nufcjb Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Happy birthday Bez!!! The best LB we had in the happy days.. can't think of any who has replaced him better apart from Santon and Enrique Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 One of my all time favourite NUFC players. He's opening up the new Wall's End pub on Saturday so I might pop along to see him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bailey Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Top bloke, good pro and a very, very good LB for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Always thought he was gay, for some reason. Happy birthday! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 One of my all time favourite NUFC players. He's opening up the new Wall's End pub on Saturday so I might pop along to see him. didn't know that..should be good seeing him around the place still.. The thing I like most about him is, even now, he refers to us as WE..similar to Shay Given in the early days when he left us, kept calling us as we but Bez still does this and really love him for that..probably the only tolerable media pundit out there for me too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 One of my all time favourite NUFC players. He's opening up the new Wall's End pub on Saturday so I might pop along to see him. didn't know that..should be good seeing him around the place still.. The thing I like most about him is, even now, he refers to us as WE..similar to Shay Given in the early days when he left us, kept calling us as we but Bez still does this and really love him for that..probably the only tolerable media pundit out there for me too I'm sure Given was on one of our cup games last season and was referring to us as we Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Moody Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Loved this man. Here's a picture of me and my sister with him back in the day. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/alanjewels/JohnBezza.jpg Happy birthday, Bezza. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I never really liked him as a player, many goals were scored down his side, but he seems a very decent fella. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 When him n barton had the blonde hair as our full backs lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Thank God this was a birthday thread! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEZ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Lad I used to sit with's Auntie or summat used to do his makeup on "Sports Cafe" on Tyne Tees. Occasionally got the odd bit of 'ITK'. Happy birthday. Gan score 2 away at Kiev! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I never really liked him as a player, many goals were scored down his side, but he seems a very decent fella. Spot on - seems like a great bloke, but he wasn't really that good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Thank God this was a birthday thread! Indeed, it's either birthday/suicide/paedo these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I never really liked him as a player, many goals were scored down his side, but he seems a very decent fella. Spot on - seems like a great bloke, but he wasn't really that good. I beg to differ. He was a key part of that Keegan side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I never really liked him as a player, many goals were scored down his side, but he seems a very decent fella. Spot on - seems like a great bloke, but he wasn't really that good. A bit harsh. TBF he had Ginola playing in front of him for a decent amount of time and his contribution to defending for the most part, was to watch the RB run past him and help the winger out. He was a pretty solid left back. I remember Bez taking a corner in an Anglo-Italian cup match (forget when exactly - think it was the promotion season). He was taking it at the Gallowgate/East corner and slipped when he was taking it putting the 'corner' out before the 18 yard box. He picked himself up did the donkey ears, laughed with everyone else and scooted back to LB. Top bloke. Can't imagine many players reacting like that now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I never really liked him as a player, many goals were scored down his side, but he seems a very decent fella. Spot on - seems like a great bloke, but he wasn't really that good. A bit harsh. TBF he had Ginola playing in front of him for a decent amount of time and his contribution to defending for the most part, was to watch the RB run past him and help the winger out. He was a pretty solid left back. I remember Bez taking a corner in an Anglo-Italian cup match (forget when exactly - think it was the promotion season). He was taking it at the Gallowgate/East corner and slipped when he was taking it putting the 'corner' out before the 18 yard box. He picked himself up did the donkey ears, laughed with everyone else and scooted back to LB. Top bloke. Can't imagine many players reacting like that now. Don't get me wrong - he was a decent player, but he wasn't much better than decent. In my opinion, he was one of the 'weak' links in the Keegan team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 He was a weak link at the beginning of the Keegan era..but I think his game improved a lot in the later years and he started scoring some screamers.. And yes, we had two blondes as our Full-backs..!!! haha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 A weak link?! Keegan brought him in, FFS and he ways also called up to the England squad during his time with us! Why do some younger fans seem so intent on bashing players from the past, many of whom are a class above what we have today? Utterly feckin bizarre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 A weak link?! Keegan brought him in, FFS and he ways also called up to the England squad during his time with us! Why do some younger fans seem so intent on bashing players from the past, many of whom are a class above what we have today? Utterly feckin bizarre. Doesn't really mean anything though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I'm not intent on bashing anyone, I just didn't think Bez was that good. Great days as a team obviously, but he wasn't anything special. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Great bloke, and he's great at a talk in. You can tell he despises Dalglish like - he says the way he treated Ginola was horrendous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 A weak link?! Keegan brought him in, FFS and he ways also called up to the England squad during his time with us! Why do some younger fans seem so intent on bashing players from the past, many of whom are a class above what we have today? Utterly feckin bizarre. Whilst being content with abject mediocrity. I can only put it down to jealousy. For my take on Bez, there weren't many better English left full backs around. I always thought only Pearce was better despite Le Saux being called up ahead of Bez. He was definitely better than that cock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 well, I would take it back saying he was a weak link..looking back at our team from the Keegan days, there wasn't much wrong in any area of the team.. We bought Barton for a British record for a defender, Ferdinand who was coming to his peak, Ginola was nothing ever seen in the Premiership yet, Shearer came n later..Bez was always there doing his job and because our team was so intent on going forward, it often left the defenders vulnerable.. The best defensive line-up we could put out were Barton, Albert, Peacock and Bez..Batty would be in front of them and the keeper would either be Pavel or Shaka but I preferred Pavel. http://img.thesun.co.uk/aidemitlum/archive/00421/JOHN_BERESFORD_AND__421118a.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I'm not intent on bashing anyone, I just didn't think Bez was that good. Great days as a team obviously, but he wasn't anything special. You my friend get more and more bizarre by the day. Pro Pardew and anti Beresford . . . . You are a loony tune. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I'm not intent on bashing anyone, I just didn't think Bez was that good. Great days as a team obviously, but he wasn't anything special. You my friend get more and more bizarre by the day. Pro Pardew and anti Beresford . . . . You are a loony tune. Are you serious? You can't be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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