Was that the game when we absolutely battered them, (Jack Charlton, despite clearly fouling Mike Doyle in the process, heading home what was virtually their only chance from a corner) with Sprake, despite having his usual absolute blunderfest in goal, somehow managing to keep a clean sheet?First game of the 1971-72 season against Leeds. Apparently we got beat 0-1. I don't remember the game at all, but do remember the excitement on the Friday night when I was told I was going and not being able to sleep because of it. I was nearly 5 at the time. Looking back, I always thought that was a bit old for a first game and my lads were going well before that age.
Yes, we could/should have won 3 or 4-0 that day, Franny Lee missed a couple of great chances. Leeds were at default setting, kicking everything above grass level, with Norman Hunter particularly lucky not to get sent off for two crunchers. I was on the Kippax with VIth form pals from school, one of whom had brought his elder cousin who was visiting from Newcastle that weekend.. he was even more apoplectic than we were with Leeds’s dirty play, especially Hunter.. after watching it for half an hour or so, he bellowed down the Kippax in the broadest of Geordie accents ‘I f***ing hate you Hunter and I’m a Geordie myself, man!’.. cue everyone around collapsing with laughter! Leeds got away with murder in those days..Was that the game when we absolutely battered them, (Jack Charlton, despite clearly fouling Mike Doyle in the process, heading home what was virtually their only chance from a corner) with Sprake, despite having his usual absolute blunderfest in goal, somehow managing to keep a clean sheet?
Imre Banana!!West Brom at home 1988 (just turned 6), won 4-2 and Imre Varadi scored at least two (could have been a hat-trick)