Villa or Fulham

[Supersub6]

Last and only time I was there 59/60 we won 5-3, sometime in the 1960s. Either Willie Irvine or Brian O'Neill scored a hat trick, it's so long ago now I can't remember which.

Perhaps it is just the memory that is failing sinkov because it could well have been this match that he was talking about
Fulham v Burnley - 11th December 1965 Football League Division One

Fulham 2 Burnley 5 Willie Irvine (3), Brian O'Neil, Brian Miller (pen)

Attendance: 12,092

[sinkov]

Perhaps it is just the memory that is failing sinkov because it could well have been this match that he was talking about
Fulham v Burnley - 11th December 1965 Football League Division One

Fulham 2 Burnley 5 Willie Irvine (3), Brian O'Neil, Brian Miller (pen)

Attendance: 12,092

Yes, that's the one Ss, gave Fulham a goal too many but my memory didn't do too badly with the rest. One thing I don't remember is Brian Miller taking a penalty. Did he take many, and as we had so many prolific scorers at the time, why on earth was Brian taking them anyway ?

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Yes, that's the one Ss, gave Fulham a goal too many but my memory didn't do too badly with the rest. One thing I don't remember is Brian Miller taking a penalty. Did he take many, and as we had so many prolific scorers at the time, why on earth was Brian taking them anyway ?

Better effort this one sinkov. My uncle on my mother's side lived in the street right behind Craven Cottage and he took me to the match.

I'm sure Brian was captain at the time and he just walked over and took the ball. He was a big lad was Mr Miller and no-one dared argue with him. I am also sure it was the first time I ever saw a penalty smashed right down the middle.

[sinkov]

Better effort this one sinkov. My uncle on my mother's side lived in the street right behind Craven Cottage and he took me to the match.

I'm sure Brian was captain at the time and he just walked over and took the ball. He was a big lad was Mr Miller and no-one dared argue with him. I am also sure it was the first time I ever saw a penalty smashed right down the middle.

Be fair BT, my first effort wasn't bad, we had won there 5-3 and 5-2 in the 60s, at over 50 years distance, just getting the Fulham scores the wrong round is forgiveable surely ?

Anyway I'll put my memory to the test once again. I have this idea that the BT's goal was a screamer from 25/30 yards out. You were there, and you of all people should be able to recall that. Am I right ?

[sinkov]

Come on BT, was it a 30 yarder or not, you were there.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Sinkov, watching Brian O'Neil play inspired my first ever case of "man love".

If I recall correctly and I am sure I can, the ball was tapped to him on a short free kick and he blasted it in from just outside the 'D'.

One of Irvine's was a spectacular scissors kick from a cross by I think Willie Morgan.

My long departed great uncle Bill was an avid Cottager but he loved Burnley because they were one of the few teams at the time who could beat Tottenham.

He was on a visit "up north" and stood with me in the Beehole End when we hammered Spurs 7-2 and BT scored twice, funnily enough both 25-30 yard screamers from outside the box!

[sinkov]

Your recall of detail is far better than mine BT, you must be quite a bit younger, so it's not so far in the distant past for you. I saw so many big games in the 60s, but I can remember very little detail from them now.

One that really surprised me recently was seeing a photo of us descending the Wembley steps after receiving losers medals in the 62 Cup Final. It was clearly raining quite hard, men had macs on, women with those plastic rainhoods they used to wear. I was there, and stood out in the open, but if you'd have asked I would have said it was a fine day, I have no recollection of rain, or getting wet whatsoever.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Your recall of detail is far better than mine BT, you must be quite a bit younger, so it's not so far in the distant past for you. I saw so many big games in the 60s, but I can remember very little detail from them now.

One that really surprised me recently was seeing a photo of us descending the Wembley steps after receiving losers medals in the 62 Cup Final. It was clearly raining quite hard, men had macs on, women with those plastic rainhoods they used to wear. I was there, and stood out in the open, but if you'd have asked I would have said it was a fine day, I have no recollection of rain, or getting wet whatsoever.

My wife thinks I am some sort of autistic and quite mad football freak, I have this daft gift of being able to remember almost every game I have ever seen or played in.

When I am in her company and meet up with old mates, all I get is "here we go again!" I once told her about a Cup Final I played in, we won 6-1 and I missed a penalty.

Two weeks later I was walking down Blackpool promenade with her and I bumped into our old centre-forward who was also walking down the prom with his missus. He said do you remember me scoring a hat trick in the 1967 Cup Final and you missing a penalty!

To further compound her woes he sent me a photo of the team, which the wife had framed and is now on my study wall. Great times!

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Your recall of detail is far better than mine BT, you must be quite a bit younger, so it's not so far in the distant past for you. I saw so many big games in the 60s, but I can remember very little detail from them now.

One that really surprised me recently was seeing a photo of us descending the Wembley steps after receiving losers medals in the 62 Cup Final. It was clearly raining quite hard, men had macs on, women with those plastic rainhoods they used to wear. I was there, and stood out in the open, but if you'd have asked I would have said it was a fine day, I have no recollection of rain, or getting wet whatsoever.

I was ten at the time and I cried all the way back to Crewe where the train broke down. My grandad threatened to throw me off the train unless I "grew up and remembered it's only a game!" I still prefer Bill Shankly's take on the beautiful game!