We had some bad results that season. Amazing we went up really.Argh! Had the pleasure of ' doing' both Wycombe games. Sat in the Main Stand for the away match, keeping quiet throughout as we lost 1:0 (think it was a penalty ?) Had a good view that night...only thing remotely good about that 'experience'.
Had the pleasure of another splendid night seeing us lose at Lincoln City around the same time. 'Character building' we kept convincing ourselves at the time!
Used to love The Griffin!!Remember drinking with three mates at the Griffin, ( Heaton Mersey) one a Welsh rag, one a Blackpool fan and the other a Hereford supporter. Couldn't get any of them to go to the 3rd level game at home to Notts County. Stockport at home same night was cheered that the bus going to the match was packed whereas the bus going to Stockport was empty and they were a division higher. Met my mates after the game in the Whitty and told them what a treat they missed won 1 0 I think March 1999. Brilliant Ruby in the Shazan, shite footy great days.
The only pub I ever got refused service in; 1972; I was only 14, mind.Used to love The Griffin!!
Great pub. Was my local for years. One old boy in their told me the beer went down in price once from 62p to 60p. Also (apparently) a penny from every pint goes to the holt radium institute at Christies. It would be rammed for the 3pm games. I wonder if the landlord still lets out his barking labrador at closing time to get everyone to leave.Used to love The Griffin!!
Oldham have been to an EFL Cup final, three FA Cup semi finals, and finished runners-up in the First Division (top tier) once just one point behind champions Everton.I remember when we were that shit, Oldham fans took the piss out of us.
Oldham fans.
Lincoln was a low point.My lowest was Lincoln City. We scored early away and I said to my mate "a good win here and I don't have to go to the home leg as I have something on that I will struggle to get out of". Of course, we went on to lose away 4-1 so I had to go to the home leg
Lincoln than beat us again 1-0 at home to win 5-1 on aggregate
My mum would ask how we got on and if I said we drew would use the line in good faith 'at least you didn't lose'.I remember being that abysmal that even my mum who has very little interest in football used to want city to win and would cheer us on if we were on the tv. She doesn’t anymore though ha ha.
it was horrible living in Oldham. My lad used to get so much shit at school, hates them as much as me.Oldham have been to an EFL Cup final, three FA Cup semi finals, and finished runners-up in the First Division (top tier) once just one point behind champions Everton.
Stockport are fucking nobodies yet even those cunts have taken the piss out of us at one stage.
Wasnt in the premier league in 18/19. They got relegated to league one.And we have been in the PL ever since whilst they've been in the Championship ever since apart from one season in PL, and that was 2018/19 season iirc.
I see your Martyn Margetson, and I'll raise you a Martin 'Buster' Phillips "The first £10M player" or something like thatMartyn margetson
So do I;-)Sad I know but I still do that :-)
Similarly, I put that book into the"Comic Fantasy" section of Bredbury library - in order, of course. Close to Terry Pratchett, actually.I still do that now, I remember spending a bit more time in book shops when fergy had his book out and they seemed to be everywhere. I'd pick them up, turn them upside down then hide them with a totally unrelated book.
Obviously washed my hands after handling it.
I'm not childish,honest!
I'm led to understand that he now prefers younger, female companions.He had 10,000 men, but they’re Newcastle fans now.