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Post by sabailand on May 6, 2023 16:07:34 GMT 1
Did anyone watch it last night, it was on BT, its probably been on before cos it was made in 2016 but the first time i've seen it, lots of ex players talking about their time there, one or two players came across as overplaying the 'scruffy little Wimbledon from plough lane tag a bit', fact is for a spell they were a damn good side who managed to finish sixth and won the FA cup, they had some good players, disappointing there wasnt much about them getting promotion to the first division at our place, it was a good programme though.
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on May 6, 2023 16:21:20 GMT 1
Not watched the programme bylut remember the game well. Having yo go off because of a huge down pour and Tery Curran flooring John Fashasnu.
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Post by sabailand on May 6, 2023 17:26:59 GMT 1
Not watched the programme bylut remember the game well. Having yo go off because of a huge down pour and Tery Curran flooring John Fashasnu. In a book shop a few weeks ago and flicking through the crazy gang book, that game obviously gets mentioned a lot with ex players commenting on how it got a bit violent on the pitch, curran scything Fashanu and getting sent off with a number of yellows dished out, all good fun.  |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on May 6, 2023 17:29:03 GMT 1
Not watched the programme bylut remember the game well. Having yo go off because of a huge down pour and Tery Curran flooring John Fashasnu. In a book shop a few weeks ago and flicking through the crazy gang book, that game obviously gets mentioned a lot with ex players commenting on how it got a bit violent on the pitch, curran scything Fashanu and getting sent off with a number of yellows dished out, all good fun. Think Town had 2 sent off, Curran but I can't remember who the other was? Webster? |
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Post by sabailand on May 6, 2023 17:34:16 GMT 1
In a book shop a few weeks ago and flicking through the crazy gang book, that game obviously gets mentioned a lot with ex players commenting on how it got a bit violent on the pitch, curran scything Fashanu and getting sent off with a number of yellows dished out, all good fun. Think Town had 2 sent off, Curran but I can't remember who the other was? Webster? Might be right there, remember sanchez got the winner with a good free-kick to win it in front of their fans, according to that docu Sanchez and Fashanu didnt get on, impression you got was Fashanu came across as a bit of a dick and a bully and Sanchez gave him short shrift. |
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Post by Captainslapper on May 6, 2023 17:35:29 GMT 1
Think it was Paul Raynor.
I hated them. Bunch of thugs and cheats. Their football was shit, but effective.
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Post by sabailand on May 6, 2023 17:37:39 GMT 1
Think it was Paul Raynor. I hated them. Bunch of thugs and cheats. Their football was shit, but effective. You're right and they revelled in it, but as i mentioned earlier at the same time they were a decent team and would have played in European competition if it wasnt for the ban. |
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Post by Porrohman on May 6, 2023 17:38:24 GMT 1
In a book shop a few weeks ago and flicking through the crazy gang book, that game obviously gets mentioned a lot with ex players commenting on how it got a bit violent on the pitch, curran scything Fashanu and getting sent off with a number of yellows dished out, all good fun. Think Town had 2 sent off, Curran but I can't remember who the other was? Webster? Paul Raynor. George Courtney was ref and had a nightmare. Fashanu should've been sent off for the karate chop that TC retaliated to. I was in the players bar with my dad after the game, the Wimbledon hierarchy sent Fashanu to the bus straight after so he couldn't cause anymore bother. We spent ages talking to Lawrie Sanchez and his brother, that'd come over from Manchester uni. We ended up walking him back to the station. |
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Post by sabailand on May 6, 2023 17:52:40 GMT 1
Think Town had 2 sent off, Curran but I can't remember who the other was? Webster? Paul Raynor. George Courtney was ref and had a nightmare. Fashanu should've been sent off for the karate chop that TC retaliated to. I was in the players bar with my dad after the game, the Wimbledon hierarchy sent Fashanu to the bus straight after so he couldn't cause anymore bother. We spent ages talking to Lawrie Sanchez and his brother, that'd come over from Manchester uni. We ended up walking him back to the station. An ex-player on the docu last night said that during warm ups before kick off's Fashanu would be doing karate kicks/moves.  . the ex-player wasnt taking the piss either, he was dead serious. |
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Post by ldr on May 6, 2023 17:54:14 GMT 1
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Post by sabailand on May 6, 2023 17:56:23 GMT 1
^^ Nice one.
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Post by ldr on May 6, 2023 18:04:27 GMT 1
That was the only time I have ever been directly involved in football related disorder, so I remember it well.
I had a mate who used to replace the divots at full time so I hung around for him as we were headed to the pub as it was my 18th birthday weekend. He got told not to bother as it was the last match of the season I think so we headed up to town.
There were a few Wimbledon fans behind us and they were goading us a bit. However, there was little mobs of Town fans as well so we didn’t feel too threatened. Anyway, they upped the level of threat when a few bricks started to get thrown.
My survival instinct kicked in and I knew it was about to go off so quickened up. Next thing, a half house brick came whizzing past my head; literally by my ear. I saw fucking red and turned around and smacked the nearest Wimbledon fan. Scuffles broke out all over and I’ll admit that I was involved.
My mate eventually pulled me away and I started to see sense. He passed away during Covid (RIP) but he used to say that was the only time he ever saw me properly lose it. Tbh, I’ve never done anything like that since.
Heard later that this little mob of Wombles got a proper pasting. A couple of their lads ended up stranded down a dead end street/alley and took a serious kicking.
Of all the teams to have a scrap with, I had to choose little old Wimbledon!
