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Post by Chips Longhorn on Jun 8, 2020 23:32:24 GMT 1
Amazing footage from just before we won the world Cup. Usual town heartbreak though
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Post by ambryboy on Jun 8, 2020 23:59:41 GMT 1
Booooo Johnston out!
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Post by rayveallrules on Jun 9, 2020 6:50:13 GMT 1
Great stuff.I’m somewhere in the Cowshed,no doubt thinking typical Town.Quigley was a big out for us.Although he improved over time,Steve Smith never seemed to have much of an impact on a game.I never rated Gilliver but on checking,I read that he managed to score 18 goals in 27 games that season compared to Leighton who had 11 from 27.A decent return from both of them.Frankie Frankie Worthington would soon be on the scene.
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Post by malcolmbrown on Jun 9, 2020 8:25:26 GMT 1
Cheers for posting this. A bit before my time but very interesting.
I like the camera angle from behind the away end. Bit of a contrast with the multi angles you get from Sky these days!
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Jun 9, 2020 8:30:43 GMT 1
It is interesting isn't it. But more for the "how life was" aspect rather than for any footballing excellence. Serves to inform that standards of football are unrecognisable now from then. Which is guess we knew anyway. Both teams playing chuckle brothers football.. To me to you, despite being afforded huge amounts of space in the middle of the park. The pitch is pretty basic. Great to see the paddock in front of the main stand. And the face the terraces go down so low to the pitch
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on Jun 9, 2020 8:31:15 GMT 1
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Jun 9, 2020 8:40:20 GMT 1
"Gould bursts through like a faithful little rat"!
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Post by Walton-on-the-Hill Terrier on Jun 9, 2020 8:47:10 GMT 1
My first ever Town defeat, after 16 games (10 wins and 6 draws). Remember it well. Seen that video plenty times before. My dad and me were in the cowshed.
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Jun 9, 2020 8:51:35 GMT 1
We're you at Entebbe in 76 :-)? |
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on Jun 9, 2020 9:18:04 GMT 1
We're you at Entebbe in 76 :-)? ?? |
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Post by Mecha Corte on Jun 9, 2020 9:22:50 GMT 1
Not that we "never" play Coventry but our last lague game was relegation season of 71/72 (so before my time) then we've had a League Cup 2nd Rd game in 77/78 and a pre Season Friendly after Lee Clark bought Robbie Simpson* from them in 2009/10 - I would say that's as good as we never play them. Highfield Road is one of the few grounds I've never been to, likewise the Ricoh and given they now ground share with Birmingham I'm not likely to either.
* I've just checked up on Simpson, he only had 4 goals in 61 appearances when LC splashed out big money (£300k) for him, I know he didn't score in the league for us but was surprised he only made 13 appearances before leaving, he's now player manager of Chelmsford City.
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Post by Mecha Corte on Jun 9, 2020 9:28:02 GMT 1
My first ever Town defeat, after 16 games (10 wins and 6 draws). Remember it well. Seen that video plenty times before. My dad and me were in the cowshed. 16 games without a defeat ? You might well hold the record for a living Town fan for longest run before you saw your first defeat, on the other side if the coin I know someone whose first Town match was "that one" at Maine Road, hopefully his record will never be beaten. |
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Post by Tim Nice But Dim on Jun 9, 2020 11:37:52 GMT 1
We had some big crowds in the 65/66 season the biggest was against Man City just short of 32,000. Different era completely.
