If you could pick one player

To join our squad. Past of present.

Sorry if this has been done already but I was thinking about all of my favorite players from childhood and imagining them playing in the all white strip and hearing their names being chanted by the Jack Army.

Anyway, I'll get the ball rolling - I have many players I would absolutely love to have in their prime at the Swans, including Zidane, Del Piero, Nedved and Gigi Buffon but the one I'll have to go for would be the rock of any team and would command the midfield like Braveheart, it's Gennaro Gattuso!

Here's a video of him to remind you all - [video=youtube;UJ5wj8KyfKk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ5wj8KyfKk[/video]

 

Lionel Messi please

 

Messi without doubt ,the best I've seen and I remember Best in his prime

 

I was trying to be less obvious good name by the way. I love the Clouseau films!

 

There can only be one: Franz Beckenbauer

 

Good shout Mikra!

 

Laudrup

 

Roy Keane, the best midfield general I have seen.

 

For me i think it would have to be Zidane, so many to choose from though.

 

Good shout there on Nedved Union. That lad could strike a ball with both feet.

 

i missed Ivor's second spell at the vetch by 1 year as i began watching the Swans in 69/70 but i was very fortunate to see Ivor Allchurch in his last year at Pontardawe Athletic at the age of 50, but i would have loved to have seen him in his prime playing for the Swans, He was one of the best.

Sir Matt Busby – "Ivor never needed a number on his back for identification. His polish, his class could not be missed. He vies with the greatest of all time, yet he has a modesty that becomes him"
Sir Bobby Charlton: "He was a great player, with footballing presence and charisma"
Bobby Moore:"One of the best inside-forwards I have ever played against"

it does not get any better than that

 

John Charles would be a useful addition to the team.

 

The Swans missed a trick with both John Charles and Cliff Jones vetch 2 absolute gems.

 

As its just one player to add to our current crop, Van Basten up front

 

Brazilian Ronaldo in his prime would have led the line in our team like no other. Lethal finisher.

 

Maradona nah would love to have seen Pele playing for us

 

Anyone fancy Di Natale down the wing?

 

Ian rush simply the best strikers Wales ever produced in my eyes

 

georgio chinaglia

 

"absolute gems".

Indeed they were,Mabon,but at least Cliffy did get to play for The Swans' whilst John was snatched away by Leeds.

They weren't the only gems to come out of the Swansea Schools in the post war years. So many in fact, it resembled a production line,and our near neighbours could only look on with envy as the Swansea area produced it's rich crop of talent,year on year.