Odds & sods

[Oldsmobile-88]

Nicky Law(Snr) scoring at Maine Rd.

 

[iscalad]

How ever did we cope on crowds like that??

 

[Oldsmobile-88]

How ever did we cope on crowds like that??

Footballers salaries were comparatively lower than they are today.Especially in the bottom two tiers of the FL/EFL

Also in those days TV money was next to nothing compared to the last two decades which makes it even more remarkable.

 

[Rosencrantz]

Clive Whitehead on target for Portsmouth.

 

[fred binneys head]

That was the day wolves played at Scarborough and that lad fell through the roof, I think.

 

[Colesman Ballz]

I vaguely recall tv footage of a parachutist due to land on the pitch as part of the entertainment, missing the target and left hanging from a stand roof. Possibly at Villa Park or another Midlands venue ??

 

[wiveygrecian]

Opening day of the 1987/88 season.15th August.
A good start with a rare home win against Cambridge Utd.The first at SJP against them in 15 years.
Roy Carter scoring a couple of goals on his debut.Carter had a good career at Hereford,Swindon & Newport previously.
He started at Falmouth Town & played in that team with Tony Kellow until he transferred to Hereford in 1975.Helping them gain promotion to the 2nd Division in 75/76.
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Yes Carter was an ok player but if I remember correctly he got those 2 goals on debut and didn’t score the rest of the season for us! Also Scarborough’s first game in league football . Played Wolves who took 1000’s and one of their fans fell badly through a stand roof while stood on top of it !!

 

[wiveygrecian]

Yes Carter was an ok player but if I remember correctly he got those 2 goals on debut and didn’t score the rest of the season for us! Also Scarborough’s first game in league football . Played Wolves who took 1000’s and one of their fans fell badly through a stand roof while stood on top of https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/when-hooligans-turned-fairytale-nightmare-scarborough-1771507

 

[Red Devon]

Opening day of the 1987/88 season.15th August.
A good start with a rare home win against Cambridge Utd.The first at SJP against them in 15 years.
Roy Carter scoring a couple of goals on his debut.Carter had a good career at Hereford,Swindon & Newport previously.
He started at Falmouth Town & played in that team with Tony Kellow until he transferred to Hereford in 1975.Helping them gain promotion to the 2nd Division in 75/76.
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I think the following Saturday at Swansea we finally got that long awaited away win!...it had been a long, long, long time coming.

 

[grecIAN Harris]

I think the following Saturday at Swansea we finally got that long awaited away win!...it had been a long, long, long time coming.

I think we won 2-0 at Swansea and got off to a generally decent start that season but fell away badly after Christmas.