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A bit of nostalgia - Preston to Wembley - 37 years on
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2025 7:34 pm
by billyhamilton82
Come on Burnley lets do it again and knock PNE out of another competition on our way to Wembley.
Especially for those no longer with us, who provided us with a very special slice of BFC history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cO_AWc ... azzburnley
Burnley: Chris Pearce, Shaun McGrory, Ray Deakin, Ian Britton, Steve Davis, Steve Gardner, Andy Farrell (Phil Malley 78), George Oghani, Steve Taylor, Paul Comstive, Ashley Hoskin. Sub not used: Phil Devaney.
Re: A bit of nostalgia - Preston to Wembley - 37 years on
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2025 7:44 pm
by Steve-Harpers-perm
Never tire of watching this! Strangest bit is the Preston fans walking around the pitch after a brief invasion from the away end!
Re: A bit of nostalgia - Preston to Wembley - 37 years on
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2025 7:46 pm
by Claretnick
What an unforgettable night.
The wooden terracing was literally bouncing.....worked with some PNE fans who had already booked their hotels for Wembley
Re: A bit of nostalgia - Preston to Wembley - 37 years on
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2025 7:48 pm
by HuncoatClaret
Brilliant memories of that night.
I'm still gutted for Ashley Hoskin that he was an unused sub at Wembley.
Re: A bit of nostalgia - Preston to Wembley - 37 years on
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2025 7:59 pm
by Steve-Harpers-perm
HuncoatClaret wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2025 7:48 pm
Brilliant memories of that night.
I'm still gutted for Ashley Hoskin that he was an unused sub at Wembley.
Saw Ashley Hoskin in the away end at Preston other week.
Re: A bit of nostalgia - Preston to Wembley - 37 years on
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2025 8:14 pm
by burnmark
It makes me laugh how Preston hold the Town End as some sacred place and one of the great ‘ends’ of English football, conveniently forgetting they housed away fans in it for a substantial number of years!
Re: A bit of nostalgia - Preston to Wembley - 37 years on
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 12:58 am
by Jimmymaccer
burnmark wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2025 8:14 pm
It makes me laugh how Preston hold the Town End as some sacred place and one of the great ‘ends’ of English football, conveniently forgetting they housed away fans in it for a substantial number of years!
Good job no VAR for either of the 2nd and 3rd goals!!!
Proper just kick it in the f’in net, and offside overruled by the ref…………..
Re: A bit of nostalgia - Preston to Wembley - 37 years on
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 3:39 am
by Wokingclaret
Went to the home tie with my dad, second leg up in Guisborough we had to watch live on Ceefax, it wasn't on anywhwere else
Re: A bit of nostalgia - Preston to Wembley - 37 years on
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:55 am
by agreenwood
A sign of how football has changed that Ray Deakin drove our bus on a junior school trip and Steve Gardner was my boss in a factory summer job I had. I think Ray may even have still been a Burnley player at the time.
Not much money in fourth division football back then.