Top five goals since the Premier League began

[Wes Tender]

On Match of the Day 2 last night, they decided as a bit of fun to have a poll of the best 5 goals scored since the inception of the Premier League 25 years ago.

 

As would be expected due to the glory team bias, not one single goal scored by Matt Le Tissier was featured, although certainly he scored some goals which were more spectacular than the majority of that five.

 

I didn't bother to wait and see which of the five goals featured was deemed to be the best, as not to feature a single MLT goal was just farcical.

 

Although naturally we will have a bias towards our players, is there anybody here who believes that none of MLT's efforts were better than those five goals, or indeed, were there any other of our players whose goals deserved to be on that list?

[tajjuk]

There is no point having these things as 'votes' because the majority of people won't be objective and will just vote for their favourite player/club. They should have panels of independent experts decide on these things.

[SNSUN]

Le Tiss was involved in the heats but they narrowed it down based on public votes in 5 year blocks. Those are the final five based on public votes. MLTs Blackburn goal was in with Yeboah, which won the heat to get into the final 5.

 

Still crazy ash not to have an MLT goal in it, but short memories, youngsters and glory support probably has a lot to do with it.

[benjii]

Yeah, it's all those glory hunting Leeds fans that swung it.

[Wes Tender]

Le Tiss was involved in the heats but they narrowed it down based on public votes in 5 year blocks. Those are the final five based on public votes. MLTs Blackburn goal was in with Yeboah, which won the heat to get into the final 5.

 

Still crazy ash not to have an MLT goal in it, but short memories, youngsters and glory support probably has a lot to do with it.

 

Yes, what else could we expect? Nice to have some background about how they selected the goals, but completely pointless anyway to assess it in five year blocks too, as there might well have been say 3 goals in one period that are deemed to be amongst the best goals ever scored, but two of them would be excluded, even though they were better than any other goals subsequently. And then there is the big club/big player bias that for example would feature the Rooney overhead kick, whilst not even having Rory Delap's arguably better effort even appear on their radar.

 

A totally pointless exercise even with independent experts, because are there even any totally independent experts?

[benjii]

Yes, what else could we expect? Nice to have some background about how they selected the goals, but completely pointless anyway to assess it in five year blocks too, as there might well have been say 3 goals in one period that are deemed to be amongst the best goals ever scored, but two of them would be excluded, even though they were better than any other goals subsequently. And then there is the big club/big player bias that for example would feature the Rooney overhead kick, whilst not even having Rory Delap's arguably better effort even appear on their radar.

 

A totally pointless exercise even with independent experts, because are there even any totally independent experts?

 

You should definitely make some vigorous complaints.

 

Maybe you could start one of those parliamentary petitions?

[Baird of the land]

Just looking at the BBC's pick your best XI from the Premier league era. Shocked both by the completely limited options & that somebody of Le Tiss class is not even an option.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40483774