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Post by sidcup on May 22, 2024 15:55:54 GMT
Don't think Bruce scored (though he could well have celebrated their winner in front of us - I've blanked that). He would have done well to have bagged one, given that most of his time that day was spent refereeing the game... Hat-trick from Paul Furlong and one from Jon McCarthy. Sean with our consolation. And yes, I did look it up!
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Post by Mozzer on May 22, 2024 15:59:01 GMT
Was referring to the Saturday Cup game, but yeah, the Tuesday night was proper rubbish, apart from Sean's goal. Bit of running the gauntlet outside the Main Stand to add to the defeat and Tom's horrible break. I remember the bucket of sand they had to put on the pitch in the aftermath 😞
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Post by suedehead on May 22, 2024 16:02:57 GMT
Don't think Bruce scored (though he could well have celebrated their winner in front of us - I've blanked that). He would have done well to have bagged one, given that most of his time that day was spent refereeing the game... You're right, he didn't score. But I vividly remember him celebrating in front of us at the side stand as I shouted f*ck off to him and was worried it'd be seen on the highlights and my mum would see it as we were sat near the front.
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Post by suedehead on May 22, 2024 16:03:36 GMT
Unfortunately can still hear the crack of Tom Bennett's leg too. That happened down in front of us as well, corner of the box, I think.
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Post by hedleyverity on May 22, 2024 16:29:05 GMT
Unfortunately can still hear the crack of Tom Bennett's leg too. That happened down in front of us as well, corner of the box, I think. Worst I've ever seen, or rather heard, obvious is was tib and fib, double noise, sickening
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Post by Mozzer on May 22, 2024 17:08:36 GMT
Don't think Bruce scored (though he could well have celebrated their winner in front of us - I've blanked that). He would have done well to have bagged one, given that most of his time that day was spent refereeing the game... You're right, he didn't score. But I vividly remember him celebrating in front of us at the side stand as I shouted f*ck off to him and was worried it'd be seen on the highlights and my mum would see it as we were sat near the front. You should have been worried about your mum NOT seeing you tell Steve Bruce to f*ck off...
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Post by orkneyhatter on May 22, 2024 17:36:02 GMT
Don't think Bruce scored (though he could well have celebrated their winner in front of us - I've blanked that). He would have done well to have bagged one, given that most of his time that day was spent refereeing the game... remember that day well. The away end atmosphere behind the goal was brilliant. I could feel the whole stand shaking;think it was before they redeveloped that end. When Armstrong scored the chant was "9 men, we've only got 9 men, you've only got 12 men". Was gutted when they got the winner.
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Post by timberwolf on May 23, 2024 8:03:38 GMT
That Port Vale away attendance is very low. Is that the game that was moved because Diana died? Even on a Tuesday I thought we'd have taken more than 400. Same with just 300 to Birmingham, again another week night. I wonder what the actual Portsmouth attendance was? It was at least 1 because I was there, was a Tuesday night in the February half term. 97/8 was the only season I did every game. Vale was moved to the Tuesday because of the Princess of Hearts, which was a right pain in the arse, the Brum game was the Tom Bennett leg breaker, horrible night, unless I’m getting things mixed up after this time we’d played them on the Saturday in the cup and taken loads, but there was hardly anyone there on the Tuesday. ETA, Ipswich was a Tuesday night too, Ipswich and Portsmouth mid week, thanks League Moving the Vale game was a big help for me as for reasons i have forgotton i could not make it on the original date. The BC game was a disaster from the start. Glass dropped onto a County fan, Tom Bennetts injury, another defeat there and a tyre slashed on my car when i got back to it. I was at Pompey to as i never missed one of our away games down there as i have a soft spot for them.
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Post by gibbo on May 23, 2024 8:06:38 GMT
Don't think Bruce scored (though he could well have celebrated their winner in front of us - I've blanked that). He would have done well to have bagged one, given that most of his time that day was spent refereeing the game... "One man refereeing the game, another giving out the cards" was the post-match quote from Gary Megson IIRC.
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Post by shootershillbilly on May 23, 2024 8:43:07 GMT
I remember now. Bruce just dropped his head at every challenge to make it look like climbing all over him. Ran the game, proper shithousery before it even had the name
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Post by mattyovrio on May 23, 2024 9:00:36 GMT
Not got round to adding the away figures for the 1998/99 season yet (programmes from that season are in storage) but i have the ones for the 1997/98 season here. This is based on figures listed in County's programme hence why the Sheffield United figure isn't shown as it was the last game of the season. That Port Vale away attendance is very low. Is that the game that was moved because Diana died? Even on a Tuesday I thought we'd have taken more than 400. Same with just 300 to Birmingham, again another week night. I wonder what the actual Portsmouth attendance was? It was at least 1 because I was there, was a Tuesday night in the February half term. That Portsmouth Tuesday night game in Feb was my last game before returning to Brazil. I had had an extended break over here due to my Fad passing. Followed up the long coach journey back to Stockport with a couple of flights totalling 13 hours plus!
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Post by timberwolf on May 23, 2024 10:00:27 GMT
Don't think Bruce scored (though he could well have celebrated their winner in front of us - I've blanked that). He would have done well to have bagged one, given that most of his time that day was spent refereeing the game... "One man refereeing the game, another giving out the cards" was the post-match quote from Gary Megson IIRC. Like every time we have to play there with refs like the one mentioned in celebrity deaths which makes speaking ill of the dead hard.
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Post by philtheglass on May 23, 2024 14:24:54 GMT
Apologise if this has already been posted......but doesn't this look smart !
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Post by Count de Stockport on May 23, 2024 14:27:13 GMT
Apologise if this has already been posted......but doesn't this look smart ! Should come with an R rating
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Post by suedehead on May 23, 2024 15:12:14 GMT
Apologise if this has already been posted......but doesn't this look smart ! Two things, aside from it being hugely exciting. The new Railway End has those side panel thing at the side of the stand, between the roof and the side. Can somebody please install those in the Cheadle End, save me getting soaked in LT1. Much obliged. Second, and it's a mere footnote but the only thing I really dislike is a big standalone video scoreboard in the corner. It screams miserable new build ground. The whole vision for the ground is outstanding but I honestly think that very minor thing brings it down a notch. Appreciate it's personal opinion but if there was a way to incorporate a scoreboard into one of the stands, rather than having it in the corner, I'd be very happy.
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