Feuds in Football

[superallythe2nd]

Something I didn't understand and was to young to remember is why Goram didn't feature in the Scotland Squad in 1998, was there some sort of issue between him and the manager?

Tbh, Goram was wasn't exactly fantastic in the 1997/98 season.

McCoist made a late push to put himself in with a shout for that WC and Craig Brown didn't pick him. A few months later Super is being called on to help Scotland struggle to a win over Estonia at Tynecastle. Incidentally, it was Bandy Legs' %^*& ups that put Scotland into that predicament.

 

[GEEEDUBYA]

I've listened to the Sacked in The Morning podcast quite a bit & in spite of this incident, Craig Levein & Graeme Hogg seem to get have got on ok.

Levein & Gary MacKay however do seem to have an issue with each other.

 

[Coop1872]

Michael Owen and Alan Shearer.

 

[superallythe2nd]

A child and a cheat but untouchable as far as the Scottish press were concerned. The Sounness goal against the Sheep shortly before Ferguson headed to Old Trafford. Well over the line and he dragged it back claiming it had not crossed and then chasing the officials at the second goal claiming offside when it wasn't - double standards in the extreme. There was also an incident at Easter Road when he went mental at Gascoigne over a penalty as I remember when there was nothing to dispute.

Jim Leighton never lost a legit goal against us ever (in his Vaseline clouded mind).

Seriously, watch any goal we scored on him and there's always some sort of issue. If he was allowed to chase an official he'd have been the world record holder for the 100m.

 

[Awritenobad]

Ferguson said Leighton's wife gave him the v-sign when he tried to talk to her to explain the situation.

I've always wondered if Craig Brown's insistence that Leighton was as good a keeper as Goram was the fact he knew Leighton mentally could not handle rejection or that someone was better. This is a man child who threw his toys out the pram and quit Scotland at the age of 41 after he chucked two Estonia goals in at Tynecastle and got criticised in the press.

He should have been finished after he gifted Morocco their first two goals in France.

Broon was such a wee shite.

 

[SDF]

Tbh, Goram was wasn't exactly fantastic in the 1997/98 season.

McCoist made a late push to put himself in with a shout for that WC and Craig Brown didn't pick him. A few months later Super is being called on to help Scotland struggle to a win over Estonia at Tynecastle. Incidentally, it was Bandy Legs' %^*& ups that put Scotland into that predicament.

Sullivan should've been Scotland GK at France 1998.

Leighton was beyond done. Goram was a shambles by then.

 

[superallythe2nd]

I've listened to the Sacked in The Morning podcast quite a bit & in spite of this incident, Craig Levein & Graeme Hogg seem to get have got on ok.

Levein & Gary MacKay however do seem to have an issue with each other.

On a similar note but I'm sure there might have been some needle between Levein and Super Ally?

Remember him scoring against Hearts at Ibrox, possibly 92/93, and looked like he was making a point of doing a knee slide at Levein's feet

 

[superallythe2nd]

He should have been finished after he gifted Morocco their first two goals in France.

Broon was such a wee shite.

100% this.

Watched the documentary about Scotland at France 98 last year and the goals looked worse than I remembered as an 11-year old.

lady's front bottom was a fucking balloon.

 

[BB50]

Was just about to post that myself,
Squash ball in the eye was one excuse going about as far as I can remember

That's exactly what happened, it was in Livingwell health club.

 

[muttley]

World football ? Give us a break he played for Hibs at the time.

I'm talking of the laughable campaign by the Scottish media to have Leighton in goals ahead of Goram for Scotland, even when The Goalie was at his pomp. It was embarrassing.

 

[PawsBear]

Jim Leighton never lost a legit goal against us ever (in his Vaseline clouded mind).

Seriously, watch any goal we scored on him and there's always some sort of issue. If he was allowed to chase an official he'd have been the world record holder for the 100m.

I remember a 3.1 win at Dens on Boxing Day 92 when he was rank rotten - got extra pleasure from his performance

 

[Boldvale]

Jim and Willie MacLean. Listen to the Walter Smith YouTube clip about it.

