Emerson Thome Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 This match was completely glossed over in 'The Fight for Promotion' season video. And now, for my own perverse reasons, I find myself wondering what happened. It says here that Hirst and Wilson got the goals. But were the goals any good? Who set up the goals? Does any footage exist of this match? Or perhaps some newspaper reports survive. It says on that link that 6,061 people were there, on a (presumably) cold and dark winters day, 22nd December 1990. If you have a problem, if nobody can help, and if you can find them, maybe I can call on the wisdom of Owlstalk? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWL1969 Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 I can't remember the goals or the match, but I was there and can remember the teddy Bears. I think this was the 1st or certainly 1 of the first matches where they made an appearance. Remember em being thrown at the commentary box behind the away end. Although I thought it was a nice sunny day, that's probably my memory playing tricks with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkastav Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Think simpson got their goals. Werent we drawing alot around those weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watto Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Was also there , seems a small crowd, we took a few I know that but like others remember little of the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animis Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 I was there - stayed overnight. Usual 2000 turn out, even with it being the last Saturday before Christmas. Lile many games that season, we played well and ended up drawing - loads of 2-2s that season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgary Owl Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I remember going to the game but don’t recall much other than terrific away end atmosphere and I think twice losing the lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookieisdown Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I was there. Lived in Oxford at the time. Can remember very little about it. But it came during a long period of mediocre results and not always especially great performances. We'd been quickly out the traps that season but then got bogged down from late October. There was a 4-2 loss at Millwall from 2-0 up which started the rot. By December we were losing touch with the top two. (That season there were three automatic places and a further play off place) We all look back on that season as a golden year, which of course it was, and there were some great days. The 3-1 win at West Ham most notably. But there were also quite a lot of frustrating days too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Cant remember our goals but there equaliser was direct from a free kick and Danny wilson gave pressman a rocket coz it was on the side he was covering . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 No defeats but only the one win during December, we got back on track on New Years day when winning an important game 2-0 at Boro who were just behind us in table. 18. Sat 1 Dec NOTTS COUNTY............ 2-2 4 23,474 David Hirst, John Sheridan 19. Sat 8 Dec Bristol City............ 1-1 3 11,254 Danny Wilson 20. Sat 15 Dec IPSWICH TOWN............ 2-2 3 20,431 Trevor Francis, Nigel Pearson 21. Sat 22 Dec Oxford United........... 2-2 3 6,061 David Hirst, Danny Wilson 22. Wed 26 Dec WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS. 2-2 4 29,686 Steve McCall, Carlton Palmer 23. Sat 29 Dec PORTSMOUTH.............. 2-1 3 22,885 David Hirst 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookieisdown Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, bradowl said: No defeats but only the one win during December, we got back on track on New Years day when winning an important game 2-0 at Boro who were just behind us in table. 18. Sat 1 Dec NOTTS COUNTY............ 2-2 4 23,474 David Hirst, John Sheridan 19. Sat 8 Dec Bristol City............ 1-1 3 11,254 Danny Wilson 20. Sat 15 Dec IPSWICH TOWN............ 2-2 3 20,431 Trevor Francis, Nigel Pearson 21. Sat 22 Dec Oxford United........... 2-2 3 6,061 David Hirst, Danny Wilson 22. Wed 26 Dec WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS. 2-2 4 29,686 Steve McCall, Carlton Palmer 23. Sat 29 Dec PORTSMOUTH.............. 2-1 3 22,885 David Hirst 2 And we weren't playing particularly well, were we. I recall the Notts C game: we were 2-0 up without ever hitting our stride, and then they came back. Wolves (which I didn't see) I think we were two up also; and then the home win against Portsmouth was nerve soothing, although we weren't really in form yet. On its day, that team wasn't just the best in the division, but top six quality in the first. But there was a real inconsistency. Games, or sometimes just halves of football, where the mechanism just didn't seem to connect. There would have been absolute melt down on here post the Ipswich game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 48 minutes ago, thewookieisdown said: And we weren't playing particularly well, were we. I recall the Notts C game: we were 2-0 up without ever hitting our stride, and then they came back. Wolves (which I didn't see) I think we were two up also; and then the home win against Portsmouth was nerve soothing, although we weren't really in form yet. On its day, that team wasn't just the best in the division, but top six quality in the first. But there was a real inconsistency. Games, or sometimes just halves of football, where the mechanism just didn't seem to connect. There would have been absolute melt down on here post the Ipswich game! Yes I remember us being 2-0 up in Notts and Wolves games, Wolves was played in torrential rain second half. The Notts County game was when Warnock was in charge of them, I'm sure I read somewhere that Big Ron threatened to stick Colin's head in a bucket of water in dugout. