simongarnerisgod 1585 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 21 minutes ago, Elvis Biro said: Remind me why John Bond is a hero? (My memory is going...) I just remember slagging him off on Blackburn Station after that match when John Bailey took the piss out of Peter Osgood so much that Osgood chinned him and got sent off. The glorious days of the newly christened 'AFC Bournemouth', I think. he dismantled burnley`s promising young squad,brian laws,lee dixon and the excellent trevor steven were sold for peanuts accelerating their descend into oblivion in the 80`s,i can remember their relegation game against orient,was on my paper round with the radio stuck to my ear,still think they bribed the londoners to lose🙄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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darrenrover 2498 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 50 minutes ago, renrag said: That was Southampton on one bonfire day. Laurie MacNemeny was their manager. John Bond is a hero for his magnificent achievements at the dingles. A bit like Kean is their hero Were Southampton not down to 9 men in the end? Steve Williams the other sent off? I remember supporters in the Nuttall St Enclosure climbing over the wall at the final whistle! Edited December 30, 2020 by darrenrover Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Herbie6590 1136 Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 Not for the faint hearted...Wemberlee here we come... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simongarnerisgod 1585 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 watched it on the big screen at ewood standing on the hallowed turf,did`nt see much of the last twenty minutes,i spend it looking looking up at the heavens praying derby would`nt score!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 2842 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 18 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said: Not for the faint hearted...Wemberlee here we come... When wearing the shirt involved pride Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aqualung 58 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Herbie6590 said: Not for the faint hearted...Wemberlee here we come... One of my best Rovers memories that night at the Baseball ground. Brilliant atmosphere and a packed away end. Didn't Speedie get assaulted by a Rams fan on the way off the pitch? What a night that was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simongarnerisgod 1585 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 20 minutes ago, Aqualung said: One of my best Rovers memories that night at the Baseball ground. Brilliant atmosphere and a packed away end. Didn't Speedie get assaulted by a Rams fan on the way off the pitch? What a night that was. yep,a chav tried to get at speedie at the final whistle,think he was grabbed by a policeman before speedie reacted🙂,moran and hendry were superb that night,moran is deffo my favourite ever rovers centre back,just in front of keeley and faz,a genuinely hard man who was disapointed if he came off the pitch without a bandage Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SIMON GARNERS 194 3650 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 10 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said: watched it on the big screen at ewood standing on the hallowed turf,did`nt see much of the last twenty minutes,i spend it looking looking up at the heavens praying derby would`nt score!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The screen was in the corner between the BBE and the Riverside.I was situated near to the front and folk were stood as far back as the Darwen end terrace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arbitro 8692 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 11 hours ago, darrenrover said: Were Southampton not down to 9 men in the end? Steve Williams the other sent off? I remember supporters in the Nuttall St Enclosure climbing over the wall at the final whistle! The story goes Nick that in the game at the Dell John Bailey had allegedly called several of the Southampton players 'has-beens' which pricked the egos of the likes of Osgood and Ball. Their retribution was to kick lumps out of him at the return game some weeks later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
renrag 751 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 12 hours ago, darrenrover said: Were Southampton not down to 9 men in the end? Steve Williams the other sent off? I remember supporters in the Nuttall St Enclosure climbing over the wall at the final whistle! Yes that’s right, I’d forgotten who the other player was until.you mentioned it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tyrone Shoelaces 11414 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 10 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said: yep,a chav tried to get at speedie at the final whistle,think he was grabbed by a policeman before speedie reacted🙂,moran and hendry were superb that night,moran is deffo my favourite ever rovers centre back,just in front of keeley and faz,a genuinely hard man who was disapointed if he came off the pitch without a bandage How many of the current team do you think would have gone in like that to win that header ? Lenihan, maybe. Then that's it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Claytons Left Boot 1535 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 29/12/2020 at 22:06, Exiled in Toronto said: I love that Crompton gets to wear a belt! Six of the best at the final whistle to those that were under par.