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Arthur Wedge said:
He is a legend for us 👍
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I think choices like these are generational. Although I didn’t see much of Emlyn Hughes at left back, he was, in my opinion, head & shoulders above anyone mentioned so far. Equally, I feel Robertson often flattered to deceive. He could be great one week, then nondescript the next.
 
Hobbit said:
I think choices like these are generational. Although I didn’t see much of Emlyn Hughes at left back, he was, in my opinion, head & shoulders above anyone mentioned so far. Equally, I feel Robertson often flattered to deceive. He could be great one week, then nondescript the next.
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Always be generational - Hughes had left by my time ,

Kennedy was left back growing up and he would be many people’s favourite, Nicol was also outstanding, Robertson has been there for 9 years and won the lot as well , was a huge figure for the way Klopp wanted to play

There is no right or wrong answer but I think for many he will be remembered as a club legend
 
Arthur Wedge said:
Always be generational - Hughes had left by my time ,

Kennedy was left back growing up and he would be many people’s favourite, Nicol was also outstanding, Robertson has been there for 9 years and won the lot as well , was a huge figure for the way Klopp wanted to play

There is no right or wrong answer but I think for many he will be remembered as a club legend
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Im not disagreeing with you Phil as it’s your opinion but for me the word legend gets used far too often now and it dilutes the achievements of those that really are legends.

In my opinion if Robertson was to be called a club legend then Liverpool would have hundreds if not thousands of them.

Out of interest how many of the current squad would you say are legends?
 
Arthur Wedge said:
Always be generational - Hughes had left by my time ,

Kennedy was left back growing up and he would be many people’s favourite, Nicol was also outstanding, Robertson has been there for 9 years and won the lot as well , was a huge figure for the way Klopp wanted to play

There is no right or wrong answer but I think for many he will be remembered as a club legend
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Thought you were older than me (I'm 55) and I certainly remember football in the 70s, it was when I started going to matches. He was at Liverpool until 1979. And Hughes is one of the players I remember as he was Player/Manager for Rotherham in the early 80s.
 
irip said:
Im not disagreeing with you Phil as it’s your opinion but for me the word legend gets used far too often now and it dilutes the achievements of those that really are legends.

In my opinion if Robertson was to be called a club legend then Liverpool would have hundreds if not thousands of them.

Out of interest how many of the current squad would you say are legends?
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Current squad - VVD , Mo and Alisson


For me when someone looks at what a legend of the club is it’s someone who wouldn’t look out of place in any of the successful teams we have had and the club have been fortunate over the years to have had a lot of amazing players that will be remembered by fans for years

Just have to look at when they do the players that shook the Kop
 
Arthur Wedge said:
Current squad - VVD , Mo and Alisson


For me when someone looks at what a legend of the club is it’s someone who wouldn’t look out of place in any of the successful teams we have had and the club have been fortunate over the years to have had a lot of amazing players that will be remembered by fans for years

Just have to look at when they do the players that shook the Kop
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For me a legend is someone that gets in the greatest team of all time that club. So using Liverpool as an example VVD doesn’t even get close.

There’s no way he’s better than Hansen, Neal, Thompson, Lawrenceson, Yeats etc. He’s a great player but he’s no legend, recent bias will always take precedence though as people only think of the era they watched. But then for me there are probably only 4 or 5 truly legendary footballers in history.
 
Arthur Wedge said:
Always be generational - Hughes had left by my time ,

Kennedy was left back growing up and he would be many people’s favourite, Nicol was also outstanding, Robertson has been there for 9 years and won the lot as well , was a huge figure for the way Klopp wanted to play

There is no right or wrong answer but I think for many he will be remembered as a club legend
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He may be a legend to those that follow Liverpool but, for me, a true legend is recognised as such by supporters of other clubs. I could add Dalgliesh, Keegan, Rush and no doubt a few others around that time all of which are recognised outside the bounds of Anfield. Latterly, Fowler, Owen, Gerrard & Carragher.

Robertson in that group? No way, not even close.
 
Arthur Wedge said:
Current squad - VVD , Mo and Alisson


For me when someone looks at what a legend of the club is it’s someone who wouldn’t look out of place in any of the successful teams we have had and the club have been fortunate over the years to have had a lot of amazing players that will be remembered by fans for years

Just have to look at when they do the players that shook the Kop
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So including Robertson that’s 4 of the current squad in your opinion.

Let’s say that’s the same for every prem team then we have 80 legends currently playing premier league football.

And that is what dilutes it for me.
There has to be levels between solid player and legend.
 
irip said:
So including Robertson that’s 4 of the current squad in your opinion.

Let’s say that’s the same for every prem team then we have 80 legends currently playing premier league football.

And that is what dilutes it for me.
There has to be levels between solid player and legend.
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Don’t forget, it’s only a few weeks ago we were being told James Milner was a legend.

Rumour has it one of the ball boys will be named next… :ROFLMAO:
 
Hobbit said:
Don’t forget, it’s only a few weeks ago we were being told James Milner was a legend.

Rumour has it one of the ball boys will be named next… :ROFLMAO:
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Last year Trent left don’t forget him.
The year before was Klopp
Then we had Jordan Henderson leave shortly before that.

I’m moving to Liverpool to set up a statue building company, I’ll make a mint 🤣
 
Lucifer MorningStar said:
For me a legend is someone that gets in the greatest team of all time that club. So using Liverpool as an example VVD doesn’t even get close.

There’s no way he’s better than Hansen, Neal, Thompson, Lawrenceson, Yeats etc. He’s a great player but he’s no legend, recent bias will always take precedence though as people only think of the era they watched. But then for me there are probably only 4 or 5 truly legendary footballers in history.
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Well Neal was a full back

And l would have VVD ahead of all of them bar Hansen
 
irip said:
So including Robertson that’s 4 of the current squad in your opinion.

Let’s say that’s the same for every prem team then we have 80 legends currently playing premier league football.

And that is what dilutes it for me.
There has to be levels between solid player and legend.
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We have to remember what that squad that Klopp did in the modern times , it was one of the best teams we have seen at the club - players that have broken club records , there is no doubt that some of them have been some of the best the club have seen
 
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