FA Cup Semi 1993

[northsomersetblade]

Something like £7 for a mini tin of Heldenbrau in the stadium. Bunch of ripping off arseholes

 

[Bobby b]

I remember setting off early because we thought we would be stuck in traffic due to road works on the M1, as it turned out there wasn't any hold ups and we were sat outside the Torch pub about 5 O'clock in the morning luckily the beer off just down the road saw our thirst and opened up.

 

[Russ]

Turned out he was a Viscount.

I used to like those

 

[raimond]

I used to like those

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Aye but melted in your lunchbox nearly as bad as Blue Ribands. Bastards.

 

[BLADES1988]

I used to like those

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As a young child I ate an entire pack of these bastards and was sick everywhere. Get the same feeling when I taste these as I do if drink raki or ouzo

 

[Cheets]

Old Trafford had a capacity in them days of 55K.

However our semi was scheduled to be played at Elland Road, Leeds, which had a capacity of 34K.

The other semi final Arsenal v Spurs was due to be played at Wembley, which had a capacity of 80K.

I know this because i was involved in collecting signatures for the petition to demand that the FA change the venue from Leeds to London.

Old Trafford was being rebuilt that season, like many other grounds in the wake of the Taylor Report, and had a reduced capacity of around 36,000.

 

[Snake]

The day after was the Bert birthday. Bert stayed at the Waldorf and was sat in the bar not in the best humour on his birthday.
A customer started abusing the Asian bar man, racial abuse, the lot. Bert tolerated him for five minutes then walked over and threatened to knock his teeth down his throat.
Ten minutes later he started up again, just as Bert rose to his feet the police turned up and threw the arsehole out.
Turned out he was a Viscount. The bar staff sent over two free drinks to Bert's table.

Bert has no idea what time that match started.

Snake thinks that Bert may have made a spelling mistake in the bloke's title. Surely the 'o' should be omitted?

 

[CornwallBlade]

I remember passing Coaches and cars streaming both Blades and Wendy scarves out of the windows. Lots of comments on the tv and in the press about how unique it was to see supporters of both teams in the same vehicles.

 

[INTAKE BLADE]

Clubs demand Sheffield Wednesday points deduction

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11703/11933677/sheffield-wednesday-clubs-demand-points-deduction-over-sale-of-hillsborough-to-dejphon-chansiri

www.owlstalk.co.uk

Comedy Gold.

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I have this, not read it to this day, too painful a memory I tore the 1979 one up and threw it on their pitch as the fourth goal went in. The last programme I ever purchased was when we lost 3.0 at home to palace, yep I'm a mardy arse when it comes to the RAWW

 

[Cheets]

A United fan died having got caught up in trouble between rival fans in the Wembley car-park. According to Steve Cowens' book, he was a United fan who got involved in a fracas between the organised firms He had a lifelong health condition and the Wednesday fan who had dealt the fatal blow was devastated.

 

[Large Mendonca]

I remember passing Coaches and cars streaming both Blades and Wendy scarves out of the windows. Lots of comments on the tv and in the press about how unique it was to see supporters of both teams in the same vehicles.

Correct - it was more of a "Sheffield Day Out" with mixed coaches and the attitude of "we're just happy to be here, us".

Imagine it now ??? it would be complete carnage

 

[benn5712]

Was to be Elland rd as the F.A didn't think it would spark much interest. Surely 30,000 would be enough they said.
Put right PDQ.
Coach back, hired by our lasses firm, developed a fault. Turned out to be a blockage in the fuel lines. Limped up to Sheffield 10.30 - 11pm.
'orrid day. Ned Kelly with an unbelievable display.

 

[metty]

The most memorable thing about that day was when Mel Rees walked around the perimeter of the pitch. What a fantastic reception he got from both sets of fans. Class.

 

[benn5712]

I remember passing Coaches and cars streaming both Blades and Wendy scarves out of the windows. Lots of comments on the tv and in the press about how unique it was to see supporters of both teams in the same vehicles.

I saw empty coaches. Suppose for them who couldn't get tickets.

 

[hidesbehindapseudonym]

I remember it all too well. Me, my brother and my dad (a pig) all in the same car.

 

[dazzlingblade]

and the grand national was a void

Yeah ironically the only sodding time I backed the winner echa Ness at 66/1 if my mind serves me correct, not high on my list of favourite days that one

 

[8lade]

Old Trafford had a capacity in them days of 55K.

However our semi was scheduled to be played at Elland Road, Leeds, which had a capacity of 34K.

The other semi final Arsenal v Spurs was due to be played at Wembley, which had a capacity of 80K.

