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1 hour ago, sexpistol said:

The petrol bomb incident happened in 1980

 

Yup. We went there about a month later (November) and lost 1-0, I think.

 

I remember their song:

 

He's only a poor little cockney.

His clothes are all tattered and torn.

He came for a fight.

So we set him alight.

And now he don't come anymore.

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5 hours ago, Emerson Thome said:

What was MHS out of interest?

Sorry, no idea now and probably very few people had any idea then. Maybe a company dreamt up by Bert McGee to get around financial restrictions?

 

Trivia fact about that photo - both the Liverpool players ,whose faces you can see, later signed for Wednesday,

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Loved Shelts... I remember him talking in an interview  about his unusually long arms ...like a flippin gibbon.

If he was around now there would be a love fest thread about him every week.

When he crossed the white line he gave everything for Wednesday, 

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On 22/09/2016 at 03:34, Mickjj said:

Here you go enjoy the memories

 

 

 

Love the commentary..." Sheffield Wednesday score from a set piece...that they've rehearsed countless times this season...and practice has made perfect."

 

The throw in from Sterland was touched by 3 Newcastle players before Megson headed it over to Shelton. Tactical genius from Wilkinson to involve the Newcastle players in our set piece rehearsals.

 

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On 21/09/2016 at 20:37, @owlstalk said:

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Gary Shelton - Sheffield Wednesday midfielder

 

Definitely one of my favourite all time players

Anyone else rate him?

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Shelts was a great signing and fantastic player for us.

 

Not many players could have worked so well in Sgt Wilko's 5-2-3 formation which took other teams by surprise.

 

The work that Shelts and Megson got through in midfield was outstanding.

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8 hours ago, Owls Loyal said:

Shelts was a great signing and fantastic player for us.

 

Not many players could have worked so well in Sgt Wilko's 5-2-3 formation which took other teams by surprise.

 

The work that Shelts and Megson got through in midfield was outstanding.

This. They were immense and Shelts never backed off anything. In the promotion season, we must have played about 55 matches and they hardly missed a game between them. And today players get arsey if they have to play 3 games in a week. 

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38 minutes ago, Bramhall Owl said:

This. They were immense and Shelts never backed off anything. In the promotion season, we must have played about 55 matches and they hardly missed a game between them. And today players get arsey if they have to play 3 games in a week. 

 

We played 53 games that season in all competitions. Lyons started every game, Megson all except 1 and Shelton missed 4.

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Shelts was my favourite player of the time, and his goals at Newcastle and Liverpool are without doubt two of the best memories of watching Wednesday over the years.

 

Shelton had the photo of him scoring in front of the Anfield Kop blown up and framed on the wall in his house.

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