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Offline frank

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2010, 12:43:01 AM »
Here's another vote for Man U 3-1.
(I think the worst opening days were the home defeats to Notts C and Sunderland when we were league and European champions respectively)

Offline The Man With A Stick

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2010, 03:29:57 PM »
If i'd been at Hillsborough i'd have said that, but I was on my way back from a holiday somewhere.

Strangely, QPR ('93) edges out Man Utd ('96) for me.  On the back of that '92-93 season, I was convinced we'd go one better and win the league after that game.  Andy T and Guy Whittingham were the missing pieces of the jigsaw.  Ah well.

Offline dave.woodhall

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #17 on: August 11, 2010, 01:24:56 AM »
I've a feeling this Saturday might be another one.

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #18 on: August 12, 2010, 02:29:28 AM »
Yeah, everything past will be usurped When Saturday Comes.

Offline TopDeck113

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #19 on: August 12, 2010, 09:30:42 PM »
Of the matches I've attended I think they've both been said:

AWAY - Sheff Wednesday 1991

HOME - Man Utd 1995

The worst is Spurs 1986


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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #20 on: August 15, 2010, 11:44:40 PM »
I've a feeling this Saturday might be another one.

Yay me.

Offline curiousorange

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #21 on: August 16, 2010, 09:33:14 AM »
I've a feeling this Saturday might be another one.

Yay me.


I did call this Saturday out on the first page Dave. But everyone was so miserable back then that nobody noticed!

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #22 on: August 16, 2010, 08:10:51 PM »
Yeah, everything past will be usurped When Saturday Comes.


Gerrin. Just wish I'd been there.

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #23 on: August 16, 2010, 09:05:46 PM »
I've a feeling this Saturday might be another one.

Yay me.


I did call this Saturday out on the first page Dave. But everyone was so miserable back then that nobody noticed!

What will be even more interesting is if Saturday proves historically significant in the future direction and fortune of the club.

Offline willywombat

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #24 on: August 17, 2010, 01:34:12 AM »
I've a feeling this Saturday might be another one.

Yay me.

Bloody 'ell, Mystic Dave!!

Offline Bernie Gallacher

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #25 on: August 17, 2010, 01:39:58 AM »
Sheff Wed 1991 by a country mile - fantastic!

Offline davevillan

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #26 on: August 19, 2010, 08:59:58 AM »
Of the games ive been to-
West Brom in '83
Man City in '08
West Ham in '10.

Offline asgpaul

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #27 on: August 19, 2010, 08:33:31 PM »
1995 for me, great first half, beautiful sunny day, just a shame I left our season tickets at home and having got half way to Brum (as now live in Bristol) was a mare, panic set in resulting in a trip back to get them, was not a popular chap for a couple of hours that day trekking back to Bristol.....but made kick off and the lads did us proud that day..

Offline pooligan

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #28 on: June 25, 2011, 07:31:31 AM »
Home Man Utd 3-1 1995

Away Chesterfield  1970

Offline Damo70

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Re: Most memorable opening day of the season.
« Reply #29 on: June 25, 2011, 03:58:30 PM »
Wednesday '91 (I don't remember it being as hostile as I was expecting but that could be my memory fading), followed by Albion '83. I seem to remember Ipswich '87 and Forest '89 we appeared to take a few more fans than they were expecting. At least I got into the first one.

 


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