Best and worst opening games

[glyn]

Five Live are doing a text-in thing on people's best and worst memories of opening games

Mine

Best.....3-1 v Everton, 1985, beating the reigning champions in Gary's first match since leaving us for them

Worst....0-5 v Bolton, 2003 relegation season


Savage was on the radio and gave the Bolton one as his worst as well, and his favourite was the 2-2 draw v Man U in which we'd been 2-0 up until late

 

[Brauny Blue]

Was at that Everton game. Funny moment when the teams walked out, and the crowd at full blast chanting ' Gary Lineker what a w&n*er, what a w&n*er '
In jest of course:icon_bigg

 

[PEN3]

I was at the Everton game too. What goals by Bright - the audacious chips over the best keeper in the league at the time (Southall). I remember hearing chants of ' what a waste of money' durected towards Gaz Lineker. A pity that Bright failed to live up to this early promise. I have a feeling that Paul Groves also made his debut in this game.

Worst gaem - we lost 1-0 at home to Shrewsbury in the 1980s and Walsh was sent off for breaking David Geddis' jaw!

 

[KempsonFox]

Five Live are doing a text-in thing on people's best and worst memories of opening games

Mine

Best.....3-1 v Everton, 1985, beating the reigning champions in Gary's first match since leaving us for them

Worst....0-5 v Bolton, 2003 relegation season


Savage was on the radio and gave the Bolton one as his worst as well, and his favourite was the 2-2 draw v Man U in which we'd been 2-0 up until late

Was Bolton not 2001?

 

[Macky]

Was Bolton not 2001?

It was indeed. A horrible, chilling day, burnt savagely into my memory

 

[tedfoxxx]

It was indeed. A horrible, chilling day, burnt savagely into my memory

That was only my second season as a fox cub. I think I blubbed more at the Bolton result than the Wycombe one the season before.

 

[glyn]

I have a feeling that Paul Groves also made his debut in this game.

Paul Groves didn't join us until 1988. Ally Mauchlen may have made his debut

 

[glyn]

Was Bolton not 2001?

:icon_redf

Of course it was sorry, T**lor was in charge.

2003 wasn't great, a sign of things to come for the rest of the season as we lost a 2 goal lead against Southampton in the last 15 minutes. I remember I was in Rome and my brother was texting me the scores.

 

[Miles Away]

I was listening to that Bolton game on the radio in the states and before half time I'd thrown my office chair into my kitchen sink.

I'm a fairly meek (not to mention wimpy) bloke so such an outburst is a measure of how incredibly awful that game was.

It was coupled with the away fixture that year when we drew 2-2 with them at the reebok, they were playing with nine men for 70 minutes. Awful stuff.

 

[spionfox]

2003 wasn't great, a sign of things to come for the rest of the season as we lost a 2 goal lead against Southampton in the last 15 minutes.

That bleeding Kevin Phillips wasn't it?

 

[DesertFox]

Best.....3-1 v Everton, 1985, beating the reigning champions in Gary's first match since leaving us for them

Worst....0-5 v Bolton, 2003 (sic) relegation season

I'd go with these two as well.

The Bolton game was very distressing. It's never good news when the fans are screaming for the manager to be sacked before half time in the first game of the season. Peter Taylor - what a cock!

As for the Everton game, I was only a nipper (12) but I remember it well. I was directly in line with Brighty's super chip so had a great view of it.

 

[fox58]

Bolton deffo the worst although i remember losing to Notts County 4-0 at home in the early 80's which was pretty dire.

The best is more difficult the Everton game would be up there along with the 2-1 win away at Sunderland early 90's or the Man U away 2-2 draw

 

[4-4-2]

I remember listening to that 2-2 draw with Manchester United. 2-0 up through Cottee and Heskey but Beckham scored with a last minute free-kick.

 

[bocadillo]

Paul Groves didn't join us until 1988. Ally Mauchlen may have made his debut

Not him either. His first outing was when he came on as sub at Oxford.

Russell Osman would have been the debutant and Rob Kelly played his second game for City that day (his first having been the last game of not the previous season but the one before that)

 

[Brauny Blue]

Was Bolton not 2001?

It was indeed. A horrible, chilling day, burnt savagely into my memory

Same here. I was on my honeymoon at the time, and thats not the score i was looking for.......

 

[glyn]

That bleeding Kevin Phillips wasn't it?

He could do a job for us, I think.....is he available

 

[Blue Maniac]

Best: 3-1 win at Forest in 1913 :icon_wink

Worst: 4-3 defeat at Grimsby in 1894. I cried all the way home :icon_sad:

 

[PONTUS KAAMARK]

Worst....0-5 v Bolton, 2003 relegation season

Defo agree. Awful game. We were relegated by half time.

Beating Sunderland away 95-96 season was a good one.

 

[Cate Fox]

Best: 3-1 win at Forest in 1913 :icon_wink

Worst: 4-3 defeat at Grimsby in 1894. I cried all the way home :icon_sad:

jeez you're old.... :icon_wink

 

[Blue Maniac]

jeez you're old.... :icon_wink

Only as old as those I feel.