25 Years of match memories

[3swan]

There is a thread with thanks to Phil so how about any special memories of the last 25 years.

There will be plenty of big games but I'll start with a slightly obscure one,

Rushden at home in August 2002.

A 2-2 draw but that was a sideshow, as it was a turning point where the whole ground seem to be chanting "We want Petty OUT"

It seemed strange that there was a game going on in front of us, but our minds were totally elsewhere.

Edit

Yep I got it wrong it was the 0-0 game Nov 2001

 

[Cwmbwrla Floatabout]

I was there but am sure it was 0-0. Brian Talbot was their manager who said it was very difficult to play football with all that was going on. If only I could remember important things... Now, where did I put my keys?

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

There is a thread with thanks to Phil so how about any special memories of the last 25 years.

There will be plenty of big games but I'll start with a slightly obscure one,

Rushden at home in August 2002.

A 2-2 draw but that was a sideshow, as it was a turning point where the whole ground seem to be chanting "We want Petty OUT"

It seemed strange that there was a game going on in front of us, but our minds were totally elsewhere.

Very brief report - nothing about the protests though, sadly.

BBC SPORT | Football | Eng Div 3 | Swansea 2-2 Rushden & Diamonds

 

[Cwmbwrla Floatabout]

In the same vein... John Hollins in the season after promotion trying to calm the North Bank down during another home defeat before beating a hasty retreat. I think it was v Colchester and Lomana Lua Lua scored a stunning goal for them. Most of the ground applauded.

 

[Cwmbwrla Floatabout]

Very brief report - nothing about the protests though, sadly.

BBC SPORT | Football | Eng Div 3 | Swansea 2-2 Rushden & Diamonds

The protests were in a different 0-0 game. November 2001, I think.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

It was absolutely roasting hot for that Rushden game.

 

[3swan]

The protests were in a different 0-0 game. November 2001, I think.

You're not wrong it was the 0-0 game.

Now where did I put my keys

I start a thread to get other peoples memories and I can't get mine right.

 

[Cwmbwrla Floatabout]

On a happier note, that 7-1 v Bristol City and a Bradley Maylett hat-trick v Mansfield. Did he score another goal?

 

[JackFish]

Two different games getting mixed up! The 0-0 was in November 2001 (so peak Petty times), the 2-2 was the first game of the following season and it was absurdly hot!

 

[Pacemaker]

Bristol City in league 1 we won 7 -1 at the Liberty having only been there a few weeks, I can’t remember who their manager was but he sat in the dug out after the game with his head in his hands for ages. Kevin Mcloed scored a hat trick and that was basically the end of him, Leon Britton also scored, i think i have seen every goal he ever scored for us live.

 

[3swan]

Bristol City in league 1 we won 7 -1 at the Liberty having only been there a few weeks, I can’t remember who their manager was but he sat in the dug out after the game with his head in his hands for ages. Kevin Mcloed scored a hat trick and that was basically the end of him, Leon Britton also scored, i think i have seen every goal he ever scored for us live.

 

[3swan]

This goal against Yeovil

 

[Cwmbwrla Floatabout]

A game against Swindon that we won 2-1 in about 2010-11 after a headtapper (Christian Roberts??) playing for them, accidentally galvanised the game and the rest of that season, by winding up the East Stand.

 

[Cooperman]

Swansea City v Yeovil Town
19th April 2008

It was the first game I took my son to, he wasn’t even three at the time and my wife warned me about keeping him amused for nearly two hours. I didn’t listen of course and was blinded by ‘but I want him to be able to say that he saw the Swans promotion party’. So off we trot with a bag packed full of things to keep him amused, arriving just before KO in order to limit the time sat around. In the fifth minute I was met with “daddy can we go now?”, which I stifled with a bag of teddy bear crisps. After quarter of an hour it was “can I go and see mummy” (who was shopping in the retail park), which I stifled with a Milkybar. After half an hour the grizzle started, which was only partially resolved with a drink. It went downhill from there and he was ejected at half time into the arms of his mum and they trotted off to the shops. As it happened we lost and didn’t secure the title that day. We still laugh at his bad behaviour to this day.

 

[J_B]

Swansea City v Yeovil Town
19th April 2008

It was the first game I took my son to, he wasn’t even three at the time and my wife warned me about keeping him amused for nearly two hours. I didn’t listen of course and was blinded by ‘but I want him to be able to say that he saw the Swans promotion party’. So off we trot with a bag packed full of things to keep him amused, arriving just before KO in order to limit the time sat around. In the fifth minute I was met with “daddy can we go now?”, which I stifled with a bag of teddy bear crisps. After quarter of an hour it was “can I go and see mummy” (who was shopping in the retail park), which I stifled with a Milkybar. After half an hour the grizzle started, which was only partially resolved with a drink. It went downhill from there and he was ejected at half time into the arms of his mum and they trotted off to the shops. As it happened we lost and didn’t secure the title that day. We still laugh at his bad behaviour to this day.

Perfect.
From that day onwards you could say “if you don’t behave yourself I’ll take you to the Swans”.