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


    ROCKMAN wrote: »
    Thought Foran could have made it.

    Ah young Richie was never more than a common troublemaker :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 425 ✭✭Brando_ie


    Liverpool Fan

    Thought those meddling yanks would be the death knell for ManU :cool:

    and the flip side top that coin, I thought our benevolent American investors would propel Liverpool into the stratosphere (in fairness, they have propelled us somewhere, so job half done I guess!!) :o

    Thought Mark Walters looked like a decent Barnes replacement..... oh mercy!! :p

    On paper I was rooting for Villa over Torres :eek:

    Expected a top 2 finish this year. :pac::pac::pac:

    Barros, Cisse, Cheyrou, Pennant :rolleyes:

    Thought 'smilies' were good for nothing!!


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 10,259 ✭✭✭✭Melion


    I thought we were gonna get stuffed at half time in 2005(didnt leave the pub though)

    I thought Cisse would win us the league on his own

    I thought this was finally our year :(

    I thought Drogba would be a flop in the premiership

    Thought Shevchenko would be amazing in the premiership


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,122 ✭✭✭✭Nalz


    Man Utd fan

    -I hate certain parts of Ronaldos game still, the diving (last year) and his celebrations
    -Thought Nani would be absolute sh|te
    -Thought Evra would be absolute sh|te
    -Thought kleberson would do what Veron didnt
    -Thought Giggs would be immense this year
    -Thought it would be "Liverpools year"
    -Thought AC Milan would do a job on Arsenal
    -Predicted Spurs to be in top 4
    -Absolutely love Gerrard and Torres


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


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    May 30th, 1999. Google it!

    I remember watching this, it was the Div 2 play off againt Gillingham no? although it was on late afternoon not evening if i remember, i believe it was an exciting game with Nicky Weaver being a hero in either a penalty shoot out or Man City come back from being a few goals down?

    What i really remember though is Man City had some luminous neon shirt and thinking at the time, "wow Man City are down in the 2nd division!"


    As a Villa fan i guess there were a few:

    Thought Dwight Yorke was a muppet when he left Villa. I was'nt wrong.

    Convinced myself in 98/99 Villa were going to win the premiership after beating arsenal 3-2 at home, i think this was the last time i have seen Villa play great football

    Loved Tommy Johnson thought he was the ****, ditto Graham Fenton & Mark Draper.

    Ian Taylor should have played for England

    i was 11 years old in 1996 when Villa played Leeds off the park (check the youtube Villa were amazing!), this was after the 1994 LC and finishing 2nd in 92/3, i never though i'd face into a decade + of mid table mediocrity with occasional relegation fears, dam you Ellis etc.

    Hated Peter Crouch, assumed he would sink like a stone once he left Villa.


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 23,139 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    Villa Fan

    1. I thought Djemba Djemba would turn out to be a great signing at Villa. (you would think id know better after all the man utd fans were left utterly dissapointed by the man)

    2. I believed Dave O'Leary would go on to be a great success as Villa manager when he was appointed.

    3. I never liked Gareth Southgate even when he was Villa's captain, and though Ugo Ehiogu was better than him and should have been in the England squad ahead of him at the time.

    4. I thought Luke Moore would go on to big things at Aston Villa

    5. Actually thought Wesley Sneijder and Royston Drenthe would sign for Villa in the summer (they both signed for Real Madrid)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭Raskolnikov


    I thought Sean Thornton would be a maestro.
    :o

    Also guilty on that charge. In fairness though, Thornton definitely had the ability to at least be a squad player in the Irish team. Shame he was a pisshead with an even pissier attitude.

    My other confessions.

    - Thought Liam George was going to be an Irish team regular.
    - Thought that Alan Bennett would be a quality Premier League centre back.
    - Thought Wes Hoolahan would never make it after he flopped at Livingston.
    - Think that Stephen Hunt is a rubbish player.
    - Laughed my ass off when United signed Cantona.
    - Continually questioned Kevin Kilbane being let play (in hindsight, I realise he was rarely ever the worst of them).
    - Thought Arsene was off his rocker when he sold Petit and Overmars to Barcelona.
    - Thought that Real Betis would dominate Spanish football when they went mad one season and spent loads of money on the likes of Denilson.


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


    Pats fan


    I thought Pats would beat Celtic after the 0-0 in Parkhead.

    I thought Pats would beat Zimbru the season after.

    I thought for a minute Pats would win the FAI cup on 3 seperate occasions.

    I thought Ndo would play for us.

    When pats signed Liam George thought it would turn his career around, hes with Barton Rovers now 9 clubs later.

