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Post by Paul on Nov 28, 2022 1:22:54 GMT
Think there was an ambulance on the pitch because a fan had been hit by a flare too! How the hell was he allowed to run that distance with the flag. Top botch security there. Good job the ambulance was there. |
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Post by Chris on Dec 29, 2022 19:04:36 GMT
Pele has passed away.
RIP to a true great.
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Post by Sméagol on Dec 29, 2022 19:13:19 GMT
Have just watched this a couple of days ago. Must have been special watching him play. RIP
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Post by Tatty on Dec 29, 2022 19:53:00 GMT
Ngl, not arsed about Pele. Was too young to see him play, and he doesn’t have the club or cultural connection that George Best had, for example.
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Post by DedRevil on Dec 29, 2022 19:58:32 GMT
Ngl, not arsed about Pele. Was too young to see him play, and he doesn’t have the club or cultural connection that George Best had, for example. Same, sad that the guy died, but no more than any other person that died in their 80's |
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Post by smithy2 on Dec 29, 2022 20:02:01 GMT
Ngl, not arsed about Pele. Was too young to see him play, and he doesn’t have the club or cultural connection that George Best had, for example. Iconic though. Kids were pretending to be him for decades etc. his name itself became an adjective. I remember trying to do his dummy past the keeper for years in school. |
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Post by DedRevil on Dec 29, 2022 20:05:17 GMT
Ngl, not arsed about Pele. Was too young to see him play, and he doesn’t have the club or cultural connection that George Best had, for example. Iconic though. Kids were pretending to be him for decades etc. his name itself became an adjective. I remember trying to do his dummy past the keeper for years in school. not sure how much older you are, or aren't than me but I never once pretended to be Pele growing up playing football, it was always the superstars in the Italian league for me, Batistuta, Baggio and Del Piero. |
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Post by smithy2 on Dec 29, 2022 20:09:29 GMT
Iconic though. Kids were pretending to be him for decades etc. his name itself became an adjective. I remember trying to do his dummy past the keeper for years in school. not sure how much older you are, or aren't than me but I never once pretended to be Pele growing up playing football, it was always the superstars in the Italian league for me, Batistuta, Baggio and Del Piero. Yeh early 70's so quite a bit older I think based on your player choices. So that makes sense. |
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Post by Tatty on Dec 29, 2022 20:13:03 GMT
not sure how much older you are, or aren't than me but I never once pretended to be Pele growing up playing football, it was always the superstars in the Italian league for me, Batistuta, Baggio and Del Piero. Yeh early 70's so quite a bit older I think based on your player choices. So that makes sense. Yeah. You’re much older than me. I always wanted to be Eric, Gazza or Giggsy on the playground. Not saying Pele isn’t iconic or wasn’t a phenomenal footballer, I just have no romance with him, like I would with say Denis Law, Bobby Charlton etc etc. |
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Post by smithy2 on Dec 29, 2022 20:14:24 GMT
Yeh early 70's so quite a bit older I think based on your player choices. So that makes sense. Yeah. You’re much older than me. I always wanted to be Eric, Gazza or Giggsy on the playground. Not saying Pele isn’t iconic or wasn’t a phenomenal footballer, I just have no romance with him, like I would with say Denis Law, Bobby Charlton etc etc. I still wanted to be Eric...just on the pub league pitch.  |
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Post by fergiegiveusawave on Dec 30, 2022 0:29:46 GMT
Yeah agree with many sentiments here. Obviously sad to hear a legend of the game has passed away but hard to feel any real loss for a player i have no personal attachment to and never saw play.
As for the playground it was all about Becks for me!
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Post by dazjoe on Dec 30, 2022 1:28:28 GMT
Reading this and thinking everyone here is just a kid, must be teenagers if they were pretending to be Del Piero or Beckham playing school football. Then realising that those players were playing 20 years ago so people aged 30 grew up with them. Time eh?
For me, same as 99.9% of other kids brought up in 80's England, it was Robson.
In his autobiography even Gerrard admitted he once wore a United shirt.
“A mate of mine owned this Robson top, the old blue-and-white one with dashes on it,” he wrote.
“We were kicking about on Ironside [the appropriately named road he grew up on] and I asked him whether I could be Robson for a while.
“I slipped out of my Liverpool shirt, and put the Robson one on.
“It felt fantastic.
“I wore it for an hour, charging all over, flying into tackles, scoring brave goals, pretending I was Robson.
“Because the shirt had Robson’s name on it, I forgot about the United bit.
“I didn’t seem like treachery to Liverpool, more homage to an England god.
“Unfortunately, dad looked out the window and went ballistic,” he continued.
