arnonel Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) I have a daft question: When a game kicks off, it normally results in hoofing the ball upfield. Why is this done? 99% of all teams do this Edited April 13, 2022 by arnonel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1988 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 13 minutes ago, arnonel said: I have a daft question: When a game kicks off, it normally results in hoofing the ball upfield. Why is this done? 99% of all teams do this I have often wondered this as it used to really piss me off that we did it all the time under Bruce. Apparently the aim is to get the ball to a non threatening position for the side kicking off, preferably a throw in, so that they can adopt their tactical positions based on the ball being in that particular area of the pitch. The thought/worry being that if the side kicking off immediately go on the attack from the kick off, losing the ball in the middle of the pitch would result in the opposition being able to quickly counter from a strong position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Looks like someone drew a bird with a large beak and glasses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 One of the ones on line 2 looks like Warren Barton's to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 From a season or two before, but this might help https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEWCASTLE-UNITED-FC-1996-97-SQUAD-SIGNED-REPRINT-KEEGAN-ASPRILLA-GINOLA-SHEARER-/192667637170?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Doesn't help now, but when I'm at me ma's at the weekend I'll dig out an autograph book full of signatures from that era. Will go through and should be able to match quite a few of those up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 3 hours ago, MrRaspberryJam said: Do you know which season it's from exactly? May help narrow it down somewhat given we signed a boatload of players under Gullit and Dalglish whilst we played in this top. I do not. Was trying to identify a Gullit/Dalglish autograph to assist... but failed. 1 hour ago, WarrenBartonCentrePartin said: Doesn't help now, but when I'm at me ma's at the weekend I'll dig out an autograph book full of signatures from that era. Will go through and should be able to match quite a few of those up. That'd be bangin. It's obviously not the end of the world if I can't get a few, given the names identified so far are mostly that of our better players. Will gather together everyone's input momentarily... Also I can photograph in more detail if that'd be helpful. But for the most part I think some of them are just shitty autographs given it was probably annoying to sign this thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Line 1 shaka hislop 100% Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Line 2 3rd one down warren barton 5th one down nicos dabizas line 3 ketsbia top middle (not sure) bottom Alan shearer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Line 4 1st best guess (Bjarni Gudjonson) second one down Phillipe Albert third down shay given Fourth down Robbie Elliott 5th ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Line 5 top - looks like a scribble of Steve Watson’s 2nd pavel srnicek 3rd Keith Gillespie close to the black stripe 4th unsure 5th darren peacock 6th Steve howey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Last stripe rob lee top George georgiadas bottom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Thank you! Currently MS Painting these names over the top and will post it again. But I'm still fairly convinced the bottom one next to Rob Lee is Gary Speed (upside down), not Georgiadis. Robbie Elliott and Georgiadis didn't play for us at the same time also fwiw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Updated pic... timing wise we're looking EARLY 1997 season if that one on Line 4 is actually Robbie Elliott. I dm'ed Bjarni Guðjónsson on Insta to see if one of these is his Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Middle of second line from top, Andy griffin? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) Can’t see it properly but could the one closest to the collar on the second line be Pistone? Although he joined when Elliot left so it’d be narrowed down to a very specific timeframe Edited April 13, 2022 by Fantail Breeze Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said: Can’t see it properly but could the one closest to the collar on the second line be Pistone? Although he joined when Elliot left so it’d be narrowed down to a very specific timeframe I think you might be right. It's more convincing than the Elliott one. Pistone arrived the same month Elliott left, but I can't find any specific dates. Pistone's signature according to Google: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 25 minutes ago, Happinesstan said: Middle of second line from top, Andy griffin? He signed in Jan 1998, which would rule out Robbie Elliott. Signature below. It looks very similar, but just for the surname. Probably sacked off his first name due to size constraints and just went with AGriffin? I also just realized Gary Speed didn't sign until Feb 1998, so I think I'm ready to rule out Elliott. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Next to shearer, Aaron hughes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Feel like a right detective at this point. Line 2, next to Warren Barton, has to be Ian Rush right? He was August 97-May 98, so I think Robbie Elliott is officially done for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Next to Peacock looks like a Jon or Jan. Dahl Tomasson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Happinesstan said: Next to Peacock looks like a Jon or Jan. Dahl Tomasson. you excellent bastard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 11 minutes ago, Happinesstan said: Next to shearer, Aaron hughes? Think I've just worked out that it's Andreas Andersson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 13 hours ago, Thiago said: Line 2 second from the left I think is Dabizas. Line 4 first one on the left I believe is David Batty. Line 3 is Ketsbaia. Missed this, sorry. Think you're bang on, especially having all these other names, there aren't many players left Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) Could debunked Robbie Elliott be Des Hamilton? Looks like we're between March-May 1998. Dabizas didn't sign until March 1998. Rush left in May. Missing squad members: John Barnes, Stuart Pearce, Des Hamilton, Stephen Glass. Various youth / unused players, e.g. Pinas, Paul Dalglish. And Kenny Dalglish / any other staff. Edited April 13, 2022 by SEMTEX Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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