    And my ultimo confession, i shed a tear after the ireland spain game :(


    kdjac


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


    I confess that I was completely wrong about Torres. I thought he was overpriced and vastly overrated and he would struggle to get 10-15 goals. How wrong I was. El Niño is now one of my favourite players.

    As a Newcastle fan not much. When Roeder was sacked I was dead opposed to Allardyce's appointment, but when he got the job I was somehow persuaded that he could actually be the man. Further back I was wrong about Bellamy. Wasn't impressed at all when Robson signed him, but he turned out to be the key player along with Robert that took us from 11th to 4th, 3rd and 5th place finishes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,825 ✭✭✭Charlie


    kinaldo wrote: »
    Further back I was wrong about Bellamy. Wasn't impressed at all when Robson signed him, but he turned out to be the key player along with Robert that took us from 11th to 4th, 3rd and 5th place finishes.

    Aye, but what a prat he turned out to be. Right up there with Savage in terms of players I hate. No offence to our Welsh brethren.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,533 ✭✭✭weemcd


    good thread.

    general football confessions:
    -i thought newcastle under big sam would qualify for cl this year, fiver gone from my paddypower account on that one
    -thought oba martins would be one of the leagues top goalscorers this season in newcastles fictional return to form
    -believed that inter would win the cl this year in celebration of their 100 year anniversary
    -believed inter would absolutely HAMMER liverpool in both their ties

    utd confessions:
    -have, and still do think wayne rooney is the most overrated player in the world
    -didn't rate ronaldo very highly at all, for a long time
    -think utd would have won the cl last year with Ruud (still do btw)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭Limerick Dude


    Newcastle fan.....here we go....

    Thought Albert Luque was going to be a star player for us.

    Was ecstatic when big sam was appointed.

    Cried when andy cole joined man utd, i was only 10 or something!

    Thought we would finish in the top 6 for the past couple of seasons...

    There are so much more, just cant think of them right now....

    Oh yeah, i thought duffer would be great for us.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    AC Milan Fan.

    Thought that Bonera was going the be the perfect replacement for Maldini at centre back.

    Thought Nicola Pozzi was going to be amazing.

    Thought Marco Boriello was going to be amazing (actually isn't too bad now).

    Thought Gilardino was going to be the new Sheva.

    Thought Vitally Kutuzov was going to be world player of the year by now.

    Thought Ibrahim Ba was going to be amazing.

    Thought Emerson was a good buy.

    Thought Ronaldinho was going to sign for the last 3 seasons (he will this year!).

    Thought Milan were going to sign one of Buffon/Ibrahimovic/Zambrotta when Juve bit the bullet.

    Thought Milan would sign Amellia or Frey in January.

    Thought Carletto would have been sacked by now after the start to the season.

    Thought Berlu actually gave a **** about the club.

    Thought we were going to beat Arsenal easily.

    Am still of the opinion that Boban was the most under rated midfeilder of the last 20 years.

    Still want Milan to resign Sheva even though the majority of fans don't.


    This list could keep going.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 495 ✭✭The Insider


    Liverpool fan:

    - Thought this year was going to be our year at the start of each season from about 1994 (and I am sure I will think the same at the start of next season!!)
    - Thought Phil Babb was a class signing (even got his name on the back of my shirt)
    - When Fowler was sold I was convinced Houllier had made a huge mistake that would come back and haunt him
    - I thought Morientes would be a huge success


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭Kevster


    Everton FC

    - We've suffered so many near-relegations in the past decade that I'm still scared our current form will suddenly collapse

    - We should never have re-signed Duncan Ferguson from Newcastle because he's a s**t footballer

    - I DON'T hate Liverpool (;))


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    I was working in London during the summer of 1996 when Arsenal where looking for a manager, we were being strongly linked with Terry Venables but we appointed Arsene Wenger, I was devestated because it was Arsene who? and I really really wanted El Tel :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,478 ✭✭✭Bubs101


    Chelsea fan

    - Never thought we should have sold Parker and Huth

    - Thought Sheva would have added to his golden boot by now

    - Was unbelievably angry with Ranieri when he started playing Cech ahead of Cudicini despite Carlo being amazing for us.

    - Don't agree with the club's obsession with the Champion's League

    - Don't see the point of spending alot of money on 14 year old players when we could just as easily buy them aged 18 if they developed right.

    - Have alot of time for Grant

    - Don't think Drogba is as good as everybody says. he had one good season for us. 1.

    - Still think Vialli should be manager


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,452 ✭✭✭✭Dont be at yourself


    Liverpool fan.

    - I didn't want Houllier to be sacked.

    - I thought Diouf would destroy the premier league (after he had destroyed the then world champions in the World Cup.

    - I thought, pretty much every season, that Kewell would recover fitness and form.

    - I thought Carragher would never be anything more than a bit-part player.