 

[BWO]

He should have been finished after he gifted Morocco their first two goals in France.

Broon was such a wee shite.

He gifted Brazil a goal at Italia 90 too, spilled a fairly easy take.

 

[SDF]

I'm talking of the laughable campaign by the Scottish media to have Leighton in goals ahead of Goram for Scotland, even when The Goalie was at his pomp. It was embarrassing.

Brown went as far as to say Goram and Leighton were the two best keepers in Europe before Euro 96. Leighton wasn't even the second best keeper in the country.

It was utter horseshit simply to keep Leighton sweet.

 

[PawsBear]

On a similar note but I'm sure there might have been some needle between Levein and Super Ally?

Remember him scoring against Hearts at Ibrox, possibly 92/93, and looked like he was making a point of doing a knee slide at Levein's feet

i think it was just classic super ally after being kicked all afternoon by Levein.

 

[Georgethegersfan]

Souness had super ally sit on the bench,for a long while,don't think they fell out though.

 

[muttley]

Brown went as far as to say Goram and Leighton were the two best keepers in Europe before Euro 96. Leighton wasn't even the second best keeper in the country.

It was utter horseshit simply to keep Leighton sweet.

I remember it well, mate. It was cringeworthy from Brown to claim such utter nonsense.

 

[Fourladshadadream]

Eric Cantona and the Crystal Palace fan.

 

[stoogie]

Joe Harper and Alex Ferguson. I heard harper interviewed on sportsound and he freely admitted that he hated ferguson. Hate was the actual word he used. He said ferguson was a bully who basically got lucky at Aberdeen when he inherited a good team.

 

[mulguy1953]

Frannie Lee & Norman Hunter was a good scrap

 

[imager]

Fernando and Alan Thompson.

they lived next door to each other and were mates.

 

[Blue Lou Boyle]

A child and a cheat but untouchable as far as the Scottish press were concerned. The Sounness goal against the Sheep shortly before Ferguson headed to Old Trafford. Well over the line and he dragged it back claiming it had not crossed and then chasing the officials at the second goal claiming offside when it wasn't - double standards in the extreme. There was also an incident at Easter Road when he went mental at Gascoigne over a penalty as I remember when there was nothing to dispute.

That was my first Rangers game.

Tbh leighton charging up to the half way line is the only thing i remember.

To this day my dad and me will mention it to each other now and again.

 

[DEJA BLUE]

Negri and Porrini… allegedly

Both wanted to squash each other apparently

 

[wee bud]

Bowyer and Dyer fighting each other for Newcastle back in 2014.

 

[NUL bear]

Joe Harper and Alex Ferguson. I heard harper interviewed on sportsound and he freely admitted that he hated ferguson. Hate was the actual word he used. He said ferguson was a bully who basically got lucky at Aberdeen when he inherited a good team.

… true.
Any truth in the rumours that Saint Alex’s end at St Mirren was controversial?

Le Saux Fowler btw

 

[PawsBear]

That was my first Rangers game.

Tbh leighton charging up to the half way line is the only thing i remember.

To this day my dad and me will mention it to each other now and again.

Great season for your first Rangers game

 

[TJ72]

Graeme Souness and Terry Yorath.

 

[Awritenobad]

He gifted Brazil a goal at Italia 90 too, spilled a fairly easy take.

Aye, I mentioned that earlier in the thread, bud.

I never miss a chance to rip Bandy

 

[Blue Lou Boyle]

Jim mclean vs life in general

 

[stoogie]

… true.
Any truth in the rumours that Saint Alex’s end at St Mirren was controversial?

Le Saux Fowler btw

No idea about that, not saying harper was correct either. Its a bit of a stretch to believe Alex Ferguson was simply just lucky. He certainly didnt mince his words though. It was really surprising to hear someone quite candidly say on the radio that they "hated" ferguson.

 

[Gibraltar Loyal]

Leighton is an absolute child. He was dropped by his manager because he was playing really badly. Nothing strange, out of order or nasty about it.

To huff over it for decades is pathetic.

You say child, I say cocksocket.
Saying he nearly got Cooper's free kick summed up exactly how much of a wank the guy is.

