BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Just now, Ianrally said:

Oh yes, Jinky Johnstone got a real kicking in that game. 

Best British right winger I ever saw. Like a faster Bryan Douglas.

Tommy Gemmell booting that guy in the nuts and then hiding is a classic.

[oneandycrawford]

On 21/06/2024 at 18:01, simongarnerisgod said:

brazil 1982 for me,got done by a bunch of italian animals and their own attacking instincts😩

Always had a sneaking respect for the Italians in 1982 (to be fair that was helped by having them in the school sweepstake!). They started terribly and then managed to get through a group of 3 with Argentina and Brazil! Ok they were rough but played (just!!!) within the rules of the game at that time. Brazil of '82 forgot that you have to be able to defend to win things. From what I've seen (which isn't much) the Brazil of 1970 had a decent defence.

I can't think of any major tournament win where the winning team hasn't had a good defence (not necessarily great but at least with one or two top class players in it). Holland in the 70's were brilliant going forward but lost two WC finals conceding 5 goals in the two games whereas in 88 they won the Euros with players like Rijkard and Koeman at the back.

Then you have Greece winning the Euro's on the basis of score one goal and keep a clean sheet. Always love the irony that some people on here moan about that but (presumably) love the Kendall side that got promoted from Div3 largely on the same basis.

[simongarnerisgod]

9 hours ago, oneandycrawford said:

Brazil of '82 forgot that you have to be able to defend to win things. From what I've seen (which isn't much) the Brazil of 1970 had a decent defence.

they had an absolute donkey up front called serginho,if careca had`nt been injured and roberto dinamate been fit,they would have outscored everybody and most likely have been compared to brazil 1970,zico,socrates and falcao were great but the best player was left winger eder (aka the cannon),he was absolutely brilliant,his left footed chip over the scottish keeper alan rough,had me on the top field for hours trying to replicate it😁

[SuperBrfc]

A fantastic team goal:

 

[SuperBrfc]

Bentley. Pedersen. Santa Cruz. Quality.

 

[SuperBrfc]

Classic Morten:

 

[Dan]

15 hours ago, SuperBrfc said:

Classic Morten:

 

Morten VanGamsten! 

[Bronzed A Donis]

We were spoilt having Reid smash one in on the same day too.

[simongarnerisgod]

2 hours ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

We were spoilt having Reid smash one in on the same day too.

in the top 5 of best rovers goals ever

 

[Gav]

Different times, Ron Greenwood carrying the FA Cup back to West Ham on the tube, 1964

[oldjamfan1]

2 hours ago, Gav said:

Different times, Ron Greenwood carrying the FA Cup back to West Ham on the tube, 1964

Looks more like the ET Cup Gav

[doctorryan]

5 hours ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Looks more like the ET Cup Gav

It looks more like a Jawa.

[SuperBrfc]

Brad being Brad:

 

[SuperBrfc]

What a free kick from Sav:

 

[SuperBrfc]

Back when we could score injury time winners:

 

[frosty]

19 hours ago, SuperBrfc said:

Brad being Brad:

 

Ref absolutely couldn't wait to give that. Well in Brad. Unlucky to lose on the night, but a great record against United that season (won two, drawn one, lost one). Great times.

[simongarnerisgod]

what a great keeper brad was,pulled us out of the brown stuff loads of times

[Bronzed A Donis]

He must have been worth a dozen points a season.

Still criminally underrated, barely gets a mention in Premier League top keepers. There is only probably pre-injury Cech who I'd put in same World Class category during his era.

Hands like bin lids too. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

He must have been worth a dozen points a season.

Still criminally underrated, barely gets a mention in Premier League top keepers. There is only probably pre-injury Cech who I'd put in same World Class category during his era.

Hands like bin lids too. 

I always thought he was worth a goal start. I never went into a game thinking we were going to lose when he was in goal for us.

[Waggy76]

On 14/07/2024 at 15:06, SuperBrfc said:

What a free kick from Sav:

 

Happy days , I was there that night !

Venkys cannot take the memories away !

[Mattyblue]

I went on all four trips, Salzburg, Feyernoord, Krakow and Leverkusen.

Just fantastic memories, especially when we were no longer a club with particularly large resources by 06/07, just a superbly run football club, I rue the day the Walkers sold us down the river.

[simongarnerisgod]

7 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

I went on all four trips, Salzburg, Feyernoord, Krakow and Leverkusen.

Just fantastic memories, especially when we were no longer a club with particularly large resources by 06/07, just a superbly run football club, I rue the day the Walkers sold us down the river.

i was supposed to go on the feyenoord trip but i endup up with flu😷,my mate said the feyenoord fans were a bunch of lunatics and rovers fans were fenced in like cattle!!!! didn`nt  morton gamst get a pint of beer thrown over him when he was taking a throw in😁

[Gav]

51 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

i was supposed to go on the feyenoord trip but i endup up with flu😷,my mate said the feyenoord fans were a bunch of lunatics and rovers fans were fenced in like cattle!!!! didn`nt  morton gamst get a pint of beer thrown over him when he was taking a throw in😁

We took our largest away following in Europe to Feyenoord, maybe thats why he felt penned in. It was a segregated area of course, our seats were in the top tier, its was fenced in with perspex. the bottom was more open.

All the European away trips are a little over the top on the policing front and segregation, but the most trouble I've seen was Rovers fighting Rovers in Leverkusen and some handbags with the police in Lyon.

Great trips, great memories, those bastards in Pune can't take those away.

[Mattyblue]

Lads behind me were smoking some *enormous* joints… from memory they didn’t offer them around which I thought was a poor do 😅

[SuperBrfc]

Six minute highlights. Newly promoted and going toe to toe at Highbury.

🎵Dunny for England🎵