It is the development that has dominated soccer Twitter over the previous few weeks and bought followers from throughout reminiscing on iconic moments from Premier League historical past.
Impressed by the Cultras Soccer Podcast, the rise of the #Barclaysmen has seen supporters celebrating a number of former prime flight footballers, alongside moments of heritage from the Premier League.
In brief, it’s a nostalgic have a look at English soccer and one which has unfold, with followers sharing quick spotlight clips from a participant’s profession, normally accompanied by a well-known indie tune from the 2000s.
These stars who’ve been celebrated should not essentially the same old icons related to the Premier League, however the ‘streets will not overlook’ footballers who grew to become cult heroes over their years of service – and even golf equipment have began to become involved.
Following the rise of the #Barclaysmen, Mail Sport has ranked our prime 10 #Barclaysmen compilations on social media.
#Barclaysmen is a brand new development that has unfold throughout soccer Twitter over latest weeks
It’s a nostalgic development that goals to have fun cult figures from Premier League historical past
Golf equipment have gotten concerned and compilations are accompanied by an indie tune from the 2000s
John Carew
Carew was a Norwegian striker who grew to become a cult determine as he represented Aston Villa, Stoke Metropolis and West Ham between 2007 and 2012.
The 45-year-old was a vital member of Martin O’Neill’s Villa aspect as they battled for Champions League qualification and the compilation enabled followers to reminisce on his highly effective ending and entertaining celebrations.
Carew retired in 2013 and has since tried to launch an performing profession, though he was jailed for 14 months for tax evasion in 2022.
John Carew gained cult hero standing throughout his stints at Aston Villa, Stoke Metropolis and West Ham
Stiliyan Petrov
One other former Aston Villa participant to get on our listing, Petrov was an aesthetic Bulgarian midfielder who grew to become a fan favorite at Villa Park after making greater than 200 appearances for the membership.
Petrov, who was typically a defensive-minded midfielder, grew to become membership captain and had a penchant for scoring a screamer.
The 45-year-old was heartbreakingly pressured to retire from soccer in 2013 after he was identified with acute leukaemia, however he stays extraordinarily common at Villa, the place he was inducted of their Corridor of Fame.
Former Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov was one other participant dubbed as a #Barclaysmen
Jay-Jay Okocha
One of the gifted gamers to ever play within the Premier League and voted as the best to have performed for Bolton at their stadium, Jay-Jay Okocha grew to become a cult hero within the early 2000s.
The Nigerian dazzled for Sam Allardyce’s aspect as they certified for the UEFA Cup and his reputation noticed shirts be printed with the inscription – ‘Jay-Jay – so good they named him twice’.
Okocha was a much-loved determine within the Premier League and even received the Participant of the Month award in November 2003, with the attacking midfielder a typical #Barclaysmen.
Jay-Jay Okocha grew to become a cult hero within the early 2000s together with his excellent performances for Bolton
Rory Delap
Delap discovered his profession at a crossroads on the age of 30 when he joined Stoke in 2006, nevertheless it proved to be a transformative transfer because the midfielder-cum-right again developed right into a Premier League icon.
It was at Stoke that Delap’s inane expertise for a protracted throw-in was found, with the Irishman’s abilities serving to to remodel Tony Pulis’ staff and his personal profession.
So efficient did Delap’s throw-ins turn out to be in the course of the early years of Stoke’s time within the Premier League, that he assisted seven of their first 13 prime flight objectives and his success even led to groups kicking the ball out for a nook as an alternative of conceding a throw-in.
Rory Delap’s iconic lengthy throw-in at Stoke was celebrated in his #Barclaysmen compilation
Steven Pienaar
Pienaar grew to become one other recognisable Premier League determine over two spells at Everton, together with stints at Tottenham and Sunderland.
The South African was a vital a part of Everton groups beneath each David Moyes and Roberto Martinez and the silky winger stays common among the many Goodison Park trustworthy.
Pienaar was not recognized to attain many, however when he did it was normally a cracker, with a number of of those strikes on full show in his compilation.
Former Tottenham, Everton and Sunderland star Steven Pienaar’s silky nature was celebrated
Sebastian Larsson
It is mentioned you may’t have a ‘wand of a proper foot’, however in the event you can, Larsson undoubtedly had one.
Over 14 years within the English sport with Arsenal, Birmingham, Sunderland and Hull Metropolis, the Swede was recognized for scoring a number of long-range screamers, whereas additionally being a dependable presence in midfield.
The sight of Larsson stood over a free kick was usually a worrying one for opposition, with the Swede joint-fourth on the listing of free kick objectives in Premier League historical past with 11, including to his cult standing.
Sebastian Larsson is joint-fourth on the listing of free kick objectives in Premier League historical past with 11
Youri Djorkaeff
Like his former Bolton team-mate Jay-Jay Okocha, Djorkaeff was not the type of participant you anticipated to see turning up on the Reebok Stadium.
However, as with Okocha, the Frenchman was sensible regardless of being within the twilight of his profession, scoring 20 objectives throughout two-and-a-half seasons with the membership.
Like many on this listing, Djorkaeff – who received the World Cup with France in 1998 – had a penchant for scoring a worldie and his cult standing was solely added to by the very fact he wore the No 6 shirt despite the fact that he was a ahead.
World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff shone at Bolton regardless of being in the direction of the top of his profession
Morten Gamst Pedersen
A #Barclaysmen who definitely had a wand of a left foot, Pedersen is up there with Blackburn’s most iconic figures within the 2000s after 9 glittering years of service.
The Norwegian scored a number of beautiful efforts through the years, with a brace throughout a 2-1 victory towards Man United at Previous Trafford a very pleased reminiscence for Rovers followers.
Pedersen’s occasional ‘s***housery’, which is on show throughout his compilation, additional endeared him to Blackburn supporters, guaranteeing he’ll all the time stay a well-liked determine at Ewood Park.
Morten Gamst Pedersen (proper) is one among Blackburn’s finest gamers from the twenty first century
Elano
Again when issues weren’t as rosy at Manchester Metropolis, the introduction of an aesthetic Brazilian playmaker, who had a watch for a screamer, felt transformative for followers.
Elano shone within the 2007-08 marketing campaign beneath Sven-Goran Eriksson and was in significantly electrical type initially of his time with Metropolis.
He unfortuantely pale in his second season and swiftly moved to Galatasaray, however Elano stays much-loved amongst Metropolis followers for his affect throughout an in any other case insignificant and tough time for the membership.
Elano was a fan favorite at Man Metropolis after the Brazilian began his time on the membership fantastically
Geovanni
There’s nothing fairly like reminiscing about Geovanni’s type for Hull Metropolis in the course of the first half of the 2008-09 Premier League season.
After one yr at Man Metropolis, the Brazilian midfielder moved to the newly promoted membership and scored 5 objectives – most of which had been beautiful efforts – in his first few months as Hull raced out of the blocks.
One explicit strike at Arsenal lives lengthy within the reminiscence and though his type dipped, Geovanni continues to be properly remembered on Humberside, evidenced by Hull’s official account compiling the #Barclaysmen clips of the Brazilian.
Geovanni’s #Barclaysmen compilation reminded followers of a lot of his beautiful objectives at Hull