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Not as good as Big Sam v Sunderland... thought i'd get in first with that one...

Or the one I scored for Springside County Primary vs Chantlers Primary in about 1993. Halfway line that one was.

Tony Cunningham v ? at Burnden Park.

Hugh Curran into the goal at the Great Lever End - many, many years ago!

William the White wrote:Not as good as Big Sam v Sunderland... thought i'd get in first with that one...

Didn't he break someone's jaw celebrating that goal?

bobby5 wrote:

William the White wrote:Not as good as Big Sam v Sunderland... thought i'd get in first with that one...

Didn't he break someone's jaw celebrating that goal?

No, the only jaw break I recall was Jim McDonagh on Irvine Nattras .v. Newcastle in the FA Cup, Jan '76. He came to punch the ball out & connected with IN's jaw.

The same season, I think.

Anyone seen the Riquelme goal in the same game? He's still got it.

Athers wrote:Anyone seen the Riquelme goal in the same game? He's still got it.

Riquelme is a prime example of wasted talent. Absolutely world class footballer but a typical aytine fruitcase to go with it!

Come to mention it.....hasn't Maradonna recalled Palermo in to the Argenina Squad? Messi, Aguerro, Tevez, Higuan and errr Palermo!

shevchenko54 wrote:

Athers wrote:Anyone seen the Riquelme goal in the same game? He's still got it.

Riquelme is a prime example of wasted talent. Absolutely world class footballer but a typical aytine fruitcase to go with it!

Come to mention it.....hasn't Maradonna recalled Palermo in to the Argenina Squad? Messi, Aguerro, Tevez, Higuan and errr Palermo!

Wasted career? He played for Boca, Barcelona, Villarreal and Argentina - all top teams. I agree he probably should have lasted longer in Europe, but I disagree that it was wasted.

Bruno wrote:

shevchenko54 wrote:

Athers wrote:Anyone seen the Riquelme goal in the same game? He's still got it.

Riquelme is a prime example of wasted talent. Absolutely world class footballer but a typical aytine fruitcase to go with it!

Come to mention it.....hasn't Maradonna recalled Palermo in to the Argenina Squad? Messi, Aguerro, Tevez, Higuan and errr Palermo!

Wasted career? He played for Boca, Barcelona, Villarreal and Argentina - all top teams. I agree he probably should have lasted longer in Europe, but I disagree that it was wasted.

Fair point , Wasted may have been the wrong word to use, and tbh I was shocked to see that he'd played over 100 times for Villareal! Still someone of his quality should have spent much longer plying his trade with a big European club.

I think it was van Gaal who bombed him out of Barcelona....shame that.

Bruno wrote:I think it was van Gaal who bombed him out of Barcelona....shame that.

It was Rijkaard actually. He was too slow (not only in pace, but in playing tempo) and needed the whole team to play around him. He couldn't get that at Barça (or any top European team), but he was top dog at Villarreal and was allowed to dictate their play there (and was excellent for them). No regrets on my part.

Not 40 yards, but an impressive, long distance header nonetheless

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YzXB0LuZZs

shevchenko54 wrote:

Bruno wrote:

shevchenko54 wrote:

Athers wrote:Anyone seen the Riquelme goal in the same game? He's still got it.

Riquelme is a prime example of wasted talent. Absolutely world class footballer but a typical aytine fruitcase to go with it!

Come to mention it.....hasn't Maradonna recalled Palermo in to the Argenina Squad? Messi, Aguerro, Tevez, Higuan and errr Palermo!

Wasted career? He played for Boca, Barcelona, Villarreal and Argentina - all top teams. I agree he probably should have lasted longer in Europe, but I disagree that it was wasted.

Fair point , Wasted may have been the wrong word to use, and tbh I was shocked to see that he'd played over 100 times for Villareal! Still someone of his quality should have spent much longer plying his trade with a big European club.

Not big but perfectly suited for him to playmake for you'd suppose - they did reach the CL semis.

Palermo keeps Argentina's World Cup hopes alive . . . great story.

H. Pedersen wrote:Palermo keeps Argentina's World Cup hopes alive . . . great story.

The forgotten man of Football. Wasn't there massive expectations on him to fill the boots of one Gabriella Batistuta? Also, didn't he play for Villareal before moving back to Boca

In fairness to Martin Palermo, the boots of Batigol won't be filled for another decade yet. Higuain (good), Tevez (good) and Aguerro (Excellent) still aren't fit to lace his boots

Zulus Thousand of em wrote:Hugh Curran into the goal at the Great Lever End - many, many years ago!

In one of my first games we beat Bristol Rovers (Alan Warboys, Bruce Bannister, et al) 5-1. Curran was in for Whatmore and scored a peach of a diving header into the Embankment End. I just thought that I'd mention that, and also thank you for having the Librarian of my cerebral cortex fish that one out.

boltonboris wrote:

H. Pedersen wrote:Palermo keeps Argentina's World Cup hopes alive . . . great story.

The forgotten man of Football. Wasn't there massive expectations on him to fill the boots of one Gabriella Batistuta? Also, didn't he play for Villareal before moving back to Boca

In fairness to Martin Palermo, the boots of Batigol won't be filled for another decade yet. Higuain (good), Tevez (good) and Aguerro (Excellent) still aren't fit to lace his boots

It's not so much they aren't good enough, Aguerro is a better player than Batistuta was, but they don't have that sort of player. Crespo was hugely overrated but he did an important job. Tevez, Aguerro, Messi are all good players but none are comfortable back to goal. And none of them can take a tough ball in and make it stick in that situation.

Crespo overrated? GTFO, his record is up there with the very best.