jimharri said:Adding to the obvious aforementioned games, York away. The lowest point in our history. And, oddly enough, the largest away following that any side has ever brought to a game! Also, the semi final against the vermin. The belief that game gave to the club cannot be overlooked.
Then I would suggest you go away and look up ''defining''. Yes, the Mansfield game was defining in that it was (AFAIK) our lowest ever attendance for a competitive game. But to suggest the York game was of less importance? Hmm.Nightmare Walking said:jimharri said:Adding to the obvious aforementioned games, York away. The lowest point in our history. And, oddly enough, the largest away following that any side has ever brought to a game! Also, the semi final against the vermin. The belief that game gave to the club cannot be overlooked.
I do not understand all the hoo haaa regarding the York away match. From a league table perspective it may have been our lowest ever position, but the lowest point in that season was Mansfield at home in the autoglass windscreens trophy. A wet cold and miserable night in December at Maine Road where only 3000 people bothered to turn up and watch us get beat off Mansfield.
jimharri said:Then I would suggest you go away and look up ''defining''. Yes, the Mansfield game was defining in that it was (AFAIK) our lowest ever attendance for a competitive game. But to suggest the York game was of less importance? Hmm.Nightmare Walking said:jimharri said:Adding to the obvious aforementioned games, York away. The lowest point in our history. And, oddly enough, the largest away following that any side has ever brought to a game! Also, the semi final against the vermin. The belief that game gave to the club cannot be overlooked.
I do not understand all the hoo haaa regarding the York away match. From a league table perspective it may have been our lowest ever position, but the lowest point in that season was Mansfield at home in the autoglass windscreens trophy. A wet cold and miserable night in December at Maine Road where only 3000 people bothered to turn up and watch us get beat off Mansfield.
I suggest you read the post gain, as you missed the bit about us being in our lowest EVER league position. Certainly, in that season there were more important/defining (choose your own adjective) games; no argument from me on that score. But the thread title says '' the 25 most defining games in our history''. Now whether the York game gets into the top 25 is certainly debatable but, because of the low ebb we found ourselves in after it, I would class it as ''defining''. We'll have to agree to disagree, because we'll be here til midnight and not agree on it.Nightmare Walking said:I meant I do not understand the hoo haa about the York match being held up as a badge of honour in regards to being a blue. For me the Mansfield match was as bad as it has ever been being a blue, it was soul destroying. The York match was not defining in any way, we lost even though we played ok. No one at all came away from York saying that was a defining match in our history. The Stoke match at home where we came from behind, the play off semi where the goat scored with a part of his upper body and then the play off final were far more important defining in that season for me. I am not sure how a match where we lost but took a load of away fans can be considered one of the most defining matches in our history.
jimharri said:I suggest you read the post gain, as you missed the bit about us being in our lowest EVER league position. Certainly, in that season there were more important/defining (choose your own adjective) games; no argument from me on that score. But the thread title says '' the 25 most defining games in our history''. Now whether the York game gets into the top 25 is certainly debatable but, because of the low ebb we found ourselves in after it, I would class it as ''defining''. We'll have to agree to disagree, because we'll be here til midnight and not agree on it.Nightmare Walking said:I meant I do not understand the hoo haa about the York match being held up as a badge of honour in regards to being a blue. For me the Mansfield match was as bad as it has ever been being a blue, it was soul destroying. The York match was not defining in any way, we lost even though we played ok. No one at all came away from York saying that was a defining match in our history. The Stoke match at home where we came from behind, the play off semi where the goat scored with a part of his upper body and then the play off final were far more important defining in that season for me. I am not sure how a match where we lost but took a load of away fans can be considered one of the most defining matches in our history.
Good shout that. Certainly, defines the disorder, nihilistic passion and (of course!) bumblefuck defending of the Swales era.noely said:Can I throw the FA cup 1/4 final vs Tottenham in 1993
I think thats when the rot started to truly eat the club