Steve-Harpers-perm wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:35 pm

Watching the Sunderland Netflix documentary it showed the couple on the train to Wembley reading a prayer that had been printed in the local paper.

I may have totally dreamt this but on the day before the Plymouth home match under Waddle does anyone remember the Burnley Express having a Lord Kitchener type poster on the front page reading ‘Your club needs you!?

Don’t remember much of the game itself as far too many pre match drinks but recall it being very tense in the pubs in town!

The day gets a great write up in a book called ‘Playing at Home’ by John Aizlewood who visited every league ground in the country that season.

Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:50 pm

Not too sure Lord Kitchener would have had you on the front line then, SHP.

bfcjg wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:53 pm

I remember being very nervous before and during the game until the last few minutes

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:03 pm

We must have really irked the Plymouth fans in the 1990's,denied them a Wembley trip in 94,and then relegated them 4 years later.

Just reading the match report from that day,i forgot how big a favour we owed Bristol Rovers for their victory over Brentford,and they did it with 10 men,we really dodged a bullet that season,and arguably this great escape enabled all the future success which was to follow,if we'd have dropped to the 4th tier again,who knows how grim it could have become,but the late 1980's could well have been repeated.

bfcjg wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:53 pm

I remember being very nervous before and during the game until the last few minutes

Lord Beamish wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:34 pm

I thought Andy Cooke and Damian Matthew were immense, that day. Cooke was a great player for us in general. He was tough as teak, scored a load of goals for us that season, and made a perfect foil for Andy Payton fit the next two seasons.

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:26 pm

Wasn't Waddles season in charge 1996?

Asking for my own sanity?

HunterST_BFC wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:11 pm

I had one the most ridiculous days of my life that day...

I took a good friend - a Plymouth fan.
Sat in the Bee Hole end - Just about stopped a riot...

One day with time I'll list the whole day down and post it.
The whole "day" was bonkers and you literally could not make it up.
Would make a great film but far to daft to be believed

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:29 pm

Sounds an interesting story! My night bizarrely ended with me and my mates carrying Mark Ford round smacks on our shoulders!!! A fantastic day and night out round town!

Funkydrummer wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:21 pm

I remember this brilliant day out at Pride Park in December 1999 when Andy Cooke rose
majestically above the premier league Derby defence to head home for the only goal of the game.

I remember loads of our fans turning up dressed as Father Christmas - cracking day out all round.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVGI0bxuEFQ

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:35 pm

Watching the Sunderland Netflix documentary it showed the couple on the train to Wembley reading a prayer that had been printed in the local paper.

I may have totally dreamt this but on the day before the Plymouth home match under Waddle does anyone remember the Burnley Express having a Lord Kitchener type poster on the front page reading ‘Your club needs you!?

Don’t remember much of the game itself as far too many pre match drinks but recall it being very tense in the pubs in town!

The day gets a great write up in a book called ‘Playing at Home’ by John Aizlewood who visited every league ground in the country that season.

HunterST_BFC wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:26 pm

HaHa brilliant

Things for us has started going a bit wobbly the night before and despite events that resembled the film Clockwise (John Cleese) made the match,
The game was lest's just say for now - event full

After the game - decided it wise to miss the usual pubs and head further down town ...
Headed down the high street to somewhere quieter.
Halfway down heard beeping?
There was a cashpoint beeping at us... with paper hanging out... walking past glanced again and took a look.
Cash hanging out of it, lots of it...
That's when things escalated

HunterST_BFC wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:11 pm

I had one the most ridiculous days of my life that day...

I took a good friend - a Plymouth fan.
Sat in the Bee Hole end - Just about stopped a riot...

One day with time I'll list the whole day down and post it.
The whole "day" was bonkers and you literally could not make it up.
Would make a great film but far to daft to be believed

ChorltonCharlie wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:42 am

Funny old season that. You tend to forget that in the lower leagues you need higher average points to stay up. We had some really good results in the second half of the season and beat 5 of the teams that finished in the top 6. Also hammered York 7-2 at home and there was that great day at Preston when Neil Moore got the last minute winner. Seem to remember Glen Little being awesome that day.

jamesisaburyfan wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 08, 2020 11:17 am

And the rest, as they say, is history as envious glances are cast towards Gigg Lane.

JohnDearyMe wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:06 pm

Is there much footage of the Waddle season online? Would be great to see the 3-2 win at Preston again for starters

Rowls wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:33 pm

Despite the drama and the fun of the last-day survival it was a rotten season.

Waddle's purchases (with the exception of the Payton swap deal) were awful. Ford, Howey, Williams, Henderson - all useless.

ChorltonCharlie wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:40 pm

Barnes overall record for us was good. To the point I'm surprised how many he did get, especially under Heath. 30 goals in 65 league games isn't bad at all. Problem were goals were like buses for him. Wouldn't score for several games, then 5 in one go. Sure under Heath nearly half his 24 league goals game in just 3 games.

JohnDearyMe wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:44 pm

Did Paul Barnes go on to do much after we swapped him for Payton?

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 08, 2020 4:22 pm

Think you are right did he not score two hatricks alongside the 5 he got against Stockport?

JohnDearyMe wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:06 pm

Is there much footage of the Waddle season online? Would be great to see the 3-2 win at Preston again for starters

Funkydrummer wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:29 pm

https://www.managerstats.co.uk/managers/chris-waddle/

Cracking read !!!!

Spike wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:56 am

Waddle stole a wage that year and should be ashamed pretending to be a knowledgeable chappie in the media

He was more interested in boozing than footy! Despise the clown

Dawlishclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:17 am

We came up from Dawlish(Devon) for the game, what a day. Had some very interesting encounters with Plymouth fans in the service stations on the way home. Also seem to remember some 'happy' waves from Liverpool fans on the M6 - they had just beaten either Villa or West Ham and mistook our colours. The waves changed to thumbs up when my wife held up a Burnley scarf.

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:45 am

Can’t imagine they were happy they certainly weren’t at full time with the pitch invasion! I was working early that morning and remember Radio Lancs had a few interviews with their fans who were just getting on the coaches!