Boro take a sightly different look at the two sides past history

[FAT OWL]

Actually very good, whether factual or not!

[33]

Arctics FFS

Not an Owl amongst them...!

[Guest OWO]

I was at that game in 88/89 when we sent them down, they were in the North and on the triangle on the Kop.

 

I was there too..a load of them sneeked into the south stand where I was (alone)...uneasy game to watch

Edited February 28, 2014 by OWO

[thebrap11]

What wa 60s bribe scandal?

[M Royds]

What wa 60s bribe scandal?

I was thinking that. Surely it was a betting scandal as opposed to taking bribes.

[Tommo_]

Quite a good read. This fact interested me from that article;

 

Historic Cup Moment: Wednesday lost the 1966 FA Cup final after dropping their centre-half, who was so peeved he left for a team at the bottom of Division Three, one John Hickton.

 

Hickton was a centre forward was he not?

 

Good article, a bit eccentric mind.

[Utah Owl]

I would have thought that Saturday 20 April 1974 would have been a high point for them - it was one of my low's as a lad them thrashing Wednesday 8-0! 

My first proper away game.

 

Loved the article, especially the errors!

[darklord]

enjoyed that

[torryowl]

rising damp was set in leeds ......

[Guest zipzippy]

It says arctic monkeys are owls fans ???

[RUMBELOWS91]

Like it.

Never knew Rising Damp was set in Sheffield.

[scarboro-owl]

I was thinking that. Surely it was a betting scandal as opposed to taking bribes.

err 3 players taking bribes?????

[since59owe]

Like it.

Never knew Rising Damp was set in Sheffield.

News to me

[lesbarbeux]

Hickton was a centre forward was he not?

 

Good article, a bit eccentric mind.

 

Started as a left back, converted to CF. Scored a few goals and a shed load for Boro'. Always looked awkward and was the only 6 foot odd player I've ever seen that reached 5ft 10 when he jumped.

 

Actually bumped into him as a kid when walking down the the stain for an early 60's derby. Walked with him from the bottom of Fitzwilliam Street to the ground with a mate of mine (where are you now Derek?!)  and we told him to watch for Joe Shaw passing back to the keeper...not something that happened a lot then but he was famous for it and it was deemed negative by us. If memory serves me rightly (tho' I could easily be wrong), we drew and Hickton scored.

Edited March 1, 2014 by lesbarbeux