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Title: ESPN last night
Post by: fatbury on Saturday, July 8, 2006, 09:15:13
was flicking thro the channels last night and came across Swindon v Sheff Wed on a classic ESPN match of the day

it was from 1980 .. SHeff Wed won 2-1 . it was just before the Wolves semi final match

i couldnt believe how different the ground looked .. even the stratton bank ... funny thing is I started going not long after that in the next season when I arrived here from London

did anyone else see it?


Title: ESPN last night
Post by: Panda Paws on Saturday, July 8, 2006, 10:21:03
No but I'm pretty gutted I missed it!!!!


Title: ESPN last night
Post by: Bedford Red on Saturday, July 8, 2006, 10:44:34
I can remember watching it at the time; although i can't remember anything about the match.

Wish they would bring things like that out on DVD; I would buy them if they did.


Title: Re: ESPN last night
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Saturday, July 8, 2006, 10:59:51
Quote from: "fatbury"
was flicking thro the channels last night and came across Swindon v Sheff Wed on a classic ESPN match of the day

it was from 1980 .. SHeff Wed won 2-1 . it was just before the Wolves semi final match

i couldnt believe how different the ground looked .. even the stratton bank ... funny thing is I started going not long after that in the next season when I arrived here from London

did anyone else see it?


 I was at that game 16,500 in the CG....a lot of Wendies and shed loads of trouble....a mate got hospitalised by an iron bar to the head.

 We had a good side but not a big enough squad and came up short because of so many key games in a short space of time.

 The legendary Terry Curran bagged a brace for them....think he may have been the Wendies cult hero on  Football Focus a season or so back.

 No recall of that being on MotD....but probably didn't bother watching as we lost and stayed in the pub.....don't think vids existed in 80.


Title: Re: ESPN last night
Post by: Spencer_White on Saturday, July 8, 2006, 16:10:22
Quote from: "fatbury"
was flicking thro the channels last night and came across Swindon v Sheff Wed on a classic ESPN match of the day

it was from 1980 .. SHeff Wed won 2-1 . it was just before the Wolves semi final match

i couldnt believe how different the ground looked .. even the stratton bank ... funny thing is I started going not long after that in the next season when I arrived here from London

did anyone else see it?


Thats quality. Didnt know ESPN football classic show. How often are they on?


Title: ESPN last night
Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, July 8, 2006, 21:33:28
I remember that, it was when we wore the shiny Adidas shirts with huge 'V' necks. (No sponsors in those days of course)


Title: ESPN last night
Post by: fatbury on Sunday, July 9, 2006, 11:49:45
and no badge surprisingly ... ESPN classic channel ( I think its 440 on Sky) shows old sport continuously in cycles .. some good stuff on there