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Revolution said:
I had forgotten that, and am glad to be reminded of it!

That was also Simon Tracey's league debut for us.
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A mate of mine went to a house party that evening and many Blades players were there. Wally Downes was taking the mickey out of Simon Tracey for his dropped catch that led to Huddersfield's goal, Tracey didnt look happy!
 
Revolution said:
Anyone remember the Huddersfield home game in 1989? Let's see if I have this right:

first 5 minutes: penalty to Huddersfield - Craig Maskell puts it wide
late in first half - United take the lead in an even contest when Huddersfield handle in the box. 1-0 thanks to Duffield
just after half time - Duffield scores wonder strike from 25 yards after breaking from our half - 2-0
48-75 minutes - Huddersfield lay siege to United's goal and manage to pull one back - 2-1
about 75 minutes - in a rare foray upfield for United, Andy May scores a daft own goal - 3-1
80-90 minutes - Huddersfield run out of steam, and Bryson (I think) and Deano add late goals - 5-1

We won 5-1, and there's a good argument that Huddersfield were the better team on the day...

Whoever said we only have lucky games is spot on. We never seem to have things break for us. We haven't had help from anyone else to send us up or keep us up since Burnley-Hull.
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Also in the opening day of the 2005/06 season. We were struggling in the 1st half at home to Leicester but we went ahead at half time with an Andy Gray penalty. Early in the 2nd half, Leicester equalised and they were still dominating the game until we were awarded a second penalty for a handball that most of the crowd didnt see. The ball was going towards out of the penalty box but it hit the hand of a Leicester player near the edge of the spot and ref Lee Mason spotted it! We put the penalty away and then we were comfortable after that scoring two more goals
 
December 8 1990. Yet to win a game all season, home game v Derby postponed by heavy snow (less lucky if you lived in Basegreen with a 9 month old baby and no water for four days!).
By the time we played them (end of Jan) we'd secured the services of Glyn Hodges and he scored the winner in the first game of a streak that took us from certain relegation to mid table security. If we'd played and lost it could have been quite different . . . .
 
In my relatively short lifetime I can only think of the time we scraped into the play-offs in 6th place ahead of Birmingham because for that one season, league positions were decided on goals scored rather than goal difference which was actually inferior.

I think it was the year we got knocked out by Sunderland at the semi stage. 1998/99 maybe?
 
Philliskirk's offside goal at Elland Road in 1986, leading to a 1-0 win and chants of 'Edwards, what's the score?'
Coming back from 2-0 down at home to lower-division Burnley in the FA Cup 3rd round in 1993 to draw 2-2 with two VERY late goals. We went on to win the replay and go on to the all-Sheffield semi-final.
 
Tyler Durden said:
In my relatively short lifetime I can only think of the time we scraped into the play-offs in 6th place ahead of Birmingham because for that one season, league positions were decided on goals scored rather than goal difference which was actually inferior.

I think it was the year we got knocked out by Sunderland at the semi stage. 1998/99 maybe?
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97-98.
 
Blade for Sale said:
The 3-2 last minute win v Hull in the promotion season was pretty lucky and a decisive result. I'm sure a concussed Paddy got away with a blatant penalty before we snatched the win?
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Yep. He comically grabbed a Hull player's ankle and tipped him over. A more blatant penalty you couldn't wish to see,

I saw something similar in a game v Millwall in Feb 84. We were hanging onto a 1-0 lead late on, when a Millwall player got clean through at the Kop end. He got around 12 yards out and steadied himself to shoot when Joe Bolton got behind him and literally grabbed him by the shoulders and wrestled him to the ground. Everyone in the ground, except the ref, thought it was a clear pen. He waved play on and as the Wall players stood around gobsmacked, we went up the other end and Arnott made it 2-0, which was the final score.

Of course, given that we ultimately sent up on goals scored, those 3 points were rather vital.
 
west_yorks_blade said:
How about when we would have played the pigs in the cup a couple of years ago, except that they lost (a replay?). We know what would have happened.
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That was lucky for them not us. We'd have battered them. We were on fire dispatching Southampton and Charlton and the pigs were dipping. That was when Brayford was good.
 
Tyler Durden said:
In my relatively short lifetime I can only think of the time we scraped into the play-offs in 6th place ahead of Birmingham because for that one season, league positions were decided on goals scored rather than goal difference which was actually inferior.

I think it was the year we got knocked out by Sunderland at the semi stage. 1998/99 maybe?
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Birmingham were playing against Charlton in the last game of the 1997-98 season. We were away to Stockport. We lost 1-0 (Cooper scored). Birmingham had a point black header that was brilliantly saved by Charlton's keeper in the dying seconds and could only draw 0-0
 
That deflection off the wall from Brown's free kick to start the revival v Forest.

Granted all the luck in the world wouldn't have altered the outcome of the game that followed. But it was still a great night.
 
