More Memries of Norwich

[Blade82]

Same again this year please Chris

 

[norfolkblade]

Albert Sturgess
Ken Mallender
Trevor Hockey
Martin Peters
Roger Hansbury
Steve Bruce
Rob Ullathorne

Arturo Lupoli

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

It's my 'convention' - our score first, opponents second.

Anyway, one for Silent Blade (and others). How many players have played for both Norwich and United? I've racked what's left of my brain and could only come up with Ched, Bill Punton and Jim Bone.

Paul Peschisolido
Simon Lappin
Kyle Naughton

 

[Blade1959]

It's my 'convention' - our score first, opponents second.

Anyway, one for Silent Blade (and others). How many players have played for both Norwich and United? I've racked what's left of my brain and could only come up with Ched, Bill Punton and Jim Bone.

John Ryan

 

[Blade1959]

Viv Busby. John Ryan Mark Bunn. David Carney

 

[DifferentClass]

John Fleck's uncle Robert is considered a Nawrich legend.

 

[Compound_Legend]

John Fleck's uncle Robert is considered a Nawrich legend.

He equalised in the last minute against us at the start of the 91-92 season. It was a roasting hot day at Carrow Road, and was memorable for Deano scoring after a minute and an absolute screamer by Colin Hill.

 

[VictoriaBlade]

He equalised in the last minute against us at the start of the 91-92 season. It was a roasting hot day at Carrow Road, and was memorable for Deano scoring after a minute and an absolute screamer by Colin Hill.

It was my first Blades away game and remember it well. Growing up for a number of years in Norfolk I have many memories of this fixture. Probably the best was 3-2 win in 2002 when we went 3-0 up in the first half and Browny scored a brilliant free kick.

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

 

[Silent Blade]

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Good one, just emailed the picture to my Norwich mate

 

[CarlingBlade]

Number 6 was David Holdsworth, not Chris Armstrong.

I'm sure you love it when people pick out 1 piece of info in something that's great and took you ages to prepare

Also can't have been 08 Dec, it was the 3rd round of the FA Cup wasn't it, surely it was 08 Jan?

Update: It was 04 Jan 1997

 

[cooperblade]

He equalised in the last minute against us at the start of the 91-92 season. It was a roasting hot day at Carrow Road, and was memorable for Deano scoring after a minute and an absolute screamer by Colin Hill.

We were on holiday in America that year and missed the first 3 games of the season. No internet obviously and no coverage in the American papers. I was allowed to ring Bramall Lane after 3 games to find out the scores.

The lady who answered didn't know and had to go and ask someone leaving me panicking about how much it was costing.

She read the scores out one at time, really slowly (I guess someone was next to her telling her them) and I remember the suspense after the first two thinking we're either unbeaten or we've only got 2 points.

 

[blade53]

The first trip I made to Carrow road was in 1970 for a Second Div match. we drew 1-1 after leading throughout the game & conceding in injury time (sound familiar?) There were only 2 coachloads of us there & on the way we stopped at Wainfleet for a break & left some poor lad there .when we set off! fortunately , for him the local police caught the coach up and pulled us in, to return our travelling companion to his seat!

 

[N20 Blade]

He equalised in the last minute against us at the start of the 91-92 season. It was a roasting hot day at Carrow Road, and was memorable for Deano scoring after a minute and an absolute screamer by Colin Hill.

Despite the late equaliser it was a great away day against a very strong Norwich team (was that the year they pushed Man Utd for a long while?). That same day the Pigs threw away a 2-0 lead to get beat by Villa, the first game in charge for Fat Ron on his return to the sty! You couldn't make it up! Watching the video only just noticed the two Blades in the Norwich end for Hill's goal. Were they the same two in the home end for the 3-2 cup defeat two years earlier!

 

[Silent Blade]

The first trip I made to Carrow road was in 1970 for a Second Div match. we drew 1-1 after leading throughout the game & conceding in injury time (sound familiar?) There were only 2 coachloads of us there & on the way we stopped at Wainfleet for a break & left some poor lad there .when we set off! fortunately , for him the local police caught the coach up and pulled us in, to return our travelling companion to his seat!

The 1-1 draw was in Sept 1972 (my first visit to Carrow Road) . The SUSC Dronfield branch coach had broken down so we had to wait for a replacement one and we eventually got in the ground after 55 mins were already played just in time for us to see Bill Dearden give us the lead. David Cross equalised late on.
We lost 1-0 in August 1970 (Albert Bennett scored) and it was my long time Norwich mate's first ever match.

 

[blade53]

The 1-1 draw was in Sept 1972 (my first visit to Carrow Road) . The SUSC Dronfield branch coach had broken down so we had to wait for a replacement one and we eventually got in the ground after 55 mins were already played just in time for us to see Bill Dearden give us the lead. David Cross equalised late on.
We lost 1-0 in August 1970 (Albert Bennett scored) and it was my long time Norwich mate's first ever match.

Yes you are right of course , I went to both but got mixed up!

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Correct! I was at the Spurs game. The next season in the second tier, we played away at Hereford (who would finish the season rock-bottom) on 23rd March 1977. I went down on the coach with a mate (Shred was on our bus), we drew the match 2-2 (Edwards, 2) and after the match, me and my mate got quite pissed in a few Hereford boozers. So pissed we missed the coach back! We went back to the ground and the team bus hadn't yet left, so we collared the manager (Jimmy Sirrel) and asked for a lift back with the team. Probably thinking 'Aye, these wee laddies have come all this way' or - more likely - 'they must be fucking mad coming all this way for a Wednesday evening match' he agreed but told us to 'keep away from the players'. Some chance! They were more interested in us!

Anyway - and probably more appropriate in the Gambling on the bus thread - a card school started among the players. Stainrod was a good-looking, flash git and started taking the piss out of our goalie, Jim Brown. Brown, having the mellow temperament of most Scots..., got so wound up he took one of his shoes off and threatened to 'fucking brain' Stainrod.

Back at the ground, Mr. Sirrel drove us both home. Got in about 3.00 am.

What a journey!