Over the (almost) 30 years of PL, I’m sure there’s been some great players that maybe haven’t got the plaudits they deserved or have been forgotten about, especially in the pre-social media days!
Who do you remember fondly or were personal favourites, that fall into this category?
I’m hoping the answers will prompt some memories for myself and you too!
A few suggestions: Ian Woan - great set piece taker and scored bangers
Nick Barmby - very gifted player, that rarely mentioned these days
Nicky Butt - solid all round CM and always reliable; he’d walk into the current United team! (possibly suffered from comparisons to Keane, but was Peles player of the World Cup in 2002 lol)
Others in this category: Darren Eadie, Ruel Fox, Matt Elliot, Lucas Radebe
Others that get a lot of credit, but still maybe not enough, considering their career and ability: Park Ji-Sung, John O’Shea, Robbie Fowler, Kevin Nolan, Tony Adams, Wes Brown, Steve Mcmanaman, Les Ferdinand, Michael Carrick (arguably the most underrated/overlooked player on the entire list IMO and could probably still do a better job than Uniteds current MF)
Following big Jack’s comprehensive win yesterday it’s time to pick who’ll accompany him at the centre of defence. While Radebe had an admirable showing he didn’t get within 5% so today he must compete in the run off for the second spot.
McQueen and Fairclough are relegated today having only received a few votes each. In their place I have selected two honourable mentions. This is the last chance to make the XI and bios are in the comments!
- The rules are as follows. You’ll have six options to choose from (Reddit’s limit) and the top option goes in the team. If there are two positions available (e.g. CM) there will be a run off the following day.
If you feel I’ve missed anyone major (bound to happen), leave a comment or if it’s already there - you’re going to check right? - then upvote that answer. This way if I’ve chosen Carlton Palmer and Brolin at CM but missed Billy Bremner, the upvotes on the comment saying ‘Billy Bremner’ will count as votes towards him. No further nominations will be considered for run-offs
If a player gets within 5% of the winner he goes on the bench. At the end we’ll make up the rest of the squad with wild cards which will scientifically be made up as we go along until we get to a 23 man squad or it just gets old - i.e. wildcard suggestions are encouraged like ‘biggest ever liability’
We’ll go day by day, position by position before choosing a manager. The rest of our squad will be made out of subs from the polls and wildcard selections until it gets old.
So we progress through our team after selecting our CBs and GK by landslides! Lucas Radebe comfortably beat out some club legends and world class players to take his position alongside Jack Charlton.
Today we move onto our Left Back position, which as you'd expect is packed full of talent and players who would masticate glass for the club. Player bios and honourable mentions can be found in the comments. Please read the rules below if you think I've missed anyone.
**The Rules**
The top option goes into the team but if the second best option gets within 5% of the winner he gets onto the bench. If there are two positions available (e.g. at CB or in midfield) we will have a run off vote the following day unless the second option gets within 5% of the winner in which case there will be no run off **no exceptions**.
If you feel I've missed anyone major or would like to vote for an honourable mention, then you can! Simply check the comments to see if anyone has said their name already, an upvote for that player counts as a vote. If your favourite player isn't there already, please leave their name in the comment. This way if you want to see Billy Bremner in midfield but I've put Carlton Palmer and Tomas Brolin in the options instead. You can usurp me in the comments.
We play in a **4-1-4-1** formation as selected by you. At the end of the 11 we will fill out the squad with wildcard options (some will be serious and others not) until it gets old.
I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
The nurse asked the rabbit, “what is your blood type?”
“I am probably a type O” said the rabbit.
The doctor says it terminal.
Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB
Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"
I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual
So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes
r/unclejokes for dirty jokes
r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC
r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes
Punchline !
Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub
Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat
Do your worst!
How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?
We told her she can lean on us for support. Although, we are going to have to change her driver's license, her height is going down by a foot. I don't want to go too far out on a limb here but it better not be a hack job.
Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.
But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.
They were cooked in Greece.
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
He lost May
Now that I listen to albums, I hardly ever leave the house.
Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"
Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"
Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
Said if she ever hosts a gender reveal party, when it comes time to pop the balloon she'll spray everyone with water.
Gender is fluid.
It really does, I swear!
And now I’m cannelloni
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
And boy are my arms legs.
But that’s comparing apples to oranges
Put it on my bill
Amy
Heard they've been doing some shady business.
but then I remembered it was ground this morning.
Edit: Thank you guys for the awards, they're much nicer than the cardboard sleeve I've been using and reassures me that my jokes aren't stale
Edit 2: I have already been made aware that Men In Black 3 has told a version of this joke before. If the joke is not new to you, please enjoy any of the single origin puns in the comments
