| On This Day 1992…. 13:15 - Apr 4 with 1302 views | ITFC_Forever |
Whelan.
Thompson.
Wark missed pen.
Friendly pitch invasion.
Jobson Out.
Mass away support.
Party Politics.
Those Were The fccking Days.. [Post edited 4 Apr 14:34]
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| On This Day 1992…. on 13:27 - Apr 4 with 1241 views | Illinoisblue |
It was a magical season. And started with crowds of just 9k early on! |  |
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| My favourite season…. on 13:33 - Apr 4 with 1217 views | Bloots |
| On This Day 1992…. on 13:27 - Apr 4 by Illinoisblue |
It was a magical season. And started with crowds of just 9k early on! |
….following Town that one.
As you say, magical. [Post edited 4 Apr 14:07]
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| On This Day 1992…. on 14:08 - Apr 4 with 1156 views | burnbudgiesburn |
| On This Day 1992…. on 13:27 - Apr 4 by Illinoisblue |
It was a magical season. And started with crowds of just 9k early on! |
and a 4-1 home thumping by Swindon and away crowds so small you had your own terrace to run up and down |  | | |
| On This Day 1992…. on 14:38 - Apr 4 with 1088 views | Radlett_blue |
| On This Day 1992…. on 14:08 - Apr 4 by burnbudgiesburn |
and a 4-1 home thumping by Swindon and away crowds so small you had your own terrace to run up and down |
wasn't that the game where Swindon player-manager Glenn Hoddle ran the game from his sweeper position? Hoddle then played pretty much every game the following season as he took Swindon into the Premier League via the play-offs. |  |
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| My favourite season…. on 14:40 - Apr 4 with 1082 views | algy |
| My favourite season…. on 13:33 - Apr 4 by Bloots |
….following Town that one.
As you say, magical. [Post edited 4 Apr 14:07]
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And it was the last time we won a division. Promoted as second best or winning the third best to sixth best play offs are memorable but nothing like being the best. CHAMPIONS! | |
| Never forget that on 7th. April 2021, for ITFC, the Game Changed. |
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| On This Day 1992…. on 14:41 - Apr 4 with 1079 views | allezlesbleus |
| On This Day 1992…. on 14:38 - Apr 4 by Radlett_blue |
wasn't that the game where Swindon player-manager Glenn Hoddle ran the game from his sweeper position? Hoddle then played pretty much every game the following season as he took Swindon into the Premier League via the play-offs. |
Only to be demoted 2 leagues, if I remember correctly.
Nice to see the rules are still as strictly enforced for clubs like Man City and Chelsea......... |  | | |
| My favourite season…. on 14:50 - Apr 4 with 1051 views | Illinoisblue |
| My favourite season…. on 13:33 - Apr 4 by Bloots |
….following Town that one.
As you say, magical. [Post edited 4 Apr 14:07]
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Dozzell and Kiwomya so so good. Whitton a 100million right side player if we were signing him today! | |
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| On This Day 1992…. on 14:56 - Apr 4 with 1024 views | TrumptonBlue |
Best away day ever. |  | | |
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| On This Day 1992…. on 15:05 - Apr 4 with 997 views | gainsboroughblue |
| On This Day 1992…. on 14:41 - Apr 4 by allezlesbleus |
Only to be demoted 2 leagues, if I remember correctly.
Nice to see the rules are still as strictly enforced for clubs like Man City and Chelsea......... |
Not quite. It was 89-90 that happened. They beat Sunderland in the play-off final but a week later, the punishment was handed out.
On appeal, they weren't demoted two divisions but stayed in Division Two with Sunderland promoted instead, although Sheff Weds appealed that as the highest placed relegated club, they should have retained Division One status.
