Ffs, I thought he'd died.

Nay lad, just reminiscing . . .
(not many good times for us at the moment )

I was there. Although I never received any champagne!!!!

Happy New Year Sloppy

What !! you were there, in the hotel?

I was backpacking in Australia at the time, we didn't get the football results until Monday in those days.

Just as well.

btw - have you got an alert that notifies you when I post something ? . . . .

I was at that game.

I’m a City fan, and my first memory from that day was turning up to Maine Road to get one of the coaches to take us to Hillsborough, and seeing a taxi driver beat the crap out of a City fan who had tried to avoid paying for his taxi.

Sat in the upper tier of the Leppings Lane, hung over and don’t recall at all Hirst having go in goal. Do recall thinking that Wednesday were never in danger of losing that game. It wasn’t a good new year that year!!!

comment by RipleysCat (U1862)
posted 59 seconds ago
I was at that game.

I’m a City fan, and my first memory from that day was turning up to Maine Road to get one of the coaches to take us to Hillsborough, and seeing a taxi driver beat the crap out of a City fan who had tried to avoid paying for his taxi.

Sat in the upper tier of the Leppings Lane, hung over and don’t recall at all Hirst having go in goal. Do recall thinking that Wednesday were never in danger of losing that game. It wasn’t a good new year that year!!!
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You're making up for it now though

I was younger back then (obviously), but I did enjoy it so much more, simply because I was able to go to pretty much every game home and away (can’t do that these days). We weren’t a bad team in 1990 though. And Wednesday at that time were decent too.

Yeah, me too. I've still got a season ticket but pick and choose away games these days. That era was the best in my living memory, culminating in the 1991 Rumbelows Cup win against your neighbours

comment by The Owl 🦉 & hELLo Kitty (U1750)
posted 18 minutes ago
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It's on the City board.

comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
posted 5 seconds ago
comment by The Owl 🦉 & hELLo Kitty (U1750)
posted 18 minutes ago
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It's on the City board.
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No, I meant the only other Owls' fan, Sloppy. He's like the scarlet pimernel, but seems to find me regardless

That'll be Pimpernel . . .

Keep your doors bolted.

I have no fear of Owls' fans 💙💙

. . . it's the players that have me worried

He also had the fastest shot in PL history. Or did.

Yes, in 1996 it was 114mph, but has since been surpassed by 4 others, i think.

Not necessarily in the PL though . . .

comment by The Owl 🦉 & hELLo Kitty (U1750)
posted 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Yes, in 1996 it was 114mph, but has since been surpassed by 4 others, i think.
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I think only one other in the PL. Stephen Reid perhaps?

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comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
comment by The Owl 🦉 & hELLo Kitty (U1750)
posted 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Yes, in 1996 it was 114mph, but has since been surpassed by 4 others, i think.
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I think only one other in the PL. Stephen Reid perhaps?
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Yes, that seems to be the case. The others, were not in the PL.

comment by Raptor✡ (U1071)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
When I think of Sheffield Wednesday I always think of the opening fixture of the 1994/95 season. Set a precedent for the rest of the season under Ossie before he was sacked. Scoring lots of goals but also conceding them.

Be nice to have Wednesday back in the EPL again. Would always want them to win a Steel derby too.
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I remember it well, Klinsmann doing his 'dive' celebration after scoring the winning goal
Would be lovely to get the PL one day, before I shuffle off this mortal coil

comment by The Owl 🦉 & hELLo Kitty (U1750)
posted 12 hours, 48 minutes ago
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Wait. What? You mean that's a thing