I know this because i was involved in collecting signatures for the petition to demand that the FA change the venue from Leeds to London.

The other thing about Elland road was the pitch was a quagmire as they were playing Rugby League on it too (if memory serves).

 

[Bert]

Aye but melted in your lunchbox nearly as bad as Blue Ribands. Bastards.

Lunchbox? It's a bloody Snap tin.

 

[Bert]

I remember passing Coaches and cars streaming both Blades and Wendy scarves out of the windows. Lots of comments on the tv and in the press about how unique it was to see supporters of both teams in the same vehicles.

Bert can remember hearing a conversation coming out of The Lane, "We're 'aving two busses from work, one for us and one for them."
Bert has visions of the banter early that morning in the car park as they were settling off.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

On the Friday about lunchtime, I saw an old Transit van, exhaust hanging off, must have been an MOT failure, at the end of the Parkway - it had scarves of both clubs hanging out of every orifice, and there must have been about 12 lads inside.
On the sides someone had painted “Soho here we come”

 

[Nicolaus_Copernicus]

I saw empty coaches. Suppose for them who couldn't get tickets.

They weren't empty, they were full of cats. We took a lot of cats down that day.

 

[RammyBlade]

I was manager of a betting shop back then. The match was originally due to being played on Sunday, at Old Trafford I think. Everyone in Sheffield wanted the match moved to the Saturday at Wembley apart from me, as you couldn't take Grand National Day off. Was listening to the match on the radio and we were hanging on as it went into stoppage time and I was dreaming of going to the replay. And then the fucker commentating said 'Of course, unlike the other rounds, the semi-final of the competition goes to extra time before a replay'...

Then the National being cancelled, meant every bastard wanted paying out, took forever to sort out. Total clusterfuck of a day.

It was scheduled to be at Elland Road with a capacity of about 42,000 and Sheffield argued that the London clubs had an unfair advantage as
1. they would be used to the pitch and
2 they would have 76,000 capacity as against our 40k odd at Helland road.

If it had been at Old Trafford I dont think we would have moaned as I think the capacity then was at least 60,000 and might have been closer to 70,000.
Typical FA favouring London teams and not using common sense although in hindsight we might have had a better chance of winning at Elland Road because the wide open spaces favoured Pigs and Waddle in particular .

 

[wizadry]

He does ^^^

What a lovely avatar! A truly fantastic control of a football.

 

[jt64]

I don't think Old Trafford had even expanded beyond about 42k in '93

 

[Kelso]

Family who lived next to me were Wednesday fans, 4 off them they had tickets but on the Friday night there lift let them down. I changed my travel plans and drove them down. Set of at 3 am because of roadworks on the M1, parked up a Wembley at 6 am. After the game they were already waiting. They never said a word, high tailed straight out of Wembley got on the M 40, and just got passed Oxford, when I told them it was alright to speak. As we got if the motorway, called for a drink, and they sorted outback big mouthed pig, who hadn't even been to the game and was mouthing off. To be fair they are a nice family and even though I have moved still speak to them. Especially over the last two years

 

[WalkelyFan]

Went in a minibus with 11 Wendy mates, one of them TT so he drove.. parked at High Wycombe to catch the train, which stops next to Wembley. (car park free on a Saturday). Because we were 12 got a group rate on rail tickets. Cracking boozer on the way back. Only thing to go wrong was the score.

 

[SirNibletsO'Korne]

The only (and disappointing) memory I have that day was missing Corks goal as I picked that moment to go for a particularly long piss.

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Went down on the train. Remember spewing my guts up in some London pub early doors cus was pissed. Match was a bit of a blur. Loads of blades lads grouped back up at top of Wembley way after match

Certainly did wasn’t a bad little get together that weekend

 

[Tezza1889]

We went on the dreaded mixed supporter train, was great on the way down bumping into old workmates and stuff, but on the way back you could cut the atmosphere with a knife straight away, the same friends were now acting first class cunts and the segrigation set in with United carriages and Wendy ones, then fights started breaking out in some carriages, the Wendy turned it into nasty ride home for everybody, but worse was British rail pulled us into sidings and let the high speed trains fly past us, was midnight before we got home.. fucking torture.

The game? We were still drinking under the stand as the game kicked off, royal dutch lager in plastic bottles 2 quid a pop and we weren't leaving those beauties at that price so we missed the kick off, as we still do today, anyway we walked up the steps and first view of that hallowed turf since I was a school boy and waddle is taking his run up.... Fuck...

 

[bornablade]

Pretty sure the subject of Elland Road v. Wembley was brought up in the House of Commons.

Don't think that lot down in that there London knew what football meant to us lot up north.