Cozzie wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2024 9:15 am
Makes me proper sad seeing how good that team was.
I would have to be born in 1987 wouldn't I when we started to decline.
We were still competitive after that for a few seasons but being banned from Europe, lost us our greatest manager and a large chunk of the team as they wanted to compete on the European stage. Stevens and (eventually) Steven, went to Rangers. Also a few of the bigger contributors like Reid got old.
Commentators today would be reaching for their inner Shakespeare to describe that pass. John Motson hardly gives it a mention “picks out Stevens”. I like to think that is as much about the expectation levels that team brought onto the pitch as it is Motson being understated.
Shogun wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2024 10:17 pm
5-0 mate. Ripped apart by the likes of Aimar, Di Maria and Saviola. Think you're thinking of the match against Sporting