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...not that he got jeered every time the ball went to him, ooooh no!
That is quite funny.[b said:Quote[/b] (fbm @ Jan. 24 2005,13:02)]Neil Townsend's goal against Darlington at the Hall in the mid seventies.
Picture the scene - an evening game, Blues attacking the South bank (no flats then - just a big open terrace). Townsend hoofs the ball skywards and in the general direction of the goal from the halfway line. It is so far forward that not one blues player (or even defender) go for it. The keeper comes off his line to make what should have been an easy catch on the edge of the box.
However, the ball bounces over him. Not by much, and he could have turned around and simply caught it but for some reason he didn't. Instead he started chasing it towards the goaline where he loses his footing and ends up crawling on all fours after the ball, which has now finished bouncing and is trickling at a snails pace towards the line. At the last minute the keeper dives on the ball and ends up in the back of the net with it. 2-0 Southend.
The crowd were laughing so much they couldn't cheer.
It was, without question, the funniest thing I have ever seen at a football match. If only it had been filmed. No written description can do it justice.[b said:Quote[/b] (Barry the dog @ Jan. 24 2005,13:22)]That is quite funny.[b said:Quote[/b] (fbm @ Jan. 24 2005,13:02)]Neil Townsend's goal against Darlington at the Hall in the mid seventies.
Picture the scene - an evening game, Blues attacking the South bank (no flats then - just a big open terrace). Townsend hoofs the ball skywards and in the general direction of the goal from the halfway line. It is so far forward that not one blues player (or even defender) go for it. The keeper comes off his line to make what should have been an easy catch on the edge of the box.
However, the ball bounces over him. Not by much, and he could have turned around and simply caught it but for some reason he didn't. Instead he started chasing it towards the goaline where he loses his footing and ends up crawling on all fours after the ball, which has now finished bouncing and is trickling at a snails pace towards the line. At the last minute the keeper dives on the ball and ends up in the back of the net with it. 2-0 Southend.
The crowd were laughing so much they couldn't cheer.
...and Paul Alcock was refereeing AND we got a report in The Times on that game![b said:Quote[/b] (Andy_S @ Jan. 24 2005,15:13)]Be hard to beat Tony Bullock, the Macclesfield keeper at the time, losing it with the referee and getting himself booked twice in the space of seconds for dissent. If that wasn't enough he threw a hissy fit, ripping off his shirt along the way, booting the ball into the crowd and then deciding it'd be a wise idea to contemplate taking his shorts off whilst scuffling with stewards, Police and trying to get to the fourth official. I nearly got an elbow of his in the face as well, probably because I was laughing so much.
Andy Woodman emerging from the tunnel with all the other players pre kick off without a goalkeepers shirt on, and then having to wait around for someone to run around looking for one, before ending up with the previous years shirt on was a classic as well.
Oxford? To be fair to him, it was a wet night but still ...[b said:Quote[/b] (londonblue @ Jan. 24 2005,09:35)]Sammy throwing the ball in his own net. Can't remember who it was against, though.
Not sure I remember that one but any time Red Willie took too the pitch was an amazing sight. He wouldn't make a pub team today.[b said:Quote[/b] (Shrimp in a Kilt @ Jan. 24 2005,13:40)]Anyone remember Willie Coulson getting redder and redder (if that's possible!) at a free kick because the ref wouldn't make the wall retreat the full distance? He finally lost it, and paced it out for the ref, proving that they were not even 8 yards back. Got a huge cheer, and a booking....