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13 hours ago, slartibartfast said:

First game of the season ?

No, I just looked it up, the game I’m thinking of was in March 1999. 

Two of mine (5-1 Blackpool away and Swansea in Tinman’s last game as manager) have already been mentioned. 

Others that spring to mind:

Wolves away, late 90s. We lost 3-0 and one of the goals involved Flapper missing the ball when he tried to kick it and it rolled into the empty net. 

Any time I’ve seen us play at Ipswich. 

Millwall away about 4 seasons ago. I was on a CATS coach, terrible journey there (accident meant we ended up going ages around the M25, got to the ground just before kick off, City were terrible, journey back took ages too. 

Stockport away in the Wilson era, we lost 2-0 in a very gutless performance.

The Mansfield game stands out for me - what an amazing few minutes when we went from 4-2 down to 5-4 up. There was quite a fiesty atmosphere that game too. 

Anfield in 1994 was a wonderful experience. 

The Man City game was great too - especially when we went in at HT 1-0 up. Brilliant. 

Watford away in the 1997-98 promotion season was also memorable (1-1 draw). There were thousands of City fans there, and I remember Goater scoring to put us 1-0 up after running with the ball from the halfway line. What a superb finisher he was. 

Another really special one was a trip to Bournemouth just after Pulis left. Very joyous scenes in the away end that day, it was such a relief that he was gone. City winning was the icing on the cake, but the sense of relief was at Pulis leaving was really something. 

24 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

He was just before my time. Was he really head and shoulders in terms of ability above the likes of Noble, JET and Tomlin? All three had incredible natural ability but also never delivered on a regular basis. I feel the highlights reel from those three may exceed Jacki, but could well be wrong. 

Interested to know your opinion.... 

I think that one thing about Jacki was that he played for us at at time when the skills he showed seemed more of a rarity. It felt new and different. Yes he was lazy and a passenger in some games, but I loved him and some of his play was a joy to watch, even just fleeting moments of skill. 

The fact that he was an experienced Polish international suggests he was better than the likes of JET, but in his time at City (when he was presumably past his best) I’d say he was on a par with JET, Tomlin (the loan version) etc in terms of his ability to wow fans. Although JET was more productive and scored more goals  

Players like that are what memories are made of. Noble was lacking in fitness, but we all remember that goal at Palace. JET could be frustrating, but we remember that goal v the fewers and the way he took penalties. Tomlin’s attitude stank once he signed permanently, which sours things, but that goal v Huddersfield (I think) when he flicked the ball over their defender was sublime. And I include Scotty Murray in this category of player too, there was no better sight than him bombing down the wing after latching onto a pass from Tinman. Also as far back as Mark Gavin, who in that promotion season looked like he had the ball tied to his boots and would torment defenders. 

14 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Szmodics didn’t get a chance here.  He may not have earned that chance on the training ground.  But ultimately he was let down by a poor recruitment strategy.

Absolutely. Perfect example of the scattergun approach of buying a player seemingly for the sake of it and then not playing him because he’s deemed not good enough. 

First time I’ve seen him interviewed. He came across really well. Seems like the sort of guy players would respect and listen to. 

A very welcome three points. Sounds like an exciting game. COYR. 

RIP fellow red. 

3 minutes ago, Midlands Robin said:

Surprised how quickly Tanner has gone from future potential to first choice. 

He does look good pressing forward and has settled into the side well which is great. Obviously he's had a steep learning curve but looks to be the real deal.

Agreed - he has slotted in really well. I really like his competitiveness. 

Glad to see Williams is deemed fit enough to play. With HNM out, we need some energy in the side. 

So is Wells injured? Apologies if this has been mentioned already on this thread but I haven’t had time to read it all. 

Not going to today’s game, but I’ve been there a couple of times, most memorably a game on Valentine’s Day when I think Tommy Doc scored the winner. I always used to like their ground, the away terrace had a cavernous roof. 

I’ve got no idea how we’ll get on today. The fact it’s one of those theoretically “winnable” games makes me nervous. 

33 minutes ago, Eddie Notgetinya said:

                        Bentley

             Kalas Atkinson Baker

Tanner                                      O’Dowda

         Massengo James Williams

                   Wiemann

                          Wells

I’d go with this, although I’d have Dasilva at LWB instead of COD. 

Get well soon, Nige. 

2 hours ago, ralphindevon said:

Back in the day so many songs were Rovers themed.

Its strange not having played them in the league for so long, I mean our fans in their 20s won’t know that feeling of being in the same league, especially when you work with gasheads it’s so intense it can drive you nuts. Now nobody is that bothered.
I guess it kept those who make up the songs a bit sharper than now.

You’re right, there were always songs about them. The “all hate Bristol Rovers clap your hands” one was a staple song in the EE in the late 80s/early 90s. 

1 hour ago, cityexile said:

It’s not that old and maybe other reasons not been mentioned but in it’s day I did really enjoy the ‘Johnson says bounce around the ground’ song. 
 

The personal favourite of mine will however always be the Tom Thumb song. 

I love the Tom Thumb song too. It has never been the same in all seater stadiums, though.

Great finish by Palmer. At first I thought it had gone in the side netting or the roof of the net. 

I thought he had a good game. That tackle was brilliant and really got the crowd going. 

Yep, Fulham looked impressive. Comfortable on the ball, quick, good movement, great passing. 

Williams was superb when he came on, he took the midfield by the scruff of the neck. 

I was very pleased with a draw today against a very good Fulham side who out-played us at times. Their left back looked excellent. 

We looked very open and gave them too much space to pick a pass when they had the ball.

But we battled well, the subs made a difference and we could have snatched the win.

It felt good coming away from the ground after an entertaining game. 

30 minutes ago, Renaissance Williams said:

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

Step Right Up - Tom Waits

I’m not keen on the idea. When I’ve been to the rugby the constant flow of people leaving their seats to get a drink creates a really strange atmosphere.

It’s also bad enough at football games at the moment with so many fans leaving their seats 10 mins before half time. 

7 minutes ago, Rossi the Robin said:

Gave me goosebumps that winner, awesome 

Yep, me too. Excellent goal, and the scenes among the City  fans….brilliant. 

That video of him is really cringeworthy. He loves the limelight when things are going well but hides when things are going badly. 

What a brilliant result. I’m overjoyed that we won today. I was feeling pretty gloomy since the Luton game and wasn’t expecting us to win today. Well done to NP and the squad. 

Looking at the highlights, what great finishes from both Martin and Wells, especially the latter where he had a long time to think about where he was going to place it and kept a cool head. Also it’s good to see us counter attack at pace.