Gerrard in his prime at United.:p

skimminstones · 05/04/13 - 00:46

john barnes also, at least at club level

Ghost Misguided · 05/04/13 - 00:46

heskey?

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