Remembering the two 7's v York and Walsall and Charlton and Chester and for us older ones, the 9 v Southend, but are there any NSCers out there who have seen 8 scored in a league game by us?
There was 8 v Northwich ( ? ) in the Cup but beyond that, I can't remember any Albion side reaching that...
There was a strange parallel between the two home games. York and Walsall. We were pretty awful in the first halves of both games but sprang to life after the interval. York was 2-2 at HT and Walsall 0-0.
Maybe it demonstrates what a good ' half-time manager ' Mullery was and how he got the...
Good job he stayed. I had someone standing next to me who left at halftime, grumbling about the bloody weather and how we always lose to Walsall and how the second half was going to be so predictable!
Often wonder how he felt when he saw the final score.
The second half burst into life so quickly, that most of us were swept up in it and before we knew it, the goals were pouring in. From first goal to last, they averaged a goal every four minutes. To see two quick forwards, working in complete harmony and understanding and everything they did...
Stood on the NW Terrace, remember it as very damp and I too was 23 years old.
The most surprising night in Albion history. Awful first half. Mullery was so angry he sent them back out, after 2-3 minutes in the dressing room, to stand in the rain and cold and wait fully 5-6 minutes for Walsall to...