remember when alan smith was our holding midfielder...

jesus wept.

smith was out starting midfielder and had been watching videos of keane and other great midfielders.

remember his emotional game against chelsea when he was in tears afterwards..

05/06 was some season. dumped out the champions league, the take over, being spanked at the bridge by chelsea, liverpool throwing shit at our mans dem that went to anfield, smiths broken leg, the problem that was ruud.....

£#%&!ing hell

I don't remember that at all, or Rio being used as a holding midfielder. It never happened.

Originally Posted by Whalefish

I don't remember that at all, or Rio being used as a holding midfielder. It never happened.

didnt rio and rooney start in central midfield in the carling cup or something?

£#%&!ing hell that was some real transition.

ahhh, the good 'ol days.

hated that kit.

Originally Posted by marlo stansfield

didnt rio and rooney start in central midfield in the carling cup or something?

£#%&!ing hell that was some real transition.

Against Wolves. Richardson bagged 2, Park and Saha got the others I think

Originally Posted by Carrick

Against Wolves. Richardson bagged 2, Park and Saha got the others I think

top away

Originally Posted by marlo stansfield

hated that kit.

We ALWAYS seemed to get beat in that kit. Benfica Away, Arsenal away, Liverpool in the cup, The Boro 4-1. £#%&!ing awful strip, worse than the invisible grey one..

Originally Posted by marlo stansfield

hated that kit.

I hated that kit too, £#%&!ing shite.

I suppose you don't make an omlette without breaking a few eggs.

The midfielders being touted at the time: Aldo Duscher, Thomas Gravesen, Johann Vogel, Scott Parker, Van Bommel

Originally Posted by Nero

We ALWAYS seemed to get beat in that kit. Benfica Away, Arsenal away, Liverpool in the cup, The Boro 4-1. £#%&!ing awful strip, worse than the invisible grey one..

i can only associate that kit with us getting a bad result.

that boro defeat was the game were rio was subbed for an absolute horror show

Originally Posted by Harfynn Teuport

The midfielders being touted at the time: Aldo Duscher, Thomas Gravesen, Johann Vogel, Scott Parker, Van Bommel

Top draw.

Originally Posted by Harfynn Teuport

The midfielders being touted at the time: Aldo Duscher, Thomas Gravesen, Johann Vogel, Scott Parker, Van Bommel

£#%&!ing hell.

remember duscher

didnt vogel even turn us down on loan or something

i remember match threads where alan smith was infront of the back four in all of them.

Originally Posted by marlo stansfield

didnt vogel even turn us down on loan or something

He did. He preferred to stay warming Milan's bench (thank £#%&!).

Originally Posted by Harfynn Teuport

The midfielders being touted at the time: Aldo Duscher, Thomas Gravesen, Johann Vogel, Scott Parker, Van Bommel

Nolan
Zokora
Senna

*shudders*

Originally Posted by hopkins

Nolan
Zokora
Senna

*shudders*

Quality player.Serious.


Zokora I actually wanted him to sign.

Originally Posted by hopkins

Nolan
Zokora
Senna

*shudders*

Take senna.The rest no chance.

I also despised that kit.

£#%&! me, ace thread

I remember being desperate, absolutely desperate for park to start the cup game at anfield.

Richardson Fletcher oshea giggs midfield at home to the skaus. And we £#%&!ing nicked it somehow!

How the £#%&! did we still manage to get champions league

2005/06 was a horrible season. £#%&!ing garbage. Rubbish football (for most of it) and off field drama almost every week.

It's almost ridiculous that Sir Alex and the team managed to turn it round during the summer and win back our title the following season. Amazing actually.

Smith in midfield ffs! Looking back, you have to laugh at the madness of it all