Best Performance by an Opposition Player (2 Viewers)
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stay_up_skyblues
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I distinctly remember Di Canio analizing us away at Upton Park in Prem. I think we lost 5-0 or 5-1. He was outstanding that day, we were not.
Speedies_Chips
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I remember that lob. It was a ridiculous angle had Oggy back peddling in vain. Think it was a last minute winner too.
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nunchuckas
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Not old enough to remember the Arsenal one, and thankfully I wasn't at the Villa away game in 2001. He looked a different class in the Championship, some in the West End even applauded the goal after the performance he had put in all game.
BackRoomRummermill
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Marcus Bentdner when on loan at Birmingham at the Ricoh
SlowerThanPlatt
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First season at the Ricoh on a Tuesday night? They had a great team that year and went up
BackRoomRummermill
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He was going places for sure just a massive talent in the Championship
Sky Blue Harry H
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Wanted to go on the pitch and kick him that day. He played well but we were sooooooo bad that day.
JimmyHillsbeard
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End of thread. Went to this game to see the first Brazilian in English football (Mirandinah) and was completely dumbstruck by how some young kid I've never heard of destroyed us. To be sure I've never seen anyone orchestrate a game like he did on that occasion. To this day my dad thinks he is one of football's lost greatest talent scouts after he spotted Gascoigne running the game about 10minutes before I did.
Ring Of Steel
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Yes thats an accurate description alright, he was the best opposition player I ever saw.
andrew.roberts
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Jimmy Bullard playing for Wigan at the Ricoh the season they were promoted from the championship in which they equalised in the last minutes to make it one all and it felt as bad as a loss.
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Ring Of Steel
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I remember Scott Shearer when I think of that match
Terry_dactyl
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I saw Mirandina play. Was it 3-1? I thought we lost 0-1 and Mirandina scored a pen?
Gazza played?!?!
oscillatewildly
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And he was more or less a done deal to be sold on the moment we signed him.
JimmyHillsbeard
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Coventry City v Newcastle United, 24 October 1987
Mirandina did score a penalty the following season:-
Coventry City v Newcastle United, 11 February 1989
NortonSkyBlue
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Salami and Armstrong destroyed us that night 1-4
Londonccfcfan
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Dwight Yorke he always had a blinder against us! Quality player. Even scored against us when he played for Sunderland!
He must be in double figures against us
He must be in double figures against us
Terry_dactyl
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Hmmm, how did I miss that game? Thanks for the update.
It’s strange trick of the mind that I can (sort of) remember games from 30 years ago but ask me about games a few years ago I wouldn’t have a clue!
The Reverend Skyblue
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The two best saves I've seen at HR was Shiltons in that game, how he got to it god only knows as I was right behind it. The other Bill Glaziers full length save versus Bayern Munich in the return leg , was it 1971.
Peter Shilton always had a blinder against us, as he did against most sides
Johhny Blue
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There was a 0-0 (league cup) game against Norwich about ‘81 when theNorwich keeper (back up if I remember) made a save similar to the one Banks made against Pele in the world cup. We won the replay ay Norwich
DazzleTommyDazzle
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Hoddle on a frozen Highfield Road pitch in the mid 80's.
No one else could even stand up. Every time the ball came to him - at any angle, speed or height - he played brilliant first time passes.
No one else could even stand up. Every time the ball came to him - at any angle, speed or height - he played brilliant first time passes.