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80s/90s/00s footy nostalgia. On a YouTube odyssey for glorious goals & gaffes. Retro football writer.
It’s Antonin Panenka’s birthday today.
And to mark the occasion, here’s Julian Dicks giving it some proper fucking welly from the penalty spot…
It’s the late Toto Schillaci’s birthday today. You remember him.
Sicilian striker. Italia 90 icon.
And scorer of this spectacular Serie A Scissorbastard…
Once Upon a Time in Florence…
01.12.2025 07:37 — 👍 33 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0It’s 23 years since Royal Antwerp fans unwisely invaded the pitch at Beveren...
... and were welcomed by a straightener from Graham Stack.
HAVE IT.
33 years ago today Gazza became a Lazio legend by scoring a last-gasp equaliser in the Rome derby.
It was his first goal for the club.
Timing.
Del Piero in the snow. Barely leaving a footprint, of course…
28.11.2025 07:39 — 👍 29 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1It’s Roberto Mancini’s birthday. You remember him.
Suave, sophisticated, scarf-wearing Italian manager.
And scorer of the sauciest volley you’ll ever see.
You dirty, rotten scoundrel.
To grow old is to accept that you’ll never look as effortlessly cool as Claudio Caniggia in a big leather jacket, stonewashed denim and a white sock/ black shoe combo…
26.11.2025 20:29 — 👍 21 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 042 years ago today “King” Kenny notches his 100th goal for Liverpool with this perfect ping off the stanchion at Portman Road.
Majestic.
It’s the anniversary of Alan Shearer hitting the ball with great vengeance and furious anger at Ewood in 1994.
Unstoppable.
TELLY GOLD: Des Lynam talks through the Premier League table from this week in 1998.
Voice like a pair of comfy slippers. Even if your team’s season was going down the khazi, somehow Des made things seem that little bit better...
It’s Steve MacKenzie’s birthday today. You remember him.
“Pint of Thunderbastard please, mate…”
It’s the anniversary of one of the most underrated finishes of the 90s.
Julian Joachim. Highfield Road. 1996.
What’s he doing from that angle? Behave yourself, son.
Every now and again I remember when Take That visited Old Trafford…
… and Mike Phelan wore the displeased look of a man overseeing some shoddy work on his patio.
34 years ago at Kenilworth Road:
Hoof it. Head it. Help it on...
… and let Big Quinny do the rest.
18 years ago at Wembley:
Sol Campbell. Croatia. And the longest slide tackle since records began…
On #WorldChildrensDay, here’s Vinnie Jones sticking a reducer on an unsuspecting mascot…
20.11.2025 21:34 — 👍 44 🔁 8 💬 3 📌 043 years ago today:
Clive Allen And One Of The Greatest Turns You’ve Never Seen.
Absolutely tremendous.
Legend has it that if you stare at this Peter Schmeichel smug for five seconds or more, you never sleep again…
19.11.2025 19:14 — 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1It’s 20 years since Ronaldinho ripped Real a new arsehole in the Clasico.
And the look on poor Iker Casillas’s face. Sometimes there’s nothing you can do but admire the artistry in front of your eyes…
33 years ago today two ‘Goal of the Month’ contenders help England beat Turkey.
Lots to see here:
- A trademark @alanshearer header
- Glorious Gazza
- Des Walker easing through the gears
- Brilliant Barry Davies
- The Life of Riley
Kick Off 2 on the Amiga.
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“Is Gascoigne going to have a crack? He is, you know.
OH I SAY! BRILLIANT! THAT IS SCHOOLBOYS’ OWN STUFF!
I bet even he can’t believe it. Is there anything left from this man to surprise us?”
- B.Davies, 1991
It’s the anniversary of One Of The Best Solo Goals Of All Time.
Courtesy of Ronny Rosenthal.
Incredible.
Ronaldo vs Maldini.
Back when Serie A was the playground of the Gods.
This is the sort of anecdote I live for.
15.11.2025 08:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 029 years ago today:
A perfect ping from Gary McAllister finds Noel Whelan on the volley. And he gives it a bit of the old Van Basten…
It’s Alan Taylor’s birthday today. You remember him.
Much-travelled striker. FA Cup matchwinner.
And scorer of one of the All-time Great Shit Goals.
Loftus Road. 1989. Thank goodness they caught it on camera.
It’s Dave Mackay’s birthday. You remember him.
Here he is telling Billy Bremner to take a wee bit more care and attention with his tackles, whilst a beautifully bronzed Terry Venables looks on.
Art.
It’s the anniversary of a spectacular solo goal for England U21 in Ireland, 1990.
The scorer was a number 10 in long sleeves, with pace to burn, and a decent shot on him.
This young lad might be one to watch, you know.
