Jim Melrose

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

See crime dosen't pay, sadly you found out the hard way, at that age missing a game would hurt much more than the slipper.

Looking back, I'd of had the slipper if it meant witnessing that goal. :(

 

[paulchapo]

Disbelief watching that goal live as others have said. I had the same feeling watching Ya Ya's at Wembley against Sunderland. Everyone thought it was flying over the bar then a collective "For fucks sake Ya Ya!" turned into a roar as it dipped and went into the top corner.

 

[fathellensbellend]

sure i remember him giving city fans the middle finger when he scored for leeds in a 2-0 deafeat in 1987

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

sure i remember him giving city fans the middle finger when he scored for leeds in a 2-0 deafeat in 1987

Are you sure mate?
I remember being at that game, especially the City fans singing "What's it like to play for shit?" at our new goalkeeper Bobby Mimms.
However, I don't recall a goal or abusive gesture from Melrose

In fact, my only memory of Melrose at Elland Road is when he scored for City a few seasons earlier (possibly New Year's Day 1985)

 

[Postman Pep]

I was right behind it in the North Stand - one of the very few games I actually watched from there. When he whacked it, it went very high and I remember thinking ''what the fuck was that for?'' I thought the keeper was further off his line. The whole thing happened in slow motion like that Jimmy Grimble goal against Reckingham on that gravel pitch in Hulme.... All of a sudden it dips and the keeper starts back peddling and the crowd around me rise in silent expectation..... then a huge roar as it went in..

I was high up in the Kippax next to the away fans so obviously didn't have the same perception of the trajectory as you did.Not quite a moment it left his foot but from a long way out that was going in/close.....lost count of the times when I've searched for that goal on YouTube.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I was high up in the Kippax next to the away fans so obviously didn't have the same perception of the trajectory as you did.Not quite a moment it left his foot but from a long way out that was going in/close.....lost count of the times when I've searched for that goal on YouTube.

The game was not filmed at all so no footage exists :(

 

[fathellensbellend]

Are you sure mate?
I remember being at that game, especially the City fans singing "What's it like to play for shit?" at our new goalkeeper Bobby Mimms.
However, I don't recall a goal or abusive gesture from Melrose

In fact, my only memory of Melrose at Elland Road is when he scored for City a few seasons earlier (possibly New Year's Day 1985)

just checked he didn't score, it may have been when he wheeled away celebrating with another goalscorer, city fans were behind the goal, over 30 years ago, bloody hell frightening

 

[Postman Pep]

The game was not filmed at all so no footage exists :(

Because I've such a vivid memory of it I can easily convince myself otherwise especially when under the influence