James Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Ok the idea is simple, a chance to reminisce over some old teams good and bad, with a poll vote on which team would actually win were they to play each other. So to start with two popular managers and seasons, Keegan's 95 and Robson's 2003. Just to clarify, it is a question of who wins, not who your favourite was. Poll 1 - Keegan's 1995 NUFC 54 - 16 Robson's 2003 NUFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Pardew's 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Keegan's team. End Fred. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I know I voted Keegan's also, but would it really be that overwhelming? Bobby was no mug and might have had something lined up. Woodgate in defence, Robert and Solano, Speed, Shearer, Bellamy. Doesn't seen so clear cut to me? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Keegan's. Regardless of whether the manager is a pillock? Players in Pardew's squad would be capable of beating most teams post Robson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I reckon Robson's team edges it. In an epic 4-3 victory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Keegan's team had more balls than SBR's. Dyer and Jenas were mentally weak as piss, and Andy O'Brien was very average at the back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I think it would go something like this. Solano '13 (free kick) Albert 18 (header) Ferdinand '36 Shearer (P) '41 HT Robert '67 (25 yarder) Ferdinand '84 Bellamy sent off '86 Speed '90 (corner, last minute header) 4-3 Robson Both managers hug at full time on the pitch I think that the Premier League improved vastly from 1995 to 2003 (and even more to now) in terms of calibre, hence the team that was good enough to finish 4th in 2003 probably would have won it in 1995. Whereas the '95 team, awesome as it was at the time, probably wouldn't have been 12 points clear in 2003. This is based on absolutely no substance whatsoever! And is probably the most pointless post ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hughton's 2009-10 vs Pardew's 2012-13? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Keegans team to win by at least two clear goals. On our day we were absolutely unstoppable back then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Ya ma wins everytime Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I know I voted Keegan's also, but would it really be that overwhelming? Bobby was no mug and might have had something lined up. Woodgate in defence, Robert and Solano, Speed, Shearer, Bellamy. Doesn't seen so clear cut to me? What I think too. I feel like Robson couldn't match the motivational skills of Keegan but would have been better prepared and able to organize the team to exploit weaknesses. 0-1 to Robson's side, Bellamy(59') scoring on the break (Robert assist). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Keegan's team obviously and comfortably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Aight, face off between Souness's team and Andy Cunningham's team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 92/3 v 09/10 The Keegan team has the attacking nature and the romanticism about the era, but I reckon the most recent one would do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 93-96 Keegan team on its day would beat most teams since, not just any of ours. It's easy to forget how brilliant we were in 94/95 but you could argue that without Cole going awol and then us selling him that we could have put up just as good a challenge that year. Even without Beardsley at the start we were incredible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Keegan's won very comfortably, now for a couple of less good squads and less good managers, Souness and Allardyce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hmm. Souness 1-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 At their best, probably Allardyce imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I need teh squad list. I recall the Souness team that got to the QF's largely being Bobby's side with Bellamy in good soring form for half a year, Dyer & Jenas putting in performances every now and then. Paddy K being class a few times. Time eventually showed at NUFC Jenas, Dyer & co. > Barton, Smith & co. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Aye, but those players were under Souness, which I guess is the point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 It should be the managers own teams they built (so a season or two into the reign) rather than the team they inherited. E.g. Souness would be Emre / Parker (as opposed to Robert and Bellamy in the team) Dalglish would be Serrant and Des Hamilton and Barnes as opposed to Ginola and Ferdinand etc etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Only Keegan's team beat Man Utd 5-0, who at the time were head and shoulders (alongside us) ahead of the league. I'd say that the Man Utd of Robson's era were weaker and we weren't as competitive against them. Good yardstick imo, but that aside, the calibre of player we had in 95/96 were a cut above. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Keegan's, easily. Back then, on our day, we could beat any team in the world. Robson's team was class, that's not being ignored. But Keegan's team just got better and better with each goal. This is based on the presumption both teams would be playing at their best. If you presume Laurent Robert was playing at his best, there's two goals straight away from absolutely nothing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Keegan's, easily. Back then, on our day, we could beat any team in the world. Robson's team was class, that's not being ignored. But Keegan's team just got better and better with each goal. This is based on the presumption both teams would be playing at their best. If you presume Laurent Robert was playing at his best, there's two goals straight away from absolutely nothing! http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/northeast/series5/i/beardsley200.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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