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HighfieldBlade said:
Ooh Ahh.....9th May 1989
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This was the game the ref blew his whistle on 90 minutes,3 of our players turned and ran towards us to celebrate our promotion,if memory serves me well,Stan,Pikey and the current manager,but then had to scarper back quickish when the ref blew to restart the game
 
Tunstall Fred said:
This was the game the ref blew his whistle on 90 minutes,3 of our players turned and ran towards us to celebrate our promotion,if memory serves me well,Stan,Pikey and the current manager,but then had to scarper back quickish when the ref blew to restart the game
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Martin Pike actually threw his boots into the crowd thinking the final whistle had blown. He played the last few minutes in his socks. (and shirt and shorts, naturally...)
 
grafikhaus said:
Martin Pike actually threw his boots into the crowd thinking the final whistle had blown. He played the last few minutes in his socks. (and shirt and shorts, naturally...)
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Brilliant I didn't realise that,loved Pikey,played with a smile on his face,
 
grafikhaus said:
Martin Pike actually threw his boots into the crowd thinking the final whistle had blown. He played the last few minutes in his socks. (and shirt and shorts, naturally...)
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I remember that night very well. Dad had decided it would be a good idea to go on one of the buses from The Sportsman. When we got to Alfreton to join the A38, a mere ten minute drive (well, the way he drove it was) from home I turned to Dad with a "why did we catch the bus ?" look, to which he just shrugged his shoulders.
 
Tunstall Fred said:
This was the game the ref blew his whistle on 90 minutes,3 of our players turned and ran towards us to celebrate our promotion,if memory serves me well,Stan,Pikey and the current manager,but then had to scarper back quickish when the ref blew to restart the game
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Some highlights here...
 
DaveBassettsgoneonholiday said:
I remember that night very well. Dad had decided it would be a good idea to go on one of the buses from The Sportsman.
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Got a coach from the Lane and it was a surreal trip back. Just post-Hillsborough and an unofficial truce had been declared in the vicious 80s hooilganism. Our bus was applauded by Wolves fans in the street as we left and we did likewise back. Similarly the Swansea game at the Lane (3 each for Deane and Agana) was very peaceful with opposing fans chatting away in the streets like long lost family.

A crying shame it took the death of 96 Scousers, but for a short while football seemed very different, pre-Premier league and the associated greed.
 
HighfieldBlade said:
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My mate got Brian Deanes shirt after the game ,never washed it and it stunk terrible ,he really did sweat for the cause. :)
Steve Bull was a great bloke ,he ended up coming to Josephines with us one Friday night after we bumped into him after he failed a fitness test ,cant speak highly enough of him ,although he did trap with a bit of a munter.
 
I should coco said:
Got a coach from the Lane and it was a surreal trip back. Just post-Hillsborough and an unofficial truce had been declared in the vicious 80s hooilganism. Our bus was applauded by Wolves fans in the street as we left and we did likewise back. Similarly the Swansea game at the Lane (3 each for Deane and Agana) was very peaceful with opposing fans chatting away in the streets like long lost family.

A crying shame it took the death of 96 Scousers, but for a short while football seemed very different, pre-Premier league and the associated greed.
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Can't agree, coco. At the Wolves match, the right-hand (as you look on TV) end, behind the goal was split in 3. The Blades had one third, the middle was an empty 'no-mans land' and the other third was Wolves. Utter thugs from West Midlands police moved into the Unitedites and were arresting/attacking fans for absolutely no reason. One cunt just in front of me rolled up his trouser leg and ostentatiously pretended to tie up his massive DMs. Another guy tried to start a 'United' chant and four coppers descended on him, dragged him into the 'no-man's land' area and - with one on each arm and one on each leg, ran him full-tilt into the concrete exit (vomitorium, to you lot). Not all violence at football matches is caused by the fans - we'll see enough behaviour from SYPD this season where they'll deliberately foment trouble in high-risk games. A lot of them have learned fuck all from Hillsborough.
 

Bert said:
Maurice Norman for Spurs.
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Probably correct Bert. I always confused Maurice Norman with Ron Henry. Very similar.

That photo - looks like Mick Jones in the background, just to the right of Doc. Remember Mick Jones starting off as a number 8 but I wonder how many times they played together before Doc Pace moved on and Mick Jones took on the number 9 shirt.

Over to you Silent.
 
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bornablade said:
Probably correct Bert. I always confused Maurice Norman with Ron Henry. Very similar.

That photo - looks like Mick Jones in the background, just to the right of Doc. Remember Mick Jones starting off as a number 8 but I wonder how many times they played together before Doc Pace moved on and Mick Jones took on the number 9 shirt.

Over to you Silent.
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Either the 4-2 defeat in May 4th 1963 or the 0-0 draw in February 15th 1964. I think it it the latter because it is usually muddy in February
 
bornablade said:
Probably correct Bert. I always confused Maurice Norman with Ron Henry. Very similar.

That photo - looks like Mick Jones in the background, just to the right of Doc. Remember Mick Jones starting off as a number 8 but I wonder how many times they played together before Doc Pace moved on and Mick Jones took on the number 9 shirt.

Over to you Silent.
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Mick Jones made his debut for us on 20/4/63 away at Man. U (1-1) in the number 10 shirt when he partnered 'Doc' Pace in a total of 6 League matches in the 1962-63 season.

In following season (1963-64), Jones partnered Pace thirteen times in the League (Pace always in the number 9 shirt and Jones in the number 10 shirt seven times and the number 8 shirt six times. When Pace played with Jones, Pace always had the Number 9 shirt). Also in that season, Jones partnered Pace twice in the FA Cup, Jones was number 8 and - naturally - Pace wore number 9.

In the 1964-65 season, Pace played his final three games for the Blades (the first three games of the season) - all in the League, ending his Blades career on 29th August 1964. In those three games he was, again, in the '9' shirt, partnering Jones (10 shirt) just once more in his final game at home to Burnley.

Derek made his debut for Aston Villa in March 1951. He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps while doing his National Service - hence the nickname 'Doc'. United manager Joe Mercer made several attempts to sign Pace before finally 'getting his man'. Doc made his United debut at home to Blackburn Rovers on Boxing Day 1957 (where he scored once in a 4-2 win). He was registered with the Football League at 2.00 pm on that day, and scored at eight minutes past 3.00!

After those 3 final games for the Blades, he had a stomach operation and was transferred to Notts County. He died after a heart attack aged 57.

Final stat? On April 23rd, 1962 Pace scored the only goal in the first half at Old Trafford. My first-ever game watching the Blades! :)
 
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since1889 said:
Never realised that kit were designed by MC Hammer :eek:
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Lol .. not our best was it S1889 . But the player wearing it was a class act , he might have been in the twilight of his career but was worth the entry fee on his own . His performance against Arsenal in 1-0 FA Cup win was one of the best I have seen in my time watching the red & white wizards .:)
 

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