Switch 139 Posted November 13, 2015 Interim FIFA president Issa Hayatou has undergone a kidney transplant 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted November 13, 2015 Lucian Balan tops himself at 56. Won the European cup after the worst/[italian]best[/italian] final in '86 with Steau. Went on to get the super cup too. I actually enjoyed the final, and wanted them to win Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted November 13, 2015 Lucian Balan tops himself at 56. Won the European cup after the worst/[italian]best[/italian] final in '86 with Steau. Went on to get the super cup too. I actually enjoyed the final, and wanted them to win Wasn't because a certain Terry Venables was in charge of the Barcelona team was it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted November 13, 2015 No, he had already been laughed at by utd home and away a couple of years before (ask Buford for the videos). Plus he signed Steve Archibald . The eastern European teams were hamstrung by lack of being able to sign folk, so the great Kiev, Honved teams etc were given my wholehearted 'go on my son'.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GossipGabe 333 Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) No, he had already been laughed at by utd home and away a couple of years before (ask Buford for the videos). Plus he signed Steve Archibald . The eastern European teams were hamstrung by lack of being able to sign folk, so the great Kiev, Honved teams etc were given my wholehearted 'go on my son'.. Well, it might be tempting to idolize these teams as poor little underdogs that achived great things against a skewed playing field, but at least regarding the most famous Honvéd team in the early fifties with Puskás and the other "Mighty Magyar" folks, the real situation was a little bit bleaker. At the time, it was obviously the regime's favourite team (btw. honvéd means soldier in Hungarian) and some talented players in other teams were simply ordered to sign with Honvéd (sometimes against their will), leaving little chance for the other teams that were more popular with the people (like Ferencvárosi TC). Edited November 13, 2015 by GossipGabe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted November 14, 2015 True, and some of the great Russian/east german etc sides were army sides, but years of English/German/Italian domination made me yearn for teams that money couldn't buy. Note I left Spanish out as I was too young for their 60's Madrid team, and the Wall had came down before Barcelona actually 'did' anything much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) No, he had already been laughed at by utd home and away a couple of years before (ask Buford for the videos). Plus he signed Steve Archibald . The eastern European teams were hamstrung by lack of being able to sign folk, so the great Kiev, Honved teams etc were given my wholehearted 'go on my son'.. Dundee Utd and Liverpool were the only British teams to beat Barca at the Nou Camp in European competition... Steau did what they had to do. The real tragedy is that Red Star played the same trick on Marseille in 1991 which was a real pity because they had a terrific team. Worst European Cup final ever... Edited November 14, 2015 by themaninblack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted November 14, 2015 No, he had already been laughed at by utd home and away a couple of years before (ask Buford for the videos). Plus he signed Steve Archibald . The eastern European teams were hamstrung by lack of being able to sign folk, so the great Kiev, Honved teams etc were given my wholehearted 'go on my son'.. Dundee Utd and Liverpool were the only British teams to beat Barca at the Nou Camp in European competition...Steau did what they had to do. The real tragedy is that Red Star played the same trick on Marseille in 1991 which was a real pity because they had a terrific team. Worst European Cup final ever... Aye, utd did it twice True re Red Star final, but that was fixed anyroads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,022 Posted November 28, 2015 Dino Zoff in hospital with a "neurodegenerative condition", apparently stable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted November 28, 2015 What age is he now? He seemed about 50 in '82. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted November 28, 2015 What age is he now? He seemed about 50 in '82. 75... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted November 28, 2015 Fuck me. That wasn't so far off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,236 Posted November 29, 2015 Joe Marston, first Australian in a FA Cup final and also player for the national team, dead at 89: http://www.espnfc.com/australia/story/2732910/australian-football-pioneer-joe-marston-passes-away-aged-89 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted December 7, 2015 Kano Pillars have announced the passing away of their former midfielder, Abdul Haruna who slumped and died on Sunday evening after he fell during a friendly match in Kano. SC http://sports.yahoo.com/news/former-kano-pillars-midfielder-abdul-214400889.html;_ylt=AwrXgSPWSmVWURIAL2SZmolQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByb2lvbXVuBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg-- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,236 Posted December 7, 2015 Ernie Crouch, "legendary" 90-year old Arsenal fan since 1937 dies in a bus accident on the way to a match: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-35026367 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,969 Posted December 9, 2015 Former Sheffield United and England 'keeper Alan Hodgkinson, Credited with bring Peter Schmeichel to Manchester United. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted December 9, 2015 Former Sheffield United and England 'keeper Alan Hodgkinson, Now they're Non-Hodgkinson. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,022 Posted December 11, 2015 Arnold Peralta: left Rangers over the summer, found dead with repeated gunshot wounds in an Honduras shopping mall car park in December. He was the people. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,022 Posted December 11, 2015 There's a picture of his corpse out there on the ol' www for those of you who miss Ogrish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted December 11, 2015 Hunned down in his prime. Link me up spade. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,022 Posted December 11, 2015 Not the kind of open top ride he would have wanted to take (nsfw obv) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted December 11, 2015 Cheers. On GPRS so image search was forever. Does 'tremendo' mean tremendous ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted December 11, 2015 And that's the same city the brother of Wilson Palacios got abducted/offed in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted December 17, 2015 Svein, father of former Leeds favourite Eirik , Bakke, himself a footballer, dead@62 according to the twattershpere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eesti 151 Posted December 19, 2015 Jimmy Hill dead 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
