Boyhood hero

[jamiesd]

Anyone questioning Jess capabilities has probably never seen him play and think Zero was genius......Jess was a major player. The injury knocked him a bit but pre leg break he was nothing short of sensational

[strachanmcgheegoal]

And correct it was unbelievable the shifts he used to put in the second spell when we were utter pish. He used to go all the way back to his own box to get the ball from the keeper as everyone else was too shit scared to take responsibility. Was almost a one man team at times.

Yes, the entire midfield turning their backs on our throw ins because they weren’t interested in taking the ball was another favourite at that time.

[alscotoz]

Defo agree white goods!, had the pleasure a few times in the 90s and your right you had to see him live to really appreciate his talent.probably the same as willie miller as well but was just too young for that.i always get the sense that miller was phenomenal but had to be seen to be completely appreciated. Surely anybody saying Jess was overrated just simply doesn’t understand football!. I really feel for the fans that weren’t old enough to see him either, just like iam envious of the fans that were old enough to see Gothenburg live.jammy bastards

 

 

Willie Miller was super smart. Never seemed to break sweat. Amazing reader of the game so never really had to run and hard (and I mean proper hard) as fuck. Would have been great to play beside. Always had his team mates backs for us and Scotland.

[Dons79]

Sadly don’t make players like him anymore, seemed a consummate professional both in his football career and for the community he served!,having the balls to beat Bayern with the kaizer in the team over 2 legs in my opinion won’t be replicated anytime soon again by a Scottish team.must have had that ferguson mentality of don’t care who you are, or what you achieved so far, we’re going to come at yous and give yous absolute zero respect.only time I have seen that live really was through Jess!, having to play with the shower of shite around him as well,still showed he was shoulders above the rest

[Betty Swallicks]

Anyone questioning Jess capabilities has probably never seen him play and think Zero was genius......Jess was a major player. The injury knocked him a bit but pre leg break he was nothing short of sensational

 

Correct.

Jess > Zero x10.

[NEM]

Correct.

Jess > Zero x10.

 

 

 

 

Jess was 100 times the player Zeroulli was

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Why are yous even mentioning Zerouali? 

 

Find it weird the amount of hatred he seems to have generated on here in recent times. Is it just because you dont like Millertime? There are no mention of Zero at all

[Guest the shepherd]

Jess was 100 times the player Zeroulli was

Got to agree that Eoin Jess was a far better player than Hicham Zerouali, based on subjective fact and evidence (fuck all to do with the great one, not than you or Betty were insinuating that in relation to an inferrence put forward to you earlier). Zerouali's free-kick down at Love Street in January 2000 will rightfully, however, be celebrated as a masterpiece of a football artisan forever more.

[Betty Swallicks]

Why are yous even mentioning Zerouali? 

 

Find it weird the amount of hatred he seems to have generated on here in recent times. Is it just because you dont like Millertime? There are no mention of Zero at all

 

Aye there is. Personally I mentioned him as it was in a prior post.

 

I merely concurred that Jess was at a different level to Zero.

 

Not sure why Zero was mentioned (in the same thread as Jess ) initially.

[Betty Swallicks]

Why are yous even mentioning Zerouali? 

 

Find it weird the amount of hatred he seems to have generated on here in recent times. Is it just because you dont like Millertime? There are no mention of Zero at all

 

You mentioned snodgrass being better than Jess 

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

You mentioned snodgrass being better than Jess 

 

Where?

[Betty Swallicks]

Where?

 

#135

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

#135

 

Don't see it Mr Swallicks

 

I simply put a question to the troops

 

Why did Jess fail where Snodgrass has succeeded. I don't have the answer. Somehow though... the answer is that Zerouali was pish

[The Boofon]

Double somersault. Backwards ones.

[Betty Swallicks]

Don't see it Mr Swallicks

 

I simply put a question to the troops

 

Why did Jess fail where Snodgrass has succeeded. I don't have the answer. Somehow though... the answer is that Zerouali was pish

 

[Fridge]

Also a boy bit confused why Zero is getting a hard time here, he was nowhere near as good as Jess but compared to some of the utter utter shite we have had he is one of the last players who should be getting stick.

 

Nobody in recent times has been near to Jess’s level, at least despite being a bit lazy Zero demonstrated some moments of brilliant flair and skill.

[jamiesd]

I was just using him as a benchmark as he normally gets mentioned in the legend threads and all that.  Not everyone witnessed Jess at his best...….and was making a comparison in that way.  Mean no ill towards Zero fans.

[Betty Swallicks]

But then is the question not, why was it only keech teams interested in him?

 

Why he never got the option of going to the footballing giants of Al Nassr or FAR Rabat is a mystery.

[shut up meg]

Could Eoin Jess do a somersault?

 

In person or in a vehicle?

[Fridge]

Did Jess get nicknamed "little romario" after a trial with Barca?

 

Nah, thought not

Just to 100% confirm - a simple yes / no will suffic but free to illustrate your point should you wish.

 

Do you think Zero was a better player than Jess?

[the sheep]

Peter Weir enough said

[YorkDon]

Fitba was Jess but also loved Del Piero cos of watching Football Italia on Channel 4.

Wanted to be Colt Seavers,Michael Knight or Magnum P.I.

[YorkDon]

All camp as fuck TV stars. Did you want to host Supermarket Sweep as well ?

Aye ok hanz-Magnum with his Ferrari and the birds...

Knight with Kitt...

Colt with his truck and Heather Thomas was it? I ken he wisna boning her,but she was still on the show...

[YorkDon]

all camper than Butlins

Awa min.

Who were yours then...?

[Fridge]

I’m nae sure if you are ripping the piss or not.

 

I genuinely hope you are at it as if you truely believe that you have fucking lost it.

 

My opinion of course, see what the rest of the forum thinks.

[aberdeen1970]

This place has cataloguers?

 

It's barely moderated

[aberdeen1970]

The Jess v Zerouali debate ends up kicking off every single time.

[Sonoftherock]

The Jess v Zerouali debate ends up kicking off every single time.

 

Zero couldn't get into one of the worst Aberdeen team I've ever seen.  He left with his tail between his legs and ended up playing out his days in some football backwaters in the middle east and africa.  He had some fancy flicks and tricks - but more often or not, he was a passenger.  He wasn't a football player.  This is evidenced by his career trajectory.

 

Even the second time around, Jess was still carrying that team.

[YorkDon]

Off the telly?

Aye

[V for Vendetta]

Jess was absolutely a class player.

 

Possibly the most talented Scottish player of his day?

 

The day him and Paul Bernard absolutely destroyed Paul Gascoigne will stick in the memory forever. Was it 95?