Match Of The Day - 2 October 2004

[@chandradeepmukherjee3930]

RIP Jose Antonio Reyes and Gary Speed.

[@possessedslig]

Can't believe I missed Reyes' passing

[@TORRES999ify]

​@tequilasunset87 killed in a horrific crash couple years ago . Rip

[@SamCovington-fh7ek]

And John Motson

[@Smith89123]

The memories and nostalgia just flooded back 🥲

[@Walkerman606]

People forget how good prime Paul Robinson was. The media were a disgrace after that freak goal against Croatia. Recovered well after joining Blackburn, but was never looked at the same. Good to see Nigel Martyn on form as well.

[@tombardsley3081]

Was the same with other goalkeepers. Seaman, Robinson, Carson, Green, Hart. All suffered the curse of England number 1

[@Walkerman606]

@@tombardsley3081 absolutely

[@Sajangrg69]

@@tombardsley3081now there's a dinosaur hands between the sticks for England.

[@tombardsley3081]

@@Sajangrg69 which tbf he hasn't been that much of an issue. He at least can save penalties and he's not helped by a crap Everton defence

[@spencercole23]

He was always an average keeper by no means was her terrible though

[@EdwardBrackstoneFilms]

I love watching these videos this was the golden era of the Prem even if as a Leeds fan we only spent 2 seasons in it.

[@tyren14]

Little things back then, are now gone. Like showing us the first 20-30 seconds of the game, regardless of nothing happening. It made you feel like you were watching it somewhat "live" in a way. Just lets you soak in the atmosphere.

[@JjCc.]

Best era of premier league football

[@abnormalanorak]

Prime Barclays, you could say!

[@davidwalsh7833]

Rip John motson

[@roolaing]

Arsenal were ridiculous. The Good old days when Man City were Man City. Ferguson at Blackburn was great that year. Zoltan Gera was a player.

[@DL-ol9zx]

Arsenal were all class back then.

[@cannedham8630]

Everton vs Spurs was a good game. Remember the beginning of the Martin Jol era which were good times as a Spurs fan. Everton were a very solid outfit under David Moyes. Was it the season before that they qualified for the champions league via a top 4 spot?

[@Walkerman606]

No this was the season Everton finished 4th.

[@Superfantastictop10]

That Araenal team...wow. Who wouldn't swop almost anyone on their team for prime Henry and Bergkamp and -viera

[@daviddavidson3184]

Love that every team plays 442

[@jamallewis314]

Man, the good old days of MOTD! Do you have the rest from that season featuring goal of the month?

[@robfinlay8058]

I miss having the presenter and pundits wearing suits and ties on MOTD, nowadays they all wear "casual" clothes and they just look a mess.

[@1T0MMY]

You miss the cheap baggy black suits of the early 2000s?

[@cmcg3738]

@@1T0MMYThey weren’t cheap. You’re talking about millionaires.

[@1T0MMY]

@@cmcg3738 they may as well have been they looked awful. They scream conference centre

[@cmcg3738]

@@1T0MMY It was the style. Style’s change. I don’t think mullets and shoulder pads look good, but many people in the 80s did.

[@diptastik5651]

Infinitely more entertaining than todays cobblers. Thank you for posting :)

[@sillygoose635]

not even close, let's be honest, this was dodgy and dull

[@_wormlet]

@@sillygoose635 In what sense

[@Walkerman606]

​@sillygoose635 yeah when everyone plays the same way, and having to contend with VAR and 65 minutes of injury time.

[@aaronhurst4379]

Gosh Graham Poll was an awful referee, whether it was in club or international football

[@conorsmith8551]

3 yellow cards to simunic . Gobshite 😂🤦‍♂️

[@Walkerman606]

The amount of players in autobiographies who didn't like him is very telling.

[@TheFinishedArticle]

Simon hooper is worse

[@philicon353]

Djorkaeff providing an assist for Blackburn.

[@forumknight]

12:07… amazing bit of commentary insight from Johnathan Pearce there… I’m sure Solomon Island were far too strong to beat an Australian side without Tim Cahill

[@nickyhaugh2390]

@Ben Jones - Do you have the Final 2006/2007 Match of the Day episode that features the WEST HAM and SHEFF UTD and WIGAN ATHLETIC relegation battle?

[@bocjagne2878]

The Gunners were unplayable at Highbury during this period upto 2006 when they moved.

[@MindfulnessGamer]

And still couldn’t win the champions league

[@josephcole8046]

Until they met Wayne Bridge

[@qasimdin7438]

have you got match of the day 2 from that weekend? much appreciated thanks

[@orangerelram1982]

This is when I enjoyed football 😔

[@alanprior7650]

Funny how you forget whom played for who.

