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    OH yes there is.
    			Scoring FIVE against them.:>)

    
    	"This could be their last chance"
    	Dixon puts the ball up the middle
    	Smith flicks on
    	Thomas picks up the ball, gets a rebound from Whelan,
        He's through
    	"It's up for grabs now"
       	It's there......
    	Liverpool 0 Arsenal 2.
    
    	YYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
    
    	Still celebrating!!

    Several this season :-
    
    Every week listening out for 'Manchester United Nil'
    
    Easter Monday's result at old Trafford followed by Leeds' victory. 
    The wife claimed I did a jig when West Ham scored on Wed April 29.
    Fading Radio 5 reception as Leeds won 3-2 at Sheff Utd.
    A cold and wet Carlisle Station, listening to Radio 5 and the last
    Scouse goal that sent the championship to Leeds.
    The Norwich bame on 2nd May - WE WON THE TITLE !!!
    
    jb.

    Bonner's save & O'Leary's penalty vs. Romania.
    
    What a feeling.
    
    		Brian.                          

    
    Ray Houghton's goal in Stuttgart.  June 12th 1988, 3.36pm.
    
    Gary.

    
    Wednesday night when Mats Sundin scored 1-0 against Russia...
    
    Now we are going for gold!!!!

                <<< Note 209.2 by YUPPY::BUSH "Who needs it?" >>>
    
>    	"It's up for grabs now"
>       	It's there......
>    	Liverpool 0 Arsenal 2.
>      	YYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
>    	Still celebrating!!
        ^^^^^
    
    Is that why you haven't been seen in here since Tony? If so, you may
    not have heard that we won it again in '91.;-)
    
    It's good to welcome you back.

    
    	Peter,
    		Yes I'll be back in notes for a while - when I have time.
    	I've been in read only mode for about a year!!!
    	I will be celebrating that goal til I die. It wasn't just the goal
    	that gave me my "greatest ever feeling" the whole day was one big
    	high.
    
    	I don't really comment on the gunners games in here as I don't get
    	to see them much now - my family increasing in size and all that.
    	The only footy I have seen live lately is a couple of treks to
    	Roots Hall to see Southend Utd.
    
    		Tony B.

    Last Saturday listening to the Radio when Notts County scored their
    second goal against Luton 8-)

Seeing Cunno's face the day after Palace beat Looneypool in the 89' Cup
Semi-Final.

�rian.

    Norman Whiteside's winner in the Milk Cup semi about 7 years ago.
    
    Or Lee Sharpe's hat-trick against the Arse last season.
    
    Tony

    
    
    	I don't think Norm's was the winner, as i remember Utd. lost
    	that one 2-1 to the Scousers, good goal though
    
    
    	Perhaps you mean Norm's winner against the other scousers in the FA
    	cup a couple of years later, real cracker.

    
    Neil Simpson's excellent challenge on Iain Durrant at Pittodrie
    a few years back & Charlie Nicholas' goal against the Scum at Ibrox
    last month !
    
    
    
    

    
    One minute left of the game, Sweden leads 4-2 and the Finns are playing
    without a goalie... Arto Blomsten get the puck, he skates over the
    defensive blue line, he skates over the red, the goal is wide open...
    he shoots.. and it's in there!!!
    
    SWEDEN WORLD CHAMPIONS IN ICE-HOCKEY FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW!!!
    
    
    YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

    
    John, how can you get so much pleasure from a tackle that almost ended
    the playing career of one of Scotland's most talented players.
    
    Gary.

    
    Mats, you'll be able to make many new aquaintances, aqcuanta..., aqoui..
    friends in STKCSC::HOCKEY

    
    "...it comes to Platt, its there! England have taken the lead!"
    
    Ian.

Scottish Cup Final 1992

	Glasgow Rangers V's Aberdeen

Archie McPherson: - 

		"... and the trouble for Aberdeen is, the longer this"
		"game goes on the better Rangers get....."

