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The greatest comebacks of all time?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    Absolutely, I'm not saying it doesn't make for a really interesting game, but then again, it's not really what I classify as an amazing comeback.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,585 ✭✭✭patmac


    shane86 wrote: »
    only has 4 possible winners in any given year, usually the same four. The CL is less predictable.

    Have you ever been to Bolton, Middlesborough etc in the winter not very pleasant. Probably only 3 possible winners these days. The CL is less predictable because it is a knockout league, as said before I also think your deluded if you think that finishing runners-up in the CL is better than winning the premiership, your in a minority of one with that assumption.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,219 ✭✭✭invincibleirish


    on the question of which was more epic, Man Utd. 1999 or Liverpool 2005, the Liverpool game was definitely more epic, but thats because liverpool are ****e compared to Milan!, Baros, Kewell, Smicer, Traore...., all have CL winners medals! the injustice of it all! just as well they didnt win in 2007 or kids in the future will be told about the great Liverpool of the early 20th Century who won a couple of CLs!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,121 ✭✭✭✭chopperbyrne




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,346 ✭✭✭✭homerjay2005


    no contest:D

    uniteds versus bayern in 99, to be loosing in the 91st minute and win it in the 93rd, was simply incredible. and the fact that it achieved the treble, makes it even more incredible. the most amazing comeback ever in a champions league final.

    also the juve semi was simply amazing, 2-0 down after 10 and won 3-2. but the final is better considering it was a final and also, considering that it was done in 90 seconds in injury time.

    also notible mentions to that deportivo game v milan, though that was over 2 games and celtic's against artmedia in 2005(think), though artmedia were s**te and again was over 2 legs.

    also, uniteds comeback from 3-0 down to beat spurs 5-3 was probably the best second half display by any team since the premiership was set up. last seasons united comeback v everton was also amazing.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭DSB


    Didn't Artmedia knock Celtic out?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    also, uniteds comeback from 3-0 down to beat spurs 5-3 was probably the best second half display by any team since the premiership was set up.

    Did you watch United against Newcaslte two weeks ago :)


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,973 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    The thing that made the 2005 CL Special for me apart form the final was that no1 had any hope of Liverpool winning it at all.

    Juventus, Chelsea, Milan all better teams on paper.

    With players like Traore, Baros, Smicer, Dudek playing for them.

    It was unreal, tense moments like the double save right at the death. It was one of those games that you were on the edge of your seat when the comeback was on and it could have swung either way in the end.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,563 ✭✭✭kinaldo


    Probably the greatest giant killing in FA Cup history, 2-1 down in the first leg only for their player-manager to score a 25 yarder to bring the game to a replay...1-0 down with 8 minutes to go, Ronnie Radford scores a screamer to bring the game to extra time, and Hereford win 2-1.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-ze42I6NEo&feature=related
    You know it's not often lately that Newcastle receive such huge compliments from other fans, particularly Spurs fans. Muchas gracias mi amigo!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,346 ✭✭✭✭homerjay2005


    PHB wrote: »
    Did you watch United against Newcaslte two weeks ago :)

    no, the spurs game was alot better. 3-0 down, away from home.newcastle were a team with no manager and struggling. no contest really!!!!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,346 ✭✭✭✭homerjay2005


    DSB wrote: »
    Didn't Artmedia knock Celtic out?

    ya but it was like 5-0 in the first leg and celtic won the second 4-0. almost got the 5th. kinda glad they didnt though, we would never have heard the end of it:D. was in tolka park the same night watching shels v steua.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭DSB


    Eh 4-0 is like the score you'd be expecting to beat Artmedia.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    kinaldo wrote: »
    You know it's not often lately that Newcastle receive such huge compliments from other fans, particularly Spurs fans. Muchas gracias mi amigo!

    Its a no-brainer really, first time a non-league side (who entered at the 4th qualifying round) had beaten a top flight team since that other small club from the north east Sunderland had lost to Yoevil in 1949.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭Ruskie4Rent


    Personally I'm gonna pick the '99 final for obvious reasons. The game was a horrible anti-clamax to what was supposed to be our historic season. We were one nil down and there was no keane or scholes, it all seemed very bleak. In the space of 3 minutes I went to the lowest I had ever felt as a united fan to the greatest.

    In terms of a real backs to the wall job, that make people say 'how the **** did they do that?", I have to pick out the City-Spurs Cup game or Milan-Deprtivo. They never should of won them games but somehow found a way to do it.
    Man Utd at Spurs was also amazing.






    Oh, and the '05 Champions league final.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    tonight ? :p

    kdjac


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭Boro


    Im not biased :) but how about these two:

    It was the second leg of the quarter finals of the uefa cup and Middlesbrough were already 2-0 down from the away leg. In an incredible fightback Maccarone grabbed the winner in the 90th minute to send Boro through to the semis 4-3.
    http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=6C4jxNE03JU

    The semi final of the uefa cup and Middlesbrough were 1-0 down from the first leg and quickly went 3-0 down on aggregate. Surely there was no way back? Or was there! Especially brilliant purely for the commentary when Maccarone scores his second.
    http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=8N5sgpjI01o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Boro wrote: »
    Im not biased :) but how about these two:

    It was the second leg of the quarter finals of the world cup and Middlesbrough were already 2-0 down from the away leg. In an incredible fightback Maccarone grabbed the winner in the 90th minute to send Boro through to the semis 4-3.
    http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=6C4jxNE03JU

    Lol Boro in the World Cup? How did McClaren manage to get them there but not England?!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭Boro


    LOL typo :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭jackdaw


    kinaldo wrote: »
    Yeah but that one is too obvious. Let's have some less celebrated ones!

    or a more accurate description would be " That one shouldn't be included at
    all and deleted from the archives of football history, as it was a complete JOKE"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Elvis - The '68 Comeback Special

    Best comeback ever.


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