Thanks for the heads up will get into that if I rememberJust want to let everyone know, next week 8/12 at 5.30pm on BT Sport 1...there's a film on the life of the great man, by the great man. I'm sure loads of us will tune in, it should be a fascinating 90 minutes.
Amazing how memory plays tricks on us. We were in the second division in 1977-78. I was at the game at Stoke that season. Hoddle was an established member of the team by then, we wouldn't have won promotion without him. He made his debut as a sub in 1975. I think the game you are remembering was the game at Stoke in 1976 when he made his first start and yes scored in a 2-1 win.Thanks for the heads up will get into that if I remember
see the boy Hoddle make his debut as a sub when I went to stoke away the year we where in the old second division
came on as a sub and scored the winning goal (2-1) if I remember right
magical player so much that wenger took him to France
used to go home and away in them days
he was worth the ticket money alone?
Thanks for the heads up will get into that if I remember
see the boy Hoddle make his debut as a sub when I went to stoke away the year we where in the old second division
came on as a sub and scored the winning goal (2-1) if I remember right
magical player so much that wenger took him to France
used to go home and away in them days
he was worth the ticket money alone?
Just set record in case I forget, Thanks @Spurslove
Thanks for the info. Greaves and Hoddle are probably my two all time faves. So many to choose from over the past 60 years, but those two just shade it for me
Probably Mackay was better as an all round player than either, but those two lit up my life and so many others with their flawed genius
You saw more of our golden years than I did, so I am honoured that we have come to the same opinionYep. Jimmy and Glenn for me too. Absolute geniuses the pair of them. I'd have loved to see them play in the same team, but sadly, that was never to be. I can honestly say, I saw every home game from 1961 (first game on Jimmy's debut, December) to 1989, and I never saw a finer pair of players wear our sacred shirt.
You saw more of our golden years than I did, so I am honoured that we have come to the same opinion
Much love and respect to your good self ?
Yep that’s the one cheersAmazing how memory plays tricks on us. We were in the second division in 1977-78. I was at the game at Stoke that season. Hoddle was an established member of the team by then, we wouldn't have won promotion without him. He made his debut as a sub in 1975. I think the game you are remembering was the game at Stoke in 1976 when he made his first start and yes scored in a 2-1 win.
Without checking, Hoddle didn't leave for Monaco until something like three years after Burkinshaw had left the club. I mean, they may or may not have got on, i've never heard that but it's a pretty safe bet that their relationship wasn't the reason he left. I think he's been widely quoted saying that he wanted to experience another football 'culture' or something.I heard he never got on with Burkenshaw and that's why he got his move to France.
Without checking, Hoddle didn't leave for Monaco until something like three years after Burkinshaw had left the club. I mean, they may or may not have got on, i've never heard that but it's a pretty safe bet that their relationship wasn't the reason he left. I think he's been widely quoted saying that he wanted to experience another football 'culture' or something.
Without checking, Hoddle didn't leave for Monaco until something like three years after Burkinshaw had left the club. I mean, they may or may not have got on, i've never heard that but it's a pretty safe bet that their relationship wasn't the reason he left. I think he's been widely quoted saying that he wanted to experience another football 'culture' or something.
I thought it was pleat he fell out with because he was going to leave for Europe a year earlier but agreed to stay an extra year & help Pleat in his 1st season. Pleat made some comments/wasn't as grateful as Hoddle thought he should have beenSorry, I should put the record straight here. I never said them not getting on was the reason Hoddle left, just that I'd heard they were not an ideal match. Let's face it, if that's true (and I'm sure we'll find out next Wednesday) we never saw any adverse effects of them not getting on on the pitch!
Of course, I'd like to think what I heard years ago was rubbish. We were a wonderful side under Burkenshaw and the football we played was superb, culminating in that amazing night in 1984 when we won the UEFA Cup again at WHL. One of my most incredible football memories.
Obviously he was a great player for us, one of the very best...but does anyone else find him really annoying on co-commentary and pundit gigs?
I thought it was pleat he fell out with because he was going to leave for Europe a year earlier but agreed to stay an extra year & help Pleat in his 1st season. Pleat made some comments/wasn't as grateful as Hoddle thought he should have been