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Post by 28901 on May 6, 2023 18:10:09 GMT 1
Anyone harking back to the good old days at Leeds Rd etc. may want to watch that. About 5k home fans and 400 away in a match that got them promoted to the top teir. |
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Post by swam4mwg on May 6, 2023 18:11:25 GMT 1
Did anyone watch it last night, it was on BT, its probably been on before cos it was made in 2016 but the first time i've seen it, lots of ex players talking about their time there, one or two players came across as overplaying the 'scruffy little Wimbledon from plough lane tag a bit', fact is for a spell they were a damn good side who managed to finish sixth and won the FA cup, they had some good players, disappointing there wasnt much about them getting promotion to the first division at our place, it was a good programme though. Good to watch. Very brutal to be honest. You would never get away with it these days, but that was how it was back then. Fashanu is still off his tits. |
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Post by sabailand on May 6, 2023 18:15:43 GMT 1
That was the only time I have ever been directly involved in football related disorder, so I remember it well. I had a mate who used to replace the divots at full time so I hung around for him as we were headed to the pub as it was my 18th birthday weekend. He got told not to bother as it was the last match of the season I think so we headed up to town. There were a few Wimbledon fans behind us and they were goading us a bit. However, there was little mobs of Town fans as well so we didn’t feel too threatened. Anyway, they upped the level of threat when a few bricks started to get thrown. My survival instinct kicked in and I knew it was about to go off so quickened up. Next thing, a half house brick came whizzing past my head; literally by my ear. I saw fucking red and turned around and smacked the nearest Wimbledon fan. Scuffles broke out all over and I’ll admit that I was involved. My mate eventually pulled me away and I started to see sense. He passed away during Covid (RIP) but he used to say that was the only time he ever saw me properly lose it. Tbh, I’ve never done anything like that since. Heard later that this little mob of Wombles got a proper pasting. A couple of their lads ended up stranded down a dead end street/alley and took a serious kicking. Of all the teams to have a scrap with, I had to choose little old Wimbledon! One thing i remember about the away fans in the open end was a wimbledon fan in a bowler hat, a Leeds supporting mate of mine who worked in Huddersfield said he saw some scrapping after the game in the town, and a lad in a bowler hat was involved, said he got a bit of a pasting, could have done with Fash the bash to help them out.  |
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Post by Chips Longhorn on May 6, 2023 18:19:00 GMT 1
I was in the tunnel after the game . June Whitfield came out of the opposition dressing room with a bit of a sparkle in her eye .. well I think that's what it was :-)
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Post by ldr on May 6, 2023 18:28:18 GMT 1
That was the only time I have ever been directly involved in football related disorder, so I remember it well. I had a mate who used to replace the divots at full time so I hung around for him as we were headed to the pub as it was my 18th birthday weekend. He got told not to bother as it was the last match of the season I think so we headed up to town. There were a few Wimbledon fans behind us and they were goading us a bit. However, there was little mobs of Town fans as well so we didn’t feel too threatened. Anyway, they upped the level of threat when a few bricks started to get thrown. My survival instinct kicked in and I knew it was about to go off so quickened up. Next thing, a half house brick came whizzing past my head; literally by my ear. I saw fucking red and turned around and smacked the nearest Wimbledon fan. Scuffles broke out all over and I’ll admit that I was involved. My mate eventually pulled me away and I started to see sense. He passed away during Covid (RIP) but he used to say that was the only time he ever saw me properly lose it. Tbh, I’ve never done anything like that since. Heard later that this little mob of Wombles got a proper pasting. A couple of their lads ended up stranded down a dead end street/alley and took a serious kicking. Of all the teams to have a scrap with, I had to choose little old Wimbledon! One thing i remember about the away fans in the open end was a wimbledon fan in a bowler hat, a Leeds supporting mate of mine who worked in Huddersfield said he saw some scrapping after the game in the town, and a lad in a bowler hat was involved, said he got a bit of a pasting, could have done with Fash the bash to help them out. A couple of those lads had umbrellas! No bowler hats that I can remember. |
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Post by Porrohman on May 6, 2023 18:30:56 GMT 1
Anyone harking back to the good old days at Leeds Rd etc. may want to watch that. About 5k home fans and 400 away in a match that got them promoted to the top teir. Tbf it was the last game of a crap season and Wimbledon had no fans anyway. |
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Post by sabailand on May 6, 2023 18:33:15 GMT 1
One thing i remember about the away fans in the open end was a wimbledon fan in a bowler hat, a Leeds supporting mate of mine who worked in Huddersfield said he saw some scrapping after the game in the town, and a lad in a bowler hat was involved, said he got a bit of a pasting, could have done with Fash the bash to help them out. A couple of those lads had umbrellas! No bowler hats that I can remember. Distinctly rememeber a bowler hat on the away terrace, and my mate mentioning it when he was watching the scrapping, its silly how we remember the trivial insignificant things like what kind of hat someone was wearing.  |
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Post by redblue on May 6, 2023 21:29:54 GMT 1
Loved the Wimbledon team of that era. All in it together and literally didn’t give a fuck about anybody.
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Post by 28901 on May 8, 2023 10:52:02 GMT 1
Anyone harking back to the good old days at Leeds Rd etc. may want to watch that. About 5k home fans and 400 away in a match that got them promoted to the top teir. Tbf it was the last game of a crap season and Wimbledon had no fans anyway. I know. Leeds Road was brilliant on the big days, but with the restrictions on moving around, excessive fences, reduced capacity in such a big ground and general decline in attendances through the 80s, it wasn't always the great match day experience. |
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Post by workshyfop on May 8, 2023 11:29:32 GMT 1
I remember seeing that documentary when it came out. John Scales appeared to be still suffering from PTSD, like some Nam vet recalling the horror.
Some horrible characters. Wally Downes probably the biggest one.
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. the ex-player wasnt taking the piss either, he was dead serious.
