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Hibbitt nut megging Stanley, Hibbitt could play, Referees looking like Max Wall, Newcastle fans singing ‘you’re going to get your f ing heads kicked in’ too how many rangers fans? Outside of the boot passes, Home fans applauding and appreciating great goals, Any excuse to go on the pitch by a youngster in either a parka or high waisted flares and bover boots, Sideburns, Shorts that aren’t basket ball ones, No sponsors on any shirt.
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Trip to nostalgia land. on 20:33 - Sep 9 with 4667 views
Trip to nostalgia land. on 20:13 - Sep 9 by charmr
Wonderful.
Hibbitt nut megging Stanley, Hibbitt could play, Referees looking like Max Wall, Newcastle fans singing ‘you’re going to get your f ing heads kicked in’ too how many rangers fans? Outside of the boot passes, Home fans applauding and appreciating great goals, Any excuse to go on the pitch by a youngster in either a parka or high waisted flares and bover boots, Sideburns, Shorts that aren’t basket ball ones, No sponsors on any shirt.
Trip to nostalgia land. on 20:13 - Sep 9 by charmr
Wonderful.
Hibbitt nut megging Stanley, Hibbitt could play, Referees looking like Max Wall, Newcastle fans singing ‘you’re going to get your f ing heads kicked in’ too how many rangers fans? Outside of the boot passes, Home fans applauding and appreciating great goals, Any excuse to go on the pitch by a youngster in either a parka or high waisted flares and bover boots, Sideburns, Shorts that aren’t basket ball ones, No sponsors on any shirt.
Mmm … peanuts …. at half-time … still in their shell … bought from a man in a white coat
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Trip to nostalgia land. on 00:32 - Sep 10 with 4257 views
If that was done today , you would be in awe but on those pitches in those days with how heavy those balls were by way of comparison makes it even better ...
Trip to nostalgia land. on 20:13 - Sep 9 by charmr
Wonderful.
Hibbitt nut megging Stanley, Hibbitt could play, Referees looking like Max Wall, Newcastle fans singing ‘you’re going to get your f ing heads kicked in’ too how many rangers fans? Outside of the boot passes, Home fans applauding and appreciating great goals, Any excuse to go on the pitch by a youngster in either a parka or high waisted flares and bover boots, Sideburns, Shorts that aren’t basket ball ones, No sponsors on any shirt.
Hibbet was brilliant, loved to have seen him in a hooped shirt.
I'd guess 150 Rangers. No special, but cheap rate on a regular train, think a carriage and a half.
Fifty per cent of those who travelled had seats bought. We didn't notice those 'jumping blokes until the second goal (they hadn't come by rail), when we made our way over for 'protection'. No Geordies went near 'em, I recall they were three or four tough b@rst@rds. But, as you mentioned, many of the home fans were pretty generous in their appreciation of good football
Really high on the trip home, especially as the following fixture was Chelsea at Loftus Rd and even as youngsters, we knew it was important to turn 'em over. Which didn't happen about 2pmish outside White City Stadium.
I remember the day well. I was visiting my girlfriend near Ipswich & broke up with her that day. Mainly so that I could start going to Rangers away games! I still remember every minute of the wins at Wolves, Derby & Leeds. Well, Leeds would have been a victory if not for the cheating ref!
The girlfriend? We celebrate our golden wedding next February on the day that Rangers play at Portsmouth. There's no chance I will get to that match, but I expect the same result as on our wedding day when we won at Carlisle.
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Trip to nostalgia land. on 11:20 - Sep 10 with 3744 views
Trip to nostalgia land. on 10:02 - Sep 10 by terryb
I remember the day well. I was visiting my girlfriend near Ipswich & broke up with her that day. Mainly so that I could start going to Rangers away games! I still remember every minute of the wins at Wolves, Derby & Leeds. Well, Leeds would have been a victory if not for the cheating ref!
The girlfriend? We celebrate our golden wedding next February on the day that Rangers play at Portsmouth. There's no chance I will get to that match, but I expect the same result as on our wedding day when we won at Carlisle.
I've never seen that Gerry Francis goal either - stunning volley - how was that not goal of the season - a different goal but equally as good as the one that was goal of the season 75-76
Trip to nostalgia land. on 12:17 - Sep 10 by daveB
If you fancy a bit more nostalgia, a review of the 1972/73 season
Just before I started going regularly but brilliant. One thing I noticed, all fans acknowledged a good goal, even the Millwall fans clapped Don Givens goal at the Den!
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Trip to nostalgia land. on 13:51 - Sep 10 with 3420 views
Was it mandatory in the 70's for all refs to have a hair parting just a half inch above the ear and to have a running style of someone with a tent peg inserted up thier caboose. Just curious.
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Trip to nostalgia land. on 13:57 - Sep 10 with 3394 views
Trip to nostalgia land. on 13:21 - Sep 10 by hantssi
Just before I started going regularly but brilliant. One thing I noticed, all fans acknowledged a good goal, even the Millwall fans clapped Don Givens goal at the Den!
Yeah I miss that. I am sure when I first started going in the 80s if the opposition goal was a cracker then you applauded it. Just looks so churlish otherwise, that Barnsley away end didn't even clap Trev's overhead kick.
