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Title: Swindon v Sunderland 1970 - Goalposts break Post by: Bedford Red on Thursday, April 28, 2011, 14:03:22 I've just popped this on youtube, found it on a dvd i have, it's from August 1970 between Swindon and Sunderland when the goalposts broke.
I'm pretty sure Reg has mentioned this before, maybe he was there? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvht5YZb2TA Title: Re: Swindon v Sunderland 1970 - Goalposts break Post by: Trashbat? on Thursday, April 28, 2011, 14:04:45 is that stratton bank behind the goal? if so it looks amazing, so nice to see it so full
Title: Re: Swindon v Sunderland 1970 - Goalposts break Post by: Bedford Red on Thursday, April 28, 2011, 14:08:57 is that stratton bank behind the goal? if so it looks amazing, so nice to see it so full Yeah that was the Stratton Bank. According to the excellent http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Results.asp?Season=1970-1971 there were 17,060 there that day. Title: Re: Swindon v Sunderland 1970 - Goalposts break Post by: nevillew on Thursday, April 28, 2011, 14:33:07 I was there,
We'd just signed a little midfielder called Tony Gough (can't remember where from), and he'd looked reasonable, but he had a good 10-15 minute rest while repairs were made to the goal. Happened latish in the second half if I recall correctly. Those were the levels of crowds we were getting at that stage Title: Re: Swindon v Sunderland 1970 - Goalposts break Post by: bigbobjoylove on Thursday, April 28, 2011, 15:15:28 Brilliant.
Anyone have any footage of Tranmere fans bringing candles for the re-arranged game after the floodlight failure? Title: Re: Swindon v Sunderland 1970 - Goalposts break Post by: alanmayes on Thursday, April 28, 2011, 15:43:21 This game was also noted for the Town being the main commentary game on
BBC Radio 2 (later to become FiveLive). The commentator on here is Hugh Johns and it was the main game on ITV Midlands (ATV) Star Soccer, on a sunday afternoon. Title: Re: Swindon v Sunderland 1970 - Goalposts break Post by: Reg Smeeton on Thursday, April 28, 2011, 15:56:33 I was there, We'd just signed a little midfielder called Tony Gough (can't remember where from), and he'd looked reasonable, but he had a good 10-15 minute rest while repairs were made to the goal. Happened latish in the second half if I recall correctly. Those were the levels of crowds we were getting at that stage Gough we got from Bath City...he'd been there for years, having only previously played 1 league game for Wovers in 1958. The punt was based on Tony Book having been in non league for years, getting a chance in his early 30's and going onto great things....Gough went on to Torquay after half a season. Title: Re: Swindon v Sunderland 1970 - Goalposts break Post by: adje on Thursday, April 28, 2011, 16:59:05 Gough had a decent game that day-sort of a poor man's John Smith.
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