TaylorJ_01 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) To the non-fan we have absolutely loads of random names from the past. Babayaro, Viduka, Nicky Butt etc. Another game is "players you can't believe are still in their 20s" and Haris Vuckic is the winner he's only just turned 29. Edited August 30, 2021 by TaylorJ_01 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Shola Ameobi for Stoke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 19 minutes ago, TaylorJ_01 said: To the non-fan we have absolutely loads of random names from the past. Babayaro, Viduka, Nicky Butt etc. Another game is "players you can't believe are still in their 20s" and Haris Vuckic is the winner he's only just turned 29. Amazingly Nicky Butt was a NUFC player for 6 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) Saha at Newcastle Edited August 30, 2021 by tgarve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Jenas at QPR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) Hierro at Bolton. Djorkaeff too, as well as Blackburn. Edited August 30, 2021 by Super Duper Branko Strupar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Dugarry at Birmingham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Well done, best Isle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Ronny Johnson at Newcastle. Andy Cole at the mackems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I bet clubs like Charlton and Middlesbrough have a ton of these types of players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Most of these are entirely memorable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Crespo and Shevchenko at Chelsea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 minute ago, TBG said: Crespo and Shevchenko at Chelsea Also applies to managers - Ron Atkinson managed Athetico Madrid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink for Charlton and Cardiff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 13 hours ago, Kaizero said: Not a big fan of Solbakken being the Norway manager, but by god, this was a decent quote about Van Dijk vs Haaland: "If Haaland gets the ball in the right position it doesn't matter who the defender facing him is." We're shit, we have no right to be cocky, but I still enjoy a manager who is gung fucking ho in his press conferences even without the ability to back it up Do you think we should expect to perform better than we currently are, are we performing as expected or over performing? I know we tend to over estimate how good we should be, but I really think we are under performing as a national side with the current talent we have. It will be a massive blow if this team doesn't qualify for the world cup imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Conjo said: Do you think we should expect to perform better than we currently are, are we performing as expected or over performing? I know we tend to over estimate how good we should be, but I really think we are under performing as a national side with the current talent we have. It will be a massive blow if this team doesn't qualify for the world cup imo. We under perform as fuck because we never hire a manager that plays the most effective kind of football for our pool of players. We have extremely shit managerial talent to pick from if we absolutely have to have a Norwegian manager. Solbakken will want the players to play "his" style of football even when we don't have the players available for that. Kjetil Rekdal, as much as I dislike him, would likely be the only one I can think of which would play to the strengths of the available talent rather than force everyone into a system they don't fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) I've always considered Norway to be one of the biggest underachieving nations in Europe like. Had some good players over the years. No qualification for a major tournament since 2000 is mad when you consider some of the dross that has qualified, especially the last two Euros. Edited August 31, 2021 by Doctor Zaius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Wut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
number37 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Probably not what Arteta had in mind when he asked Odegaard to play through balls from in behind Lacazette. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I’m guessing not with each other Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Jenas getting rinsed by Lee Mack on the One Show was good value. Showed a clip of him missing a penalty in some cleb match, asked if they were going to show the clip of Jenas attempting the chip in our pre-season match. Then "Look, I'm a 53-year-old stand-up comedian, asking me to take a penalty is like asking an ex-footballer to do entertainment, it's only going to end in disaster." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Was SSN always this fucking unwatchable? I feel like it used to be entertaining on days like today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 27 minutes ago, Mike said: Was SSN always this fucking unwatchable? I feel like it used to be entertaining on days like today. 10-15 years ago, I used to watch it religiously but that was when we were interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 29 minutes ago, Mike said: Was SSN always this fucking unwatchable? I feel like it used to be entertaining on days like today. They ruined it when they got rid of the fans behind the spokesman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 29 minutes ago, Mike said: Was SSN always this fucking unwatchable? I feel like it used to be entertaining on days like today. They’ve turned into a show with a target audience of 10-15 year olds. The Instagram generation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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