Fashanu's goal was amazing for the time

It was replayed so often and not much football was televised then but a goal from outside the area was a rarity.
There are loads every week now from all divisions.

Posted By: KevinBond on January 27th 2021 at 15:48:48

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I love this period as a Norwich fan, however (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 27, 14:33:47
- All under Chairman Chase! (85-96) (n/m) (NCFC) - sixthgo, Jan 27, 18:33:57
- football pre '93 is in the realm of mythology, isn't it? (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 27, 16:35:44
  - Haha - yes (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 27, 17:13:34
  - or Accrington Stanley (who are they?) (NCFC) - Ben, Jan 27, 16:51:10
    - Exactly (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Jan 27, 18:18:28
- Would be interesting if they played each other (NCFC) - Hit Squadie, Jan 27, 15:28:35
  - Balls are so different too (n/m) (NCFC) - Claygate_Canary, Jan 27, 22:45:27
  - There isn't a side from that era that could cope with the modern day fitness levels (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 27, 15:31:27
    - Fashanu's goal was amazing for the time (NCFC) - KevinBond, Jan 27, 15:48:48
      - I think that was also that there was so little football on tv though (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 27, 16:39:05
        
        There is a school of thought that says (NCFC) - KevinBond, Jan 27, 16:57:43
        
        three world cup wins in four competitions (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 27, 17:02:38
        
        Yep, he was injured in '66 (n/m) (NCFC) - KevinBond, Jan 27, 18:19:37
- If Thatcher hadn’t taken English teams out of Europe we probably would never have (n/m) (NCFC) - biffbro, Jan 27, 15:19:00
  - It was Liverpool at Hysel that got the ban (NCFC) - Claygate_Canary, Jan 27, 18:20:18
    - This. (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 27, 19:14:35
  - just for the record Thatcher did not take English teams out of Europe (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 27, 17:00:05
    - she tried to take UK out of Moscow '80 (NCFC) - KevinBond, Jan 27, 18:29:07
      - I nearly reversed over Steve Ovett in Brighton (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jan 27, 19:59:17
      - I don't think they have control now (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 27, 18:39:34
        
        Lottery decides which sports get funded (NCFC) - KevinBond, Jan 27, 18:50:53
  - needed to win division 2 as we probably wouldn’t have been relegated ever. (n/m) (NCFC) - biffbro, Jan 27, 15:20:43
- Yep, and this team would compete with those ones (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 27, 14:36:27
  - Chris Sutton up front for us would score some goals (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 27, 15:16:33
    - Actually so would Mark Robins, at his best. A bit Pukki-like. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 27, 15:17:53
      - Dont Forget Rob Rosario (n/m) (NCFC) - KevinBond, Jan 27, 16:08:35
        
        ooops, he's fallen over again. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jan 27, 16:32:33
        
        I don't think he'd get many games in this team... (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 27, 16:10:26
        
        And Malcolm Allen (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 27, 16:10:23
        
        That remind me, that do... (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jan 27, 16:39:57
        
        I have a really funny memory of that day. (NCFC) - tudders, Jan 27, 18:19:34
        
        hands up who was there (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 27, 16:41:05
        
        Yes. I remember one of their fans trying to climb over the fence to the home fans. (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, Jan 27, 19:45:02
        
        Yep (n/m) (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Jan 27, 18:09:08
        
        Was there. Barclay middle pen. (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Jan 27, 17:23:24
        
        Yeah. (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jan 27, 17:15:27
        
        I was at Weymouth (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jan 27, 17:08:43
        
        🙋‍♂️ (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 27, 16:50:44
        
        ............... (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 27, 16:11:00
  - True and we play sexier football now. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 27, 14:57:51
    - True, but Stringers side could play. (n/m) (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Jan 27, 15:10:40
      - Walker’s too (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Jan 27, 15:11:53
        
        And Brown's (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 27, 15:21:53
        
        They could, I always think Stringer set the foundations though (n/m) (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Jan 27, 15:16:07
        
        Agree with that (n/m) (NCFC) - Fairstead thaumaturg, Jan 27, 15:21:53
        
        nope. Stringer benefitted from others' building blocks (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 27, 15:33:44

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