it was a decisive goal and cost us the game and any chances for advancement, and i remember other guys on the team actually crying. i remember how they looked at me, they were confused about whether to hate me or pity me.
i gave up the position a couple of years later, mainly because i wanted to score.
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 2 May 2003 14:27 (twenty years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 2 May 2003 15:13 (twenty years ago) link
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― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 2 May 2003 16:33 (twenty years ago) link
I remember quite a few of the goals I've seen, but I can't remember what the first one was. Most people remember the spectacular or silly ones (e.g. Nayim against Seaman, Ronaldhino against Seaman, Collymore against Flowers) so I guess ones like that don't count. John Hartson's against Liverpool will stay with me a while though.
― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 2 May 2003 16:46 (twenty years ago) link
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― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 2 May 2003 20:28 (twenty years ago) link
I remember a slew of goals by Ernie Moss for Chesterfield in the early eighties, and a few from Phil Bonnyman too.
Earliest TV memory of a goal was 1980 cup final, but more vivid was Allen being hacked down by Willie Young.
I also remember my dad letting me listen to Arsenal getting beaten on penalties in a uefa cup final, possibly against Malaga, maybe Anderlecht, I think Graham Rix missed one.
Robsons goal in the 1982 world cup against France too, from Coppell's throw in.
Definitely the Ricky Villa goal.
That awful goal in 1989 *sobs*
The goal that Paul Holland scored (I think against Peterborough) scored for Chesterfield sometime in the mid-90s that was the best goal I've ever seen in real life.
― chris (chris), Friday, 2 May 2003 21:03 (twenty years ago) link
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― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 3 May 2003 10:35 (twenty years ago) link
It was probably the first Liverpool match I watched, I didn't really get it I don't think.
My favourite goal in terms of actual elation is probably Owen's second in the Cup Final against Arsenal, bearing in mind I've had a pretty lean 13 years or so as a Liverpool fan.
― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 3 May 2003 14:09 (twenty years ago) link
― robin (robin), Saturday, 3 May 2003 18:33 (twenty years ago) link
I remember Tommy Hutchinson's (?) own goal (in off his back?) for/against Coventry in the 'proper' final which led to Ricky Villa's replay Memento Goalie ('remember that you must score').
I remember one of my own own goals as well, a screaming 30 yard aerial bender which had even me nonplussed.
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Saturday, 3 May 2003 18:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Mark C (Mark C), Saturday, 3 May 2003 18:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 3 May 2003 18:53 (twenty years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Saturday, 3 May 2003 19:03 (twenty years ago) link
sir les fucking ruled
― Chip Morningstar (bob), Saturday, 3 May 2003 20:08 (twenty years ago) link
in terms of greatest elation, well, there are a few.
richie parsons equalising for bray wanderers against sligo (2-2 from 2-0 down: bray were the team most lacking in creativity in the history of football that season, so this isn't as unremarkable as it sounds!)
robbie keane, ireland v germany in the summer.eric cantona, v liverpool in the FA cup final, 1995 i think.
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Saturday, 3 May 2003 20:17 (twenty years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 3 May 2003 20:34 (twenty years ago) link