He played a little role in 2004-5: great goal vs Arsenal; setup the winner vs Gala. For a brief moment he looked like he was going to be an important player for us.
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Donāt think these nights/gatherings are strictly legends only.
Would be both stupid and impossible to do (draw the line) anyway.
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Donāt forget Olympiakos
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Yeah I meant Olympiakos!
He scored in that game as well. Got in where it hurts and thumped it in.
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He always seemed popular with the players and those at the club. If he had just had that extra yard of pace I suspect he would have stayed on longer.
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Yep, but what games they were:
Without his contribution, there is no Istanbul, no 5th European Cup and the highlight of Gerrardās career.
Then there was this:
TBH, more of a cult hero than legend, but one I fondly remember.
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Thanks for the vid. Exactly how I remember it!
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Nice one Hendo. Heās actually been pretty good this season, getting better every match for Brentford. Glad to see that.
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For me, itās much more the Arsenal winner that sticks out as the main memory of Mellor. I donāt think he wouldāve gone on to play for Liverpool even if he had more luck with injuries, I didnāt see him as that level of talent. But we had issues then and Rafa used the squad the best he knew. I believe if it was up to him, he wouldāve kept Heskey and possibly not splash the transfer record on Cisse (of course, a deal that was in the making for a while). We were left with two main strikers who realistically werenāt a great fit together (especially for Rafaās system) and they would be quickly replaced.
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Brendan rodgers off to manage in the Saudi league!
I wonder what will be brighter out there in Saudi?
The sun or his teeth?
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If there is one person I expected to go there itās him.
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I thought a dude on the southeastern service to Hayes (Kent) was Ox.
Itās not him.
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Thatās for the Former Players & Managers lookalike thread.
I had my hair like Sahin for a while and I got some fans chant Sahin at me, I was in a mood so apologies if one of those was on here. Found it amusing later.
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Heās also a regular on LFCtv so he has a lot of access to former stars through interviews etc.
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I donāt begrudge him the accolades, but he seems like the ultimate bit part player.
I wonder what if Rooney was poached by our scouts instead of Everton? Just a thought experiment.
With hindsight this was a huge missed opportunity.
Or tried to buy him when he was leaving, as itās impossible to prevent, no matter how good the scouting team is.
We should do a Sol Campbell move every once in a while. I know he was free, but in general I mean.
He went for 25M in 2004. Not sure we would have had the cash to have even got a seat at the table for that deal.