Were you there?

[Elruliri]

21 hours ago, CiderJar said:

I love Alan Walsh's left foot

I love every £18000 of him. What a player, I'd still have him on the bench to score a penalty to make it 100 goals for us but he'd probably be about 103 before we get one!

[Negan]

Jesus Christ you're all ancient mind. 

[INCRED]

On 18/08/2022 at 20:48, Alan Dicks said:

 

I was in the enclosure down towards the east end that evening with my mate and we both stupidly invaded the pitch when Neville scored the winner in extra time - great memories!!!

[Maltshoveller]

23 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Let's give a proper Welsh winger a mention Howard Pritchard played a blinder at Wembley 

Pritchard

That is a name I will never forget

When I was a kid there was this boy who had a paper round on our estate 

This boy was abit on the simple side and that is being nice!!

Anyway EVERY time he put a newspaper through a door he would shout "1 nil Pritchard" This happened on every door every day As this was around 6.30am he did get a few complaints 

[Bristol Rob]

Ahhh. Back when the centre circle was a PROPER centre circle.

[Bristol Oil Services]

6 minutes ago, Negan said:

Jesus Christ you're all ancient mind. 

Three consecutive relegations, near-extinction and winding up, Newport '82, two seasons in the 4th div, 1:7 at Northampton, playing second fiddle to the Few, 10 consecutive games (not including Glos Cup - what’s that you say? Ask yer Grandfer) and 4 years without a win v the Few, runners up to the bloody Few, hammered by the Few at "their" place, ten years pissing and pfaffing about losing to Gillingham and Walsall to get back to this level, Millwall away when it put hairs on yer chest and bricks through yer coach window, those of us that followed through the 80s are warriors and heroes and yes, we have aged a bit (just read that again: three-consecutive-relegations) but we are still here, hard as ****, City as ****, seen it all, think-this-is-bad-you-ain't-seen-nothing-yet-bbbbbbabber, the diametric opposites of "snowflakes" - we are old, but we're still here. And the club's still here because we were here/there (every ****ing where) back then.

They don't make 'um like us anymore (hey, put yer phone down. I haven’t finished .....)

[Highburnred]

1 hour ago, Sheltons Army said:

Right .....one place left in the enclosure to claim .......

 

Who was it ?

Come forward !

Me and 10 of my mates

[Oh Louie louie]

If we would have kept howard pritch for a extra season, instead of signing the penalty king gordon owen.

The history books might have been very diffrent.

There was a teacher at ashton park called pritchard.

There was some unflattering graffiti about his personal hygene, sprayed in the tunnel, by the school for years!

[Oh Louie louie]

I might be a season out, but recall gary marshall having a motm performance against derby.

Might have been his debut, and i recall pritch getting his wales call up around then.

[redkev]

26 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said:

Three consecutive relegations, near-extinction and winding up, Newport '82, two seasons in the 4th div, 1:7 at Northampton, playing second fiddle to the Few, 10 consecutive games (not including Glos Cup - what’s that you say? Ask yer Grandfer) and 4 years without a win v the Few, runners up to the bloody Few, hammered by the Few at "their" place, ten years pissing and pfaffing about losing to Gillingham and Walsall to get back to this level, Millwall away when it put hairs on yer chest and bricks through yer coach window, those of us that followed through the 80s are warriors and heroes and yes, we have aged a bit (just read that again: three-consecutive-relegations) but we are still here, hard as ****, City as ****, seen it all, think-this-is-bad-you-ain't-seen-nothing-yet-bbbbbbabber, the diametric opposites of "snowflakes" - we are old, but we're still here. And the club's still here because we were here/there (every ****ing where) back then.

They don't make 'um like us anymore (hey, put yer phone down. I haven’t finished .....)

Yep remember all that , and every away game seemed to be chesterfield & Oldham away , always freezing and very often a night game . Often losing 

but honestly loved it .

 

[redsocks]

Yes both games 2 - 0 down from the 1st leg played awful but what a 2nd leg.first time at Wembley great day and my all time favourite player scoring 2 super glyn riley.happy days.

[Major Isewater]

On 19/08/2022 at 14:24, SecretSam said:

Mind you, that pitch...and I recall the game being in better definition when I was there. 

This really meant something to the club and supporters. A great day out at Wemberley and history was made. 
The subsequent appearances in the final were all a bit of anticlimax after the first. 
 

[Major Isewater]

45 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said:

If we would have kept howard pritch for a extra season, instead of signing the penalty king gordon owen.

The history books might have been very diffrent.

There was a teacher at ashton park called pritchard.

There was some unflattering graffiti about his personal hygene, sprayed in the tunnel, by the school for years!

Poor old Gordon Owen, apart from two costly penalty misses, he was a very tidy winger and played a big part in whatever success we had at the time. 
At least he had the balls to take them. 

