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Pat Jennings, Danny McGrain, Ashley Cole, Bobby Moore, John Charles, George Best, Bobby Charlton, Danny Blanchflower, Tom Finney, Kenny Dalglish, Jimmy Greaves.

Gascoigne is the best English player of all time so he has to be in the team.

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@ 3. shavid, that is a very modern view. This is an all time team. Gazza wasn't a better player than Bobby Charlton. As for the other CM position in my team for example, I also regard Northern Irishman Blanchflower as a superior footballer to Gascoigne on and off the park.

Andy Goram

Danny McGrain - Bobby Moore - Rio Ferdinand - Ashley Cole


George Best - Bobby Charlton - Steven Gerrard - Ryan Giggs

Kenny Dalglish - Alan Shearer

Pat Jennings,

John Greig, Ashley Cole, Alan Hansen, Tony Adams,

George Best, Paul Gascoigne, Glenn Hoddle, Ryan Giggs

Alan Shearer, Ian Wright

Subs: Peter Shilton, Lee Dixon, Gordon McQueen, Terry Butcher, Colin Bell, Sammy McIlroy, Graeme Souness, Kenny Dalglish, Gary Lineker, Ally McCoist, John Barnes,

This team is made up of players in the era I have watched football and players I have actually seen play hence no Duncan Edwards, Tom Finney etc etc

Heskey in every position. Needs no-one else

@4 - Roy Keane couldn't play for a UK XI - he was from the Irish Republic

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Jennings
Neville
Cole
Moore
Mackay
Best
Blanchflower
Charlton
Giggs
Dalglish
Greaves

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To anyone that says JOHN TERRY, read the following:

Only considering his football ability so ignoring the fact he’s been accused of racism on two occasions (of course he's innocent as things stand), gave people a tour of Stamford Bridge to earn a bit of extra money, slept with his friends fiance/girlfriend etc

Looking at his history:

During Euro 2004 Sol Campbell had a late goal disallowed as England fought to make progress in their quarter-final clash with hosts Portugal, with the score tied at 1–1, Campbell won a header in the opposition six-yard box to score what seemed to be a late winner for England. However, John Terry had pushed Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo and the referee gave a free kick. The game ended 2–2 after extra time, and England lost the penalty shoot-out.

John Terry was named England captain in 2006, so was the man chosen to lead England to Euro 2008. However, with Terry as captain, England did not qualify for Euro 2008 – their first absence from a tournament finals since the 1994 World Cup. Terry accepted that he was fully responsible.

In the champions league final 2008 John Terry couldn’t handle the pressure and missed what would have been the winning penalty. Manchester United went on to lift the trophy (making everyone sick).

During World Cup 2010, in the last 16 vs Germany, John Terry forgot his defensive duties and decided that he was an attacker and his lack of defending helped England lose 4-1.

In the champions league semi final 2012 John Terry couldn’t handle the pressure of the occasion and kicked out at Alexis Sanchez, resulting in Terry being shown a red card and leaving his team to play with 10 men. Ivanovic was shown a yellow card during the same incident for standing up for Terry and as a result also misses the champions league final.

To sum it up – it was his fault England got knocked out of Euro 2004, it was his fault England didn’t qualify for Euro 2008, it was his fault Chelsea didn’t win the Champions League in 2008, it was partly his fault England got knocked out of World Cup 2010, it will be his fault if Chelsea don’t win the champions league this year because he’s banned for it and so is Ivanovic and with Luiz and Cahill currently injured do Chelsea even have any centre backs?

Gordon Banks
Lee Dixon, Mike England, Norman Hunter, Terry Cooper
Colin Bell, Billy Bremner, Tony Green, Eddie Gray
Allan Clarke, Alan Shearer

Banks

McGrain - Adams - Moore - Cole

Charlton - Bremner - Gazza

Best - Rush - Keegan

@15

I agree, you forgot to mention that he wss best mates with Hitler and that he singlehandidly sunk the titanic.

-----------------------shilton-----------------------------
neville-------------adams-----moore----------cole

best-----------------gerrard---souness-----------giggs

----------------------dalglish----------------------
------------------------shearer--------------------

I asked four ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ pundits for their team and they all started with Beckham, so I gave up

Banks
Pearce Moore Adams Hansen
Giggs Keane Charlton Best
Shearer Rush

Dixie Dean and jimmy mcgrory up front, With the usual best, charlton, scholes, gazza, and four defenders who I can't be bothered with, then jim leighton.

