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821 and 817 - anyone else there?

EveshamAddick
EveshamAddick Posts: 7,038
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Before tomorrow night's possibly record breaking attendance for a home game, was anyone else with me at these two Full Members Cup games at Selhurst in November 1986? The underwhelming 0-1 defeat at Wembley in the final seemed oddly fitting after recording such miserly gates for the first two rounds (and what happened to the missing 4?)!!
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  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,253
    I was there for the Bradford 817.
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    Me and my brother were ball boys.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,253
    819 then!
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,641
    Yes, I went to every round that year.
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,386
    edited August 2016
    I would like to be there tomorrow night but I don't want to put the mockers on a club record.
  • johnboy59
    johnboy59 Posts: 70
    I was there for the final at Wembley went by coach from a pub on shoulder of mutton green in welling seen some poor games in 50 years not many worse than that one
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,759
    Yep. Went to every round.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,333
    Went to both
  • killer kish
    killer kish Posts: 2,019
    Yes i was at both games but will not be attending tomorrow night
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,830
    EveshamAddick said:

    Before tomorrow night's possibly record breaking attendance for a home game, was anyone else with me at these two Full Members Cup games at Selhurst in November 1986? The underwhelming 0-1 defeat at Wembley in the final seemed oddly fitting after recording such miserly gates for the first two rounds (and what happened to the missing 4?)!!

    I don't think there's any possibly about it. I will be amazed if there's even 500 at The Valley tomorrow night,

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  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,964
    Went to both
  • TellyTubby
    TellyTubby Posts: 3,559
    Remember the match against Norwich. Amazing last few minutes.
  • 25May98
    25May98 Posts: 712
    I will have to check my programmes but pretty sure I was there for both. Just out of interest, how many were at Steve Gritt's testimonial? It was agsinst Tottenham at Selhurst at about the same time, maybe later. Would hate to think it was really low, club legend and all that. It seemed like a really poor turnout at the time.
  • wrighty
    wrighty Posts: 77
    Went to the Bradford game.
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,964
    I didn't make the Everton (?) match though
  • LordDofB
    LordDofB Posts: 205
    Went to both and the final. I particularly remember Ralph Milne in the final for some reason.
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,780
    I went to more games that season than any other but I drew the line at those two. Went to Norwich and the final though.
    I am not going tomorrow, it's a stupid competition that needs to be scrapped.
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,935
    i think i was there
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,964
    Didn't Biily Beggs play in one of them?
  • alan dugdale
    alan dugdale Posts: 3,084
    Was at both

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  • LordDofB
    LordDofB Posts: 205
    EastTerrace said:

    Didn't Biily Beggs play in one of them?

    Yeah, his one appearance v Birmingham.
  • JohnnyJoeyDeeDee
    JohnnyJoeyDeeDee Posts: 1,044
    Was at both games
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,038
    LordDofB said:

    Went to both and the final. I particularly remember Ralph Milne in the final for some reason.

    Lots of running about but no discernible end product.....
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,038
    EastTerrace said:

    Didn't Biily Beggs play in one of them?

    Scored in the first one v Birmingham...
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,415
    Was at both games at Selhurst then booked holiday a missed semi vNorwich.TWO GOALS IN 2 minutes.

    Wembley following in my uncles footsteps.
  • alanscoachdriver
    alanscoachdriver Posts: 587
    Was at the 821 but not the 817. Will NOT be there tomorrow as I do not agree with the academy involvement. First home game I have intentionally missed for over 35 years. Missed a few due to being out of the country but not many.

    Heavy heart not going tomorrow but this is a very bad move to involve them and does not bode well for the future.
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    They were both local games for me then as I worked near Five ways in Croydon. I saw all the home games that season in all comps, and many away too.
  • el_addick
    el_addick Posts: 14
    I was at the Birmingham game with my late father and his friend and a mate for my birthday "treat". I also remember Billy Beggs in the line up and him scoring.
    We could not get to the Bradford game but had we done so the record low crowd would have remained at 821!
  • kings hill addick
    kings hill addick Posts: 5,781
    I don't think they can be compared as this is, now, a reserve match isn't it? Southampton are not even playing their reserves - it's their U23 side.

    Basically this is now an U23 competition so we should, probably, just be done with it and play the games at the training ground in the afternoon, midweek.

    I've attended just about every home cup game for decades but I'm not going to this one and it has nothing to do with the ownership - it is because I don't consider it a first team game.

    In fact come Wednesday I shall be telling anyone that asks that I haven't missed a home cup game since we were at Selhurst - as this is' a real one.

    I'd be staggered if the final isn't between two Premier League U23 sides which makes a complete mockery of the 'Cup for lower league sides'.

    That is the end of my ranting on this stupid competition - for now!
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,710
    Was at both. At one of them I landed back from honeymoon, left all the unopened presents unopened, dashed to game and just made kick off. Arrived home later to find the missus had opened all the presents without me. Ah well.

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