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmigo Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Was this the run of games when fans started booing Sheridan ? Fans were proper fans back then , not even wednesday legends escaped a good boo back then. Now it’s just third rate scapegoats get booed, sad times 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Starling Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 1 hour ago, mcmigo said: Was this the run of games when fans started booing Sheridan ? Fans were proper fans back then , not even wednesday legends escaped a good boo back then. Now it’s just third rate scapegoats get booed, sad times No that was later in the season when ironically we played Oxford at home. We were awarded a penalty which Sheridan missed who then later misplaced a pass leading to Oxford scoring. We lost that game 2-0. At Portsmouth the following week the away following were doing their utmost to get behind Sheridan but we lost that game 2-0 and had Palmer sent off meaning he would miss the League Cup Final. The next game was at home to Blackburn which saw Sheridan score two goals, with the first goal celebration a show of defiance Sheridan's team mates towards the Kop not to boo Sheridan. The second goal celebration was back to business as normal. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
York_Owl Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 6 hours ago, thewookieisdown said: I was there. Lived in Oxford at the time. Can remember very little about it. But it came during a long period of mediocre results and not always especially great performances. We'd been quickly out the traps that season but then got bogged down from late October. There was a 4-2 loss at Millwall from 2-0 up which started the rot. By December we were losing touch with the top two. (That season there were three automatic places and a further play off place) We all look back on that season as a golden year, which of course it was, and there were some great days. The 3-1 win at West Ham most notably. But there were also quite a lot of frustrating days too I was at that Millwall game. We were all over them until what seemed half the team got injured. I think a few players including Nilsson were then out injured for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 33 minutes ago, York_Owl said: I was at that Millwall game. We were all over them until what seemed half the team got injured. I think a few players including Nilsson were then out injured for a while. That's the game that hirsty broke the world record distance of scoring with a header ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookieisdown Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 1 hour ago, York_Owl said: I was at that Millwall game. We were all over them until what seemed half the team got injured. I think a few players including Nilsson were then out injured for a while. Yes, I'd forgotten that. He was out for some months, maybe half the season. What a loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheriwozgod Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Wolves on boxing day...................didnt we play most of 2nd half with 10 men ?...............thought Harkes got sent off ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack the Hat Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I was there. Remember the ground was tiny with low stands and the ball got kicked over a couple of times. Really enjoyed the game and the coach journey but that’s all i recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 11 hours ago, bradowl said: Yes I remember us being 2-0 up in Notts and Wolves games, Wolves was played in torrential rain second half. The Notts County game was when Warnock was in charge of them, I'm sure I read somewhere that Big Ron threatened to stick Colin's head in a bucket of water in dugout. Notts County at home warnock did a dirty trick bu pretending they forgot their away kit making us play in yelllooowws at home if anyone can remember ...we were 2 up but ended 2-2. Wolves on boxing day was a blizzard wasnt it? I was at that Millwall away game, but lost got in late because of a hold up or something...we were 2 nil up and then nilsson and king both injured and we ended up losing 4-2. Was there again for the fa cup game that ended 4-4 too. Remember being at pompey away losing and carlton being sent off, raining, got back to sheffield about 9.30 then saw the small queue for the cup final tickets ...can you believe I ended up sleeping in the wooden South Stand after coming all the way back from Portsmouth that night? Crazy days! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 As for Oxford away ...i missed that one but it was the old manor ground and they were always a bit of a bogey side for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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