Moderators Casino Posted March 9, 2020 Moderators Share Posted March 9, 2020 3 hours ago, paulhanley said: Does anybody else remember much about April 80? They beat us 1-3, Neil Whatmore scored first for us in front of the Lever End. On that day the Lever End was very uneventful, the seats were in by then and we were a lost cause in the top flight, rooted to the foot of the division. I was young at the time but I was in the Manny Road North seats with my Dad and a couple of Uncles. The filth had about 2/3rds of the Embankment and there was a small pitch invasion just before kick off. Never really got much beyond the touchline and around the goalposts. The bad bit I remember was that the scum had hundreds in the Manny Road North terrace. This was a season or so before our likely types had started frequenting it so they took it pretty much unopposed - that's my memory at least. When Whatmore scored our goal several people including members of my family were hurling abuse down on to them. They didn't take kindly .... but no moves were made. The presence of a primary school aged child like me probably helped! When they came back and won it was gut-wrenching to see their writhing celebrations. Far, far too young to remember much after the game. In fact my main memory is nothing to do with the football or the fans. We'd moved house as a family the day before and me and my Dad walked half way home to our old house before the penny dropped that we were going completely the wrong way. My Dad hates United - 76 years old now. It never dims. He had a lot on his mind on that walk home! Missed that game One of about half a dozen homes in 40 odd years A very poorly planned ski holiday You really should try it.... Think we were relegated when we drew 2 2 with Boro a couple of days later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 16 minutes ago, Casino said: Missed that game One of about half a dozen homes in 40 odd years A very poorly planned ski holiday You really should try it.... Think we were relegated when we drew 2 2 with Boro a couple of days later? The game away at Bristol City effectively relegated us mathematically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter victor meldrew Posted March 9, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted March 9, 2020 10 minutes ago, Casino said: Missed that game One of about half a dozen homes in 40 odd years A very poorly planned ski holiday You really should try it.... Think we were relegated when we drew 2 2 with Boro a couple of days later? i thought it was the day after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 22 minutes ago, Casino said: Missed that game One of about half a dozen homes in 40 odd years A very poorly planned ski holiday You really should try it.... Think we were relegated when we drew 2 2 with Boro a couple of days later? About 10,000 on? Did Tad score? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted March 9, 2020 Moderators Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, victor meldrew said: i thought it was the day after Possibly Indeed, it was Edited March 9, 2020 by Casino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted March 9, 2020 Moderators Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, boltondiver said: About 10,000 on? Did Tad score? Nowak and whatmore 10613, give or take Edited March 9, 2020 by Casino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhanley Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 19 hours ago, Casino said: Nowak and whatmore 10613, give or take It was an odd end to 79/80. Crowds dwindled badly. Yet there was a touch of optimism because after waiting until the end of January for a second win (which amazing came at home to Cloughy's Forest) we then picked up some more results once Stan Anderson took over. Young kids were coming through and looking promising for the Div 2 campaign... Mike Carter, Phil Wilson, David Burke, Mike Graham etc. An optimism that was not to last! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 22 hours ago, leigh white said: Aye, after that home game, the crowds for our remaining matches at BP went down dramatically. To be fair crowds had already dropped before that game in April. 4 home games in March v Forest, Derby, Norwich & Spurs (decent opposition) totalled 55k, an average of less than 14k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Off topic but while I was checking those fixtures after the Man U game, I had to do a double take. Played Utd on 7th April, then Middlesbrough on 8th April, both at home. And that was after playing at Goodison on the 5th! Does anyone recall those 3 games, or did anyone attend all 3? I hardly went to any games in those days, but I was taken to Boro at home by a neighbour, remember it well, stood on Manny Road, it was a decent game (2-2) but I had no inkling that United had played there 24 hours earlier. I enjoyed it that much I was asking could we go again a week later, played Coventry in their famous brown kit (1-1). Attendance 8,995. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 20 hours ago, victor meldrew said: i thought it was the day after Only just read that, you beat me to it. Too wierd to have 2 home games in 2 days, surely a first and last that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 19 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: Off topic but while I was checking those fixtures after the Man U game, I had to do a double take. Played Utd on 7th April, then Middlesbrough on 8th April, both at home. And that was after playing at Goodison on the 5th! Does anyone recall those 3 games, or did anyone attend all 3? I hardly went to any games in those days, but I was taken to Boro at home by a neighbour, remember it well, stood on Manny Road, it was a decent game (2-2) but I had no inkling that United had played there 24 hours earlier. I enjoyed it that much I was asking could we go again a week later, played Coventry in their famous brown kit (1-1). Attendance 8,995. In our relegation run in 79'80, i went the last 10 games home and away, missing the 4-4 at WBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter victor meldrew Posted March 10, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2020 39 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: Off topic but while I was checking those fixtures after the Man U game, I had to do a double take. Played Utd on 7th April, then Middlesbrough on 8th April, both at home. And that was after playing at Goodison on the 5th! Does anyone recall those 3 games, or did anyone attend all 3? I hardly went to any games in those days, but I was taken to Boro at home by a neighbour, remember it well, stood on Manny Road, it was a decent game (2-2) but I had no inkling that United had played there 24 hours earlier. I enjoyed it that much I was asking could