Players Returning To Teams Most Associated With

[OGpistolpete]

Hard to come up with a topic title for this one, but after Ken Griffey Jr. signed back with the Seattle Mariners, where he played most of his career and the team he will get inducted into the hall of fame with, it got me thinking about other aging stars whom I would love to see return to the team's they got famous with.

Shaq back with the Lakers would be awesome. I used to hate both him and Kobe when they were so good together, but if they could just reunite for one more season, it would be really fun to see both of them working together once again.

Sticking with basketball, I would love for Vince Carter to go back to the Toronto Raptors, for another one or two year run before he calls it quits. He will probably have his number retired with the franchise, and I would love to see him go back there for a final run, although he probably won't get anything done.

I would also love to see Manny Ramirez back with the Indians, where he really built a name for himself. Hell, I still have a Manny Ramirez rookie prospect baseball card when he was with the Indians, and is my favorite card ever.

Who else would you like to see return with a team they got famous with or are most associated with?

[sahyder1]

Can't say I agree with any of yours other then Griffey. I don't think Carter will have his # retired by the Raptors....and definitely not anytime soon. Smoltz should have retierd as a Brave. Will try to think of more.

[alldaws1]

Shaq returning to the Magic would be even cooler

I like it when players return to the teams they're most associated with. Like Robbie Keane and Jermain Defoe recently with Tottenham and I'd love Sol Campbell back at White Hart Lane but I think I'm one of only a few who would.

[Toe]

Mats Sundin playing one final year with the Leafs would be cool with me.

Vince Carter is not welcome back in Toronto though. He burned that bridge.

[9 to 5]

Matt Jansen. >_>

[Pesci]

Djimi Traore needs to come home to Liverpool.

[METALMAN]

I hate that Duncan Ferguson going back to Everton from Newcastle is the only example I can think of whenever this sort of thing is mentioned.

[Dynamite]

Not really the same but I would have loved Kasper Schmeichel to have been a Utd player instead of City just so we could have another generation of Schmeichel's in goal.

[METALMAN]

It would help if he was anywhere near as good as his dad as well.

[Pesci]

On a serious note, Robbie Fowler back to Liverpool. Ian Rush back to Liverpool. Maybe Steve Staunton back to Liverpool but I'm not sure how associated with us he was.

[METALMAN]

Oh if we're doing it for the teams we support now...

Kris Boyd and Steven Naismith back to Kilmarnock.

[TheRossWalker]

Shay Given back to Newcastle.

It hasn't even been three weeks.

[stokeriño]

Zola to Chelsea.

[Pesci]

Oh this actually was a post to talk about who you want to come back. I had it right the first time. A few responses confused me

Danny Murphy. Always Danny Murphy.

[nabeel]

Patrick Viera

[Matt]

I'll take almost anyone from 2001. Big Nige, Lucas and Rio would be nice, maybe Dukes too.

[Jam]

Viduka would inject some pace into our attack for when Beckfords injured

I'm not a fan on players going back to my club, especially ones I have good memories of like McAllister as I think it can help tarnish them. I think thats partly stopping Shearer going in to manage at Newcastle

[the real captain charisma]

I wouldn't mind maybe seeing Rossi or Pique returning to United one day in the future. I think Rossi in particular could become world class

[Matt]

I wouldn't mind maybe seeing Rossi or Pique returning to United one day in the future. I think Rossi in particular could become world class

Wow... of all the Man Utd players and you'd want Rossi or Pique to return.... Wow.

[Dynamite]

It's quite hard picking a United player to return that is actually realistic (ie. still playing). The only ones that stayed any good after leaving that come to mind are Nistelrooy, Beckham and Heinze although I might be forgetting one or two. I wouldn't mind either Nistelrooy or Beckham (SAF might though ) and Heinze acted like such a cunt trying to leave the club that we wouldn't want him. I think Pique came out criticizing the fact that the other players eat a lot of junk and drink quite a bit so he wouldn't want to come back. Rossi will turn out quite good but honestly, there's no place for him in the side and I'd rather he became a world class player elsewhere rather than playing second fiddle to Rooney, Tevez and Berbatov.