admira Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 6 hours ago, I DONT MIND said: January 1986, arrived in Sheffield a little worst for wear our designated driver parked in St marys church car park within a stones throw of the away end. Managed to get into the ground just as the match kicked off, rare for those days some of our crew has seat tickets, others had standing tickets, i had aquired a seat ticket, the away end was in full song c8000 Derby fans chanting Arthur Cox's Black and White army the noise was near on deafening. The match progressed the Rams were playing better than their oppositon a full division above them. The Blades breakaway with 10 minutes or so and the now Roy Hodgson sidekick, Ray Lewington places a scruffy shot past Mark Wallington into the goal. The 8000 are silenced briefly, the flag goes up for offside and it is disallowed, Cacophony in the away end is resumed with a greater volume than before the annulment. A furher 10-15 minutes go by, Derby are still in the ascendency, we get a corner, it is swung over by Jeff Chandler?, Captain Marvel rises a above the United defence and buries his header into the back of the net. Derby fans are in raptures, the match sort of peters out with Derby holding the Blades quite comfortably, the final whistle blows and the super rams are in the Fifth Round. Coming out of the ground the atmosphere is a little hostile with the natives unhappy that their own (obviously offside) goal was disallowed and the FA cup adventures curtailed for another year. We embark in our vehicle to head back into the God's county and decide to have a few refreshment stops on the way home, much singing and dancing in Chesterfield, Clay Cross, Shirland, Ofton and Marehay. i get dropped off at home c 8pm, it is cold evening and the frost is spreading it's silvery sparkly fingers over the lawn and driveway around the house. i suddenly click that i was supposed to be taking my new very attractive girlfriend out for the night, i had forgot completely with the euphoria of victory celebrations and the intense alcholic haze. I smelt strongly of man sweat and stale bitter etc. so i had 30 minutes to run a bath and make myself presentable for the said young lady who was to arrive in our Taxi at 8.30pm and then onto Derby for a night of Dancing and more alcohol. Got in the bath and the next thing i know i wake up with a cold shock, it is pitch black and the water of my once steaming bath is tepid. With pounding head i get gingerly out and start to dry myself and get myself warm. i look at the clock it is 3am, suddenly in blind panic i realise that i had a date 6 hours plus before. i search the house vainly expecting the said young lady to be there instead i find the inevitable Dear John letter on the mantlepiece. Wow what a day? Hope it was worth losing your bird over! uttoxram75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB SPORTS Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 2 hours ago, admira said: Wow what a day? Hope it was worth losing your bird over! Eventually after much grovelling and charm managed to convince her I was worth another chance. Eventually we married and have three brilliant kids and five grandkids,although since we have both moved on !!! admira, uttoxram75, dabber and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admira Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 108. Year, opponents and memories. 1-0 defeat. richinspain and Anon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 17 minutes ago, admira said: 108. Year, opponents and memories. 1-0 defeat. This match never happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admira Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 3 hours ago, jameso said: This match never happened. I struggled to find a bar to watch it in as was in 'dry ' Marrakesh for the wife's birthday. Was glad we went home the next day as I wasn't great company! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 6 hours ago, admira said: 108. Year, opponents and memories. 1-0 defeat. Not finished yet has it? We’re still at Wembley trying to break them down! admira, GB SPORTS and richinspain 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admira Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 18 minutes ago, cannable said: Not finished yet has it? We’re still at Wembley trying to break them down! They still sing his b*****y name that’s for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyBritishMidland Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 You would have to use this game @admira wouldn’t you!! A true sliding doors moment. And nearly 10 years later I’ve still never watched it on TV or YouTube, not even highlights. I went on one of the club coaches and when I got home I watched my saved recording of the 5-0 demolition of F****t. Just so I could go say that was the last game I watched. admira 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 hour ago, FlyBritishMidland said: You would have to use this game @admira wouldn’t you!! A true sliding doors moment. And nearly 10 years later I’ve still never watched it on TV or YouTube, not even highlights. I went on one of the club coaches and when I got home I watched my saved recording of the 5-0 demolition of F****t. Just so I could go say that was the last game I watched. I know that feeling. Have never re-watched that one, or the Villa defeat, and took me years before I could watch the goals from the Leicester final in the 90s too (even though I'd assumed I would find proof that Martin Taylor had been fouled... wouldn't have changed anything anyway and was too painful!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 3 hours ago, FlyBritishMidland said: You would have to use this game @admira wouldn’t you!! A true sliding doors moment. And nearly 10 years later I’ve still never watched it on TV or YouTube, not even highlights. I went on one of the club coaches and when I got home I watched my saved recording of the 5-0 demolition of F****t. Just so I could go say that was the last game I watched. 2 hours ago, jameso said: I know that feeling. Have never re-watched that one, or the Villa defeat, and took me years before I could watch the goals from the Leicester final in the 90s too (even though I'd assumed I would find proof that Martin Taylor had been fouled... wouldn't have changed anything anyway and was too painful!) Not just me then! I've never watched the Leicester, QPR or Villa games back. FlyBritishMidland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 I don’t actually mind the Villa final I don’t know if it’s because I was at Elland Road for the semi and knew nothing could top it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 10 minutes ago, cannable said: I don’t actually mind the Villa final I don’t know if it’s because I was at Elland Road for the semi and knew nothing could top it I actually thought we'd probably lose to Villa as they were flying and was even more in that camp when I saw the starting line up . Roos pissed me off making it easy for them and I got more pissed off when Marriott came on and Mings s*** his pants for 25 minutes, when he'd previously spent the game pushed up on the halfway line scratching his arse. Was always going to be a tight game though in the toughest playoff set of teams I can remember. The QPR and Leicester ones were proper awful as I'm sure in both cases we'd have stayed up and built. Redemption was quick after Leicester. Not after QPR. We had a real chance in the year we played Hull and should have gone up. That Ipswich injury too Thorne was crucial, followed by the ridiculous 3rd Hull goal at the end of the game at home. They were crap. admira, Anon and Premier ram 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admira Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 109. Let's get back to a victory. Year, opponents and memories. 5-2 home win, goals not necessarily in the correct order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier ram Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 8 hours ago, admira said: 109. Let's get back to a victory. Year, opponents and memories. 5-2 home win, goals not necessarily in the correct That’s more like it , a thrashing for QPR , it was the 74/75 season admira 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admira Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 110. One for the oldies. Year, opponents and memories. 4-6 away defeat, goals not necessarily in the correct order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admira Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 (edited) On 24/11/2023 at 09:28, admira said: 110. One for the oldies. Year, opponents and memories. 4-6 away defeat, goals not necessarily in the correct order. Nobody got that. Southampton 1964 Edited November 26, 2023 by admira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admira Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 111.. Year, opponents and memories. 3-0 home win, goals not necessarily in the correct order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB SPORTS Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 8 hours ago, admira said: 111.. Year, opponents and memories. 3-0 home win, goals not necessarily in the correct order. European Cup v Slovan Bratislava, didnt go as i was on a Family Holiday to spain 1975. Believe the win set up the next tie v Real Madrid!!! (went to both those games though) admira 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admira Posted November 27, 2023 Author Share Posted November 27, 2023 112. Year, opponents and memories. 1-7 home defeat, bad day at the office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 34 minutes ago, admira said: 112. Year, opponents and memories. 1-7 home defeat, bad day at the office. Well it's Liverpool and I think it was in the second half of the season, so I'll say 1991? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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