    - I thought we overpaid for Torres, and should have plumped for Tevez instead.

    - I thought La Tallec, Pongolle, Cheyrou, Diao and company would be huge.

    - I thought that, on the back of the Euros, Baros would be banging them in.

    - I thought Cisse would be huge for us.

    General football:

    - I thought Ronaldo was an over-hyped one-trick pony.

    - I thought Man Utd would go to pieces after Van Nistelrooy left.

    - I thought Arsenal would go to pieces after Viera/Henry left.

    - I thought Chelsea would go to pieces after Mourinho left.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    I have no confessions to make, I'm usually right about everything. And when I'm not, its usually someone elses fault ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,725 ✭✭✭ibh


    Liverpool Fan:

    -I thought Pongolle never got a decent chance and would move somewhere and suddenly be the star of the French national team.
    -I thought in 03-04 season that Carragher was finished for Liverpool and just wasn't good enough.
    - I thought for a while that Henchoz was the better player in the Hyppia-Hench partnership.
    -I was 100% sure that Morientes would be a legend at the club.

    I was however right in thinking that Diouf was a mistake cause i thought he looked like a diving cnut in the 02 World Cup.
    I was also right in thinking that Jari Litmanen got a raw deal at the pool and would have been a massive success if he was given a decent shot.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,206 ✭✭✭gustavo


    Sligo Rovers

    - Thought Sean Connor done a decent job for us
    - Thought Paul Cook would fail


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,555 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    Bubs101 wrote: »
    - Was unbelievably angry with Ranieri when he started playing Cech ahead of Cudicini despite Carlo being amazing for us.

    Didn't Cech arrive after Ranieri had been let go? (i.e. in the summer, even though he was signed on a pre contract during the winter before).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 545 ✭✭✭shanel23


    Leeds fan

    - I really thought Terry Venables was a good move for us

    - I never thought we would be relegated from the Prem

    - I thought we'd completely flop under Denis Wise

    - I was sad when O'Leary was sacked

    - I really thought that the club that made millioinaires out of many medicore to good players would have been shown some loyalty in it's greatest need !


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,698 ✭✭✭IrishMike


    Liverpool fan
    Thought money spent on Torres was complete madness.
    Still think pongolle would be first choice in an advanced position if he was still at the club.
    Thought it was a huge mistake not to buy stelios for 10m when we had the chance, look at him now!
    Wanted benitez sacked after the barnsley match


  • Posts: 14,379 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    United fan


    - Was baffled when Ince, Hughes and Kanchelskis were sold and thought fergie had lost his mind!

    - Thought Barthez was the answer

    - Thought Kleberson would be great

    - Have never called for Fergie to be sacked ever no matter how illogical that would be (last in the CL group stage only a couple of years ago)

    - Think Queiroz is the man and hope he doesnt leave again

    - Thought Veron was going to be amazing

    - Thought Anderson was rubbish the first few times I saw him

    - Used to hate Gary Neville up until "crestgate"

    - Was sad to see Alan Smith leave

    - Thought the Glazers were gonna ruin United

    - Think Wes Brown is a top defender

    - Think Ryan Giggs needs to retire (this will be a popular one around here) despite the fact that I said the same a about 4-5 years ago when he lost form and he came back amazing.


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


    United fan: In the last couple of years



    - Thought Smith would be a good player after his first few games, how wrong I was

    - Thought the Glaziers would keep similar levels of transfer spends, totally wrong

    - Have written off Giggs countless times at this stage, he always comes good. [I'm hopeful :P]

    - Thought David Jones would make it at United.

    - Never thought Rossi would be sold [but knew how ****ing good he was]

    - Thought it might be Liverpools year a couple of years ago

    - Thought Kleberson could have been a good player at United

    - Constantly think that Spurs are going to come good one season, including next season :)

    I notice DesF hasn't been in this thread :P


  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,402 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Leeds fan

    - Agree with shanel23, I thought Wise would drag the club down even further than it had already gone.

    - I thought Peter Ridsdale would be good for the club because as a fan he'd have its best interests at heart.

    - I wasn't happy when Gordon Strachan signed because of where he'd come from.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    PHB wrote: »
    I notice DesF hasn't been in this thread :P

    oh he's been in alright. he thanked your original post


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,478 ✭✭✭Bubs101


    astrofool wrote: »
    Didn't Cech arrive after Ranieri had been let go? (i.e. in the summer, even though he was signed on a pre contract during the winter before).

    Actually yeah, that sounds about right. Needless to say I was so pissed off about Carlo not getting his chance I forgot when it was


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭Jazzy


    PHB wrote: »
    I notice DesF hasn't been in this thread :P

    nah, we've had enough man utd fans confessing already :p


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