Freddie Goodwin.
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I think Rovers are up there as one of the teams Albion have met most frequently during our history. There have been the odd drab games, quite a few in recent history, but going back further, there have been some crackers.
I remember a Kit napier hat-trick in a 3-1 win. The Rovers centre half was larry lloyd who, a few weeks later moved to liverpool & became a legend. I also remember a stunning 4-2 win on the cusp of the Melia/Catlin days when, from 2-0 down we blew them away.
I also remember them thrashing us 3-0 in a game that made me sulk for ages. Also a Boxing day when they scored in the 1st min and hung on to that goal on a pitch which was the most waterlogged i had seen.
But the can only be one 'most memorable' for those who were there....
...Late november/early december -73 and lowly Albion were still the talk of the nation. brian Clough had walked out on Derby, one of the leading clubs and not long after winning the league, and Albion had snapped him up. For you youngsters, just imagine what would have happened if Murinho had joined a club at our level on leaving Chelsea.
This was about the 3-4th game of clough's reign & the TV cameras were there to see us take on league leaders & unbeaten Rovers. They were a well supported club and had a good following behind the South goal.
The 1st half was unbelievable. it seemed everytime rovers had the ball they swept forward down the wing, crossed in & goal. 5 times the ball was put into the north goal and I, like many northstanders, stood in disbelief, everytime looking at the linesman & ref because no team ever scores 5 goals away from home & all before half time. Oh, we did get one in that half.
The game finished 2-8, Warboys & Bannister being the deadly duo and scoring most of the goals. The video is around somewhere and poor old Sir Norman Gall can be seen watching most of the goals go in.
Clough was a pundit on ITV and had some explaining to do the next day. He had his son, Nigel on the bench, but he was only about 8 years old!
It was a record home defeat for Albion and followed up a 4=0 home FA Cup defeat by Walton & hersham, has there ever been a worse week for results?
Albion did turn it around and finished safely. On the last day of the season we had the return match at a packed Eastville for the rovers promotion party and drew that game 1-1.
Surprisingly I've always had a soft spot for Rovers. maybe it's more like respect for a club very similar to Albion so good luck to them, apart from tomorrow!
I remember a Kit napier hat-trick in a 3-1 win. The Rovers centre half was larry lloyd who, a few weeks later moved to liverpool & became a legend. I also remember a stunning 4-2 win on the cusp of the Melia/Catlin days when, from 2-0 down we blew them away.
I also remember them thrashing us 3-0 in a game that made me sulk for ages. Also a Boxing day when they scored in the 1st min and hung on to that goal on a pitch which was the most waterlogged i had seen.
But the can only be one 'most memorable' for those who were there....
...Late november/early december -73 and lowly Albion were still the talk of the nation. brian Clough had walked out on Derby, one of the leading clubs and not long after winning the league, and Albion had snapped him up. For you youngsters, just imagine what would have happened if Murinho had joined a club at our level on leaving Chelsea.
This was about the 3-4th game of clough's reign & the TV cameras were there to see us take on league leaders & unbeaten Rovers. They were a well supported club and had a good following behind the South goal.
The 1st half was unbelievable. it seemed everytime rovers had the ball they swept forward down the wing, crossed in & goal. 5 times the ball was put into the north goal and I, like many northstanders, stood in disbelief, everytime looking at the linesman & ref because no team ever scores 5 goals away from home & all before half time. Oh, we did get one in that half.
The game finished 2-8, Warboys & Bannister being the deadly duo and scoring most of the goals. The video is around somewhere and poor old Sir Norman Gall can be seen watching most of the goals go in.
Clough was a pundit on ITV and had some explaining to do the next day. He had his son, Nigel on the bench, but he was only about 8 years old!
It was a record home defeat for Albion and followed up a 4=0 home FA Cup defeat by Walton & hersham, has there ever been a worse week for results?
Albion did turn it around and finished safely. On the last day of the season we had the return match at a packed Eastville for the rovers promotion party and drew that game 1-1.
Surprisingly I've always had a soft spot for Rovers. maybe it's more like respect for a club very similar to Albion so good luck to them, apart from tomorrow!