		"Oh! McGhee! Its a goal!"

		"Shutting up Archie and the Huns in one go"

MM
    

    Re -1
    
    I heard that the buying of dope in Holland is legal, and therefore
    assume thats what gave you the nice feeling.... 
    
    Rangers beat Airdrie in the 1992 Scottish Cup... Sorry if this
    depresses you :-)
    
    Paul
    

    RE-1
    	Correct, I meant 1982 ;-)

    Re.15
    
    It doesn't Gary........but it fairly annoys the Huns who think it 
    does !!
    
    8*))
    

    
    GFOA....must be McCoists goal against Celtic in the semi at Hampden,
            seeing the 10 men thru to the Final.
    
    Re celts in europe. That's the only way they can get in....if it's
    handed to them
    
    
                                              SCott

    
    Ray Kennedy's Goal against Spurs to win the league in 1971.
    
    Charlie George in the Cup Final a few days later v Liverpool.
    
    Chippy Brady's "Chip" against Spurs in 5-0 at the Lane.
    
    and many more.
    
    nick.

    
    
    Reading coming back to beat Plymouth 4-3 after being 0-3 down in a
    third division match at Elm park, with 20 minutes to go.
    
    Andy.b.
    

 
   Here's my greatest moments as a football fan.

1. Liverpool making it 2-0 against the Mancs to make sure that they couldn't
bridge that 25 year gap.

2. The faces of the United players leaving the field on that same day.

3. Ronnie Whelan's superb curler past Bailey in the '83 League cup final.

4. TGA's superb strike after 4 mins against Everton in the '89 cup final.

5. TGA's hat-trick against the Turks.

6. Meeting TGA at Ronnie's testimonial.

7. Hearing that TGA had equalled the Tranmere record of 40 goals.

8. Seeing TGA beat Zubbizeretta of Barcelona from just inside half-way.

9. Being at Wembley to witness TGA scoring twice against Wimbledon in '88 C.S

10. Packie's save and O'leary's goal - very original

11. Ronnie's cracker that beat Daseav in 1988 Euro C'ship

12. TGA's header that flicked the ball to Houghton to beat Shilts in '88.

13. Kenny's goal against Bruges in 1988.

14. The atmosphere in Rome for the Italy v Ireland game in June 1990.

15. Being in 1992 and not remembering the last time that the Mancs won a 
league title.


     Cunno     

re .24

That's one of my greatest moments too. Bremner was outstanding that day.

Another was Gilkes' penalty v Coventry at 10:45 Wed 2nd March 1988.

The Royals on their way to Wembley. That was a pretty special day too.

Being down at Newport when Reading won their 12th game in a row at the beginning
of the '85/'86 season. Never seen so many Reading supporters away from home.

Carrow Road 1st April 1977. First time I saw my heros ( Leeds ) with the likes of
Lorimer, Bremner, gray etc. Unfortunately we were made to look the fools with
Norwich winning 3-0. This was also my first, and still my only 1st division game.

England v Scotland 1984??

Great atmosphere, especially on the tube to the stadium. Unfortunately England 
won 2 - 0.

That'll do for now.

Al

    RE.26
    
    SCOTLAND v's ENGLAND games.
    
     The best part about these games was the build up to them,Getting half
    cut in the horse shoe bar,walking thru central station singing,being
    cramed on to a train,then walking to Hampden singing even louder.
    Singing at the game about Jimmy Hills sexuality,the only thing that was
    a downer was we hardly ever beat England
    
                                               SCott

    
    "There's some people on the pitch,
     they think its all over,
     it is now !!!!! "
    
    
    Gary..

    
     Not old enough to have been there but must have been a great feeling to
    have been at the Scotland England game in 1967 which Scotland won 3-2.
    To see Slim Jim Baxter rip apart the "World Compions"and play keepy up
    on the pitch and sit on the ball....would have loved to have seen it.
    
