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It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:08 am
by RalphCoatesComb
Two and half minutes from the end.

But, which game?

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:15 am
by Helmshore Claret
FA cup 1970 at Chelsea

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:16 am
by houseboy
RalphCoatesComb wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:08 am
Two and half minutes from the end.

But, which game?
Tough one that but if it was at home I would definitely have seen it and if it was away more than likely at that time.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:25 am
by Silkyskills1
Helmshore Claret has it. Jan 24 th 1970 at Stamford Bridge, FA Cup 4th end.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:30 am
by RalphCoatesComb
Helmshore Claret wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:15 am
FA cup 1970 at Chelsea
Too easy that one.

How's about this?

"With the two big men from defence up there, Waldron and Thomson. Dave Thomas trying to get it over and, it's Dobson with the third goal"

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:33 am
by Silkyskills1
RalphCoatesComb wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:30 am
Too easy that one.

How's about this?

"With the two big men from defence up there, Waldron and Thomson. Dave Thomas trying to get it over and, it's Dobson with the third goal"
Could that be away at M'boro in 1972?. 1-0 up, then 3-1 down but fought back to draw 3-3.
Edit: Just realised Thomas had gone by then so not possible

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:35 am
by RalphCoatesComb
Silkyskills1 wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:33 am
Could that be away at M'boro in 1972?. 1-0 up, then 3-1 down but fought back to draw 3-3.
Good shout, no cigar ! :(

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:39 am
by Silkyskills1
How about Villa at home 1972, won 4-1 early season. Andy Lochhead playing for Villa.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:51 am
by RalphCoatesComb
Silkyskills1 wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:39 am
How about Villa at home 1972, won 4-1 early season. Andy Lochhead playing for Villa.
You're too good at this game. I'll have to get Spot out with his "Shadowgate" images :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:54 am
by RalphCoatesComb
OK... last one from me.

"Flynn, Newton, James, Flynn, Thomson. Referee allowing advantage and Hankin with a chance. Point blank save and, again, and he's got it then!"

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:08 am
by Colburn_Claret
Silkyskills1 wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:33 am
Could that be away at M'boro in 1972?. 1-0 up, then 3-1 down but fought back to draw 3-3.
Edit: Just realised Thomas had gone by then so not possible
Don't know if l it's right, but I was on Ayresome Park that day. Great comeback, but the neanderthal locals were the **** of the earth. Hated Boro for a long time after that.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:30 am
by Royboyclaret
RalphCoatesComb wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:54 am
OK... last one from me.

"Flynn, Newton, James, Flynn, Thomson. Referee allowing advantage and Hankin with a chance. Point blank save and, again, and he's got it then!"
Perhaps the FA Cup defeat at home to Wimbledon in Jan '75 ?

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:34 am
by RalphCoatesComb
Royboyclaret wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:30 am
Perhaps the FA Cup defeat at home to Wimbledon in Jan '75 ?
Wasn't that 1-0 to Wimbledon? ;)

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:49 am
by Silkyskills1
RalphCoatesComb wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:54 am
OK... last one from me.

"Flynn, Newton, James, Flynn, Thomson. Referee allowing advantage and Hankin with a chance. Point blank save and, again, and he's got it then!"
Struggling with this one. Away at Coventry in 1975. Won 3-0 and could have gone top in March that day had Arsenal beaten Everton.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:46 pm
by RalphCoatesComb
Silkyskills1 wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:49 am
Struggling with this one. Away at Coventry in 1975. Won 3-0 and could have gone top in March that day had Arsenal beaten Everton.
Close but no cigar!

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:13 pm
by houseboy
Silkyskills1 wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:25 am
Helmshore Claret has it. Jan 24 th 1970 at Stamford Bridge, FA Cup 4th end.
What an amazing coincidence - I have just posted about that game on another thread - literally. I was there at that one. It was my first ever away game watching the Clarets.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:53 pm
by Dark Cloud
RalphCoatesComb wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:54 am
OK... last one from me.

"Flynn, Newton, James, Flynn, Thomson. Referee allowing advantage and Hankin with a chance. Point blank save and, again, and he's got it then!"
Was it Everton home, '74 (or '75) when we were a goal down well into the second half (Latchford) and then we scored 3 times in 3 minutes to win 3-1? (Amazing scenes as thousands of previously singing and dancing Evertonians suddenly left the ground en mass!)

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:10 pm
by Silkyskills1
Colburn_Claret wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:08 am
Don't know if l it's right, but I was on Ayresome Park that day. Great comeback, but the neanderthal locals were the **** of the earth. Hated Boro for a long time after that.
Mate of mine went. Missed the first goal because he was late then decided to get a 'flier' when we were 3-1 down with just a few minutes left. Astounded when he heard the full time score on his car radio.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:33 pm
by Colburn_Claret
Silkyskills1 wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:10 pm
Mate of mine went. Missed the first goal because he was late then decided to get a 'flier' when we were 3-1 down with just a few minutes left. Astounded when he heard the full time score on his car radio.
We stayed till the end, if it had finished 3-1 it probably wouldn't have kicked off the way it did. It was worth it the smoggy b@$^%$@ds. :D

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:36 pm
by beeholeclaret
OK... last one from me.

"Flynn, Newton, James, Flynn, Thomson. Referee allowing advantage and Hankin with a chance. Point blank save and, again, and he's got it then!"


Was it Liverpool at home 1-1?

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:50 pm
by RalphCoatesComb
beeholeclaret wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:36 pm
OK... last one from me.

"Flynn, Newton, James, Flynn, Thomson. Referee allowing advantage and Hankin with a chance. Point blank save and, again, and he's got it then!"


