The R.I.P. Thread

[Deutsch Wolf]

Worthington is before my time (not Kenny's though) but Le Tissier didn't play because he wasn't as good as either Beardsley or Sheringham.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Le Tissier is the best English footballer I've seen. Never seen anything like him before or since.

 

[Tony Towner]

There's a misty eyed view of the 70's with mavericks like Currie, Bowles, Worthington etc. We didn't qualify for 2 World Cups during that period though.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Unique maybe. Couldn't go with that assessment though.

Ian Wright was more hardly done by in the 90s.

 

[Lupo]

There's a misty eyed view of the 70's with mavericks like Currie, Bowles, Worthington etc. We didn't qualify for 2 World Cups during that period though.

Robin Friday!

 

[Parkins left foot]

Worthington & some of the other names mentioned didn't get the caps their skill deserved & can understand that as they weren't consistent, but did have they abilty to get you to your feet and wonder how the feck did you do that!

Depends whether you want football to just be an analytical game which you can discuss for hours after or whether you want some random real entertainment & excitement occasionally.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Was at that game as well. If it was half as good as this one would still have been some goal.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1374294603818500096

I remember that goal well. Shoot magazine did an analysis of it comparing to the Pele goal in the 1958 World Cup final.

 

[darlowolf64]

Was at that game as well. If it was half as good as this one would still have been some goal.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1374294603818500096

I think I prefer the third goal of this debut hat-trick by another lost great...

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

That was a belter. Still have my Doog scarf.

 

[northfield wolf]

Doog, my all time favourite. I sobbed my heart out the day he died.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Unique maybe. Couldn't go with that assessment though.

Ian Wright was more hardly done by in the 90s.

Wright had 33 caps - and he never really looked any good in an England shirt. Fowler-esque.

 

[WolfmanOz]

There's a misty eyed view of the 70's with mavericks like Currie, Bowles, Worthington etc. We didn't qualify for 2 World Cups during that period though.

They generally only played a handful of times for England - Worthington = 8, Bowles = 5, Currie = 17 plus you could add Rodney Marsh = 9 and Alan Hudson = 2 - hardly regulars.

England has the best teams in Europe in the 70s and the early 80s - but it never translated into a national team that reflected the status of club football, although there was the disastrous period of Don Revie being England's manager from 74-77.

Oh and by the way I loved all those players (even though they didn't play for Wolves) . . . and so very sad to hear the passing of Frank Worthington.

 

[nimrod]

They generally only played a handful of times for England - Worthington = 8, Bowles = 5, Currie = 17 plus you could add Rodney Marsh = 9 and Alan Hudson = 2 - hardly regulars.

England has the best teams in Europe in the 70s and the early 80s - but it never translated into a national team that reflected the status of club football, although there was the disastrous period of Don Revie being England's manager from 74-77.

Oh and by the way I loved all those players (even though they didn't play for Wolves) . . . and so very sad to hear the passing of Frank Worthington.

paul mariner in comparison ended up with 35 caps.
worth saying also that for the '78 world cup it was either us or Italy not going, and we lost the group on goal difference. italy of course went on to beat argentina in the group (Bettega!) before the argies won the tournament. it was hugely disappointing, but it's not like we got knocked out by Iceland. we only won 2-0 away v luxembourg - mariner scored apparently.

we often seemed to lack creativity in the team - a reason we loved gazza so much. but maybe we just didn't give creative players enough of a chance.

 

[Keef]

Not actually dead yet, but it's been announced for 2022, goodbye to the ford mondeo, going because everyone wants big stupid SUVs

 

[Pablowolf]

Jessica Walter (of Arrested Development, amongst others). Died in her sleep, aged 80.

 

[WolfmanOz]

Jessica Walter (of Arrested Development, amongst others). Died in her sleep, aged 80.

I remember her from Play Misty For Me . . . she was terrific and quite scary in that film.

 

[WolfmanOz]

paul mariner in comparison ended up with 35 caps.
worth saying also that for the '78 world cup it was either us or Italy not going, and we lost the group on goal difference. italy of course went on to beat argentina in the group (Bettega!) before the argies won the tournament. it was hugely disappointing, but it's not like we got knocked out by Iceland. we only won 2-0 away v luxembourg - mariner scored apparently.

we often seemed to lack creativity in the team - a reason we loved gazza so much. but maybe we just didn't give creative players enough of a chance.

Might need a separate thread on this for us oldies that can remember that far back but I fully concur.

Even when England missed out in 74 after drawing with Poland in 73 it was one of those matches that 99 times out of a hundred they would have won. I don't think I've seen a game where a ball just refused to go into the opponents net (except for the penalty).

 

[Tredman]

Not actually dead yet, but it's been announced for 2022, goodbye to the ford mondeo, going because everyone wants big stupid SUVs

Quite sad that really, had one a few years ago and it was excellent. Did 120k miles with zero issues.

 

[jd1981]

Anyone who watched Friday night dinner or Chernobyl will know Paul Ritter has died at 54, played Martin Goodman and Dyatlov in respective roles.

 

[Tony Towner]

Anyone who watched Friday night dinner or Chernobyl will know Paul Ritter has died at 54, played Martin Goodman and Dyatlov in respective roles.

Oh shit. No more crimble crumble.
Sad news