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TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe

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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #30 on: May 12, 2008, 11:54:17 PM »
Quote from: Alty365 on May 12, 2008, 08:25:10 PM
Quote from: Ballers on May 12, 2008, 06:30:47 PM
Quote from: Alty365 on May 12, 2008, 03:49:18 PM
Paul Dobson at Gateshead. Always seemed to be the league's top scorer by a mile despite Gateshead never being more than a mid-table outfit.

As an aside to Cult's shout for Mark Ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooooo, I think and we may need some clarification here but we were rumoured to be signing Paul Dobson at one point in the early to mid 90s

Flynny?

I think it's mentioned in the "Kingdom Come" book. I'm sure it was Paul Rowlands who attempted to sign him after we played them up there.

Excerpt from page 7 of Kingdom Come by Mark Harris:

"After a 2-1 defeat at Gateshead (2nd February 1994)....Rowlands made a daring bid for the Geordies' leading scorer Paul Dobson, rumoured to be unhappy at the International Stadium. Nothing ever came of the move but such a proven goalscorer might yet have proved Robins' - and the manager's - salvation."
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"It was just two world class players going for a 50/50 ball."

John King's description of a crunching tackle on Ossie Ardiles in the FA Cup Third Round tie at White Hart Lane: 10th January 1979.

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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #31 on: May 13, 2008, 12:14:01 AM »
Actually, never mind players names, can I just say Gateshead?

Our record up there, and indeed against them full stop was absolutely atrocious. I think we beat them in the promotion season (1991) but didn't win again until, ironically, we sealed the Unibond league title there in 1999.

Most of the defeats were up there in midweek by either 1-3 or 0-2 iirc. Awful.

Has anyone got any definitive records of this?
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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #32 on: May 13, 2008, 10:36:56 AM »
im sure we won up there with cote as manager ;D
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Alty365

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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #33 on: May 13, 2008, 10:52:38 AM »
Quote from: footiefan on May 13, 2008, 10:36:56 AM
im sure we won up there with cote as manager ;D

That was in the FA Trophy on 2003/04 I think.
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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #34 on: May 13, 2008, 11:05:10 AM »
the win at gateshead didn't seal the title. the home win against emley did that. over 1500 on a tuesday night with andy lovelock getting the winner.
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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #35 on: May 13, 2008, 03:54:34 PM »
Quote from: Ballers on May 13, 2008, 12:14:01 AM
Actually, never mind players names, can I just say Gateshead?

Our record up there, and indeed against them full stop was absolutely atrocious. I think we beat them in the promotion season (1991) but didn't win again until, ironically, we sealed the Unibond league title there in 1999.

Most of the defeats were up there in midweek by either 1-3 or 0-2 iirc. Awful.

Has anyone got any definitive records of this?

Ballers,

Oh, go on then, I'll research this for you....!

Details to follow in due course.
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"It was just two world class players going for a 50/50 ball."

John King's description of a crunching tackle on Ossie Ardiles in the FA Cup Third Round tie at White Hart Lane: 10th January 1979.

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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #36 on: May 13, 2008, 03:56:35 PM »
Quote from: Alty365 on May 13, 2008, 10:52:38 AM
Quote from: footiefan on May 13, 2008, 10:36:56 AM
im sure we won up there with cote as manager ;D

That was in the FA Trophy on 2003/04 I think.

Two late goals from Nick Welton?
Where is he now?
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"It was just two world class players going for a 50/50 ball."

John King's description of a crunching tackle on Ossie Ardiles in the FA Cup Third Round tie at White Hart Lane: 10th January 1979.

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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #37 on: May 13, 2008, 03:58:45 PM »
Quote from: Unemployed Coalminer on May 13, 2008, 11:05:10 AM
the win at gateshead didn't seal the title. the home win against emley did that. over 1500 on a tuesday night with andy lovelock getting the winner.

Thursday night, surely?

I remember having one hell of a hangover at work on the Friday.

Wasn't that the night that Flynny spent fast asleep in one of the Moss Lane dressing rooms?! 
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"It was just two world class players going for a 50/50 ball."

John King's description of a crunching tackle on Ossie Ardiles in the FA Cup Third Round tie at White Hart Lane: 10th January 1979.

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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #38 on: May 13, 2008, 04:02:21 PM »
Quote from: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on May 13, 2008, 03:58:45 PM
Quote from: Unemployed Coalminer on May 13, 2008, 11:05:10 AM
the win at gateshead didn't seal the title. the home win against emley did that. over 1500 on a tuesday night with andy lovelock getting the winner.

Thursday night, surely?

I remember having one hell of a hangover at work on the Friday.

Wasn't that the night that Flynny spent fast asleep in one of the Moss Lane dressing rooms?! 

It was without doubt on a Thursday
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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #39 on: May 13, 2008, 04:18:57 PM »
I booked Friday off and me and Jimmy Hardman discussed promotion at 5:45 am outside Holts.

Jimmy was meant to be in work at 7:00..he never made it.
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Alty365

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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #40 on: May 13, 2008, 07:21:16 PM »
I was in school the following day as it was about three weeks before my A-Levels. I arrived half an hour late with a shocking hangover and completely unable to speak. I lasted two hours before going home again.
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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #41 on: May 13, 2008, 07:43:42 PM »
Quote from: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on May 13, 2008, 03:58:45 PM
Quote from: Unemployed Coalminer on May 13, 2008, 11:05:10 AM
the win at gateshead didn't seal the title. the home win against emley did that. over 1500 on a tuesday night with andy lovelock getting the winner.

Thursday night, surely?

I remember having one hell of a hangover at work on the Friday.

Wasn't that the night that Flynny spent fast asleep in one of the Moss Lane dressing rooms?! 

Oh Yes!!!!.....it was the away one!! ::) 8)
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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #42 on: May 13, 2008, 07:44:39 PM »
Quote from: Unemployed Coalminer on May 13, 2008, 11:05:10 AM
the win at gateshead didn't seal the title. the home win against emley did that. over 1500 on a tuesday night with andy lovelock getting the winner.

The day at Gateshead where Bomber headed home and wheeled away to celebrate with us was truly the day that promotion was clinched. Never has a there been a more fitting moment for one of the Moss Lane gretas, and I do mean that.
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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #43 on: May 13, 2008, 07:51:11 PM »
Quote from: Ballers on May 13, 2008, 07:44:39 PM
Quote from: Unemployed Coalminer on May 13, 2008, 11:05:10 AM
the win at gateshead didn't seal the title. the home win against emley did that. over 1500 on a tuesday night with andy lovelock getting the winner.

The day at Gateshead where Bomber headed home and wheeled away to celebrate with us was truly the day that promotion was clinched. Never has a there been a more fitting moment for one of the Moss Lane gretas, and I do mean that.

I remember their keeper Adrian Swann was sent off really early in the game but we really struggled to break them down. The relief when Bomber scored that goal was immense!
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Re: Once upon a time I used to be fearful...
« Reply #44 on: May 13, 2008, 11:03:54 PM »
I'd completely forgotten it was a Thursday night. Why was that?
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