Lucas Perez has TB. {Get well soon, Lucas, and may Ganpati bless you and your loved

[PSRB]

Oh - thank you. This is exactly my point of view.

Although I do remember chuckling when Neuer got criticised in the German press when Poldi scored for us at the Allianz - a shot hit so hard it Neuer got in the way he would have ended up in a different time zone

In fairness, I wouldn't have wanted to try saving most of his shots! Hot shot Hamish-esque

[Peter]

The near post thing is one of those football cliches that really annoy me.

You could easily flip it and say he got beaten at the far post because he had the near post too well covered. Very rarely do keepers get beaten at the near post by some scuffed crap shot, it's almost always a perfectly timed and well hit strike that's past the keeper before he can do anything.

In general, I would agree. Not with Bob though. That was piss poor

[Peter]

The near post thing is one of those football cliches that really annoy me.

You could easily flip it and say he got beaten at the far post because he had the near post too well covered. Very rarely do keepers get beaten at the near post by some scuffed crap shot, it's almost always a perfectly timed and well hit strike that's past the keeper before he can do anything.

Ian Allinson, White Hart Lane, 1987 League Cup Semi Final replay. The ultimate near post scuffer

[Luis Anaconda]

Ian Allinson, White Hart Lane, 1987 League Cup Semi Final replay. The ultimate near post scuffer

Ironically against the keeper who was at the other end in 71 as well

[Luis Anaconda]

In fairness, I wouldn't have wanted to try saving most of his shots! Hot shot Hamish-esque

Absolutely - did love Poldi. not seen many players who could hit it that hard. There's one against West Ham as welll ...

[Peter]

Ironically against the keeper who was at the other end in 71 as well

Wow! You're right....

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

You spelt 109 wrong

Almunia did play well in one game for us. Away at OT, CL SF first leg. We lost 1-0 but he pulled off 4 of five world class saves to keep us in the tie.

Though the home leg is best forgotten. We actually had most of the ball and attacked with the crowd right behind us for about 7 mins, and then Gibbs {???} slipped under no pressure around the edge of our box, giving them a simple goal.

The atmosphere dissipated like a punctured balloon.

Then that preening Coont Ronaldo scored a direct FK from about 40 yards. I get that from that distance you can use more power as you don't need as much dip but FFS, he was beaten from 40 yards. He had 30 yards to see the ball after it passed the wall.

Can't remember their 3rd. We got a late penalty.

And all those Mancs giving it the large in the away section.

Horrible, horrible night. Worst at the new gaff.

In some ways worse than losing to the Chavs in the QF at Highbury in 2004. Simply because when they scored the winner there was only about 8 mins left, and by the time I'd gone to the bog to do some drugs and come back, we were getting towards injury time. {Away goals meant an equaliser wouldn't have been enough.}

But that ManU semi meant we had 80-odd minutes of misery.

[Luis Anaconda]

Almunia did play well in one game for us. Away at OT, CL SF first leg. We lost 1-0 but he pulled off 4 of five world class saves to keep us in the tie.

Though the home leg is best forgotten. We actually had most of the ball and attacked with the crowd right behind us for about 7 mins, and then Gibbs {???} slipped under no pressure around the edge of our box, giving them a simple goal.

The atmosphere dissipated like a punctured balloon.

Then that preening Coont Ronaldo scored a direct FK from about 40 yards. I get that from that distance you can use more power as you don't need as much dip but FFS, he was beaten from 40 yards. He had 30 yards to see the ball after it passed the wall.

Can't remember their 3rd. We got a late penalty.

And all those Mancs giving it the large in the away section.

Horrible, horrible night. Worst at the new gaff.

In some ways worse than losing to the Chavs in the QF at Highbury in 2004. Simply because when they scored the winner there was only about 8 mins left, and by the time I'd gone to the bog to do some drugs and come back, we were getting towards injury time. {Away goals meant an equaliser wouldn't have been enough.}

But that ManU semi meant we had 80-odd minutes of misery.

Third was a breakaway goal I think, But you are right about the first leg. Almunia was a decent shot-stopper but the drop between him and Seaman/Lehmann was so big that I can't understand it even now.

Mind you Vince Bartram being understudy to Seaman is equally baffling

[Peter]

Third was a breakaway goal I think, But you are right about the first leg. Almunia was a decent shot-stopper but the drop between him and Seaman/Lehmann was so big that I can't understand it even now.

Mind you Vince Bartram being understudy to Seaman is equally baffling

Almunia had an amazing first half at home to Barcelona. He then blew it by costing us a goal in the second half with a run to nowhere.

I don't recall ever seeing Vince Bartram play.

[redgunamo]

I don't recall ever seeing Vince Bartram play.

Didn't he "famously" win us a penalty shoot-out in the Rumbelows?