Richard Shaw Testimonial (9 Viewers)

[SkyBlueSoul]

This popped up today, remember it being a great night with Celtic bringing 6k I think, definitely gave him the send off he deserved. Also remember a streaker appearing in the second half then disappearing into the north stand, turned out it was someone my Dad knew.




Coventry: Fulop (Ince 45); Whing (Duffy 45); Hall (Giddings 45); Page (Williams 45); Hughes (Lynch 82); Doyle (Davis 75); Adebola (Hutchison 45); McSheffrey (Impey 45); John (Morrell 45); Wise (Thornton 45); Shaw (Heath 60).

Goals:- Wise 3, Thornton 66, Davis 78

Celtic: Marshall, Tefler, McManus, Varga (Dublin 45), Wilson, Nakamura (Pearson 45), Lennon (Wallace 78), Petrov, McGeady (Quinn 72), Maloney (Camara 59), Hartson, (Riley 72).

Goal:- Nakamura 8.

Ref: Dermot Gallagher

 

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[Offhegoes]

Richard Shaw. Always had mixed feelings about him. He was one of Strachan's favourites (along with Paul Williams, and Paul Telfer). However Strachan's loyalty to Williams & Shaw cost us our Premier League place. They weren't good enough. He should of found a top CB to partner Breen in that last season (00/01) and we would of stayed up. Shaw at least stayed on into the Championship with us, where he never looked a class above to be honest. Hard worker, committed, but limited and his lack of height was a real weakness.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I remember Nakamura's goal was brilliant. Direct free kick I think

 

[Winny the Bish]

I thought Liam Davis was going to be a superstar after his goal. Pretty sure he beat 2 or 3 defenders before scoring.

 

[LastGarrison]

I remember one pissed up c**t walking down the stairs of the North Stand babbling some shit and giving it loads only to be met with a head butt from one of our lot.

I don’t really give a fuck about Celtic/Rangers but they were a horrible bunch that night and plenty of IRA songs were being sang.

 

[Nick]

How come it was against Celtic?

 

[ovduk78]

How come it was against Celtic?

Wasn’t Strachan their manager at the time?

 

[GaryPendrysEyes]

I remember one pissed up c**t walking down the stairs of the North Stand babbling some shit and giving it loads only to be met with a head butt from one of our lot.

I don’t really give a fuck about Celtic/Rangers but they were a horrible bunch that night and plenty of IRA songs were being sang.

How amazingly ‘horrible’ that 6000 of them turned up to pay at a testimonial for a coventry player… terrible bunch, every last one of them

 

[bawtryneal]

Great memories
Shaw was a great servant to the club
Remember his first and only goal

 

[SkyblueDad]

I parked by coaches from Glasgow and London you have to admire and respect fans who travel hundreds of miles for what’s basically a night match and a friendly.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Wasn’t Strachan their manager at the time?

He must have been as holly s golf buddy was in the Celtic side.

 

[Robinshio]

I parked by coaches from Glasgow and London you have to admire and respect fans who travel hundreds of miles for what’s basically a night match and a friendly.

to be fair, thats more competitive than most of their league games

 

[LastGarrison]

How amazingly ‘horrible’ that 6000 of them turned up to pay at a testimonial for a coventry player… terrible bunch, every last one of them

They turned up to watch their club playing an English side. Let's not try and paint this as some form of altruism in support of Richard Shaw.

Not sure what you would classify as good and bad but I found pissed up people trying to pick fights with home supporters in the home end and singing pro-IRA songs in a city that had been targeted twice by the IRA kind of put me off that jovial bunch from north of the border.

 

[GaryPendrysEyes]

They turned up to watch their club playing an English side. Let's not try and paint this as some form of altruism in support of Richard Shaw.

Not sure what you would classify as good and bad but I found pissed up people trying to pick fights with home supporters in the home end and singing pro-IRA songs in a city that had been targeted twice by the IRA kind of put me off that jovial bunch from north of the border.

You obviously regard someone headbutting a stranger as some sort of hero, so I think we can see where your moral compass is.
Let’s not paint 6000 who turn up to a mess about friendly testimonial as a uniform ‘horrible bunch’ eh. I’m sure Richard Shaw was happy enough.
I suspect this is more about your politics than anything else.

