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Chris Sutton tribute

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by tommybhoy6, Mar 11, 2012.

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  1. lisbonlion11

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    :56: my opinion

    WOOPS! :86:
     
    lisbonlion11, Mar 11, 2012
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  2. Scarecrow

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    He was better than BBJ in his own right so not really.
     
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  3. lisbonlion11

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    sutton was a top player .. i'm not disputing that at all . People can call him a legend all they like .. thats their opinion .

    I just think .. calling sutton a legend .. makes thommo . hartson .. balde .. petrov ..all legends too . Just doesnt look right to me . They were part of MON's era of players that served the club well and were all individually brilliant during his spell.

    Legend status should be reserved to a player that was uniquely special imo - jimmy johnstone , paul mcstay , henrik larsson .
     
    lisbonlion11, Mar 11, 2012
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  4. Yorkshire Tim Guest

    Brilliant player.

    We played him in attack, midfield and defence and he always put in a convincing performance. He was originally a defender at the start of his football career. I remember when we played the huns at Ibrox and he played as a centre-back and was absolutely rock solid.

    I often remarked that we should have tried replacing Rab Douglas with him in goals as he could literally play anywhere. :56:

    I understand how people may think he doesn't get enough recognition. From what I remember, he never really had a chant which properly caught on, did he? And, of course as previously mentioned, he played in the same team as Larsson who takes all of the plaudits.

    I miss that Celtic team we had under Martin O'Neill. :frown:
     
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  5. lisbonlion11

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    i loved how he came back to england with celtic in the uefa cup .. scored a beauty of a header against blackburn , to get it right up those english journalists who slated him during his time at chelsea.

    Best sutton goal though was the left peg volley against juventus .. champions league. What a * belter of a goal :)
     
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    Henrik Larsson wouldn't have been Henrik Larsson without Chris Sutton.
     
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  7. rossi bhoy '67

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    Wasn't his best position granted but he was good there and was used there as it could incorporate him Henrik and BBJ in the same team.

    I don't know where you're coming from with the MON's last season statement as he started using him there in the Seville season (first time was at Ewood Park if my memory serves me right) and would have played there, at the expense of Paul Lambert, in the final had BBJ not been injured.
     
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  8. lisbonlion11

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    thats a bold statement :56:

    Of course Henrik larsson would've been the same player , regardless who he was paired up front with . He was a world class goalscorer . It just so happens he worked well with sutton and vice versa .
     
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  9. Seosamh Máirtín

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    My favourite goal of his was against Juve. Thumping half-volley. Brilliant night in general.
     
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    only two pages to a fekin great great player who ended up being as much of a celtic fan as u and i ,but ill tell you wot ,i bet he was one of the first names on mon team sheet , and unfortunately had a name that was not conjucive to a great chant or a song dedicated to himself at the time ,* knows he deserved one .

    a bit like wee strachan here ,you see how good they were for us when its gone .
     
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    I thought he was a great CM. He didn't just start playing there in MON's last season, (in fact he didn't play there that much that season), but featured there regularly the previous season behind Hartson and Larsson. He was outstanding that season, could easily have been POTY.
     
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    I agree with LisbonLion11 that the term legend is thrown about a bit too often. Larsson was a legend, but Sutton was very, very good indeed.

    He was a great player and is a lovely guy too, but doesn't (for me) make legendary status I'm afraid.
     
    CheGuevara, Mar 11, 2012
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  13. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator

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    Celtic legend, no doubts about it.

    Aside of that, though, a brilliant and vasty under rated overall footballer. He would walk into the current England side, for example.
     
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    absolute legend, my favourite celtic player of all time
     
    Heisenberg, Mar 12, 2012
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    Sutton was a class act no mater what position he played in
    Just look at the few headers he scores in that video 110% commitment
    Like this is my ball and who ever the * in my way is going to get halved:icon_mrgreen:
     
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    Legend in my eyes. Deserved a better ending to his Celtic career also.

    Andy Carroll couldn't lace his boots. Sutton would walk into that england set up nowadays
     
    Antz1888, Mar 12, 2012
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    In my opinion without a doubt the best 6 mill the hoops spent a pure classy fearless legend.Was fearless against the huns and will always be in my top 5 tims Had more football skills than any of the younger generation have ever shownStrong clever committed and with unbelievable awareness a fukn great Celtic man i miss him and henky like fk
     
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    Loved the big man that chip against klos was superb. Hunskelpper indeed also scored some big goals for is in Europe. Celtic legend in my eyes.
     
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    Celtic Legend. Loved the big man
     
    BelfastCelt88, Mar 12, 2012
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  20. Scotia Gold Member Gold Member

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    yes a true legend !! two favourites the volley against juventus an when he put de boer on his * then chipped klos. happy days :icon_mrgreen:
     
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