Most intelligent footballer?

[MaxAndRuby]

Yes, I'm bored at work!

Obviously very subjective, but who comes across as quite bright?

My vote is for Pat Nevin of Chelsea, Everton and Scotland.

[adam85]

Contradiction in terms i'm afraid!

[entwisi]

hasn't Robbie Fowler gota multi million property empire? must put him somewhere decent as he made most of his money in business rather than sport.

[mickk]

Graeme Le Saux seems quite bright, struggling to think of a current player to be honest.

[MaxAndRuby]

mickk said:

Graeme Le Saux seems quite bright, struggling to think of a current player to be honest.

Crouch?

[mickk]

MaxAndRuby said:

mickk said:

Graeme Le Saux seems quite bright, struggling to think of a current player to be honest.

Crouch?

Have you seen him dance? Those are the movements of a madman

[bob1179]

I've got to admit that I know very little about football, and I view most footballers as boorish, loud mouthed, over paid plebs who would make excellent cannon fodder. However, whilst listening to the radio the other day, an American chap who plays for Aston Villa (I believe) was interviewed and he came across as genuine, well spoken, well mannered and intelligent. I was quite suprised.

I have no idea what he was called, but compared to the one who likes like Shrek, he seemed like a genius.

[Raify]

bob1179 said:

I've got to admit that I know very little about football, and I view most footballers as boorish, loud mouthed, over paid plebs who would make excellent cannon fodder. However, whilst listening to the radio the other day, an American chap who plays for Aston Villa (I believe) was interviewed and he came across as genuine, well spoken, well mannered and intelligent. I was quite suprised.

I have no idea what he was called, but compared to the one who likes like Shrek, he seemed like a genius.

That sounds like the Goalie, Brad Friedel.

I jsut found out that Roy Hodgson is fluent in a number of (quite hard) languages like Norwegian.

[speedfreaky]

Obvious innit? Wayne Rooney


On a serious note ,Thiery Henri always struck me as quite intelligent?

[mickk]

speedfreaky said:

Obvious innit? Wayne Rooney


On a serious note ,Thiery Henri always struck me as quite intelligent?

But he played for Arsenal

[jeremyc]

Doesn't Steve Coppell have an economics degree, or similar?

OK, he hasn't played for a little while, but still counts in my book.

[SwanJack]

Swansea City's Guillem Bauza is a qualified teacher and is doing a medical genetics course at Swansea Uni.

[craggers]

Xabi Alonso of Liverpool .. think he studies Law degree at the moment.

[hornetrider]

Apparently Fat Frank has the IQ of Carol Vorderman - I st you not. Chelsea did some kind of analysis on the team and he came out tops - MENSA material.

Alledgedly they call him 'The Professor' around the club now.

Edit to add linky mclink http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebri...

Edited by hornetrider on Thursday 19th March 13:28

[Wacky Racer]

Most premiership footballs earn between £30,000 and £150,000 per week for kicking a ball around a couple of times a week, and are able to retire in comfort at the age of 35, which I suggest is better than the lot of most people reading this........

Who's intelligent now?............

[hornetrider]

Wacky Racer said:

Most premiership footballs earn between £30,000 and £150,000 per week for kicking a ball around a couple of times a week, and are able to retire in comfort at the age of 35, which I suggest is better than the lot of most people reading this........

Who's intelligent now?............

Lucky footballs man. If they have it so good, I wonder what rugby balls make?

[shamrock]

Didi Hamann is quite the stockbroker.

Iain Dowie comes across as quite bright too, didn't he come up with the word "Bouncebackability" and it is now in the Oxford Dictionary?

[JRM]

Linekar always seems pretty smart

[mickk]

shamrock said:

Didi Hamann is quite the stockbroker.

Iain Dowie comes across as quite bright too, didn't he come up with the word "Bouncebackability" and it is now in the Oxford Dictionary?

Maybe a clever git, but he knows nothing regarding managing a football club

[Wacky Racer]

hornetrider said:

Wacky Racer said:

Most premiership footballs earn between £30,000 and £150,000 per week for kicking a ball around a couple of times a week, and are able to retire in comfort at the age of 35, which I suggest is better than the lot of most people reading this........

Who's intelligent now?............

Lucky footballs man. If they have it so good, I wonder what rugby balls make?

Yes, very good.....

Of course I meant footballers








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