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Post by torquaywhites on Apr 12, 2014 22:03:22 GMT
I would go back to 1985/86 when I started watching Wanderers. My old man had a new job, and he bought himself a season ticket. I wasn't really into football at that time only having been taken to Old Tampax by my Dad's best mate a few times and just finding it boring. Ironically, if anybody asked me who I supported I would just say 'United' and if they asked 'Man Utd?', I would always say "No, Torquay United!!!!
Anyway, my first game at Burnden Park was against Wolves and we won 4-1.... that was something else, the game, the atmosphere, the smell of Burnden, the shit pies, everything,
I even remember at one game that season that Dad bought me a cup of tea, which had to be that instant crap!!! Well, it was raining so hard that cup of tea seemed to last forever!!!
The season even ended with a trip to Wembley..... I remember the thrill of travelling down in a hired Astra van with flags and scarves flying, waving at what seemed to be the entire town on route.
Great days!!!!
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 12, 2014 22:23:19 GMT
I'd have to say Bruce's first season after Phil Neal
Best ever time to be a Wanderer
We were constantly beating teams 3 4 and 5 nil in most games
And any season which had McGinlay and Walker terrorising defences
And that Hull City pitch invasion will long live in the memory
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Post by BWFCTILIDIE on Apr 13, 2014 8:05:28 GMT
I'd just love to go back the the white hot era fullstop.
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Post by Trotter on Apr 13, 2014 8:15:11 GMT
Same here, full of expectation, hope and a I know it can happen feeling ...... And it did. ....... White Hot Fever was great which wherever you went like places such as Liverpool, Everton, Hull etc etc etc were fever pitch
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Post by BWFCTILIDIE on Apr 13, 2014 8:43:01 GMT
Best footballing days of my life those years !
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Post by Woppy The Italian on Apr 13, 2014 20:20:24 GMT
I'd just love to go back the the white hot era fullstop. Thats it then.........Lets get Rioch back !  That night at Arsenal will take some beating ! |
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Post by eggy on Apr 13, 2014 20:39:14 GMT
I remember the Hull away game and the days after which my voice took to get back to normal, that was such an important game in the whole context of promotion and the immediate future of the club. The Rioch days were fab. But the thread is what season ? I think I'd like to put forward the 100 goal season under Colin Todd as my pick.
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Post by Trotter on Apr 13, 2014 20:51:37 GMT
Eggy you are right in many ways, Hull City was a great night, the 100 goals achieved at Tranmere of all places was also great, I also remember hard fought games at Bradford were we drew 1-1 which was just as important, great times non the less.
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Post by torquaywhites on Apr 13, 2014 21:06:00 GMT
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Post by torquaywhites on Apr 13, 2014 21:15:33 GMT
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Post by Trotter on Apr 13, 2014 21:28:38 GMT
Was I the only one who did not run onto the pitch |
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Post by wiltshirejohn on Apr 14, 2014 17:05:36 GMT
I'd just love to go back to Wembley for the Reading play off final, to be 2-0 down with a penalty against us, remember watching so many people get up and leave at that point. What a game, can you imagine this lot having the guts to come back from that.
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Post by BWFCTILIDIE on Apr 14, 2014 17:45:22 GMT
The best game I've ever been to that !
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 14, 2014 18:50:13 GMT
The best game I've ever been to that ! I agree BTID, that game will long live in the memory, especially OC's salmon leap header to bring us back into it. I still have the game on video and love to watch it periodically. It never ceases to amaze me how we grew stronger as they weakened. What a game and what a wonderful team. |
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Post by wiltshirejohn on Apr 14, 2014 19:06:28 GMT
Been looking at getting the game on DVD, did find a contact from the Roadrunner video days. But never got anywhere with it.
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