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stonesrick 233 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) I posted in the Huddersfield thread just after the match that we had become a team of 'soft pussies' and need some tougher players in the team. I think around the 1999 to 2001 season, supporters were given the opportunity to select their dream team to be published in the 'Rovertime' programme. Here was mine which you can see was a 'hard man' side. Could do with a couple of these in the team now!'Killer Keeley' a bit unfortunate to make the team but in todays game he would have been suspended for over half the season Edited December 31, 2020 by Stonesrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tyrone Shoelaces 11414 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 11 minutes ago, Stonesrick said: I posted in the Huddersfield thread just after the match that we had become a team of 'soft pussies' and need some tougher players in the team. I think around the 1999 to 2001 season, supporters were given the opportunity to select their dream team to be published in the 'Rovertime' programme. Here was mine which you can see was a 'hard man' side. Could do with a couple of these in the team now!'Killer Keeley' a bit unfortunate to make the team but in todays game he would have been suspended for over half the season John Bray might have been before your time but he was a rough handful at fullback. Matt Woods wasn't a nasty player but he was a tough as teak centre half. When I look at how many games our current centre halves manage without limping off with some knock or other I just shake my head. Coming slightly more up to date, Ken Knighton and Alan Hunter were two players who could look after themselves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Herbie6590 1136 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 Yellows... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tyrone Shoelaces 11414 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 24 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said: Yellows... Sad to think that was David Speedie's last game for us. Nobody did more that season to get us up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simongarnerisgod 1585 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 having seen us lose three times in three years in the play offs i was to nervous to really enjoy the day,especially when leicester came out the 2nd half and pinned us back,all worked out ok in the end though and the journey home was great😁 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mattyblue 13763 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I was sitting in the Riverside for the Derby first leg. I can still remember the two lads down my row leaving at 2-0 down, ‘f*cking play-offs again’ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
renrag 751 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) Whoever thought of bringing out the blue and white shirts at Wembley, got it spot on and put the finishing touch to a superb day Edited January 1 by renrag Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ianrally 76 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 4 hours ago, renrag said: Whoever thought of bringing out the blue and white shirts at Wembley, got it spot on and put the finishing touch to a superb day Yes a nice touch that. The days when people within the club had a brain and cared, that’s the difference to now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elvis Biro 206 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 31/12/2020 at 14:16, Herbie6590 said: Yellows... I was as nervous watching that as I was at Wembley on the day! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darrenbot 296 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 7 hours ago, renrag said: Whoever thought of bringing out the blue and white shirts at Wembley, got it spot on and put the finishing touch to a superb day I think they got the idea from Barcalona who had won the European cup at Wembley for the first time 5 days before we played there,thay had their away kit on for the final and swapped into their usual shirts for the celebrations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 2842 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 3 hours ago, Ianrally said: Yes a nice touch that. The days when people within the club had a brain and cared, that’s the difference to now. I wonder if they were earning megabucks? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bazza 1493 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 31/12/2020 at 07:52, SIMON GARNERS 194 said: The screen was in the corner between the BBE and the Riverside.I was situated near to the front and folk were stood as far back as the Darwen end terrace. I was there on the pitch which looked more mud than grass and stank to high heaven. On 31/12/2020 at 08:01, arbitro said: The story goes Nick that in the game at the Dell John Bailey had allegedly called several of the Southampton players 'has-beens' which pricked the egos of the likes of Osgood and Ball. Their retribution was to kick lumps out of him at the return game some weeks later. I thought that the first player to be sent off was a young lad who was being given the runaround by Bailey. I was in the Riverside and watched Osgood run from near us on the Saints' left wing diagonally towards the corner flag between Nuttall Street and Blackburn End. He caught up with Bailey just as Bailey got into the Saints' penalty area, scythed him down mercilessly and then stamped on him thereby giving us a penalty and getting sent off. The TV pundits felt sorry for Southampton. I felt sorry for Bailey. At least Alan Ball admitted at the end of the season, after they had been promoted, that Rovers had given them a difficult time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WIR Second Coming 819 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 31/12/2020 at 14:16, Herbie6590 said: Yellows... Thanks Herbie - brought tears to my eyes did that! What a wonderful day and captured so well in that footage. When will we see the like again? When will we see the like, again? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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