Yorkie Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 He's one of the best pundits on TV these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Nothing to do with all those 1-0 (Cantona) results? Well, that's me told like I wasn't there. The 0-1 result at SJP against Man U was the main reason for our failing to win the 95/96 title. We had absolutely murdered Man U in the first half - if it had been a boxing match the ref would have stopped it but we failed to get a goal despite numerous chances(Schmeichel played the game of his life). Had just ONE gone in before HT I am convinced that we would have beaten them comfortably and they would have collapsed after it. Our one moment of concentration failure from that corner, which enabled Cantona to score lifted them from the depths of despair. They knew they had a chance after that and their experience under Ferguson was crucial. Even then, we blew it at Anfield when we should have won and again at Blackburn.....we needed more 'Big Time' players for the following season and we signed Shearer but that was basically it and he missed several games through injury so we finished second again after KK walked in Jan 97. We will never get as close to winning the PL as we did then unless something miraculous happens off the field. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Nothing to do with all those 1-0 (Cantona) results? Well, that's me told like I wasn't there. The 0-1 result at SJP against Man U was the main reason for our failing to win the 95/96 title. We had absolutely murdered Man U in the first half - if it had been a boxing match the ref would have stopped it but we failed to get a goal despite numerous chances(Schmeichel played the game of his life). Had just ONE gone in before HT I am convinced that we would have beaten them comfortably and they would have collapsed after it. Our one moment of concentration failure from that corner, which enabled Cantona to score lifted them from the depths of despair. They knew they had a chance after that and their experience under Ferguson was crucial. Even then, we blew it at Anfield when we should have won and again at Blackburn.....we needed more 'Big Time' players for the following season and we signed Shearer but that was basically it and he missed several games through injury so we finished second again after KK walked in Jan 97. We will never get as close to winning the PL as we did then unless something miraculous happens off the field. That fucking goal, man. I'll never forget that going in as long as I live. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Gillespie's injury cost us as much as anything that season. Took out 50% of our threat from out wide and made it easier to take Ginola out of games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Nothing to do with all those 1-0 (Cantona) results? Well, that's me told like I wasn't there. There was one of them and Ferdinand missed chances. I'm not sure what you're getting at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Nothing to do with all those 1-0 (Cantona) results? Well, that's me told like I wasn't there. There was one of them and Ferdinand missed chances. I'm not sure what you're getting at. Against us there was but for what seemed like weeks they would sneak 1-0 wins with Eric scoring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 That's fair enough but it doesn't explain how we let a 12 points lead become a 4 point deficit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Our away from cost us the title that season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 There was another knock on effect from that great season. We were 'The entertainers' , everyone wanted to watch us and the neutrals wanted us to win. We launched Sky Sports on the road to where it is today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 There was another knock on effect from that great season. We were 'The entertainers' , everyone wanted to watch us and the neutrals wanted us to win. We launched Sky Sports on the road to where it is today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Think 93-94 more than played its part in that, mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 There was another knock on effect from that great season. We were 'The entertainers' , everyone wanted to watch us and the neutrals wanted us to win. We launched Sky Sports on the road to where it is today. Not really true though, if you look at most forums of other clubs they will tell you, this wasn't the case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 That's fair enough but it doesn't explain how we let a 12 points lead become a 4 point deficit. That 1-0 was the decider ultimately. Even taking into consideration the 3-4, 1-2 at Rovers, 3-3 at City afterwards...if we win that game v Man Utd which we should have done, that point we got at Forest would have won us the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 That's fair enough but it doesn't explain how we let a 12 points lead become a 4 point deficit. That 1-0 was the decider ultimately. Even taking into consideration the 3-4, 1-2 at Rovers, 3-3 at City afterwards...if we win that game v Man Utd which we should have done, that point we got at Forest would have won us the league. Yeah and Ferdinand's finishing in that game was poor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Recoba Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Batty in, Clarke out - that was as much a reason as any for results dipping that season. Clarkey played it forward whenever possible, whereas Batty was all about keeping possession and so didnt look for the forward pass as often, or as quickly. The team was better at attacking quickly, Sir Les especially, and so just didnt do as well after that switch. Not sure whether Shearer would have done any better than Les in that run in as it was, but I reckon he'd have argued for getting the ball forward more quickly as a basic tactic I've always thought this. Clarke's contribution to our fluidity was over looked imo. He'd get the ball deep and look for Lee or Beardsley, we missed this when Batty came in. Clark* howay man spell the lads name right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 There are quite a few reasons you could cite. But there's pressure in being the front runner, and neither the manager nor the players had the experience and composure to close things out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes1986 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 If we had a good keeper who won us a few points that would have made the difference. Someone like Given for example. There was various reasons why we didn't win it, but that one is a particularly big reason for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Keegan exacerbated that situation by swapping them (the keepers) frequently. If he'd stuck with Hislop all season I have no doubt we'd have won it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 What's this Twitter stuff about shearer's coat?? something Dan walker was tweeting about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 What's this Twitter stuff about shearer's coat?? something Dan walker was tweeting about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Seen worse on here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 That's not exactly a glowing endorsement though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Seen worse on here. Only what Messi posts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cort Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Not bad company to keep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Ronaldo'll end up top, then. Quite a fantastic achievement given that fact he wasn't seen as a goalscorer till about 7 years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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