"That" late goal on Weds night got me thinking....

[dorgie]

The feeling one got at about 9.40pm last Weds night, while not one we experience too often, it did bring back painful memories of really, really sore late goals over the years.

 

here are the 5 that spring to mind immediately, but I'm sure i've forgetten a few that could be in there:

 

1. Michael Thomas Arsenal 1989 (undisputably no 1)

2. J.A.R. og Chelsea 2008

3. John O' Shea ManU @ Anfield 2007 (ouch !)

4. Lua Lua Portsmouth in '04 at Anfield (for some reason that one always stays with me, maybe it was Dudek's part in gifting it to him)

5. Berbatov Dortmund in CL 2005 (coasting 3-0 and then another Dudek howler in inj time gave Dortmund hope and was a sickener for us, but we won through comfortably in the end)

 

 

McCall's late goal for Everton in '89 cup final, Jordi Cruyff's for Alaves and Brum's late goal in League Cup final were painful too but at least we went on to win those in ET or on pens so the pain was short-lived.

[stressederic]

It was Franca for Leverkusen in 2005, not Berbatov for Dortmund

[johngibo YPC]

My two worst moments supporting Liverpool

 

Cantona in the FA cup final 1995

When United scored TWO late goals to knock us out the cup at Old Trafford after Owen had scored early

 

Riise is probably 3rd

Edited April 25, 2008 by johngibo YPC

[stressederic]

My two worst moments supporting Liverpool

 

Cantona in the FA cup final 1995

When United scored TWO late goals to knowck us out the cup at Old Trafford after Owen had scored early

 

Riise is probably 3rd

 

That was a nightmare

[smicer07]

Wednesday?

[dorgie]

It was Franca for Leverkusen in 2005, not Berbatov for Dortmund

 

that's the one.....sorry !

[Hassony]

My two worst moments supporting Liverpool

 

Cantona in the FA cup final 1995

When United scored TWO late goals to knock us out the cup at Old Trafford after Owen had scored early

 

Riise is probably 3rd

 

same for me

 

United's two late goals to beat Bayern left me feeling pretty bad too

[Zoob]

Strangely enough, reading this thread has made me feel a bit better about what happened on Tuesday (or perhaps less terrible is a better way to put it).

 

For me, nothing has ever come close to Thomas in '89, and a far distant 2nd would be the mancs scoring 2 last minute goals against us in the cup in 99.

 

Those 2 events were both so 'final'. What Riise did the other night will only be put into full context once the 2nd leg is out of the way and we can see how costly that goal really was. I still have strange sense of optimism about going to Chelsea and winning the tie, but perhaps I'm just setting myself up for an even greater fall...

[psl]

Yep, Mancs in the cup for me too. Opened this thread expecting to see that. Was absolutely gutting.

 

Think I felt worse immediately after Tuesday though.

[dorgie]

Oh yeah, don't know why I overlooked '99 v ManU. I think subconsciously I've spent the past 9 years trying to erase that entire season from memory.

[psl]

That Cruyff one was a shocker too. Looked like Fowler had won it 4-3 and then that s***ty goal happens from a corner in the last minute. At least they put that right for us.

[Guest ziggystardust]

This thread is dogged by inaccuracies.

 

Pathetic

[dorgie]

This thread is dogged by inaccuracies.

 

Pathetic

 

I'm so sorry for not meeting the high standards you obviously set for forumites.

[Tosh]

I still can't get over the Lou Macari/deflected off Jimmy Greenhof in the Cup Final of 1977

 

Would have been a good season but for that

[Old red eyes]

Wednesday?

 

I'm sure it's down to the alcohol lol.

[muleskinner]

same for me

 

United's two late goals to beat Bayern left me feeling pretty bad too

 

I'd just got back from my honeymoon in Barbados the day before, put me on a big downer them winning in that fashion.

[dorgie]

I'm sure it's down to the alcohol lol.

 

I can't even blame that

[Old red eyes]

I can't even blame that

 

 

I'm sure you meant Tuesday, probably just got excited and thought of next Wednesday.

[DazzlaJ]

When United scored TWO late goals to knock us out the cup at Old Trafford after Owen had scored early

 

I was in planet football in Tenerife surrounded by mancs, fecking nightmare

[DazzlaJ]

It was worse because they ended up doing the treble

[Old red eyes]

I was in planet football in Tenerife surrounded by mancs, fecking nightmare

 

You think that is bad. When we lost to Wimbledon in the F.A cup final in 1988 i was on exercise in the middle of nowhere. In a trench with a radio and some cockney Wimbledon fan.

 

When we lost to Arsenal at home 2-0 to lose the title run in i was on guard duty with a f***ing Arsenal fan. It was a conspiracy i tell ya.

[drdooom]

I doubt anything will ever beat Michael Thomas.

[Boca]

The Michael Thomas goal was the biggest kick in the balls any Liverpool supporter could get. An entire league campaign wiped out with one kick of the ball. Nothing comes close to it.

 

A distant, distant second would be Cantona in the cup final.

[Earl Hafler]

Paul Davis last minute winner at Highbury in 1987 when we lost the league.

 

 

 

Just to keep on topic, like

[mooks]

Strangely enough, reading this thread has made me feel a bit better about what happened on Tuesday (or perhaps less terrible is a better way to put it).

 

For me, nothing has ever come close to Thomas in '89, and a far distant 2nd would be the mancs scoring 2 last minute goals against us in the cup in 99.

 

Those 2 events were both so 'final'. What Riise did the other night will only be put into full context once the 2nd leg is out of the way and we can see how costly that goal really was. I still have strange sense of optimism about going to Chelsea and winning the tie, but perhaps I'm just setting myself up for an even greater fall...

Nothing comes close to Michael Thomas in '89. So soon after the trauma of Hillsborough and the emotion of the Mersey Cup Final.

 

I think that is when the term 'gobsmacked' came about.

Edited April 26, 2008 by mooks