A Thread to Hope Your Hands Up - What football calls have you got wrong?

In the late 80s was convinced I’d never see Utd win the league.

After a home game against Everton (I think) was convinced that Veron would become an all-time great.

Originally Posted by eusker

In the late 80s was convinced I’d never see Utd win the league.

After a home game against Everton (I think) was convinced that Veron would become an all-time great.

That’s the game I thought it too. 4-1. Scored. Ran the show. Absolutely magnificent player, just didn’t work out for him.

Originally Posted by Baron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwACYobeo9A

Literally have no idea what's happened to him.

To be fair, none of that shows him playing triangles on the edge of the 6 yard box with Luke Shaw and David DeGea.
Yes neither played for Leicester.

Originally Posted by Baron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwACYobeo9A

Literally have no idea what's happened to him.

Price tag and captaincy

Loads - I thought Maguire would be decent, I thought veron would be insane, thought cantona was overrated before he came. Thought Jesper Olsen was brilliant, porbosky was going to set the world alight etc etc

Haven’t even scratched the surface and that’s just united. Be here all year with bad calls for other clubs.

I thought Andros Townsend would develop into a top player

Giggs FA Cup Semi final 1999

“Look at this greedy #@&%!!

Giggs - don’t be a greedy……”

The rest is history



I thought RvN was too 2 dimensional

I thought Veron would win us the CL

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Could have watched him play football though before he joined...

I did, plenty, he can do anything on the pitch when he wants to. He just only wants to in very brief spurts.

Originally Posted by elhombre

Giggs FA Cup Semi final 1999

“Look at this greedy #@&%!!

Giggs - don’t be a greedy……”

The rest is history

In a similar vein, during the Derby in 2011 Rooney miscontrolled the ball leading me to shout “you useless Scouse @#%&!” from the scoreboard end. Next thing Nani crosses the ball directly in front of us…



Egg firmly on my face

Originally Posted by Surfers do Charlie

I thought David Jones was going to be the next Bobby Charlton.

Can't remember why now.

was the new bryan robson. did not lose, just ran out of steak and guinness.

I thought pallister was a championship clogger.

Got another one - I thought Forest might get a draw against City tonight.

How we all laughed

City fans

“Kinkladze is better than Giggs”

I proclaimed Jay Bothroyd the next big thing after seeing him tear up an Arsenal 18s match v Coventry at Highbury.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Disclaimer, I'm Trans-Dutxh.

Thought Buttner was the white Evra
LVG would bring us back to the top
Jury is out on one of my favourite players, Donny

Have a strong affinity for the Dutch, can even spell it well.

Thought all of the above. Really, really wanted Donny to win.

Pretty much everything else said in the thread. I appear to make the wrong call every-time.

Originally Posted by measlyshark

Have a strong affinity for the Dutch, can even spell it well.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

You're going to have to help me out here.

The likes of Veron, Berbs and Forlan may have ultimately been United "failures" - but they still gave us a fair few memorable moments.

People you tipped to succeed and were actually total washouts are maybe more what we are talking about here.

A prime exhibit for me - Djemba-Djemba

Originally Posted by NedKelly

What have you got wrong?

Originally Posted by elhombre

Giggs FA Cup Semi final 1999

“Look at this greedy #@&%!!

Giggs - don’t be a greedy……”

The rest is history

Similar.

"Where the £#%&!'s he goi.........."

*bedlam*

Originally Posted by Baron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwACYobeo9A

Literally have no idea what's happened to him.

United is too much pressure. Has happened to many through the years.