Mind you, I clapped that WBA cracking goal last season at Loftus Road and I swear the little git ran straight over to me to start taking the mickey. Soon turned my hands into another type of salute for him.
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Trip to nostalgia land. on 14:45 - Sep 10 with 3299 views
Trip to nostalgia land. on 13:51 - Sep 10 by DaBurgh
Was it mandatory in the 70's for all refs to have a hair parting just a half inch above the ear and to have a running style of someone with a tent peg inserted up thier caboose. Just curious.
Ha! They always remind me of Mr. Mackay when he reffed the game in 'Porridge'.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Three lovely goals from the Rs for a very classy win, with Dave Thomas absolutely pivotal, and Phil Parkes also showing he wasn't infallible with a gift for their second. (If his name had been Bergovic, having travelled forward in time, he'd have been getting pelters for that, even though he'd be someone else.)
A ridiculous penalty against Mancini, proving the ref (and his twunt of a linesman) was even stupider than he looked.
Stan was joint 3rd top Div 1 scorer that season with 19 (two behind Mick Channon).
As this was a little before my time, our having finished in 8th as top London club at the end of that season, my question is what went wrong in 74-75, when we declined to a mediocre 11th, before our vintage year.
Do any of our senior fans have an interesting answer to an interesting question?
Trip to nostalgia land. on 16:12 - Sep 10 by stainrods_elbow
Three lovely goals from the Rs for a very classy win, with Dave Thomas absolutely pivotal, and Phil Parkes also showing he wasn't infallible with a gift for their second. (If his name had been Bergovic, having travelled forward in time, he'd have been getting pelters for that, even though he'd be someone else.)
A ridiculous penalty against Mancini, proving the ref (and his twunt of a linesman) was even stupider than he looked.
Stan was joint 3rd top Div 1 scorer that season with 19 (two behind Mick Channon).
As this was a little before my time, our having finished in 8th as top London club at the end of that season, my question is what went wrong in 74-75, when we declined to a mediocre 11th, before our vintage year.
Do any of our senior fans have an interesting answer to an interesting question?
Sure, if you want to ask an interesting question I’ll see if I can answer it.
Sorry, just kidding, but couldn’t resist. I am old, but not quite old enough to answer that one
Glory hunter, me
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Trip to nostalgia land. on 17:05 - Sep 10 with 2906 views
Trip to nostalgia land. on 16:12 - Sep 10 by stainrods_elbow
Three lovely goals from the Rs for a very classy win, with Dave Thomas absolutely pivotal, and Phil Parkes also showing he wasn't infallible with a gift for their second. (If his name had been Bergovic, having travelled forward in time, he'd have been getting pelters for that, even though he'd be someone else.)
A ridiculous penalty against Mancini, proving the ref (and his twunt of a linesman) was even stupider than he looked.
Stan was joint 3rd top Div 1 scorer that season with 19 (two behind Mick Channon).
As this was a little before my time, our having finished in 8th as top London club at the end of that season, my question is what went wrong in 74-75, when we declined to a mediocre 11th, before our vintage year.
Do any of our senior fans have an interesting answer to an interesting question?
An interesting answer? Probably not.
The 74/75 season started with a regular event, Jim Gregory falling out with the manager! I think Gordon Jago resigned & was re-instated before the start of the season, but it wasn't long before he was on his way.
We started with two away games, drawing at Sheffield United & winning at Leeds (reigning champions), but like recent years, we struggled to win at home. Our first LR win waited until October & we defeated Ipswich in a bottom against top match.
We improved greatly after this & especially after Don Masson arrived. Ipswich possibly should have won the league that season & certainly the FA Cup, with Mills stating in March that we were the best team in the country at that time. This was when the seeds for the 75/76 season were sown.
We also might have won the FA Cup if West Ham hadn't kicked us off the pitch in the 5th round. They did the same against Arsenal in the next round & Ipswich in the semi final. The refereeing in all three matches was a "little" baised towards the thugs of Gould, Robson, Jennings etc. Rangers & Ipswich both had two players injured in the first ten minutes from "strong" challenges.
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Trip to nostalgia land. on 18:08 - Sep 10 with 2742 views
Trip to nostalgia land. on 18:00 - Sep 10 by terryb
An interesting answer? Probably not.
The 74/75 season started with a regular event, Jim Gregory falling out with the manager! I think Gordon Jago resigned & was re-instated before the start of the season, but it wasn't long before he was on his way.
We started with two away games, drawing at Sheffield United & winning at Leeds (reigning champions), but like recent years, we struggled to win at home. Our first LR win waited until October & we defeated Ipswich in a bottom against top match.
We improved greatly after this & especially after Don Masson arrived. Ipswich possibly should have won the league that season & certainly the FA Cup, with Mills stating in March that we were the best team in the country at that time. This was when the seeds for the 75/76 season were sown.
We also might have won the FA Cup if West Ham hadn't kicked us off the pitch in the 5th round. They did the same against Arsenal in the next round & Ipswich in the semi final. The refereeing in all three matches was a "little" baised towards the thugs of Gould, Robson, Jennings etc. Rangers & Ipswich both had two players injured in the first ten minutes from "strong" challenges.
yep pretty much that......jago going in the september of '74 and sexton taking over in the october....the rest is history.
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