Reply With QuoteWolves had Matt Murray and Carl Ikeme recently (Ikeme played for Nigeria but was born in the UK).Originally Posted by Tuerto
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Not many from the UK though, although loads of wide players and plenty of attack minded players.Axel Witsel
Corentin Tolisso
Blaise Matuidi
Youri Tielemans
Gini Wijnaldum
Fabinho (for Liverpool not Monaco)
Tanguy Ndombele
Fred?
There's probably loads more depending on your definition of "ball playing".
Wolves had Matt Murray and Carl Ikeme recently (Ikeme played for Nigeria but was born in the UK).
That's the one, Cheers. I know that the thread isn't about the UK, although i think that the goalkeeper who spoke out in the original article was talking about European clubs not showing much faith in black goalkeepers, hence why i brought up development on these shores. I think that black players make up about 35% of all professionals in the UK, yet there seems to be a disproportionate amount of those players who play in a certain role.
That famous “carrot crunching goalie” that was going to win them the league, David James
How did i forget himThat famous “carrot crunching goalie” that was going to win them the league, David James
People used to say the same about golf and tennis until tiger woods and the Williams sisters dominated their respective sports.
Edgar Davids....Clarence Seedorf
Jordan Archer (Millwall)
With respect, Serena Williams and Tiger Woods are arguably the greatest at their respective sports the world has ever seen, it's not like they couldn't have them. A more representative indicator would be how many ordinary Black golfers and Tennis players there are, there are plenty of white ones.
I don't agree with the comments, football is so money, success driven, if someone is good enough they get the chance, it could possibly happen at 1 club but not at every single one.
There is a difference physically between black and white people and that is why some seem to excel at certain areas over the others.
Maybe black people aren't picking that position as isn't appealing because of a lack of role model. Tim Howard was a decent keeper
What are the physical differences between black and white people that can give them an advantage, this is news to me.
Of interest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_sports
We've had Tony Warner and Jason Brown.
I'll take a look tomorrow, i glanced over it. I've heard the one about West Africans being able to run faster, although it seems to be more prevalent in West Africans who were raised in the USA, Jamaica etc, not that many gold medal Olympians from Senegal if memory serves correctly, so maybe there's a correlation between sports that are traditionally taken up by Black Americans and infrastructure etc.
I've always noticed this and the ones that make it are rubbish, I've no idea why? Goalies tend to start as players that aren't good enough to play anywhere else and give it a try, most kids want to be a Striker and then if they are not good enough work they way back through the team, with the shit ones often fat ending up in goals !!!
Are we just naming footballers who are black or mixed race?
As regards the lack of successful black swimmers I think it is to do with bone density. But boy oh boy don't they make up for it in the other events.
As regards the lack of successful black swimmers I think it is to do with bone density. But boy oh boy don't they make up for it in the other events.
Most black players play up front so you can keep an eye on them!
Is this a blacks are all thieves joke?
You’re quick today !
Weird way to out yourself as a racist
It's always been fairly clear that he is but he's decided to wear his true colours openly for some reason.
Is that the conclusion you’ve jumped to?
That’s a grand assumption.
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