Bearded Footballers

Edgar Davids Joined : 08 Jun 2007 Posts : 2316

(EDITED)
following a chat in the Derby last night, the following challenge is laid down:

Name a Bearded XI

Criteria:
Players must be caucasian, current premiership footballers, who generally sport facial hair.

So far, we have:
Hahneman

G.Neville Upson Mellberg

Scharner McFadden Krancjaer

Sibierski
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Gary Stevens Age : 37 Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 1266

didn't steed use to have a beard?

Gary Stevens Joined : 07 Jun 2007 Posts : 1015

do they have to currently have beard/facial hair?.... I've got a few that have sported varying degrees of face fuzz in recent years:

Etherington (Spam)
Ljunchberg (Spam)
Neill (Spam) - questionable
Bellamy (Spam)
Upson (Spam)
Ashton (Spam)
Green (Spam)
Spector (Spam)
Richard Wright (Spam)
a common theme?

plus

Steed (COYS)
Woodgate (COYS - when at Real Madrid)
Scharner (Wigan)

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Edgar Davids Joined : 08 Jun 2007 Posts : 2316

I reckon they need to generally sport a beard. More often than not.

Merely unshaven does not count.
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Edgar Davids Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 2596

James McFadden.

cheers

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Edgar Davids Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 2596

Upson certainly had a beard too, not sure if he still does..
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Edgar Davids Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 2497

Krancjer (sp.) (Pompey)
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Edgar Davids Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 2596

Well...this died a slow death didn't it?

I guess there just arent that many beards in football these days. We NEED to bring them back.

How many are there in SiHKFC?

N10
DB
Jez
Daniel
Hairy...
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Edgar Davids Joined : 08 Jun 2007 Posts : 2316

There as many beards in SiHK as in the whole premier league? !! Shocked

Edgar Davids Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 2596

What does that say about us? Shocked

Can we get a smiley with a beard? IanG?
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Founding Father Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 1704

I think you'll find IanG will deliver a different kind of bearded smiley! Shocked

Founding Father Joined : 05 Jun 2007 Posts : 3522

good lord

Edgar Davids Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 2596

I had a feeling that was coming...just wasn't sure from who What a Face

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Edgar Davids Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 2497

I found one!

Spoiler:

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Edgar Davids Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 2596

That's not a footballer, that's someone trying to sell a caravan!
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