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Drew
Funnily enough I bumped into Paul at the Feugo Lounge in Lewes before the Spuds game.
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[Albion] 25yrs ago today
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East Staffs Gull
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Chester were having problems at the time and the game was being televised.
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Can’t recall much about it but there was also quite a presence from IMUSA, the Man United supporters instrumental in setting up FC United. A bloke called Andy Walsh spoke up at a meeting about the perils of bad ownership, but like I say my memory has failed me on this one but in answer to an earlier question there was certainly a Fans United element to this match.
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Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
My ticket!
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
No, it was Terry Smith. He thought he could coach a football team, but couldn't.
Terry Smith (American football, born 1959) - Wikipedia
LANGDON SEAGULL
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Terry Smith took over in 1999 after Guterman. We played and lost to a team managed by Smith at the Withdean.No, it was Terry Smith. He thought he could coach a football team, but couldn't.
Terry Smith (American football, born 1959) - Wikipedia
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Sirnormangall
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I did that too: Chester on a Friday night and stayed overnight to see Liverpool thrash Saints next day. We thought we ought to take in a match at Anfield while we were in the northwest because it was unlikely that we’d see the Albion play there other than if we were fortunate to get a rare cup draw. How times have changed……
And it was they who had the brand new stadium.....Now 118 places below us
And at they time they were a city and we weren't.
Life is weird. Fact.
When is says 'that portion to be retained'.....it didn't mean you had to keep it for ever
(says he who not only keeps all his old tickets but has photographed some of them and uploaded them to NSC
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Didn’t Atilla do a gig afterwards? I have a vague recollection…
Superphil
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That’s right, and a hell of a trek on a Friday. We had family living in the Wirral so were able to stay over after rather than face that drive back after.
Yes he did. I ended up there. Seem to remember it was at the town hall or some other civic building.
Mike Small
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I remember looking forward to that game at school all week thinking my team would be on Sky Sports on Friday! Everyone else supported United, Arsenal etc but I couldn't wait to watch us on telly at home! It was an awful game. Never looked liked scoring in a million years!
AZ Gull
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It was Fans United 3 - as per this Chester website
Was Albion v Doncaster on Feb 14 1998 deemed Fans United 2 (I know it was referred to as The Heart of Football) or was there another club that staged a Fans United between Feb 1997 and that Chester game?
Was Albion v Doncaster on Feb 14 1998 deemed Fans United 2 (I know it was referred to as The Heart of Football) or was there another club that staged a Fans United between Feb 1997 and that Chester game?
- Oct 17, 2008
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Toilet paper would be apt.
Absolute dross. We had some absolutely shocking footballers back then. Glen Thomas and Jamie Moralee as regulars! That’s not evening counting guys who could barely run that we gave LEAGUE starts to as essentially trial matches sight unseen - Mahoney-Johnson, Adekola, then desperate loanees like Valur Gislason, a man who looked absolutely terrified of the football.
Steve Gritt had never seen Mahoney-Johnson play, but he had nobody else and got him out of an old-fashioned “transfer list”.
f*** me, “good old days” indeed.
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Widely accepted as one of the worst professional football matches ever played in league history - 23rd vs 24th at the bottom in Division 3, neither side having a shot of any description. I read somewhere that the ball spent over 45% of time in the air. This is a phenomenal achievement.
Doncaster lost 34 of their games.
I believe it - I was there. So, so depressing even as a child who blindly loved my club no matter what.
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AZ Gull
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I was also there (but I wasn't a child).
World of Sport
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I went to the old Sealand Road ground back in the 70's, but Isn't Chester's 'new' ground in Wales
ROSM
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The west stand is in wales, the other 3 are in england..thats why the directors box and offices are in the east stand (unusual in new build due to likelihood of sun being in the eyes of coaches and directors/guests)