After 30 games in 1991

[Tummy Burger]

We had 2 more points and were 6th. The team who were 7th were Millwall and they ended up 3rd I think. Trying not to draw too many parralels and get carried away, but the play offs are starting to look like a real possibility. A play off semi at the Amex certainly floats my boat anyway. Only downside is that the team who were 5th , where Palace currently are went on to win the play offs against us. Yeah your right it's all bollocks. As you were.

 

[Tummy Burger]

I lied Millwall finished 5th. Interestingly the team just outside the play offs that year were Middlesbrough. Weird cos I could have sworn it was Barnsley.

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Ignore me. 3 went up and 4 in play offs. Boro scraped in. Barnsley did indeed miss out.

 

[jevs]

Barnsley lost out on goal difference or by one point. Think they were ahead of BHA before Deano's free kick and teflon's penalty save.

One thing that ain't gonna happen...Brighton won't unveil a hideous away kit at the play-off final this time. Never laughed so much in my life when they wheeled that kit out !!!!

 

[Guinness Boy]

I lied Millwall finished 5th. Interestingly the team just outside the play offs that year were Middlesbrough. Weird cos I could have sworn it was Barnsley.

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Ignore me. 3 went up and 4 in play offs. Boro scraped in. Barnsley did indeed miss out.

For some of our younger fans, Barnsley were already celebrating as their result got them in to the playoffs as things stood. However we were at home to Ipswich and (I think) Johnny Byrne had just been fouled outside their area. Cue a minute of injury time during which Dean Wilkins curled in the free kick at the South Stand end. The goal put us in the playoffs and Barnsley out of them. I found myself standing in the centre circle *cough* surrounded by about 500 jubilant North Dtanders

EDIT probably not 500 but enough for the police not to bother with any of us

 

[Tummy Burger]

For some of our younger fans, Barnsley were already celebrating as their result got them in to the playoffs as things stood. However we were at home to Ipswich and (I think) Johnny Byrne had just been fouled outside their area. Cue a minute of injury time during which Dean Wilkins curled in the free kick at the South Stand end. The goal put us in the playoffs and Barnsley out of them. I found myself standing in the centre circle *cough* surrounded by about 500 jubilant North Dtanders

EDIT probably not 500 but enough for the police not to bother with any of us

I Was one of those dancing across the pitch also. I remember seeing scenes of Barnsley fans celebrating before they heard th bad news. Tis why I was confused looking at the league table. As for the kit at Wembley. God that was awful. The shirt was one thing, the matching shorts however were on another level.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

If we hadn't launched that kit, we'd have won the Final. Can't intimidate opposition while looking like a giant chewits wrapper.

 

[grummitts gloves]

Ah! The 91 final. The start of the meteoric rise of one Mr Warnock! God we were shit that day. My best memory was getting pissed before the game on the coach. My cousin decided he needed a piss badly before we had even left the A23. Oh the fun we had as the driver pulled over on the hard shoulder then proceeded to move forward every time my cousin made a grab for the door whilst running as fast as his little asmatic legs would carry him. Happy days!

 

[Tummy Burger]

Ah! The 91 final. The start of the meteoric rise of one Mr Warnock! God we were shit that day. My best memory was getting pissed before the game on the coach. My cousin decided he needed a piss badly before we had even left the A23. Oh the fun we had as the driver pulled over on the hard shoulder then proceeded to move forward every time my cousin made a grab for the door whilst running as fast as his little asmatic legs would carry him. Happy days!

I don't recall us being that bad that day. Maybe my memory is bad, but I seem to remember thinking we were the better more attacking side but couldn't score. They played hoofball and scored every chance they had.

 

[The Modfather]

I don't recall us being that bad that day. Maybe my memory is bad, but I seem to remember thinking we were the better more attacking side but couldn't score. They played hoofball and scored every chance they had.

Thats how I remember it too

 

[grummitts gloves]

No chaps, Tommy Johnson ripped us a new one. We were woeful in attack. Was it Johnny Byrne who was crocked? Even Wilkins apologised for the below par performance.

 

[T soprano]

It's funny how some games you have hardly any memory of but on the day I remember drinking around the pubs in Kilburn but nothing of The game

 

[Tummy Burger]

No chaps, Tommy Johnson ripped us a new one. We were woeful in attack. Was it Johnny Byrne who was crocked? Even Wilkins apologised for the below par performance.

In that case lets hope we get there again and go one better. One thing is for certain, you could not get a more exciting end to the season than that one, with Ipswich and then Millwall. Getting crushed in the north stand on those games are my fondest football fan moments and will never leave me. Happy days.

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

Twas the year we reached the Play-Offs with a negative goal difference.

 

[pasty]

Twas the year we reached the Play-Offs with a negative goal difference.

Not sure if true, but someone once told me that had we won that game and gone up, we would have been the first team ever to have gained promotion with a negative gd.

 

[forrest]

Ah yes i remember that lovely play off final kit! Was the first Albion kit i brought with my own money as a teenager. Wore it with pride in PE at school lol

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

Not sure if true, but someone once told me that had we won that game and gone up, we would have been the first team ever to have gained promotion with a negative gd.

I can't imagine there being any other cases.