“‘Get inside now!’ he screamed. Scarcely through the door, I ran into a right good grilling.
“‘What the hell are you playing at, wearing a Manchester United shirt?’ he asked.
“‘But dad, it’s Bryan Robson’s shirt,’ I explained.
“Dad couldn’t have cared less. ‘You should know better,’ he said.
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Post by Monty on Dec 30, 2022 10:18:33 GMT
Reading this and thinking everyone here is just a kid, must be teenagers if they were pretending to be Del Piero or Beckham playing school football. Then realising that those players were playing 20 years ago so people aged 30 grew up with them. Time eh? For me, same as 99.9% of other kids brought up in 80's England, it was Robson. In his autobiography even Gerrard admitted he once wore a United shirt. “A mate of mine owned this Robson top, the old blue-and-white one with dashes on it,” he wrote. “We were kicking about on Ironside [the appropriately named road he grew up on] and I asked him whether I could be Robson for a while. “I slipped out of my Liverpool shirt, and put the Robson one on. “It felt fantastic. “I wore it for an hour, charging all over, flying into tackles, scoring brave goals, pretending I was Robson. “Because the shirt had Robson’s name on it, I forgot about the United bit. “I didn’t seem like treachery to Liverpool, more homage to an England god. “Unfortunately, dad looked out the window and went ballistic,” he continued. “‘Get inside now!’ he screamed. Scarcely through the door, I ran into a right good grilling. “‘What the hell are you playing at, wearing a Manchester United shirt?’ he asked. “‘But dad, it’s Bryan Robson’s shirt,’ I explained. “Dad couldn’t have cared less. ‘You should know better,’ he said. It was Robbo for me as well. I'm a United fan because of Bryan Robson. |
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Post by johnboy14 on Dec 30, 2022 11:27:14 GMT
Reading this and thinking everyone here is just a kid, must be teenagers if they were pretending to be Del Piero or Beckham playing school football. Then realising that those players were playing 20 years ago so people aged 30 grew up with them. Time eh? For me, same as 99.9% of other kids brought up in 80's England, it was Robson. In his autobiography even Gerrard admitted he once wore a United shirt. “A mate of mine owned this Robson top, the old blue-and-white one with dashes on it,” he wrote. “We were kicking about on Ironside [the appropriately named road he grew up on] and I asked him whether I could be Robson for a while. “I slipped out of my Liverpool shirt, and put the Robson one on. “It felt fantastic. “I wore it for an hour, charging all over, flying into tackles, scoring brave goals, pretending I was Robson. “Because the shirt had Robson’s name on it, I forgot about the United bit. “I didn’t seem like treachery to Liverpool, more homage to an England god. “Unfortunately, dad looked out the window and went ballistic,” he continued. “‘Get inside now!’ he screamed. Scarcely through the door, I ran into a right good grilling. “‘What the hell are you playing at, wearing a Manchester United shirt?’ he asked. “‘But dad, it’s Bryan Robson’s shirt,’ I explained. “Dad couldn’t have cared less. ‘You should know better,’ he said. It was Robbo for me as well. I'm a United fan because of Bryan Robson. A huge part of that generation were robbo fans. Alot of guys in there 50s would say he was the complete midfielder and I can only take there word for it. That's the thing about Peles death, to a specific generation players like Pele were idolised but I do think his generation were real pioneers, players like Pele were to football what Elvis was to Rock N Roll, they brought football into the modern age and paved the way for the great players to come. Pele inspired an entire generation of Brazilian players, especially those incredible teams of the 80s and they subsequently inspired that talent pool of the 90s. The roots of Brazilian football very much start with players like Pele. That's an incredible legacy and one worth celebrating. |
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Post by Monty on Dec 30, 2022 12:58:38 GMT
It was Robbo for me as well. I'm a United fan because of Bryan Robson. A huge part of that generation were robbo fans. Alot of guys in there 50s would say he was the complete midfielder and I can only take there word for it. That's the thing about Peles death, to a specific generation players like Pele were idolised but I do think his generation were real pioneers, players like Pele were to football what Elvis was to Rock N Roll, they brought football into the modern age and paved the way for the great players to come. Pele inspired an entire generation of Brazilian players, especially those incredible teams of the 80s and they subsequently inspired that talent pool of the 90s. The roots of Brazilian football very much start with players like Pele. That's an incredible legacy and one worth celebrating. Robson is massively underrated. I even think he's underrated by the club and by a lot of our own fans below a certain age. If he was 10 years younger and in his prime during the early PL era he would be seen as a god and have a statue. To think he was as good as he was in spite of the injuries and drinking is astonishing. |
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