Also Brian clough's goals to mins ratio is unequalled in British history(I think) so worth a mention

Banks
Pearce Moore Adams Hansen
Giggs Robson Charlton Best
Shearer Rush

(ignore last post as Keane is Republic of Ireland)

Banks- Cole - Moore - Terry - Wilson- Giggs- - Charlton - Scholes- Best Shearer -Greeves

(Scholes, how can he be missed? picked by Zidane as the person he would most have wanted to have played alongside and Guardiola as the only candidate he would replace someone in the barca midfield with)

roy keane is irish !!!

Re #14; Lo and behold...

Why does Alan Hansen have to be considered? He wasn't a patch on Willie Miller who kept him out of the Scotland team!

@ 24

It was inevitable that someone would pick him. Can you please read my post (#15) and justify why you've picked John Terry. Thanks

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Jennings
McGrain
Wright
Moore
Pearce
Hoddle
Gascoigne
Dalglish
Le Tissier
Greaves
Rush

Subs

Banks
Butcher
Charlton
Clough

(Rush and Greaves have over 700 goals between them, so I can't picture a better forward two)

Banks
Hansen
Moore
Adams
Pearce
Best
Scholes
Gascoigne
Dalglish
Shearer
Greaves

This is a nigh-on impossible challenge, to name the greatest *ever* XI for the UK, but I would be more inclined to go only for players in the modern era as they are obviously much more skilled players than the rufty-tufty hard-men of the 1960s and 1970s. This would probably be my XI:
David Seaman
Gary Neville, Tony Adams, Bobby Moore, Alan Hansen
George Best, Paul Gascoigne, Gareth Barry, Gareth Bale
Ian Rush, Alan Shearer

Apart from the midfield quartet, this is far from a great team! Just goes to show how poor the standard of football is among British players when compared to that of continental or South American stars. Even compiling an all-time Portugal XI would be more competitive than an all-time UK XI. Give me technical skill over physicality any day of the week.

S t e v e n G e r r a r d .

Duncan Edwards in central defence? Wasn't he a wing half? I know he played in defence in the 57 FA Cup final but that was thanks to an injury to Ray Wood which meant a centre-half had to stand in in goal.

Has to be:

Banks

Cohen
Wilson

Stiles
Charlton (J)
Moore

Ball
Hunt
Charlton
Hurst
Peters

A team like that could win the World Cup.

I think it would be near impossible to pick an "all time GB 11". You could possibly pick an all time squad i.e. 24 players.

There are a handful of players that would probably be in the 1st 11, and then you could pick any one from the remaining squad. Im my humble opinion these are the "handful" -

Moore
Best
Charlton
Giggs
Shearer
Dalglish

The rest well you pick from your squad which would include most of the usual names - Banks / Shilton / Jennings / Hansen / Edwards / Ashley Cole / Gerrard / Greaves / Gazza / Souness / Scholes / Finney / Adams / Sheringham / Lineker / Beardsley / and can't think of anymore!

Comments?

How can people forget Ali Dia!? Best player in the World, shocking that he's been missed out time and time again.

GK & Defence - Gordon Banks, Phil Neal, Stuart Pearce, Bobby Moore, Alan Hansen
Midfield - George Best, Ryan Giggs, Bobby Charlton, Paul Gascoigne
Strikers - John Charles, Kenny Dalglish

No need for a defensive Midfielder the other team wont touch the ball!!

How can people forget Ali Dia!? Best player in the World, shocking that he's been missed out time and time again.

Personal squad though would be:

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Carragher Carragher Carragher Carragher
Carragher Carragher Carragher Carragher
Carragher Carragher

We all dream of a team of Carras.

Gordon Banks

Billy Wright Bobby Moore (Cpt)

Bobby Charlton Archie Gemmill Gary speed

George Best Ryan Giggs

Kenny Dalglish Derek Dougan Allan Shearer

I’d want a few subs too, likes of Wayne Rooney etc! Bit sparse on defenders, granted!

Who on earth would choose John Terry over the number of excellent centre halves the UK has produced? Terry's not fit to clean Billy McNeill's boots.

Difficult to pick the best XI individuals or the best XI to play as a team.