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Post by Walton-on-the-Hill Terrier on Jun 9, 2020 12:10:05 GMT 1
My first ever Town defeat, after 16 games (10 wins and 6 draws). Remember it well. Seen that video plenty times before. My dad and me were in the cowshed. 16 games without a defeat ? You might well hold the record for a living Town fan for longest run before you saw your first defeat, on the other side if the coin I know someone whose first Town match was "that one" at Maine Road, hopefully his record will never be beaten. Yes, 16 games. I know that for a fact because I have always kept a record of games attended. Still do it. In all the time I’ve been watching football I only ever saw one team score 10 when Ashford Town (Middlesex) beat Woodford United 10-0 seven years ago. Only seen two league games where a team scored 8, Bradford City v Bournemouth 8-1 in 1970 and Leyton Orient v Colchester 8-0 in 1988. Highest scoring game Barnet’s first ever league game, lost 4-7 at home to Crewe in 1991. Seen Town score 7 only twice in over 900 games, v Lincoln United and Crystal Palace! |
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Post by Mecha Corte on Jun 9, 2020 13:02:48 GMT 1
16 games without a defeat ? You might well hold the record for a living Town fan for longest run before you saw your first defeat, on the other side if the coin I know someone whose first Town match was "that one" at Maine Road, hopefully his record will never be beaten. Yes, 16 games. I know that for a fact because I have always kept a record of games attended. Still do it. In all the time I’ve been watching football I only ever saw one team score 10 when Ashford Town (Middlesex) beat Woodford United 10-0 seven years ago. Only seen two league games where a team scored 8, Bradford City v Bournemouth 8-1 in 1970 and Leyton Orient v Colchester 8-0 in 1988. Highest scoring game Barnet’s first ever league game, lost 4-7 at home to Crewe in 1991. Seen Town score 7 only twice in over 900 games, v Lincoln United and Crystal Palace! You go to a lot more neutral games than me, I saw both those and also the Port Vale one, however as I said to go 16 without a defeat is some achievement for a Town fan. |
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on Jun 9, 2020 14:54:17 GMT 1
We had some big crowds in the 65/66 season the biggest was against Man City just short of 32,000. Different era completely. Ive just been Reading an old 'SOCCER REVIEW' - forerunner to 'FOOTBALL LEAGUE REVIEW' for those who can remember them This particular one was for early 1966, when the League was considering restructuring reserve team football into regions (which they ultimately did). Reference is made in the article to the fact that Coventry City - then a First Division side - regularly pulled in attendances of 7000 for 2nd team games, a staggering number given the problems of today's game. |
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Post by Walton-on-the-Hill Terrier on Jun 9, 2020 15:09:18 GMT 1
Yes, 16 games. I know that for a fact because I have always kept a record of games attended. Still do it. In all the time I’ve been watching football I only ever saw one team score 10 when Ashford Town (Middlesex) beat Woodford United 10-0 seven years ago. Only seen two league games where a team scored 8, Bradford City v Bournemouth 8-1 in 1970 and Leyton Orient v Colchester 8-0 in 1988. Highest scoring game Barnet’s first ever league game, lost 4-7 at home to Crewe in 1991. Seen Town score 7 only twice in over 900 games, v Lincoln United and Crystal Palace! You go to a lot more neutral games than me, I saw both those and also the Port Vale one, however as I said to go 16 without a defeat is some achievement for a Town fan. That is what happens when you move away from Birstall to go to Uni and never return to live! Well remember going to pick up the Philadelphia Enquirer when I was living in the States to see Town had beaten Port Vale 7-1. By then I’d been supporting Town 15 years and apart from a 5-0 v Sheff Wednesday in a friendly I’d never seen Town score more than 4 in a game. I missed the 6-0 win v Boro in 66 or 67. |
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Post by colnevalleyblue on Jun 9, 2020 15:25:06 GMT 1
We played them in a friendly about ten years ago. Think it was 0-0 I got to the ground 20 minutes late and left at half time.
I was on a lunch break from work.
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Post by Mecha Corte on Jun 9, 2020 15:42:14 GMT 1
We played them in a friendly about ten years ago. Think it was 0-0 I got to the ground 20 minutes late and left at half time. I was on a lunch break from work. That was the Robbie Simpson Friendly I mentioned earlier, apart from newcomers like Crawley I doubt we've gone so long without playing another team in competitive football. |
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Post by irverino on Jun 9, 2020 16:01:04 GMT 1
Coventry have now been officially promoted from League One, so if the jinx of us not meeting in the league for almost 50 years is to continue, it's over to you Town...…......surely not???
