Souness and Beardo inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.

[Guest petelfc]

The pair join clubmates Bill Shankly, Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes, Alan Hansen, Ian Rush, Roger Hunt, Kevin Keegan and Bob Paisley on the list of legends.

 

Souness was one of the guests of honour at a glitzy ceremony at Old Trafford on Thursday night, though Beardsley had to pull out through illness.

 

"Obviously I'm delighted. To be mentioned in the same breath as some of the people in the Hall of Fame is a great honour," Souness told Liverpoolfc.tv.

 

This year's other inductees included Mark Hughes, Glenn Hoddle, Dennis Bergkamp, Terry Venables and Nobby Stiles.

 

Asked if some more of his old teammates deserved to be in there, Souness joked: "Maybe some of them would think that!

 

"But no, Liverpool has had so many great players and ultimately there will be more in there."

 

The National Football Museum in Preston started its Hall of Fame in 2002, with 86 greats inducted so far.

 

The selection panel includes Gordon Banks, Sir Trevor Brooking, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Jack Charlton, Mark Lawrenson and Gary Lineker.

 

So who out of the current lot does Souness believe could one day make it into the who's who of soccer greats?

 

"The obvious one is Steven Gerrard," said the man who made 358 appearances during six years at Anfield.

 

"I'm also a great fan of Xabi Alonso. There's a lot of young players who are only going to get better and Fernando Torres could well be a candidate in a few years' time."

 

Some have described Gerrard as a modern day Souness, but the humble Scot is having none of it.

 

"He doesn't remind me of myself at all," the Kop idol smiled. "He can run faster and further than I ever could!"

 

Next up for Liverpool is a trip to St James's Park to face Newcastle, but despite spells at both clubs, Souness dismisses the notion he'll be torn.

 

"Oh, my loyalties lie with Liverpool. Look, the reason I'm in this Hall of Fame is because of Liverpool. I had a lot of good years there and deep down I'm still a Liverpool fan – and so are my kids."

 

On how he sees the game going, the former Reds boss added: "Liverpool are on a roll and I think the confidence the Beşiktaş victory gave them will carry them forward. It certainly did against Fulham when they were 0-0 for a long time but kept going.

 

"I also think they'll go through to the second round of the Champions League. I think what they did to Beşiktaş will help carry them through against Porto at home and Marseille away."

 

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N...071116-1131.htm

 

Souness - legend.

[Spiblish]

The pair join clubmates Bill Shankly, Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes, Alan Hansen, Ian Rush, Roger Hunt, Kevin Keegan and Bob Paisley on the list of legends.

 

Souness was one of the guests of honour at a glitzy ceremony at Old Trafford on Thursday night, though Beardsley had to pull out through illness.

 

"Obviously I'm delighted. To be mentioned in the same breath as some of the people in the Hall of Fame is a great honour," Souness told Liverpoolfc.tv.

 

This year's other inductees included Mark Hughes, Glenn Hoddle, Dennis Bergkamp, Terry Venables and Nobby Stiles.

 

Asked if some more of his old teammates deserved to be in there, Souness joked: "Maybe some of them would think that!

 

"But no, Liverpool has had so many great players and ultimately there will be more in there."

 

The National Football Museum in Preston started its Hall of Fame in 2002, with 86 greats inducted so far.

 

The selection panel includes Gordon Banks, Sir Trevor Brooking, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Jack Charlton, Mark Lawrenson and Gary Lineker.

 

So who out of the current lot does Souness believe could one day make it into the who's who of soccer greats?

 

"The obvious one is Steven Gerrard," said the man who made 358 appearances during six years at Anfield.

 

"I'm also a great fan of Xabi Alonso. There's a lot of young players who are only going to get better and Fernando Torres could well be a candidate in a few years' time."

 

Some have described Gerrard as a modern day Souness, but the humble Scot is having none of it.

 

"He doesn't remind me of myself at all," the Kop idol smiled. "He can run faster and further than I ever could!"

 

Next up for Liverpool is a trip to St James's Park to face Newcastle, but despite spells at both clubs, Souness dismisses the notion he'll be torn.

 

"Oh, my loyalties lie with Liverpool. Look, the reason I'm in this Hall of Fame is because of Liverpool. I had a lot of good years there and deep down I'm still a Liverpool fan – and so are my kids."

 

On how he sees the game going, the former Reds boss added: "Liverpool are on a roll and I think the confidence the Beşiktaş victory gave them will carry them forward. It certainly did against Fulham when they were 0-0 for a long time but kept going.

 

"I also think they'll go through to the second round of the Champions League. I think what they did to Beşiktaş will help carry them through against Porto at home and Marseille away."

 

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N...071116-1131.htm

 

Souness - legend.

 

Agreed - some of the stuff written about him on here is unbelievable.

 

If he had never been manager here he would have been considered a red legend plain and simple.

 

Also, have to say he is for me the best pundit out there. Tells it like it is with no bull!

 

Yes, he was far from a great manager for us but even he admits now he did a lot of things wrong and would do it very differently now.

[fred milne]

Also, have to say he is for me the best pundit out there. Tells it like it is with no bull!

He's certainly one of the more interesting pundits - particularly when it comes to discussing midfield.

[Guest petelfc]

What a player. Goosebumps just thinking about him in his playing days.

[johngibo YPC]

He's certainly one of the more interesting pundits - particularly when it comes to discussing midfield.

 

He's that good, you wonder how he made such a bad job of managing.

Seems alot more relaxed like!!

