Anything?
I miss the old AC Milan side, Shevchenko, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Seedorf.

The game isn't the same without Sir Alex.

Another thing, Keane v Vieira, where it actually seemed to mean something between the players. I don't think the foreign players quite understand the English game.

A Brazilian team that still had that mystical aura about them, mainly the 90's team that I remember.

Rattles

Going with my dad, and the Longside.

Amongst others...

Muddy bits down the middle of the pitch.
Players trying to attack the opposing goal, fending off fouls rather than going down at the merest touch.
"Unsafe" standing.
The old Offside rule

Every team kick off at 3pm Saturday.

KRBFC wrote: Another thing, Keane v Vieira, where it actually seemed to mean something between the players. I don't think the foreign players quite understand the English game.

Both, at least definitely one of those players, are foreign.

HelloHiGoodbye wrote:Both, at least definitely one of those players, are foreign.

But I wasn't on about just them two players, both the Arsenal and Utd sides were made up mainly of English players. Even if it was players like Nicky Butt and Phil Neville.

nonayclaret wrote: Players trying to attack the opposing goal, fending off fouls rather than going down at the merest touch.

Well we sort of saw that for our first on Saturday.

The 8 more games we used to get.

Mass pitch invasions by deliriously happy supporters who would put smiling players on their shoulders.

Final game of the season that you can get nostalgic about on 'Match of the seventies' were loads of skinny fans lined the touchlines, sometimes tackling the winger.

I miss Robbie Savage not being a pundit.

The surge in the Longside when we score.

beating the galhoots from Evilwood!

I miss certain Burnley players not being in the game anymore. I miss the likes of Robbie Blake and Glen Little. I miss Wade Elliott who is one of my favourite ever Burnley players (and an absolute gent).

KRBFC wrote:Anything?
I miss the old AC Milan side, Shevchenko, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Seedorf.

The game isn't the same without Sir Alex.

Another thing, Keane v Vieira, where it actually seemed to mean something between the players. I don't think the foreign players quite understand the English game.

Don't forget Lentini for a time before his accident

Robbie Blake.

Snap, Indigo.

I miss before Dyche came to Burnley, when we were a mid table Championship side playing that wonderful football where we'd score 3 goals and the opposition would score 4 goals.

Agree with the first 2 post. A proper Brazil side!!!

There's a museum at the San Siro with shirts from that Milan team. Incredible when you see them all lined up Maldini, Nesta, Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf, Shevchenko, Inzaghi.

Another vote for Fergie as well, I'm a huge admirer of what he achieved in management and it's just not the same without him.

The toilets behind the Longside.
The Rose & Thistle
The Fourth Division
£3.50 to get in the Turf
Glen Little

Tricks and pieces of skill, beating a man and getting a cross in.

I thought the game had come on leaps and bounds in the passing department, meaning football had improved. But there are far too many safe passer's in the game these days often leading to boring games.

1) Watching games on ceefax
2) Checking clubcall for rumours
3) Players coming into the bookies outside the ground before the game (Little, Weller and Smith main culprits)
4) Ade Randall playing keepy up before games
5) Warren Joyce's shorts

Bin Ont Turf wrote:I miss before Dyche came to Burnley, when we were a mid table Championship side playing that wonderful football where we'd score 3 goals and the opposition would score 4 goals.

Or seven ha ha

I was struggling a bit then but thinking about Keane and Vieira, the game's got a lot softer. There used to be mean b***ards who'd tackle hard, foul and just generally be an intimidating presence. They were the leaders and the villains. Obviously refereeing and rules have changed and there's good reasons for it, and there are still bad tackles but I can't think of anyone we've faced this season who's been intimidating in that way. That type of player has gone and it seems like it's tarts that have taken their places. The villains now, the only ones I can remember booing this season, are pathetic, soft, diving, acting, trying to get people sent off.

Easy to say because it's not my ankles/shins/knees/career, but as spectator I'd much prefer a game that featured a couple of proper big tacklers to a game with a couple of diving tarts.

lucs86 wrote:I was struggling a bit then but thinking about Keane and Vieira, the game's got a lot softer. There used to be mean b***ards who'd tackle hard, foul and just generally be an intimidating presence. They were the leaders and the villains. Obviously refereeing and rules have changed and there's good reasons for it, and there are still bad tackles but I can't think of anyone we've faced this season who's been intimidating in that way. That type of player has gone and it seems like it's tarts that have taken their places. The villains now, the only ones I can remember booing this season, are pathetic, soft, diving, acting, trying to get people sent off.

Easy to say because it's not my ankles/shins/knees/career, but as spectator I'd much prefer a game that featured a couple of proper big tacklers to a game with a couple of diving tarts.

Those sides beat their opponents in the tunnel. Standing next to Viera or Keane would put fear into anybody. Not just them 2 though add Gilberto, Campbell, Stam, Pallister, Keown, Adams.

Dyched wrote:Those sides beat their opponents in the tunnel. Standing next to Viera or Keane would put fear into anybody. Not just them 2 though add Gilberto, Campbell, Stam, Pallister, Keown, Adams.

But as a neutral it made the Arsenal v Utd game, a game you would look forward to watching. I remember the time Ruud Van Nistelrooy missed that penalty and was crowded by Arsenal players.

Yeah exactly. Id rather watch paint dry tgan watch coquelan, koschelmy etc

When the World Cup was exciting to watch

i miss leaning on the metal barriers, think they were blue, but used to be green.

Apart from OP and Saxo, ******* fans coming on here wumming and gloating. I used to hate it but now I would love it. Where are you, you bastards?! ;D

Dean Marney

The bloke behind me with tears in his eyes, saying "Oh Billy Ingham, you've done it again."

You Win Again by the Bee Gees, pre kick-off.

Everything else is better.

Swanky-Pants Dog Troupe.

Van Halen - Jump

Stimerol

FA cup day on the telly from 8.00.

Proper sliding tackles - it was an art form. There were none of these bizarre two footed out of control leaps, just proper hard challenges.

DCWat wrote:Proper sliding tackles - it was an art form. There were none of these bizarre two footed out of control leaps, just proper hard challenges.

That's why the defenders of today will, in my opinion, NEVER be better then the likes of Baresi, Sammer, Nesta, Matthaus etc

Sidney1st wrote:That's why the defenders of today will, in my opinion, NEVER be better then the likes of Baresi, Sammer, Nesta, Matthaus etc

One more recent but Vidic in his prime was up there Imo.

Dancing to "building with the Burnley" (building society) on the longside at half time. A mate of mine plays it first record at parties when it is 12.00 new years eve.

Pie and peas (and not to eat) at half time.

Queuing at the beer hut whilst watching the game.

KRBFC wrote:One more recent but Vidic in his prime was up there Imo.

Good call, proper old school defender.

He's playing in Carrick's testimonial in June.

Hazzyclaret1955 wrote:Queuing at the beer hut whilst watching the game.

Don't forget walking back to your position with pint still intact only for Burnley to score and you know the rest.

Bands and half time scores being put up.

Players chasing stray dogs on the pitch.
When football ran football, not Sky or BT or the BBC or ITV so you could plan out your whole season almost in August.

Flatline wrote:Don't forget walking back to your position with pint still intact only for Burnley to score and you know the rest.

Yes had a few beer shampoos, when I had hair.

I miss proper football people

The likes of Bobby Robson, Alex Ferguson, Graham Taylor, George Graham... the type of people you can imagine chewing your ear-off if you ever struck up an conversation. The closest we have is now is Harry Redknapp or Neil Warnock