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Originally posted by G-Man View Post
Alas, too often more buckling than swashing. But, yeah, what a side...
I enjoyed going to Everton too. I found their supporters very generous towards good opposition play.
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Originally posted by tee rex View PostFrance 1982-84.
Fulfil the requirement of being both champions (Euros at home) and near misses (that semi, that DIY dentistry).
Fall a bit short on total team greatness, essentially had a stellar midfield plus Tresor, no great goalscorers or keeper. We'll have to ignore what Platini later became, but I guess that applies to quite a few teams nominated here.
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Originally posted by Tony C View PostBrazil 1970.
Last edited by Sean of the Shed; 23-03-2020, 19:25.
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Thanks everybody for leaving Ajax 1969-1973 for me.
Four European Cup finals, three won, three Eredivisie titles. The other two being won by Feyenoord, who weren't exactly crap at the time as Jock Stein found out in one of his few managerial missteps*.
* The Scottish disease: "Who the fuck are these lot?" only to be rudely surprised. Examples include: Zaire 1974, Iran AND Peru in 1978, Denmark in 1986, Costa Rica in 1990 (although Roxburgh did try to find out about them, they'd just gone to ground) and Morocco in 1998. Stein managed Scotland in 1982, when it didn't really happen.Last edited by Flynnie; 23-03-2020, 12:29.
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Nigeria 1994-1998
Could have gone the whole way in 1994.
Olympic champions 1996.
Knocked out Spain in 1998.
And they were just fun to watch, really.Last edited by anton pulisov; 23-03-2020, 12:48.
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Originally posted by Sporting View PostI can't nominate or second any more but how about Derby County from the early seventies? No real stars but really hard to beat.
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I've updated the nominations and also placed them on the opening post so they are easier to find.
At the moment we have 25 nominations so ideally we could do with at least seven more.There are a couple of surprising omissions so far, maybe they are been left as they seem too obvious and have been left because it was expected someone else would nominate them. I did mention not wanting Spain from 2008 and 2010 as examples of nominations to avoid, but that doesn't mean they can't be a single nomination from that era, I hope that didn't confuse anyone.
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Originally posted by Sean of the Shed View PostIThere are a couple of surprising omissions so far, maybe they are been left as they seem too obvious and have been left because it was expected someone else would nominate them.
"We have a winner!"
I'll nominate them then. With proper seedings we should have a decent run.
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If the 'covid'-shortened year/season of current Liverpool hasn't been seconded, I'll definitely do that.
While I could easily stump for the Spain team of 2010 (though basically mixed forever in my mind with the Barcelona team of the same year), I'm going to go for:
The Dynamo Kyiv team of 97/98/99. I will (until my memory fades) always swear that this was the best 'team football' playing in those years, and could have come even closer to the Champions League trophy had they not been hampered by always having their extended league winter break right before (during?) the knock-out stages.
Now to go find the two games where they demolished Barcelona on youtube.
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Originally posted by Flynnie View PostThanks everybody for leaving Ajax 1969-1973 for me.
Four European Cup finals, three won, three Eredivisie titles. The other two being won by Feyenoord, who weren't exactly crap at the time as Jock Stein found out in one of his few managerial missteps*.
* The Scottish disease: "Who the fuck are these lot?" only to be rudely surprised. Examples include: Zaire 1974, Iran AND Peru in 1978, Denmark in 1986, Costa Rica in 1990 (although Roxburgh did try to find out about them, they'd just gone to ground) and Morocco in 1998. Stein managed Scotland in 1982, when it didn't really happen.
I don’t think “who the fuck are these lot” is valid for Denmark (who had a very good team). Against Costa Rica and Morocco, Scotland played very poorly, nothing more, nothing less.Last edited by DPDPDPDP; 23-03-2020, 19:43.
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Did they really under-estimate Denmark? The Danes had a reputation already from Euro 84, for which they qualified by knocking out England, and that group was the pre-advertised Group Of Death. I'd also say that the loss to Morocco simply went to form; Scotland were very poor (relative to their 70s sides) by 1998.Last edited by Satchmo Distel; 23-03-2020, 19:45.
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Originally posted by matt j View PostIf the 'covid'-shortened year/season of current Liverpool hasn't been seconded, I'll definitely do that.
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