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Shocking...

posted 19 years ago by fellowdroogie
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The film opens with Bruce playing football for his local team. The ball is played out right and the winger swings in a cross which Bruce converts with a textbook header (classic Beckham & Yorke 98/99). He is marginally offside and so the goal is disallowed however, the marking was terrible! Shocking! Ferguson would have a fit! Schoolboy error! If Bruce had timed his run better the goal would have stood. The back-four were all over the place, ball watching and not paying attention to the striker. If you want to be a Bobby Moore, Paulo Maldini or a Jipp Japp Stam you need to read the game better. Let that be a lesson to all you aspiring defenders out there...

kiss me where the sun don't shine,
the past was yours but the future's mine,
you're out of time, - TSR.

[–] AnnieKay 17 years ago

When you say "local team", what sort of standard? Were there linesmen (as they were then called)? If not I would question the validity of the offside decision.

[–] andyg35 16 years ago

I have to agree, he went just a little bit too early. A nice finish though, you can understand why he was upset to have that one chalked off. A little bit of the 'John Terrys' with the referee to earn himself an early bath,too !

AndyG

[–] The_Sweeney 12 years ago

It was a bloody good header though!

[–] valis1984 8 years ago

"Football, football, football. A load of men chasing a bit of leather about."

Mrs. Doyle (Father Ted)

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