[Major Isewater]

5 hours ago, RedM said:

. I was at Coldplay at Wembley a week ago and they stopped mid song and asked people to put their phones away and just enjoy the moment for one song, and it was refreshing.

Those people were probably watching something much more interesting than Coldplay.

[Oh Louie louie]

The issue being major we had no success with mr owen on the wing.

Dont get me wrong good player.

 

[Oh Louie louie]

Coming 2nd to mansfield,

Not making the play offs.

Far from a success,

[TedsHeadIs Red]

17 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

This really meant something to the club and supporters. A great day out at Wemberley and history was made. 
The subsequent appearances in the final were all a bit of anticlimax after the first. 
 

Yep, nothing beats your first time

[Oh Louie louie]

One of my all time fave wingers was playing for bolton in the final.

Mark gavin, now he could take a pen.

[Sheltons Army]

1 hour ago, Major Isewater said:

Those people were probably watching something much more interesting than Coldplay.

Yep , a good player - Exciting 

His time here completely overshadowed by those pens

[NOTBLUE]

Went to both games,also in the enclosure,twas  the only place to be back then.

[Negan]

7 hours ago, Bristol Oil Services said:

Three consecutive relegations, near-extinction and winding up, Newport '82, two seasons in the 4th div, 1:7 at Northampton, playing second fiddle to the Few, 10 consecutive games (not including Glos Cup - what’s that you say? Ask yer Grandfer) and 4 years without a win v the Few, runners up to the bloody Few, hammered by the Few at "their" place, ten years pissing and pfaffing about losing to Gillingham and Walsall to get back to this level, Millwall away when it put hairs on yer chest and bricks through yer coach window, those of us that followed through the 80s are warriors and heroes and yes, we have aged a bit (just read that again: three-consecutive-relegations) but we are still here, hard as ****, City as ****, seen it all, think-this-is-bad-you-ain't-seen-nothing-yet-bbbbbbabber, the diametric opposites of "snowflakes" - we are old, but we're still here. And the club's still here because we were here/there (every ****ing where) back then.

They don't make 'um like us anymore (hey, put yer phone down. I haven’t finished .....)

You’re probably in bed asleep now as it’s gone 9 but well done ya relic. Proper fan 

[Bristol Oil Services]

3 minutes ago, Negan said:

You’re probably in bed asleep now as it’s gone 9 but well done ya relic. Proper fan 

 

Edited August 20, 2022 by Bristol Oil Services

[archie andrews]

Oh for a mark gavin nowadays...... 

[Oh Louie louie]

Or a dave smith.

Pace, power, could cross, like roger malone said, a lower division chris waddle.

I did read a few years ago gavin had become a professional gambler.

[TedsHeadIs Red]

4 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Or a dave smith.

Pace, power, could cross, like roger malone said, a lower division chris waddle.

I did read a few years ago gavin had become a professional gambler.

Anyone who signs for us is one of those. 

[redsocks]

Dave smuggler smith.proper winger.

[Davefevs]

2 minutes ago, redsocks said:

Dave smuggler smith.proper winger.

Surely he played for The Pirates?

[SecretSam]

On 20/08/2022 at 14:54, Major Isewater said:

Poor old Gordon Owen, apart from two costly penalty misses, he was a very tidy winger and played a big part in whatever success we had at the time. 
At least he had the balls to take them. 

Absolutely, I had nothing but respect for him for stepping up, especially at Wembley.

And he was a really useful player.

[SecretSam]

On 20/08/2022 at 13:58, Bristol Oil Services said:

Three consecutive relegations, near-extinction and winding up, Newport '82, two seasons in the 4th div, 1:7 at Northampton, playing second fiddle to the Few, 10 consecutive games (not including Glos Cup - what’s that you say? Ask yer Grandfer) and 4 years without a win v the Few, runners up to the bloody Few, hammered by the Few at "their" place, ten years pissing and pfaffing about losing to Gillingham and Walsall to get back to this level, Millwall away when it put hairs on yer chest and bricks through yer coach window, those of us that followed through the 80s are warriors and heroes and yes, we have aged a bit (just read that again: three-consecutive-relegations) but we are still here, hard as ****, City as ****, seen it all, think-this-is-bad-you-ain't-seen-nothing-yet-bbbbbbabber, the diametric opposites of "snowflakes" - we are old, but we're still here. And the club's still here because we were here/there (every ****ing where) back then.

They don't make 'um like us anymore (hey, put yer phone down. I haven’t finished .....)

I can't claim to have seen the old Div 4 days, only started going regularly in around '84.

But those days put today's position in context. And today's pitches, stadia, treatment by police and relations with away fans, fitness and quality of players, coverage...

Anyway, anyone harking on about "the good old days"...just don't, unless you were there.

Now, where's my ******* Horlicks?

[Oh Louie louie]

Yes, after that penalty miss against swindon.

i dont recall how many yards wide he put it.

All you heard on ashton rd was about gallant gordon, and his bravery.