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Best Performance by an Opposition Player (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Mar 23, 2020
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ovduk78

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  • Mar 24, 2020
  • #71
Not one performance as such but I always thought Paul McGrath was class whenever I saw him play
 

stay_up_skyblues

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  • Mar 24, 2020
  • #72
I distinctly remember Di Canio analizing us away at Upton Park in Prem. I think we lost 5-0 or 5-1. He was outstanding that day, we were not.
 
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Speedies_Chips

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  • Mar 24, 2020
  • #73
Ring Of Steel said:
He got a few against us- there was one lob for Arsenal against us from about 30 yards out on the right wing, and that goal for Villa in 2001
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I remember that lob. It was a ridiculous angle had Oggy back peddling in vain. Think it was a last minute winner too.
 
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nunchuckas

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  • Mar 24, 2020
  • #74
Ring Of Steel said:
He got a few against us- there was one lob for Arsenal against us from about 30 yards out on the right wing, and that goal for Villa in 2001
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Not old enough to remember the Arsenal one, and thankfully I wasn't at the Villa away game in 2001. He looked a different class in the Championship, some in the West End even applauded the goal after the performance he had put in all game.
 

BackRoomRummermill

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  • Mar 24, 2020
  • #75
Marcus Bentdner when on loan at Birmingham at the Ricoh
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Mar 24, 2020
  • #76
BackRoomRummermill said:
Marcus Bentdner when on loan at Birmingham at the Ricoh
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First season at the Ricoh on a Tuesday night? They had a great team that year and went up
 

BackRoomRummermill

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  • Mar 24, 2020
  • #77
SlowerThanPlatt said:
First season at the Ricoh on a Tuesday night? They had a great team that year and went up
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He was going places for sure just a massive talent in the Championship
 
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RedSalmon

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  • Mar 24, 2020
  • #78
Remember a night game at Highfield Road when Zola gave our defence the run around. Was amazing to watch.
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Mar 24, 2020
  • #79
Perryccfc said:
More recently I remember Grealish running the game on loan at Notts County, we lost 3-0 and he looked wayyyy above the level.
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Wanted to go on the pitch and kick him that day. He played well but we were sooooooo bad that day.
 

JimmyHillsbeard

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  • Mar 25, 2020
  • #80
Ring Of Steel said:
Gazza- Newcastle at home 1987/1988

he was clearly overweight but nobody could get anywhere near him, he did whatever he wanted, completely ran the game as they won 3-1
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End of thread. Went to this game to see the first Brazilian in English football (Mirandinah) and was completely dumbstruck by how some young kid I've never heard of destroyed us. To be sure I've never seen anyone orchestrate a game like he did on that occasion. To this day my dad thinks he is one of football's lost greatest talent scouts after he spotted Gascoigne running the game about 10minutes before I did.
 
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Ring Of Steel

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  • Mar 25, 2020
  • #81
JimmyHillsbeard said:
End of thread. Went to this game to see the first Brazilian in English football (Mirandinah) and was completely dumbstruck by how some young kid I've never heard of destroyed us. To be sure I've never seen anyone orchestrate a game like he did on that occasion. To this day my dad thinks he is one of football's lost greatest talent scouts after he spotted Gascoigne running the game about 10minutes before I did.
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Yes thats an accurate description alright, he was the best opposition player I ever saw.
 

andrew.roberts

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  • Mar 25, 2020
  • #82
Jimmy Bullard playing for Wigan at the Ricoh the season they were promoted from the championship in which they equalised in the last minutes to make it one all and it felt as bad as a loss.

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Ring Of Steel

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  • Mar 25, 2020
  • #83
andrew.roberts said:
Jimmy Bullard playing for Wigan at the Ricoh the season they were promoted from the championship in which they equalised in the last minutes to make it one all and it felt as bad as a loss.

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I remember Scott Shearer when I think of that match
 

Terry_dactyl

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  • Mar 25, 2020
  • #84
JimmyHillsbeard said:
End of thread. Went to this game to see the first Brazilian in English football (Mirandinah) and was completely dumbstruck by how some young kid I've never heard of destroyed us. To be sure I've never seen anyone orchestrate a game like he did on that occasion. To this day my dad thinks he is one of football's lost greatest talent scouts after he spotted Gascoigne running the game about 10minutes before I did.
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I saw Mirandina play. Was it 3-1? I thought we lost 0-1 and Mirandina scored a pen?
Gazza played?!?!
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Mar 25, 2020
  • #85
M&B Stand said:
we sold him to buy Robbie Keane
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And he was more or less a done deal to be sold on the moment we signed him.
 
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Limey

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  • Mar 25, 2020
  • #86
John Salako had a storming game for palace the season before we signed him (I think).
 

JimmyHillsbeard

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  • Mar 25, 2020
  • #87
Terry_dactyl said:
I saw Mirandina play. Was it 3-1? I thought we lost 0-1 and Mirandina scored a pen?
Gazza played?!?!
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Coventry City v Newcastle United, 24 October 1987


Mirandina did score a penalty the following season:-
Coventry City v Newcastle United, 11 February 1989
 

NortonSkyBlue

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  • Mar 25, 2020
  • #88
Limey said:
John Salako had a storming game for palace the season before we signed him (I think).
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Salami and Armstrong destroyed us that night 1-4
 

Greggs

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  • Mar 25, 2020
  • #89
Leon Clarke for Scunthorpe. Was buzzing when we signed him!
 
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Londonccfcfan

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  • Mar 25, 2020
  • #90
Dwight Yorke he always had a blinder against us! Quality player. Even scored against us when he played for Sunderland!

He must be in double figures against us
 

Terry_dactyl

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  • Mar 25, 2020
  • #91
JimmyHillsbeard said:
Coventry City v Newcastle United, 24 October 1987


Mirandina did score a penalty the following season:-
Coventry City v Newcastle United, 11 February 1989
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Hmmm, how did I miss that game? Thanks for the update.
It’s strange trick of the mind that I can (sort of) remember games from 30 years ago but ask me about games a few years ago I wouldn’t have a clue!
 
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The Reverend Skyblue

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  • Mar 25, 2020
  • #92
ovduk78 said:
Peter Shilton when Forest won league at HR. I think someone has already said Neville Southall but I remember a 1-0 loss at HR when he stopped everything including a deflected header from Terry Gibson where he changed direction to tip it over the bar. First time I saw Rio Ferdinand he played as a right back for West Ham and he was unstoppable that day.
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The two best saves I've seen at HR was Shiltons in that game, how he got to it god only knows as I was right behind it. The other Bill Glaziers full length save versus Bayern Munich in the return leg , was it 1971.
Peter Shilton always had a blinder against us, as he did against most sides
 
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Johhny Blue

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  • Mar 26, 2020
  • #93
The Reverend Skyblue said:
The two best saves I've seen at HR was Shiltons in that game, how he got to it god only knows as I was right behind it. The other Bill Glaziers full length save versus Bayern Munich in the return leg , was it 1971.
Peter Shilton always had a blinder against us, as he did against most sides
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There was a 0-0 (league cup) game against Norwich about ‘81 when theNorwich keeper (back up if I remember) made a save similar to the one Banks made against Pele in the world cup. We won the replay ay Norwich
 

DazzleTommyDazzle

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  • Mar 26, 2020
  • #94
Hoddle on a frozen Highfield Road pitch in the mid 80's.

No one else could even stand up. Every time the ball came to him - at any angle, speed or height - he played brilliant first time passes.
 
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