6 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Yes it was.

Looked for all the world a goal, but he ran back and improvised brilliantly.

Pity there doesn't seem to be any footage. 

If a prem keeper did that now, you'd have pundits drowning in pools of their own spunk.

Nah there is footage. Was posted on here once I think. 

5 hours ago, jayjayoghani said:

Nah there is footage. Was posted on here once I think. 

Excellent. 

 

18 hours ago, Sweep said:

I remember against Burnley at home, pretty much a whole canteen of cutlery made it's way over the fence, knives, forks and spoons, the lot. How the fuck they made it into the ground I'll never know. I think I also remember some darts flying to and fro (although I may have dreamt that....)

The Stoke FA cup match

19 hours ago, Sweep said:

I remember against Burnley at home, pretty much a whole canteen of cutlery made it's way over the fence, knives, forks and spoons, the lot. How the fuck they made it into the ground I'll never know. I think I also remember some darts flying to and fro (although I may have dreamt that....)

Did they throw it in the right order i.e. starting from the outside and working in?

1 hour ago, athywhite1958 said:

The Stoke FA cup match

was it not luton in the cup?

i was at the stoke game but not luton

2 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Excellent. 

 

HTH in my mind it was going in top corner

Edited March 21, 20251 yr by Ani

Cheers was just about to post the footage. Think @paulhanley may have uploaded it

20 minutes ago, Casino said:

was it not luton in the cup?

i was at the stoke game but not luton

There was a picture in the press of a fan being led out with a dart stuck in his head, it was the Stoke (Sunday) match

21 hours ago, Sweep said:

I remember against Burnley at home, pretty much a whole canteen of cutlery made it's way over the fence, knives, forks and spoons, the lot. How the fuck they made it into the ground I'll never know. I think I also remember some darts flying to and fro (although I may have dreamt that....)

Must be a Burnley thing. We played them at home, can't remember what year but I think Steve Taylor scored twice.... Possibly Easter. We were on the embankment and my mate copped a pocket calculator to the head...... In the days where they would only fit in a clowns pockets! 

1 hour ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Must be a Burnley thing. We played them at home, can't remember what year but I think Steve Taylor scored twice.... Possibly Easter. We were on the embankment and my mate copped a pocket calculator to the head...... In the days where they would only fit in a clowns pockets! 

Didn't Paul Comstive score twice against them at Burnden, both direct from corners, loved that breeze that day

bournemouth

On 19/03/2025 at 05:07, Krimzon said:

Fuck me , thats gotta hurt nowadays let alone at 8yrs , surprised it didnt put you off . remember getting a coin to the bonce against Bristol City and that hurt enough . 

 

On 19/03/2025 at 05:07, Krimzon said:

Fuck me , thats gotta hurt nowadays let alone at 8yrs , surprised it didnt put you off . remember getting a coin to the bonce against Bristol City and that hurt enough . 

all part of growing up in the 70s and 80s.

10 minutes ago, fester58 said:

all part of growing up in the 70s and 80s.

When we played Leeds and there was all sorts flying between the embankment and Burnden paddock I got hit in the knackers by a coin, caught me just right and as I bent over in agony another copped me on the head 😁

5 hours ago, Casino said:

bournemouth

New Years Day wasnt it ?

1 hour ago, ZiggyStardust said:

New Years Day wasnt it ?

Yes, very wet and very windy. 

8 hours ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Must be a Burnley thing. We played them at home, can't remember what year but I think Steve Taylor scored twice.... Possibly Easter. We were on the embankment and my mate copped a pocket calculator to the head...... In the days where they would only fit in a clowns pockets! 

I got hit on the head once by a calculator thrown by Wigan fans. It was a local customised job as it turned out.

1 hour ago, SatanGreavsie said:

I got hit on the head once by a calculator thrown by Wigan fans. It was a local customised job as it turned out.

That just doesn't add up 

6 hours ago, ZiggyStardust said:

New Years Day wasnt it ?

I thought it was against Plymouth. 

15 hours ago, athywhite1958 said:

There was a picture in the press of a fan being led out with a dart stuck in his head, it was the Stoke (Sunday) match

Thought the dart in head picture was Man U v Liverpool… Unless more than one picture. 

7 hours ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

When we played Leeds and there was all sorts flying between the embankment and Burnden paddock I got hit in the knackers by a coin, caught me just right and as I bent over in agony another copped me on the head 😁

Always surprised me just how much coins could hurt considering they weigh fuck all , But I remember a 10p coin nearly finished Lemmys career after it nearly sliced thru all the tendons on his hand but some fucker had sharpened that one. 

12 hours ago, athywhite1958 said:

Didn't Paul Comstive score twice against them at Burnden, both direct from corners, loved that breeze that day

He ebven had a third that the keeper dropped on the line and it was cleared a way. Has 3 direct from a corner ever happened ? 

5 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Thought the dart in head picture was Man U v Liverpool… Unless more than one picture. 

There was definitely a Burnden version, I remember seeing it at the exhibition at Bolton Museum 

There's a bit in Stokes book about it going royal at back of normid 91ish.

Author speaks of a kettle being lobbed back and forth. Also mentions our main young chappy at the time with long black trench coat standing firm.

 

22 hours ago, Casino said:

was it not luton in the cup?

i was at the stoke game but not luton

I was at the Luton game definitely darts thrown