Happy New Year to everyone! It's a great community to be involved with and so many thanks to Dave and all of the mods past and present for making it so.
Glad you're back, mate
thanks man, was in a bit of a personal grim one, but feeling better now. Good to be back
Glad to hear man!
Aye, echo this. Nice to see you back on your feet. No pun intended [emoji6]
Think that might have been Hooper? The same game when we went straight up and scored? [emoji4]
Was it? If it wasn't then Hooper was on because Pav was sent off having conceded the penalty. Either way, he was involved!
Barmby scored a pen past Hooper there in 93 before Pedro scored a last minute winner. Hooper had the goalie spot until Wimbledon tonked us at Selhurst a few weeks later, and he was at fault for at least three. Pav was back the following week. We'd sang Pavel is a Geordie for most of the game even though it was Ruel Fox' debut. Good days.
I wouldn't say he was underrated as most people recognised his class. Didn't he win the European Footballer of the Year?
I'm talking about when people discuss great players from the past now. Sammer hardly ever gets a mention.
I'm sure when Mbemba signed, Coloccini was thought to be on his way. Your mate was one who openly courted him.
You don't need Prince2 to know that sounds like horrible project planning.
I agree. Don't know why Carr only seems to spot sweeper type centre halfs.
He's class when he doesn't have to go directly up against a player. Nothing to do with being in the mood
Similarly with Mbemba. We have two sweeping centre backs, which obviously isn't the best way of doing things.