Interestingly, we played both Sheff Wed and Swindon in our opening two games of the following season. |  |
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| On This Day 1992…. on 15:05 - Apr 4 with 998 views | PhilTWTD |
 Thompson's Southend Stunner 4th Apr 2020 09:00Southend United were meant to be the visitors to Portman Road on Saturday, which coincidentally is the 28th anniversary of the Blues’ 2-1 victory over the Shrimpers at Roots Hall in which Neil Thompson scored a brilliant and hugely important last-gasp winner as Town continued their pursuit of the Second Division title. TWTD spoke to the former left-back to hear how he remembers that day, that season and his time at Portman Road.  17
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| On This Day 1992…. on 16:45 - Apr 4 with 811 views | bsw72 |
Ah. Vic Jobson hung on until 1998, and then the fans celebrated getting him out to be replaced by Ron Martin who absolutely drove Southend further into financial oblivion over the next 25 years. |  | | |
| On This Day 1992…. on 16:54 - Apr 4 with 780 views | algy |
| On This Day 1992…. on 16:45 - Apr 4 by bsw72 |
Ah. Vic Jobson hung on until 1998, and then the fans celebrated getting him out to be replaced by Ron Martin who absolutely drove Southend further into financial oblivion over the next 25 years. |
I remember us joining in with the Jobson Outs when their fans came on the pitch at the end, all very good natured I think but can't remember why they wanted him out. Two consecutive promotions got them there and they finished 12th that season. | |
| Never forget that on 7th. April 2021, for ITFC, the Game Changed. |
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| On This Day 1992…. on 17:06 - Apr 4 with 752 views | gainsboroughblue |
| On This Day 1992…. on 16:54 - Apr 4 by algy |
I remember us joining in with the Jobson Outs when their fans came on the pitch at the end, all very good natured I think but can't remember why they wanted him out. Two consecutive promotions got them there and they finished 12th that season. |
They were in the play-off conversation until quite late on that season.
At various stages of the season, it was very plausible that ourselves, Southend and Cambridge would all go up. | |
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| On This Day 1992…. on 17:17 - Apr 4 with 721 views | WestStanderLaLaLa |
Remember thinking, what the F is he doing, shooting on his wrong foot, quickly followed by complete mayhem. |  |
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| On This Day 1992…. on 17:21 - Apr 4 with 703 views | StNeotsBlue |
Brilliant day out. I was 17 at the time and the world was an amazing place full of birds, booze and football. |  | | |
| On This Day 1992…. on 18:03 - Apr 4 with 597 views | algy |
| On This Day 1992…. on 15:05 - Apr 4 by PhilTWTD |
Thompson's Southend Stunner 4th Apr 2020 09:00Southend United were meant to be the visitors to Portman Road on Saturday, which coincidentally is the 28th anniversary of the Blues’ 2-1 victory over the Shrimpers at Roots Hall in which Neil Thompson scored a brilliant and hugely important last-gasp winner as Town continued their pursuit of the Second Division title. TWTD spoke to the former left-back to hear how he remembers that day, that season and his time at Portman Road. 17
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Looking at the YouTube highlights on that what struck me was John Lyall on the bench in the box on the side with Goddard who had been subbed sitting outside. Looked like after celebrating Tommo's goal McGiven and another went back in the box. No technical area for a manager/coach to stand by the touching showing their displeasure to all as some (not ours) do these days. Made me wonder when all that started. Think either sit on the bench or in the directors box with a better view was a better way. | |
| Never forget that on 7th. April 2021, for ITFC, the Game Changed. |
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| On This Day 1992…. on 18:12 - Apr 4 with 567 views | ParisBlue |
| On This Day 1992…. on 13:27 - Apr 4 by Illinoisblue |
It was a magical season. And started with crowds of just 9k early on! |
As a student I was only able to attend 3 games:
- Ipswich vs Sunderland 0-1 (the night maxwell fell off his yacht)
- Middlesbrough vs Ipswich 1-0 (freezing cold)
- Sunderland vs Ipswich 3-0 (open terrace, chucking it down all game, should have been abandoned - worse than Blackburn this season)
Cracking season. Apparently....
(Interestingly we went 8 games without a win before Xmas - 5 draws followed by 3 defeats before we "clicked") [Post edited 4 Apr 18:14]
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| On This Day 1992…. on 18:31 - Apr 4 with 534 views | algy |
| On This Day 1992…. on 18:12 - Apr 4 by ParisBlue |
As a student I was only able to attend 3 games:
- Ipswich vs Sunderland 0-1 (the night maxwell fell off his yacht)
- Middlesbrough vs Ipswich 1-0 (freezing cold)
- Sunderland vs Ipswich 3-0 (open terrace, chucking it down all game, should have been abandoned - worse than Blackburn this season)
Cracking season. Apparently....