 

[Grant K]

Stefan effenberg and Lothar Matthaus.
In effenbergs autobiography there is a chapter titled "what Lothar matthaus knows about football", and the page is blank!

Len Shackleton an English internationalist of the 40/50’s did the same in his autobiography published in 1956, The Clown Prince of Football with a chapter called ‘The Average Directors Knowledge of Football’

 

[NYC Davie]

Just reading the earlier posts about Leighton and remembered that in the old days, for no logical reason, I couldn’t stand the skinny, baldy, bandy, gumsy Rangers hating prick.

 

[Kris1872]

Kevin De Bruyne and Courtois.

Was that over a woman? I’m sure I seen something about it years ago.

 

[Gibraltar Loyal]

I swear Brazil were letting us get the needed point that day. Then "Bandy" scoops the ball right into the path of the Brazilian guy who has no option but to roll it in.

Think Brazil were happy with the draw but Scotland started to take the piss a bit near the end and Brazil thought, phuck this and scored.

 

[Jay1873]

Romario and Bebeto didn’t get on

 

[TW14]

Bowyer and Dyer fighting each other for Newcastle back in 2014.

That was just a culmination of stuff it wasnt a grudge per se

 

[savus]

Brian Clough and Don Revie.

 

[PawsBear]

Just reading the earlier posts about Leighton and remembered that in the old days, for no logical reason, I couldn’t stand the skinny, baldy, bandy, gumsy Rangers hating prick.

You are not alone Davie and there are plenty of logical reasons

 

[Bigfc]

Alex Ferguson is the common denominator in a lot of feuds, which would normally mean he was the problem.

Off the top of my head I can think of Leighton, Sharpe, Stam, Keane, Beckham, Wenger, Keegan.

Came out the winner every single time.

Strachan as well. Strachan remains raging about him selling him to Leeds

 

[FriendsDontLie]

Jim Leighton never lost a legit goal against us ever (in his Vaseline clouded mind).

Seriously, watch any goal we scored on him and there's always some sort of issue. If he was allowed to chase an official he'd have been the world record holder for the 100m.

I was so pleased when he was carried off in the Scottish cup final, always felt he was deserving of that

 

[Big D]

I've listened to the Sacked in The Morning podcast quite a bit & in spite of this incident, Craig Levein & Graeme Hogg seem to get have got on ok.

Levein & Gary MacKay however do seem to have an issue with each other.

Levein and Michael Stewart also...... tho anyone who doesn't have beef with Stewart is for the watching.

 

[Johnny Yen]

Was that over a woman? I’m sure I seen something about it years ago.

Yep, Courtois was rifling KDB’s ex girlfriend, she actually cheated on him with Courtois.

 

[Amato Amore]

Just reading the earlier posts about Leighton and remembered that in the old days, for no logical reason, I couldn’t stand the skinny, baldy, bandy, gumsy Rangers hating prick.

I’m sure I read on here he’s a bear!

 

[willowbankbear]

Joe Harper and Alex Ferguson. I heard harper interviewed on sportsound and he freely admitted that he hated ferguson. Hate was the actual word he used. He said ferguson was a bully who basically got lucky at Aberdeen when he inherited a good team.

Harper was a drunken bum , he never tires of slagging Rangers

 

[Caldow3]

Souness and Phil Thompson hated each other

What was this all about?

 

[Johansen]

Alex Ferguson is the common denominator in a lot of feuds, which would normally mean he was the problem.

Off the top of my head I can think of Leighton, Sharpe, Stam, Keane, Beckham, Wenger, Keegan.

Came out the winner every single time.

He admits that he made a massive mistake where Stam is concerned though

 

[Bearcage]

Keane and Harland from years back.

 

[derek145]

What was this all about?

Souness and Thompson — one of football’s longest-running feuds

In 1981, Souness reacted to a joke by throwing a pint over his captain ... and things only got worse from there

theathletic.com

 

[NYC Davie]

I’m sure I read on here he’s a bear!

If so, then like Mr Partridge said about the man with orthopaedic shoes, I stand corrected Amato. But truth be told, I think I’m right!