Every goal we score against Wednesday is special, whether it be a superb strike like Michael Brown's bullet in 2003 or a simple tap in like Rhian Brewster's last week, they are all equally enjoyable.
Mark Duffy's bounce slayer of course will be many peoples favourite but mine will always be the one scored by Bill Punton at Bramall Lane in February 1967.
Bill was signed from Norwich City for around £7000 following a broken leg suffered by our £10000 Welsh International the brilliant Gil Reece.
Punton was 31, completely bald and looked to me to be in his 50s.His football style was certainly from the 50s. He was an old fashioned left winger who rarely left the touchline. He was a very good crosser of the ball if he managed to beat his man. For the derby match only him and Alan Hodgkinson (£250) from Worksop Town had cost us a transfer fee.
In contrast Wednesday had striker John Ritchie, who at £70000 was10 times more expensive than our entire team and Jim McCalliog at £37500 being 5 times more costly. Like us they had an England international goalkeeper in Ron Springett but due to injury Peter Wicks deputised.
With such talent available to them Wednesdayites were confident of an easy victory.
It was a sunny day with 43490 (not segregated) attending. The match was being broadcast live by a local cable TV company at a cost of one shilling (5p) for subscribers. Cameras and power cables were on the cricket pitch.
The match itself was a typical derby game cagey with few chances.
I was directly behind the goal halfway back in the middle of the Kop which we were attacking in the second half. Midway through the half Alan Woodward had a chance on our right around the edge of the penalty area. His low hard shot was saved by Wicks diving to his right but he failed to hold the ball.
As it trickled across the box Bill Punton arrived miles from his touchline in a position similar to Brewster last week to turn the ball home.
More drama followed as Ritchie beat our offside trap and raced half the length of the field for a one on one with Hodgkinson. Hodgey was particularly good in these situations and went down at Ritchie's feet emerging with the ball.
As full time neared, one of our defenders whacked the ball down the cricket pitch. A ballboy went to collect it, obviously taking his time so he didn't trip over any of the
power cables only to be overtaken by a sprinting McCalliog eager to retrieve the ball for the throw in. Shortly after full time arrived and we had won 1-0 with our low cost team defeating the Owls and their expensive signings.
I was more eager than usual to get to school on Monday to confront the Owls fans and remind them of the result.
Just like today they showed their ability to provide lame excuses such as 'if Springett had played he would have very held that shot' or 'We shouted louder than you' and of course 'your ball boys are cheats'.
Of course in reality our middle aged winger had scored, our £250 goalkeeper had their record signing in his pocket and we had turned McCalliog into the world's most expensive ballboy.
Mark Duffy's bounce slayer of course will be many peoples favourite but mine will always be the one scored by Bill Punton at Bramall Lane in February 1967.
Bill was signed from Norwich City for around £7000 following a broken leg suffered by our £10000 Welsh International the brilliant Gil Reece.
Punton was 31, completely bald and looked to me to be in his 50s.His football style was certainly from the 50s. He was an old fashioned left winger who rarely left the touchline. He was a very good crosser of the ball if he managed to beat his man. For the derby match only him and Alan Hodgkinson (£250) from Worksop Town had cost us a transfer fee.
In contrast Wednesday had striker John Ritchie, who at £70000 was10 times more expensive than our entire team and Jim McCalliog at £37500 being 5 times more costly. Like us they had an England international goalkeeper in Ron Springett but due to injury Peter Wicks deputised.
With such talent available to them Wednesdayites were confident of an easy victory.
It was a sunny day with 43490 (not segregated) attending. The match was being broadcast live by a local cable TV company at a cost of one shilling (5p) for subscribers. Cameras and power cables were on the cricket pitch.
The match itself was a typical derby game cagey with few chances.
I was directly behind the goal halfway back in the middle of the Kop which we were attacking in the second half. Midway through the half Alan Woodward had a chance on our right around the edge of the penalty area. His low hard shot was saved by Wicks diving to his right but he failed to hold the ball.
As it trickled across the box Bill Punton arrived miles from his touchline in a position similar to Brewster last week to turn the ball home.
More drama followed as Ritchie beat our offside trap and raced half the length of the field for a one on one with Hodgkinson. Hodgey was particularly good in these situations and went down at Ritchie's feet emerging with the ball.
As full time neared, one of our defenders whacked the ball down the cricket pitch. A ballboy went to collect it, obviously taking his time so he didn't trip over any of the
power cables only to be overtaken by a sprinting McCalliog eager to retrieve the ball for the throw in. Shortly after full time arrived and we had won 1-0 with our low cost team defeating the Owls and their expensive signings.
I was more eager than usual to get to school on Monday to confront the Owls fans and remind them of the result.
Just like today they showed their ability to provide lame excuses such as 'if Springett had played he would have very held that shot' or 'We shouted louder than you' and of course 'your ball boys are cheats'.
Of course in reality our middle aged winger had scored, our £250 goalkeeper had their record signing in his pocket and we had turned McCalliog into the world's most expensive ballboy.
Blasphemy!
