United thread 2019/20

[blue b4 the moon]

Didn’t we have a player sent off that night?

Dissa Pointon, IIRC.

To a standing ovation.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Correct. Basically cut Giggs in two iirc.

Good old fashioned Pointon Crunch.

 

[dobingsdobber]

When my dad first started taking me to Fulham (these days, that'd be classed as child abuse), I had to stand on a wooden stool to be able to see. I was about 5, and it was end of the Johnny Haynes era, and we were still in the top division. About 3 years later, we were in the 3rd division, and I could sit on that very same stool - and had a totally unobstructed view of the game!

Lovely observations mate, getting to like you more and more.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Didn’t we have a player sent off that night?

Dissa Pointon, IIRC.

Yeah, seem to remember Giggs sliding in pretty late on Pointon's ankle as he cleared it, leaving him in a heap. Think the game got stopped for a bit as he got a bit of treatment and then remember Pointon going totally mental at the ref. for giving nothing. About a minute later the ball bounced up as Giggs tried to control it and Pointon just came flying in and straight legged him right in his belly/balls :) Red Card. Kinda turned the game in our favour though, IIRC and got our tails up. Crazy night as others have said.

 

[Hes the left back remember]

I remember the commentary that night which was as usual rag bias.
Griggs foul on Pointon was a bad one but the commentator said."Hes only 19(or whatever age he was) " followed by some excuse as to his enthusiasm. I remember my Dad saying a 19 year old can break somebody's leg as easily as a 30 year old!
Then it was if Pointon had attacked the Pope when he went into Griggs!!!!

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Was it the 1-1 game when Kieth Curle scored the pen and carried one of ours back towards the centre circle? Loads of us in the paddock that night with a big police circle round us just letting us get on with it :)

PS - David White should've won it for us near the end but totally fluffed his shot if I remember rightly

You do remember rightly. I was there and couldn’t believe he’d missed. Completely skewed his shot from about 3 yards out. Not sure I ever truly forgave him.

 

[Eds]

Great tonight that night which would have been even better had White not sliced wide from about six yards. It's a shame that the only footage I can find on You Tube doesn't have the Pointon tackle on Giggs

 

[Gazza]

Great tonight that night which would have been even better had White not sliced wide from about six yards. It's a shame that the only footage I can find on You Tube doesn't have the Pointon tackle on Giggs

Two questions;-
Whatever happened to Nicks sports shoes?
Has that copper/steward behind the net made himself a door frame to stand inside?

 

[roman totale]

Great tonight that night which would have been even better had White not sliced wide from about six yards. It's a shame that the only footage I can find on You Tube doesn't have the Pointon tackle on Giggs

Remember it well. Awful pitch, ale house football from both sides, but I miss those days like hell.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

How has Fernades got in the BBC team of the years after six league games ? as for Sir Lancelot Henderson winning the player of the season before KDB the mind boggles , BBC awards are nothing more than a popularity contest for the Dippers.