Best Ever Christmas Match ? (1 Viewer)

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bringbackrattles

bringbackrattles

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As a kid used to love the Boxing Day fixture at Highfield Road especially when the pitch was snow covered. But the best ever Christmas game I've ever seen was on the 27th of December in the 77-78 season,when we beat Norwich 5-4 in a thriller. This match has been mentioned on here before,but it was so special it's worth a revisit. Ian Wallace's bicycle kick was world class and I can still remember us in the West End going ballistic when it hit the net.Blyth's penalty save to give us the win was Roy Of The Rovers stuff,and even though it was a proper freezing day,the football was that good by both teams that you hardly noticed it at all. What a game !
 
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wingy

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bringbackrattles said:
As a kid used to love the Boxing Day fixture at Highfield Road especially when the pitch was snow covered. But the best ever Christmas game I've ever seen was on the 27th of December in the 77-78 season,when we beat Norwich 5-4 in a thriller. This match has been mentioned on here before,but it was so special it's worth a revisit. Ian Wallace's bicycle kick was world class and I can still remember us in the West End going ballistic when it hit the net.Blyth's penalty save to give us the win was Roy Of The Rovers stuff,and even though it was a proper freezing day,the football was that good by both teams that you hardly noticed it at all. What a game !
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Yeah tremendous game BBR.
Didn't we have a blinder of a game V Forest one year,may have New Year?In the cup?
 
bringbackrattles

bringbackrattles

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wingy said:
Yeah tremendous game BBR.
Didn't we have a blinder of a game V Forest one year,may have New Year?In the cup?
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Not sure on that one wingy ? I also recall a Boxing Day match as a kid when we played Liverpool,and they had St John,Roger Hunt, Callaghan and other star names.It ended 1-1 but what stood out was when St John floored Brian Lewis with a right hook which left him out cold for ages.My dad who was a boxing fan reckoned it was the best punch he'd seen for a long time !
 
Otis

Otis

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bringbackrattles said:
Not sure on that one wingy ? I also recall a Boxing Day match as a kid when we played Liverpool,and they had St John,Roger Hunt, Callaghan and other star names.It ended 1-1 but what stood out was when St John floored Brian Lewis with a right hook which left him out cold for ages.My dad who was a boxing fan reckoned it was the best punch he'd seen for a long time !
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Yep, I was there for that game.
 
olderskyblue

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Arsenal, Robbie Keane, Special
 
Otis

Otis

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bringbackrattles said:
I was stood on the Spion Kop with my dad and my uncle. I think Lewis was winding him up as Lewis was a bit of a tough guy wasn't he ? St John decked him and calmly walked off if I remember ?
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Yes, I remember that too.

St.John went on to play for us later on too didn't he.
 
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wingy

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Spurs, 4-3, 86/87. Cyrille last minute.
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Yeah another classic.
Found the one I was thinking of on 11v11
It doesnt qualify unfortunately as 28th Nov 1990
recorded by them as 6-4 but wast5-4
Rumbelows league cup 2 for Steve Livingstone and a hatrick for Kevin Gallagher.
 
Otis

Otis

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Can't remember him pulling up any trees for us though. He was a great little player for Liverpool.

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The Lurker

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bringbackrattles said:
As a kid used to love the Boxing Day fixture at Highfield Road especially when the pitch was snow covered. But the best ever Christmas game I've ever seen was on the 27th of December in the 77-78 season,when we beat Norwich 5-4 in a thriller. This match has been mentioned on here before,but it was so special it's worth a revisit. Ian Wallace's bicycle kick was world class and I can still remember us in the West End going ballistic when it hit the net.Blyth's penalty save to give us the win was Roy Of The Rovers stuff,and even though it was a proper freezing day,the football was that good by both teams that you hardly noticed it at all. What a game !
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Arsenal Boxing Day. Great day
 
chinamans view

chinamans view

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Thinking about the Jimmy Hill years and came up with Peterborough home not sure if it was 3-0 or 3-3 Hudson for us, sat in the wooden stand and paid extra for a cushion ,opp main stand before the fire that was. cant remember year but a great game.
 
Wolves_SkyBlue

Wolves_SkyBlue

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Yes I was there a fantastic game - MOTD had the save on the closing credits for the rest of the season as I recall.:claping hands:
 
Sky Blue Harry H

Sky Blue Harry H

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bringbackrattles said:
As a kid used to love the Boxing Day fixture at Highfield Road especially when the pitch was snow covered. But the best ever Christmas game I've ever seen was on the 27th of December in the 77-78 season,when we beat Norwich 5-4 in a thriller. This match has been mentioned on here before,but it was so special it's worth a revisit. Ian Wallace's bicycle kick was world class and I can still remember us in the West End going ballistic when it hit the net.Blyth's penalty save to give us the win was Roy Of The Rovers stuff,and even though it was a proper freezing day,the football was that good by both teams that you hardly noticed it at all. What a game !
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Was at this - not often your keeper gets carried off shoulder high like a hero having let 4 in :D
 
bringbackrattles

bringbackrattles

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Sky Blue Harry H said:
Was at this - not often your keeper gets carried off shoulder high like a hero having let 4 in :D
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Peters hit the post at 5-4 but you're right Blyth was the hero for his penalty save. Still talk about this game all these years on,as it had the lot,goals,saves,near misses,and it was the perfect Christmas present !
 
Malaka

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Specs WT-R75 said:
For me as a fan it was the Man U boxing day game. Still smile everytime I see that Huckerby goal :)
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Deffinately, I remember the explosion of joy when that went in.
As for the 4-3 against Spurs I don't remember it being a Boxing Day fixture, I'm sure it was a night match, anyway apart from the cup final, it was my favourite ever game.
 
clint van damme

clint van damme

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Malaka said:
Deffinately, I remember the explosion of joy when that went in.
As for the 4-3 against Spurs I don't remember it being a Boxing Day fixture, I'm sure it was a night match, anyway apart from the cup final, it was my favourite ever game.
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It was definitely a daytime Christmas game. One of the best games I've been to. Was this the one where spurs had to wear our away kit?

Can't remember the 5-4 against Norwich been boxing day but another cracker. Last minute penalty save from Jim Blyth.
 
mmttww

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Villa and Liverpool over Christmas ('92 / '93). Fell in love with CCFC that week.
 
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