(Interestingly we went 8 games without a win before Xmas - 5 draws followed by 3 defeats before we "clicked") [Post edited 4 Apr 18:14]
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Freezing cold, open terraces, getting wet. All part of being a regular away fan in those days, we didn't expect anything better. If we had a roof when it rained it was a bonus, getting wet was part of being outdoors. As I had been a child in the era before "the school run" thought nothing of it. It didn't do us any harm! | |
| Never forget that on 7th. April 2021, for ITFC, the Game Changed. |
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| On This Day 1992…. on 18:45 - Apr 4 with 500 views | ITFC_Forever |
| On This Day 1992…. on 17:21 - Apr 4 by StNeotsBlue |
Brilliant day out. I was 17 at the time and the world was an amazing place full of birds, booze and football. |
Yep, me too.
I was also 17… at sixth form. ITFC were sweeping all before them in Div 2, and all that accompanied by discovering alcohol and girls (or trying to).
My favourite season. | |
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| My favourite season…. on 19:44 - Apr 4 with 434 views | Churchman |
| My favourite season…. on 13:33 - Apr 4 by Bloots |
….following Town that one.
As you say, magical. [Post edited 4 Apr 14:07]
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Saw the games before and after. Grrr. Missed the Oxford away game too (work). Grrr. Saw lots of the others including a big home win v Bristol C in front of about 9000.
Saw a few away games that season and when work allowed a lot of home. We weren’t always great, but I dunno, I had ‘that feeling’. I went to Millwall away (I was working in Peckham) then a week later managed to get to Portsmouth at home. Battered both then played Liverpool in a gale. We were in my eyes confirmed good!
It was an interesting, fun season. Loved it. |  | | |
| My favourite season…. on 19:54 - Apr 4 with 417 views | wilhirecup |
| My favourite season…. on 19:44 - Apr 4 by Churchman |
Saw the games before and after. Grrr. Missed the Oxford away game too (work). Grrr. Saw lots of the others including a big home win v Bristol C in front of about 9000.
Saw a few away games that season and when work allowed a lot of home. We weren’t always great, but I dunno, I had ‘that feeling’. I went to Millwall away (I was working in Peckham) then a week later managed to get to Portsmouth at home. Battered both then played Liverpool in a gale. We were in my eyes confirmed good!
It was an interesting, fun season. Loved it. |
Loved that season ,never think that team gets the credit it deserves. | | | |
| My favourite season…. on 08:12 - Apr 5 with 254 views | Blue_In_Boston |
| My favourite season…. on 14:50 - Apr 4 by Illinoisblue |
Dozzell and Kiwomya so so good. Whitton a 100million right side player if we were signing him today! |
We seemed to score from so many corners, Neil Thompson (former nappy salesman, compulsory to mention), delivered fantastic crosses, a Dozzell flick on and Kiwomya scoring.
Some of my best football memories. | | | |
| On This Day 1992…. on 09:34 - Apr 5 with 198 views | Radlett_blue |
| On This Day 1992…. on 18:03 - Apr 4 by algy |
Looking at the YouTube highlights on that what struck me was John Lyall on the bench in the box on the side with Goddard who had been subbed sitting outside. Looked like after celebrating Tommo's goal McGiven and another went back in the box. No technical area for a manager/coach to stand by the touching showing their displeasure to all as some (not ours) do these days. Made me wonder when all that started. Think either sit on the bench or in the directors box with a better view was a better way. |
Bobby Robson would usually watch the first half from the directors' box, as he knew he would have a better view of the game & its patterns. I don't really understand why managers/coaches feel the need to be prowling the "technical area" in the first half. Is it just to keep berating the luckless 4th official? | |
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| On This Day 1992…. on 20:21 - Apr 5 with 19 views | cymroglas |
I just watched the highlights of our cup games against Liverpool in the 1991/92 season. Happy memories. 0-0 at PR and we hit the post twice and should really have knocked Liverpool out.
What a great player Gavin Johnson was. I wonder if he ever came close to a call up or a big money move ….. |  | | |
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