The Official England Thread-The Team We All Support [Vol 2]

[audi321]

zygalski said:

I'd say Greaves was on his own as by far the most natural English goal scorer of the modern (post war) era, followed by Lineker & then Owen.

Lineker was just a goal poacher (albeit a good one!!)

[Blib]

audi321 said:

zygalski said:

I'd say Greaves was on his own as by far the most natural English goal scorer of the modern (post war) era, followed by Lineker & then Owen.

Lineker was just a goal poacher (albeit a good one!!)

Greaves was 'just' a goal poacher too. Best finisher I've ever seen, by far.

[RichB]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Re George Best, it's difficult to judge him as a great when his career was effectively over at 25.

He was 28 when he left ManU and 30 when playing at Fulham. I guess one had to have watched him live...

[TwigtheWonderkid]

RichB said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Re George Best, it's difficult to judge him as a great when his career was effectively over at 25.

He was 28 when he left ManU and 30 when playing at Fulham. I guess one had to have watched him live...

I did say "effectively over". The booze took hold after that and the rest of his career was the odd flash of brilliance but living off past glories. I saw him playing for Hibs and he was nothing special then.

[RichB]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

I did say "effectively over". The booze took hold after that and the rest of his career was the odd flash of brilliance but living off past glories. I saw him playing for Hibs and he was nothing special then.

Let's agree to disagree - however I will say that watching him play for Hibs would hardly have been representative of his abilities so don't form your opinion of him based on that.

[aeropilot]

zygalski said:

I'd say Greaves was on his own as by far the most natural English goal scorer of the modern (post war) era, followed by Lineker & then Owen.

Agree with that.

44 England goals in only 57 appearances - amazing strike rate, and he is still England's leading hat-rick scorer with SIX international hat-ricks.


Did pretty good driving in the 1970 World Cup Rally as well

[zygalski]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRjs7AX3GXk
Greaves interview

[Black can man]

zygalski said:

I'd say Greaves was on his own as by far the most natural English goal scorer of the modern (post war) era, followed by Lineker & then Owen.

Jimmy Greaves is the reason i support Spurs . Git !

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Black can man said:

Jimmy Greaves is the reason i support Spurs . Git !

Allo, allo, Chelsea reject, Chelsea reject!

[RichB]

Ha ha...

Mind you, if you ask a Chelsea fan who Greaves played his best football for they'll obviously say "Chelsea."
If you ask a Spurs fan they'll say "Spurs!"
If you ask a West Ham Fan who Greaves played his best football for they'll say "Chelsea or Spurs!"

[General Price]

Wtf has happened to Harry Kane?

[Jonnny]

General Price said:

Wtf has happened to Harry Kane?

Pony.

They all looked pretty bad tbf.

[Cobnapint]

Jonnny said:

General Price said:

Wtf has happened to Harry Kane?

Pony.

More seaside donkey, I thought. Terribly slow in front of goal.

Good performance overall though, even Milner raised his game (to average).

[Blue62]

Jonnny said:

Pony.

They all looked pretty bad tbf.

Granted Estonia are nowt special but there were some good performances tonight, Walcott and Barkley stood out for me, especially Barkley (I am biased). To hear the pundits knocking him for his mistakes after playing like that makes me despair for English football, we just don't know how to handle players like him.

[DuncanM]

Blue62 said:

Jonnny said:

Pony.

They all looked pretty bad tbf.

Granted Estonia are nowt special but there were some good performances tonight, Walcott and Barkley stood out for me, especially Barkley (I am biased). To hear the pundits knocking him for his mistakes after playing like that makes me despair for English football, we just don't know how to handle players like him.

Barkley could become an all time great imo. His control is reminiscent of a young Gascoigne or Zidane.

He's only 21, I really hope he pushes on and fulfils his potential.

[Kaj91]

Woy got a little bit of wevenge on Liverpool tonight by adding woughly £5m to Danny Ings' transfer fee.

[GloverMart]

Bloody Ian Wright on ITV's football coverage now. He's been on Match of the Day, BT Sport and now ITV this week.

Does he actually add anything to the football experience or is he just there as a box ticking exercise?

[BlackST]

Atleast he has ditched the Harry Potter glasses. Looked like a bad muppet wearing them.

[mickk]

Decent goal.

[Cupramax]