The "Eric Nixon" Final

[cheekybids]

I think it was very gracious of him to do that and might not have necessarily been due to him thinking he’d had a shocker.

You’d have got about two years (not suspended) for that now, I reckon! Possibly more, even after a guilty plea to a section 20.

Loads of aggravating features.

Anyway, glad you avoided nick :-)

& if you were a Liverpool fan, completely exonerated & the ref forced to resign……

 

[Mike N]

As many older fans will understand, I seem to remember more details from games in the 70’s and 80’s than, say, five years ago.

What struck me is that I’d completely forgotten about Stewart missing a penalty. And, that they got a third goal!

Their behaviour that day was absolutely disgusting. As said by others above, the referee was terrible and didn’t do his job to deal with their thuggery.

Never like Palace since then. And I’ll never forget Pardue with his dance against United at Wembley. I hope he still has nightmares about that.

 

[Platt Lane 59]

I expect Wright, growing up as a black child in South London, thought that being assertive was the only way a black person could stand their ground. I can’t blame him for that.

Would you be happier if he’d continued his on field, younger persona into later life, after he retired from playing?

I saw Wright as an excellent player, who started off in non-league, so had a tough journey to get to Palace.
But, I didn't see his on field behaviour as assertive.
I saw him as a narky, aggressive individual who showed this behaviour to officials, especially the linesmen, where his abusive language and behaviour, was usually ignored.
If you want to bring race and upbringing into shaping Wright's behaviour on the pitch, then well done to Roger Palmer, Dave Bennett, Clive Wilson and the Beckford brothers on showing a more professional attitude...

 

[Oldbrougtonblue]

He works at the Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

If you want to bring race and upbringing into shaping Wright's behaviour on the pitch, then well done to Roger Palmer, Dave Bennett, Clive Wilson and the Beckford brothers on showing a more professional attitude...

Don’t forget Gary Bennett!

 

[Platt Lane 59]

Don’t forget Gary Bennett!

Ooops.
Although Gary had his own way of dealing with an awkward situation...

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Ooops.
Although Gary had his own way of dealing with an awkward situation...

Wanky bit of trivia; their dad used to be the station master (for want of a better expression) at Heaton Chapel train station.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

I saw Wright as an excellent player, who started off in non-league, so had a tough journey to get to Palace.
But, I didn't see his on field behaviour as assertive.
I saw him as a narky, aggressive individual who showed this behaviour to officials, especially the linesmen, where his abusive language and behaviour, was usually ignored.
If you want to bring race and upbringing into shaping Wright's behaviour on the pitch, then well done to Roger Palmer, Dave Bennett, Clive Wilson and the Beckford brothers on showing a more professional attitude...

That's one way of looking at it .Although none of the players you mention achieved anything like the success in top level football that Wright did . ..so that pushy assertive/ sggresive attitude perhaps projected him further in the game than the other players mentioned

Another ,often over looked point about the city palace game ,was the outpouring of disgusting racist abuse from Blues all around me in the North Stand .....Never spoken about on here why is that ?

Because Nixon was sent off blues around me were screaming ' burn the coons ' and worse .I kind u not...

Wright and Bright only played a football match... and decided they we're gonna play hard at the home of their 2nd div promotion rivals. Can only imagine what the Kippax were singing that day ...in what some blues recall as a top atmosphere,,,,, really ? Maybe it was just the north stand being out of order that day. I doubt it
The Main stand was up in arms too. Talk about explosive atmosphere ...ñot one I'll ever forget .
Hence this post.

Fwiw wright and bright were both out of order that day and seemed to be enjoying proceedings..and wound the home crowd up

Ooops.
Although Gary ( Bennett)had his own way of dealing with an awkward situation...

As David speedie will testify too….

Sunderland v Chelsea late 80s ?

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I saw Wright as an excellent player, who started off in non-league, so had a tough journey to get to Palace.
But, I didn't see his on field behaviour as assertive.
I saw him as a narky, aggressive individual who showed this behaviour to officials, especially the linesmen, where his abusive language and behaviour, was usually ignored.
If you want to bring race and upbringing into shaping Wright's behaviour on the pitch, then well done to Roger Palmer, Dave Bennett, Clive Wilson and the Beckford brothers on showing a more professional attitude...

Exactly. I don't recall Wright having coconuts and bananas thrown at him like Alex Williams did - and Alex never used that as an excuse to be a twat on the field against fellow pro's

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

That's one way of looking at it .Although none of the players you mention achieved anything like the success in top level football that Wright did . ..so that pushy assertive/ sggresive attitude perhaps projected him further in the game than the other players mentioned

Another ,often over looked point about the city palace game ,was the outpouring of disgusting racist abuse from Blues all around me in the North Stand .....Never spoken about on here why is that ?

Because Nixon was sent off blues around me were screaming ' burn the coons ' and worse .I kind u not...

Wright and Bright only played a football match... and decided they we're gonna play hard at the home of their 2nd div promotion rivals. Can only imagine what the Kippax were singing that day ...in what some blues recall as a top atmosphere,,,,, really ? Maybe it was just the north stand being out of order that day. I doubt it
The Main stand was up in arms too. Talk about explosive atmosphere ...ñot one I'll ever forget .
Hence this post.

Fwiw wright and bright were both out of order that day and seemed to be enjoying proceedings..and wound the home crowd up

As David speedie will testify too….

Sunderland v Chelsea late 80s ?

I can honestly say around me on the Kippax I didn't hear racism. Angry Blues yes but not racism. Of course the Kippax was huge so not saying it didn't happen, but it didn't around where I was stood.

 

[Stephen230]

I saw Wright as an excellent player, who started off in non-league, so had a tough journey to get to Palace.
But, I didn't see his on field behaviour as assertive.
I saw him as a narky, aggressive individual who showed this behaviour to officials, especially the linesmen, where his abusive language and behaviour, was usually ignored.
If you want to bring race and upbringing into shaping Wright's behaviour on the pitch, then well done to Roger Palmer, Dave Bennett, Clive Wilson and the Beckford brothers on showing a more professional attitude...

Maybe it’s coincidence but thinking of players who got into professional football a bit later than the norm. Wright, Vardy, Vinnie Jones, all seemed to feel the need to run around acting the knobhead. Maybe they felt they’ve got something to prove?

I’m sure there’s others who didn’t though, so probably coincidence. Kevin Phillips I think was quite late to the pro game and he came across as a nice enough lad.