Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:04 pm  

Conroy wrote:

I'm selling mine. Missed 4 home games:

QPR - Won 2-0 - Was at Wembley
Chelsea - Drew 1-1 - Had a prior engagement
Stoke - Won 2-0 - Overslept
Newcastle - Won 4-0 - Didn't feel well

Reminds me of my dad's mate who never missed a Doncaster RL game despite them always losing (including that record-breaking run of defeats). First game he missed, due to being rushed into hospital, they beat Huyton. He never went to watch them again for fear of being the jinx.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:27 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Reminds me of my dad's mate who never missed a Doncaster RL game despite them always losing (including that record-breaking run of defeats). First game he missed, due to being rushed into hospital, they beat Huyton. He never went to watch them again for fear of being the jinx.

If the Wolves game does matter it'll be a tough choice whether to go or not I've only seen us win once all season.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:18 am  

Wohoooo. Congrats to my team, the Shrews who won promotion to League 1 yesterday...

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:31 am  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

It is the best I've ever seen, along with Messi's against Arsenal. Go on then, show me a better one.

Rivaldo vs Valencia 2001.

I'm pretty sure that Ronaldo scored a special one at Old Trafford in the CL years ago, to knock them out. Think he got a standing ovation.

Suarez's was fantastic, it was just that it was in a dead rubber game against a poor side who are spent that takes a tiny little but off it for me, but it did get me thinking what better hat-tricks have I seen when he scored that third.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:35 am  

Most memorably for me, in terms of context of the game and the individual's whole background leading up to it, is surely Paolo Rossi's for Italy in the '82 World Cup against Brazil.

Also helps that it was part of arguably the greatest 90 minutes of football you could ever wish to see.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:58 am  

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's "perfect" hat trick (left foot shot, right foot shot, header) against Tottenham was better.

Scousers might claim that the 45 yard shot from Suarez has the wow factor, but a perfect cross from Jesper Gronkjaer is equal to a 90 yard shot.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:25 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's "perfect" hat trick (left foot shot, right foot shot, header) against Tottenham was better.

Scousers might claim that the 45 yard shot from Suarez has the wow factor, but a perfect cross from Jesper Gronkjaer is equal to a 90 yard shot.

Agreed, remember that one well. Brings some of the old chelsea memories before roman arrived, zola, poyet, the defender marcel D (can't spell his second name to save my life), i think people forget what a handy team you had before he arrived.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:31 pm  

Wayne Rooney's debut was a better hat-trick, although I will admit that it didn't contain a goal as good as the Suarez third, although he did do that against Middlesbrough in 2004. I also preferred Robbie Fowler's against Arsenal, the fact he did it in five minutes was even more remarkable. Still the best finisher I think the premier league has ever had.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:21 pm  

JWP wrote:

Rivaldo vs Valencia 2001.

I'm pretty sure that Ronaldo scored a special one at Old Trafford in the CL years ago, to knock them out. Think he got a standing ovation.

Suarez's was fantastic, it was just that it was in a dead rubber game against a poor side who are spent that takes a tiny little but off it for me, but it did get me thinking what better hat-tricks have I seen when he scored that third.

Can't recall that one. Will have to have a look on YouTube.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:14 pm  

Hat-tricks, eh?