OS have confirmed that there will be a tribute tonight by means of a minutes applause on the 10th minute (Dalians shirt number) and some pre chosen fans will be opening umbrellas around the ground to reflect that iconic moment at Wimbledon. The OS does state that fans should not try to enter the ground with personal umbrellas as these will be confiscated because of H&S regs. It sounds as though the last few hours of his life were particularly troubled and this saddens me the most. I do wonder if Tasers are the right method of calming for people who are obviously having a mental health episode. RIP now and thank you for making the game of football exciting and entertaining.
My dads clam to fame is standing next to the brolly man at Wimbledon. I've heard that story too many times.
Quote from: Nev on August 15, 2016, 12:33:02 PMHe scored two belters at Hillsborough one year, these sometimes get overlooked.A genuine club great, from a golden age, with a medal to prove it."Daaaalian Atkinson, Dalian Atkinson"RIP.I had forgotten those. Am I right in saying the Dalian/umbrella game was pretty much the only one you missed that season because you had to work?
He scored two belters at Hillsborough one year, these sometimes get overlooked.A genuine club great, from a golden age, with a medal to prove it."Daaaalian Atkinson, Dalian Atkinson"RIP.
Like many others I was there for the Wimbledon goal at Selhurst. I drove, huge mistake, through South London and I think managed to park about 100 yards from the ground and walked in about a minute before kick off. Wimbledon were at their thuggish peak and the main issue apart from the Dalian goal was this was the day Steve Froggatts career was ended due to a horrific tackle from whichever thug was playing right back for them. He never recovered properly and despite a couple of sojourns at Wolves and Cov he was never the same afterwards. You can see the level of Wimbledons play at the time in that Froggatt tackle and the near GBH of the attempted tackles on Dalian. I still fucking hate the c***s to this day. The other funny thing about Dalians goal was most of us were telling him to pass it to Deano and he then chipped Segers from 25 yards. Frustrating player but the only one on his day who's got close to Benteke/Yorke. RIP Dalian and will be wearing my laces 92/93 top tonight.
Quote from: AV82EC on August 16, 2016, 01:42:21 PMLike many others I was there for the Wimbledon goal at Selhurst. I drove, huge mistake, through South London and I think managed to park about 100 yards from the ground and walked in about a minute before kick off. Wimbledon were at their thuggish peak and the main issue apart from the Dalian goal was this was the day Steve Froggatts career was ended due to a horrific tackle from whichever thug was playing right back for them. He never recovered properly and despite a couple of sojourns at Wolves and Cov he was never the same afterwards. You can see the level of Wimbledons play at the time in that Froggatt tackle and the near GBH of the attempted tackles on Dalian. I still fucking hate the c***s to this day. The other funny thing about Dalians goal was most of us were telling him to pass it to Deano and he then chipped Segers from 25 yards. Frustrating player but the only one on his day who's got close to Benteke/Yorke. RIP Dalian and will be wearing my laces 92/93 top tonight. Interesting bit re Froggatt. Like Bocanegra on Delaney a decade on. Wasn't Ben Thatcher' s big brother was it? Would like to see more of the highlights of that Wimbledon game.
Pat Murphy partly summed him up yesterday:'' He wasn't a great goal scorer but he was a scorer of great goals''
Quote from: PGW on August 16, 2016, 02:26:48 PMPat Murphy partly summed him up yesterday:'' He wasn't a great goal scorer but he was a scorer of great goals''As clichés go, I think Bozzie's tribute was best.
Quote from: eamonn on August 16, 2016, 02:04:29 PMQuote from: AV82EC on August 16, 2016, 01:42:21 PMLike many others I was there for the Wimbledon goal at Selhurst. I drove, huge mistake, through South London and I think managed to park about 100 yards from the ground and walked in about a minute before kick off. Wimbledon were at their thuggish peak and the main issue apart from the Dalian goal was this was the day Steve Froggatts career was ended due to a horrific tackle from whichever thug was playing right back for them. He never recovered properly and despite a couple of sojourns at Wolves and Cov he was never the same afterwards. You can see the level of Wimbledons play at the time in that Froggatt tackle and the near GBH of the attempted tackles on Dalian. I still fucking hate the c***s to this day. The other funny thing about Dalians goal was most of us were telling him to pass it to Deano and he then chipped Segers from 25 yards. Frustrating player but the only one on his day who's got close to Benteke/Yorke. RIP Dalian and will be wearing my laces 92/93 top tonight. Interesting bit re Froggatt. Like Bocanegra on Delaney a decade on. Wasn't Ben Thatcher' s big brother was it? Would like to see more of the highlights of that Wimbledon game. Ironically he was injured crossing the ball for Saunders to score in the first half. It was a terrible tackle to his left ankle a second after he crossed the ball, made worse by the fact his leg was planted. He was unplayable on the left in the first three months of that season. We may well have won the league if he and Dalian had remained fit.
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