This is a bit passe now, but did the Joe Bryan goal remind anyone of a particular goal against Leeds by Graham Rix in 1983.
It was an FA Cup replay at Elland Rd. Aidan Butterworth had just put Leeds ahead against 1st Div Arsenal and it was the dying seconds of Extra time. Rix then hit a practically identical free-kick, which totally deceived John Lukic, even down to the way he over-emphasised his intention to cross it to the far post. I also remember it taking an age to cross the line on a muddy pitch as Lukic scrambled across the goal-line. I can honestly say I don’t think I’ve seen another such perfectly disguised free kick until Bryan did it. It has a kind of significance for me, as I’d attended the first draw at Highbury. So I decided that I had to see the conclusion of the tie, again at Highbury thanks to Arse winning the toss. I got to London with my then girlfriend, only to find that ref Clive Thomas had called the game off very late in the day. After a bit of a pub crawl round the Paddington area, I ended up proposing to my now wife, so made the journey home engaged. I still blame/thank Clive Thomas for the way everything turned out. When I tried to show my now 36 and 34 year old offspring the similarity of the goals at a family get-together, I could not find the Rix goal anywhere on the internet, although Butterworth’s is there in various places. Needless to say, the ‘kids’ were completely underwhelmed by all this, even though it is at least partly responsible for their very existence! KOT. PS Arse eventually won the 2nd replay a couple of days later Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 UK Shared Business Services Ltd. Registered in England and Wales as a limited company. Company number 6330639. Registered Office: Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 1FF. This email and any attachments are intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately and do not disclose, distribute, or retain this email or any part of it. While we have taken every reasonable precaution to minimise risk of this e-mail or any attachments containing viruses, the recipient should carry out its own virus checks before opening the attachments. The Company does not accept any liability for any losses or damages which the recipient may sustain due to presence of any viruses. Any opinions expressed in this email (including attachments) are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the company's opinions. We will not accept responsibility for any commitments made by our employees outside the scope of our business. The Company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks for the purposes of preventing and detecting crime. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Dorigo's Right Buttock...