                                                    SCott

    Werhayy! Last night myself and some chums went out for a few quiet
    lagers to Pantiles in Bagshot. Someone said "Gary Linekers in the fron
    bar". We said "Ohh yeaah!". "No really, hes in there". So we went and
    had a look, and not only was Gary Linker there, but so was a large
    proportion of the England squad. David Seaman, Rob Jones, Lee Dixon,
    Mark Wright, Keith Curle, Tony Dorigo, David Batty, Paul Merson, Ian
    Wright, John Barnes and Gary Lineker.
    
    We chatted to David Seaman for quite a while. He whinged about Graham
    Taylor and one of the lads asked him about the Rob Jones or Gary
    Stevens thing. He rates Rob Jones highly and thinks Gary Stevens is a
    poultice, but so does everyone else. Merson was propping up the bar in
    the corner, and had 3 pints racked up when the bar closed at midnight.
    Ian Wright was buzzing around and seemed friendly enough. In my group
    of mates there is one Arsenal fan, one Tottenham and one Liverpool, and
    they were straight over intro'ing themselves to Lineker, Barnes and
    Merson respectively. My jaw was on the floor. After a few shakes of the
    old hands we left them to it. 
    
    Also, this now means I've had a wee stood next to Keith Curle, Ray
    Houghton and Dennis Wise (at different times of course). Please note, I 
    shook their hands before they went. Is this some sort of record? 
    
    Ian.

    
    
    
    The greatest feeling of all 1. Listening to the Killie v QOS on the
    radio, Kilmarnock needed to win 5-0 to stay up,if Clyde could only draw
    guess what Killie won 5-0 ,,,,,,but with 8mins of injury time played 
    Clyde are still drawing 1-1...9mins of injury time gone and Clyde score
    ,,,,2-1 ,,,,,the final whistle goes,,,,,Killie are down,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS,,,,,,,
    ,,,,the whole of Ayr celebrates!!!!!!
    
                                2.watching wee Templeton round 3 Killie
    players ,then the keeper before sticking in his 2nd to make it Ayr 4
    Killie 1 ,,,back in "89"...
    
    
    
    Graeme....

    Sorry Sal but a couple of corrections are necessary there.
    
    1. If Clyde won 1-0, Killie had to win 6-0
    2. Killie won 6-0 Clyde won 2-0.
    3. Doug Barron of St Johnstone handled the ball after 96 minutes to
       give McGlashan the chance to make it 2-0, which he did.
    4. Kilmarnock were relegated with the highest ever points total and by
       only goal.
    
    Still, the feeling was probably the same !!
    
    But isn't it a pity that gave you the better feeling ??
    
    I'd prefer the last minute winner from Cally at Greenock or Shaggy and
    Ally scoring at Dundee in the Skol.
    
    Kev... 

    Being at Palmerston as I was for that fateful Killie game I can
    guarantee that the total high that we got for about 5 mins after our
    final whistle and before the ref at the Clyde game decided to play
    'next goals the winner' would be miles ahead of any smug feeling that
    you ayr chappies might have got. Mind you, the total depths of despair
    that we felt as we stood on the park celebrating as the news from the
    clyde game filtered through might have been the world's lowest feeling.
    
    
    Andy.

    RE: 209.30
    
    Ah, the Pantiles at Bagshot...memories, etc.  Is the car-park still
    full of Rollers, Jags and Porches?  And is disco still full of
    young(ish) ladies looking for rich husbands?
    
    Mike M 

                   <<< Note 209.34 by YUPPY::MCCABE "Mike" >>>

    >> Ah, the Pantiles at Bagshot...memories, etc.  Is the car-park still
    >> full of Rollers, Jags and Porches?  And is disco still full of
    >> young(ish) ladies looking for rich husbands?
    
    Yes flash cars are the order of the day...so we walk up, and things are
    more liberated now...I'm looking for rich women.
    
