'Memries' 30 years ago today a unique match

[1973Blade]

For the last home match of the season against Norwich the Kop had had its roof removed. Thankfully a sunny warm day to enjoy a game of football.

 

[Weasel]

I know I was on the Kop that day. Can't remember the score but I think we won?

 

[1973Blade]

I know I was on the Kop that day. Can't remember the score but I think we won?

We won 2-1, a good day!

 

[Danny_Blade]

About four months before I was born so would've loved to have been on the roofless Kop that day in what looks like glorious sunshine and probably a decent atmosphere as well!

First division football too, who knows how long until we see that again (after this season of course!)?

 

[Cheets]

I remember feeling really disorientated as I couldn't work out whereabouts I was on the Kop in relation my normal spot without the pillars and roof beams to guide me.

 

[JJBlade]

Official attendance just over 21000

Felt like there was that many on the kop alone

 

[Chicken with no head]

Wow, for anyone that was on there, how time flies,30 years !!!

 

[Geordie Blade]

Agana with both goals.

I think we only scored 3 goals at the Bramall Lane end the whole of that season, and 2 of them were in that match.

There were also two pigeons on the pitch for almost the whole game (Silent Blade will probably know what type - my memory fails me there).

 

[SirNibletsO'Korne]

Excellent day! I was about halfway up from behind the Sheffield Moat House hoarding.
And I'm not sure if I imagined this but didn't a big flag get stretched along the crowd or was that the season after? I'm sure one was produced when there was no roof on the Kip.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

My bald head got burnt

 

[Silent Blade]

I think we only scored 3 goals at the Bramall Lane end the whole of that season, and 2 of them were in that match.

Yes, in the League (David Barnes v Wimbledon is the other). We scored 4 in the League Cup at the Lane End (v Northampton and Everton) not forgetting in the 2nd half of the 7-2 win against Oldham in the Mickey Mouse Cup

 

[WORKSOPBLADE]

Loved it on the Kop that day. Happy memories.

 

[Weasel]

Official attendance just over 21000

Felt like there was that many on the kop alone

Yep that was another SUFC attendance fiddle. 21k my arse. The Kop was rammed and in those days of standing on it i think it was supposed to hold about 18k by itself. So the club were basically claiming that the in the rest of the stadium there were just 3 thousand fans.... Yeh reight. Dodgy fuckas United's board back then but then again who was the chairman back in 91? Was it Reg the stoat, or Sam the Sham, or Interpol Woolly, or pinchy Hinchy? What a set of directors we had back then.

 

[Geordie Blade]

Yes, in the League (David Barnes v Wimbledon is the other). We scored 4 in the League Cup at the Lane End (v Northampton and Everton) not forgetting in the 2nd half of the 7-2 win against Oldham in the Mickey Mouse Cup

I missed the 7-2 game (although I followed it gleefully on Teletext) and must have never seen the goals, as I’ve always pictured them at the Kop end!

 

[Weasel]

I missed the 7-2 game (although I followed it gleefully on Teletext) and must have never seen the goals, as I’ve always pictured them at the Kop end!

I think we went behind in that match too, and there weren't many of us at the game as most had given up on us (it was December and we still hadn't won all season). Fantastic match as it suddenly all clicked and we played some tremendous football. Week or so later we beat Forest at the Lane and then Luton away i think and we were off and running.

 

[Gtblades]

Yep that was another SUFC attendance fiddle. 21k my arse. The Kop was rammed and in those days of standing on it i think it was supposed to hold about 18k by itself. So the club were basically claiming that the in the rest of the stadium there were just 3 thousand fans.... Yeh reight. Dodgy fuckas United's board back then but then again who was the chairman back in 91? Was it Reg the stoat, or Sam the Sham, or Interpol Woolly, or pinchy Hinchy? What a set of directors we had back then.

Turnstile operators handling all that cash. That's the fiddle. Sure the board will have had their fair share of the reddies as well tho...

