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16 Jun 2018 00:53:31
Had to re-register as forgot my password, hence GKID5 now!
Anyway, been meaning to post this for a while;
At the start of 2016 we lost bowie and Cruyff. Never really listened to bowie music until then but then realised just how good he was.
it was the same with Cruyff - always knew about him but at that time we didn't see him on TV much. So I read his autobiography just after he passed, and have to say it is the best football book I've ever read. This man could play, coach, manage and run a football club and was years ahead of his time. The last chapter is very special - outlines total football in a few sentences. All recent great Dutch players (80's and 90's) played and learned with him in some way. Strongly recommend this book to anyone.
Anyway, this is my point; do the Eds know if he was ever close to managing an English side? I know he gave up due to health problems after Barca, but he gave up around the time Houllier was appointed, does anyone know if he was approached by LFC.
I genuinely believe had he come to England, our football would have been changed for good, we missed out big time there.
{Ed001's Note - Johan Cruyff
As I wrote in there, he was approached by Liverpool to be Director of Football when FSG first took over.}
1.) 16 Jun 2018 06:19:41
Wow, great read that Ed001.he was without a doubt a true legend. loved the bit about the kick ups with the cigarette packet. reminds me of a story my mate Andrew Johnson told me. think it was when AJ was at Birmingham and Steve Bruce was manager. brucey told him about the time United were playing against the Brazilian ronaldo (pretty sure it was Barcelona but not 100%) in the champions league. all the players were walking down the tunnel and ronaldo had a ball on his shoulder the whole way down just doing keepy ups. brucey said up until then United were full of confidence and that this young kid just shattered their confidence.
{Ed001's Note - that would probably be the night he scored a hat-trick against them then. I hadn't heard that story before, thanks mate. He was a special player Ronaldo.}
2.) 16 Jun 2018 06:58:12
That’s the one Ed001.absolutely terrorised them. and yes probaly my favourite player of all time.
{Ed001's Note - oh and thank you for the compliment. Sorry I forgot to say thanks initially.}
3.) 16 Jun 2018 08:21:34
Your welcome ed001,and thank you for all your input.
{Ed001's Note - cheers mate and thanks for yours. If you have any more little anecdotes, maybe some good ones from the times your mate ended up on the end of the losing side against us, feel free to share them. Always love those little anecdotes.}
4.) 16 Jun 2018 09:07:44
It was while at RM where he scored a hatrick vs Utd to put them out of the CL in 2003. He got a standing ovation when he got substituted. I have always said it, Big Ron is simply the best player I have EVER seen in my 35 years of watching football as a game. Messi or Ronaldo do not come even close to him, IMO.
5.) 16 Jun 2018 10:17:46
Ed001,did my bill shankly letter get posted in the sightings? i couldn’t find it.
{Ed001's Note - Ed033 deals with them mate, so I don't know. He checks as we sometimes get people attempting to send viruses and stuff through disguised as pic files.}
6.) 16 Jun 2018 10:33:03
Cheers mate, ed033 can you help please?
{Ed033's Note - no image has come through if you uploaded one. The limit on the upload is now 10mb
7.) 16 Jun 2018 10:52:28
Thanks mate it really is a valuable piece so I’ll try again.
{Ed033's Note - ok, it came through thanks and is now on the liverpool sightings page.
8.) 16 Jun 2018 11:28:08
Thanks again anything to do with the great man is worthy of a mention.
{Ed001's Note - just had a look, great that mate.}
9.) 16 Jun 2018 12:27:23
Your welcome mate. my pal is well proud of it.
{Ed001's Note - I am surprised he even let you take a pic, I would have been afraid to let anyone see it!}
10.) 16 Jun 2018 12:37:51
He’s been telling me about it for ages. so I said rather than tell me about it every time u have had a pint, why not bring it to the golf club and show me. so he did. had some great pics of his dad playing for Norwich if I recall.
{Ed001's Note - personally I would have just sent you a pic of it myself rather than take it out the house!}
11.) 16 Jun 2018 20:08:49
That was Romario at Barcelona juggling the ball through the tunnel at Camp Nou Bigsqueeze. Bruce looked at Pallister and they both knew it was going to be a long match. 4-0 Barcelona if I remember right.