    Ian.

    rep 32.
    
           Thanks Kev for your help,my memory sometimes lets me down..
    As for the highs you mentioned i.e Cally's goal at Morton bla bla,
    these can only be described as okay when compaired to other highs in
    other seasons..i.e stuffing the Gers 3-0 and Doyle showing his
    whatsname to the Rangers fans.
           The point I was making about Killie's slump to div 2 was that as
    an "honest" man I totally despise cheating,and the 6-0 carve up at
    Palmerston ,by the worst Killie team in 100years ,was quite clearly
    cheating at its worst.So I found it rather funny when their dirty deed
    was done ,Killie found themselves still relegated because Clyde (injury
    time penalty specialists for about 3 weeks prior)had cheated to a
    higher degree.
          
    
    Graeme....(not sad at all)....
        

    Aye , right enough Sal, Fat Willie Watters scoring 5 against anybody,
    even "An all-time worst incompetent Brownies Select XI" would be hard
    to believe, So cheating was the order of the day.
    
    I was there at the 3-0 stuffing of Rangers and a certain Ally Dawson
    left the park not knowing what day it was after Doyle had left him 
    totally bewildered. If my (fading) memory serves me right, it was
    Rangers first defeat of the season and they had beaten St Etienne in
    the European cup 4 days earlier. The game at Somerset was on TV that
    night......Oh I wish they would repeat it. 
    
    Kev... 

    Kev,
    
    
         Your memory is more than a little impresive ,so in order to put it
    to further test send me your mail address and I'll see if I can catch
    you out from time to time...Better still get my address from DRees and
    I'll reply to your mail...
        
    
    Graeme...

    Got to be when Reading beat Luton 4-1 in the Simod Cup Final at Wembley
    a few years back, my first time at Wembley, never forget to atmosphere,
    75% of the crowd were Reading, wild night in the Twyford pubs that
    night !!

    When we scored away to Hull to win us the championship.  Their were a
    few tears shed that day.  I've still got my blades of grass from the
    penalty area we scored from.     

    re 39 Taking nothing away from reading that day. You deserved it. I am
    amused that over the years the estimates of the percentage Reading
    supporters made up in the crowd is assumimg the order of an urban myth.
    I think we started off with a reasonable 50-50 split I now find that in
    the course of a few years a further 25% have changed sides to Reading.
    I was there unfortunately the game finished before I was able to count
    the number of supporters in block 'A' let alone the whole ground. How I 
    tried to get everyone to keep still.
    
    Perhaps I should have taken my socks off.
    
    
    Regards,
    
    
    Barry.

    
    At the time, it was reported that about 40,000 Reading fans were at
    Wembley that day, making up around 60% of the crowd. As a fairly "loyal
    Royal" myself (ie I go when I'm not playing), what really peeved me was
    just how quickly this "support" disappeared again. A couple of weeks
    after that game we were at home to Barnsley; it was a wet day and the
    Grand National was on. The crowd? 4,000.
    
    jeff

    
    Brian Steins last minute winner V Arsenal at Wembley. Especially after
    the Arse had hit the post, come up against a goalie who played a
    blinder and best of all missed a penalty, which should never have been
    given. Mal Donaghy never touched Rocastle, the TV replay proved it.
    
    I've never known one end of a ground go so quiet in all my life.
    
    
    Regards,
    
    
    Barry.

    
    Alan Sunderlands last gasp winner for Arsenal against Man United 
    in the FA Cup final in 1979(?).
    
    Ian. 

    
    re. -2
    
    If your going to bring that up then
    
                          \ | /
    Notts County 2 Luton  - 1 -    and they are down   YES
                          / | \
    
    Only because....I was that end of the ground.
    
    
    Chris

    re -1
    
    I really don't give a monkeys.
    
    Regards,
    
    
    Barry.
    

    Bazzer
    
    
       Neither do I,  you must have been the one standing in front of that
    nice bit of brick wall....
    
