I grew up with the Keane v Viera era battle and vaguely remember Vinnie Jones. I'm sure many of you would have been part of the dirty Leeds time with Bremner, Souness etc and a will few will remember other players who have not shied out of tackles.

Looking back there's been a dirty basward in every generation except this one. I can't really think at the moment of any football hardman playing now. The closest I can see is Pepe or Ramos but they're nothing compared to generations gone by.

Not saying it's a good or bad thing but the game has changed drastically over the last 20 years and will continue to do so with video reffing.