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47 minutes ago, Fak said:

Remember going to the Owen unveiling and being more buzzing we were bringing Solano back.

 

Souness taking a few steps behind Freddie Shepherd to encourage the fans to sing his name louder when we were singing it was probably his best contribution to the club. 

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3 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

 

Souness taking a few steps behind Freddie Shepherd to encourage the fans to sing his name louder when we were singing it was probably his best contribution to the club. 

 

I remember that. :lol: Thought it was going to be an incredible season. Emre, Luque, Owen, Solano etc.

 

YouTube had just kicked off around then and I remember a YouTube compilation going round of Luque at Deportivo at school. He was scoring chips, overhead kicks and goals against Real Madrid. Thought we had signed the next best thing.

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1 hour ago, huss9 said:

Leeds away, him scoring the winner in the 4-3.

he just stood in front of the away end with his arms outstretched.

absolute bedlam!!!!

In top 5 away games for me, that one.

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1 hour ago, huss9 said:

Leeds away, him scoring the winner in the 4-3.

he just stood in front of the away end with his arms outstretched.

absolute bedlam!!!!

 

I was in the 2nd from front row right in line with where he put the ball. Unbelievable week that. Leeds were top of the league at the time and we'd just gone down to Arsenal a few days earlier and beat them as well.

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On 14/11/2025 at 08:38, Fak said:

 

I remember that. :lol: Thought it was going to be an incredible season. Emre, Luque, Owen, Solano etc.

 

YouTube had just kicked off around then and I remember a YouTube compilation going round of Luque at Deportivo at school. He was scoring chips, overhead kicks and goals against Real Madrid. Thought we had signed the next best thing.

 

Remember insisting we had the something like the second best midfield in the league.

 

Luque Parker Emre Nobby

 

Obviously I'd never seen Luque, and was wrong to think he was going to play on left anyway...

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1 hour ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

I was in the 2nd from front row right in line with where he put the ball. Unbelievable week that. Leeds were top of the league at the time and we'd just gone down to Arsenal a few days earlier and beat them as well.

 

Was there too, prob my fave away game along with two of the mackem ones (one being the one also that season). That put us top of the league for xmas - in the snow. I was 11, wrote an article about it in English class soon after. Got punched in the head by that Beefy when he was celebrating and he gave me his big black and white jester hat thing with bells on.

 

24 years ago, christ. It's like talking to me when I was a kid then about a game in the 70s.

 

 

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Luque was great at Depor, and had a great debut for us against Man Utd. Everyone saying they were wrong to think he would be good for us, while strictly true, needs to add to the context his injury, not being taken properly care of during his time out, coming back into a struggling team, being used all over the park by a crap manager and losing interest in the game for why it ended like it did.

 

Turning back the clock to 2005(?), not knowing whats to come, I choose Luque over Boa Morte 100/100 times.

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2 hours ago, Conjo said:

Luque was great at Depor, and had a great debut for us against Man Utd. Everyone saying they were wrong to think he would be good for us, while strictly true, needs to add to the context his injury, not being taken properly care of during his time out, coming back into a struggling team, being used all over the park by a crap manager and losing interest in the game for why it ended like it did.

 

Turning back the clock to 2005(?), not knowing whats to come, I choose Luque over Boa Morte 100/100 times.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9VPFFiGZeY

 

Seems that link doesn't work in UK (I'm currently abroad) - his highlights for Deportivo, but if you can see the comments :lol::

 

What a player he was so underrated. I miss super depor with luque, djalminha, valeron, makaay, naybet and fran:(

 

One of my favorite players, I miss him

 

Qué golazos, y qué potencia!

 

mi idolo de la infancia pedazo de jugador

 

 

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17 minutes ago, Superior Acuña said:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9VPFFiGZeY

 

Seems that link doesn't work in UK (I'm currently abroad) - his highlights for Deportivo, but if you can see the comments :lol:

 

What a player he was so underrated. I miss super depor with luque, djalminha, valeron, makaay, naybet and fran:(

 

One of my favorite players, I miss him

 

Qué golazos, y qué potencia!

 

mi idolo de la infancia pedazo de jugador

 

You missed out the best of the lot, Diego Tristan.

 

A fantastic side they had back then. La Liga champions and a serious threat in the Champions League.

 

I much preferred them to Valencia who were also a top side around this time. Deportivo were far more entertaining to watch. A pity theyve fallen on hard times in recent years.

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1 hour ago, Jewel said:

 

You missed out the best of the lot, Diego Tristan.

 

A fantastic side they had back then. La Liga champions and a serious threat in the Champions League.

 

I much preferred them to Valencia who were also a top side around this time. Deportivo were far more entertaining to watch. A pity theyve fallen on hard times in recent years.

That was a comment on Yt video of Luque , not my own words 

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3 hours ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

I was in the 2nd from front row right in line with where he put the ball. Unbelievable week that. Leeds were top of the league at the time and we'd just gone down to Arsenal a few days earlier and beat them as well.

We went top of the league on goal difference by beating Arsenal 3-1.

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4 hours ago, Superior Acuña said:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9VPFFiGZeY

 

Seems that link doesn't work in UK (I'm currently abroad) - his highlights for Deportivo, but if you can see the comments :lol::

 

What a player he was so underrated. I miss super depor with luque, djalminha, valeron, makaay, naybet and fran:(

 

One of my favorite players, I miss him

 

Qué golazos, y qué potencia!

 

mi idolo de la infancia pedazo de jugador

 

 

 

 

And Tristan and Walter Pandiani

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6 hours ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

I was in the 2nd from front row right in line with where he put the ball. Unbelievable week that. Leeds were top of the league at the time and we'd just gone down to Arsenal a few days earlier and beat them as well.


Mad -I might have literally right next to you - about 12 of us together in that exact same spot wearing black and white Santa hats (you can see us for the goals!)!

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10 hours ago, Superior Acuña said:

 

Was there too, prob my fave away game along with two of the mackem ones (one being the one also that season). That put us top of the league for xmas - in the snow. I was 11, wrote an article about it in English class soon after. Got punched in the head by that Beefy when he was celebrating and he gave me his big black and white jester hat thing with bells on.

 

24 years ago, christ. It's like talking to me when I was a kid then about a game in the 70s.

 

 

 

we got there, managed to park and got in just right on kick off.

snow and traffic was a bugger.

what a fucking week that was.

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6 hours ago, Paully said:


Mad -I might have literally right next to you - about 12 of us together in that exact same spot wearing black and white Santa hats (you can see us for the goals!)!

 

We were just to the right of the goal and Solanos goal would probably have near enough hit us if it hadn't been for the net!  Remember we went down with Barrett. Got dropped off at the Central afterwards and ended up taking part in the biggest snowball fight known to man absolute carnage!

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