Banks
Butcher, Moore, Adams, Pearce
Beckham, Gascoigne, Baxter, Best
McCoist, Shearer

And for a Barbarians team:
Schmiechel
Bilic, Leboeuf, Stam, Vidic
Zola, Viera, Keane, B Laudrup
Henry, Di Canio

Banks

Pearce Moore Adams Hansen

Duncan Edwards Scholes Gigggs Best

Carlton Shearer

Banks

Pearce, Moore, Adams, Hansen

Duncan Edwards, Scholes, Gigggs, Best

Carlton, Shearer

There has to be a place for Gordon Smith - the Prince of Wingers - contemporary of Stanley Matthews for those who don't know: read his cv and weep!

1967 was Celtic's European Cup Victory. 66 something else happened but it wasn't very interesting. Can't believe Cashley is even mentioned!!!! Not a patch on Ross County's Scotty Mo!!

I should have put Tom Finney on my list as well. There are so many world class Brititsh players that we could make 3/4 teams.

Ronnie Simpson
Jim Craig
Tommy Gemmill
Bobby Murdoch
Billy McNeill
Jim Clark
Jimmy Johnstone
Willie Wallace
Steve Chalmers
Bertie Auld
Bobby Lennox

It was 1967, not 1966

Seems like Bobby Moore is the most consistent choice.

Which is reasonable given that he is the only British person ever to lift the world cup.

But the more I think about the choices the more I realise how many I have missed out.

Trevor Brooking, Martin Peters, Geoff Hurst, Frank Lampard(s), Rio Ferdinand, I could go on....

I give you My squad...with first choice picks
Banks (Jennings Southall as cover)
Stevens (Neville Cohen)
John Charles & Big Jack (Rio Bobby Moore Hansen)
Bale (Cole Wilson)
Finney Gazza Bobby Charlton Georgie Best (Giggs Jimmy McIlroy Alan Ball Jinky)
William Ralph Dean & Dalglish (Shearer Rush)

Manager Sir Alf (Mr Jock Stein).

I completely agree with nicia (37)

Bobby Lennox - 167 League Goals in 335 League Appearances. 1 goal every 2 games ratio - not bad considering he was on the left wing most of his career. Shocking he only ever had 10 Sctoland Caps.

I wouldn't pick John Terry, but comment number 15 is ridiculous. You are forgetting that he is the most successful captain of Chelsea ever, has won 9 trophies in the 8 years he has been captain, the same amount as Manchester United have won in that time period (generously counting their Club World Cup), and a lot of what you're pointing out is actually what makes him such a good player.

The point about Sol Campbell's disallowed goal is irrelevant as that shouldn't have been given as a foul, there was nothing wrong with it.

When England failed to qualify for Euro 2008 can he really solely be blamed? The entire team and manager were to blame.

2008 CL final he missed a penalty... so what? Ronaldo and Messi both missed important penalties the other week.

The point you made about him in the 2010 world cup attacking more is especially irrelevant, obviously because more attacking was needed, and for Chelsea he often goes forward when they're losing to help get a goal, which gets results a lot of the time.

I partly agree with the final point about the CL semi against Barcelona, what he did was absolutely ridiculous, but it wasn't his fault Ivanovic got sent off.

# 44 & 45 = BusbyBabes

Is it a typo? Carlton……………… = Carlton Palmer !!
Have you missed a letter out?

I honestly don't understand how so many of you are leaving about both Sir Stanley Matthews and Sir Tom Finney. They completely reinvented wing play and were absolutely unplayable by anyone in the world at the time. I'm not going to bother putting together a full XI but I would be hard pressed to leave either of those two out of it if I did. Is it just that they were before our time so we therefore assume they were rubbish? These are the players that defined football as the game we know and love today.

The problem with a lot of these selections is that the manager would have a hard time getting most of them out of the pub!

....and if you squint hard enough you can see that it's JT firing from the grassy knoll.

And know for a team that would have no parallel in this earthly realm....


Phil Parkes

Graeme Le Saux, Kevin Ratcliffe, Martin Buchan, Phil Neal

Peter Barnes, Don Masson, Norman Whitside , Neal Ardley

Ian Dowie Derek Dougan

I know, I know. No place for Tony Dorigo or Jeremy Goss will have the pundits scratching their heads.....

For a goalkeeper that might not have been name Sam Hardy, 21 caps for England before and after WW1 when we played maybe 3 a year.

Billy Meredith as well the first superstar of football in attack, played for both Manchester clubs.

I think the manager has to be Sir Alf Ramsay, won the World Cup in 66.

My team (3-4-3)

Sam Hardy, Bobby Moore, John Charles, Jack Charlton, Stanley Matthews, Nobby Stiles, Alan Ball, Tom Finney, Colin Bell, Dixie Dean & Alan Shearer.

