Gavin Johnson

Finley’s dad. Norwich fan. ST holder since 1984. #otbc #ncfc

[Gavin Johnson @ncfc_gav]

@FootballInT80s That was the first England game I watched. And my England scarf was up in my bedroom soon after! But the best bit here is the laugh in the background which I loved at the time. Only years later finding out it was Jimmy Hill! Cracking stuff

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@sid_lambert @90sfootball Great game! I can recall running home from school and watching every single minute of that game as if it was (almost!) yesterday. As a 13 yr old at the time, that tournament was the peak of my World Cup enjoyment 😍

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@Damo8375 @FootballInT80s Yeh - the Swiss manager (Artur Gorge) was Portuguese.

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@cjsouthwell1902 Given he’s not played a first team match yet for Cruzeiro, why would we deem him first team material for the rough and tumble of championship football immediately, rather than for a period in the U21’s to acclimatise and assess ability/adaption first?

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@ArchiveWembley @Theleaguemag @0N10N5 Looks AI to me. It was big, but not that big!

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@secondtierpod Wes. A complete one-off and a joy to watch him play for 10 hugely entertaining seasons.

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@sid_lambert “Ok Nigel, come and sit here lad… what I want you to do is just sit behind Les…”

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@TalkNorwichCity We would have qualified 4 times in all, so unfortunate that our golden spell coincided with the ban.

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@chrisstanley1 @FootballInT80s Oh yes! Filmed at Wembley. Then going out in the garden afterwards practicing those turns!

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@bagshaw2112 1986

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@bagshaw2112 Slight clue with the golf… but did the Open Stop during the wars? I’ll go for 1981

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@itvfootball @ITV @ITVSport I can’t see Matt Lorenzo on there?

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@secondtierpod I remember my teenage-self trying to stay up in 1994 and watch Nigeria v Greece after midnight, only to fall asleep halfway through. I won’t be attempting the same this time around!

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@stusfootyflash Brough Scott. The obvious choice here! 😆

[Gavin Johnson @ncfc_gav]

@TengoOtraCosa @FootballInT80s 100%. Playing styles of each country used to be exotic, unique, recognisable and a bit of a mystery until you watch them play. Now it’s very much amalgamated and everyone plays the same way to a degree. There are few unknown players or surprises when you watch the World Cup now

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@bagshaw2112 Here we go… 1985!

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@Mexico86HQ Yes! That brings back memories, along with this…

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@GlesgaBluemk6 Looks like about 1994 to me. That’s when I bought my first car and was pretty much the price I was paying - I recall filling half my tank for around £6! Mind you, I was only earning £2 an hour!

[Gavin Johnson @ncfc_gav]

@80s90sfootball Vague memories of watching Steaua v Barca in 1986, though 1987 and Paulo Futre (Porto v Bayern) is the one I clearly remember - watching that whilst on holiday.