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Post by mickstupp on Jan 12, 2024 18:14:06 GMT
The strangest game of that season was the match at Bradford, played at the Osdal Stadium. The official coaches turned up and people made their way to the turnstiles, to find them wide open. So a large number of supporters entwred, and didn't pay to watch that match.. I’m sure there was trouble that day. Peter Hewitt had to write a letter of apology in the Sentinel after wrongly accusing travelling Stoke fans of being the perpetrators. |
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Post by prestwichpotter on Jan 12, 2024 22:22:19 GMT
All of them are a really good watch and really well done. I wish he'd do one for 87/88 as that was my first season. There you go mate.... |
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Post by theonlooker on Jan 12, 2024 23:27:56 GMT
All of them are a really good watch and really well done. I wish he'd do one for 87/88 as that was my first season. There you go mate.... Nice one! Thanks 👍 |
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 12, 2024 23:35:22 GMT
Strange season 87/88. Nothing really seemed to happen. Goals were a problem and we were a decent striker and a quality midfielder away from challenging in a very tough league with Villa, Leicester and Man City coming down from division 1.
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Post by stantheman on Jan 13, 2024 17:19:21 GMT
The strangest game of that season was the match at Bradford, played at the Osdal Stadium. The official coaches turned up and people made their way to the turnstiles, to find them wide open. So a large number of supporters entwred, and didn't pay to watch that match.. 4-1 win and the start of Saunders’ scoring run We repeated the score the following year at the redeveloped Valley Parade. Tony Henry got the 4th with a cracking 30 yarder Going in to school was good the next day Am I right in thinking that the corners of that pitch were raised? When the ball was placed to take a corner, it was a foot above the pitch! |
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Post by silsdenstokie on Jan 14, 2024 15:30:49 GMT
4-1 win and the start of Saunders’ scoring run We repeated the score the following year at the redeveloped Valley Parade. Tony Henry got the 4th with a cracking 30 yarder Going in to school was good the next day Am I right in thinking that the corners of that pitch were raised? When the ball was placed to take a corner, it was a foot above the pitch! Yes they are mate All to do with the rugby pitch and the (then) speedway track round it. Not really an issue for rugby as its in the ingoal area but for football it was remenicent of playing on your local rec! |
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Post by Simon Drainrod on Jan 14, 2024 17:21:52 GMT
87-88. My second season and I was still a youngster. There are several players I have next to no recollection of. Parkin - what position did he play and how did his career pan out?
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Post by Gary Hackett on Jan 14, 2024 17:25:43 GMT
All of them are a really good watch and really well done. I wish he'd do one for 87/88 as that was my first season. There you go mate.... My first season supporting the mighty Potters aged 14. |
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 14, 2024 19:15:56 GMT
87-88. My second season and I was still a youngster. There are several players I have next to no recollection of. Parkin - what position did he play and how did his career pan out? Steve Parkin came through the youth ranks and was a versatile full back/midfielder. The season before (86/87), he played mostly as a left back, and did ok despite being right footed. He moved into midfield and was a wholehearted, committed player but lacked quality at times. We sold him to West Brom in 1989. He’s been a coach for a long time now and I think he’s currently assistant manager at Wrexham. |
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Post by silsdenstokie on Jan 14, 2024 19:27:43 GMT
87-88. My second season and I was still a youngster. There are several players I have next to no recollection of. Parkin - what position did he play and how did his career pan out? Steve Parkin came through the youth ranks and was a versatile full back/midfielder. The season before (86/87), he played mostly as a left back, and did ok despite being right footed. He moved into midfield and was a wholehearted, committed player but lacked quality at times. We sold him to West Brom in 1989. He’s been a coach for a long time now and I think he’s currently assistant manager at Wrexham. Had a cracking game at LB against Liverpool in the cup in 88 And you are right, hes Phil Parkinson’s long time assistant |
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Post by lordb on Jan 14, 2024 20:24:04 GMT
