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 mezzer  Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 05 Dec 22 2.45pm |
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I remember the dankness in the chill December air and the floodlights. I was a little bit in awe that for some reason it was being televised in Sweden. And the Brian Moore commentary "and Rogers goes round the keeper. Could it be five? It IS Five!!" Don Rogers proving in that one moment that he was, and always would be, a better footballer than Pele who, as mentioned in an earlier post, tried the same thing and missed an open goal.
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| YT Oxford 05 Dec 22 2.58pm |
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Originally posted by mezzer
I remember the dankness in the chill December air and the floodlights. I was a little bit in awe that for some reason it was being televised in Sweden. And the Brian Moore commentary "and Rogers goes round the keeper. Could it be five? It IS Five!!" Don Rogers proving in that one moment that he was, and always would be, a better footballer than Pele who, as mentioned in an earlier post, tried the same thing and missed an open goal. I was in awe of 'The Don' having been lucky enough to be at Wembley to see him and 3rd Division Swindon Town beat Arsenal in the 1969 League Cup Final. I therefore couldn't believe it when we signed him as I thought we were on the verge of the "big time". Look how shiny and white his strip was throughout the game - a measure of his poise and balance and the inability of the opposition to get anywhere near him. I was so shocked (even though it made perfect sense) to read that he played football despite suffering from a skeletal defect that meant he shied away from the more physical aspects of the game. Imagine what a player he could have been otherwise. Such an incredible presence at Selhurst Park, it's sobering to recall that he only played 70 times for us in a two year period.
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| rollercoaster Cornwall 06 Dec 22 9.29am |
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50 years ago! I remember it like it was yesterday. Glow after the game lasted a couple of weeks.
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Teddy Eagle  06 Dec 22 9.39am |
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Originally posted by YT
I was in awe of 'The Don' having been lucky enough to be at Wembley to see him and 3rd Division Swindon Town beat Arsenal in the 1969 League Cup Final. I therefore couldn't believe it when we signed him as I thought we were on the verge of the "big time". Look how shiny and white his strip was throughout the game - a measure of his poise and balance and the inability of the opposition to get anywhere near him. I was so shocked (even though it made perfect sense) to read that he played football despite suffering from a skeletal defect that meant he shied away from the more physical aspects of the game. Imagine what a player he could have been otherwise. Such an incredible presence at Selhurst Park, it's sobering to recall that he only played 70 times for us in a two year period. Younger people must get a bit bored of hearing about Don Rogers but he really was great. I remember some vague muttering in his first game at Selhurst against Everton when he hadn't done much then latched onto a ball, I think from John Craven, just inside their half and scored in an instant.
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| oohahh Caterham 07 Dec 22 10.46am |
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A great day, I was there. I remember the dankness in the chill December air and the floodlights. I was a little bit in awe that for some reason it was being televised in Sweden. And the Brian Moore commentary "and Rogers goes round the keeper. Could it be five? It IS Five!!" Don Rogers proving in that one moment that he was, and always would be, a better footballer than Pele who, as mentioned in an earlier post, tried the same thing and missed an open goal. A great day, I was there. It was shown in Sweden, They had heard of the 'great' man ure and to see Palace beat them 5 - 0, many became Palace fans. We went on quite a few pre season trips to Scandinavia after that.
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| Paaalaaace Croydon 07 Dec 22 10.29pm |
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Imagine how great it would be if England were still in the World Cup on the anniversary, would mean only 48 hours to go the final on the 18th!
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| YT Oxford 08 Dec 22 6.02am |
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Apologies - posted in error Edited by YT (08 Dec 2022 6.03am)
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| mooro Within the Temples of Syrinx 11 Dec 22 10.25am |
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I was there as a nipper standing on my wooden box just below the floodlights in the Holmesdale.
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| YT Oxford 11 Dec 22 2.18pm |
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Originally posted by mooro
I was there as a nipper standing on my wooden box just below the floodlights in the Holmesdale. The Man Utd career of Frank O'Farrell was duly consigned to a wooden box!
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| Paaalaaace Croydon 14 Dec 22 7.30pm |
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Not at all...went on to manage a much nicer club ,,,,Torquay United. He enjoyed Plainmoor a lot more than Old Trafford.
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 16 Dec 22 4.28pm |
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My first game - was a 7 year old man u fan. Changed to Palace about two weeks later. No regrets. We beat Leicester 3 0 on the same date 5 years ago - which may be our second best ever performance.
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