Inside The Mind of Gazza!

Ross Barkley reminds me a little bit of Gazza in the way he plays the game

Lives near me and I’ve seen him out and about quite a bit, same with Harry Redknapp. A tortured soul who I think everyone would like to see at peace.

Never forgive Hoddle leaving him out of the France 98 squad . Was on holiday in Turkey when the news came out . Was in a right mood for days and the Mrs had a right go. ….

Him and Ince were magnificent getting that draw away in Rome to get us into the finals . Even if he didn’t start having Gazza in the bench rather than Merson would have given us something different .

I also remember for few months in 2002 there was talk of him making it back in the squad . He went on a decent run of form for Everton culminating in him tearing apart the O’s in the cup. Think he then got injured , got on the sauce and Sven laughed the idea out of town .

He doesn’t really watch footy I heard cause there are no players that he is really fussed about . He was an unbelievable player . Utter genius . Proper fruit loop though, poor chap

Gazza’s finest moment?

Trying to talk ‘Moaty’ down.

gcw

I saw/met Gazza at one of those football dinner evening events about 6 or 7 years ago. He told some great stories as expected. Someone asked him what he thought about players retiring early from the England team. He was disgusted by it, burst into tears and said he’d give anything to play just one more minute for his country. Was a good evening but also a bit strange as he is clearly a tormented person

Sounds like Bog Filla’s appearance at the recent AGM.

seanc80 Ross Barkley reminds me a little bit of Gazza in the way he plays the game

I can’t tell whether you’re extracting the Michael or not?

He’s been absolutely awful for us though props to him for bagging the winner earlier.

Ross Barkley has had a lick of the tar brush, just like SeanC.

Millsy Lives near me and I’ve seen him out and about quite a bit, same with Harry Redknapp. A tortured soul who I think everyone would like to see at peace.

Gazza lives in Sandbanks?

Fair play.

bosstrabs Ross Barkley has had a lick of the tar brush, just like SeanC.

Pack it in Dave.

IndustryStandard Never forgive Hoddle leaving him out of the France 98 squad .

Gazza was absolutely furious apparently.

Smashed up his room at the hotel.

Glennda had a nasty/horrible side to him.

Smallman1 Absolutely the right choice.

Built a team around Scholes as a creative force instead, and would have gone further but for Beckham’s sending off.

bosstrabs Do you think? That game was lost from the start

I’ve never re-watched it to be honest.

But England did very well in the build up to France 98 and I think sidelining Scholes to allow a bigger role for Gazza would have been the wrong decision.

Not sure he could have accommodated both in his system, could he?

Didn’t Carlos Roa, their penalty save hero, pretty much retire after that World Cup (aged 24 or something) and go and live on a kibbutz?

bosstrabs Probably not, but you’d have taken the pair of them to the World Cup, wouldn’t you?

Fairly sure we would have been found out later on in the tournament/bottled it.

I don’t think the players liked Glennda.

I genuinely think we would have won Italia 90 though if we got to the final.

Smallman1 Argentina were dire in the final, ravaged by injury and suspension.

They did well to hold West Germany to 1-0. I agree England would have beaten them.