Really enjoyed watching that back. It was a Great game of football,and both sides were up for it .on the last day or the season.
You can feel the noise..Mackems were in town that day, they took over Maine rd in so many ways.Their fans proper turned out for their team. I was loving watching Footbaall in those days,we had a half decent team, 5th in the league,the young home grown players were still about..including the goal keeper,and Steve Redmond, ultra professional Steve, proper committed and he was wound up ,as you can see from the footage..
Sunderland were desperate. Hanging off a cliff..but the wearsiders turned out for that day. Even though not much was riding on the matche for us, we turned up,as did the players, it meant so much to them....
We Fought and battled Sunderland that day. man to man,, we had our proud Kiippax to defend,our home record,we needed to finish above utd.
That was a hard game at Maine Road.
Energy and atmosphere was amazing, i was on the Kippax ...sunderland had a bit of the Kippax terrace that day..they were all round the ground it was mental.Sunderlamd were in town ,and we knew about it.
Intresting to hear Martin Tyler mention Jason Beckford, and the fact that Jason had been at lillishawe all week before the game,..I
I've played on these pitches at lillishawe..Civil service off8ces, national cup..taken very seriously..,they were pristine surfaces to play on back then! All new state of the art Astro turf ( i hated it tbh )
Talking of civil service I understand Pete Davenport used to turn out for the Scouse Birkinhead ? Civil service team back in the day....
It was also great to see Gary Bennett, giving his all,brother of Dave Bennett of course, Gary was very well respected up on Wearside,a battler,hard as nails( can remember his fall out with David Speedie of Chelsea..a proper ruck that was. Speedie did not back down..
Watch8ng that match back I think of the professionalism of the players
There were no contentious decisions really, just two teams ,going at it hammer and tong, on the last day of the season,
That match will live on in my memory..and the commentary is another good example of the young Martin Tyler, brilliant balanced, enthusiastic,knowledgeable....just how he should be,before it all changed.
A match to remember indeed... A perfect reminder of Maine Road.when it was rocking! And the Kippax was ours !