Colin Tod, Roy McFarland, Kevin Hector, Dave Mc Kay, Terry Hennesey,
Frannie Lee, COYR

Danny McGrain is the best right back (Celtic) and the best left back (Scotland) the uk has seen. Ask Gabby Logan's Dad or ask Liverpool's steve mcmannaman when he played an exhibition match against him when Danny was in his fifties and mcmannaman was in his mid thirties. It was so funny to see the frustration on macca'ss face as he repeatedly tried to get past an aging McGrain and found he just couldn't. Classic.

@29

hahaha what are you talking about he wont even get in team of the season let alone the greatest british side ever.

Shilton
Neville - Moore - Ferdinand - Pearce
Charlton - Gascoigne - Hoddle - Giggs
Best - Keegan

A word about Pearce...played for England 72 times - lost, I believe, just TWICE ....other than penalty defeats. Can ANYONE better that sort of consistenct, and determination ?! Reason enough for the great man to take the place ahead of Cole - who is not hald the DEFENDER that Pearce was.

Can people please take this seriously and stop putting Neville in their teams!!! He wouldn't make it in the best English team 5th XI

Banks
Neville England Moore Hughes
Best Blanchflower Jimmy Mcilroy Charlton
Shearer Greaves

Neville Southall
Steve Nicol Emlyn Hughes Alan Hansen
Steven Gerrard Graeme Souness Bobby Charlton Paul Gasgoine
George Best Ian Rush Kenny Dalglish

This team would destroy any of the teams above!! In fact, Barca wouldn't stand a chance! ha ha. Great balance of players from all GB countries too, all truly worthy of a place in this side. The best of their generation.

Manager- I know people would want a British manager but if I was the fictional British time-travelling FA I would go foreign and take Arsene Wenger as his attacking style would suit the team.

GK- Gordon Banks

RB- Jimmy Armfield
CB- John Charles
CB- Bobby Moore
LB- Gareth Bale
RM Stanley Matthews
CM-Billy Wright
LM- Tom Finney
CAM George Best
CF Dennis Law
CF Bobby Charlton

I know people won't agree but here is my reasoning- Law, Charlton and Best form the attacking triumverate due to the fact that they played together at Man Utd- Chemistry is important.

The same goes for Matthews and Armfield. Bale sneaks in largely due to his speed which would be of great help in what no one can deny is an attacking side. Banks gets in partially because of one of the greatest saves at all time but also because the relationship between him and Moore at the back would be of use keeping things solid. Chemisty is important because while bringing amazing players together is every persons dream, not having the chemistry between at least some of those players I think would leave the team disjointed.

GK - Neville Southall
RB - Phil Neal
CB - John Charles
CB - Bobby Moore
LB - Ashley Cole
M - Tom Finney
M - Stephen Gerrard
M - Bobby Charlton
M - Billy Liddell
F - Jimmy Greaves
F - Kenny Dalglish

GK - Banks

RB - Neville
CH - Moore
CH - Hansen
LB - Cole

DM - Dave Mckay/D. Edwards(a bit out of position) Colin Bell maybe
CM - Scholes
CM - Charlton

AM/W - Best
AM/W - Giggs
CF - Law - the 'king'

There we go, i think with that team team, no one could even get the ball from them never mind score a goal.
Scholesy could really do the DM bit, and be used to nice spray the ball about, especially if they played by 60/70's rules then he'd be one of the best tacklers in the game

62.
At 18:12 11th May 2012, JamieR93 wrote:


@29

hahaha what are you talking about he wont even get in team of the season let alone the greatest british side ever.
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I dont know if you looked at the team of the season when it was announced last week, but.....

I'm perhaps a bit young to be doing this, but why not:

GK - David Seaman
RB - Lee Dixon
CB - John Charles
CB - Tony Adams
LB - Gareth Bale
LM - Ryan Giggs
DM - Billy Bremner
MC - Glen Hoddle
RM - David Beckham
F - Alan Shearer
F - Kenny Dalglish

Gordon Banks
Gary Neville (as much as I despise him) Bobby Moore Tony Adams Ashley Cole
Stanley Matthews Steven Gerrard Bobby Charlton Matt Le Tissier
Alan Shearer Jimmy Greaves

That was just English players, picking a whole British Eleven would be too difficult, I've already left out players like Scholes, Keegan, Beckham, Gascoigne, Terry, Lineker, Neal. If I had to pick players from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland too, it would be too difficult.

