The Crazy/Bad Boy XI

The crazy reports about Douglas got me thinking about who I rate as the looniest players I can think of....

Grobbelaar

Terry
Thatcher
Douglas

Keane
Barton
Gazza
Best
Zidane

Di Canio
Balotelli

Who would be in yours?

 

I'd have bilic as the manager too

 

Zlatan probably be in there somewhere, Balotelli is a given.

 

oooh, now this could be interesting and amusing. How are you defining Crazy/Bad boy ACS? Is it on-field bahaviour, or off-field antics? Or anything goes?

 

Anything goes Obi.

 

Neil Ruddock? Vinny Jones? Duncan Ferguson?

 

Nothing wrong with Big Dunc.

 

Eric Cantona would be in mine.

Paulo Di Canio was a bit mad also.

 

Kung Fu Cantona set the bar to new standards.

 

Zidane was one act of madness, and it was against REALLY annoying bloke. Surely Cantona's crowd kick was crazier?!

 

Stan Bowles
Francis Benali
Temouri Ketsbaia
Julian Dicks
Tino
El Hadji Diouf

Also, I seem to remember a full back for Southampton who used to get sent off all the time, but I can't remember his name.

There was also a striker who played for Reading or someone like that in the 70's who was faamous for his outrageous behaviour. I think he died destitute a few years back.

Any ideas?

 

Benali I think

 

Di Canio and Cantona would have to be in any squad. Balotelli too but he has work to do if he wants to match up with those guys. I'd maybe have Temuri in too. He was defo touched. Edmundo, aka The Animal. Rene Higuita was an absolute loon. Robyn Friday. Maybe Cassano cause he is always falling out with his coaches!

Dada Maravilha is a good read for anyone. I'm not sure how much detail is on Wiki but I read up on him a while back. Supposedly the third top scorer in Brazilian league history and he is as entertaining as it gets. I think he has claimed alien abduction so this may interest you Korton/Mr Tiote!

 

Bumped into Stan Bowles quite a lot off the field and he seemed like a really nice bloke, a pussy cat if you like. He just went about his way without bothering anybody and was always happy to sign autographs for those that wanted one.

 

Got to have Gazza in there! Anyone who wears comedy breasts in an interview is worth voting for!

 

Gazza was the King of crazy.

 

Mark Dennis was the Southampton guy. Sent off 12 times in his career!!

The Reading guy was Robin Friday. A seriously gifted player, voted their best ever player. However, an even more serious loon!! Look him up on Wikapaedia to see some of his "adventures"

 

Sad how so many talented footballers can't live with the fame they get and handle the amount of cash they get. So many of them turn to drink and drugs and ruin what could have been excellent careers as players and possibly managers after their playing days are over.