Silent Blade said:
Also in the opening day of the 2005/06 season. We were struggling in the 1st half at home to Leicester but we went ahead at half time with an Andy Gray penalty. Early in the 2nd half, Leicester equalised and they were still dominating the game until we were awarded a second penalty for a handball that most of the crowd didnt see. The ball was going towards out of the penalty box but it hit the hand of a Leicester player near the edge of the spot and ref Lee Mason spotted it! We put the penalty away and then we were comfortable after that scoring two more goals
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Wasn't Bromby's goal in that game a handball too?
 



Revolution said:
Anyone remember the Huddersfield home game in 1989? Let's see if I have this right:

first 5 minutes: penalty to Huddersfield - Craig Maskell puts it wide
late in first half - United take the lead in an even contest when Huddersfield handle in the box. 1-0 thanks to Duffield
just after half time - Duffield scores wonder strike from 25 yards after breaking from our half - 2-0
48-75 minutes - Huddersfield lay siege to United's goal and manage to pull one back - 2-1
about 75 minutes - in a rare foray upfield for United, Andy May scores a daft own goal - 3-1
80-90 minutes - Huddersfield run out of steam, and Bryson (I think) and Deano add late goals - 5-1

We won 5-1, and there's a good argument that Huddersfield were the better team on the day...

Whoever said we only have lucky games is spot on. We never seem to have things break for us. We haven't had help from anyone else to send us up or keep us up since Burnley-Hull.
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I was at the Huddersfield game and sat in the top of the b. Lane stand ( yes with the away fans , young and stupid etc). Anyhow I'm sure someone took a penalty or shot and it hit the inner stanchion and came straight out without the goal being awarded, always thought it was their penalty but I'm Happy to be corrected.
 
Triggster said:
I was at the Huddersfield game and sat in the top of the b. Lane stand ( yes with the away fans , young and stupid etc). Anyhow I'm sure someone took a penalty or shot and it hit the inner stanchion and came straight out without the goal being awarded, always thought it was their penalty but I'm Happy to be corrected.
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Their penalty was definitely at the Kop end.
 
Triggster said:
I was at the Huddersfield game and sat in the top of the b. Lane stand ( yes with the away fans , young and stupid etc). Anyhow I'm sure someone took a penalty or shot and it hit the inner stanchion and came straight out without the goal being awarded, always thought it was their penalty but I'm Happy to be corrected.
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The stanchion incident as Cockerill doing that v Grimsby at the Lane end on 29/9/84
 
Really pulling on the memory bank with this one so hope it's correct. Toward the end of the 1970/71 promotion season, away at QPR and Ted slots it home to give us a point. Following week we beat Blackburn 4-0. Ted misses a penalty. Luck has it that it was the one against Blackburn he missed and not the one the week before.
 
Darren said:
The stanchion incident as Cockerill doing that v Grimsby at the Lane end on 29/9/84
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That's the one I think , didn't he catch it and the red didn't give a pen . Alcohol on match days f. Me
 
Jehovah said:
That was lucky for them not us. We'd have battered them. We were on fire dispatching Southampton and Charlton and the pigs were dipping. That was when Brayford was good.
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Been supporting the blades long mate?

Of course we should have battered them but come on....your view is a triumph of hope over experience.
 
west_yorks_blade said:
Been supporting the blades long mate?

Of course we should have battered them but come on....your view is a triumph of hope over experience.
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I'm confident we would have done them. If we played them now, it would be a horror show.
 
bornablade said:
Really pulling on the memory bank with this one so hope it's correct. Toward the end of the 1970/71 promotion season, away at QPR and Ted slots it home to give us a point. Following week we beat Blackburn 4-0. Ted misses a penalty. Luck has it that it was the one against Blackburn he missed and not the one the week before.
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We were 2 down at QPR with 2 mins left. Woody, Hemsley (pen) saved us. I was at a reserves match that day and left the Lane thinking that the 1st team had lost 2-0 but there were confused shouting at the exit and there was a man signalling 2-2 with his hands so we rushed in back in the ground to see the confirmation of the final score at the Pavilion scoreboard. Yes Hemsley skied his penalty effort the following week when we were already 5 up against Blackburn
 
There was a classic Bob Booker goal in the early 90s. He had an open net, swung missed it, fell over onto his backside. The Southampton players stood frozen in amazement allowing Booker to toe poke it in.
 
Grecian2000 said:
Made Simmo's attempt look like a near miss. Only balls I've seen further up the Kop were when cricket was still being played.
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Paul Merson nearly matched it at the other end when we beat Middlesborough 1 - 0 - boro had Gazza that night I'm sure - his penalty ended up in the top tier of the lane end.
 



Went nightclubbing in Hull after a Friday night game at Boothferry Park mid-seventies - had mixed fortunes

Pulled a cracking bird about 1 pm (did she show me a trick or two - mucky cow) - Good luck

Got food poisoning after eating a burger from a van at 3 pm - disaster luck

Happy days - can't remember the result of the game though
 
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