I find this one really divisive. I think he was actually a very good hard working player who had definitely mastered one or two techniques. I find the "Scholes was underrated" stuff nauseous, Beckham was a much better player.
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Your Most Unhinged Football Take?
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RodneyRodney
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Jack has more talent than both ; trouble is , like Besty & Gazza, Jack likes a pint.I find this one really divisive. I think he was actually a very good hard working player who had definitely mastered one or two techniques. I find the "Scholes was underrated" stuff nauseous, Beckham was a much better player.
Did she ?that isn't unhinged tbf, everyone knows he was bang average but could score a freekick of two.
having nice hair and shagging a spice girl was his only talent.
Kinkladze had more talent than 99% of footballers, but never applied himself properlyJack has more talent than both.
"Alan Ball is a football genius"............:-)I thought Alan Ball might become a decent manager. The men in white coats took me away. I am still on parole.
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Steve MacKenzies goal was better and never gets replayed.Ricky Villa's solo goal against us in the 81 final was hugely overrated. Rank bad defending, no one put in a challenge. And the c**t reduced a 10 year old me to tears.
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So that’ll be around the time we had Gordon Davies? 86-87ish. I got my years miles out thinking it was of our Scottish quartet that was sacrificed for that donkey. Yeah and tinking back we wore the pale blue shirt with the cross over bit at the front of the neck with the pale blue piping on it at the top and I’m certain Philips was our sponsor at the time.Mark Lillis
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Parlane only lasted just over a season (83/84So that’ll be around the time we had Gordon Davies? 86-87ish. I got my years miles out thinking it was of our Scottish quartet that was sacrificed for that donkey. Yeah and tinking back we wore the pale blue shirt with the cross over bit at the front of the neck with the pale blue piping on it at the top and I’m certain Philips was our sponsor at the time.
Melrose probably even less (84/85)
Smith I don’t think played at all after the 84/85 season due to an illness he picked up and Tolmie was gone early Into the 85/86 season
Lillis played the 85/86 season and Christie was employed at the beginning of the 86/87 by McNeill and shipped out very quickly by Frizzell (as well as Robert Hopkins)
Was able to recall this with great ease. Ask me about any game last season and I haven’t got a clue!
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KentBlue
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I'm with you. But we're not in the minority, many many people say the same: that he was overrated and hyped up beyond belief. He was a pretty good player, you don't play for Real Madrid and get as many caps as he did without having something. But because he was a rag he was put on a pedestal for all to worship when he really did not deserve such adulation.David Beckham wasn't that good a footballer. Dead ball specialist with great PR.
Nobody else seems to be able to see it.
The ginger pig was an okay-ish player, but another over-hyped player because of who he played for. Had he been at any other club he would not have been able to get away with what he did, he was a nasty fucker who would happily cripple an opponent and snigger about it afterwards.
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Ha I though Lee Badbuy was going to be a fantastic player for us from that friendly at Burnley.....my lad reminds me of this every time we disagree on tactics during a game.I thought Alan Ball might become a decent manager. The men in white coats took me away. I am still on parole.
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I think this is horseshit to be honest. He played for United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, PSG and England. If those club sides simply wanted a free kick taker, they'd have signed Juninho Pernambucano. Beckham was on a pedestal and rated better than he possibly was, but he was still an extremely good footballer.that isn't unhinged tbf, everyone knows he was bang average but could score a freekick of two.
having nice hair and shagging a spice girl was his only talent.
mscenterh750
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Christ Robert Hopkins. I remember again thinking he was a brilliant signing from Birmingham, how wrong could I have been! Good job I wasn’t employed as our manager :)Parlane only lasted just over a season (83/84
Melrose probably even less (84/85)
Smith I don’t think played at all after the 84/85 season due to an illness he picked up and Tolmie was gone early Into the 85/86 season
Lillis played the 85/86 season and Christie was employed at the beginning of the 86/87 by McNeill and shipped out very quickly by Frizzell (as well as Robert Hopkins)
Was able to recall this with great ease. Ask me about any game last season and I haven’t got a clue!
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I agree, in fact Terry Cooke was keeping him out of the class of 92 lineup at one point. There is a famous picture a of all the top players, and Cooke is seen as being level with Scholes, Neville etc.David Beckham wasn't that good a footballer. Dead ball specialist with great PR.
Nobody else seems to be able to see it.
Beckham was a good free kick taker. But he was not some galactico all-time great. Most of his profile was inflated because he was with a Spice Girl and did tons of modelling. If he was less nice looking he would have been forgotten and unhyped.
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Those other teams didn't sign him for his football ability. They signed him because he was good at selling merchandise and securing sponsor deals due to his modelling work.I think this is horseshit to be honest. He played for United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, PSG and England. If those club sides simply wanted a free kick taker, they'd have signed Juninho Pernambucano. Beckham was on a pedestal and rated better than he possibly was, but he was still an extremely good footballer.
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I agree. Coventry City were robbed blind in the FA Cup semi-final by VAR against United a few years ago. Turns out the VAR ref had a picture of Old Trafford as his Facebook profile pic, so clearly he was deeply impartial. AI would get rid of such bias.VAR should be done using AI
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It wasn't even the best goal in the match. That goes to Steve McKenzie.Ricky Villa's solo goal against us in the 81 final was hugely overrated. Rank bad defending, no one put in a challenge. And the c**t reduced a 10 year old me to tears.
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I went to the league game where city and Burnley drew 2-2, Bradbury actually scored, I thought we were in a parallel universe.Ha I though Lee Badbuy was going to be a fantastic player for us from that friendly at Burnley.....my lad reminds me of this every time we disagree on tactics during a game.
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It was forgotten because City lost, if they won, this would be the one that gets replayed all the time. Also I think Gerrard's volley against West Ham in the FA Cup final was pretty epic too.It wasn't even the best goal in the match. That goes to Steve McKenzie.