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Sad news for the Orange Army
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24-03-2016, 17:05
(This post was last modified: 24-03-2016, 17:58 by silverbaggie.)
One of soccer's greatest ever players has died at the relatively young age of 68.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35892775 R.I.P Johan
Some days I'm top dog, most days I'm just the lamp post.
24-03-2016, 17:46
Cigarettes - If any of you smoke take heed. Crush them and thrown them in the bin. Start now.
A very sorry day when such a brilliant and talented man should die so early. 
24-03-2016, 18:01
Cruyff lit up World football just when we thought we'd lost out to the 'midfield runners'. It was all about 'work rate, work rate, work rate' until '74 when he reminded us what The Beautiful Game was all about.
His skills were breathtaking at the time. RIP
Start every day off with a smile and get it over with
So sad when one of your hero's passes away, and he truly was one of mine.
The stand out player of the total football team who invented the modern game but sadly never won the World Cup. Seeing the famous "Cruyff Turn".....well, you could never tire of it could you? His brilliance on the ball was totally unique and years ahead of it's time. Sad, sad day. R. I. P. Yohann 
24-03-2016, 21:57
Really sad to hear this news. Taken far too soon by cancer-sticks. I consider myself
lucky to have watched this fantastic player on TV in his prime. It wasn’t just his tricks on the ball but his sheer athleticism that captivated. You got the feeling that you were watching a truly athletic, almost balletic, performance. It was a bit like watching David Emery (the great hurdler) play football in that he seemed to be able to do things that ordinary mortals could only dream of copying. In modern parlance if you took the skill of Messi and the physicality of Ronaldo and combined them you would be close to what he was like at his best.
27-03-2016, 19:24
(This post was last modified: 27-03-2016, 19:25 by RainbowTurnedEastStand.)
Not a word when they`re alive and then soon as something bad happens its arse licking time , yawn!yawn!
Bit like the Villa fans totally slagging Petrov off for years then gets diagnosed with Leukemia then its applause for Stan time
27-03-2016, 19:54
(27-03-2016, 19:24)RainbowTurnedEastStand Wrote: Not a word when they`re alive and then soon as something bad happens its arse licking time , yawn!yawn! Strange post  If you've got time this compilation is fantastic to watch - reminds you of just how good Cruyff was, how he always tried to stay on his feet, and how the 'beautiful game' CAN be beautiful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIAVTd3jVe8 
29-03-2016, 21:12
(27-03-2016, 19:54)drewks Wrote:(27-03-2016, 19:24)RainbowTurnedEastStand Wrote: Not a word when they`re alive and then soon as something bad happens its arse licking time , yawn!yawn! That's a horrific post not strange. How can you condemn people paying tribute to another human life? Rainbow, do yourself a favour and try to use the little brain power you clearly have to assess whether you're going to offend people before you post your drivel.
31-03-2016, 12:19
I went to the England vs Holland game at Wembley yesterday. Football was not quite up to expectations and team didn't gel too well but there was a very special moment when a little while into the game and whilst play was going on a photograph of Johann Cruyff was displayed on the two large tv screens behind the goals.
As one all in the Stadium stood up and applauded continuously for what seemed like 2 minutes or so and only ceased when the photographs disappeared. A marvellous tribute to the man. As an aside many years ago I took my son to the Nou Camp as a treat to see Barcelona in action. Queued literally for hours to get tickets only to be told when we got to the ticket office that we were in the wrong queue. The queue we were in was for tickets for the Johann Cruyff testimonial game !! Needless to say our queue was only 3 or 4 deep. Still the whole weekend was very special. Regards to all Baggies fans. Exteecee |
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