McFaul 35 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Was the England cricket team's "barmy army" tosspots a thing back then?.....I think England's support in general over the years has gone a bit like that, in lots of ways it's a good thing. Depends how much you respect Stevie and his mates chucking plastic chairs at the police in Charleroi in 2000 then getting scuttled by water canon on News at Ten I wasn't at the Germany game, stayed in Amsterdam after Portugal in Eindhoven, but I WAS at the Romania game. Behaved like a saint. Don't even think I had more than 6 Juliper, what a fucking cracking lager on the pump that was over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35083 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 I wasn't at the Germany game, stayed in Amsterdam after Portugal in Eindhoven, but I WAS at the Romania game. Behaved like a saint. Don't even think I had more than 6 Juliper, what a fucking cracking lager on the pump that was over there. That Jupiler is nice as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20150 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 A beer shop near me does it in bottles. Not as good as the draught stuff but still a nice tipple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 That Jupiler is nice as well Aye man! When I was in Brussels the day before Charleroi, I went to the oldest pub in Belgium 230 years old. I had a drink called kriek, basically cherry lager, got me pissed after 3 bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17274 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 I wasn't at the Germany game, stayed in Amsterdam after Portugal in Eindhoven, but I WAS at the Romania game. Behaved like a saint. Don't even think I had more than 6 Juliper, what a fucking cracking lager on the pump that was over there. No banning order for you then.....they've changed the face of England's support more than anything...they don't get everyone though, lad I know from Poole was deported from Sweden 92 and France 98, he's in Thailand at the moment with all the other "retired" hooligans in Pattaya, and he's still got tickets from whatever has replaced the England travel club for all three group games in France next month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Great article. http://thesefootballtimes.co/2016/12/19/alan-shearer-the-greatest-premier-league-goalscorer-of-all/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33231 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Great article. http://thesefootballtimes.co/2016/12/19/alan-shearer-the-greatest-premier-league-goalscorer-of-all/ It is, but makes the common error of assuming/not recalling that Shearer never joined a humdrum, average side but instead joined the main contenders for Man U's new dominance of the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 It is, but makes the common error of assuming/not recalling that Shearer never joined a humdrum, average side but instead joined the main contenders for Man U's new dominance of the title. I just laughed at the comment "Slumming it at Newcastle", made me feel it was tinged in sarcasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 https://twitter.com/alanshearer/status/820255656078966784 Legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) Love Big Al an unhealthy amount. We probably won't ever have a better player than him in his first season here. He had fucking everything. Absolutely unplayable, at any level. The English strikers around at the time and none of them even laid a glove on Shearer's England place. I think I even got choked up when he broke the goalscoring record Don't buy into this "too much influence" shite either, it's characters like him that you want to have influence. Edited January 14, 2017 by TheGingerQuiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Would love to see him have a crack at management too. If not here then wherever he went would be my second team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Love Big Al an unhealthy amount. We probably won't ever have a better player than him in his first season here. He had fucking everything. Absolutely unplayable, at any level. The English strikers around at the time and none of them even laid a glove on Shearer's England place. I think I even got choked up when he broke the goalscoring record Don't buy into this "too much influence" shite either, it's characters like him that you want to have influence. I doubt we'll see his Premier League scoring record broken, simply phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20150 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 The amount of daft cunts who just lambast him too and his retorts are class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I doubt we'll see his Premier League scoring record broken, simply phenomenal.It's an amazing record like, especially when you take into account the long stretches he missed during a couple of bad injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Plus the fact we were shit for post SBR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Plus the fact we were shit for post SBR And he played under Dalglish and Gullit who hardly got the best out of him. Imagine Robson taking the reigns directly from Keegan. Might be rose-tinted, but I'm convinced we'd have won the league and Shearer would have further added to his tally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 And he played under Dalglish and Gullit who hardly got the best out of him. Imagine Robson taking the reigns directly from Keegan. Might be rose-tinted, but I'm convinced we'd have won the league and Shearer would have further added to his tally. At the time he was playing under Gullit I must admit I thought he was finished. Just goes to show how bad a manager Gullit was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 At the time he was playing under Gullit I must admit I thought he was finished. Just goes to show how bad a manager Gullit was. And by extension how important a good manager can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 And by extension how important a good manager can be. Aye but given that average (at best) managers still managed to get something out of an ageing Shearer after Sir Bobby went, it probably says more about how bad Gullit was. At least he had the decency to resign instead of taking us for millions like some others did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Aye but given that average (at best) managers still managed to get something out of an ageing Shearer after Sir Bobby went, it probably says more about how bad Gullit was. At least he had the decency to resign instead of taking us for millions like some others did. How much of that was down to Robson rebuilding him? Doesn't Shearer talk about Robson almost re-educating him how to play? Something about showing the defenders his back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 How much of that was down to Robson rebuilding him? Doesn't Shearer talk about Robson almost re-educating him how to play? Something about showing the defenders his back? I think he's said he spoke to him more about getting back to what he'd done well in the past. I don't doubt Robson had a very positive influence on him, I just feel it was only needed because of what Gullit had done wrong. That's not knocking Robson in any way just saying it shouldn't have been needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Robson said he made Shearer stay more central due to his legs going and to stop doing loads of running down the channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Thought he said something about him telling not to play with his back to goal so much when he first arrived. I'm sure that would have changed a bit later when he brought in all the pace around him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 He also scored 23 goals in the old 1st Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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