Really? I don't remember that. I remember battering them at Goodison and then him missing a one on one in the dying seconds in the first replay down there. We were comfortable in the second replay, won 3-0 iirc. That would have killed him the big kopite that he is haha.
Went to the first replay on the special took about 8 hours and still missed the kick off God knows what time I got home (work ? It was the 80's)think they made a mistake with the replay should've been neutral but on the way home we knew it was back there and after that trip gave up on the second replay.
I think they had tossed for the venue even before the first replay. I was living in Watford at the time so got to both the replays. Gale force wind in one of them. The second I think.
Haha. We battered them at Goodison!!!! Would have been daylight robbery!!
See my edit to my earlier post mate! He is spot on!!!We smashed them in the first half on the 2nd replay didn't we
Me daddio always claims that this game was the turning point for Everton, not the Oxford match.
Same old Gillingham, always biased!
In reality of course both runs were intertwined and 2/3 key moments defined the momentum which led us out of the wilderness. The league cup run bred tremendous confidence especially mixing it so well vs the RS at Wembley and the very unlucky replay defeat. That improved confidence was then turned into a trophy...The FA cup versus Watford. Quickly followed by key signing of Bracewell that summer and Charity shield win vs Rs at Wembley........Bracewell's impact as a signing was mega and the self belief grew. No one else noticed us though until the October when we won at Anfield, Sharp goal and beat MU 5-0 at Goodison in successive weeks. Happy days.
