Your Best Black XI

**hibsbollah** · 02-11-2012 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by DAVE1875

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One's still playing-

Steve Mandanda

Maicon
Vincent Kompany
Anderson Vital da Silva aka Dede (Absolute beast in FM, was going to have Thiago Silva but alot of people don't classify him as black)
Ashley Cole

Antonio Valencia
Yaya Toure
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Nani

Didier Drogba
Robinho

Great shout for Mandanda

how Lloris gets a game in front of him for France is a mystery...

**~~Minty Mike~~** · 02-11-2012 03:23 PM

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Great shout for Mandanda

how Lloris gets a game in front of him for France is a mystery...

Surely Rodell Vereen should be in this squad?

**~~Hibeesmad~~** · 02-11-2012 03:26 PM

Kujabi
Kujabi
Kujabi
Kujabi
Kujabi
Kujabi
Kujabi
Kujabi
Kujabi
Kujabi
Thicot :D

GGTTH. Bring on the saints

***SteveHFC*** · 02-11-2012 03:30 PM

Makalamby

Gathuessi
Bamba
Dickoh
Kujabi

Harper
Soares
Noubissie
Andrews

Konte
Konte

***Bostonhibby*** · 02-11-2012 07:37 PM

Nade anyone? Certainly gave me a lot of entertainment.

**heretoday** · 02-11-2012 07:39 PM

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Who is going to be in the whites only team that plays them?

Willie Hamilton obviously.

***Jonnyboy*** · 02-11-2012 08:54 PM

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Al Habsi is one great goalkeeper

I was surprised he wasn't picked up by a more "fashionable" team in the last window

A lot of his early coaching, before he came to the UK, was courtesy of one John Burridge so I'd imagine Al Habsi says to Terry when facing Chelsea "Come into my box and I'll break your back"

**deeks01** · 02-11-2012 10:00 PM

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You would have Walcott over Valencia??

In all honesty I never even thought about Valencia , or nani for that matter , both of whom I would have ahead of Walcott who I believe to be vastly over-rated most of the time. Now that I think about it there are several players I'd change but I will be a man and stick with my original squad ;)!

On the who is black/arab/asian/tanned front it did occur to me that several players mentioned weren't technically coming under the definition of 'black' however I didn't want to be 'that guy' and went with the flow!

There are a lot of these 'ultimate *insert specification* XI' about just now and it occurs to me that you could (probably not 100% sure) do some sort of online tournament using football manager and an edited database. Say you let the thread run a bit then do a poll to see the 4 best teams , when you have that start a tournament with those 4 teams at a semi final stage and play it out from there. Not for a moment suggesting doing this every thread like this (if its even possible) but for a couple of them it could be interesting. Could also be very problematic and time consuming I'd imagine. What's the verdict? Anyone fancy it?

***heidtheba*** · 02-11-2012 10:04 PM

Kevin Harper - shame his career went on the slide so soon and that he did some really stupid things (from what I've heard but willing to be told otherwise). Cracking wee player back in 94 when I got my first season ticket.

**ChooseLife** · 03-11-2012 12:09 AM

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Apologies if this sounds padantic but...is this none-caucasian players, or black players i.e. African black.. because to me Pepe, Carlos, Cafu, Ronaldo etc really aren't black. They're hispanic! We should upload a dulux colour chart to encourage transparency to the matter in question

I was going to say R. Ferdinand and darker in the OP, but your idea sounds much better

**Cropley10** · 03-11-2012 08:15 AM

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Apologies if this sounds padantic but...is this none-caucasian players, or black players i.e. African black.. because to me Pepe, Carlos, Cafu, Ronaldo etc really aren't black. They're hispanic! We should upload a dulux colour chart to encourage transparency to the matter in question

Fat Ronaldo isn't Hispanic. Brazil has never been Spanish, it's closest to Portuguese and the modern use of Hispanic is "association with Spain". Africans were enslaved and were transported to Brazil and the Carribean, that's why some Brazilians have African, West African heritage, in the same way many black British players do too.

**heretoday** · 03-11-2012 10:19 AM

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Kevin Harper - shame his career went on the slide so soon and that he did some really stupid things (from what I've heard but willing to be told otherwise). Cracking wee player back in 94 when I got my first season ticket.

I will be ever grateful for his goal to beat Hearts in a derby circa 1997/98. I found myself singing "Walking in a Harper wonderland".

joe_hfc · 03-11-2012 11:01 AM

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Fat Ronaldo isn't Hispanic. Brazil has never been Spanish, it's closest to Portuguese and the modern use of Hispanic is "association with Spain". Africans were enslaved and were transported to Brazil and the Carribean, that's why some Brazilians have African, West African heritage, in the same way many black British players do too.

The term Hispanic stems itself from ancient Hispania, which is the Portugese, Spannish, Andorran and Gillbratese regions... according to the ever factual Wikipedia!! I would have him as Hispanic over Black.. If I had to choose a race for him!

***Macaroon*** · 03-11-2012 11:44 AM

Steve Mandanda

Maicon Naldo Samba Cole

Ramires Y.Toure A.Song

Neymar

Remy - Demba Ba

**FromTheCapital** · 03-11-2012 12:31 PM

Mandanda

Maicon
Kompany
Thiago Silva/Dede
Cole

Valencia
Yaya Toure
KP Boateng
Marcelo

Neymar
Balotelli

***Squealing pig*** · 03-11-2012 12:54 PM

Makalamby
Jimmy boco
Bamba
Dickoh
De la cruz

Agathe
Latapy
Rocastle
Rougier

Sodgie
Harper

***heidtheba*** · 03-11-2012 02:28 PM

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I will be ever grateful for his goal to beat Hearts in a derby circa 1997/98. I found myself singing "Walking in a Harper wonderland".

I was gutted that I couldn't make that game. He had Neil Pointon in his back pocket for the entire 90 mins.

**hibsbollah** · 03-11-2012 02:37 PM

Matt Doumbe over Dickoh everytime.

**VickMackie** · 03-11-2012 02:42 PM

Makalele forgotten about already!

I love these sort of threads. You remember so many great players you'd forgotten about.

***heidtheba*** · 03-11-2012 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by VickMackie

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Makalele forgotten about already!

I love these sort of threads. You remember so many great players you'd forgotten about.

Def! I'd also have Marcel Desailly and George Weah in my list!

**Cropley10** · 03-11-2012 04:07 PM

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The term Hispanic stems itself from ancient Hispania, which is the Portugese, Spannish, Andorran and Gillbratese regions... according to the ever factual Wikipedia!! I would have him as Hispanic over Black.. If I had to choose a race for him!

Trust me Pele and Ronaldo etc don't have Hispanic roots.

Read what Wikipedia has to say about Slavery in Brazil...