Alex 35079 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, ewerk said: Pele was all over the dirty scrubbers once he got that lifetime supply of Viagra. I reckon he was when he used to frequent Studio 54 in his NY Cosmos days too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginolaandtonic 169 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Toonpack said: Whoever put that compilation together did a fine job 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Alex said: On shitty pitches. Just reminded me but I recently saw highlights of a game I vaguely remember seeing as a kid. Liverpool v Flamengo in the Intercontinental Cup as was. Played in Tokyo and sponsored by Toyota. Anyway, the pitch was bobbly as fuck. Liverpool had some great players including Dalglish, who’s easily one of the best ever British players. Zico (who I’d never even heard of back then) - his technique on that pitch. When you talk about some of the best players ever. He could do everything Along similar lines Lineker talks about how the pitch at the Azteca in 1986 was one of the worst he'd ever played on. Claimed it had recently been relaid and the squares of turf moved under foot. And then he mentions the second of Maradona's goals against England. Maybe it's a case of halcyon days not being as good as they seem but at the time the Azteca seemed like the perfect footballing arena to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11269 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, Craig said: Along similar lines Lineker talks about how the pitch at the Azteca in 1986 was one of the worst he'd ever played on. Claimed it had recently been relaid and the squares of turf moved under foot. And then he mentions the second of Maradona's goals against England. Maybe it's a case of halcyon days not being as good as they seem but at the time the Azteca seemed like the perfect footballing arena to me. Probably was given we were still playing on muddy fields in winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9400 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 4 hours ago, RobinRobin said: Probably was given we were still playing on muddy fields in winter As a total aside apropos of nothing - When Shields won the FA Amateur Cup in 1969 (I was there!!) at old Wembley, my dad was speaking to some of the players afterwards (our neighbour was Shields' Captain's sister) and he'd asked what they felt playing at Wembley, to a man they said it was awful and like playing on a cabbage patch and totally exhausting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCR 24 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 23 minutes ago, Toonpack said: As a total aside apropos of nothing - When Shields won the FA Amateur Cup in 1969 (I was there!!) at old Wembley, my dad was speaking to some of the players afterwards (our neighbour was Shields' Captain's sister) and he'd asked what they felt playing at Wembley, to a man they said it was awful and like playing on a cabbage patch and totally exhausting. I was living in Swindon in 1969 , and went to a few of their games. Including the League cup final against Arsenal at Wembley. The pitch was absolutely awful , more sand and mud than grass , they held the horse of the year show there shortly before. There are sure to be some videos on you-tube of the game , 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9400 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) @PaddockLad Some of these are ridiculous (either left or right foot or head, no bother) Edited December 15, 2022 by Toonpack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surreymag 71 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Even quite a few non league pitches these days are better than many pitches played on back in the day. Our local team’s pitch is usually reasonable well not when it snows and freezes over I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7295 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 I'm often bowled over by the quality of pitches I get to play on over here. Now that I think about it, it may be due to the cricket pitches on them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 3996 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Toonpack said: @PaddockLad Some of these are ridiculous (either left or right foot or head, no bother) That is fucking magnificent. I had been swayed by these johny-come-latelys, but for me it's Pele first, Maradona second and George Best third Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15526 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 You might appreciate this. (Forgive the waffle, which I quite enjoy, but I appreciate won't be everyone's cup of cachaça.) https://www.theringer.com/world-cup/2022/12/14/23507445/22-goals-world-cup-brazil-pele 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9400 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 8 hours ago, spongebob toonpants said: That is fucking magnificent. I had been swayed by these johny-come-latelys, but for me it's Pele first, Maradona second and George Best third I was stuck by the number of defenders who he just jinked onto their arses 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35079 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 That particular goal (and overall performance) in the final against Sweden in ‘58. The goal in itself is a bit underrated I think. But he was 17 years old. 17! Ffs! Absolutely mental. I think it’s against France maybe, earlier in the tournament, where he scored a very similar one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17257 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 11 hours ago, Toonpack said: @PaddockLad Some of these are ridiculous (either left or right foot or head, no bother) As that other video stated, he did it all first Dad rated Cruyff just as highly . Didn’t care much for Maradonna though… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13866 Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 The defenders were shite like 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Still one of the best goals ever. https://www.facebook.com/groups/844940199360108/permalink/1530156027505185/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21921 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Southgate confirmed to be in charge for euros. Pray for wykiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMXXVIII 1293 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Result. Howe was never gonna go there but the speculation wouldn't have been helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMXXVIII 1293 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Rio Ferdinand wouldn't look out of place in the canopy layer of a rainforest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42440 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Reported. Leafism. ( the racism is obvious …) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMXXVIII 1293 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 What an Alfie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4384 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Once a cheat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21623 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I really want France to win now. Fucking Argie cunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9775 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Awful dive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9775 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Fucking cheats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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