Well we are bidding for the new Henry, were linked with the new Pele and are also lining up the new Messi, so surely there must be a new Cruyff out there somewhere! What a load of cobblers these journalists write!
To be fair, I have seen a guy in a West Ham shirt doing a passable impression of that wonderful Cruyff feint, turning an opponent in a sublime flash of brilliance. Who was that man? Carlos Tevez? Nope. Trevor Brooking? Nope. Yossi? He came close a couple of times but not close enough.
Any idea who I'm thinking of?
Joe Cole
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ReplyDeleteLOL No, no, no, no, no, no. Love the idea of Mido trying that turn!
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ReplyDeleteCome on! It's our own Scotty Parker.
ReplyDeleteProblem is he always ends up facing his own goal!
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Samassi Abou?
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ReplyDeleteIt's probably someone silly like Spector.
ReplyDeleteWere we born then HF or was it during your younger days?
All wrong so far. John Motson called it once, "Ha ha, that was straight out of Cruyff's book!"
ReplyDeleteIf Spector did it, he would leave himself floundering!
ReplyDeleteSteve potts or ian dowie
ReplyDeleteAnd he didn't just do it that once! I saw it live and on TV a couple of times. He also did it once on TV in the shirt of a rival team.
ReplyDeleteCome on guys, you are not going to get sillier than Spector or Mido so try to come up with a possible contender!
ReplyDeleteGive us a clue. What nationality is he?
ReplyDeleteI'll give you some clues later.
ReplyDeleteBoogers?
ReplyDeleteI got it!!!
ReplyDeleteLumpalard!!!
ReplyDeleteThat caravan was going south down the A12 one minute then, wham heading North just like that!
ReplyDeleteNo, not Frank. Apparently Cruyff learnt how to do it from Frank Senior however!
ReplyDelete'Arry allegedly had his own version though. A transfer fee was paid above the table whilst a brown envelope came back underneath!
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ReplyDeleteGood call 1919 but no.
ReplyDeleteDefoe?
ReplyDeleteWho was the guy in the caravan? Boogers??
ReplyDeleteThe Defoe feint? "That's him, that's Jesus! No it's not! Yes it is!"
ReplyDeleteNo, not Judas.
Paulo futre
ReplyDeleteYes, Boogers in the Baracan!
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ReplyDeleteNo, not Futre.
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ReplyDeleteSounds like a Pistols anthem! No Futre, No Futre, No Futre for meeeeeeeee!"
ReplyDeleteLOL Dicks! No, mind you opposing wingers found their knee caps facing in the wrong direction after a Dicks challenge!
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ReplyDeleteStuart Slater! No! But to quote Mr Dury, "What a waste!"
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ReplyDeleteFirst clue. He played more than 200 games for West Ham.
ReplyDeleteZola came the closest to a Brooking feint, looking as if he was going to turn but allowing the ball to run ahead of him. But no.
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ReplyDeleteEtherington tried it at the bookies, it's called betting each way. But no, not on the pitch!
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ReplyDeleteNope, not Frank. Not Cottee either!
ReplyDeleteNo, not Carrick, in case he is suggested a third time!
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ReplyDeleteLOL, but the wife wasn't fooled! No.
ReplyDeleteOnly when Hartson's foot connected with Eyal's head!
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ReplyDeleteLomas Stani? Be serious mate!
ReplyDeleteAmazing that it took so long for somebody to suggest Devo! But no. Nor George!
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ReplyDeleteSomebody else must have seen him do it! There were more than 20,000 in the ground when I saw it live. How many would have seen it on MOTD?
ReplyDeleteThe attendance is a clue by the way!
ReplyDeleteHe's got more than 200
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tony gale
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ReplyDeleteSpoil sport Stani! Yep Kevin Keen!
ReplyDeletetim breacker
ReplyDeleteHe did it in a Wolves shirt too!
ReplyDeleteSpoil sport? I took my time!
ReplyDeleteOk, prize?
what about stoke
ReplyDeleteNo idea, but I saw him do it in a Wolves shirt.
ReplyDeletePrize Stani? A night with Mr Dale.
ReplyDeleteNow how did I know you'd say that?! :)
ReplyDelete....although that would be more like a prize for him rather than me!
steve potts scored 1 goal 4 west ham. but who was it against and what was the score. and to make it a bit harder who scored west hams goals in the match. should easily get this.
ReplyDeleteOctober 6th 1990
ReplyDeleteWest ham 7 - 1 Hull City
Dicks 2, Quinn 2,
Morley
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POTTS
yep your right shaunsaid. top man.
ReplyDeleteI was there when Pottsy scored and the bookies still never gave him more than 25-1 to score
ReplyDeleteBut they offered 33-1 on Mido even as he lined up that penalty!
ReplyDeleteI saw Rio do it at UP - in the opponent's penalty area. He followed it up with a crap cross/pass unfortunately. I can't remember who we were playing.
ReplyDelete...that is true! I remember it because he looked very ungainly.
ReplyDeleteI kind of remember that too. Actually Cruyff followed the turn pictured above with a cross that was hit too deep!
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