    Gary

The greatest feeling had to be when Brian Gayle scored the O.G. that fateful
Sunday for Leeds. It was destined to be Leeds' day after that incident. Nothing
MUFC could do then could avert the certainty that Leeds were going to win
the league. 

No one except myself and a few others dared believe that Leeds could win the 
league. We showed them that day!

                             James.

    
    Re. -2
    

>>       Neither do I,  you must have been the one standing in front of that
>>    nice bit of brick wall....
    
>>    Gary
  
    I bet you'll be terribly disappointed Gary, but next season the brick
    wall will be hidden behind several rows of seats. And even the Luton
    fans will have a roof over their heads in the away end.
    
    Eat your hearts out at Kenilworth Road.
    
    Rob  
    

    
    
    Rob,
    
    you're not saying that Notts are going to spend MONEY on Meadow Lane ?
    
    They haven't spent anything on it since 1862.....
    
    Paul :-)

    Rob,
      Why eat my heart out. Kenilworth Road has had the away end covered
    for about 6-7 years now. Keep up with go ahead teams please.
    
    Regards,
    
    
    Barry.

    Which is more than can be said for their goalmouth !!
    
    Right Baz !!

    Dave,
       Yes very true indeed. I take it you were only refering to the
    defending goalmouth, your comments however typically applied to both
    goalmouths whenever Luton took to the field last year.
    
    Don't fall off yer ladder putting your dish up Dave will you.
    
    Regards,
    
    
    Barry.

    	
    	Thomas Brolin's series of 1-2's on his way to scoring his second
    Euro '92 goal,Dessie was stranded!

    
    Watching Thomas Brolin NOT get a penalty at the end of the first half
    when he was tripped in the area.
    It served him right, if you leap 15 feet in the air everytime an
    opposing defender comes within 5 feet of you, how can you expect the
    ref to take you seriously when you ARE fouled?
    i laughed and laughed.
    
    Ian.

re .56

But if you play your football in Italy (he plays with Parma doesn't he)
that becomes an unbreakable habit.

The greatest feeling of all was actually last winter when Arsenal 
were getting beaten by Benfica (yes, yes Portuguese I know) and in extra time 
some Benfica guys gets tripped and starts rolling over and over and over and 
over...writhing and squirming in 'agony', when one of the Arsenal players comes
over and rolls him off the sideline!

Priceless!!

re.
	Kev,
	for you knowledge, that arsenal player was Rocky Rocastle. At least it
lightened up that evening :-))

Mick

    the look on Graeme Taylors face when the final whistle went last night
    
     @SQF Jambo (Scotland) 

    
    The words of Barry Davies at approximately 8:55 last night
    
    there goes the final whistle....and England are OUT of the 1992
    European Championships..
    
    such simple pleasures.
    
    Del

     Lads,
         
         I reckon you've all missed out,the greatest feeling of all had 
      to be when Ireland beat Romania.To be in Galway and be part of the 
      thousands of people celebrating on the streets,Such a feeling shall
      never be repeated
    
                 
                 Derek.

        
    	re last...
    
    	Derek, whatever you were drinking in Galway, it couldn't alter
    	the fact that Ireland only qualified for the Q-Fs in beating 
    	Romania.
    	
    	Sorry to have to be the one that brings you this bad news...;-)
    
    	Andy.

    
    
    Someone mentioned this earlier, it's two years ago today that David Platt
    scored his first goal for England in the 1-0 win over Belgium in the
    World Cup, Now, that was a great moment.....
    
     Neil...
    

    
    Yeah....but it wasn't a deserved win, as the Cameroons really should have
    whupped your asses in the previous round 8*))                  
    

    
    Mmmm, that certainly would have been difficult as England beat Belgium
    before they played the Cameroons before they played West Germany.
    
    Dezzz.

    
    
    England being the donkeys of Euro-92 @:^)))
    
                                               SCott