| On this day 2000 13:33 - Feb 5 with 11278 views | Tommyparker |
Marcus Stewart, signed from Huddersfield Town for 2.5 million, scored on his debut as Barnsley were beaten 2-0 at Oakwell, Stewart makes a dream start by beating two men on a dazzling run before rounding Miller to guide the ball home.
Town
Wright
Croft
Clapham
Brown
Mowbray
McGreal
Holland
Magilton
Scowcroft
Johnson
Stewart
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| On this day 2000 on 17:49 - Feb 5 with 3792 views | chicoazul |
| On this day 2000 on 17:29 - Feb 5 by Sharkey |
How did he find room for Brown in an XI with Mowbray and McGreal? Did he often use three centre halves? |
Yes quite often. Brown was pretty mobile and not bad on the ball. All 3 CBs were very aggressive and kept it simple and would basically funnel it into Holland Magic and Head (Jamie Clapham's nickname).
God I hate you Marcus Evans and I hate getting old.
EDIT; we also had Venus who would usually play ahead of Brown but I think he had a few knocks that season. He was another excellent player. And he once broke a Norwich player's ankle with a free kick. I wish it was 2001 again. [Post edited 5 Feb 2020 17:56]
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| On this day 2000 on 17:51 - Feb 5 with 3789 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| On this day 2000 on 17:08 - Feb 5 by Meadowlark |
Jon Walters....? |
As quality as he was he didn't make sufficient impact to take us up.
Other quality signings would include a number of loans, McGoldrick, Murphy and Waghorn but none has had the impact Stewart did.
Hreidarsson is a good shout because we were on a different level that first season up to what was expected and he was a major reason for that. Unfortunately, being on a different is a major factor in the prolonged fall that followed. |  |
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| On this day 2000 on 17:52 - Feb 5 with 3784 views | Tommyparker |
| On this day 2000 on 17:33 - Feb 5 by Wickets |
That was away at Barnsley the season after in the Premier league pretty sure we often got attendances nearing 30,000 . Someone will look it up but i think season tickets sold out ? |
1999-2000 average home attendance 18,524
2000-2001 average home attendance 22,532 | | | |
| On this day 2000 on 17:56 - Feb 5 with 3777 views | Sharkey |
| On this day 2000 on 17:38 - Feb 5 by Wickets |
He did pretty good for Hull . |
And before that he was a regular for Colchester in the team that finished tenth in the Championship. |  | | |
| On this day 2000 on 17:58 - Feb 5 with 3775 views | chicoazul |
| On this day 2000 on 17:49 - Feb 5 by chicoazul |
Yes quite often. Brown was pretty mobile and not bad on the ball. All 3 CBs were very aggressive and kept it simple and would basically funnel it into Holland Magic and Head (Jamie Clapham's nickname).
God I hate you Marcus Evans and I hate getting old.
EDIT; we also had Venus who would usually play ahead of Brown but I think he had a few knocks that season. He was another excellent player. And he once broke a Norwich player's ankle with a free kick. I wish it was 2001 again. [Post edited 5 Feb 2020 17:56]
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And I totally forgot the Norwich player got a yellow card for encroachment as he was on the stretcher screaming in pain hahahahaha | |
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| On this day 2000 on 18:02 - Feb 5 with 3771 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| On this day 2000 on 17:58 - Feb 5 by chicoazul |
And I totally forgot the Norwich player got a yellow card for encroachment as he was on the stretcher screaming in pain hahahahaha |
Didn't it end his career?
Can't recall his name but can remember the incident.
Second thoughts, was it Luke Chadwick? | |
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| On this day 2000 on 18:05 - Feb 5 with 3765 views | chicoazul |
| On this day 2000 on 18:02 - Feb 5 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Didn't it end his career?
Can't recall his name but can remember the incident.
Second thoughts, was it Luke Chadwick? |
No Chadwick was the House Elf lookalike who Matthew Bates put through an advertising hoarding on his one and only game for us on loan from Boro.
Venus' victim was Alex Notman, i just checked and it did indeed end his career hahaha | |
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| On this day 2000 on 18:11 - Feb 5 with 3755 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| On this day 2000 on 18:05 - Feb 5 by chicoazul |
No Chadwick was the House Elf lookalike who Matthew Bates put through an advertising hoarding on his one and only game for us on loan from Boro.
Venus' victim was Alex Notman, i just checked and it did indeed end his career hahaha |
Matt Bates looked a really promising player but got a nasty injury himself and never really made it either did he? | |
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| On this day 2000 on 18:11 - Feb 5 with 3755 views | Radlett_blue |
| On this day 2000 on 17:49 - Feb 5 by chicoazul |
Yes quite often. Brown was pretty mobile and not bad on the ball. All 3 CBs were very aggressive and kept it simple and would basically funnel it into Holland Magic and Head (Jamie Clapham's nickname).
God I hate you Marcus Evans and I hate getting old.
EDIT; we also had Venus who would usually play ahead of Brown but I think he had a few knocks that season. He was another excellent player. And he once broke a Norwich player's ankle with a free kick. I wish it was 2001 again. [Post edited 5 Feb 2020 17:56]
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I thought Brown was poor on the ball - probably about Chambers's level & usually resorted to a hoof. |  |
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| On this day 2000 on 18:12 - Feb 5 with 3755 views | Mullet |
| On this day 2000 on 18:02 - Feb 5 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Didn't it end his career?
Can't recall his name but can remember the incident.
Second thoughts, was it Luke Chadwick? |
Alex Notman. (damn autocorrect)
Believe he was a Man Utd academy player like Mulryne was (Mark Robins connection was it?) and highly rated until Veno gavehim the Misery treatment with a set piece.
