'I'm an alien I'm a legal alien, i'm an Englishman playing footy abroad' [Archive]

t_appletart

12-04-2009, 05:28 PM

Obv we have Beckham playing in italy/USA, and also Robbie Fowler in Oz, but who else is playing elsewhere at the moment?

Why is it that not many english, or british, play overseas? is it because the premiership is the best in the world, so they stay, or merely not good enough?

which englishman did do well when they played else where?

Dingle

12-04-2009, 05:31 PM

Darren Huckerby is in America.

Hedgehog

12-04-2009, 05:33 PM

Kevin Keegan - Hamburg

Palace

12-04-2009, 05:34 PM

Funny you should mention it, just noticed Matt Derbyshire on Olympiakos' team sheet. Seems he's doing ok too, scoring 5 in 10 apps.

Hedgehog

12-04-2009, 05:35 PM

Jimmy Greaves - AC Milan

cpfc4evandeva

12-04-2009, 05:35 PM

I often thought that the reason that England don't win tournaments is due to the fact that we are so used to the Premiership style.

We don't know what to do against slow tempo well organised sides.

I certainly think that it would help our chances if a few more were playing in Italy, Spain and Germany.

Hedgehog

12-04-2009, 05:36 PM

Joe Baker - Torino

Absolution

12-04-2009, 05:50 PM

In the same way Torres has really developed playing in the Prem, it would be good if some of our players took advantage of the same opportunities..

Someone like Lampard would have done well if he had moved to Inter.

I guess it is because we are all rubbish at languages :p

SpikeyMatt

12-04-2009, 05:50 PM

All about the money unfortunately.

Dingle

12-04-2009, 06:15 PM

Hargreaves was at Bayern.

lil_b_eagle

12-04-2009, 06:29 PM

Hargreaves was at Bayern. canadian....

El Aguila

12-04-2009, 06:40 PM

Vinny Samways played for Las Palmas successfully for some years.... Laurie Cunningham was the last Real Madrid player to get a standing ovation in the Nou Camp; Lineker remains hugely popular at Barcelona and Dalian Atkinson's sexual prowess is a byword in San Sebastián.

Trilby

12-04-2009, 06:42 PM

Ade Akinbiyi has just joined Houston Dynamo. Danny Dichio is at FC Toronto, as was, and possibly still is Terry Cooke, I think. And as previously stated, Darren Huckerby is at San Jose Earthquakes.

Sussex Eagle

12-04-2009, 06:46 PM

Colin Kazim-Richards is still at Fenerbahce, though no longer English in international football terms.

Sussex Eagle

12-04-2009, 06:49 PM

I definitely think it's to the detriment of our national team play that so few of them have ever played in one of the other top european leagues - the most successful international teams tend to have their players all over the shop.

CPFC_DAVE77

12-04-2009, 07:39 PM

Ade Akinbiyi has just joined Houston Dynamo.

Not sure what thats got to do with the thread, but its definately true!

Clapham Grand

12-04-2009, 11:00 PM

Tyrone Mears - Marseilles

Trilby

12-04-2009, 11:31 PM

Not sure what thats got to do with the thread, but its definately true!
Woops, that'll teach me to just skim-read the first post.

Done well...done well...done well..hmmm...well Dichio seems to have knocked in a few at Toronto. Does that count?

Skiddo

12-04-2009, 11:41 PM

Jonathan Woodgate had a right mare when he was at Real Madrid.

Ince played for Inter, Gazza - Lazio and Platt - Sampdoria.

Hedgehog

13-04-2009, 12:14 AM

Steve Kember - Vancouver Whitecaps

Hedgehog

13-04-2009, 12:17 AM

John Charles who was Welsh so not flavour of the week played for Juventus and Roma very successfully.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Charles

Hedgehog

13-04-2009, 12:22 AM

Didn't Rangers have quite a few England players (Terry Butcher, Butch Wilkins, Mark Walters, Mark Hately, Chris Woods come to mind) in their team in the 80's.... not really overseas, but in a foreign country!

eddieskyclad

13-04-2009, 12:35 AM

The real and very sad irony of it all is that Englishmen can barely get a game in the Premiership...

telodaja

13-04-2009, 05:08 AM

Ian Rush after flopping at Juventus "It was like playing in a foreign country"

Maidstoned Eagle

13-04-2009, 06:45 AM

Jonathan Woodgate had a right mare when he was at Real Madrid.

They loved him there as he really integrated, learnt the language etc, his injuries stopped him playing more than he did.

oz_da II

13-04-2009, 06:51 AM

Steve Kember - Vancouver Whitecaps

Peter Beardsley was a gun for the Whitecaps.

oz_da II

13-04-2009, 06:59 AM

http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Whitecaps/Whitecaps%2083%20Home%20Peter%20Beardsley%202.jpg

Go on, Beardo! :D