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Title: FAO Reg. Post by: herthab on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 19:40:58 I got the DVD of the '69 League Cup win for Christmas and just watched it. Why was the pitch in such a shit state?
I know pitches weren't as good back then, but I've also seen the '66 World Cup final which was also at Wembley and the pitch was much better. Thought I'd ask you Reg as you're probably the only one on here that can actually remember it :wink: Title: FAO Reg. Post by: lebowski on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 19:43:26 horse of the year show was on at wembley the week before.
i remember it like it was yesterday. it's not like wembley to have an inappropriate sport played on the pitch the week before an important game, is it? Title: FAO Reg. Post by: herthab on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 19:45:20 Cheers Lebowski I wondered why it was so fucked up!
Tbh though, it probably helped us a little :D Title: FAO Reg. Post by: adje on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 19:48:06 Don Rogers still didn't get dirty!
Title: FAO Reg. Post by: reeves4england on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 22:09:51 Quote from: "lebowski" horse of the year show was on at wembley the week before. I thought everybody knew about this?i remember it like it was yesterday. it's not like wembley to have an inappropriate sport played on the pitch the week before an important game, is it? Guess it must be everybody but Yeovil! :D Title: FAO Reg. Post by: herthab on Thursday, January 3, 2008, 07:08:58 It one of those things you've heard, but then kinda forget until you're reminded about it again :D
I much too young to remember the actual game :mrgreen: Title: FAO Reg. Post by: fatbury on Thursday, January 3, 2008, 09:04:21 and apparently Arsenal had the flu the week before so they were tired! :?
actually I was thinking about this scenario reoccuring this year in the FA Cup Final .. and can I CATEGORICALLY state .. id want Swindon to win! Title: FAO Reg. Post by: stfctownenda on Thursday, January 3, 2008, 09:07:23 Quote from: "fatbury" and apparently Arsenal had the flu the week before so they were tired! :? actually I was thinking about this scenario reoccuring this year in the FA Cup Final .. and can I CATEGORICALLY state .. id want Swindon to win! :wanker: Bad losers 8) Title: FAO Reg. Post by: Robinz on Thursday, January 3, 2008, 11:11:11 Arsenal were simply "outgunned" on the day...
Swindon were cheered on by 30k supporters who wanted the impossible and thats exactly what happened..never will I forget that day. Just as Swindon beating West Ham in 67....and many other famous victories. Hopefully the good times will return again. And bollocks about the Wembley pitch favouring Arsenal... same for both sides. :soapy tit wank: Title: FAO Reg. Post by: Reg Smeeton on Thursday, January 3, 2008, 12:08:15 Quote from: "Robinz" Arsenal were simply "outgunned" on the day... Swindon were cheered on by 30k supporters who wanted the impossible and thats exactly what happened..never will I forget that day. Just as Swindon beating West Ham in 67....and many other famous victories. Hopefully the good times will return again. And bollocks about the Wembley pitch favouring Arsenal... same for both sides. :soapy tit wank: For me our terrible cup record over the last 10 years has been hard to take. Probably up until 95/96, we were generally known as a difficult club to play against in cups....especially at the CG. Since then its been more or less shit even in the Skoda Hub Cap. I suppose the rule changes in the LC haven't helped.....the 2-2 draw at Leeds was old skool, and we may well have roled them over in a replay....would have been a good night anyway, but the bigger clubs fucked that one up. A particular annoyance is managers trying to be like Ferguson or Wenger and putting out weakened teams. Why did Sturrock do this v Cheltnum, this season would have been ideal for a run in the JPT...realistically we're probably mid table....getting to Wembley would have generated so much excitement in the fanbase. |