Derby days in the FA Cup? Yeovil, Swindon and the other lot in third round hat

[The Swan and Cemetery]

4 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said:

Seemed to go on for months 

Sheff Weds vs Arsenal 1979, 4 replays, them’s the days. 

[Davefevs]

1 hour ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Didn`t Shrews go to Liverpool after they beat us a year or two back?

Yep, my hunch is that the defeat away was a big part in LJ losing his job.  SL and MA (and LJ too) wanted a glory / ego tie…and possibly £1m to go with it.  We lost!

54 minutes ago, eardun said:

I remember playing Aldershot a lot in the late 80s. 

I remember the replay at AG….near Xmas.  Was the days when the office Xmas party was in the office, straight after closing, upstairs in the restroom.  Manager had some home brew wine….I had a glass or two.  44 players on the pitch, 2 Steve Claridge’s.  Think we win 1-0.  Stinking headache the next day.

[Jim Davey]

Think we may of played them in the freight Rover the year we won it .

[Curr Avon]

17 minutes ago, The Swan and Cemetery said:

Sheff Weds vs Arsenal 1979, 4 replays, them’s the days. 

Alvechurch beat Oxford City after FIVE replays in November 1971, in the 4th Qualifying Round (prior to the 1st Round proper).

22 November 1971: The longest-ever FA Cup tie finally finishes | Sport | The Guardian

Edited December 6, 2021 by Curr Avon

[The Swan and Cemetery]

Just now, Curr Avon said:

Alvechurch beat Oxford City after FIVE replays in November 1971, 22 November 1971: The longest-ever FA Cup tie finally finishes | Sport | The Guardian, in the 4th Qualifying Round (prior to the 1st Round proper).

Fantastic, these days people want penalties at half time (or first rehydration break). 

[cityexile]

20 minutes ago, The Swan and Cemetery said:

Sheff Weds vs Arsenal 1979, 4 replays, them’s the days. 

Think it was the next season Arsenal took three replays to get past Liverpool in the Semi Finals. Top managers today would have a fit.

[petehinton]

12 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Yep, my hunch is that the defeat away was a big part in LJ losing his job.  SL and MA (and LJ too) wanted a glory / ego tie…and possibly £1m to go with it.  We lost!

I remember the replay at AG….near Xmas.  Was the days when the office Xmas party was in the office, straight after closing, upstairs in the restroom.  Manager had some home brew wine….I had a glass or two.  44 players on the pitch, 2 Steve Claridge’s.  Think we win 1-0.  Stinking headache the next day.

That was the start of LJ losing his mind I think. Blamed the whole thing on Palmer didn’t be? And that weird comment about ‘this always happens to us’

[Peter1450]

49 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said:

Amazing, just tuned in to Boreham Wood v St Albans on ITV4, St Albans have a 'Dave Diedhou' in their starting XI

Looks livelier than when he played down the gate,maybe found his natural level.

[chinapig]

14 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Yep, my hunch is that the defeat away was a big part in LJ losing his job.  SL and MA (and LJ too) wanted a glory / ego tie…and possibly £1m to go with it.  We lost!

I remember the replay at AG….near Xmas.  Was the days when the office Xmas party was in the office, straight after closing, upstairs in the restroom.  Manager had some home brew wine….I had a glass or two.  44 players on the pitch, 2 Steve Claridge’s.  Think we win 1-0.  Stinking headache the next day.

Two Steve Claridges

     There's only two Steve Claridges

[Curr Avon]

15 minutes ago, The Swan and Cemetery said:

Fantastic, these days people want penalties at half time (or first rehydration break). 

The Alvechurch manager's final team talk was simply inspirational...

"By the end the manager, Rhys Davies, was really struggling with his team talks. We already knew everything about each other. There was nothing to say other than just go on the pitch and scrap. The manager was a motivator rather than a football brain if you like, and in the end he was just talking about character. He started using two words that I still remember. He'd say: "If you're going to win this you're going to need tonk and bottle." To this day I've got no idea what "tonk and bottle" means. It wasn't refined football chat."

 

[Lanterne Rouge]

4 minutes ago, chinapig said:

Two Steve Claridges

     There's only two Steve Claridges

He was co-commentating on an FA Cup game a few years back and the other bloke asked him if he had ever been involved in any multiple replay ties and of course this came up. The commentator asked him if the players were still up for it after all the games and SC`s reply was `No. No-one cared who won, we just wanted the nightmare to end`!

[JPBCFC]

11 minutes ago, petehinton said:

That was the start of LJ losing his mind I think. Blamed the whole thing on Palmer didn’t be? And that weird comment about ‘this always happens to us’

I agree nothing quite felt the same at the club after that, we were lucky to win those 3 games after that (reading, QPR and derby)

[Port Said Red]

I remember a marathon tie against John Becks Cambridge side, John Taylor up front for them Bob Taylor for us. I think Cambridge won the last tie 5-1 possibly after extra time? 

