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    #1

    bruce is a legend.

    anyone just seen soccer AM . bruce was on about his liverpool career and highlights and lows. then asked about his life after liverpool he said

    "i was enjoying life at southampton - until the police started taking me to the police station every morning for quiz shows"

    classic. brucie
    "Sky and Setanta have the right to choose their games and it will be the same for everyone. So Mr Ferguson will not be complaining about fixtures and a campaign against United.

    "Or there is another option. That Mr Ferguson organises the fixtures in his office and sends it to us and everyone will know and cannot complain. That is simple."
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    ha ha ha I love Bruce as well, one of my childhood heroes. Hes probably done some dodgy things in his life but I dont care, hes still a legend in my eyes!
    RAFA

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      #3
      Originally posted by Darth Marty View Post
      ha ha ha I love Bruce as well, one of my childhood heroes. Hes probably done some dodgy things in his life but I dont care, hes still a legend in my eyes!
      "Sky and Setanta have the right to choose their games and it will be the same for everyone. So Mr Ferguson will not be complaining about fixtures and a campaign against United.

      "Or there is another option. That Mr Ferguson organises the fixtures in his office and sends it to us and everyone will know and cannot complain. That is simple."

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        #4
        My Mrs bumped into him in our local church on Christmas eve. He was at the same midnight service as her.

        Me? I was still in the pub.

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          #5
          Originally posted by spud_gun View Post
          My Mrs bumped into him in our local church on Christmas eve. He was at the same midnight service as her.

          Me? I was still in the pub.
          hard to beat the midnight pint....

          at least there is proof that YOU rose again a few days later for more of the same
          "Sky and Setanta have the right to choose their games and it will be the same for everyone. So Mr Ferguson will not be complaining about fixtures and a campaign against United.

          "Or there is another option. That Mr Ferguson organises the fixtures in his office and sends it to us and everyone will know and cannot complain. That is simple."

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            #6
            Originally posted by Darth Marty View Post
            ha ha ha I love Bruce as well, one of my childhood heroes. Hes probably done some dodgy things in his life but I dont care, hes still a legend in my eyes!
            A phenomenal athlete and a truly great keeper. He had times early in his career at Anfield when things looked bleak ... and you always had your heart in your mouth when he came for crosses he had no right to be anywhere near, but for every goal he cost us by missing one of these he probably saved us six or seven by cutting out dangerous situations. Hansen and Lawrenson were great defenders but neither was great in the air. Brucie was the perfect keeper for the time. It was also a privilege just watching him in the pre-match warm up when Beardsley, McMahon and Aldridge would blast shots at the corners and Brucie would show off in front of the Kop.
            One of his things was to respond to "Brucie, Brucie, what's the score" by displaying the correct number of fingers and often he would be turned to the Kop as the opposition were breaking towards him.
            My favourite story is of the team playing a game where they fell forward to the ground, putting their hands out at the last minute to save themselves. The story goes that Brucie waited too long and broke his nose.
            I'm playing all the right notes. Not necessarily in the right order. I'll give you that, sunshine.

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              #7
              its strange isnt it, I havent thought of Brucie in ages and its only today I recall just how bloody great he was, both as a goalkeeper and as an out and out entertainer.
              Great guy, great keeper, Brucie you my son are a true Liverpool Leg end!!!!
              RAFA

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                #8
                Originally posted by spud_gun View Post
                My Mrs bumped into him in our local church on Christmas eve. He was at the same midnight service as her.

                Me? I was still in the pub.
                Oh yeah? Which church?
                Originally posted by Gordon Brown
                (1995)
                "A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy,which is the sign of a weak government"

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Red Chilli View Post
                  Oh yeah? Which church?
                  Church of Scotland

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by bobbyfallon View Post
                    anyone just seen soccer AM . bruce was on about his liverpool career and highlights and lows. then asked about his life after liverpool he said

                    "i was enjoying life at southampton - until the police started taking me to the police station every morning for quiz shows"

                    classic. brucie
                    Did you also notice how he wanted to smash that cocky manc supporter guest (who tailors their suits for them and is friends with Gary N) in the face and finally shut him up by telling him they still had to win another 6 trophies to be as great as Liverpool!

                    Your too good to be true, can't take the ball off you you got a heavenly touch, you pass like Sounness to rush. And when we're pissed in the bars we thank the Lord that your ours

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by spud_gun View Post
                      Church of Scotland
                      Originally posted by Gordon Brown
                      (1995)
                      "A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy,which is the sign of a weak government"

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                        #12
                        Brucie = the reason I am an LFC fan.

                        Met him when he played for the Vancouver Whitecaps before LFC.

                        Legend.
                        Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

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                          #13
                          13 major honours in 13 seasons. No-one can touch that
                          Originally posted by Gordon Brown
                          (1995)
                          "A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy,which is the sign of a weak government"

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                            #14
                            You see, I'm afraid I'm going to have to buck the prevailing trend and state that I never rated Grobbelaar that highly.

                            For me, the best keepers are always those that make the fewest mistakes and can be relied on to make the right decisions more often than not. Grobbelaar frequently failed on both counts. It was common for him to make two or three ridiculous errors of judgement in a game and it was usually in the lap of the gods as to whether these clangers would result in a goal being conceded.

                            Too often his mistakes were costly, and I could quite easily reel off about a dozen goals, many of which were significant, that were a direct result of a Grobbelaar howler. It was always my contention that the trophies won in the '80's were achieved in spite of having Brucie in goal rather than because of his contribution. I'm not denying his agility or reflexes, nor his capacity for pulling off the most unlikely of saves (one I remember at home to Man City in 82, from a point blank Peter Bodak volley, was amongst the best saves I've witnessed). But it was the bread and butter of the game that he was often found wanting on.

                            And apart from all that, the match-fixing allegations forever tainted him in my eyes. Although never conclusively proven, and loathe as I am to be seen to side in any way whatsoever with the world's biggest piss-rag, the sight of Grobbelaar on video talking about throwing Liverpool matches whilst eagerly fingering an envelope stuffed with wads of cash, rivalled OJ Simpson's "I didn't do it honest but if I had this is how I'd have stabbed her to tiny bits" in the self-incrimination stakes.

                            I'm not saying he was rubbish. Just that his admirable trophy haul perhaps clouds some of his obvious weaknesses.

                            Still, what do I know. I thought Chris Kirkland was going to be better than Clemence when he signed for us. Bugger.
                            Screaming from beneath the waves...

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                              #15
                              mmmmmmm, I do understand your points but my counter arguement would be - Whilst Brucie was in goal for us we were at our amazing best and most successful, all players who worked with him speak exceptionally highly of him and theres no doubting that he liked to be an entertainer as well as simply a goalkeeper, rather than take away from his legend it adds to it, who loves boring gets?

                              The match fixing allegations I see as Brucie, who is no stranger to trouble and strife, being opportunistic and at the end of the day who can blame him.

                              What I will say is this, if he wasnt playing well or doing "suspicious" things whilst in goal he would have been dropped faster than Jodie Marshs knickers.

                              Brucie = Legend, nobody or nothing will change that for me.
                              RAFA

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