Alot of people will criticise me for leaving out scholes, but Gerrard has have won so many matches on their own it's unbelievable, and Le tissier is the most naturally talented player England has ever produced. If they had played for a team like United, they would easily have had as many medals as Scholes. Don't get me wrong Scholes is class, but this is the best ever 11.

Peter Shilton
Gary Neville Bobby Moore Willie Miller Lee Dixon
Jimmy Johnstone Kenny Dalglish Paul Gascoigne Stan Matthews
Gary Lineker Mark Hughes

Manager Brian Clough

As an Ipswich supporter I would want to see John Wark in the team. Kevin Beattie for the bench.

This is almost impossible, but here's my effort...

GK. Banks
RB. Gary Nevile
LB. Ray Wilson
CB. Bobbie Moore
CB. John Charles

RW. Best
LW. Giggs
CM. B.Charlton
CM. A.Ball

FW. Shearer
FW. Dalglish

It has to be said that my knowledge of defenders before the late 80's is terrible. I'm confident with the centre backs though.

Alan Clarke of Leeds United. One of the greatest players ever to play football. If we had been in the 1974 world cup I think he would have set it ‘alight’. Billy Bremner, Paul Reaney, Paul Madely, Peter Lorimer and Johnny Giles. These players would have walked into any all time great teams.
Funny how the Southern based London media never mentions them or the Great Don Revie. Is some thing to do with the north southern biased I wonder?
The Leeds team and Clarke especially for me where mesmeric aren’t afforded the respect they deserve.

Pat Jennings

Viv Anderson, Alan Hansen, Kenny Burns, Stuart Pearce

George Best, Jim Baxter, Paul Gascoigne, John Robertson

Ian Rush, Robbie Keane


This team won't tackle back in midfield, but they'll sure score plenty.

Picked from post 1968 players.
Shilton
McGrain
Wilson
Souness
Ferdinand
Robson
Best
Greaves
Charlton
Law
Giggs
Subs
Banks
Moore
Cole A
Shearer
Baxter
Johnston J
Hughes M.

GK: Gordan Banks
RB: Danny McGrain
LB: Ashley Cole
CB: Bobby Moore
CB: Tony Adams
RW: Stanley Matthews
LW: George Best
CM: Bobby Charlton
CM: Paul Gasgoigne
STR: Jimmy Greaves
STR: Kenny Dalglish

Honourable mentions:

Peter Shilton, Pat Jennings, Gary Neville, Willie Miller, Billy McNeill, Ray Wilson, George Cohen, Jimmy Johnstone, Paul Gascoigne, Glenn Hoddle, Trevor Brooking, John Barnes, Gary Lineker, Ian Rush, Ryan Giggs, Bryan Robson, Brian Clough, Duncan Edwards, Dennis Law, John Charles, Archie Gemmill, Norman Whiteside, Nat Lofthouse, Tom Finney, Graeme Souness, Neville Southall, Kevin Ratcliffe, Stuart Pearce, Alan Ball, Geoff Hurst, Michael Owen, Matthew Le Tissier, Paul Scholes, Billy Liddell, Phil Neal, Steve Nicol, Danny Blanchflower, Roy McFarland, Dixie Dean, Bobby Lennox etc. etc.

We could be here for all eternity.

John Charles.

Voted Greatest Ever non-Italian player in Juventus history in 1997 ahead of Zidane, Nedved and Platini. Voted greatest Foreign import in Italian Football in 2001 ahead of Maradona and first non-Italian voted into the Azzuri hall of fame. Never booked or sent off in his career. World Class at Centre Half and Centre Forward.

If he can be voted ahead of Zidane, Platini and Maradona, then he's easily in the top 11 British footballers of all time.

Carragher
Carragher, Carragher, Carragher, Carragher
Carragher, Carragher, Carragher, Carragher
Carragher, Carragher

So, Phil, football was invented in 1960, was it?

Frank Swift (Man City), Bob Crompton (Blackburn), Billy McCracken (Newcastle), Ernest Needham (Sheff Utd), Charlie Roberts (Man Utd), Colin Veitch (Newcastle), Stanley Matthews (Stoke), Charles Buchan (Sunderland), Steve Bloomer (Derby), Billy Meredith (Man Utd).

Game to be played under real offside law, with proper ball and kit.

Bobby Charlton and Gordon Banks to provide match tickets.

