Guest Alan Shearer 9 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Maradona would have probably been quite handy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Francis played in the Premiership era. [/pedant] Ok. Scratch him then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Francis played in the Premiership era. [/pedant] Ok. Scratch him then. Was just spitting hairs mate! He'd virtually retired. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Spectrum Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I'd have loved to have seen Franny Lee (especially in his Derby days) up against Toure and Gallas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/sport/bestcommentary/images/lee_203_152.jpg (...that picture is actually relatively flattering) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Francis played in the Premiership era. [/pedant] Ok. Scratch him then. Was just spitting hairs mate! He'd virtually retired. No worries mate. I know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 be wary with defenders as how many would be able to adapt to not running straight through the back of forwards..baresi was a great shout mind. re brummies nostalgia post.........76 euro champs was probably the first tournament i really took in and as you say the crackly phone line commentary,the good east european teams,the constant klaxon horns from the crowd,the way the black and white patched football skidded along the ground into the net. rouned off with the coolest moment in football..panenkas penalty in the shoot out.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp2V2J5wkes 1978 WC for me. What a tournament. Long haired flair players? Check Good guys? Holland. Check. Bad guys? Argentina. Check. Involvement of shadowy military junta? Check. Hilarious Scotland? Check. Played in country which was about as different to the UK as it was possible to be? Check. Crackly phone lines? Check. Questionable results? Check. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alan Shearer 9 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Pele might have handeled it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 be wary with defenders as how many would be able to adapt to not running straight through the back of forwards..baresi was a great shout mind. re brummies nostalgia post.........76 euro champs was probably the first tournament i really took in and as you say the crackly phone line commentary,the good east european teams,the constant klaxon horns from the crowd,the way the black and white patched football skidded along the ground into the net. rouned off with the coolest moment in football..panenkas penalty in the shoot out.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp2V2J5wkes 1978 WC for me. What a tournament. Long haired flair players? Check Good guys? Holland. Check. Bad guys? Argentina. Check. Involvement of shadowy military junta? Check. Hilarious Scotland? Check. Played in country which was about as different to the UK as it was possible to be? Check. Crackly phone lines? Check. Questionable results? Check. England failed to qualify? Check Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 be wary with defenders as how many would be able to adapt to not running straight through the back of forwards..baresi was a great shout mind. re brummies nostalgia post.........76 euro champs was probably the first tournament i really took in and as you say the crackly phone line commentary,the good east european teams,the constant klaxon horns from the crowd,the way the black and white patched football skidded along the ground into the net. rouned off with the coolest moment in football..panenkas penalty in the shoot out.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp2V2J5wkes 1978 WC for me. What a tournament. Long haired flair players? Check Good guys? Holland. Check. Bad guys? Argentina. Check. Involvement of shadowy military junta? Check. Hilarious Scotland? Check. Played in country which was about as different to the UK as it was possible to be? Check. Crackly phone lines? Check. Questionable results? Check. England failed to qualify? Check Indeed. It might be fashionable to say you don't care about the national team these days, but I turned my back on the underperforming fuckwits 30 years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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