Guest firetotheworks Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Babayaro wasn't even better than himself at that stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Babayaro was another player on the decline bought from a top side. Our transfer policy was crazy at that time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Shepherd and Souness certainly showed the players and Bobby Robson how tough they were in negotiations. Bombing out pacey troublemakers like Bellamy, Robert and Bernard and bringing in economical superstars like Owen and Boumsong. No one pulled the wool over their eyes, no sirree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Wasn't Souness's appointment also a symptom of the way that the club was being run at the time? After him came Roeder. Following Sir Bob's sacking and the circumstances around it, we became a very dodgy proposition for any manager whose reputation was decent and intact. (Souness was supposed to be sixth choice) You had to be a bit desperate to accept working under Freddie, and with Shearer lurking in the wings as your likely successor (as was believed at the time). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Bernard and Robert is a real left-sided partnership Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hopefully by now, the club will have learned that bringing in a dour Scotsman to manage the team is never a good idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 One of Bernard's best moments occured against City at home in late 2003 - the same day England won the World Cup if memory serves. Bernard managed to somehow slide and keep in an overhit pass on the far side, then in a few motions absoutely anihiliated the full-back and whipped in an absolutely perfect cross for Shearer to head home. Terrific work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 One of Bernard's best moments occured against City at home in late 2003 - the same day England won the World Cup if memory serves. Bernard managed to somehow slide and keep in an overhit pass on the far side, then in a few motions absoutely anihiliated the full-back and whipped in an absolutely perfect cross for Shearer to head home. Terrific work. Nah, we played Portsmouth the day they won the World Cup. EDIT: your memory's better than mine. Pompey was the home game prior to that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Damn right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dazzanufc1892 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 best bernard moment for me was man c (h). chased the ball down on the wing, slid on the soaked floor and kept the ball in, stood up, perfect ball in the box, shearer header. man couldnt mark a man to save his life thought Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 There was this brilliant time against man city when he slid to keep the ball in, stood up, whipped in this perfect cross and shearer i think it was planted the header in. sublime it was Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 There was this brilliant time against man city when he slid to keep the ball in, stood up, whipped in this perfect cross and shearer i think it was planted the header in. sublime it was He did something similar to that against Man City too. I vaguely remember him sliding to keep in an overhit pass, before standing up and whipping in this cross which Shearer burried with his head. Was the day England won the world cup iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 There was this brilliant time against man city when he slid to keep the ball in, stood up, whipped in this perfect cross and shearer i think it was planted the header in. sublime it was He did something similar to that against Man City too. I vaguely remember him sliding to keep in an overhit pass, before standing up and whipping in this cross which Shearer burried with his head. Was the day England won the world cup iirc. I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 There was this brilliant time against man city when he slid to keep the ball in, stood up, whipped in this perfect cross and shearer i think it was planted the header in. sublime it was He did something similar to that against Man City too. I vaguely remember him sliding to keep in an overhit pass, before standing up and whipping in this cross which Shearer burried with his head. Was the day England won the world cup iirc. He did something similar to that against Man City too. Stopped the ball going out of play then whipped it in to Shearer, who netted with his head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 no he didn't, fuck off james Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 There was this brilliant time against man city when he slid to keep the ball in, stood up, whipped in this perfect cross and shearer i think it was planted the header in. sublime it was He did something similar to that against Man City too. I vaguely remember him sliding to keep in an overhit pass, before standing up and whipping in this cross which Shearer burried with his head. Was the day England won the world cup iirc. He did something similar to that against Man City too. Stopped the ball going out of play then whipped it in to Shearer, who netted with his head. Good point. I'm surprised that hasn't been mentioned, it was brilliant. Probably one of my favourite Bernard moments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 ugh, reminded of that 2002 season and that 2004 UEFA cup 2nd leg.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 There was this brilliant time against man city when he slid to keep the ball in, stood up, whipped in this perfect cross and shearer i think it was planted the header in. sublime it was Ahh..I remember that situation. Bernard was sublime in attack. A clone of Bernard and Enrique would probably be the best lb in the world... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Bernard + Enrique = Ashley Cole. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Bernard + Enrique = Ashley Cole. The clone = Much better The difference between Cole and Enrique now is the former's ability to contribute more in attack. Enrique is to inefficient. But overall Enrique has been outstanding in defense this year, better than Cole.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magorific Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Bernard + Enrique = Ashley Cole. The clone = Much better The difference between Cole and Enrique now is the former's ability to contribute more in attack. Enrique is to inefficient. But overall Enrique has been outstanding in defense this year, better than Cole.. Seriously, do you ever actually watch Newcastle? Inefficient going forward? He's put in several of the crosses of the season in recent weeks alone (for Lovenkrands - twice - and Leon Best). By contrast, his defending in recent weeks has been variable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 A couple of crossers he's made should have been taken better care of, yes. But generally his crossing is not good enough. On two occasions against Bolton we outnumbered them inside their own box, only for Enrique (Jonas was the culprit in the 2nd attempt) to blast the cross to a throw in, and he was not under pressure at all. And as I said, Enrique's defensive play has overall been good this year.. that implies that he's not been up to his usual standards the recent matches..He's running much forward, but his involvement does rarely result in goals. And as already mentioned, that's mainly because both he and Jonas makes football more difficult than it has to be. Enrique is not using Jonas when he overlaps, and vice versa. And They're not attempting triangular play. They rely more on dribbles. That's fine when playing against weaker teams. But against better teams, you're dependent on passing the ball quickly to create chances.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 What about Bernard in Midfield and Enrique Left Back? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 What about Bernard in Midfield and Enrique Left Back? Bernard has retired you fucking nut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 What about Bernard in Midfield and Enrique Left Back? Bernard has retired you fucking nut. Hypothetically speaking dimwit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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