I thought this was a supposed to be for the "GREAT BRITISH XI"? Well if that's the case then for the benefit of those who have included them (and, it appears Mr. McNulty too) the likes of Pat Jennings, Danny Blanchflower, George Best, Derek Dougan etc. don't qualify as they are from Northern Ireland which is NOT part of Great Britain but a part of the United Kingdom. Furthermore, it's incredulous to see the Keane's (Roy & Robbie) being included given that they're Republic of Ireland players.

Perhaps someone should let Stuart Pearce know as well that Northern Ireland players are excluded from Team GB or else please call it Team UK.

Further to 83, forgot my centre-forward: Hughie Gallacher (Newcastle).

Ray Clemence

Alan Kennedy - Phil Thompson - Alan Hansen - Phil Neal

Sammy Lee - John Barnes - Graeme Souness - Terry McDermott

Kenny Dalglish - Ian Rush.

:)

Alternatively...

GK Pat Jennings

RB Phil Neal CB John Charles LB Danny Mcgrain

RW Stanley Matthews DM Graeme Souness CM Bobby Charlton LW Ryan Giggs

AM Kenny Dalglish

FWD George Best FWD Ian Rush

Gordon Banks

Danny McGrain
Bobby Moore
Billy McNeill
Gareth Bale

Jimmy Johnstone
Graeme Souness
Bryan Robson
Ryan Giggs

Rush & Dalglish

Reina
neville
Hansen
Adams
A.Cole
Souness
Gerrard
Overmars
Bergkamp
Rush
Henry

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Southall

A Cole, Charles, Moore, Hansen

Best, Blanchflower, Le Tissier, Giggs

Dalglish, Greaves

(If I did another version I could easily pick entirely different players and it would be just as strong... already regretting leaving out Jennings, Charlton and Gazza...). Had to put Le Tiz in as then the Channel Islands are represented along with the usual suspects, plus he was amazing of course.

BTW can't believe people put Bale in as a left back, he is as bad a defender as he is good in attack - best decision 'Arry ever made was converting him into a winger.

GK Shilton Goram Seaman

DEF Neal Cole McGrain Adams Hansen McNeill Gough Aitken

MID Johnstone Gascoinge Scholes Best Souness Giggs Robson

FWD Dalglish Shearer Rush Lineker

@83 - the headline (in large letters) says: 'Who'd be in your all-time UK XI?'

GK: Gordan Banks
RB: John Charles
LB: Ashley Cole
CB: Bobby Moore
CB: Billy McNeill
RW: George Best
LW: Ryan Giggs
CM: Bobby Charlton
CM: Paul Scholes
STR: Jimmy Greaves
STR: Kenny Dalglish

@92 ... and the piece finishes off with 'let me know your choices for the "Great British XI"'. It is also written in the context of Stuart Pearce selecting his squad for "Team GB". So obviously, like many contributors, the author doesn't know the difference between what is Great Britain and, to give it its full title, the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.

GK: G. Banks
RB: G. Neville
LB: G. Bale
CB: B. Moore (c)
CB: T. Adams

RM: G. Best
LM: R. Giggs
CM: P. Scholes
CM: B. Charleton

FC: D. Law
ST: T. Finny

Subs:

P. Shilton, A. Cole, R. Ferdinand, S. Gerrard, D. Beckham , S. Matthews, W. Rooney

Sir Stanley Matthews was years ahead of his time in both training methods and diet. Loved around the world and has a cup final named after him.

Jimmy McGrory. All time top scoring British player, he definitely deserves to be in the team. I can't understand people putting Bale in the team. He's only had two good seasons so far.

Perry Groves, Perry Groves, Perry Groves, Perry Groves, Perry Groves, Perry Groves, Perry Groves, Perry Groves, Perry Groves, Perry Groves & Perry Groves.

@15 Romeo

I agree with you on you're comments about Terry. You are dead right.
Only the Chelsea boys brigade will disagree.

On reading what others have posted on this blog.
I will ask..

What exactly has Gascoigne done?
He is remembered for his tears of so called "passion" at Italia 90.
And his goal against the Scots at Euro 96.

Apart from these 2 moments what else can we remember about him?

Spurs/Rangers legend I agree.
England legend? No chance.

Hoddle saw this this and rightfully dropped him for the 98 world cup.

As for UK greats??

Maybe. Best, Charlton, Shearer, Lineker.

and Erm.. their is no else i could think of.

I cannot believe some people are getting more annoyed at Roy Keanes inclusion (albeit incorrectly because he is Irish) than about someone including Gareth Barry in this team!!
Really? One half of the best central midfield pairing Great Britain has ever produced is Gareth Barry.....don't think so