Bradley Dack

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Good for Dack,will give his confidence a real boost

[Torgeir]

Best finisher at the club. Thought he looked good first match back, but struggled to make an impact vs. Huddersfield and wasn't very visible today either. He will come good going forward, looks fit and will be motivated to make up for lost time.

[Stuart]

Shadow of his former self so far. That injury cost us more than just a big transfer fee.

[bboy]

3 minutes ago, Stuart said:

Shadow of his former self so far. That injury cost us more than just a big transfer fee.

What?

 

Was class when he came on today

[Josh]

20 minutes ago, Stuart said:

Shadow of his former self so far. That injury cost us more than just a big transfer fee.

You're saying that after arguably his best, albeit brief performance since he came back?

[JBiz]

14 hours ago, Josh said:

You're saying that after arguably his best, albeit brief performance since he came back?

I think anyone who understands elite sport in the most basic terms would understand the days, weeks and months it’ll take to get over a full year off.

I did think he looked sharper last night too - I liked the way that the whole sale changes upfront gave us a completely different attack at an important juncture of the game.

Travis and Dack being fit are a huge part of our team and hopefully there is more to come.

[Mattyblue]

Always remember Shearer being nursed back at the start of 1993/94, spent a fair few games just coming off the bench and he had only been out about half the time of Dack.

Edited January 25, 2021 by Mattyblue

[ben_the_beast]

I thought Dacky was by far and away the best player on the pitch when he came on today. He oozed class and for the first time since his return I could see a bit of the player he was before his injury. It was class to see.

[JBiz]

5 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Always remember Shearer being nursed back at the start of 1993/94, spent a fair few games just coming off the bench and he had only been out about half the time of Dack.

Remember him scoring as a sub vs Newcastle in 93(?) - they put on a load of reserve games too, I remember.

[Mattyblue]

9 minutes ago, JBiz said:

Remember him scoring as a sub vs Newcastle in 93(?) 

“He’s back... and he’s done it”

[JBiz]

1 hour ago, Mattyblue said:

“He’s back... and he’s done it”

 

[Mattyblue]

I was there... as was my dad who you can see celebrating (bald head, yellow and black away shirt, 1:06).

[JBiz]

10 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

I was there... as was my dad who you can see celebrating (bald head, yellow and black away shirt, 1:06).

Pretty sure I watched on Sky at my grandads - I went to the Newcastle away game in 91 and I’ve never been as cold 🥶!

[Mattyblue]

Feel like I can remember at least something from every game between ‘91 and about ‘98. Yet if you asked me about a game from last season I’d struggle..

Edited January 25, 2021 by Mattyblue

[gumboots]

31 minutes ago, JBiz said:

Pretty sure I watched on Sky at my grandads - I went to the Newcastle away game in 91 and I’ve never been as cold 🥶!

Surely you've been colder at the Reebok. Even in summer it was freezing

[JBiz]

3 minutes ago, gumboots said:

Surely you've been colder at the Reebok. Even in summer it was freezing

Birmingham at home last (or the year before) Christmas was a horrible one but the only thing I remember from that away trip (besides going past scotch corner and the angel of the north in a Nissan sunny) was the biting cold.. I was 6 😂 

[windymiller7]

33 minutes ago, JBiz said:

Birmingham at home last (or the year before) Christmas was a horrible one but the only thing I remember from that away trip (besides going past scotch corner and the angel of the north in a Nissan sunny) was the biting cold.. I was 6 😂 

Coldest I've ever been was definitely that home game vs Brum. My jeans were almost frozen solid by the end of the game & I could hardly walk down the steps in the BBE at the end because my knees were so cold - didn't help throwing away a 2-0 lead!

I always used to scoff at people wearing thermals - I'm Northern, we're hard, they're for soft southern panisies. That game prompted my to go & buy a set for future games in freezing temperatures! I now don't care, I'm never being that cold again. If that makes me a soft southern shandy supping pansy, then so be it! 🥶😄

Edited January 25, 2021 by windymiller7

[Mattyblue]

Bolton away 2001 (4-1 win) was one of the coldest I can remember....

[gumboots]

The other one we remember well is a cup match against Sunderland at Ewood. Night match that went to extra time. 119 mins of utter boredom then a goal. Mind numbing as well as body numbing

[Waggy76]

Anybody go to Huddersfield in the mid 80s , played in the snow ???

We won too 😂🤣

[oldjamfan1]

1 minute ago, Waggy76 said:

Anybody go to Huddersfield in the mid 80s , played in the snow ???

We won too 😂🤣

Aye it was bloody freezing on that open terrace

[Oldgregg86]

Coldest I remember was away at Wimbledon when we won promotion. Genuinely spent the last half an hour waiting for the whistle. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

34 minutes ago, windymiller7 said:

Coldest I've ever been was definitely that home game vs Brum. My jeans were almost frozen solid by the end of the game & I could hardly walk down the steps in the BBE at the end because my knees were so cold - didn't help throwing away a 2-0 lead!

I always used to scoff at people wearing thermals - I'm Northern, we're hard, they're for soft southern panisies. That game prompted my to go & buy a set for future games in freezing temperatures! I now don't care, I'm never being that cold again. If that makes me a soft southern shandy supping pansy, then so be it! 🥶😄

Being sat down doesn't help in that respect. Previously you could always move around a bit to keep warm.

[gumboots]

46 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Being sat down doesn't help in that respect. Previously you could always move around a bit to keep warm.

That's true. The AJBell watching Sale is freezing at the best of times but you can shift position if you're in the end stands.

[frosty]

1 hour ago, JBiz said:

Birmingham at home last (or the year before) Christmas was a horrible one 

Agreed, that one always comes to mind. I'd never seen the stands so empty at half time before.