w4hammer
12:59 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
loved watching him floating towards the corner flag either side and dinking over a pinpoint cross to the head of our striker that always evaded the defenders. I have never seen someone cross a ball with such accuracy when in full flight.
_________
spot on
Him and Devo ...
|
icwhs
12:58 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
Clough rated him alright, he tried to buy him! That sorts of rates him, got the hump when Brooking wouldn't go....
Thats when he said his butterfly crap.
|
HairySpotter
2:48 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
im going to say it...Brooking was as good as Zidane.
|
normannomates
2:27 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
Like all great players...make it look effortless.
Gutted for him in 82 world cup.
|
Bullet
2:23 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
Watched him from 73 to 84. My favourite ever West Ham player, Bonzo second, but for very different reasons.
I loved watching him floating towards the corner flag either side and dinking over a pinpoint cross to the head of our striker that always evaded the defenders. I have never seen someone cross a ball with such accuracy when in full flight.
|
the coming of gary
2:14 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
I remember when he got booked and the whole of upton park started booing his every touch - Brooking could hardly play for laughing -
- such a great player. from the hammers I watched regularly, only Devonshire to equal him.
.
|
gph
1:42 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
Trevor Brooking is still getting me into trouble.
I still try to let the ball do the work like he did, and the skill totally evades me, like it has since the seventies.
|
Willtell
12:29 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
jimbo 2 is right. Clough tried to buy him but Sir Trev wouldn't go iirc. I remember Clough taking it badly and saying that "Brooking floats like a butterfly and stings like one too" and went on to say that under him he'd sting like a bee....
|
normannomates
12:24 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
Ron
Apparentely so..but i dont believe it.
Would clough have picked him for England if clough got the job?..
|
jimbo2.
12:24 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
Cough did, he tried to buy him!
|
Ronald_antly
12:16 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
Clough didn't rate him.
|
normannomates
12:15 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
The mercenary 10.43
Yea..Brooking was an ideal Clough player..cultured player and well behaved on and off the pitch.
Clough was big on on field behaviour.
|
Hammer and Pickle
12:13 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
Always admired the man so one of the few real regrets I have in life is never going to see him play when I had the chance.
Anyway, I also lost interest when he, Bonds and Lyall took their bows.
|
Willtell
12:12 Tue Jul 28
Re: BROOKING MEMORIES - MAN WAS A FCKING GENIUS
|
Leeshere 11:57
Excellent and some happy memories there.
|
Ronald_antly
12:08 Tue Jul 28
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
He used to float like a butterfly.
|
stirlinghammer
12:04 Tue Jul 28
Re: BROOKING MEMORIES - MAN WAS A FCKING GENIUS
|
Crossy..
|
stirlinghammer
12:03 Tue Jul 28
Re: BROOKING MEMORIES - MAN WAS A FCKING GENIUS
|
I played a one two with the great man and scored. A treat for our school team winning the league.
He even said Crosby would have liked my top corner finish,,,I recall the training session was a a few days after his goal v Hungary...
|
Leeshere
11:57 Mon Jul 27
Re: BROOKING MEMORIES - MAN WAS A FCKING GENIUS
|
Brooking was a long time before I going to games, but I created this Youtube video as I loved seeing his goals.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZzFtjgtMvU
|
Hugh Monteith
11:54 Mon Jul 27
Re: BROOKING memories - Man was a genius
|
The goal against Borota was outrageously brilliant
|
Any Old Iron
11:30 Mon Jul 27
Re: BROOKING MEMORIES - MAN WAS A FCKING GENIUS
|
In 53 years of going down the Boleyn there are two players who have given me more pleasure than any others. Trevor Brooking, and paulo Di Canio. And Gino wins.
|
isolated hammer
11:24 Mon Jul 27
Re: Brooking memories - Man was a genius
|
Many years ago we were in the second division and playing at home to Derby who were considered at the time to be our main rivals for the title if you like. Anyway even though we were second division, the game was radio 2 commentary game and Peter Jones described Trevs goal as sublime.
|
| 
