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Agree Sandygate and others. I sat behind the old directors' box in the old wooden John Street stand that season with my dad. We needed to win that game to secure promotion and Watford almost took the lead when Stewart Scullion - who we later signed - hit the crossbar early on. What stands out for me that game is that John Harris, our manager - who never, ever showed any emotion in any game throughout his time at United (he'd always sit in the directors' box watching every game stony faced) - stood up when we scored our third goal. We'd just secured promotion to the then First Division, the fans were going wild, and John Harris just stood up. No arms in the air. He just stood and looked ... .It's definitely the Watford game in 1970/71. A 3 0 win with 2 goals from Gil Reece and one from Alan Woodward.
Harris did try to sign Scullion in November 1967 but he turned down the move.I remember that it wasn’t all plain sailing in that famous Watford game. Some geezer called Stewart Scullion tried to spoil the party…he the bar with a cracking shot before we scored. He had a great game against us that day.
I was really pleased when we subsequently signed him … but he wasn’t a great fit, unfortunately. He never hit the heights we hoped. Not the last time we signed someone from the second tier hoping he’d make the grade in the top division. And not the last time someone had a great game against us so we signed them.
That's what made yesterday so special
I started going in 78, and have not missed a Lane game for over 40 years
All those years, and hundreds of games, and never once a promotion at the Lane
To be able to have such a special night with my 88 year old Dad by my side, who took me in 78, made it pretty much a perfect night
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I started going in 78, and have not missed a Lane game for over 40 years
Called itYesterday.
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