Think he tried to come back but never went anywhere, circles presumably. [Post edited 5 Feb 2020 19:55]
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| On this day 2000 on 18:22 - Feb 5 with 3745 views | rfretwell |
| On this day 2000 on 17:46 - Feb 5 by chicoazul |
5 at the back and Scowie sort of played in a 10 role. |
What players we had then! Proper big hard as nails central defenders, fantastically clever forwards and a creative midfield. Marcus Stewart would be worth £30 million minimum today given his age at the time. Player recruitment back then was outstanding. | | | |
| On this day 2000 on 18:26 - Feb 5 with 3737 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| On this day 2000 on 18:22 - Feb 5 by rfretwell |
What players we had then! Proper big hard as nails central defenders, fantastically clever forwards and a creative midfield. Marcus Stewart would be worth £30 million minimum today given his age at the time. Player recruitment back then was outstanding. |
Player recruitment the following year (the second in the Premier League) was where it all went wrong. | |
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| On this day 2000 on 18:29 - Feb 5 with 3735 views | Pecker |
| On this day 2000 on 18:26 - Feb 5 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Player recruitment the following year (the second in the Premier League) was where it all went wrong. |
Spent an awful lot of money for not a lot. We only needed 1 signing to keep the others on their toes. GBs biggest mistake as Town manager. |  | | |
| On this day 2000 on 18:49 - Feb 5 with 3716 views | BlueBadger |
| On this day 2000 on 17:29 - Feb 5 by Sharkey |
How did he find room for Brown in an XI with Mowbray and McGreal? Did he often use three centre halves? |
As I recall, it was because McGreal spent a lot of time injured. I may be wrong here. |  |
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| On this day 2000 on 19:07 - Feb 5 with 3704 views | BlueBadger |
| On this day 2000 on 18:49 - Feb 5 by BlueBadger |
As I recall, it was because McGreal spent a lot of time injured. I may be wrong here. |
Having checked the stats, I AM wrong. | |
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| On this day 2000 on 20:12 - Feb 5 with 3662 views | textbackup |
| On this day 2000 on 17:00 - Feb 5 by monytowbray |
Pretty sure it was full as I was at this game. The ground held around 18k then I believe. No idea if they’ve done work since though. |
the game was away
and PR held 21500 in them days |  |
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| On this day 2000 on 20:18 - Feb 5 with 3657 views | textbackup |
| On this day 2000 on 18:49 - Feb 5 by BlueBadger |
As I recall, it was because McGreal spent a lot of time injured. I may be wrong here. |
McGreal had been injured during the playoff semis and made it back for the final, remember him and dave Williams the physio hugging like mad walking down the tunnel after | |
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| On this day 2000 on 23:54 - Feb 5 with 3555 views | BlueBadger |
| On this day 2000 on 20:18 - Feb 5 by textbackup |
McGreal had been injured during the playoff semis and made it back for the final, remember him and dave Williams the physio hugging like mad walking down the tunnel after |
That's probably why my memory is like it is. As I said, I went back and looked at the numbers.. | |
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| On this day 2000 on 00:22 - Feb 6 with 3540 views | BlueBadger |
| On this day 2000 on 16:58 - Feb 5 by vapour_trail |
Hmm not sure about that.
Hermann had a major influence on the side. |
I loved Hermann. Looked like a bit of an oaf, but by 'eck his rampaging runs, with opposition players bouncing off him, be it from centre half or left back were a joy to behold. | |
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| On this day 2000 on 09:41 - Feb 6 with 3476 views | The_Last_Baron |
| On this day 2000 on 17:02 - Feb 5 by PrideOfTheEast |
352 with Scowie behind Johnson and Stewart. |
Scowcroft roamed around, mainly on the right side of the attack behind the front two. He was superb in that role.
We should not have sold him in 2001, a major reason why we were relegated. |  |
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| On this day 2000 on 14:22 - Feb 6 with 3437 views | itfc_bucks |
| On this day 2000 on 17:32 - Feb 5 by TractorCam |
This was at Oakwell. |
Indeed, I seem to remember we spanked them 6-0 or something at PR very early o in the season.
One of a few batterings we dished out that year. Forest was another, IIRC. | | | |
| On this day 2000 on 16:33 - Feb 6 with 3417 views | Pilgrimblue |
Loved him to bits. He was so cool, never in a hurry letting the defences guess his next move and then slotting the ball home.
Wish he was coaching here to show how our forwards the way to do it! |  | | |
| On this day 2000 on 17:54 - Feb 6 with 3403 views | The_Last_Baron |
| On this day 2000 on 17:56 - Feb 5 by Sharkey |
And before that he was a regular for Colchester in the team that finished tenth in the Championship. |
Brown was a good, solid defender. He was the back up man behind Venus, Mowbray and McGreal (the pick of them) but he played a big part in the promotion season. We also had Thetis who went from cult hero in 98-99 to a clown in 99-00. | |
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| On this day 2000 on 17:59 - Feb 6 with 3399 views | The_Last_Baron |
| On this day 2000 on 16:33 - Feb 6 by Pilgrimblue |
Loved him to bits. He was so cool, never in a hurry letting the defences guess his next move and then slotting the ball home.
Wish he was coaching here to show how our forwards the way to do it! |
The goal he scored on his debut at Barnsley was a bit like the goal at Bolton in the play-offs. Rounded the keeper to his left, pulled the ball back onto his left foot and scored. There were groans from the Town fans behind the goal for both when he cut back again with an open goal to aim for. His right foot must have been weak.
On his home debut he scored another fine goal against Huddersfield and then did little (poor form and injury) until the play-offs when he came to life. | |
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