[bazz]

A fantastic footballer and a brilliant captain, acted the way I like captains to act on the pitch!

[fred milne]

What a player. Goosebumps just thinking about him in his playing days.

Best midfielder and captain we've ever had (and probably ever likely to have).

[Guest petelfc]

Not getting into a debate about his managing days, as it's been done to death, but I feel he took a lot of undeserved flak and was made a scapegoat for a club that had it's heart and soul ripped out post Hillsborough.

 

I prefer to remember him as a player.

[johngibo YPC]

Not getting into a debate about his managing days, as it's been done to death, but I feel he took a lot of undeserved flak and was made a scapegoat for a club that had it's heart and soul ripped out post Hillsborough.

 

I prefer to remember him as a player.

 

Sun thing pissed alot of people off though

[Stevie H]

peter beardsley is my favourite footballer ever. what a joy to watch.

[Guest petelfc]

Sun thing pissed alot of people off though

 

He f***ed up, no getting away from it. He knows that. But it's a sad day when we can't accept the apology of living legend who did so much for the club. It just makes us look bitter.

 

A lot of that bitterness is also down to the fact that the club was on a downward spiral under him, which we have only just recovered from. I think had he been a sucess the Scum issue would have quickly been forgotten about. At least for most

[Guest rookie]

Liverpoolfc.tv wrote about this already one month ago.

[R A Softlad]

f***in' joke that list... where's Phil Neal?

[Beardsley]

Best midfielder and captain we've ever had (and probably ever likely to have).

 

 

Is correct

[Beardsley]

peter beardsley is my favourite footballer ever. what a joy to watch.

 

Ditto

[monkey puzzle]

I know the Sun thing pissed alot of people off but it was kindof the same as the NOTW / Sun debate. At the time he sold his story to the Scottish Sun which was a different editorship and so fell into the none boycott area, if I remember correctly. Still wasn't a wise move (and I'm not condoning it) but I still feelthat overshadows what he did for the club on the field.

[Murphman]

Terry Venables? F*ck off.

[Raj]

f***in' joke that list... where's Phil Neal?

 

He's below you

[Raj]

peter beardsley is my favourite footballer ever. what a joy to watch.

 

Dalglish, Souness, Barnes for me.

Was to young for Emlyn, but I am happy with that 3.

Although, I would say that Gerrard is 4th or 5th

[Murphman]

Dalglish, Souness, Barnes for me.

Was to young for Emlyn, but I am happy with that 3.

Although, I would say that Gerrard is 4th or 5th

 

 

Keegan, Raj. Take my word for it, Keegan was feckin quality.

[Raj]

Keegan, Raj. Take my word for it, Keegan was feckin quality.

 

Not my generation though. I only mentioned Emyln because of how he is described by his fellow team mates.

I think Keegan is associated with Dalglish too much, and suffers in comparison. Unless you have seen him play that is

[Falconhoof]

Is Ian Rush in there ? Lineker, fine striker that he was, wasn't fit to lace Rushie's boots.

 

Beardsley was my favourite, the things he did I could never imagine doing no matter how much i'd practised. I even loved watching him in the warmups doing a shimmy and slotting the ball past Grobbelaar or Mike Hooper. I used to try that little trick he did, hitting it with one foot off the inside of the other foot into the net. Barnes was the finest football we had at the time but Beardsley was just something different that i'd never seen anything like before. I don't think there has been a forward like him since, almost like Kaka but not an athlete and any comparison with Beardsley is a stretch because he was so unique.

[Snookie]

Kenny, Rush, Souness & Hansen for me. Keegan was a truly great player also but not quite in their class but I wouldn't want to live on the difference.

 

As more than one person has said already Souness is the best midfielder and captain we've ever had. He drove the team in a way that no other player could. He had heart, passion, and an almost psychotic fearlessness coupled with extraordinary skill that made him pretty much the complete midfielder.

 

He was disastrous as a manager but I will always remember him as the greatest midfielder I've seen play in a red shirt. And somehow he's also managed to become one of the best football analysts working on TV. He's that good its just about possible to forget the bubble perm and mustache.

[Falconhoof]

Kenny, Rush, Souness & Hansen for me. Keegan was a truly great player also but not quite in their class but I wouldn't want to live on the difference.

 

As more than one person has said already Souness is the best midfielder and captain we've ever had. He drove the team in a way that no other player could. He had heart, passion, and an almost psychotic fearlessness coupled with extraordinary skill that made him pretty much the complete midfielder.

 

He was disastrous as a manager but I will always remember him as the greatest midfielder I've seen play in a red shirt. And somehow he's also managed to become one of the best football analysts working on TV. He's that good its just about possible to forget the bubble perm and mustache.

 

I agree with all of that about Souness but the part about him being a good pundit. He makes me cringe with his 'big players don't need instructions, just let them express themselves' schtick. Sure, it might be what he played like, because he was blessed with great football intelligence but few players can just run on the pitch and know how to read the game. I think thats one of the reasons he didn't quite pull it off as a manager, its been said before but, maybe he just can't quite grasp the mind of a footballer who isn't as good as he was.

[Raj]

As more than one person has said already Souness is the best midfielder and captain we've ever had. He drove the team in a way that no other player could. He had heart, passion, and an almost psychotic fearlessness coupled with extraordinary skill that made him pretty much the complete midfielder.

 

 

Also, there was no intention to omit Rush, I was just trying to pick 3 faves, but there are 7-8 outside of Souness, Dalglish who can be considered for that slot. For me.

Edited November 16, 2007 by roegahnn