tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15083755.post116414206552906419..comments2023-10-30T10:30:06.191+00:00Comments on Cheer Up Alan Shearer: David Beckham for England (v Greece), 6 October 2001LBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234702470107953581noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15083755.post-1164622528746332292006-11-27T10:15:00.000+00:002006-11-27T10:15:00.000+00:00Glenn Cockerill. Aye, that was my era, sat alongsi...Glenn Cockerill. Aye, that was my era, sat alongside the wonderful Jimmy Case (dogger and artist all in one) in midfield. <BR/><BR/>Ol' Glenn probably best known for having his jaw shattered by a Paul Davis right hook and now working his managerial magic at Woking. I think Jimmy Case, after a brief spell as Bashley gaffer, appears on Saints FM, or something.<BR/><BR/>By all means take Le Tissier for 'L'. Glad you warned me, as my planning ahead has only got me to 'K'. Actually now that I think of it, it has to be Dave Leworthy for L, so we're cool!skifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611935963292986777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15083755.post-1164451649031581412006-11-25T10:47:00.000+00:002006-11-25T10:47:00.000+00:00I was actually at that England game, and it was th...I was actually at that England game, and it was the second most emotional "hug a complete stranger moment" I have ever experienced at a footie match (as a Man Utd fan, no prizes for the first).<BR/><BR/>I do completely agree with ST's "defenders" argument also (although AC Milan have in recent years had fit and stylish defenders and have been pretty successful - Maldini (the new face of H&M (at least in Germany)), Nesta etc).<BR/><BR/>The more I think about Barry Davies, the more I hate him. More "Mr & Mrs Davies", anyone?<BR/><BR/>no?<BR/><BR/>Skif - when we get to "L" I shall write a dissertation about MAtt Le Tissier's top 10 goals, all of which were pure genius.<BR/><BR/>The Saints also had Glenn Cockerill of course, a dogger if ever there was one....<BR/><BR/>Paul - you are right about chairmen. Look at the (relative) success of the clubs that you couldnt name the chairmen if you tried - Charlton, Everton, Blackburn and those who the chairmen is obviously a fan/not an eejit - Wigan, Liverpool, Portsmouth.LBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234702470107953581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15083755.post-1164450034696494822006-11-25T10:20:00.000+00:002006-11-25T10:20:00.000+00:00My reflection on defenders has made me realise wha...My reflection on defenders has made me realise what I hate about Rio Ferdinand (on the pitch, I could go on forever about what I hate about him off the pitch...). In theory he should be a brilliant player, and sometimes he is. A well-timed interception, an insightful reading of the game and an economy of effort combined with enough ability on the ball to glide forwards and play a killer pass.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, the reality of Rio's game is that he thinks he is all of the above and doesn't always seem to pay as much attention as he might to the nuts and bolts of the defender's art. He's a good player, don't get me wrong, but if you needed someone to fight with in the trenches when your back was against the wall, you're going to pick John Terry aren't you?<BR/><BR/>It's for similar reasons that I think that Stuart Pearce was twice the player that Ashley Cole is (again, excluding Cashley's off the pitch activities). <BR/><BR/>Oh, and <BR/><BR/> - I watched Beckham scoring that free kick having just finished a 100 hour week at work. I watched him score and then went straight to bed.<BR/><BR/> - diving is cheating, but I can't see how any measure against it could ever hope to be consistently applied. It would be nice to think that referees should just reverse free kicks if they think that someone is making a meal of it, but I can't see it working in practice.<BR/><BR/> - I love it when a player is described as having 'a bit of dog in him' because it just seems to be so wonderfully descriptive. Hard to explain, but you know exactly what it means.<BR/><BR/> - Barry Davies? Twat. Definitely. I hate him so much and couldn't agree with you more. The worst of the lot of them.<BR/><BR/> - Directors: you really have got to get rid of fat freddie. He makes newcastle a laughing-stock. Well, him and Titus Bramble anyway.<BR/><BR/>Great feature this.<BR/><BR/>ST<BR/><BR/>STswisslethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15083755.post-1164277366584071872006-11-23T10:22:00.000+00:002006-11-23T10:22:00.000+00:00This is a cracking feature and is the perfect dist...This is a cracking feature and is the perfect distraction from work (football, in fact ALL sports sites are banned where I work, so a copy, paste and a hotmail email to myself does the job).<BR/><BR/>By the way, I couldn't agree more about Defenders.<BR/><BR/>- now retired (at least until I find a team down here) centre-half!Jonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630600685567139112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15083755.post-1164199491764403482006-11-22T12:44:00.000+00:002006-11-22T12:44:00.000+00:00Two contributions celebrating the ugly and unsung ...Two contributions celebrating the ugly and unsung and yet no reference to Claude Makalele, surely the most sung unsung player around...<BR/><BR/>Lord B: Here here. Davies is a grade A prat. That said, Motty didn't do himself justice during the World Cup. Brotherton and Wilson were the best, for my money. (Incidentally, what possessed the BBC to give the golf anchor role to Gary Lineker? Can't he stick to the one sport too?)Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008553685046831301noreply@blogger.com