FA Cup Final loss in 1981 or Luton 83?

[Sky Blue]

Hardly a lifelong blue

Whoosh pal.

 

[Bollo]

Aged 12 I was at the 81 final and replay with my dad. Unusually for us I was more upset afterward. For the replay the segregation was pretty weak and my dad had scored some tickets from a mate who worked for the spuds. I remember him threatening to chin this jock cockney (jockney?) who gave my head a ruffle after the Villa goal.

Luton was the day we’d moved up to Northumberland from London. I walked into our new quarters, set up the telly and turned it on to see that 70s cosplay pimp running on to the pitch giving it the arms. I felt sick but at least managed not to cry.

 

[Mifred]

I still have my AIG shirt carefully folded in a draw and if these pl charges stick I'm off.

Time to go for a Sunday walk in your half and half

 

[come-on-barney]

Having been at all three games, the cup final and the replay were both hard to take. However, the Luton game was awful. Just remember fans sat on the steps at the end in total disbelief.

 

[the old abbey]

Same here, I've detested spuds ever since.
BTW is your username named after the boozer I used to go in before games at Maine Road?

Yes pal.

 

[He’stheleftbackremember]

The FA cup replay for me. I was 11 and it was the first time I cried at a football match, the next time was when we beat Stoke in the final

 

[CambridgeExileBlue]

81 final every time having led in both matches. Still not got over it…and MacKenzies goal was the best. Always felt Villa’s was partly due to our suspect depending as I don’t want them having all the credit.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Losing to Spurs was hard, especially after we should have won the first game. But come August and the new season and signing Trevor Francis and Martin O' Neill it was largely forgotten about apart from the TV showing that goal every time we played Spurs or a Cup game
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But Luton was a disaster for the club. And come August the fixture list came out and it was Cambridge, Grimsby, Oldham, Notts County and Carlisle. Clubs that at some point since have been or still are in the 5th tier.
And for Francis and O' Neill in 81, swap them with Duncan Davidson and Gordon Dalziel in 83.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Hardly a lifelong blue

Maybe he's only 11 years old.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Didn't like either results but Spurs champions league, Wigan F A cup, Chelsea Champions league final and Monaco /Lyon results annoyed me more.

Both spurs and Lutons didn't move on from their wins whereas we have.
Spurs have won feck all since and don't like they will.
People on here talk about the bad old days we've had.
Imagine being a Luton supporter.
David Pleats "Hush Puppy" waltz was only a short term celebration.
They've been relegated, demoted for financial problems, ended up in the conference, played on a plastic pitch, sell any decent player and their ground is horrendous and once had a manager voted in by a supporters popularity vote.
Where they are now in the league is incredible.