Guest Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 52 minutes ago, Ronaldo said: Really not sure how that’s a valid comparison as you’d struggle to find two more different forwards. There were simply much better strikers out there than Shearer at that point in his career and they carried no one. Aye. Cole, Yorke & Sheringham had all left within 3 years of "that night in Barcelona" while they upgraded to van Nistelrooy.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tross Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 1 hour ago, Ronaldo said: Really not sure how that’s a valid comparison as you’d struggle to find two more different forwards. There were simply much better strikers out there than Shearer at that point in his career and they carried no one. You're wrong again. In those three seasons after turning 31 only Thierry Henry & Ruud Van Nistelrooy scored more than Shearer - Henry was only 23 and Ruud 25. Shearer would've walked into any starting line up post 31 years old. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 (edited) Sheringham didn’t play as a striker. Certainly not in Shearer’s sense. He certainly doesn’t start ahead of RvN from 2001/02 onwards. He was still a very formidable striker but a long way past his Blackburn best. Edited August 14 by Ronaldo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 And the season he turned 32 he was 6th on the scorers list with 17. I still think he was probably the fourth best striker in the league at that point but walking into any line up? That’s fanboy stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tross Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 And the season he turned 33 he scored 22 - You're not arguing this very well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 There’s nothing to argue. I just said he was probably the fourth best striker in the league at that point. There’s nothing to support him getting into any line up and certainly not Man U’s because the only interest came from Liverpool a season later - Bobby was willing to sell and the chairman said no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 1 hour ago, Tross said: You're wrong again. In those three seasons after turning 31 only Thierry Henry & Ruud Van Nistelrooy scored more than Shearer - Henry was only 23 and Ruud 25. Shearer would've walked into any starting line up post 31 years old. I don’t think he would have walked into any line-up from the age of 27 - that injury at Everton was the end of him as a genuinely world-class centre forward. He was still a better forward than Cole, Yorke or Sheringham, mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 17 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: Always thought the 'PL greatest' stuff is contrived bollocks, and had a lot to do with Sky inventing football. Shearer's record is incredible in any context - below is the true all time top-flight goalscorers list. To be fifth on that (and second on the post-war list) is remarkable. It is also a reminder that Harry Kane had a considerable amount of ground to catch-up, and players to overhaul ... Even more impressive that only two players who’ve played in last twenty years and 4, including them, from last thirty years. Top by some distance of that smaller sample. Kane’s 0.61 ratio mighty impressive though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 🖤🤍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 If Shearer had gone to Man Utd from Blackburn he likely would have ended up at NUFC well past his prime for some inflated fee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (It's mad how many of the current home/away kits are in that crowd) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLC Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 What about the pen at Sincil Bank ? Granted, not quite as meaningful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLC Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 The first 5 minutes of the latest Rest is Football is worth a listen for Alan Shearer's journey home on Saturday https://youtu.be/lAmiVuSW2XU?si=H6WECwbKDUQjUB79 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 19 minutes ago, JLC said: The first 5 minutes of the latest Rest is Football is worth a listen for Alan Shearer's journey home on Saturday https://youtu.be/lAmiVuSW2XU?si=H6WECwbKDUQjUB79 Ha ha class! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 3 hours ago, JLC said: The first 5 minutes of the latest Rest is Football is worth a listen for Alan Shearer's journey home on Saturday https://youtu.be/lAmiVuSW2XU?si=H6WECwbKDUQjUB79 Wonder how many posts on RTG saying they offered him out and he shit himself or claiming they smacked him one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hovagod Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Haha. Surely there was a better option for him than a crammed train? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Absolute class that. Fuck you! Hahaha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 2 hours ago, Kilcline said: Wonder how many posts on RTG saying they offered him out and he shit himself or claiming they smacked him one Aye, bollocks you dopey mackem herbert. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) 3 hours ago, Hovagod said: Haha. Surely there was a better option for him than a crammed train? Just checked and an Uber Exec from ST to Heathrow is currently £827 maximum. Even with surge pricing you’d think he’d just put his hand in his pocket like. I bet the train wasn’t far off that depending on how many he was travelling with. No doubt he’ll have access to shitloads of drivers as well. Edited September 2 by Sima Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 6 hours ago, PauloGeordio said: "FUCK YOU" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BonesJones Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 8 minutes ago, Joelinton7 said: Imagine how fun football is when you can finish as impressively as these two. Where are they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliMag Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 NBA. That's the New York Knicks basketball court/arena. They are holding Knicks jerseys. No idea when that was taken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 39 minutes ago, Joelinton7 said: Imagine them two upfront together at their peak. Be terrifying for every defence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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