Best v Healy

[Square Ball]

BBc NI are running a vote on the above topic and when I voted it was:

Healy 33% and Best 67% 

IMHO it should be Best 100%, Healy should not be compared to Best, not good enought to lace the guys boots

[pintsofguinness]

Are you joking?
This admiration for Best is something I just don't get.  Pissed away his talent, beat up women and wasted a Liver.

Don't think I'd describe myself as Healy fan but he comes across as a down to earth fella who has a far better international record than Best. I know who I'd vote for.

[The Real Laoislad]

Are you joking?
This admiration for Best is something I just don't get.  Pissed away his talent, beat up women and wasted a Liver.

Don't think I'd describe myself as Healy fan but he comes across as a down to earth fella who has a far better international record than Best. I know who I'd vote for.

He might have a better internationl record but i don't think we'll ever see Healy winning a European Cup Final on his own

[Hardy]

Are you joking?
This admiration for Best is something I just don't get.  Pissed away his talent, beat up women and wasted a Liver.

Don't think I'd describe myself as Healy fan but he comes across as a down to earth fella who has a far better international record than Best. I know who I'd vote for.

Well I suppose it's down to whether the question is who was the better soccer player or who was the better person. I have no idea about the latter, but I'd say it's 100% Best on the former.

(But I know nothing about soccer).

[J70]

Are you joking?
This admiration for Best is something I just don't get.  Pissed away his talent, beat up women and wasted a Liver.

Don't think I'd describe myself as Healy fan but he comes across as a down to earth fella who has a far better international record than Best. I know who I'd vote for.

Come on Pints! Best might have pissed it all away and may not have been much of a role model in terms of how to handle fame and fortune, but no other player from the British Isles has ever come close to him in terms of footballing ability.

[Square Ball]

the question was:

David Healy has scored a record-breaking 13 goals in the Euro 2008 campaign. Is he now better than George Best?


a resounding NO,NO,NO.

POG, this man may have wasted his talent, but he was still better with a hang over than most premiership players, and that included Healy. in 25 yrears time will Healy be remembered? he maybe, but not in the same terms as Best.

[pintsofguinness]

Best was 100% the better footballer but Healy has been a much greater servant to Northern Ireland than Best ever was. 

Indeed I'd rather someone like Healy on my team than someone like Best.

[stephenite]

If the vote is simply about who was the better player for Northern Ireland than surely it's Healy

[Square Ball]

Best was 100% the better footballer but Healy has been a much greater servant to Northern Ireland than Best ever was. 

Indeed I'd rather someone like Healy on my team than someone like Best.

POG, while i agree that Healy may be a greater servant, if i had the choice who I would pick in a team, no contest

[The Real Laoislad]

Best was 100% the better footballer but Healy has been a much greater servant to Northern Ireland than Best ever was. 

Indeed I'd rather someone like Healy on my team than someone like Best.

I doubt your gonna get too many posters who are gonna agree with ya there pog...
I'd rather have a half fit,half blind and fully drunk Best on my team than Healy

[Square Ball]

Are you joking?
This admiration for Best is something I just don't get.  Pissed away his talent, beat up women and wasted a Liver.

Don't think I'd describe myself as Healy fan but he comes across as a down to earth fella who has a far better international record than Best. I know who I'd vote for.

He might have a better internationl record but i don't think we'll ever see Healy winning a European Cup Final on his own

or getting European player of the year for that matter

[The Real Laoislad]

If the vote is simply about who was the better player for Northern Ireland than surely it's Healy

Well maybe thats what the Poll is but Square Ball never mention N.Ireland in his orginal post,The question he posted was Best or Healy ?

[Balboa]

For f**k sake he isnt even a regular in one of the worst teams in the Premiership.

[dodo]

Come on Pints! Best might have pissed it all away and may not have been much of a role model in terms of how to handle fame and fortune, but no other player from the British Isles has ever come close to him in terms of footballing ability.

[pintsofguinness]

Best was 100% the better footballer but Healy has been a much greater servant to Northern Ireland than Best ever was. 

Indeed I'd rather someone like Healy on my team than someone like Best.

I doubt your gonna get too many posters who are gonna agree with ya there pog...
I'd rather have a half fit,half blind and fully drunk Best on my team than Healy

Depends on who you'd want on your team - I'd take a hard working ordinary player over pissed up prima donna anyday.