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Exactly this . We were in the North working out how to get Sunderland at HT We were well on top and there was no way they could turn that round . What a sodding nightmare that second half . Its not Cannoville who comes to mind when I think of that match , it’s Mickey Thomas . God , I hated that little s**t . Horrible, nasty piece of work

Don’t know about that but I know this for sure We beat Arsenal at home one Saturday in the 80s and Chapman scored the winner I think. I was in Hanrahans that night and Lee was stood in the next stall to me in the gents It topped off the perfect day

Thanks mate Im flattered to be named alongside such esteemed company . Sadly I’m rubbish with dates and scorelines I can remember incidents and players from the past but I’ve no in depth knowledge like a lot of the other guys who surface when there’s ‘ a blast from the past’ thread posted Unfortunately I’m pretty much housebound these days so as much as I’d love to be involved it just ain’t likely

1960 was just before I started going My dad was still spitting feathers when he got back home from Maine Rd He hated Dougan from that day 74 ,000 crowd wasn’t it ?

Baz often gets boos in the Midlands , doesn’t he ? It was in Wolverhampton

Yep we ought to have had enough to beat Brighton but the Everton game was just as frustrating My abiding memory was of 2 brilliant days out ruined by the football . We had some great banter with the Everton fans in the pubs before the match at Villa Park . Always have had a lot of time for them since The Highbury match was on a lovely sunny day and a great atmosphere Everything was brilliant till we kicked off It was one of those days when you just knew it wasn’t going to happen and was a proper sickener

Great answer It’d genuinely never occurred to me. Makes sense now

Yes. Always thought it bizarre Just why does he do that ? Strangely, in the Norwich match , they did exactly the same thing and put the ball into touch at exactly the same spot

Yes I agree Not only will team morale drop but also fan morale No one wants to criticise, cos we’re well aware of the dire situation, but it’s not natural for football supporters to sit there match after match seeing your team lose , knowing you’re going to get relegated , and just go ‘ oh yeah that’s just fine ‘ Cracks are soon going to show in our collective good mood about the club We all know it’s wrong, we all know we shouldn’t, but it’s hard for both the team and the fans to keep a brave face I think the derby match is going to test our resolve severely.

Have I imagined this ? Wasnt there a period when we used to lose in front of a big crowd at home ? It was always ‘ typical Wednesday ‘ to do that.

I think it was common knowledge at the time that he grew up supporting United. As he said last night, his big hero was Tony Currie . TBH Currie was different class at that time and United had a really exciting team.

Ditto I’d be totally amazed if it was Adam

I used to watch Rodger in the U18s when they played night matches at Hillsborough. He was absolutely outstanding and a prolific goalscorer . I was there the night he scored 4 ( maybe more) He was a bit like Peter Osgood in the way he moved i was convinced he’d play for England I had a Spurs fan mate I took to see the juniors one match and he said they had a youngster called Glenn Hoddle and he thought Rodger was in the same class . I remember writing to the Green Un and pleading for him to be given a chance in the first team as we were struggling for goals at the time ( nowt new ) and was amazed when he made his debut the following Saturday I loved him as a player and always followed his career Obviously, he never hit the heights that I anticipated

Sorry mate , quoted wrong post.

Let’s not take the p**s Lets just enjoy the difference between this and the last Trust meeting Let’s just celebrate what’s been achieved If it’s not for you than don’t watch , just don’t spoil it for us that do