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Given the thread about two threads dominating, I've given this its own thread.

On Saturday I achieved a lifetime ambition. I headed the ball at a match. Yes, I did. I'm still happy about it now. The cheer from the crowd was pretty good too.

Was that you ?? Ha ha great header and superb celebration !

What you mean is that you were looking away, absent mindedly, when the ball happened to hit your head

With control, or you were hit in the head by the ball?

That was top stuff mate.  Amused my kids as well.

20+ years as a centre half, I went for it!

I caught the ball and threw it back onto the pitch against Hartlepool, at home. I believe we won 3-1 and Mark Yeates made his debut.

The feat itself doesnt sound too impressive in itself but more so when you take into account I was sat in row x of the DRS.

All that Worldnet practice paid off!

ha that was a quality header

Ha ha was that you? Superb!

That was quality  8)

So that's what you look like these days!

If I'd have tried that the ball would have guaranteed smacked me on the nose.

Best header I've ever seen you do mate!

Just along from us, great header and a good cheer from the crowd!!

Even I knew about that header. Got its own tweet in Sam's matchday coverage. Now there's fame.

People should have chanted ee-aw!

Well done. Good distance as well.

Top stuff- my kids loved it!

Great stuff, donkey! I sit quite close and was one of those who gave you a cheer. Loved your celebration bow too. If I had tried it, I probably would have ended up with broken specs and a bloody nose!

Hahaha you sit just behind me! The kids in front of me LOVED it!

Jealous of this, everyone should have this as a lifetime ambition!

Ah, now I know who you are. Nice header and lucky you didn't break your glasses!

Fair play Donkey.  Did you witness mine a few years back JFW?  That got a cheer aswell, not as impressive from the front row though.

It seems that donkey is surrounded by TEFers in that part of the Don Rogers Stand.

Ha ha, probably one of the best headers I've seen at the CG this season. Leant back and properly attacked the ball, & at short notice!!! Shaun Taylor would have been proud!!!

You also got a cheer from the directors box!

Thanks all. This thread has made me smile. Does anyone have a link to Sam mentioning it?

We cheered you over in the Arkells, good header, i would have cocked it up completely.

2 Nov

@SamMorshead_SA:
Nice header from the man in row F of the Don Rogers

That was one of the finest headed returns I've seen. Walloped into the stand and returned with interest.

Just found it, cheers.  And fair play to Sam, his next tweet said row O...which it was.  That's quality journalism.

Good work Donkey. Always wanted to do that. Never had the opportunity but I'd probably bottle it and catch it if it ever did come my way.

I wouldn't even manage to catch it.

I don't think even one of McEveley's free kicks would have reached Bangkok. Well maybe the second one.

Brilliant.  We saw it from the Arkells.

Congrats donkey, best part of 40 years I've been going and still not been close to achieving that ambition, I just know that if and when it finally does happen, I'll end up with my specs smashed across my forehead!

Ha, fair play. Saw you from across the pitch, living the dream.

I did something similar at a game between Maidenhead and Basingstoke. Only instead of heading the ball back, I went arse over tit and spilt guinness all down me. Bloke behind just looked at me sprawled on the floor and muttered "That's why you're on this side of the line son."

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

I still have the ball Alan Connell scored the winner with against Wigan in the FA cup a couple of seasons ago. Connell scored, then another player twatted it in celebration and it hit part of the town end and somehow looped up straight into my arms in the DRS. By the time everyone had stopped going mental there was another ball already on the pitch so I, well, nicked it. Played 6 a side with it a couple of times but its now sat in a cupboard, flat.

A few years ago now in the DRS (sat in front of Chalkie's Shorts who can probably verify it as he took the piss mightily) I caught a massive clearance (bearing in mind I was in Row M or something like that) and attempted to throw it back at the pitch overhead like a throw in.

The fucking thing looped up, hit the roof and somehow bounced back at a perfect angle into my arms again, much to everyone's amusement. I just overarmed the fucker the second time.

As for your story Donkey...you always were alright in the air. And as you've seen me at Worldnet you probably realise the most surprising part of my story is that I caught the ball TWICE

Well played donkey - that wasn't far from where I sit and was impressive. Nemo's one two with himself was equally impressive albeit a couple of seasons back now. Row U it was Nemo.

 :D

This must have been one beastly header the way you're all going on about it.

It was

Yeah but have you been knocked out by a don rogers shot? Wasn't on my bucket list, but it's ticked off anyway.

tell us more Sutton

Kudos mate. And wearing glass as well.

You're my new hero, Donkey.

I used to daydream to myself about doing that, followed by the crowd giving a rousing rendition of 'sign him up'.  This would generally lead the daydream on to scoring a hat-trick against Oxford in a 4-3 thriller, whereupon the third would cause me to run from the Bank end into the Townend.

I once tapped one in to the Town End goal after running on the pitch to celebrate an Alan Reeves injury time equaliser against Wycombe Nov 2000. Had a bit of a barney with the keeper.  :soapy tit wank:  Got banned from the ground just before the match against Wrexham on the following Tuesday.