87-88. My second season and I was still a youngster. There are several players I have next to no recollection of. Parkin - what position did he play and how did his career pan out? Midfield and full back decent but slow, looked good in his young days but didn't seem to improve went to West Brom ended up as Mansfield manager I think? He might have been from there? |
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Post by JoeinOz on Jan 15, 2024 10:54:11 GMT
Strange season 87/88. Nothing really seemed to happen. Goals were a problem and we were a decent striker and a quality midfielder away from challenging in a very tough league with Villa, Leicester and Man City coming down from division 1. At the end of the season the Sentnull said it'd never got going. And that sums it up. Cup game v Liverpool stood out. Other than that it was a big lump of nothing. |
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 15, 2024 15:39:00 GMT
Strange season 87/88. Nothing really seemed to happen. Goals were a problem and we were a decent striker and a quality midfielder away from challenging in a very tough league with Villa, Leicester and Man City coming down from division 1. At the end of the season the Sentnull said it'd never got going. And that sums it up. Cup game v Liverpool stood out. Other than that it was a big lump of nothing. Goals were a problem. Just 50 in 44 games. |
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Post by silsdenstokie on Jan 15, 2024 17:43:37 GMT
At the end of the season the Sentnull said it'd never got going. And that sums it up. Cup game v Liverpool stood out. Other than that it was a big lump of nothing. Goals were a problem. Just 50 in 44 games. Biggest disappointment for me was Ian Allinson. Thought he was a cracking signing but sounds like from the moment he moved he couldnt wait to move back south ☹️ If memory serves cup games were the highlight that season. Obviously the Liverpool 0-0, beating Norwich in the league cup and good away wins in the full members cub (Weds and Pompey?) |
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 15, 2024 17:45:42 GMT
Goals were a problem. Just 50 in 44 games. Biggest disappointment for me was Ian Allinson. Thought he was a cracking signing but sounds like from the moment he moved he couldnt wait to move back south ☹️ Yes I’d forgotten about him until I watched the video the other day. On paper he was a great signing from Arsenal. His missus couldn’t settle up here apparently 🤦🏻♂️ |
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Post by silsdenstokie on Jan 15, 2024 17:48:15 GMT
Biggest disappointment for me was Ian Allinson. Thought he was a cracking signing but sounds like from the moment he moved he couldnt wait to move back south ☹️ Yes I’d forgotten about him until I watched the video the other day. On paper he was a great signing from Arsenal. His missus couldn’t settle up here apparently 🤦🏻♂️ Ironically Phil Heath, who Allinson woukd probshave replaced, was one of our better players that season. Scored a few winners for us, Villa away springs to mind |
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 15, 2024 17:54:48 GMT
Yes I’d forgotten about him until I watched the video the other day. On paper he was a great signing from Arsenal. His missus couldn’t settle up here apparently 🤦🏻♂️ Ironically Phil Heath, who Allinson woukd probshave replaced, was one of our better players that season. Scored a few winners for us, Villa away springs to mind Heath had a good season goals wise. He finished with nine which is good for a winger and easily the highest total he ever got in a season. |
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Post by lordb on Jan 15, 2024 18:27:58 GMT
Biggest disappointment for me was Ian Allinson. Thought he was a cracking signing but sounds like from the moment he moved he couldnt wait to move back south ☹️ Yes I’d forgotten about him until I watched the video the other day. On paper he was a great signing from Arsenal. His missus couldn’t settle up here apparently 🤦🏻♂️ Think it was a bit more serious than that, something about an ill baby, can't remember |
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 15, 2024 18:29:32 GMT
Yes I’d forgotten about him until I watched the video the other day. On paper he was a great signing from Arsenal. His missus couldn’t settle up here apparently 🤦🏻♂️ Think it was a bit more serious than that, something about an ill baby, can't remember Maybe. That was definitely the case with Gerry Daly. His baby daughter passed away only a few months after signing for us 😔 |
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Post by lordb on Jan 15, 2024 19:20:35 GMT
Think it was a bit more serious than that, something about an ill baby, can't remember Maybe. That was definitely the case with Gerry Daly. His baby daughter passed away only a few months after signing for us 😔 Might be mixing them up then |