Was it Liverpool at home 1-1?
Afraid not

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:51 pm
by RalphCoatesComb
Dark Cloud wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:53 pm
Was it Everton home, '74 (or '75) when we were a goal down well into the second half (Latchford) and then we scored 3 times in 3 minutes to win 3-1? (Amazing scenes as thousands of previously singing and dancing Evertonians suddenly left the ground en mass!)
No. Not Everton at home.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:04 pm
by Dark Cloud
RalphCoatesComb wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:54 am
OK... last one from me.

"Flynn, Newton, James, Flynn, Thomson. Referee allowing advantage and Hankin with a chance. Point blank save and, again, and he's got it then!"
I'll try Old Trafford away in The League Cup about '73 (ish). We were 2-0 up in the second half and managed to lose 3-2. Seems keeping 2 goal leads at OT has always been an issue for us!!

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:23 pm
by RalphCoatesComb
Dark Cloud wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:04 pm
I'll try Old Trafford away in The League Cup about '73 (ish). We were 2-0 up in the second half and managed to lose 3-2. Seems keeping 2 goal leads at OT has always been an issue for us!!
Afraid not

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:28 pm
by Tricky Trevor
Hankins final goal for us. Home to Southampton.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:29 pm
by RalphCoatesComb
Tricky Trevor wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:28 pm
Hankins final goal for us. Home to Southampton.
No cigar :(

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:43 pm
by Royboyclaret
This really is a tough one, but there were a couple of games in March '75 in which Ray scored. A 3-3 draw against Arsenal and then the following week a disappointing 2-5 home defeat against Derby.

Surely has to be one of those games.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:47 pm
by RalphCoatesComb
Royboyclaret wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:43 pm
This really is a tough one, but there were a couple of games in March '75 in which Ray scored. A 3-3 draw against Arsenal and then the following week a disappointing 2-5 home defeat against Derby.

Surely has to be one of those games.
Surely... but wrong! Ooooops!

Ray's fault for scoring so many ;)

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:07 pm
by Royboyclaret
In the following season '75/'76 Keith Newton, Jim Thomson & Flynny played in virtually all of the games but Leighton James left us for Derby early in Nov'75.

Prior to James leaving Ray Hankin scored in two of the games, away at Coventry and home against Wolves. We lost both games. Is it one of those?

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:16 pm
by RalphCoatesComb
Royboyclaret wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:07 pm
In the following season '75/'76 Keith Newton, Jim Thomson & Flynny played in virtually all of the games but Leighton James left us for Derby early in Nov'75.

Prior to James leaving Ray Hankin scored in two of the games, away at Coventry and home against Wolves. We lost both games. Is it one of those?
Your logic is slightly out. It was Coventry away BUT we won 2-1

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 9:13 am
by Dark Cloud
I'm still chuckling at (the extremely knowledgeable) Royboy suggesting Hankin scored for us in the 1-0 DEFEAT by Wimbledon!! :D :D I bloody wish!!! God that WAS a depressing day!!!

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 9:45 am
by fatboy47
im just hoping theres nothing like....

""Morgan heads down the right wing..reaches the by line and centres perfectly for Lochead to head home.""

We'd be here all night.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:15 am
by RalphCoatesComb
I did say the last one would be my last, here's my last, last! Back to "EASY"

"Gnohéré moving forward from centre back, touch by Moore, is there any chance for Gnohéré? Ohhhhhh... it's a goal! Arthur Gnohéré with a brace and Burnley three..."

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:35 am
by Royboyclaret
That has to be the terrific day out at Deepdale. Must be almost 20 years ago.

We've had some great days at Preston over the years, none more so than the promotion party in '73 and the Northern Final second leg of the Sherpa Van there in '88.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:41 am
by strayclaret
RalphCoatesComb wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:08 am
Two and half minutes from the end.

But, which game?
This was in the days before internet, mobile phones etc. Didn't know result until MOD. Was at my then girlfriends house, watching. When the equaliser went in, I jumped up and landed back on the sofa and broke it. Much to the dismay of her mum :oops: . Needless to say, the romance didn't last much longer ;)
What ever happened to Linda Thomson ?????

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:53 am
by RalphCoatesComb
Royboyclaret wrote:
Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:35 am
That has to be the terrific day out at Deepdale. Must be almost 20 years ago.
Far too easy!

Someone else's turn now!

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 12:01 pm
by dougcollins
Silkyskills1 wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:39 am
How about Villa at home 1972, won 4-1 early season. Andy Lochhead playing for Villa.
May be wrong, but that was the first game I remember 'No Nay Never' being sung on the Longside.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 12:23 pm
by Silkyskills1
dougcollins wrote:
Wed Feb 12, 2020 12:01 pm
May be wrong, but that was the first game I remember 'No Nay Never' being sung on the Longside.
Four cracking goals from us with 'Chico' Hamilton scoring theirs. Highlights the following day on Granada with either Gerald Sinstadt on commentary or even possibly Martin Tyler ...... but it wasn't live!

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 12:39 pm
by Tricky Trevor
dougcollins wrote:
Wed Feb 12, 2020 12:01 pm
May be wrong, but that was the first game I remember 'No Nay Never' being sung on the Longside.
And you opened the scoring, Doug. 3mins could have gone on the early goals thread. Surprised you had time to listen to the Longside.

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:50 pm
by Tricky Trevor
RalphCoatesComb wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:08 am
Two and half minutes from the end.

But, which game?
The goals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl4RDVgv-N8

Re: It's the equaliser. Scored by Dobson, made by Coates...

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:56 pm
by Tricky Trevor
dougcollins wrote:
Wed Feb 12, 2020 12:01 pm
May be wrong, but that was the first game I remember 'No Nay Never' being sung on the Longside.
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