Just stumbled across this. Not a great day but you don't see too many highlights from this era.Bit of nostalgia for the older members of the forum&t=133s
Quote from: He wears a magic hat on February 21, 2018, 06:02:41 PMJust stumbled across this. Not a great day but you don't see too many highlights from this era.Bit of nostalgia for the older members of the forum&t=133sThis was the first ever game that I travelled to on a football special. That in itself was an eye opener and an experience. Great find.
I was on the Special that day, too. As we left afterwards, some urchins were stoning the train, and a piece of ballast came through the open window, and split my mates nose and forehead right open. There really was claret everywhere!.
I didn't go but I remember this game, a bit of a reality check as I remember. That was a good Burnley side that has mentioned earlier also beat us convincingly at Villa Park later in the season.I'm sure this was the last year of just 2 up and 2 down (to and from the old first division) and although we finished third, I seem to remember we were a distance away from Burnley and QPR both of whom beat us home and away.
Quote from: castlefields_villan on February 23, 2018, 05:11:42 PMI didn't go but I remember this game, a bit of a reality check as I remember. That was a good Burnley side that as mentioned earlier also beat us convincingly at Villa Park later in the season.I'm sure this was the last year of just 2 up and 2 down (to and from the old first division) and although we finished third, I seem to remember we were a distance away from Burnley and QPR both of whom beat us home and away. Correct. Burnley in particular dismantled us.I think the momentum from the 3rd division carried us that season, but we were nowhere near the equal of QPR and Burnley.
I didn't go but I remember this game, a bit of a reality check as I remember. That was a good Burnley side that as mentioned earlier also beat us convincingly at Villa Park later in the season.I'm sure this was the last year of just 2 up and 2 down (to and from the old first division) and although we finished third, I seem to remember we were a distance away from Burnley and QPR both of whom beat us home and away.