Excluding club bias (no connection to Sunderland) who is your favourite person in football...

[Deleted member 43869]

Interested to see what names come up. My first thought would be Ian Wright. Not sure why but I think he's genuine. He came across brilliant in the Arsenal 89 documentary.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Pat Nevin

 

[becs]

Alex Scott

 

[heroesof73]

Whoever scores the winner against the skunks

 

[Guinness Guzzler]

Demba Ba

 

[SAFC_Jack]

David Beckham.

 

[socrates]

niall quinn

 

[AB22 Easy Tiger]

Thiery Henry ( assuming Defoe doesn't count)

 

[Kingdom Bhoy]

Paul McGrath.

 

[EchoMan]

Dion Dublin

 

[AB22 Easy Tiger]

niall quinn

Not connected to Sunderland in any way

 

[Deleted member 2014]

Dion Dublin.
He seems to be a genuinely likeable bloke.

 

[EchoMan]

Dion Dublin.
He seems to be a genuinely likeable bloke.

I always wanted him to play for us.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Dion Dublin.
He seems to be a genuinely likeable bloke.

Invented his own musical instrument anarl

 

[Houghtoner]

Paul Scholes. Unassuming bloke, not big time at all, ridiculously talented, won the lot.

 

[TheRey]

Not connected to Palace - Pep Guardiola. Man is an absolute genius

Paul Scholes. Unassuming bloke, not big time at all, ridiculously talented, won the lot.

Except winning nothing at International level

 

[Tin Soldier]

Nigel Clough

 

[Qwerty]

Sadio Mane had paid for s hospital and school in his childhood village, so I'll say him.

 

[Houghtoner]

Not connected to Palace - Pep Guardiola. Man is an absolute genius

Except winning nothing at International level

At club level I meant

 

[Walmo]

Bit random but Gary Mabbutt seems a thoroughly nice and genuine bloke.