Moderators Zico Posted May 9, 2020 Moderators Share Posted May 9, 2020 19 minutes ago, paulhanley said: I'd lost it with Neal by then. I'd spent years defending him from the critics but the second half of that season, even with the cup results, I'd had enough. After that last game against Stoke I didn't seriously think they'd pot him. I was absolutely delighted when they did. If I remember right that Brentford game was another drifting, lethargic defeat. It's amazing i came back but Southampton got me hooked, prior to that all I'd had was Horwich RMI and one Liverpool game which i hated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted May 9, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2020 2 hours ago, dusan nikolic said: Bolton 2 v Arsenal 2 . F.A .Cup 1994 The lesser seen of the 2 matches Back in the days when Owen Coyle was still considered a hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc505 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, MickyD said: Back in the days when Owen Coyle was still considered a hero. He was my first Bolton hero. Loved him for that goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted May 9, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2020 And saving is from the embarrassment of going out of the FA Cup "at home" to non-league Gretna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 It always helps a player in to hero status having a catchy song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted May 9, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2020 14 minutes ago, gonzo said: It always helps a player in to hero status having a catchy song. See my post in the VEDay thread regarding my mum’s new best pal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhanley Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 47 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said: It's amazing i came back but Southampton got me hooked, prior to that all I'd had was Horwich RMI and one Liverpool game which i hated I went to Horwich on the odd occasion as well. Sloping pitch, lovely hot pot served in chippy style placcy trays and a pint in the clubhouse afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted May 9, 2020 Moderators Share Posted May 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, paulhanley said: I went to Horwich on the odd occasion as well. Sloping pitch, lovely hot pot served in chippy style placcy trays and a pint in the clubhouse afterwards. My old man did loads of Bolton in the 50s Burnley in the 60s Had 3 kids in the 70s Not sure if he didn't fancy Burnden with kids in the 80s but he always took us to RMI, and left us on the terraces for 90 mins whilst he supped in the clubhouse He only got us tickets for Southampton as he thought it would be against Utd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhanley Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 18 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said: My old man did loads of Bolton in the 50s Burnley in the 60s Had 3 kids in the 70s Not sure if he didn't fancy Burnden with kids in the 80s but he always took us to RMI, and left us on the terraces for 90 mins whilst he supped in the clubhouse He only got us tickets for Southampton as he thought it would be against Utd Sounds like he wanted the peace and quiet and a reasonable pint as opposed to the ever present under-current of violence and a shit pint in a plastic glass at Burnden. It's not hard to see how crowds declined across the board in the 80s. You'd often get the officials from the opposition team in that clubhouse. All very sociable and friendly. Watch the results coming in on the Grandstand vidiprinter after RMI's game had done - no screaming and shouting from Charlie Nicholas and Paul Merson. Different world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I'm late to the debate on Phil Neal, but regarding his perceived "wierdness". He's undoubtedly wierd, and he definitely has an ego. That doesnt make him a bad manager, but probably makes him annoying to work for. Whatever we think of Keith Hill's abilities, he was generally a great success at Rochdale. But their fans would say he was wierd, with an ego, and probably annoying to work for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhanley Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 18 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: I'm late to the debate on Phil Neal, but regarding his perceived "wierdness". He's undoubtedly wierd, and he definitely has an ego. That doesnt make him a bad manager, but probably makes him annoying to work for. Whatever we think of Keith Hill's abilities, he was generally a great success at Rochdale. But their fans would say he was wierd, with an ego, and probably annoying to work for. Aye. Manifests itself differently. Neal could be taciturn. Hill won't shut his gob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusan nikolic Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 53 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: I'm late to the debate on Phil Neal, but regarding his perceived "wierdness". He's undoubtedly wierd, and he definitely has an ego. That doesnt make him a bad manager, but probably makes him annoying to work for. Whatever we think of Keith Hill's abilities, he was generally a great success at Rochdale. But their fans would say he was wierd, with an ego, and probably annoying to work for. The weirdness comment was Cowdrills , I personally thought he did a good job and