| Ipswich Legend! 09:56 - Jan 30 with 1194 views | BelsteadCav |
Calling ex players “Legends” has got to stop
It’s getting to the point when it’s every other player.
These are the legends we have.
Beattie
Mills
Wark
Crawford
Holland
That’s it!!
Any other player is a “ great”
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| Ipswich Legend! on 10:50 - Jan 30 with 280 views | wkj |
| Ipswich Legend! on 10:44 - Jan 30 by Radlett_blue |
The age of supporters makes a massive difference. I remember Man U supporters voting Eric Cantona their "best all time player" despite the fact that he only played 143 games for them & ignoring the claims of players from a different generation, such as Bobby Charlton 7 George Best. |
That was in essence the point I was making too, I see the players as legends that I watched play during a mini golden era for ITFC. Whilst Beatie and co are some of the best players we ever had, Holland, Stewart, Mogga etc... were the ones who did it just a few yards in front of where I was sitting (standing) - As such, they have the title of legendary to me. |  |
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| Ipswich Legend! on 10:52 - Jan 30 with 272 views | hoppy |
| Ipswich Legend! on 10:44 - Jan 30 by Radlett_blue |
The age of supporters makes a massive difference. I remember Man U supporters voting Eric Cantona their "best all time player" despite the fact that he only played 143 games for them & ignoring the claims of players from a different generation, such as Bobby Charlton 7 George Best. |
Fabian Wilnis played almost 300 games for us too... where would you rank him? |  |
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| Ipswich Legend! on 10:59 - Jan 30 with 259 views | OsmansCleanSheet |
Roger Osborne surely? A limited player, so not sure he can be called a ‘great’ but for that one goal, what he did for our club, he surely deserves legendary status. |  | | |
| Ipswich Legend! on 11:00 - Jan 30 with 256 views | jeera |
You're a leg end.
The one that irritates me is the word 'heroes'.
Heroes save lives, not kick a fecking ball about.
There is no such thing as a sporting 'hero'.
I'd have Matty down as a great, as other say. Legends are a rare breed indeed. |  |
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| Ipswich Legend! on 11:49 - Jan 30 with 220 views | Pendejo |
legend
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See synonyms for: legend / legends on Thesaurus.com
noun
a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
the body of stories of this kind, especially as they relate to a particular people, group, or clan:
the winning of the West in American legend.
an inscription, especially on a coat of arms, on a monument, under a picture, or the like.
a table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used.Compare key1 (def. 8).
Numismatics. inscription (def. 8).
a collection of stories about an admirable person.
a person who is the center of such stories:
She became a legend in her own lifetime.
By dictionary definition, rather than your bizarrely short list then Kempy, Slade and TS qualify as Ipswich Legends
The players / coaches / managers who won our "3 stars" surely have auto legend status then add in the players that occupy our hearts for various reasons; 91/92 & 99/00 squads plus Taricco and ... (Insert own nominations) |  |
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| Ipswich Legend! on 12:01 - Jan 30 with 212 views | monty_radio |
| Ipswich Legend! on 10:44 - Jan 30 by Radlett_blue |
The age of supporters makes a massive difference. I remember Man U supporters voting Eric Cantona their "best all time player" despite the fact that he only played 143 games for them & ignoring the claims of players from a different generation, such as Bobby Charlton 7 George Best. |
Realistically, legends will, in our instant, clamorous age, always better reflect the near present, rather than the distant past. Then, as you highlight, there is the dichotomy of appearances v impact. Players such as Butcher embody both, but that's not so with the Dutch pair. So I guess you pays yer money and takes yer choice.
Even though I go back a long way, still, the present that one has actually witnessed probably holds sway. Thus, though I made a case earlier for the famous 5 who secured 3 ascending league trophies, I can't make a judgement on such as Jimmy McLuckie, Jackie Little and Tommy Parker, for all of whom there is no film, and who played for us before trophies became a regular thing. [Post edited 30 Jan 2021 12:17]
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