I sit in row J of the DRS and it was a very powerful header! Impressive especially wearing glasses! I once caught a ball on the Stratton Bank over 20 years ago, but my joy was short lived when my friend told me that it didn't count as it was only the warm up!

I once watched Newcastle United in the Gallowgate End when it was still terracing, and my friend lost his shoe when Newcastle scored - it turned up a few minutes later about ten rows down the terrace!

I once lobbed a toilet roll from the town end and hit the ref on the head/shoulder, toilet roll was picked up by ref and walked over to the dug outs. Luckily some plonker ran on the pitch a couple of minutes later and the stewards attention went elsewhere. Versus Blackpool under Kingy if memory serves me right.

This is a great thread! I got my Celery on the pitch at Wembley 1990 (was removed by the lino) can be seen on the TV broadcast!

Bit late to this thread - but can vouch for the fact that for the last 10 years D's been going on about this ambition. Nah never do it I thought, i've been going to matches for 40 years or so and the nearest I've got is a tip over 'the bloke behind me's head'.  Howvever on Sat the ball came, at some pace, perfectly for the return header- I ducked of course, and by the time I'd lookd back up the celebration had well and truly begun.Good to hear that the Arkells saw as well.  Now for another 10 years of ' do you remember'.............?     :clap:

Hey, everytime I head the ball we score 5. Just saying...

Scoring 5 or 6 against Vale is the norm. But every time you head the ball we concede 2

Foiled!

Remember back in the day when the team used to kick plastic balls into the crowd before a game ? I always wanted to get one - I was about 15 at the time.

One home game my chance came - Steve White launched one which was bending away to my left so I leapt salmon like up and leftwards towards the ball that was now bending further away.

Sadly I missed it but not the two elderly gentlemen, and we are talking the wrong side of 70 elderly, stood to my left. We all went down like dominoes with me ending up sprawled on the top on them.

I just have this memory of them picking themselves and trying to find their flat caps up and muttering about what a stupid prat I was.

To be fair they were dead right.

...and every time you head the ball, i'm sitting next to you...............

 :D

...and every time I post here it's been about you heading the ball........... 3 for 3 ................ Anyway, bottom line is we're all jealous.............

And if anyone thought this thread wasn't momentous enough, the fact that it's flushed Mauler out of 40 years of lurkerdom is proof positive of its status. This header will stand in the pantheon alongside Shaun Taylor's at Wembley as one of the epic moments of STFC folklore. Martin Foyle, Phil Taylor, John Rudge, Robbie Williams, Brian Horton, Billy Paynter, Mickey Adams, Mark Grew, Norman Smurthwaite, your boys took one hell of a beating.

Glad to be of service...and I thought 'The Header' as it will surely be known was momentous enough.......first time on here and probably...next task...who is Red Frog, I must know you......

A little simple detective work required M.  :sherlock:

Oh, and go easy on the old Morse code...   ;)

With JMac playing surely the chances of the ball going into the crowd must be vastly increased.

The trick is to repeat the feat next week - you'll get plenty of opportunities

I sit to your left Donkey, just across the aisle - we all cheered massively, you rose like a young salmon. An equal to Jon Gittens at least...

Somewhere there must be footage of Donkey's finest hour...surely.  We must seek it out.

That really would complete things...cheers for all the comments (apart from the first couple ;))

... and when found it shall henceforth be known as headage.

Fan header of the century competition:

Header 1: Aston Villa vs Birmingham
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Ycm6YfGvQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Ycm6YfGvQ)

Header 2: Man United vs Liverpool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F73Cdwyy2mI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F73Cdwyy2mI)

Header 3: Newcastle vs Tottenham
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiGa8q6VN9U (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiGa8q6VN9U)

Header 4: Celtic vs Inverness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE_HIf0o2dA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE_HIf0o2dA)

Header 5: Swindon v Port Vale
unavailable at present (http://unavailable at present)

So, those of you who witnessed it, where do you place Donkey's effort against the competition? I understand the winner picks up their prize at the end-of-season Football League Awards night.

Donkeys header was *cough* Head and shoulders above that lot

Yes, donkey's effort would beat all of those but the Celtic fan would run him a close second. Maybe Sam Morshead could use his media contacts to track down the TV footage. Are you out there Sam?

:D

Hey Donkey you are famous! You got a mention on this afternoons commentary!

Sweeeet. Now to find footage...

Did it go something like the Donkey on the TEF heads the ball better than the donkey playing at CB for the Town?

Alas no names were mentioned. Just the header from row o

Maybe get a name check next week. ;)

Someone bang an email into football AM....

**BUMP**

I've captured this beautiful moment in my latest entry into The Washbag's 'Best I've Seen' section. If you want to re-live it, then click away...

http://thewashbag.com/2015/07/08/the-best-ive-ever-seen-8-donkey-heads-a-football/

Donkey a salmon? He drinks like fish given the chance I'll grant you that ;)

Cheers Arch...great stuff!

Good use of the avatar, too.

Sorted?

No probs, it was a great event that everyone needed to be reminded about!

I was proud of the graphic, those not familiar with your avatar or the forum may have been a bit confused by it all.