Brilliant afternoon. One of my most memorable matches. After the season we had had it just the icing on the cake!

Br

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

My last game before I emigrated to the States.

 

[WORKSOPBLADE]

I missed the 7-2 game (although I followed it gleefully on Teletext) and must have never seen the goals, as I’ve always pictured them at the Kop end!

I was on the Kop that night. About 4,000 there I think.

 

[ancientblade]

Yep that was another SUFC attendance fiddle. 21k my arse. The Kop was rammed and in those days of standing on it i think it was supposed to hold about 18k by itself. So the club were basically claiming that the in the rest of the stadium there were just 3 thousand fans.... Yeh reight. Dodgy fuckas United's board back then but then again who was the chairman back in 91? Was it Reg the stoat, or Sam the Sham, or Interpol Woolly, or pinchy Hinchy? What a set of directors we had back then.

your dead right weasel you couldnt move on the open kop that day i got me head burnt anall i would say 26-27k were in the ground that day

 

[Rooks]

That match we had 11 United and 11 Norwich Mascots, was anyone on here as a Mascot that game ?

 

[Hockey'sBeard]

I remember the roofless day well - I’d done my knee and was in a pot, courtesy of the Hallamshire! I stood in front of a crush barrier on crutches - god knows what I was thinking !

 

[3-GBlade]

Is that 30 years ago? :O
I wasn't there that day for some reason, though I think I still went on the west terrace then.....

 

[Weasel]

Is that 30 years ago? :O
I wasn't there that day for some reason, though I think I still went on the west terrace then.....

Ah, the old John Street West Terrace. Had a season ticket on there for a few good years. It had some colourful characters on there to say the least and it was pretty boisterous for the bigger matches. The lads on there didn't back down in any confrontation let's put it that way. Still have the chip missing out of my front tooth when it went awol during the mad celebrations after Deane scored v Weds in Nov 91. Good Times, before I moved on and lived abroad for a good few years whilst serving in the forces. Wonder what happened to all those cheeky scamps on the West Terrace?

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

Wasn't there a female streaker during that Norwich match?

 

[3-GBlade]

Is that 30 years ago? :O
I wasn't there that day for some reason, though I think I still went on the west terrace then.....

Ah, the old John Street West Terrace. Had a season ticket on there for a few good years. It had some colourful characters on there to say the least and it was pretty boisterous for the bigger matches. The lads on there didn't back down in any confrontation let's put it that way. Still have the chip missing out of my front tooth when it went awol during the mad celebrations after Deane scored v Weds in Nov 91. Good Times, before I moved on and lived abroad for a good few years whilst serving in the forces. Wonder what happened to all those cheeky scamps on the West Terrace?

By November 91 I has a S/T hiding behind all the pillars on the last bit of the Kop Corner.
I know that when Deano hit that ball I was near the back, by the time the net rippled i was about 10 steps lower

 

[CarlMcBlade]

I was in the east terrace on John Street. The Kop without a roof was an amazing sight to behold.

 

[Snowflake]

I remember feeling really disorientated as I couldn't work out whereabouts I was on the Kop in relation my normal spot without the pillars and roof beams to guide me.

Drunk before the match started ?

 

[diode_blade]

Wasn't there a female streaker during that Norwich match?

yes I think so, I was on the kop, Deano was attacking the kop down the right wing, when this young lady of ample proportions up top, streaked down the touchline, Deano just looked gobsmacked and forgot about the ball, think she jumped on Harrys lap and buried his face in her two mountains...am sure it was that game...

 

[Davalon]

Remember Mark Bowen getting plenty of shit at that game for something he'd said in the newspaper about us.

Anyone remember what he said?

 

[Rochdaleblade]

Excellent day! I was about halfway up from behind the Sheffield Moat House hoarding.
And I'm not sure if I imagined this but didn't a big flag get stretched along the crowd or was that the season after? I'm sure one was produced when there was no roof on the Kip.

Yep I seem to remember the flag being used as a giant trampoline during this match.