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Ben J
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16th Feb 09 at 17:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I'll start.

1. Thierry Henry
2. Arsenal having a rock solid defence.
3. Winning trophies
4. No transfer "window"
5. Tony Adams
6. Dennis Bergkamp
7. That feeling during Euro 96
8. 1-11 shirt numbers
9. Man Utd & Arsenal fighting for the Prem every year (No-one else getting close)
10. Dave Seamans Ponytail and porn tache (and his safehands)

[Edited on 16-02-2009 by Ben J]
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None of the above
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1. The feeling before an Old Firm, its not the same now.
2. Ally McCoist
3. Paul Gascoigne
4. Jorg Albertz
5. The feeling at a Scotland England game, just after winning at Wembley
6. The Champions League, or just European Football in general
7. Scotland at a Major Championships
8. Paolo Di Canio
9. Football Coupons - Never do them these days
10. Being allowed to sing naughty songs
Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by MJFF88
None of the above




Suppose being a palace fan you've not really much to miss?
Cosmo
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1. Robbie Fowler at the top of his game
2. Good refs
3. Being allowed to stand at games
4. Players actually being allowed to make a tackle with a bit of contact
5. Arsenal fans not being football snobs and shouting hoof at every opportunity
6. Being League Champions
7. The feeling during and after the Chelsea semi final and Istanbul 2005
8. When a good player used to cost a few mil and shite players next to nothing
9. Being able to go the pub before and after the game and come home with change
10. Decent owners and Managing Director.
Cosmo
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11. Linesmen being called linesmen.
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1. Being able to stand up
2. Orange Footballs when it snows
3. Being able to just turn up on the day without having to buy a ticket weeks in advance.
4. Bovril & Wagon Wheels at half time
5. Andy Booth in his prime
6. Hard tackles
7. 1-11 shirt numbers
8. The days when players showed loyalty to the clubs instead of moving round every 5 mins to make some money
9. Goals on Sunday
10. Our Leeds Road ground
Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
1. Robbie Fowler at the top of his game
2. Good refs
3. Being allowed to stand at games
4. Players actually being allowed to make a tackle with a bit of contact
5. Arsenal fans not being football snobs and shouting hoof at every opportunity
6. Being League Champions
7. The feeling during and after the Chelsea semi final and Istanbul 2005
8. When a good player used to cost a few mil and shite players next to nothing
9. Being able to go the pub before and after the game and come home with change
10. Decent owners and Managing Director.



HOOOOOOF!!!!!

Number 4 & 8 .
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11. Black Football boots
12. Wimbledon
Ben J
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11. The Vidi-printer on BBC1!!!!!

Arsenal 7 (Seven) Man Utd 0


Some youngsters may not remember it!
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1. Being Football league
2. Div 1,2,3
3. Any kind of away support (at home)
4. Andy Mcmillan
5. Paul Barnes
6. Infact fuck it everything before we ended up in the conference (except dougie craig)
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
quote:
Originally posted by MJFF88
None of the above




Suppose being a palace fan you've not really much to miss?


Couple of bits
1) Bright+Wright era (FA Cup runners up and finished 3rd in top flight that year)
2) Dougie Freedman scoring at stockport in the 89th minute to save us from relegation :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXocmIHoVXM&NR=1
3) Playoff final 04 I think it was, verus West Spam :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVJGnBqqmhg

[Edited on 16-02-2009 by MJFF88]
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1, Paolo Di Canio
2. Jumpers for Goal Posts
3. Black football boots
4. Julian Dicks hitting a 35 year Exoset into the top corner
5. Passion
6. Decent terrace songs
7. Paolo Di Canio
8. Pubs where you can get served the same hour you started to queue
9. Proper grounds, not airfix gay kit stadiums
10, Paolo Di Canio
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quote:
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10, Being able to get away with smashing up a coach with families on with half bricks.



Predictable.
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11. the fight in the disused quarry
12. the use of the word mug
13, Liverpool winning the leage
14. Stone Island
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15. Not paying Lucas Neil £1m a week wages
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16. Jamie Carragher beeing a gang land criminal and sending out the lads to "do" another professional


[Edited on 16-02-2009 by jr]
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16. Jamie Carragher beeing a gang land criminal and sending out the lads to "do" another professional



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17. My wheels and head unit last time i went to anfield
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18. A time where every club didnt want to sue WHU.
19. A time when WHU werent just a feeder club for players and managers before they go to big clubs.
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1. Premier League
2. Decent Management
3. Reading being utter shit
4. Darren Bent
5. Cup Runs
6. Uefa Cup runs
7. Beating Inter on Uefa Cup runs
8. Paul Gascoigne @ Italia 90
9. Skillful, intelligent England players like Waddle, Platt, Hoddle, Gascoigne the likes we won't ever see again.
10. Bobby Robson in charge of Ipswich
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1-10 Henrik Larsson
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1. Sir Bobby
2. Challenging for anything other than relegation
3. Having some passion for internationals
4. Tackling
5. Not having to pay for setanta to watch ahit coverage of 1/2 the games
6. Tino
7. Liverpool 4-3 Newcastle (even though we lost)
8. Keegan
9. Sunderland being completely shite
10. Not giving a shit about 'fixture congestion'
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1) Ally McCoist
2) Paul Gascoigne
3) Brian Laudrup
4) Andy Goram
5) Old Firm games ending with as many sendings off as it did goals
6) Ricksen vs Thompson moments
7) When goalkeepers weren't protected so fiercly
8) When contact was allowed
9) Eric Cantona
10) Zidane
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1) Being in the 1st tier of English football
2) Being in the 2nd tier of English football
3) Being in the 3rd tier of English football
4) (as of next season) Being in the 4th tier of English football
5) Jean Louis Valois
6) Gary McSheffery
7) Watford derby
8) Wimbledon FC
9) When Milton Keynes had a genuine team
10) The Bobbers stand at KR

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