Top ten bonkers moments involving United (again nicked from Match Of The Day)

[Bladepicker]

The Udinese game in the Anglo Italian cup. Absolutley bonkers affair. We had tgree sent off I think and I remember Bassett walking onto the pitch making wanker signs at the Italian ref.

That is definitely in a top 10 bonkers moment

 

[Bert]

As silent says but I remember during the game that deano was off with the ball and never batted an eyelid as if she wasn't there! I would have at least stopped for a gawp! Top professionalism from deano. I remember the green in pic as well ,someone must have that one somewhere.

Here it is, although Bert could be mistaken...

 

[Cheesebored]

Here it is, although Bert could be mistaken... View attachment 78756

Bert's mistaken. Agana didnt wear diadora boots.

 

[Silent Blade]

Good little banter above, regarding streaker incident. Yes, I remember it as Silent describes. I ,also, thought he meant to type 'hands'. Regarding the streaker- yes, I would.

Hood

 

[LoughboroBlade]

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That was Trig Jnr (TE)’s first ever game and in the list of things he told his Mum when we got home, the shapely streaker didn’t feature at all. Happily, I was able to supply Mrs Trig with the missing detail.

We were on a really good run and won that game 2-1. The front page of the Green’Un that night had a picture of Deano, ball at his feet running towards goal, with the streaker somewhere behind him and the headline “Winning Streak”, my second favourite after “Blades Glory (etc) ......”

It was my first game too. Never seen that front page – if anyone saves these sorts of thing it would be great to see it.

Megson seemed to think so!

I know a lot of people hate Warnock, but Megson has to be probably the least credible source there could be for this incident. And let’s be right, Warnock was never popular with the footballing authorities or referees – if there was even the most remote of possibilities he’d deliberately chucked the game, or that he’d said what Megson claims to have heard about asking players to feign injury (which would have been well in earshot of the 4th official) there wouldn’t have been any hesitation whatsoever in the FA taking him down. If Megson hadn’t have been a friend of McCabe’s we probably would have taken his allegations further.

The charges that were made were:

• Warnock for improper conduct
• Curle for insulting and abusive language
• Santos & Suffo for violent conduct
• Santos for threatening behaviour in the tunnel
• the club for failing to control the players

 

[oldblade]

I'm sure there are loads! I've chosen ones in my time supporting United, so not mentioned Alan Ball sitting on the ball, etc.
10. Ronaldo missing open net at Bramall Lane. One of the two greatest players of this generation I bet he still has nightmares about this. Surely his worst miss ever!
9. Fan confronts Bryan Robson on touchline. It was in the League Cup against Arsenal. He races onto pitch and throws season ticket at him. Robson just stares blankly ahead.
8. United v Portsmouth, four sent off 1986. The original Battle Of Bramall Lane, Portsmouth were shocking down to 8 men. It still took a Paul Mariner own goal to beat them.
7.Don Givens penalty v Walsall.A draw would have kept us up. Walsall score with a last minute penalty. We are given an injury time penalty and Don Given chooses this moment to take the worst ever penalty. I don't think the goalkeeper needed to be there, it wouldn't have reached the goal.
6. Snowball thrown at ref v Halifax in Division Four. What a throw from the fan!
5. World War Two bomb postpones game against Oldham in 1980s. The most unusual reason for a game to be called off until coronavirus!
4. The balloon goal against Manchester City in the FA Cup. Man City fans have thousands of balloons, one deflects the ball into the goal for our opening goal.
3. Spitgate United v Wolves Graham Taylor. This was disgusting and I didn't blame Taylor for jumping into the stands.
2. Dean Saunders throw in goal v Port Vale. Throws it against their goalkeeper it bounces back to Saunders who scores in an empty net. Brilliant!
1. Battle Of Bramall Lane. Stunned the whole crowd, game abandoned because we were down to seven (wasn't it?) players. Awful tackles, Brown faking an injury, Megson's reaction, it had it all. I do think we should have had points deducted though.

For 7 you could also add that the referee got knocked out during the match and had to be replaced.

