Remember landing in Sydney to find out we had lost.Grimsby Town at home. Strachan's last game. Proper toxic atmosphere.
Grimsby Town at home. Strachan's last game. Proper toxic atmosphere.
Can still picture Hedman inexplicably losing the ball and Phil Jevons scoring from long range into an empty net, much to the delight of the 3 travelling supporters.
Toxic it most certainly was. No way back for Strachan after that. I recall Micky Adam’s last game in charge (I think it was against Bristol City in the cup?) which was a very similar atmosphere.
Battered them but couldn't score.
Still think we'd have gone back up if we'd kept him
I was gutted when he eventually got the chop but I think there was a lot of ill feeling towards him at that point. Would’ve been very difficult for him to turn it around.
Nilsson came in and had an unbelievable run. Faltered so badly towards the end of the season, as we seemed to do each year after that until we were eventually relegated. I still think the introduction of Jim Smith and the signings he brought with him (Carbonari, Trollope) contributed to that significantly.
Our support is probably much more level headed and less reactionary these days!
Jim Smith was an awful appointment.Yeah, bringing Smith in was a calamity.
Everything that season was knee jerk, was a cluster fuck
Loved how the ball boy was so quick at one point to get the ball to the throw-in taker. Now, I swear our ball boys seem to be all of a Planck length in height and seriously slow to get the ball to players when we're losing or have the impetus in the game
Strachan was a shit manager.Grimsby Town at home. Strachan's last game. Proper toxic atmosphere.
From late 97 until Dion left he was very good. And also parts of the 99/00 season.Strachan was a shit manager.
Colin Healy's injury didn't help either, he was excellent for a while.I was gutted when he eventually got the chop but I think there was a lot of ill feeling towards him at that point. Would’ve been very difficult for him to turn it around.
Nilsson came in and had an unbelievable run. Faltered so badly towards the end of the season, as we seemed to do each year after that until we were eventually relegated. I still think the introduction of Jim Smith and the signings he brought with him (Carbonari, Trollope) contributed to that significantly.
No we lost on pens didnt we? Magnus Hedman took oneGod, that was an awful afternoon.
Next game after that was one of the strangest I’ve ever experienced - Peterborough away on 9/11. Very surreal evening. The impeccably observed minutes silence (remember those?!) was followed by guy behind me stating that he was “going to do Richardson’s car in after the game”
Think we won on pens too!
Strange. I've not seen that since the game itself, and the goal's pretty much exactly as I remember, but I could have sworn it happened in front of the West End, where I sat.
That’s something that my son and myself frequently comment on. They seem to be afraid to moveLoved how the ball boy was so quick at one point to get the ball to the throw-in taker. Now, I swear our ball boys seem to be all of a Planck length in height and seriously slow to get the ball to players when we're losing or have the impetus in the game
socks ran on the pitch that day
Legend rip socks
Always used to pull into the Rose and Crown car park and open his van doors and have boxes full of trainers and (funnily enough) socks and always got plenty of custom.he drank in my local the royal hotel. characters like them made it a funny pub. loved the city he did
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