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armchair 8:32 Mon Jul 27
Brooking memories - Man was a genius

Between about 1978 and 1982 I went to most home games . And consistently two or three times a match Brooking would pull out a world class pass, for the likes of David Cross or Pop Robson to run on to - everyone in the crowd appreciated it and knew they were in the presence of a world class player. Better than Hoddle or any of his contemporaries. Under-rated at the time and should have played many more times for England. Just came into my head. I know he now gets written off as some kind of boring middle-management 'yes'-man - but he is still the most exciting footballer I've seen at West Ham.

Takashi Miike 8:39 Mon Jul 27
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boring? never. trevor was ten yards in his head in front of 99% of the opposition. keegan loved him in the England team with him as they were on the same wavelength. brooking will always be a footballing god to me, that he's a lovely decent fella away from the game is a bonus

hammer205 8:44 Mon Jul 27
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https://youtu.be/Ua5u4QvbP6g

This summed up sir Trevor and us....!!!

FHB 8:44 Mon Jul 27
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Most creative player of the 70s and 80s, a pleasure to watch.

Could pass with both feet, go past people and had great vision, my favourite player ever.

BRANDED 9:02 Mon Jul 27
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Did he ever head a winner?

Saul Bollox 9:02 Mon Jul 27
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Remember the admiring oooooohhhhhhh! sound when he did something outrageous.

I once saw him running at a diagonal towards the West stand about 20 yards from the North bank corner flag to intercept a long ball. Had a group of QPR defenders of defenders covering him. The next thing I saw was Alan Taylor in space running onto a perfect reverse path taking all their players out of the game and Taylor running on to score. It was the greatest piece of pure skill I have seen at UP and up there with Bergkamp's goal against Argentina. Unfortunately it wasn't on TV so you'll just have to take my word for it.

tunwhu 9:08 Mon Jul 27
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Out and out legend for me. Fortunate enough to have met him a couple of times and it never spoilt his God-like status for me.
Far better than Hoddle who was a 45 minute player at best. The Keegan & Brooking partnership was a joy to watch in a poor era for players. Trev got nowhere near the caps he should have got and certain areas of his game were criticised far too much. Everyone who watched him regularly knew he was something special.

Geno

Bill W 9:08 Mon Jul 27
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I love this man and I never saw him play live. If there is one redeeming feature of this modern day, never miss a second culture, it is that people who aren't around to see legends like Sir Trev in the flesh, they will be able to at a later date.

Enjoying reading the few posts so far, cheers, look forward to reading more.

Oh dear 9:11 Mon Jul 27
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Trevor Brooking, genius doesn't do the man justice. It's fucking pointless trying to describe him as a footballer because I can't imagine there are the words that could adequately do it.

Nice to see West Ham managed to get him a nice clock when finished playing - our greatest ever player and they gave him a clock........

Far Cough 9:12 Mon Jul 27
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He had no right to carry the ball the way he did, he was all gangly legs but he did it and how

1964 9:14 Mon Jul 27
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Yes - agreed with all of this, but we need to move on Brooking is history and I'm a 60s supporter that saw Moore and Hurst.

Brooking was my favourite but move on. I want to see another bloke like him before I die!

ludo21 9:15 Mon Jul 27
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The best player that I have ever seen play live.... and I count myself very lucky to have done so on many occasions.

BRANDED 9:17 Mon Jul 27
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64
You are by far my favourite poster
No one is more sane than you

onlyoneclydebest 9:23 Mon Jul 27
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The semi final 2nd leg home to Eintracht Frankfurt in 1976 was one of his finest performances,absolute genius.

Crassus 9:25 Mon Jul 27
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Chair

Here are my facts of Sir Trev

He took abuse in his younger years for being a fairy, he would never have had the time today to blossom. He was bullied out of games and remained broadly ineffective well into his career.

Our Dad bless him, could see a player and maintained that he had it, just lacked confidence.

Over a couple of seasons his rare flashes became the norm, he become important then critical - thereafter iconic

The Keegan reference is a good one, he was after all the European player of the year twice in that era and it is a fact that he and Trev were telepathic. Beyond, if either spoke in the press or on tv they praised each other. They were a lethal combination, be in no doubt.

His finest hour will likely be seen as the cup final goal - for me his destruction of Eintracht under the lights and in the rain - utterly the best ever game I have seen against a truly brilliant German / Dutch side that were a real team

When relegated, he did not jump ship, he had an offer from Hertha Berlin, good side at the time and fancied it, he stayed and we romped the cup and then promotion

On a personal note I 'got' his autograph weekly on a Thursday when they got paid and we were off school - in later life met him several times through work at the peak of his powers; a real gentleman and happy to chat about what I saw from the terraces of the South Bank

At the FA he fought tooth and nail against the Charles Hughes/ Wilkinsom mantra and no doubt as those of us who saw it, he could stand his ground when challenged on the pitch and did so with those cunts

Bring the bloke home for fucks sake

Sorry if I have rambled but this bloke is different gravy to later so called legends, very bright yet so receptive, a true Gent, brilliant player, bright yet remained one of us when he was for so many reasons patently not - love the bloke to bits

Far Cough 9:27 Mon Jul 27
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He went to school just 100 yards from where my school was in Barkingside

Chopper Toshack 9:31 Mon Jul 27
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Crassus 9:25 Mon Jul 27

Enough said.

Well done son.

Pringle 9:32 Mon Jul 27
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Absolutely loved the bloke.
One of my best memories was probably in about 81/82 we was playing Watford at home , I was stood at the front of the north bank and we got a corner and somehow I ended up with the ball. Sir Trevor beckoned me to throw the ball to him ... I wanted to give it him, hand it over personally and I showed him the ball and he walked over took the ball from me and said thanks ..... I was in heaven haha.
My sons middle name is Brooking .

Chopper Toshack 9:34 Mon Jul 27
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Saul Bollox 9:02 Mon Jul 27
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Remember the admiring oooooohhhhhhh! sound when he did something outrageous.

The Chicken Run collective sigh of appreciation. You used to get it with something Brooking did two or three times a game at his peak. I can't remember hearing it much since.

1964 9:34 Mon Jul 27
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onlyoneclydebest 9:23 Mon Jul 27

Absolutely agree. One of the best nights over UP that I ever saw.

They go on today about big bucks players and the top teams Man U, Livercry, Arse, Plastics, Rooney, etc etc - all wankers, nothing was bigger or better than Trev.

Chopper Toshack 9:36 Mon Jul 27
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THAT goal against Petar Barota, home to Chelsea. Are there enough words?

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