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Post by harryburrows on Mar 4, 2015 13:35:11 GMT
I stood all night too freezing cold . Having the piss taken out of me all night long by a load of tossers coz of my afghan coat
Always wore the RAF great coat to Stoke, Afghan for other social occasions! It was bloody cold, and I am sure I remember some ne'er do wells "Liberating" a lot of bottles of milk early in the morning. We queued up for a voucher at the Boothen turnstiles with local kids nipping into the queue and flogging them! Managed to get my late Dad to pick us up from the ground by getting him to cut out the programme tokens, so he got a voucher from the ticket office with a 2 minute wait.
There were several queues that year, also for semi finals - happy days (but thank the lord for t'internet today) Yes there were I queued up twice to get several tickets for mates as well , my afghan was untreated and smelled like a goat when it was wet
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Post by tpholloway1 on Mar 4, 2015 15:53:41 GMT
Great memories - queuing all night - "Hey you, back of the queue". Great day at Wembley - a steward told me we were the loudest he'd ever heard. Terry Conroy standing pointing at his name on the scoreboard after the first goal.(The other players had to pull him back to earth!).Watching the open top bus parade with one hell of a hangover.
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Post by jonnynico on Mar 4, 2015 16:34:49 GMT
was there with my dad, mate had to stuff a flag down his trouser leg as they wouldn't let him in with it. Only moan was the police, they made us stand up all night from 8 o'clock. If I remember right stoke were late selling tickets.
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Post by sixbobstokie on Mar 4, 2015 16:42:04 GMT
I was there too and can sympathise with all the others who queued all night the bedraggled line stretching behind the boothen end and across the car park. Great day great game very tense never certain till the end. we had a fantastic night in The Feathers pub at Ealing Broadway. Got home the next day and went straight to Stoke Town Hall to see the players and the cup. Happy days Indeed.
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Post by Miles Offside on Mar 4, 2015 17:24:32 GMT
I was there with my brother. He had a ticket for the Chelsea end, so we went round to their fans and stood shouting "anyone want to swap a ticket?". A Chelsea fan came along with a Stoke end ticket. Neither of us wanted to let go when we were handing them over. What a day. Only the 5_0 in 2011 comes close.
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Post by march4 on Mar 4, 2015 18:20:13 GMT
It is high time we won something else - then I can change my user name!
Seriously though, it was a lovely Spring day in 1972 until I realised that the word 'Chelsea' printed on my ticket meant I was standing in the Chelsea end. Don't know where my uncle got our tickets from. However, we weren't the only Stokies behind that goal and somehow a dozen of us congregated together for moral support.
The game flew by until we were 2-1 up and then the nightmare of Hillsborough the previous season started to haunt us. Would we hang on this time?
Of course we would!!! The Chelsea fans drifted away and our little group were left behind to reveal our true allegiance and celebrate like idiots.
The journey back was a blur, especially as the van I was in managed to break down on the M1.
I stood on The Strand in Longton the following day. That was an unforgettable occasion, as well.
Come on Stoke, let's do it again for all the youngsters who missed it first time around.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2015 20:34:17 GMT
Managed all the games except the trip to Bristol and the semi at Upton Park, a game in which no-one gave us a chance. Remember well the parade and crowd outside Kings Hall next day, which was my 15th birthday. Couldn't see a damn thing! And before the parade, I watched highlights on Star Soccer or whatever it was called in colour for the first time on a mates TV! Wooohhh!
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Post by ihaveadream on Mar 6, 2015 13:41:25 GMT
I was, with my old man and fiancee but strangely remember the Sunday open top bus parade more than the game itself. I bought the dvd a few years back to recall the game itself and still watch it with great pleasure. Two weeks before my wedding day as well. Hope it won't be long before another trophy goes in the cabinet. Last time I watched it I experienced real disapointment when Ritchie had a shot at goal and missed (even though I have known for 40 odd years that the scorers were Conroy and Eastham and not Ritchie) D'OH
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Post by elystokie on Mar 6, 2015 14:08:07 GMT
I was there with my Dad as an 11 year old, can't remembr how we got tickets, I do remember queuing all night a couple of times that season and/or the next (Hull away was definitely one) but I think Dad had contacts that got us tickets for the final.
Went by coach and I think one of the windows had been put through.
Also went down to the Kings Hall for the homecoming, tremendous times and I hope I get to experience it again, preferably with my own two lads, could be next season the way we're going...
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Post by manchesterpotter on Mar 6, 2015 14:29:23 GMT
I wasn't there. My Dad was only 9!
One of my favourite moments is Pejic's challenge on Garland down the right wing. Properly hurts him.
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Post by stokeox11 on Mar 6, 2015 14:33:11 GMT
I was 10 and its still one of the best days of my life. The only other time I have seen my dad smile so broadly was the first time he held his granddaughter.
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 6, 2015 20:23:29 GMT
Yep, I was there too. Dressed all in red & white, and seated on the same side as the Royal Box, but much further along to the right. From that position, when Peter Dobing lifted the Cup all we could see was just one sudden massive flash of silver as he held it up to the crowds - a memorable and magic moment that will stay with me for ever. The seats were little wooden benches, and at the final whistle and throughout the Trophy presentation I remember standing on the bench, cheering like never before and clapping till my hands hurt.
The other vivid memory of the day was before the match, and being on our bus as it made its way very, very slowly up Wembley Way and through masses of Chelsea fans who were on foot. When they saw our red & white scarves they were VILE! Really sarcastic, booing and shouting at us not to bother going in as we 'didn't stand a chance' against them. That made our victory so much sweeter.
I have the DVD of the Final and watch it from time to time. It's fantastic seeing our old 1970s team again, and no matter how many times I watch it I still can't help being right on the edge of my seat and yelling 'Goooarn', etc.
One other thing: Terry Conroy and George Eastham have naturally gone down in history as our heroic goalscorers, but for me it was Gordon Banks who clinched our winning the Trophy - his performance that day was truly superb.
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Post by therightside on Mar 6, 2015 20:34:44 GMT
I was there. What a day at Wembley on the 4th March. What a crowd I was part of, in Glebe Street, on the following day. I am convinced we will win this cup again next season.
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Post by Greenhoff is God on Mar 6, 2015 22:01:27 GMT
I was 13 yrs old and in the Chelsea end with my Dad (sadly no longer with us). I think he got our tickets through a contact at ERF in Sandbach where he worked. Just watching the DVD highlights again..........what a game Alan Bloor had, Bluto.....was harder than Yacht varnish!!
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Post by pegleg on Mar 6, 2015 22:49:50 GMT
I was there too! Queued in the freezing cold to get my voucher at the Boothen End and then sent a 60p postal order back to the club with the voucher for my ticket. I ran most of the way back home to Scot Hay with my voucher as if it was the best thing in the World. To me, as a 16 year old, it was. Yes, 60 pence for the League Cup Final!! I could scarcely believe that we'd won and I wasn't the only one. It was a bit muted after the game but we made up for it on the train back!
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