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Post by gibbo on May 9, 2023 18:37:42 GMT
Awful news. Remember Neil smacking in a belter against us in that famous last game away at Halifax. Think we signed him for the following season. R.I.P Neil Strangely we were talking about Matthews and that game in Our Ladies before the match yesterday (as it was the classic 'win and need help' scenario). The last game of the following season he was knocking them in for us as we did get promotion. Didn't really happen for him after that season at County, but I have another minor memory of him - I started college in 94 and the course was only 3 days per week, so Wednesday was an off day. The reserves used to play 2pm on Wednesday at Scholes Park in Gatley so used to go and watch. On one occasion the game was actually at EP v Lincoln and Matthews was lining up for them. Scored a cracking Hat-Trick, gave our young Centre Half the absolute runaround.
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Post by Durango95 on May 9, 2023 20:03:37 GMT
Sad news! RIP.
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Post by FridoBiggins on May 9, 2023 20:05:41 GMT
Died at 56 after a battle with cancer. Youth Team coach at Bradford. Played a big part in the promotion under Danny in 90/91, on fire during that run-in. (felt it deserved own thread than in Ex-Player one) He definitely deserves his own thread. Got us over the line in that promotion season (the first that many of us had witnessed) and really helped calm our nerves in the clincher against Scunthorpe. Very sad.
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Post by Chris B - Prog collector on May 9, 2023 21:59:32 GMT
Lets hope us and Bradford get to Wembley on the back of this tragic news.
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Post by timberwolf on May 10, 2023 8:36:21 GMT
and bloody frightening as well. Something you never really expect to hear.
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