Three Liverpool cult heroes

What does the term 'cult hero' mean to you?

Perhaps it invokes memories of an honest tryer with wayward shooting but a loveable face. Or that surly bloke from the continent who only stayed for a season but scored the winner against your local rivals that one time.

Or even that ridiculously talented bit-part player whose omission from the side you always resented the manager for.

The characteristics that qualify a player as a cult hero are plentiful, diverse and often intangible; and, in recognition of these life-affirming souls, Sport.co.uk picks three Liverpool FC players who once graced Anfield and have lived on in the hearts of Kopites ever since...

Igor Biscan - All together now: "Iiiiiiigooooooorrrr!" The Croatian defender/midfielder - did anyone ever make up their mind which? - was not the most popular chap during his first couple of seasons at Anfield but, once the initial confusion had worn off, his limitations paled in comparison to the full-bloodedness and entertaining stabs at trickery that came to characterise his game. Invaluable contributions to the side's victorious Champions League campaign in 2005 were, in conjunction with his remarkably dozy expression, classic cult material and, when he eventually left for Panathanaikos, he did so with the best wishes of an adoring Liverpool FC fan base.

Greatest moment: His cracking strike at Fulham after coming on as a substitute with his side down to ten men.

Erik Meijer - Despite a decidedly unimpressive goals return - ok, an abysmal goals return - the Dutch striker won the hearts of the Anfield faithful by virtue of wielding a commitment so fierce that it earned him the nickname 'Mad'. "He was just a great fella to have around the place and a great fella to have on the pitch when he did play," said none other than Jamie Carragher. "A real team player who'd really put himself about. He was just unfortunate at the time that we had so many good strikers and he was probably number four choice before he got the chance to move on. Mad Erik, I think he's definitely a cult-hero."

Greatest moment: Slide-tackling three defenders in quick succession in a reserve game and then pumping his fist to the crowd as the ball trickled out for a throw-in...to the other team.

Rob Jones - Right-back Jones never scored. Not once. Not while playing for Liverpool. Not while playing for Liverpool reserves. Not while training for Liverpool. Not in the playground at school. Not while dreaming about playing football. Not while playing any football-based computer game. Not while having a light-hearted kickabout in the garden with a young relative (although he did once get sent off doing this). But he was a good player, wasn't he? Would have played many games for England had he not been forced to retire through injury aged 27.

Greatest moment: Ah. Turns out he scored a couple for Crewe Alexandra. So, that.

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