[weepywall]

2 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

I remember a marathon tie against John Becks Cambridge side, John Taylor up front for them Bob Taylor for us. I think Cambridge won the last tie 5-1 possibly after extra time? 

I went to that Cambridge away game, still have nightmares about that now

[Port Said Red]

1 minute ago, weepywall said:

I went to that Cambridge away game, still have nightmares about that now

Was Dion Dublin still there then?

I remember that Bob Taylor scored 30 goals in all competitions that season, but he thought he only had 29, when they mentioned his consolation goal in that game, he said that he had wiped it from his memory. 

[weepywall]

3 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

Was Dion Dublin still there then?

I remember that Bob Taylor scored 30 goals in all competitions that season, but he thought he only had 29, when they mentioned his consolation goal in that game, he said that he had wiped it from his memory. 

I don't recall DD being there but I can't be sure, just remember it being a hellish night.

[Olé]

1 hour ago, Ronnie Sinclair said:

Amazing, just tuned in to Boreham Wood v St Albans on ITV4, St Albans have a 'Dave Diedhou' in their starting XI

And one of Boreham Wood goalscorers used to be in City's academy under S'OD and Cotterill

[Clevedon Red]

13 minutes ago, weepywall said:

I don't recall DD being there but I can't be sure, just remember it being a hellish night.

Didn’t the winners go on to play Man U in the next round.

[StGeorge]

1 hour ago, ralphindevon said:

I can’t remember the last time they played a biggish club

I think it was against us

[weepywall]

5 minutes ago, Clevedon Red said:

Didn’t the winners go on to play Man U in the next round.

No they played and lost to Crystal Palace in the next round.

[North London Red]

5 minutes ago, Clevedon Red said:

Didn’t the winners go on to play Man U in the next round.

Cambridge played Crystal Palace in the next round:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989–90_FA_Cup

Charlton played Man Utd in the next round after knocking us out in the last 16 in 93-94.

[22A]

1 hour ago, cityexile said:

Think it was the next season Arsenal took three replays to get past Liverpool in the Semi Finals. Top managers today would have a fit.

Approx ten years later Arsenal & Liverpool played four replays in the League Cup for the right to meet Oldham. Clubs were still punished then if they fielded a weakened team.

[Shaun Taylor]

3 hours ago, Dan Robin said:

Shit draw as usual. 

Forest lucky again, Hull lucky again, Swindon lucky again...

We haven't been in the 3rd round for 10 years

[PHILINFRANCE]

1 hour ago, North London Red said:

Charlton played Man Utd in the next round after knocking us out in the last 16 in 93-94.

Ah Yes, the Scott Minto game .

[Red Shadow]

We were involved in one of the longest matches ever. A war time cup game away at Cardiff ended level after 90 minutes. As there was no extra time or penalty shootouts in the rules it was decided to carry on playing till next goal wins. With 3 hours and 22 minutes on the clock Cardiff scored (boo!). Apparently people were allowed to leave the ground to go home for their tea and come back later to watch the rest of the game.

[Port Said Red]

4 minutes ago, Red Shadow said:

We were involved in one of the longest matches ever. A war time cup game away at Cardiff ended level after 90 minutes. As there was no extra time or penalty shootouts in the rules it was decided to carry on playing till next goal wins. With 3 hours and 22 minutes on the clock Cardiff scored (boo!). Apparently people were allowed to leave the ground to go home for their tea and come back later to watch the rest of the game.

Wow. They shoot horses don't they?

[PHILINFRANCE]

25 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

Wow. They shoot horses don't they?

The title of one of my favourite records from the 1970s, by Racing Cars.

Late one night a few years ago, I saw on late TV there was a film of the same name, starring Jane Fonda, I think, though I could be wrong - it was a few years ago.

Thinking the Cars record was probably the sound track, l decided to watch it out of curiosity.

The film was crap and there was no appearance of my song!

Edited December 6, 2021 by PHILINFRANCE

[The Swan and Cemetery]

7 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

The title of one of my favourite records from the 1970s, by Racing Car.

Late one night a few years ago, I saw on late TV there was a film of the same name, starring Jane Fonda, I think, though I could be wrong - it was a few years ago.

Thinking the Cars record was probably the sound track, l decided to watch it out of curiosity.

The film was crap and there was no appearance of my song!

The song (agree, a classic) was inspired by the film. 

[Oh Louie louie]

Recall being at cambridge, and the crowd was quiet as anything waiting for the coin toss, to decide the venue.

Think it was beck vs jordan, but i maybe wrong

Police kept us in for ages after.

 

[TV Tom]

7 hours ago, weepywall said:

I went to that Cambridge away game, still have nightmares about that now

I went to both replays, remember being in a pub called the 7 ways on the Newmarket road, that 5-1 was a shocker, think it was Claridge and Taylor up front for them (or maybe Dublin)