 

[It’sabatch87]

I’m sure one of their supporters coaches turned up at highfield road too

 

[LastGarrison]

You obviously regard someone headbutting a stranger as some sort of hero, so I think we can see where your moral compass is.
Let’s not paint 6000 who turn up to a mess about friendly testimonial as a uniform ‘horrible bunch’ eh. I’m sure Richard Shaw was happy enough.
I suspect this is more about your politics than anything else.

Alright Joe Biden let's not make this political as you know fuck all about me and a number of people on here who do know me personally will know how laughable that comment is.

I'm not sure those poor 6000 souls are going to get too upset about one mans observation on their fanbase on a message board about a game that happened 17 years ago. You regularly get called a c**t on here and you still post so stop taking offence on others behalf.

 

[SBT]

 

[Sick Boy]

I’m still amazed he somehow got called up to an England squad.

 

[Frostie]

I’m still amazed he somehow got called up to an England squad.

Yeah, incredible really that.
As much as I liked him as a player for his attitude & longevity he was very limited technically.

 

[Terry_dactyl]

I’m still amazed he somehow got called up to an England squad.

Richard Shaw?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[Sick Boy]

Richard Shaw?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Amazingly, yes!

 

[sotvtoday]

I thought Liam Davis was going to be a superstar after his goal. Pretty sure he beat 2 or 3 defenders before scoring.

Thornton also scored and looked the same. Disappeared soon after.
Plenty of Celtic fans around us but no issues whatsoever.

 

[SkyblueDad]

Richard Shaw?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

In his Palace days I think.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

He had a reputation as one of the best man markers ..he used to do a good job on bergkamp...his pace in his early days was his real asset. It was quite a coup when he signed. He was a big step up from his predecessors imo.

 

[Tommo1993]

Remember Wise’s goal being a FK or long range shot deflecting into the air off a Celtic player and looping over the keeper.

 

[pusbccfc]

I wonder what sort of crowd we'd get if we played Celtic or Rangers these days. I think we could give them 10k and they'd sell it.

What was frustrating was playing Rangers during Covid when we couldn't go. I think we'd take shit tons to either Rangers or Celtic in a preseason game. 5k+

 

[Terry_dactyl]

Amazingly, yes!

Well, I did not know that.

 

[Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue]

They turned up to watch their club playing an English side. Let's not try and paint this as some form of altruism in support of Richard Shaw.

Not sure what you would classify as good and bad but I found pissed up people trying to pick fights with home supporters in the home end and singing pro-IRA songs in a city that had been targeted twice by the IRA kind of put me off that jovial bunch from north of the border.

Totally agree. I despise them. I know where I was sat there was a loud rendition of Fuck the IRA thankfully.

Would much rather have swapped that testimonial for the preseason friendly at Ibrox that was behind closed doors because of Covid.

 

[Sick Boy]

Totally agree. I despise them. I know where I was sat there was a loud rendition of Fuck the IRA thankfully.

Would much rather have swapped that testimonial for the preseason friendly at Ibrox that was behind closed doors because of Covid.

I’m all for helping out grassroots football but both sets of fans are as bad as each other with their sectarianism.

 

[WestEndAgro]

I parked by coaches from Glasgow and London you have to admire and respect fans who travel hundreds of miles for what’s basically a night match and a friendly.

So, 1 coach from Glasgow and 1 from London the other 5,900 came from fuckin Coundon.

 

[Ashdown]

I do remember some Celts looking a bit inebriated outside singing….’ Who the fuck is Richard Shaw’ …..very disrespectful.
On another note I do agree though that he was a liability in our relegation season. Always standing around with his hands on his hips after every goal conceded looking to blame others.

 

[Adge]

I’m still amazed he somehow got called up to an England squad.

Yep-I’ll raise you Telfer getting a Scotland cap though.

 

[Pusb1]

Also i totally forgot Marton Fulop from this squad. Great goalie for us. RIP

 

[baldy]

Yep-I’ll raise you Telfer getting a Scotland cap though.

Shaw being called up by England’s definitely more shocking

 

[Grendel]

I’m all for helping out grassroots football but both sets of fans are as bad as each other with their sectarianism.

Get the Black and Tans back to sort it out