came within a whisker of doing a great job . Like Hill he did seem to develop issues with certain players , perhaps cut from the same cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted May 9, 2020 Moderators Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, paulhanley said: Sounds like he wanted the peace and quiet and a reasonable pint as opposed to the ever present under-current of violence and a shit pint in a plastic glass at Burnden. It's not hard to see how crowds declined across the board in the 80s. You'd often get the officials from the opposition team in that clubhouse. All very sociable and friendly. Watch the results coming in on the Grandstand vidiprinter after RMI's game had done - no screaming and shouting from Charlie Nicholas and Paul Merson. Different world. Aye, I enjoyed going watching RMI and the GMAC cup run and win in the late 80s was ace Looking back I've no idea why they got to play both the semi v Enfield and the final v Weymouth both at home but the place was packed, Faz Page the hero who went on to be Bolton's physio There was also a young Paul Furlong playing for Enfield But when that equaliser went in v Southampton and the Lever End went mental i was hooked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 That equaliser from Greeny was a great moment. Underrated in the hall of fame of top BW goals. Its good to know that goal meant at least one fan was hooked for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paulhanley Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 8 hours ago, ZicoKelly said: Aye, I enjoyed going watching RMI and the GMAC cup run and win in the late 80s was ace Looking back I've no idea why they got to play both the semi v Enfield and the final v Weymouth both at home but the place was packed, Faz Page the hero who went on to be Bolton's physio There was also a young Paul Furlong playing for Enfield But when that equaliser went in v Southampton and the Lever End went mental i was hooked The names of the players I remember from those days at RMI are Ollie Parillon and Neil McLachlan. That cup win was a tiny bit before I took interest. Average gate was about 250 wasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted May 10, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted May 10, 2020 9 hours ago, ZicoKelly said: In the days when we were so far away from the top flight that cup games against better opposition meant bumper crowds. After those 11 years as a top team ourselves the romance of the cup never really returned. What happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Is there highlights of the replay anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 1 hour ago, MickyD said: In the days when we were so far away from the top flight that cup games against better opposition meant bumper crowds. After those 11 years as a top team ourselves the romance of the cup never really returned. What happened? Mad how the enthusiasm died in a relatively short space of time as well. In both cups. We went from the Swindon semi, where it was packed to the rafters and atmosphere electric, to the Tranmere semi at the reebok where we had 12k on and nobody could be arsed in the space of 4-5 years. The Everton cup match under freedman saw Everton all over the home sections, imagine that ten years earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusan nikolic Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) 42 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said: Is there highlights of the replay anywhere Only the Goals I'm afraid , not one of Dave Felgate's better days Edited May 10, 2020 by dusan nikolic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger_Dubuis Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, gonzo said: Mad how the enthusiasm died in a relatively short space of time as well. In both cups. We went from the Swindon semi, where it was packed to the rafters and atmosphere electric, to the Tranmere semi at the reebok where we had 12k on and nobody could be arsed in the space of 4-5 years. It came back for the FA Cup tie v Arsenal in 2005. 23,500 was a bigger gate than anything at Burnden since 1980 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, dusan nikolic said: Only the Goals I'm afraid , not one of Dave Felgate'x better days Thanks still get goosebumps watching this Unbelievable support that night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 14 hours ago, ZicoKelly said: Aye, I enjoyed going watching RMI and the GMAC cup run and win in the late 80s was ace Looking back I've no idea why they got to play both the semi v Enfield and the final v Weymouth both at home but the place was packed, Faz Page the hero who went on to be Bolton's physio There was also a young Paul Furlong playing for Enfield But when that equaliser went in v Southampton and the Lever End went mental i was hooked The venues were decided by a toss of the coin..... over the phone in RMI's ground! True story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottinghamtrotter Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Southampton away. What a day/night. A reflection of that era tbh - hard to think that we’d take that many away again for a night match. Went with a mate who was a Derby fan. He couldn’t believe the atmosphere - best away match ever in his eyes. As usual though we cocked it up in the last minute - can see Felgate flapping even now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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