we go again a week later, played Coventry in their famous brown kit (1-1). Attendance 8,995. i did ,there were hardly any bolton fans at goodison, infact there were everton fans in the away end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, victor meldrew said: i did ,there were hardly any bolton fans at goodison, infact there were everton fans in the away end A mini bus full of us went in the Goodison Rd Paddock taking the piss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, leigh white said: A mini bus full of us went in the Goodison Rd Paddock taking the piss. With that twat Brian Kidd and Gary Megson scoring two of the goals in our 3-1 loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Kidd was scoring for us the next season, he was quality at times (it was the 1st season I got the BWFC bug, stood on Embankment most games, great view). I went to Goodison that season watching Wigan in the FA Cup 4th round (all my school mates were Wigan fans and it seemed like a cracking day out for 14 year old), they took around 10,000, packing the Park End. Kidd scored in that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: Kidd was scoring for us the next season, he was quality at times (it was the 1st season I got the BWFC bug, stood on Embankment most games, great view). I went to Goodison that season watching Wigan in the FA Cup 4th round (all my school mates were Wigan fans and it seemed like a cracking day out for 14 year old), they took around 10,000, packing the Park End. Kidd scored in that too. I blame Kidd for breaking my ankle on the terraces at Shrewsbury for missing that Pen in Nov 81, he never played again for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny The Ball Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 09/03/2020 at 19:43, Happy Wanderer said: I remember the day as if it was yesterday. Heading down Manchester Road with my old fella and my brother, getting drawn down the road with the crowds. All the filth were already in the Embankment by the time I got to the top of the Manchester Road North stand. It took my breath away how many were actually crammed into the end, must have been an accident waiting to happen with the crowd swaying as much as it did. The noise was electric mainly from the filth but the whites gave a response back. When Pearson scored the ground erupted and lead to many a skirmish, mostly outside along the fence leading from the Embankment to the main road, under two bridges and the odd bump towards town. My main memory of that day was one of fear beforehand - I was in my early teens and attended with similar aged lads , such was the reputation United fans had - at that time we always approached Burnden from Bradford Road and Weston Street and you just knew it was at an altogether different level that day as there were large numbers of United fans parked on and around Bradford Road heading for the ground - we all hid our scarves just to keep safe . It was rare to see any visiting fans in that area. Anyway this was how the trouble was being reported that evening in one of the late editions of the papers - whose print deadline was probably 2- 3pm United fans on rampage MANCHESTER UNITED fans went on the rampage before this afternoon's game at nearby Bolton. Six windows were smashed at the town’s technical college on the way to the ground and another was broken at a nearby office. A cleaner in the office narrowly missed injury when the window was shattered. It was done by a boy among a crowd of about 100 who ran past - she said. Three windows were smashed at Trinity Street station and fans ripped a jukebox from a wall and smashed a window at the Railway Inn in the town centre causing about £40 damage. All police leave was cancelled for this game the first between the clubs in 12 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUREADY2ROLL Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) On a brighter note did anyone go to the 3-0 win over the filth that Friday night. One of the happiest nights as a white in the Stags Head Daubhill after the game singing Frank Worthington's magic to the jukebox blasting out YMCA Edited March 13, 2020 by RUREADY2ROLL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfc2003 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Excellent night that - Friday before xmas, and quite a few of the filth got "outed" in the Sweet green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted March 13, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted March 13, 2020 One of the best Christmas presents ever 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 1 hour ago, RUREADY2ROLL said: On a brighter note did anyone go to the 3-0 win over the filth that Friday night. One of the happiest nights as a white in the Stags Head Daubhill after the game singing Frank Worthington's magic to the jukebox blasting out YMCA A great memory that, I was there sadly wasn’t old enough to take in the pubs, that game and the promotion win at Rovers would have loved to have been of pub age for those 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted March 13, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted March 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Mounts Kipper said: A great memory that, I was there sadly wasn’t old enough to take in the pubs, that game and the promotion win at Rovers would have loved to have been of pub age for those 2. Same here on the pub front but managed plenty on away trips from Halliwell Central Reform Club. Remember meeting up there at about 8am for places like Notts County, Stoke & Mansfield & still missing kick off 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted March 13, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted March 13, 2020 Just now, RONNIE PHILLIPS said: Same here on the pub front but managed plenty on away trips from Halliwell Central Reform Club. Remember meeting up there at about 8am for places like Notts County, Stoke & Mansfield & still missing kick off 😁 That was the promotion season obviously 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 10/03/2020 at 19:03, Johnnyrotten said: Only just read that, you beat me to it. Too wierd to have 2 home games in 2 days, surely a first and last that? Pretty sure that clubs played Xmas day and Boxing Day once upon a time, think it was same team home and away. Unless I dreamt that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted March 13, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted March 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said: Pretty sure that clubs played Xmas day and Boxing Day once upon a time, think it was same team home and away. Unless I dreamt that. Ask Bolty, he should be an expert on Home & Away 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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