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Post by Fred Merger on Jan 15, 2024 19:50:23 GMT
Yes I’d forgotten about him until I watched the video the other day. On paper he was a great signing from Arsenal. His missus couldn’t settle up here apparently 🤦🏻♂️ Ironically Phil Heath, who Allinson woukd probshave replaced, was one of our better players that season. Scored a few winners for us, Villa away springs to mind I went to Villa that day, I was about 15 then. Think Villa won the second division that season under Graham Taylor. It was a real smash & grab they were all over us but couldn't score! |
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 15, 2024 20:44:16 GMT
Ironically Phil Heath, who Allinson woukd probshave replaced, was one of our better players that season. Scored a few winners for us, Villa away springs to mind I went to Villa that day, I was about 15 then. Think Villa won the second division that season under Graham Taylor. It was a real smash & grab they were all over us but couldn't score! Surprisingly, it was actually Millwall who won the second division that season. No one fancied them at the start, but they sold a patch of land to ASDA for a considerable amount of money, and invested it in players like Tony Cascarino, who formed a great partnership with a young Teddy Sherringham. |
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Post by stantheman on Jan 16, 2024 0:01:33 GMT
Ironically Phil Heath, who Allinson woukd probshave replaced, was one of our better players that season. Scored a few winners for us, Villa away springs to mind I went to Villa that day, I was about 15 then. Think Villa won the second division that season under Graham Taylor. It was a real smash & grab they were all over us but couldn't score! I remember a large Stoke following that day. The Police opened the gate/fence at the front of the stand and Stoke supporters ended up on the edge of the pitch, to be put into a different block of terracing. Ask me what I did yesterday... |
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Post by JoeinOz on Jan 16, 2024 0:08:48 GMT
I went to Villa that day, I was about 15 then. Think Villa won the second division that season under Graham Taylor. It was a real smash & grab they were all over us but couldn't score! I remember a large Stoke following that day. The Police opened the gate/fence at the front of the stand and Stoke supporters ended up on the edge of the pitch, to be put into a different block of terracing. Ask me what I did yesterday... I was in the seats at Villa Park. The terrace looked uncomfortably full. You could see it becoming dangerous. After it became clear when some of the Stokies had asked for the empty area to be opened the police got abusive. It was all pointing one way. |
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Post by prestwichpotter on Jan 16, 2024 9:19:15 GMT
I remember a large Stoke following that day. The Police opened the gate/fence at the front of the stand and Stoke supporters ended up on the edge of the pitch, to be put into a different block of terracing. Ask me what I did yesterday... I was in the seats at Villa Park. The terrace looked uncomfortably full. You could see it becoming dangerous. After it became clear when some of the Stokies had asked for the empty area to be opened the police got abusive. It was all pointing one way. We actually left early as my dad was worried about my safety, I was at the front of the terrace and after Heath scored it felt really unsafe........... |
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Post by JoeinOz on Jan 16, 2024 9:35:29 GMT
I was in the seats at Villa Park. The terrace looked uncomfortably full. You could see it becoming dangerous. After it became clear when some of the Stokies had asked for the empty area to be opened the police got abusive. It was all pointing one way. We actually left early as my dad was worried about my safety, I was at the front of the terrace and after Heath scored it felt really unsafe........... Thing is we all loved it being rough and ready. But that was one of them times it was just dangerous. BUT the real pointer was police dismissing supporters concerns and supporters being abused. |
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Post by bassmaster on Jan 16, 2024 10:09:27 GMT
The Villa stewards actually starting a fight with us on the way out and continuing onto the street. That was fun.
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Post by lordb on Jan 16, 2024 12:06:52 GMT
Was that the game with CS cannister chucked about (by Stoke fans) or was that a different Villa away?
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Post by prestwichpotter on Feb 4, 2024 8:17:03 GMT
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