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Right, following on from my "Greatest teams ever" thread, just a poll for football purists! 
Namely, which Everton midfield axis do you consider to be the greater axis in terms of quality, industry and genius:
- the 1970 trio of Howard Kendall, Colin Harvey and Alan Ball, or
- the 1985 quartet of Trevor Steven, Peter Reid, Paul Bracewell and Kevin Sheedy
Colin Harvey, no doubt, is an Everton man through and through and only retired from the club this year after four decades of loyal service as a player and coach. The partnership he formed with Harvey and Ball was one which could run all day and provided a springboard for the likes of Joe Royle up front.
The 1980s team saw the tried, tested and true 4-4-2 formation deployed with Peter Reid and Paul Bracewell running things in the centre. Reid could dicatate the flow of play, and released Steven and Sheedy on the wings. Paul Bracewell was an industrious player who (as seen in the Southampton game on MOTD) was also pretty decent going forward.
Namely, which Everton midfield axis do you consider to be the greater axis in terms of quality, industry and genius:
- the 1970 trio of Howard Kendall, Colin Harvey and Alan Ball, or
- the 1985 quartet of Trevor Steven, Peter Reid, Paul Bracewell and Kevin Sheedy
Colin Harvey, no doubt, is an Everton man through and through and only retired from the club this year after four decades of loyal service as a player and coach. The partnership he formed with Harvey and Ball was one which could run all day and provided a springboard for the likes of Joe Royle up front.
The 1980s team saw the tried, tested and true 4-4-2 formation deployed with Peter Reid and Paul Bracewell running things in the centre. Reid could dicatate the flow of play, and released Steven and Sheedy on the wings. Paul Bracewell was an industrious player who (as seen in the Southampton game on MOTD) was also pretty decent going forward.

