[Albion] "It was a forcefield..."

Bozza

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A reminder of what David Blunkett said about the Amex atmosphere on the evening of the play-off semi against Sheffield Wednesday...

"Well I’ve never experienced anything, in the many years I’ve been a Sheffield Wednesday supporter, like the first quarter of that game last night.​

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It was a forcefield. It was a forcefield on the pitch and off it. The sound was unbelievable, the emotion was so high that we were all holding our heads in our hands and literally shaking."​

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Some of that tonight, please!

 

LamieRobertson

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Gawd i remember when Dunk scored that goal….roof nearly came off

 

Sheebo

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LamieRobertson said:

Gawd i remember when Dunk scored that goal….roof nearly came off

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Wasn’t theirs a spawny deflected shot goal too… football eh

 

Man of Harveys

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Was he the referee?

 

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Sheebo said:

Wasn’t theirs a spawny deflected shot goal too… football eh

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Foul on Dunk if I remember

 

Sheebo

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Worst thing about this tie was the home-leg. We were decimated with injuries and Knocky had a foot as black as the ace of spades but took injections. Same thing away at Derby in the play offs (Chicksen left back I think) if I remember rightly. Just a hurdle too far with a squad absolutely down to the bones.

 

LamieRobertson

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LamieRobertson said:

Gawd i remember when Dunk scored that goal….roof nearly came off

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And here it is ..knew I had a vid kicking around

 

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Michael Vaughn said something similar. It wasn’t about the crowd as they are Massive, it was our play.

But a pin popped the Albion balloon when the cnt scored a deflected equaliser on 28 minutes. Game over. So irrationally cocky, Carvahal said on final whistle “Now we can wake up the giant”..


Karma …. boy I loved the Wembley play off result

 

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GJN1

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Sheebo said:

Wasn’t theirs a spawny deflected shot goal too… football eh

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Thought it was one of those free-kicks out wide that misses everyone and drifts in at the far post?

 

brighton_tom

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Sheebo said:

Wasn’t theirs a spawny deflected shot goal too… football eh

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Very clear push on Dunk. He would have cleared the ball if not.

 

brighton_tom

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GJN1 said:

Thought it was one of those free-kicks out wide that misses everyone and drifts in at the far post?

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Because Dunk was flattened.

 

Deadly Danson

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Ike and Tina Burner said:

Foul on Dunk if I remember

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Yes. And I'm still cross about it.

 

GJN1

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I'm constantly amazed that we managed to come back from the agony of how that season panned out. Quite remarkable, as David Coleman might have said.

 

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GJN1 said:

I'm constantly amazed that we managed to come back from the agony of how that season panned out. Quite remarkable, as David Coleman might have said.

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Signing Muzza and Duffy made us the complete first 11. Muzza scored 23 times.

Imho our 2016/17 team and squad was a step up.

 

BNthree

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The only force field is in front of the Roma goal stopping us from scoring

 

Shooting Star

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LamieRobertson said:

Gawd i remember when Dunk scored that goal….roof nearly came off

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One of, if not my favourite Albion memory. Spine-tingling just thinking of it. Hugged a stranger and people standing on their chairs behind me celebrating.