Big Nev

[duncs pigeon]

I'm just watching some old England stuff .....86 and 90 world cups in particular...
England have 2 World Cups right there if Nev was English .... End off

....also would not have to be injured in 86...in which case we win the double as well

Big Nev cost Wales a place at 94 WC, let a shot in from 25 yds he should easily saved imo.
All keepers make mistakes and he's still the best Ive seen

 

[MACCA75]

Big Nev cost Wales a place at 94 WC, let a shot in from 25 yds he should easily saved imo.
All keepers make mistakes and he's still the best Ive seen

Alright Paul Bodin?

 

[Moonlight dribble]

Big Nev cost Wales a place at 94 WC, let a shot in from 25 yds he should easily saved imo.
All keepers make mistakes and he's still the best Ive seen

Ha thats a new one. Paul Bodin loves you....

 

[Moonlight dribble]

Big Nev cost Wales a place at 94 WC, let a shot in from 25 yds he should easily saved imo.
All keepers make mistakes and he's still the best Ive seen

That has to be the craziest comment, I have ever seen on a forum.

 

[Rita_Poon]

That has to be the craziest comment, I have ever seen on a forum.

I'd take my time if I were you.

 

[duncs pigeon]

That has to be the craziest comment, I have ever seen on a forum.

Why's that matey?

 

[The binman chronicles]

That has to be the craziest comment, I have ever seen on a forum.

They weren't the best goals ever put past Nev. He himself took the blame for it and was going to retire that night before being talked around.

I seem to remember he made up for one of those goals with a smart save that probably should have gone in though. I personally don't hold him accountable for the result and failure to qualify.

 

[Rita_Poon]

They weren't the best goals ever put past Nev. He himself took the blame for it and was going to retire that night before being talked around.

I seem to remember he made up for one of those goals with a smart save that probably should have gone in though. I personally don't hold him accountable for the result and failure to qualify.

england couldn't be arzed to qualify, it was just solidarity. All hail the UAE.

 

[duncs pigeon]

They weren't the best goals ever put past Nev. He himself took the blame for it and was going to retire that night before being talked around.

I seem to remember he made up for one of those goals with a smart save that probably should have gone in though. I personally don't hold him accountable for the result and failure to qualify.

Maybe I should have worded it better. He was at fault for the goal, as you said he took the blame.

 

[BigDunc'sFod]

The last couple of weeks i've been watching season reviews of the early 90s teams (91/92, 92/93, 93/94, 94/95)

All 3 seasons there are at least 5 or 6 times were Big Nev gets completely done and you would expect even a standard level goalkeeper to save.

It got me thinking, i was pretty much a fan from 94 and my memory's of Southall were obviously the Cup Final, but after that nothing hugely memorable.

And judging by my small snippets I've got from the season reviews, he's either not great, not bothered or at least on the decline in the early 90s

So without obviously seeing the mid 80s Southall (84-88) was he only good for a small amount of his Everton career and possibly below par the rest?

I have my shield and hat ready for the insults and fear i may get accused of going a bit Talksport, but its a genuine question

well done he's thirteen

 

[Raino85]

I'm just watching some old England stuff .....86 and 90 world cups in particular...
England have 2 World Cups right there if Nev was English .... End off

....also would not have to be injured in 86...in which case we win the double as well

I don't think that's up for debate, especially in 86!

 

[Drico]

The Hand of God goal is never scored on Big Nev. Shilts, who was still a fine keeper then - but just over the top - went after that like Superman Grover.

Big Nev is getting there and catching that - or at least punching to safety whilst taking a sizeable chunk of Diego's health in the process. Heck, just as well for Maradona that that didn't happen against West Germany. Harald Schumacher would have been licking this lips...

The Goal of the Century is scored on every keeper that ever lived, however. As Barry Davies right said: "You have to say that's magnificent."

Of course, one might argue that the shock of the Hand of God goal was what led to the second, but it was different class.

 

[Magus]

I think it was definitely the case that he became very disillusioned during his later years at Everton. He seemed genuinely disgusted that standards dropped so quickly from the glory years through mismanagement and lack of investment, and he lost his mojo.

I saw him speaking at one of those fan forums at Goodison after his playing days, but you could feel his sadness and anger at the way standards had been allowed to slip.