Cantona and Sky

[Trucker Paddy]

Anybody see the TV add, part of it focused on Istanbul, very good ad, and for the record I always thought he was the dogs bollox even if he was playing for them.

[Byrnie]

Anybody see the TV add, part of it focused on Istanbul, very good ad, and for the record I always thought he was the dogs bollox even if he was playing for them.

 

Supposed to start a thread on this yesterday, I was a bit surprised he done it. Imagine one of our legends starring in an advert featuring that wonderful night in Barcelona.

 

Good add though.

[Hermes]

Anybody see the TV add, part of it focused on Istanbul, very good ad, and for the record I always thought he was the dogs bollox even if he was playing for them.

 

Extremely overrated played, not fit to lace King Kenny's boots.

[Trucker Paddy]

Extremely overrated played, not fit to lace King Kenny's boots.

 

No argument there, but in the generation he was in, he was brilliant, anyway back on subject, excellent tv ad

[Pidge]

Extremely overrated played, not fit to lace King Kenny's boots.

 

True, but he was an imperious bastard. Every team loves having someone who can pull of the audacious and then act arrogant as hell about it. He was much better than Henry at that.

[Guest PurpleNose]

True, but he was an imperious bastard. Every team loves having someone who can pull of the audacious and then act arrogant as hell about it. He was much better than Henry at that.

 

I'd always prefer a Zola type character.

 

Nothing wrong with not being a cunt.

[Mbrownrigg]

Was led to believe he was offered to us bout the same time he went there.

 

Who knows what may have happened then

[Jokerman]

Didn't he retire because he was disillusioned by the increasing commercialism in football? That's what he claimed anyway. All he's done since he retired is appear in a load of ads.

[mypost]

Imagine one of our legends starring in an advert featuring that wonderful night in Barcelona.

 

Good add though.

 

It was a wonderful night in Barcelona. We won 2-1, thanks to Riise's left boot. When's Johnno's next advert?

 

Sorry, you were talking about a different night weren't you? In that case, "wonderful" wouldn't be appropriate, "awful" would.

[Byrnie]

It was a wonderful night in Barcelona. We won 2-1, thanks to Riise's left boot. When's Johnno's next advert?

 

Sorry, you were talking about a different night weren't you? In that case, "wonderful" wouldn't be appropriate, "awful" would.

 

It was a sarcastic line from me, I was quoting Clive Tyldsley, thought it would be obvious.

It was Riise's right boot by the way.

[razor]

True, but he was an imperious bastard. Every team loves having someone who can pull of the audacious and then act arrogant as hell about it. He was much better than Henry at that.

 

I was near the tunnel in 96 when their team came out for their pre-match walk round. Obviously they were getting loads of abuse. Then Liverpool came out and we nearly crumpled when we saw those suits - we knew we were going to get beat.

 

Then, after everyone else was on the pitch, Cantona came out on his own. I've never seen a bigger looking person in my life. Everything about him, and his presence said, "I'm going to score the winner today. On, probably the 86th minute mark."

 

When everyone else went back down the tunnel to get changed, he stayed on the pitch for another 5 minutes, then walked down, really slowly, all the time receiving loads of abuse.

 

His whole manner was the very definition of 'imperious'.

 

No, he isn't fit to lace Kenny's boots, and by a million miles (or even Best / Comb-over etc), but he had a real presence all the same.

 

Thanks, HW.

[Pidge]

I'd always prefer a Zola type character.

 

Nothing wrong with not being a cunt.

 

Everyone loves the nice guy too. The biggest point is that they were both players with personality. An effective persona could well be half the battle against some defences.

[chris71]

Didn't he retire because he was disillusioned by the increasing commercialism in football? That's what he claimed anyway. All he's done since he retired is appear in a load of ads.

 

He retired because he just got fat.

[gkmacca]

The one great defining moment in his career, for me, was during that ludicrous 'trawler' speech when, half way through, he clearly didn't know what the hell he was saying or how he was going to get out of it, so he glugged some water while he thought and then finished with even worse nonsense - and the hacks lapped it all up as if he was a bloody genius. I bet he sat there thinking, 'Oh my God - they're taking me seriously! I've got it made!!'

[Hermes]

The one great defining moment in his career, for me, was during that ludicrous 'trawler' speech when, half way through, he clearly didn't know what the hell he was saying or how he was going to get out of it, so he glugged some water while he thought and then finished with even worse nonsense - and the hacks lapped it all up as if he was a bloody genius. I bet he sat there thinking, 'Oh my God - they're taking me seriously! I've got it made!!'

 

He was like that in every interview he did. Talking nonesensical shite and people believed he was a profound thinker. If somebody every asked him to explain what he meant he'd have got up and walked out.

[chris71]

The sky wankfest over him used to drive me insane. Especially after that jammy pen he scored against us in his comeback game. After two great goals from Fowler that twat scores a penalty and sky make it sound as though he's won every competition ever played with one kick.

[gkmacca]

The word must go around Europe of how gullible English media types are. In France Cantona was mocked as a David Brent/Ian Holloway sort of figure; he came over here and was treated as though he was a sophisticated intellectual. I bet Mancini thought before he went to City, 'I've just got to buy more hair conditioner and get this scarf thing looking right and then I'll get away with murder over there!'

[Franny DelMucho]

The word must go around Europe of how gullible English media types are. In France Cantona was mocked as a David Brent/Ian Holloway sort of figure; he came over here and was treated as though he was a sophisticated intellectual. I bet Mancini thought before he went to City, 'I've just got to buy more hair conditioner and get this scarf thing looking right and then I'll get away with murder over there!'

 

glad you enlightened us with that bit of info as my manc supporting smelly tramp of a friend thinks Cantona is God. He does my fucking head in man. I am actually imagining beating him to a pulp with my golf clubs right now.

[Tepid water]

Cantona was a twat.

My favorite memory of him was when he tackled Ruddock above the knee (shocking challenge and a straight red to any non manure player). Ruddock gets up and squares up to him -nose to nose- just as you think he's going to head but him he turns catonas collar down, pats him on the back and jogs off. How pathetic cantona looked after that. One of my all time favorite anecdotes

[Byrnie]

glad you enlightened us with that bit of info as my manc supporting smelly tramp of a friend thinks Cantona is God. He does my fucking head in man. I am actually imagining beating him to a pulp with my golf clubs right now.

 

Bloody hell, someone got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning.

Edited July 18, 2010 by byrnie

[fowler9]

he is an absolute fucking cunt

[rubble-rouser]

Wonder who's mopst pissed off with that add - us for the dsecration of Istanbul, or the Mancs for Cuntlugs being associated with that night.

[JohnnyH]

Just for clarification, he's a total fucking twat. A prize one at that. He's so far up his own arse he's almost inside out. I hope he gets diarrhoea. The cunt.

[King Emlyn]

Great player though, he was the catalyst for Utds subsequent domination of the English game, would have loved to have seen him play for us.

[Faustus]

Great player in his day, but he probably embodies everything I hate about those cunts.