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Post by Melc on Jun 9, 2020 16:04:30 GMT 1
Coventry have now been officially promoted from League One, so if the jinx of us not meeting in the league for almost 50 years is to continue, it's over to you Town...…......surely not??? I have this horrible feeling we will miss them again to be honest. Let’s face it it is what town do isn’t it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2020 16:23:50 GMT 1
Coventry have now been officially promoted from League One, so if the jinx of us not meeting in the league for almost 50 years is to continue, it's over to you Town...…......surely not??? I have this horrible feeling we will miss them again to be honest. Let’s face it it is what town do isn’t it. So will Town get sent to Coventry ? |
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Post by sabailand on Jun 9, 2020 16:40:42 GMT 1
Coventry have now been officially promoted from League One, so if the jinx of us not meeting in the league for almost 50 years is to continue, it's over to you Town...…......surely not??? I have this horrible feeling we will miss them again to be honest. Let’s face it it is what town do isn’t it. Do you think we`ll get relegated?  |
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Post by terrier10 on Jun 9, 2020 17:06:52 GMT 1
Coventry have now been officially promoted from League One, so if the jinx of us not meeting in the league for almost 50 years is to continue, it's over to you Town...…......surely not??? I have this horrible feeling we will miss them again to be honest. Let’s face it it is what town do isn’t it. 12 weeks isolating with Mum has turned you even more bloody negative 😂 |
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Post by covterrier on Jun 9, 2020 18:34:00 GMT 1
I have this horrible feeling we will miss them again to be honest. Let’s face it it is what town do isn’t it. Do you think we`ll get relegated? When Cov were relegated from the Premier league Town were relegated on the final day of the season when it seemed we were all but safe , only for the footballing gods to conspire against us. I’ve lived here for 35 years and never seen Town play City , they were relegated the season we beat the blades at Wembley, if we do stay up what’s the betting it’s early in the 20/21 season and so behind closed doors 🤬🤬🤬 |
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Post by Walton-on-the-Hill Terrier on Jun 9, 2020 19:20:43 GMT 1
Do you think we`ll get relegated? When Cov were relegated from the Premier league Town were relegated on the final day of the season when it seemed we were all but safe , only for the footballing gods to conspire against us. I’ve lived here for 35 years and never seen Town play City , they were relegated the season we beat the blades at Wembley, if we do stay up what’s the betting it’s early in the 20/21 season and so behind closed doors 🤬🤬🤬 Well you won’t be seeing Town in Coventry next season either unless things change at the Ricoh. Been there twice, not bad. |
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Post by royrace on Jun 9, 2020 19:33:09 GMT 1
Do you think we`ll get relegated? When Cov were relegated from the Premier league Town were relegated on the final day of the season when it seemed we were all but safe , only for the footballing gods to conspire against us. I’ve lived here for 35 years and never seen Town play City , they were relegated the season we beat the blades at Wembley, if we do stay up what’s the betting it’s early in the 20/21 season and so behind closed doors 🤬🤬🤬 Lets hope we dont end up avoiding each other again. Does a great job there Robins. |
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Post by covterrier on Jun 9, 2020 20:25:25 GMT 1
When Cov were relegated from the Premier league Town were relegated on the final day of the season when it seemed we were all but safe , only for the footballing gods to conspire against us. I’ve lived here for 35 years and never seen Town play City , they were relegated the season we beat the blades at Wembley, if we do stay up what’s the betting it’s early in the 20/21 season and so behind closed doors 🤬🤬🤬 Well you won’t be seeing Town in Coventry next season either unless things change at the Ricoh. Been there twice, not bad. I think Wasps will now be seeing the £££££ signs now that City have been promoted and the bigger crowds that promotion brings. Hopefully they’ll be able to reach an agreement on the rent that will bring City “home” |
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Post by thomo on Jun 9, 2020 20:50:57 GMT 1
I have this horrible feeling we will miss them again to be honest. Let’s face it it is what town do isn’t it. Do you think we`ll get relegated? Must admit I’m worried. I didn’t fear it as bad before lockdown but I don’t like our over reliance on so many players who won’t be here next season, probably more concerned with avoiding an injury than relegation. Still fear our lack of goals. Hope I’m wrong as it would be an absolute catastrophe to suffer relegation again. Let’s face it as Melc says, it’s what we do - get relegated so we can bemoan for 50 years how the EFL screwed us over by completing the season this way yet allowing L1 to end using PPG. I for one think football is about the supporters and no games should be played until we can get behind our team from the stands on a match day. Our support would make a difference in the run in. |
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Post by lochnessterrier on Jun 9, 2020 22:00:09 GMT 1
I was a spotty teenager at the time, but I remember that Coventry game very well. It was billed as a promotion decider, but in the end neither of us went up.
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