Great Goals. Not great player.

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Darren said:
He only managed 7 goals and you may be thinking of the one he got v Ipswich at the Lane end on 26/3/88.
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I didn't get to many games before the Bassett era so I can well believe it was this one, and yes it was at the Lane end. Cheers :-)
 
Large Mendonca said:
I didn't get to many games before the Bassett era so I can well believe it was this one, and yes it was at the Lane end. Cheers :)
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He got 2 in that game and his other 3 at the Lane were

29/8/87 Blackburn
19/9/87 Millwall
20/12/87 Swindon

None of them were special. The latter two were scrambled in from corners and the first one was a run of the mill shot from just inside the box.
 
Grecian2000 said:
Wow, another good call.

Brings Tom Heffernan's barnstormer v Orient into play. Mark Dempsey once scored a curling free kick in Edwardsesque style but I can't remember the opponents.
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He did, and I can't either! He also scored a cracker in our surprise 2-1 win at Portsmouth that spoiled their last-day promotion celebrations. Their fans thought that attacking a thousand or so Blades would be a good substitute and promptly tried to scale 20ft fences to get at us!

Withe scored a beauty that day as well.
 
Rufus Smalls said:
Right, seeing as my memory is fading badly and not referring to tinter web - I think I remember a great goal from a 70,s right back on a Tuesday night at the Lane kicking towards the Kop against Brighton to secure a 2-0 victory. Step forward John Cutbush !

Please Darren tell me I'm at least close ....
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That was from a very acute angle from the right and it was from outside the box too. It did seem the ball was going out of the byline not far from the corner flag so he slid in as if he tried to keep the ball in play and I am not sure if he was attempting to cross low or shooting low. Brighton's keeper, Eric Steele, seemed to think that it wasnt worth narrowing the angle and dived too late to stop the ball go into the net
 
Chris Morgan with an overhead kick at Forest. An absolute star for us but I wouldn't class him as a talented footballer...
 
Darren said:
Mike Lake at Southampton on 11/1/92.

Lake was generally shit, but for some strange reason started playing like Zico in Jan/Feb 92 (hence his nickname). He managed 5 goals, most of which were good, but the favourite has to be that dipping 35 yard shot at The Dell. This time, I said "don;'t waste it" as I saw him shaping up to shoot and end what looked a promising attack...
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Was at that match. Cold, cold day, Scummers two one up at half time (with Shearer and Le Bellend in their squad) and Lakey latches onto a shot out on the left and he puts his foot right through it. Not only did it swerve, it had Flowers sprawling. The shot would have hit me in the dish had it not hit the old onion bag, Greavsey.

Best thing was the ten minute 'Let's all have a disco' near the end at 2-4.

A quality day, to be a Blade.

pommpey
 
What about the 2 he scored v Fulham in the cup replay ?

back to wonder strikes I remember D'Jaffo banging in a 25 yarder off the crossbar at the kop end ......... he looked more surprised than we did LOL
 
SouthEssexBlade said:
Funny how the mind plays tricks. I remember him getting the ball wide on the right, cutting inside and beating 3 or 4 players before drilling into the corner.
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In my mind, it involved a 1-2 on the edge of the box with Peter Withe (I think!)..regardless, it was a fabulous goal
 

Silent Blade said:
3-0 v Burnley in March 2002. Gazza was awful for Burnley that day
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That's right, excellent strike to add to the one at Hillsborough.

We hads Jags and Javary in midfield that day I think. Before the game started Gazza got a great ovation - can't recall one like it for a player completely unconnected to the club.
 
pommpey said:
Was at that match. Cold, cold day, Scummers two one up at half time (with Shearer and Le Bellend in their squad) and Lakey latches onto a shot out on the left and he puts his foot right through it. Not only did it swerve, it had Flowers sprawling. The shot would have hit me in the dish had it not hit the old onion bag, Greavsey.

Best thing was the ten minute 'Let's all have a disco' near the end at 2-4.

A quality day, to be a Blade.

pommpey
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Not quite. It was 1-1 at half time (Ward for us). Lake put us 2-1 up and Southampton equalised soon afterwards. Marwood and Lake again (with the aid of a massive deflection - was really an OG), made it 4-2
 
Yes, Wigley picked up the ball just inside their half, and beat 5 or 6 players to score - I think he even went round the keeper.

Morris' goal in that game was very good as well - a lob from out on the right wing.

Another candidate - Adrian Littlejohn's winner against Liverpool early in 1992-3. That was a great strike, and not something he did a lot of.
 
Revolution said:
Yes, Wigley picked up the ball just inside their half, and beat 5 or 6 players to score - I think he even went round the keeper.

Morris' goal in that game was very good as well - a lob from out on the right wing.

Another candidate - Adrian Littlejohn's winner against Liverpool early in 1992-3. That was a great strike, and not something he did a lot of.
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In actual fact Littlejohn had a great season in 92-93 and scored 8 PL goals, many of them good ones (his lobs at Arsenal and Coventry spring to mind).

He also got one goal in the FA Cup that season and his 9 goals that season compares to his total of 4 goals in his other 3 and a half seasons with United.

He is prime candidate for the "player who was generally shit but had one great season" award
 
Presty said:
34 posts and nobody has mentioned Christian Nade making one of the world's best defenders look like a pub player with a piece of skill and turn of pace he'd never displayed before or since.
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You say that, but he may just prove you wrong this coming season at, er, Raith Rovers :-)
 
Darren said:
In actual fact Littlejohn had a great season in 92-93 and scored 8 PL goals, many of them good ones (his lobs at Arsenal and Coventry spring to mind).
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A fair point - the lob at Coventry was a great finish. His goal at Chelsea was good as well.

Having said all that, when I think of Adie scoring only one goal comes to mind - the one he got against the Pigs from about 3 inches with his back to goal.
 
Revolution said:
A fair point - the lob at Coventry was a great finish. His goal at Chelsea was good as well.

Having said all that, when I think of Adie scoring only one goal comes to mind - the one he got against the Pigs from about 3 inches with his back to goal.
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Even that was a rather neat back heel!

Fun fact, LJ is our second top PL scorer with 11 goals.
 
Revolution said:
Having said all that, when I think of Adie scoring only one goal comes to mind - the one he got against the Pigs from about 3 inches with his back to goal.
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A joyous moment indeed. To be honest if I were to recall one goal from little Ade it would be the "other goal" in the 4-2 win at Burnley in the FA Cup. Absolute brilliant move and finish and celebrated by running the length of the pitch firing imaginary bullets at the BNP element (i.e. all of Burnley basically) housed on the side there.
 
Grecian2000 said:
A joyous moment indeed. To be honest if I were to recall one goal from little Ade it would be the "other goal" in the 4-2 win at Burnley in the FA Cup. Absolute brilliant move and finish and celebrated by running the length of the pitch firing imaginary bullets at the BNP element (i.e. all of Burnley basically) housed on the side there.
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That's whole new thread of "last time you saw explicit racism at a game".

Mine was the game at Southend on 1/10/96. A black Southend player went down injured just in front of the United fans and got a load of racist abuse. To his credit one fan stood up and faced the crowd and harangued them to the effect that the player was obviously a bastard but it was not on to call him a "black bastard". He got a round of applause.
 
Darren said:
That's whole new thread of "last time you saw explicit racism at a game".

Mine was the game at Southend on 1/10/96. A black Southend player went down injured just in front of the United fans and got a load of racist abuse. To his credit one fan stood up and faced the crowd and harangued them to the effect that the player was obviously a bastard but it was not on to call him a "black bastard". He got a round of applause.
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I read about that. I think the racist ones are from Dronfield
 

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