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Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 4:20 pm
by Randall
M H wrote:
LOWTOWER wrote:
Randall wrote:Tendulkar is a good shout but he wasn't as good as Bradman who is unavoidably in the list.
Botham
As brilliant as he was was he actually the best all rounder of his era?
i wanted to squeeze botham in but there are simply more outstanding cricketers.

in an era of kapil, imran and hadlee it was a tough room to work.

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 6:08 pm
by LOWTOWER
Randall wrote:
M H wrote:
LOWTOWER wrote:
Randall wrote:Tendulkar is a good shout but he wasn't as good as Bradman who is unavoidably in the list.
Botham
As brilliant as he was was he actually the best all rounder of his era?
i wanted to squeeze botham in but there are simply more outstanding cricketers.

in an era of kapil, imran and hadlee it was a tough room to work.
Although not sports related and probably not essential for this list, Botham was brilliant off the field too.

On it he had the ability to change a game at anytime

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 6:18 pm
by Randall
LOWTOWER wrote:
Randall wrote:
M H wrote:
LOWTOWER wrote:
Randall wrote:Tendulkar is a good shout but he wasn't as good as Bradman who is unavoidably in the list.
Botham
As brilliant as he was was he actually the best all rounder of his era?
i wanted to squeeze botham in but there are simply more outstanding cricketers.

in an era of kapil, imran and hadlee it was a tough room to work.
Although not sports related and probably not essential for this list, Botham was brilliant off the field too.

On it he had the ability to change a game at anytime
Cross over from the sports page is definitely a factor he had. Anyone who had him in their list I wouldn't dispute

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2017 6:13 pm
by fandarts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Barry_(bowler)

best ever,died few years ago,road bowler

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 6:29 pm
by cannibal
Eddy "The Cannibal" Merckx could do it all and pretty much did. Ok probably on drugs but in cycling who hasn't been on the juice.

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:11 pm
by Ross, Bob
Randall wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:21 am From last night's darts thread.
Can we have some more sensible suggestions than the first offering from young phil.......


Phil the great

Jahangir Khan
Don Bradman
Babe Ruth
A P McCoy
Phil Taylor
Daley Thompson
Martina Navratilova
Michael Schumacher
Michael Phelps
Heather McKay
Randall being a boring cunt is not a recent thing I see.

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:12 pm
by Randall
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:11 pm
Randall wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:21 am From last night's darts thread.
Can we have some more sensible suggestions than the first offering from young phil.......


Phil the great

Jahangir Khan
Don Bradman
Babe Ruth
A P McCoy
Phil Taylor
Daley Thompson
Martina Navratilova
Michael Schumacher
Michael Phelps
Heather McKay
Randall being a boring cunt is not a recent thing I see.
God no

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:13 pm
by Ross, Bob
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:12 pm
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:11 pm
Randall wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:21 am From last night's darts thread.
Can we have some more sensible suggestions than the first offering from young phil.......


Phil the great

Jahangir Khan
Don Bradman
Babe Ruth
A P McCoy
Phil Taylor
Daley Thompson
Martina Navratilova
Michael Schumacher
Michael Phelps
Heather McKay
Randall being a boring cunt is not a recent thing I see.
God no
didn't really mean that, mate.

Just want my signature to appear in as many threads as possible.

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:16 pm
by Randall
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:13 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:12 pm
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:11 pm
Randall wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:21 am From last night's darts thread.
Can we have some more sensible suggestions than the first offering from young phil.......


Phil the great

Jahangir Khan
Don Bradman
Babe Ruth
A P McCoy
Phil Taylor
Daley Thompson
Martina Navratilova
Michael Schumacher
Michael Phelps
Heather McKay
Randall being a boring cunt is not a recent thing I see.
God no
didn't really mean that, mate.

Just want my signature to appear in as many threads as possible.
+1

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:20 pm
by Ross, Bob
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:16 pm
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:13 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:12 pm
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:11 pm
Randall wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:21 am From last night's darts thread.
Can we have some more sensible suggestions than the first offering from young phil.......


Phil the great

Jahangir Khan
Don Bradman
Babe Ruth
A P McCoy
Phil Taylor
Daley Thompson
Martina Navratilova
Michael Schumacher
Michael Phelps
Heather McKay
Randall being a boring cunt is not a recent thing I see.
God no
didn't really mean that, mate.

Just want my signature to appear in as many threads as possible.
+1
please don't. Top ten has a nice ring to it.

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:28 pm
by Randall
Top 11 would never catch on

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:28 pm
by Ross, Bob
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:28 pm Top 11 would never catch on
then why suggest it? Is it a post count thing?

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:29 pm
by Randall
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:28 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:28 pm Top 11 would never catch on
then why suggest it? Is it a post count thing?
It's that we strive for
Oh and consistency

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:30 pm
by Ross, Bob
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:29 pm
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:28 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:28 pm Top 11 would never catch on
then why suggest it? Is it a post count thing?
It's that we strive for
Oh and consistency
Is it a matter of principle?

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:31 pm
by Randall
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:30 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:29 pm
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:28 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:28 pm Top 11 would never catch on
then why suggest it? Is it a post count thing?
It's that we strive for
Oh and consistency
Is it a matter of principle?
I dont have any

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:33 pm
by Ross, Bob
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:31 pm
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:30 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:29 pm
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:28 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:28 pm Top 11 would never catch on
then why suggest it? Is it a post count thing?
It's that we strive for
Oh and consistency
Is it a matter of principle?
I dont have any
randall starting a sentence but can't be bothered to finish it, there.

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:34 pm
by Randall
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:33 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:31 pm
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:30 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:29 pm
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:28 pm

then why suggest it? Is it a post count thing?
It's that we strive for
Oh and consistency
Is it a matter of principle?
I dont have any
randall starting a sentence but can't be bothered to finish it, there.
Is it even a

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 5:56 pm
by Ross, Bob
Sprocket501 wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:23 am Must...generate...posts...Hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng!


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
+1

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:10 pm
by 9farter
Bradman
Mike Tyson
Pele
Maradona
Usain Bolt
Michael Phelps
Serena
Federer
Michael Jordan
Marit Bjørgen

Ali, Phil, Senna, Warney, Djokovic, Steffi Graf, Gary Ablett Senior narrowly behind

Re: Top ten sports people of all time

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:24 pm
by HalloweenJack
M H wrote: Tue Aug 01, 2017 3:55 pm
LOWTOWER wrote:
Randall wrote:Tendulkar is a good shout but he wasn't as good as Bradman who is unavoidably in the list.
Botham
As brilliant as he was was he actually the best all rounder of his era?
Yes