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Was a great night, I wasn't too bad apart from my nose poking out the sleeping bag!
The Grand Old Lady - vintage -
Plans for the Grand Old Lady -
A bit of inflation to get into the Grand Old Lady -
1966 - The Grand Old Lady -
The Grand old Lady -nighttime game so special -
But didn't stop it, Joey. I recall the Altrincham cup tie in the mid-70's and a bottle bouncing off the back of the Alty keepers head down the Street End. He was stood on the penalty spot as well so those of us who saw the bottle launched could only stand and watch in awe as it sailed through the air for a perfect bullseye. Not big and not clever but it was one hell of a shot
They played so dirty that day I was in the paddock when John Connelly got his leg broke in two places straight in front of me I heard the snap of his leg - their player only got booked - then their goal - that was yards offside to put us 1-0 down & heading out of the FA CUP - Gary Jones got sent off for chinning one of their players - They got clapped on & booed off - we equalised late on from a Dave Clements pen -But didn't stop it, Joey. I recall the Altrincham cup tie in the mid-70's and a bottle bouncing off the back of the Alty keepers head down the Street End. He was stood on the penalty spot as well so those of us who saw the bottle launched could only stand and watch in awe as it sailed through the air for a perfect bullseye. Not big and not clever but it was one hell of a shot
The atmosphere ended up nasty - so if you saw a bottle being thrown it would not surprise me - we won the replay 2-0 at old Trafford - The grand old Lady could get very volatile in the terraced days .....
When Manchester United fans came they stayed in the ground to be escorted to the train or coaches - as I went past their coaches they were usually smashed up even if we had won !