Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi

[WBA1955]

Would they have been as good if they had been named Fred Smith and Jack Davies?

[mickd1961]

Would they have been as good if they had been named Fred Smith and Jack Davies?

Or Mike Hunt or Des Pratt ( desperate lol )

[WBA1955]

Or Mike Hunt or Des Pratt ( desperate lol )

Pratt is an unfortunate name to be saddled with. I am amazed how many Pratts there are about. Imagine going to a firm in the old days where most of your family had worked. The gaffer would say are you any relation to the other Pratts who worked here?
Our solicitors in Bilston used to be Hall, Pratt and Pritchard. Most of their clients saw Hall and Pritchard.
Him out of Randall and Hopkirk was another Pratt.

[albion68]

Pratt is an unfortunate name to be saddled with. I am amazed how many Pratts there are about. Imagine going to a firm in the old days where most of your family had worked. The gaffer would say are you any relation to the other Pratts who worked here?
Our solicitors in Bilston used to be Hall, Pratt and Pritchard. Most of their clients saw Hall and Pritchard.
Him out of Randall and Hopkirk was another Pratt.

I used to be at school with a girl called Irma shufflelbottom

[9goals2hattricks3pen]

Reading have signed Pele and Puscas.

[WBA1955]

I used to be at school with a girl called Irma shufflelbottom

I used to go to school with a Diane Ramsbottom, we used to call her Sheepsarse or Muttonbum, i bet she was glad when she married.
Her brother had no chance.

[Joy_Division]

Would they have been as good if they had played for Albion? Probably would have progressed through the Academy then we would have released them.

[Dubbag]

Would they have been as good if they had been named Fred Smith and Jack Davies?

Quality is quality.....Assuming they were still as skillful with different names? Yes....whats in a name?
Both quite unique players in their respective times, as too was Pele.
If you look at those three players...you will see that each had certain quality traits that made them highly unique players.
And those qualities were common in each of them....they had to be...that's why they are quality players...regardless of their names.....