Your description of the Given penalty is pretty much as I remember it. Don't know if it's my imagination or my memory embellishing the past, but it looked as though he stubbed his foot into the ground just as he was about to strike the ball so a clean contact wasn't made. Consequently the ball literally seemed to just trickle along the ground. In his defence, he did at least have the guts to step up and take it.

 

[1973Blade]

For 7 you could also add that the referee got knocked out during the match and had to be replaced.

Your description of the Given penalty is pretty much as I remember it. Don't know if it's my imagination or my memory embellishing the past, but it looked as though he stubbed his foot into the ground just as he was about to strike the ball so a clean contact wasn't made. Consequently the ball literally seemed to just trickle along the ground. In his defence, he did at least have the guts to step up and take it.

I had totally forgotten that the ref got knocked out during the game!

 

[Bladepicker]

It was before I was born but I've always been intrigued. Is there any footage out there of the Givens penalty miss?

 

[1973Blade]

It was before I was born but I've always been intrigued. Is there any footage out there of the Givens penalty miss?

I was looking for this today, sadly I think there isn't.

 

[VictoryBlade]

I was at the Portsmouth game away when one blade punched the linesman to the floor! Na na na he's a blade and he's a blade rang out! Although I more remember being in a pub when the 757 crew came calling!

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Sam Hashim count? Think she's back to being a woman now after another change of mind

 

[Jan Age]

Didn't Shaun Derry once score a perfectly good goal that went through the back of the net and the ref gave a goal kick?

 

[Guesty]

Streaker chasing Brian Deane down the wing.

I remember a female streaker in a game against Stoke, I think Fjortoft escorted her away, the gentleman. The incident was actually featured on one of Nick Hancock's videos, him being a Stoke fan and all.

I recall Naseem Hamed being on the pitch at half time and we won through a Carl Tiler goal. I'm sure @Silcan correct several of those details!

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

After the 'news' today, perhaps we will soon be able to include the jailing of our owner in Saudi Arabia after victory over Newcastle.

 

[tyneblade]

Anyone remeber the game at Tranmere in 1982? Keith Waugh saved a very late penalty and the Tranmere taker calmly walked up to him and kicked him, in the head i recall, as he lay on the ground with the ball.

I can understand a desire to do it but in 50 years of watching football i can't remember another time when a twarted striker actually did.

 

[Sean Thornton]

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It was my first game too. Never seen that front page – if anyone saves these sorts of thing it would be great to see it.



I know a lot of people hate Warnock, but Megson has to be probably the least credible source there could be for this incident. And let’s be right, Warnock was never popular with the footballing authorities or referees – if there was even the most remote of possibilities he’d deliberately chucked the game, or that he’d said what Megson claims to have heard about asking players to feign injury (which would have been well in earshot of the 4th official) there wouldn’t have been any hesitation whatsoever in the FA taking him down. If Megson hadn’t have been a friend of McCabe’s we probably would have taken his allegations further.

The charges that were made were:

• Warnock for improper conduct
• Curle for insulting and abusive language
• Santos & Suffo for violent conduct
• Santos for threatening behaviour in the tunnel
• the club for failing to control the players

There’s been some horrendous things said about McCabe but “friend of Megson” is shameful. You want suing.........

 

[Silent Blade]

It was before I was born but I've always been intrigued. Is there any footage out there of the Givens penalty miss?

I was looking for this today, sadly I think there isn't.

No footage of the game

 

[oldblade]

I had totally forgotten that the ref got knocked out during the game!

It really did seem to be one of those days where nothing went according to script.

The game itself for 85 minutes was almost a non event. Then up stepped John MacPhail and the rest is history.

There was also a rumour going round that Swindon had lost so we were safe regardless of the defeat. Can't remember for sure whether or not it actually got announced over the PA system. When you look back on these things after the passage of so much time, anecdote sometimes becomes fact!

Sadly, a section of our supporters did not conduct themselves in a way that reflected well on the club. Quite a few climbed the perimeter fences and attacked the Walsall players as they left the pitch.

 

[oldblade]

It was before I was born but I've always been intrigued. Is there any footage out there of the Givens penalty miss?

He didn't miss. It was on target, but took two weeks to get to that target.