[@ALl-h8b9k]

You got Arsenal final game at Highbury?

[@joshuajones9333]

Mad that Edman stayed on for a bit after that head clash

[@boltonpete6093]

The days of no goal line technology or VAR. Better times in my opinion, football was never meant for perfection.

[@Coxy-b34]

I guarantee you moaned about ref decisions back then far more than you moan about VAR.

[@orangerelram1982]

They were much better times, football just ain't the same anymore.

[@16ozClawHammer]

@@Coxy-b34 Everything was better in the old days, didn't you know? Even the calibre of moaning was superior.

[@VWR7.5]

@@Coxy-b34var is boring that’s why

[@JW-th4nn]

Get well soon Al 👍🏻

[@LIJXFVKINBVY]

The good old days, before conservatives, before brexit, before VAR.

[@joecurran2811]

42:43 great keeping from Robert Green as usual

[@MultiVince95]

Saturday 2nd October 2004

[@dylanrobb1475]

I got beat up the night before

[@DISTER141]

@@dylanrobb1475HAHA

[@skfc9525]

That was definestly a pen on defoe lmao

[@aidossocratis1813]

I believe redknapp dont think he meant the severity of the tackle

[@SmithyWesson]

Rip Bill Kenwright

[@technikal84]

The complete and absolute state of Graham Polls refereeing.

[@janneroz-photographyonabudget]

Wasn't it so much better back then, before it became all about Waneker? Look how smart they were. Now it's the Gary Waneker show, it's the pits, don't bother with it anymore.

[@aidossocratis1813]

Zolton gera whata player

[@gnasherunited4432]

Redknapp tackle a red all day long in any era

[@NuradinMohamed_]

Jonathan Pierace is underrated commentator

[@og87]

Spurs should have had about 3 reds

[@bradthelad828]

Do you have any from 2006-07 season mate

[@Ox4tuneteller]

how bad was that goal of the month lol? The Henry, Jansen and Ashley Cole goals were mediocre at best

[@Kimble1599]

I just dont care anymore Gary

[@shen_baba]

Graham poll what a joke. That was the worst tackle ever by Redknapp right jn front of Poll and all he gets is a yellow

[@briancorley1991]

When no one supported Man City

[@tombardsley3081]

Well that’s false given the attendances they were getting even when they were in the 3rd tier

[@CARLIN4737]

Absolutely cant stand Everton. Or their supporters. Hope they go down this season. Awful club.

[@kennywilkinson913]

Ay, calm down mate.

[@jamesfitzsy6311]

5-1 ye massive quilt

[@josephcole8046]

@@jamesfitzsy6311 They can add 6-1 in there now too

[@Coxy-b34]

Arsenal were a strong argument for being the best side ever to play in the English top tier back in those days. Although the great Liverpool side from the early 80's and the current Man City side would also have a strong at for that claim.

[@josephcole8046]

And the Chelsea team that actually beat them to the title - because they were better than them...

[@Coxy-b34]

@@josephcole8046 "Back in those days" I'm not being specific to a year, just Arsenal at their peak which was certainly in and around this time but perhaps the 4 or 5 years prior to 2004 was their very best. They played the best and most entertaining football in the EPL at the time and had some very talanted players with the likes of talking about that team that had Bergkamp, Henry, Viera, Fabregas ,Overmars, Cole , Petit etc. Yes, Mourinhos Chelsea were a very good side but will never be held in as high regard as Wenger prime Arsenal,Paisleys Liverpool and Peps current Man City side, except by Chelsea fans.

[@josephcole8046]

@@Coxy-b34 Chelsea and Arsenal are similar in that neither of them have produced teams good enough to be compared with that Liverpool team of the late 70's and 80's, a couple of United teams under Ferguson and the Manchester City team of today. Arsenal didn't retain a single trophy during that period and may as well have not bothered showing up in Europe. Arsenal won 7 trophies in the 8-year period your'e describing. Manchester City have won double that in the last 8 seasons. Manchester United's best 8-year period saw them win 13. Liverpool's best 8-year period saw them win 15. Even Chelsea's best 8-year period saw them win 10. They are thrust into the best teams conversation because they have a big fanbase. But if you look at it objectively, they either massively underachieved, or just weren't as good as they're made out to be.

[@Coxy-b34]

@@josephcole8046 Ok, no doubt that's a fair and reasonable argument against my claim about Arsenal. I would suggest my reasoning for high praise of Wengers Arsenal is the quality of football they played and I do believe the best Arsenal was better than the best of Mourinho's Chelsea and Fergie's Utd. However, I concede actual amount of trophies won was less and also Wenger never won a UCL.