Fifteen Years

[gonzo]

Probably seemed worse to me as we were clocking 25 and above for league games at the time.

 

Plus I was completely pissed every game.

[bolty58]

If there is ever one that eclipses Jay Jay we will be in fine fettle. I also loved Youri Djorkaeff who I have on a pedestal only slightly lower than Jay Jay.

 

In days to come, young fans will be envious of those of us who had the sheer joy of watching them excel in the famous white shirt.

[gonzo]

It's been done to death I know and a lot is down to big sams right here right now policy as well as total mismanagement from the top but with the talent and relative success we had for that period of time it's a travesty how we never made any proper money out of anyone.

 

We barely got a dime for anyone.

 

We should have been set up for life thanks to that period.

 

How much would soomeone like n'gotty go for nowadays when you've got the likes of van dyke being touted for £50 million.

 

Fookin bonkers.

[Naytch]

My god what a player Jay Jay was. When you just sit back and think of the talent we saw turn out in the white shirt in that era, we were fucking ace!

 

What memories

[RoadRunnerFan]

It's been done to death I know and a lot is down to big sams right here right now policy as well as total mismanagement from the top but with the talent and relative success we had for that period of time it's a travesty how we never made any proper money out of anyone.

 

We barely got a dime for anyone.

 

We should have been set up for life thanks to that period.

 

How much would soomeone like n'gotty go for nowadays when you've got the likes of van dyke being touted for £50 million.

 

Fookin bonkers.

I think our opportunity to cash in came later when we had younger players, but we suffered from bad luck and the mismanagement you mentioned.

 

Cahill would have gone to the WC in 2010 had it not been for that freak blood clot, chances are the buyout clause would have been activated or we might have got near it. Man U buying Jones and Smalling and City buying Stefan bloody Savic seriously reduced the big fish in the market over the course of the next few transfer windows and we paid the price. The next mistake was not forcing Gaz to sign a contract extension.

 

Holden would have been worth serious money, Lee less so, but not insignificant. Muamba we probably would have recouped his fee on relegation and if we did turn down 6 mill for Mark Davies in 2012 then we were crackers even without hindsight.

Edited June 20, 2017 by RoadRunnerFan

[madthatter]

15 years . . . Jesus! 

[Adlington Trotter]

Remember watching him at France 98 and thinking to myself how great it would be to see him play for a team in England. Never in a million years imagined it would be for us!

 

His second against Villa is still up there as one if the best free kicks of all time.

[Zico]

Never tire of watching this video

 

JJ and R Kelly at their finest

 

Edited June 23, 2017 by ZicoKelly

[jayjayoghani]

Never tire of watching this video

 

JJ and R Kelly at their finest

 

Hit the ball so hard, he had to do quad stretches after

[Traf]

Never tire of watching this video

 

JJ and R Kelly at their finest

 

 

Beautiful stuff.

That goal v West Ham still gives me goosebumps.

 

How the fuck did him and Youri end up in the same team at Little Old Bolton? Amazing.

[Dr Faustus]

slightly off topic, but does anyone remember Campo's debut when he was twatting balls at Simon Charlton like he was Roberto Carlos?

 

had that cunt as last scorer too

 

saw Oasis that night

[gonzo]

My first proper memory of campo was at Sunderland on a night match.

 

He looked like he was playing for the rocket in Bolton Sunday alliance.

[captainmed]

Was in NSU in those days

 

YD & JJ used to play long cross field passes to each other, and the crowd and the other players were in awe.

 

Unfortunately JJ became ineffective, especially away from home in his last season.

Edited June 24, 2017 by captainmed

[Sweep]

I still have his signed shirt, framed, at the top of my stairs. Loved the bloke.

[RoadRunnerFan]

Unfortunately JJ became ineffective, especially away from home in his last season.

That's what I thought at the time, until we couldn't keep hold of the ball half as well the following season. He was less effective going forwards In his final season but we really missed him when he had gone.

[Matt Lofthouse]

Best of the lot for me, Youri was pure class but this chap had everything.

 

I was reading a random article the other day, where it stated how we used to sing from the stands so good they named him twice can't say I remember that one, wasn't it the standard Jay Jay Okocha clap clap clap clap clap repeat.

[Leyther_Matt]

They sold that as the slogan on stuff in the shop but definitely wasn't a chant. Was that the In Bed With Maradona article?

[Matt Lofthouse]

Aye I remember it on the tshirts. It wasn't that article but cheers I've just read it now.

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2017/5/23/jay-jay-okocha-the-dancing-maverick-who-made-football-smile%3Fformat%3Damp

[freds dad]

The best I've seen in my 40 odd years of watching us. The West Ham goal and taking the piss out of Beckham and Keane are the highlights of watching a truly talented footballer.

[Krimzon]

Seem to remember the song for Jay Jay was directed at the away fans as " Youve only come to see Okocha" etc

 

Hit the bar 3 times all from over 20 yards at Spurs, plus a 25 yrd shot that was parried for Nolan to score, earning a perfect 10 match rating from some FA bod . (Stelios also hit the bar from 25 yrds that game too)

 

But this is my favourite goal , shame it wasnt for us but always nice to see the humiliation of Oliver Kahn 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUPiMFHbbFU

[Krimzon]

One day ill learn how to post the video rather than just the link ....