 

[oldblade]

Anyone remeber the game at Tranmere in 1982? Keith Waugh saved a very late penalty and the Tranmere taker calmly walked up to him and kicked him, in the head i recall, as he lay on the ground with the ball.

I can understand a desire to do it but in 50 years of watching football i can't remember another time when a twarted striker actually did.

And if I remember rightly, that occurred a couple of minutes after we had equalised from a penalty.

2-2 and both our goals were penalties.

We started the match really well and we're all over them. Got a penalty quite early on and it looked as though it was a formality. But we never make things easy, do we? They gradually came back into the game. I wouldn't say they were ever really in control of it, but they made chances and looked dangerous. We found ourselves 2-1 down. We equalised from the spot late on, then they got a penalty which Waugh saved, got kicked and then all hell broke loose. Think the Tranmere player was sent off, stuff got thrown on the pitch. Did some seats get ripped up and thrown about from the stand down the left side of the pitch (if facing it from the visitors end)? There was also trouble afterwards outside the ground.

 

[tyneblade]

And if I remember rightly, that occurred a couple of minutes after we had equalised from a penalty.

2-2 and both our goals were penalties.

We started the match really well and we're all over them. Got a penalty quite early on and it looked as though it was a formality. But we never make things easy, do we? They gradually came back into the game. I wouldn't say they were ever really in control of it, but they made chances and looked dangerous. We found ourselves 2-1 down. We equalised from the spot late on, then they got a penalty which Waugh saved, got kicked and then all hell broke loose. Think the Tranmere player was sent off, stuff got thrown on the pitch. Did some seats get ripped up and thrown about from the stand down the left side of the pitch (if facing it from the visitors end)? There was also trouble afterwards outside the ground.

That’s my recollection too, and a shower of bricks hitting the windows of the football special. Tony Kenworthy took our pens.

 

[8lade]

It really did seem to be one of those days where nothing went according to script.

The game itself for 85 minutes was almost a non event. Then up stepped John MacPhail and the rest is history.

There was also a rumour going round that Swindon had lost so we were safe regardless of the defeat. Can't remember for sure whether or not it actually got announced over the PA system. When you look back on these things after the passage of so much time, anecdote sometimes becomes fact!

Sadly, a section of our supporters did not conduct themselves in a way that reflected well on the club. Quite a few climbed the perimeter fences and attacked the Walsall players as they left the pitch.

I remember the game being poor and the rumours of Swindon but not mentioned so far I remember that our penalty was about the softest thing I'd seen given, it may be an 'I've seen them given' type of pen today but back then I was surprised.

 

[oldblade]

I remember the game being poor and the rumours of Swindon but not mentioned so far I remember that our penalty was about the softest thing I'd seen given, it may be an 'I've seen them given' type of pen today but back then I was surprised.

I had forgotten that. Must admit, at the time I had no idea why we were awarded that penalty. It might have lessened the agony if we hadn't been given it!

 

[Brian Blessed]

Keith Gillespie coming on as sub and getting a red card before the game even restarted thus technically getting sent off after zero seconds.

 

[Maidenhead]

That fan chucking his United shirt away just before we started the mega surge toward Europe!
This forum reuniting said fan with his shirt.
Step forward young man!

I don't believe that he is on this forum, but fortunately for him someone that knows him is.

 

[Superblades]

Simon Tracey knocking himself out by diving head first into the post.

 

[billyblademan]

There was the incident a few years ago, I think during our first season in League 1 where an opposition goal keeper knocked himself out, and only survived thanks to Richard Cresswell putting him in the recovery position.

Which reminds me of another Cressie incident, when he nicked the ball from behind the goalie once to score! Gary Sinclair the next home game announced Cresswell as starting 'on the front row of the Kop'.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Sun Ji Hai’s flying assault on Mifsud?

 

[BettingBlade]

The battle of bramall lane is the obvious winner for me in the time I've been watching United.

Other notable mentions to the three missed pens in one game against Blackburn and Kenny throwing the ball at Kilgallon away at Villa in the same season.

 

[1973Blade]

Keith Gillespie coming on as sub and getting a red card before the game even restarted thus technically getting sent off after zero seconds.

Was that when it meant he was suspended for the games over Christmas. I remember thinking how convenient it was!