Collage Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Tino should have offsprings all over the place, we could probably buy a whole team of Asprillas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Seems like Little Asprilla is a bit of a cult figure at Portland. A ghost most of the time and then he’ll pop up with outrageous shit like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Collage said: Tino should have offsprings all over the place, we could probably buy a whole team of Asprillas. Exactly.. while officially he isn't related to Faustino... is he actually?? Darion is more a poor man's Kazenga to Lomana LuaLua. Pretty inconsistent for Portland through the years but sparks of brilliance. Although....Definitely not Faustinos younger brother either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Collage said: Tino should have offsprings all over the place, we could probably buy a whole team of Asprillas. I'll get pelters for saying this but here goes. Never understood the general love in for him, apart from being zany and the hatrick against Barcelona. Upset the balance of the team in 96 and contibuted to us blowing the league in my opinion......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, Beth said: I'll get pelters for saying this but here goes. Never understood the general love in for him, apart from being zany and the hatrick against Barcelona. Upset the balance of the team in 96 and contibuted to us blowing the league in my opinion......... Fallacy. Individual errors, luck for other teams, and a simple drop in form for a few players. Asprilla turned games and won us points. https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/15125/10160470/faustino-asprilla-wrongly-blamed-for-newcastles-failed-1996-title-bid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, Manxst said: Fallacy. Individual errors, luck for other teams, and a simple drop in form for a few players. Asprilla turned games and won us points. https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/15125/10160470/faustino-asprilla-wrongly-blamed-for-newcastles-failed-1996-title-bid I'm not having that like. Yes he turned the game against Boro on his debut and the two goals against City, but other than that nothing he did contributed towards the end result that season. According to that article it was partly due to Ferdinand missing a sitter at West Ham ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, Beth said: I'm not having that like. Yes he turned the game against Boro on his debut and the two goals against City, but other than that nothing he did contributed towards the end result that season. According to that article it was partly due to Ferdinand missing a sitter at West Ham ffs. So Ferdinand missed a sitter, yet you believe it was Asprillas fault we didn’t win the title? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 19 minutes ago, Beth said: I'll get pelters for saying this but here goes. Never understood the general love in for him, apart from being zany and the hatrick against Barcelona. Upset the balance of the team in 96 and contibuted to us blowing the league in my opinion......... I’ve always loved the man. Fantastically gifted player and a great character. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Manxst said: So Ferdinand missed a sitter, yet you believe it was Asprillas fault we didn’t win the title? So Asprilla didn't miss any chances then during that run? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Beth said: So Asprilla didn't miss any chances then during that run? Everyone missed chances- as you pointed out, the article stated a major one that Ferdinand missed. Some players (Gillespie) got injured. Batty came. Players dipped in form. To put it down to the arrival of Asprilla alone is naive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Individual players don't lose title races, teams do. What I'd give for that selection of strikers now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Ferdinand’s goals dried up after New Year, Rob Lee’s form dropped, but aye, Tino’s fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Just now, Optimistic Nut said: Ferdinand’s goals dried up after New Year, Rob Lee’s form dropped, but aye, Tino’s fault. I'm no historian but I think the biggest factor of our collapse was to do with tiredness. Keegans side played at 100mph, it caught up with them eventually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 What a load of shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 My memory of that season (as a 10 year old) was just blowing games - like a toughness wasn’t there to kill games - Liverpool, Blackburn, Forest. All heartbreak, all could have been closed out differently. I don’t think it needs any revisionism…in this case I think the “narrative” was pretty much spot on. But I was young so what do I know. Memories filtered by sky tv 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 :popcorn.gif: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Hoping the Saudis use their untold wealth to make it 1995 again through science or magic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, JeffJ said: Hoping the Saudis use their untold wealth to make it 1995 again through science or magic. Wouldn't miss some of the posters. Could even convince their parents to use a condom. Edited October 29, 2021 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBingo Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 57 minutes ago, STM said: I'm no historian but I think the biggest factor of our collapse was to do with tiredness. Keegans side played at 100mph, it caught up with them eventually. I personally think that Batty coming in for Clark was a massive factor too........Batty was good at what he did, but the dynamics of the team changed with his arrival. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Wasn't alive but I find it interesting its always Asprilla thats blamed - not Batty coming despite us not using a defensive midfielder before he came in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, xLiaaamx said: Wasn't alive…. Fuck…makes me feel old. 🤦♂️😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, xLiaaamx said: Wasn't alive but I find it interesting its always Asprilla thats blamed - not Batty coming despite us not using a defensive midfielder before he came in. If the team's balance was upset, that's on Keegan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macphisto Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Think it was more about Ginola being a half-season wonder. Was never the same after getting kicked off the park by Dixon in a league cup match (I think it was the cup) at Arsenal. He then went in a huff the summer after when he couldn't get a transfer to Barcelona. Batty was a much better player than Clark, different level in my opinion. A key midfielder in two teams that won the league says it all when compared to Clark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpeth mag Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 hour ago, UncleBingo said: I personally think that Batty coming in for Clark was a massive factor too........Batty was good at what he did, but the dynamics of the team changed with his arrival. Batty and Watson were the best players in the run in despite not starting earlier. You can say team dynamics were changed but the pressure got to players in the second half of the season. Don't need to name names as there were too many. Despite this not enough credit is given to Man Yoo who finished super strong, including be a certain SB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Schmeichel was also insane in that run in iirc He made some really important game winning saves. And of course Cantona being Cantona. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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