thisGRAEME Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Can't argue with that highlight reel! That first clip's so good it's included twice. Fucking love this so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I like Straker, however, I am more of a hot female streaker fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMFCfan1886 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 On an unrelated note, am I the only Motherwell fan who liked Straker? even though he was pish he always tried his heart out whenever he was on the pitch and I respected him for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Agree with Chris. He couldn't be faulted for effort. Always gave his best. Granted, his best was not even remotely close to being good enough. He was laughably bad, and that's probably the reason he'll go down as some sort of cult hero in years to come. Anthony Straker. So shite it was funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I'm sure I have an old FourFourTwo kicking about that describes him as one of the young talents to look out for in League One. Must have been some kind of sick joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Agree with Chris. He couldn't be faulted for effort. Always gave his best. Granted, his best was not even remotely close to being good enough. He was laughably bad, and that's probably the reason he'll go down as some sort of cult hero in years to come. Anthony Straker. So shite it was funny. I think it's important though to have occasional benchmarks for just how good/bad a player is, in that whoever we sign defensively, they have to be at least better than Straker. Just like midfielders have to be better than Simon Mensing, and strikers better than Paul Keegan. It's a wee reminder that really, life isn't so bad, because none of these players play for us anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I think it's important though to have occasional benchmarks for just how good/bad a player is, in that whoever we sign defensively, they have to be at least better than Straker. Just like midfielders have to be better than Simon Mensing, and strikers better than Paul Keegan. It's a wee reminder that really, life isn't so bad, because none of these players play for us anymore. You could make a comedy team out of these type of guys GK: Miko Kaven LB: Tony Straker CB: Holm Kraska CB: Gunni Johnsson RB: Alan Sneddon LM: Andy Roddie CM: John Davies CM: Roberto Martinez RM: Trevor Malloy CF: Mario Dorner CF: Paul Keegan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Swello that's instant dismissal for having that side without Casagolda, surely the captain. From the initial S.O. thread about a make-believe footballer, to him actually turning out to be real, to actually signing... Still the most bizarre and utterly hilarious episode i've ever witnessed at the football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Swello that's instant dismissal for having that side without Casagolda, surely the captain. From the initial S.O. thread about a make-believe footballer, to him actually turning out to be real, to actually signing... Still the most bizarre and utterly hilarious episode i've ever witnessed at the football. My head is hanging in shame - can't believe I forgot him! I was too busy trying to get Mario Dorner in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 ^^^quote from Alex McLeish pre-match meeting imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I've usually got a great memory for shite players that made < 5 appearances (I had a flashback recently that Gary Bollan played for us for instance) - but I've been racking my brains trying to remember the name of Mario Dorner's chum that signed at the same time and left at the same time for Darlington - Franz somebody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi-91 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 What about that French right back we had a few year ago? Or the guy Butcher played once up front, got sent off and never played again? May also have been French when I think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scmwell Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Resch ? what about Paul baker absolutely hopeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi-91 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 The name was something along the lines of something thermous??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 The name was something along the lines of something thermous??? Abel Thermeus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Franz Resch! A quick google later and for a lesson on the history of the internet - check this link out and (if you're old enpugh) try not to weep when you names like Hendry, McSkimming and a rumour linking us with Jimmy Boco ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Swello that's instant dismissal for having that side without Casagolda, surely the captain. From the initial S.O. thread about a make-believe footballer, to him actually turning out to be real, to actually signing... Still the most bizarre and utterly hilarious episode i've ever witnessed at the football. Did his agent not turn out to be a BEAST as well? Utterly surreal episode. My sig on Steelmen is still 'I believe' from that whole thing. Big Hutchy having to explain to him that the crowd at Dundee wanted a wave was fucking brilliant entertainment. It's still going on as well, as his Wiki has made up stats about his time with us, I think. He never scored, did he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casagolda Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 For us? No. He has been running riot since he left us though with 33 goals in 86 games in the Belgian third division if Soccerway's stats are to be believed. Goal machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Dear God...have a read through this 3 months of unfolding news! To think people complain about how the club is run these days!! 27th June Motherwell have signed Austrian pair Franz Resch and Mario Dorner from VFB Modling, and under the Bosman ruling no transfer fee was paid. Although no transfer fee had to be paid, the deal for the pair cost the club £100,000 4th July Austrian pair Franz Resch and Mario Doerner have accepted one year contracts with Motherwell after their former club Vfb Modling backed down over their demand for transfer fees. The pair will each net #50,000 for their one-year deals. 4th July Motherwell and the SFA have lodged official complaints with FIFA over Vfb Modling's handling of the transfers of Franz Resch and Mario Dorner. The Austrian club are still refusing to accept that the pair can leave under the Bosman ruling and so far have not handed over an international clearance certificate 22nd July FIFA have ruled that unless Motherwell and Vfb Modling settle the dispute over Austrian pair Franz Resch and Mario Dorner, then it will be put on their appeals committe agenda for September 1 when they will issue a binding decision. It appears that the document produced by Modling is legal and binding, therefore FIFA have ruled that the Austrian side can keep the duo for another year. Resch and Dorner have returned home and are consulting their lawyers, but Modling insist they'll only allow the players to join Motherwell if a £225,000 fee is paid. 28th JulyMotherwell have finally signed Austrian duo Franz Resch and Mario Doerner after reaching a compromise with their former club, Vfb Modling. Both players made their debuts in the 3-0 defeat against Aston Villa at the weekend. 9th September Alex McLeish has released Austrian pair Franz Resch and Mario Doerner, claiming they were no better than the young players already at the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 It's amazing stuff - we are the picture of professionalism these days compared to then. I remember I was at Fir Park to get my Season Ticket the day that those guys signed (in the days when the ticket office was a wee hatch where you had to disturb a grumpy secretary to ask for anything IIRC) - and I was introduced to one of them! Some fantastic nuggets on that site - like the fact that Motherwell spent £50k on airfares for trialists that year and only signed Eric Garcin and Eliphas Shivute at the end of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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