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BBC's Best Opening Weekend Moments
« on: August 14, 2014, 01:37:10 PM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28781847

Two feature Villa

1) "You can't win anything with kids"

2) Gabby's 7 minute hat-trick

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: BBC's Best Opening Weekend Moments
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2014, 01:44:49 PM »
When you click to vote it takes you to a page about Suarez biting at the World Cup. Nice work Beeb.

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Re: BBC's Best Opening Weekend Moments
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2014, 01:49:14 PM »
The best opening weekend was the one before the fuckin' Premier League was bastard well formed.

Offline The Laughing Policeman

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Re: BBC's Best Opening Weekend Moments
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2014, 04:24:31 PM »
The best opening weekend was the one before the fuckin' Premier League was bastard well formed.
Big clappy thing.

Offline Deano's Mullet

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Re: BBC's Best Opening Weekend Moments
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2014, 06:03:52 PM »
Best opening day for me was QPR at home 1993/94. 2nd year before, four dazzling goals from Villa, new kit, nice weather. I thought we were going to win the league.

Offline Damo70

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Re: BBC's Best Opening Weekend Moments
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2014, 06:06:43 PM »
Albion at home in 1983 and Sheffield Wednesday away in 1991.

Offline tomd2103

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Re: BBC's Best Opening Weekend Moments
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2014, 01:31:47 AM »
Albion at home in 1983 and Sheffield Wednesday away in 1991.

Yep, exciting times.

Offline peter w

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Re: BBC's Best Opening Weekend Moments
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2014, 07:39:18 AM »
Yeah Wednesday away.

As for anti-climaxes Notts County at home 81-82.

Offline Damo70

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Re: BBC's Best Opening Weekend Moments
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2014, 10:41:07 AM »
Yeah Wednesday away.

As for anti-climaxes Notts County at home 81-82.

Add Sunderland 1982 to the anti-climax list. Obviously parading a trophy before the game doesn't suit us.

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Re: BBC's Best Opening Weekend Moments
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2014, 02:00:21 PM »
1997-98 season. Felt like the best summer ever, then the games started. Four games, four defeats, Collymore crap, the defence gone to pot, the team unbalanced. Biggest let down ever at the time.

Offline Holte L2

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Re: BBC's Best Opening Weekend Moments
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2014, 04:46:20 PM »
1997-98 season. Felt like the best summer ever, then the games started. Four games, four defeats, Collymore crap, the defence gone to pot, the team unbalanced. Biggest let down ever at the time.

I was 13 that summer.  With the Collymore signing confirming literally the day after the final day of the 96-97 season, that summer felt like the longest pre-season ever.
I'd never been so excited for the season to start. In my naivety I also believed that Collymore was going to the final piece. 
I remember being shell shocked after the Blackburn game 4-0 defeat.
After the forth defeat to Newcastle, I ran upstairs and sobbed my heart out!

Offline Holte L2

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Re: BBC's Best Opening Weekend Moments
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2014, 04:47:05 PM »
Arsenal was up there for me in terms of best opening weekends. Apart from my hangover kicking in on the way home!

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Re: BBC's Best Opening Weekend Moments
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2014, 01:17:34 PM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28781847

Two feature Villa

1) "You can't win anything with kids"

2) Gabby's 7 minute hat-trick

a proper hat-trick too...right foot, header and left foot...

 


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