Festive fixture memories (5 Viewers)

[Monners]

I remember a dreadful Boxing Day 0-0 against Middlesbrough at HR too. 81, 82 maybe.

Pretty sure that we won 1-0. But a poor game - Souness played that day

 

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[bringbackrattles]

That wasn't the correct scoring sequence for the Norwich match. It was
1-0
2-0
2-1
2-2
2-3
3-3
4-3
4-4
5-4
Sorry to be a pedant!

Norwich were 3-0 up.

 

[Wyken Sky Blue]

One that sticks out in my kind that wasn't a nice memory is Doncaster away Boxing Day 2014

Bad spell of snow, freezing, down to 9 men and one of the worst performances I have ever seen in my time as a Cov fab

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[Johhny Blue]

And was still 100 times better than Sandy Robertson who we bought instead as we haggled over the price and Wolves snapped him up. I know he subsequently suffered with injuries but eventually settled at Southampton, not sure what happened to Robertson & can't remember him playing much for us.

If you don't remember him playing much there's a chance he'll pop up on Grendel's quiz

 

[NortonSkyBlue]

Pretty sure that we won 1-0. But a poor game - Souness played that day

No he didn’t, he was long gone by the eighties.

 

[Johhny Blue]

Norwich were 3-0 up.

You already corrected me once on this thread so I have to be careful. I was so sure Peters had missed the penalty that I had to look it up.
But you're wrong this time. The scoring went:
1-0 Powell Pen
2-0 Wallace
2-1 Ryan pen
2-2 reeves
2-3 Reeves
3-3 Gooding
4-3 McDonald
4-4 Peters
5-4 Graydon

In addition to the 3 penalties Coventry had 2 goals disallowed and Norwich 1

 

[EalingSB]

Beating man utd late Dec 1997 followed by winning 3-1 at anfield a few days later in the FA Cup was pretty special. That Liverpool game was my first away game so that holds good memories for that reason too

I was backpacking in Australia at this time. I got woken up at the hostel at 6am where I was staying with someone telling me I had an urgent message from my dad so I ran down to the phone ... he was pissed as he'd not only had a full day in hospitality but also backed City to win 3-2 so he wanted to tell me about it; great memories and I was gutted I wasn't there. For the Liverpool game I was working at 6am at the Sydney Cricket Ground ahead of the South Africa Test so watched the result coming in - made all the sweeter spending the day with some scousers.

Personally, though, the 4-3 v Spurs and 3-0 v Villa stand out. Not sure if Stoke on Saturday can match any of those!

 

[Deleted member 9744]

You already corrected me once on this thread so I have to be careful. I was so sure Peters had missed the penalty that I had to look it up.
But you're wrong this time. The scoring went:
1-0 Powell Pen
2-0 Wallace
2-1 Ryan pen
2-2 reeves
2-3 Reeves
3-3 Gooding
4-3 McDonald
4-4 Peters
5-4 Graydon

In addition to the 3 penalties Coventry had 2 goals disallowed and Norwich 1

Must admit that is much more like I remember. I certainly didn't think we were 3 0 down.

 

[clint van damme]

Must admit that is much more like I remember. I certainly didn't think we were 3 0 down.

Same
But BBR is right. We were 3-0 down.
And of course, the most important thing was the last minute penalty save by Blyth!

 

[bringbackrattles]

Same
But BBR is right. We were 3-0 down.
And of course, the most important thing was the last minute penalty save by Blyth!

I was there that day and even though I'd had a good drink I watched us make a great comeback. But because of the comments I thought maybe I was wrong ? To make sure I googled it a couple of times and it says Norwich were 3-0 up.

 

[clint van damme]

I was there that day and even though I'd had a good drink I watched us make a great comeback. But because of the comments I thought maybe I was wrong ? To make sure I googled it a couple of times and it says Norwich were 3-0 up.

I was there and was sober - because I was 10! But you're right B.
Serves me right for going to a boxing day game without having a pint!

 

[bringbackrattles]

But I've sat thinking about the Norwich game and now I'm sure we weren't 3 -0 down ! Doing my head in !

 

[bringbackrattles]

I was there and was sober - because I was 10! But you're right B.
Serves me right for going to a boxing day game without having a pint!

I've been on a few sites and they all differ, but I'm now pretty sure we were never losing 3-0.

 

[Johhny Blue]

I was there and was sober - because I was 10! But you're right B.
Serves me right for going to a boxing day game without having a pint!

I would normally trust your memory but if you were there on boxing day you missed the game

 

[bringbackrattles]

Johnny Blue may be correct. Where's Jim Brown when you need him.

 

[Johhny Blue]

I was there that day and even though I'd had a good drink I watched us make a great comeback. But because of the comments I thought maybe I was wrong ? To make sure I googled it a couple of times and it says Norwich were 3-0 up.

I know we're both getting old but I think you might need a new google as yours is broken

 

[Johhny Blue]

Johnny Blue may be correct. Where's Jim Brown when you need him.

Now you've made my Christmas as i've never been right before.

 

[clint van damme]

Now you've made my Christmas as i've never been right before.

