Britain's Greatest Ever Sportsman

[User169]

The gentle giant - John Charles.

World class as a centre half and as a centre forward. GB's most successful player overseas - three Scudetti with Juventus and voted Juve's best ever import above Zidane and Platini.

Never booked and frustratingly (to his teammates) honest.

It's a scandal that he wasn't knighted.

 

[Smokin Joe]

World champion how many times? In what was quite a competitive era......

I suspect we'll have to agree to disagree on that one.

Women's World Championship road races were often only 35 miles long and half the field considered it a major achievement just to finish. I'm not knocking Burton's undoubted ability, but had she been male she'd have been no more than a pretty decent amateur.

 

[screenman]

Women's World Championship road races were often only 35 miles long and half the field considered it a major achievement just to finish. I'm not knocking Burton's undoubted ability, but had she been male she'd have been no more than a pretty decent amateur.

The fact she was faster over 12 hours than the men.

 

[vernon]

Ashley Cole.


Don't really know or care about football but he did get to shag Cheryl Cole.

Isn't that a doping offence that disqualifies him from the reckoning?

 

[Smokin Joe]

The fact she was faster over 12 hours than the men.

She held the record for a few years, as have lots of men in a distance that had long been ignored by the top riders even back in 1967.

I bet few people here could name even one of the other holders, let alone claim them to be the best ever.

 

[rich p]

Ahem, Beryl isn't even a sportsman

 

[Arrowfoot]

Roger Bannister

 

[rich p]

I'm taking the word in its generic sense

I'm just being mischievous!

 

[Fnaar]

Davina McCall, for her fitness videos

 

[rich p]

in a masculine or feminine way?

in a generic way

 

[Booyaa]

[QUOTE 3523841, member: 9609"]Shearer

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hahahahaha. One medal as a player, one relegation as a coach.

 

[screenman]

Can I reserve judgement until the end of the year.

 

[Fubar]

Jockey Wilson:

 

[Dayvo]

I'm just being a NOBBER!

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Lord Coe, a magnificent career both on the track and after.