Tenuous link - Brian Deane to Tony Yeboah. And you will have to forgive me for mentioning Leeds United given the main focus of your substack! But I thought this was a great article - stumbled across it via a mutual substack/recommendation. Part of it is a hero captures a moment, gives you inspiration and elevates life through how they make you feel?! I can still vividly recall Yeboah's absolute screamers against Liverpool and Wimbledon and then trying to re-create them on the school playing field. I almost did ... once ... with my own shot after a corner that cannoned off the underside of the bar then post at an awkward angle before a team-mate inadvertently then cleared it off the line! Thanks again for a great read.
What a great idea for an article. I’ve not been supporting as long as you so, sadly, never got to see Edwards, Agana or Deane in person, but I’ve seen some of the videos and read other fans’ admiration tributes.
Great read. I’m pretty much like for like with your list, except I am sadly old enough to remember Woodward and Currie (just, I started when I was 5 or 6 in 1974), and I always preferred Agana over Deane. I think this was because he was so damn handsome (a Tufty Club trope). Don’t get me wrong, Deano was and is an impressive specimen of a man, but Agana always looked so graceful and poised to me. I do think that aesthetics plays into the players fans choose as heroes to some degree. Surely part of the reason that talented players like Beckham, del Piero, erm, Max Lowe adorn the walls of bedrooms in poster form across the world?
Tenuous link - Brian Deane to Tony Yeboah. And you will have to forgive me for mentioning Leeds United given the main focus of your substack! But I thought this was a great article - stumbled across it via a mutual substack/recommendation. Part of it is a hero captures a moment, gives you inspiration and elevates life through how they make you feel?! I can still vividly recall Yeboah's absolute screamers against Liverpool and Wimbledon and then trying to re-create them on the school playing field. I almost did ... once ... with my own shot after a corner that cannoned off the underside of the bar then post at an awkward angle before a team-mate inadvertently then cleared it off the line! Thanks again for a great read.
Thanks, Deadbat
What a great idea for an article. I’ve not been supporting as long as you so, sadly, never got to see Edwards, Agana or Deane in person, but I’ve seen some of the videos and read other fans’ admiration tributes.
I’m really glad you mentioned Chris Basham who’s definitely my hero. He has an extraordinarily underrated talent I think, especially as he (still) resembles Bambi on ice! But, as you point out, he can play multiple “positions” within one match and his ‘Cruyff Turn’ © is a delight to behold. Aside from the football, he seems really grounded and allegedly is the funniest chap in the dressing room! The Geordie accent doesn’t do any harm either.
Sue.
Great read. I’m pretty much like for like with your list, except I am sadly old enough to remember Woodward and Currie (just, I started when I was 5 or 6 in 1974), and I always preferred Agana over Deane. I think this was because he was so damn handsome (a Tufty Club trope). Don’t get me wrong, Deano was and is an impressive specimen of a man, but Agana always looked so graceful and poised to me. I do think that aesthetics plays into the players fans choose as heroes to some degree. Surely part of the reason that talented players like Beckham, del Piero, erm, Max Lowe adorn the walls of bedrooms in poster form across the world?