I definitely remember it as going the way you described but I don't remember last week so I can't really say it with too much conviction

 

[bringbackrattles]

I reckon if we had been 3 down we'd have all gone back to the pub !

 

[wingy]

Here's another take on the order of scorers , ours only.

Coventry City v Norwich City, 27 December 1977

11v11 football match report for Coventry City v Norwich City, League Division One 1978 , 27 December 1977

www.11v11.com

 

[bringbackrattles]

Here's another take on the order of scorers , ours only.

Coventry City v Norwich City, 27 December 1977

11v11 football match report for Coventry City v Norwich City, League Division One 1978 , 27 December 1977

www.11v11.com

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Was such a great game and I now feel ungrateful in not remembering how the scoring went. Nurse don't let Rattles near his ladders, he's not safe to be let out !

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Omg I was wet and cold and left at 75 mins,One of the most inept CCFC performances I’ve ever witnessed sad times!!

I struggle to think of what really was the nadir that season

 

[skyblue025]

The 4:3 v Spurs. One of my favourite City matches ever. On the West terrace holding my breath as the ball hit the crossbar and bounced off into the air, almost in slow motion Cyril casually jumped to nod it past Ray Clemence.

 

[SkyBlueCharlie9]

Defo gave of mine was the 4-3 v spurs Xmas 1986 just before we started the cup run.
Classic City then lost 1-0 at home to Luton on New year's Day. That was the complete antithisis of the Spurs game!!! My old man bought wrong tickets and we sat in Luton end with one man and his dog.
Special mention to the 3-0 away win at Bramall Lane on boxing Day 1992.

 

[clint van damme]

Defo gave of mine was the 4-3 v spurs Xmas 1986 just before we started the cup run.
Classic City then lost 1-0 at home to Luton on New year's Day. That was the complete antithisis of the Spurs game!!! My old man bought wrong tickets and we sat in Luton end with one man and his dog.
Special mention to the 3-0 away win at Bramall Lane on boxing Day 1992.

The Luton game is the one I was referring to where I had the hangover. Did t realise we lost! My memory is getting terrible!

 

[Speedies_Chips]

Interesting to see how people's memories/verions of past events get changed by the passing of time.

 

[bringbackrattles]

The Luton game is the one I was referring to where I had the hangover. Did t realise we lost! My memory is getting terrible!

It's a senior thing,you'll be going into a shop not knowing what you went in for. Recently a customer asked me why I had come to clean her windows, as I'd only cleaned them 2 weeks ago, her house is monthly ? I joked I was winding her up,but I'd forgot. She made me a cuppa though !

 

[Deleted member 9744]

I was there and was sober - because I was 10! But you're right B.
Serves me right for going to a boxing day game without having a pint!

Likewise because I was 12. It's a long time ago but my feeling was that we were leading most of the time but annoyingly Norwich kept coming back. I also think at least one of the Kevin Reeves goals was really good a bit like McDonald's for us.

 

[Fergusons_Beard]

Anyone remember the 1982/83 season?

Dave Sexton and our Young uns (& Gerry Francis!) doing brilliantly.

Dec 27th Notts Forest away lost 4-2
Dec 28th Man Utd Home won 3-0
Jan 1st Luton away Won 2-1

Today’s footballers just don’t know they’re born!


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[Deleted member 9744]

Anyone remember the 1982/83 season?

Dave Sexton and our Young uns (& Gerry Francis!) doing brilliantly.

Dec 27th Notts Forest away lost 4-2
Dec 28th Man Utd Home won 3-0
Jan 1st Luton away Won 2-1

Today’s footballers just don’t know they’re born!


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The Man U one was when Gary Baily dropped the long shot from Peter Hormanstchuk? I think Melrose scored a late goal too.

Was also at the Luton game and I remember we were frantically holding on for the last 15 minutes after Melrose missed a sitter.

 

[Irish Sky Blue]

Report on 5-4 Norwich match from Jim Brown's The Elite Era.

 

[shmmeee]

Just to annoy the pedants I’m declaring any game taking place during snow to be an honorary festive game and nominating the 5-0 against Blackburn.

 

[Legia Sky Blue]

Yes, I remember a lot of trouble. Have a memory of being behind the goal really close to the home fans with just a fence between us. They were throwing coins at us all the way through.

I was at this game too and there was a real edge throughout the day. I remember a copper getting his helmet knocked off and it being thrown amongst our fans like a stray balloon. We were so tightly packed that the Police couldn't get in to retrieve it. I also remembert hat coming out the ground felt petty dangerous, being dragged with the crowd down the stairwell from the terraces when my feet barely touched the ground.

 

[Johhny Blue]

Interesting to see how people's memories/verions of past events get changed by the passing of time.

It’s crazy. I would have bet my house that it was Peters that missed the pen at the end. The way I remember it he was on a hat trick. It was Reeves that had two goals.

 

[Johhny Blue]

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Report on 5-4 Norwich match from Jim Brown's The Elite Era.

I went to the 50 great games book for my research. I think it’s the same report