Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:48 pm  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

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

He did score a hattrick and he did get a standing ovation, I always felt that good though his hattrick was having a dwarf in goals made it look better than it actually was, one of the goals in particular was right down the middle

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:23 pm  

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.

Suarez's hat trick was pretty damn good but I still think the Bergkamp one against Leceister was the best I can remember. Although not as dramatic as the Rivaldo hat trick (which I hadn't seen so thanks for the recommendation) I'd put Suarez's ahead of it for sheer quality. The first Rivaldo one was a free kick (decent one not amazing) and the second should really have been saved. That said Tevez has scored a couple of good hat tricks for City since he's been here, certainly the Norwich had a thunderous one to go with the final world class finish.

I don't know if you read that story last week about the Finnish 17 year old who scored a three minute perfect hat trick in only his second league game. Was just reminded to have a read about him and it says he was on trial at Liverpool last week. Scored 33 goals in 21 games in the youth team (or reserves, one of the two).

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:10 pm  

Seen some crackers from Nathan Ellington, Andy Liddell and Greame Jones in my time.

James Hayter scored one in 18 minutes off the bench for Bournemouth once IIRC and one was a peach.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:14 pm  

Well I hope QPR are matching Hughes' ambiition.

Tee hee

: Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:24 pm  

Conroy, Hayter came off the bench and scored a hat trick in less than 3 minutes!

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:39 pm  

10,000 tickets sold for Olympic soccer so far. That just leaves 1.4 million to go.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:27 pm  

FA have approached hodgson for england job.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:29 pm  

Don't mind Hodgson being offered the England job, probably the most realistic half decent English appointment we could make with plenty of experience as a national coach. Prefer him to Redknapp and Pearce anyway!

Whoever was to come in is due for a kicking anyway when we don't win Euro 2012 with a very average team!

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:31 pm  

4-4-2, flat back four, long balls all game and a turkey neck for post match pressers. At least England will be underdogs in every game.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:44 pm  

Roddy B wrote:

4-4-2, flat back four, long balls all game and a turkey neck for post match pressers. At least England will be underdogs in every game.

You got it spot on