Far right, Southgate, Armstrong and Thorn; at the back Shaw; tracksuited in the centre smiling is of course John Salako. He'd made a premature return from his career threatening injury at the beginning of the season, but sadly broke down early November and needed to go under the knife once again. I seem to remember him having to go to America for specialist surgery using a dead man's cartilage. Looks like he was an unused sub in this game, although actually never made a first team appearance until the following September.

Looking at these pictures are quite sad really, because what happened in the following days i believe changed the club to this day. The Sky revolution had just kicked into place and we thought we'd consolidated a 5th year in the top flight. Since relegation, largely due to the differences in finances between the Prem and 2nd tier, we've been unable to secure more than a year in the Premiership. Had we secured survival that year, the financial windfall coupled with the emergence of Chris Armstrong, may have made Coppell stay on and a have a second wave of success. It was still a very strong squad.

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'Better stop dreaming of the quiet life 'cos it's the one we'll never know'

View from the Holmesdale: last 30 seconds standing.

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'Better stop dreaming of the quiet life 'cos it's the one we'll never know'

Great pics and good memories Bubbs much appreciated. Thank you

I have a signed photo "The Last Stand" from that match of the terrace, signed by Noades & A Smith. Treasured