| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd 21:06 - Apr 28 with 1049 views | BrentwoodBlagger2 |
Bit of a deja vu feeling now as I recall Bradford City were 2nd in First Division and we were in 3rd place. Bradford had to drop points at Wolves and we had to win against Sheffield Utd for automatic promotion to the Prem and we won the game 4.1. Bradford City were winning 3.2 and Wolves hit the post in the last few minutes, but the word went around our ground that Wolves had scored and we were up sparking mad celebration, but sadly that was not the case. We then lost the play off semi final against Bolton on away goals FFS after losing 1.0 at Bolton and then beating them 4.3 at PR under George Burley's management. 4 points over next 2 games will be enough to avoid play off nightmare and get back into the Prem once again. COYFB. |  | | |  |
| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 21:30 - Apr 28 with 943 views | gainsboroughblue |
It was in our hands those last three games. We were three points ahead of Bradford, same amount of games.
We then lost at home to Crewe (yes Crewe) who we helped save from relegation and then away at Birmingham before that Sheff U game. Veno missed a penalty.
Bradford played at Wolves last game who were going for a play-off place so we were hopeful they would come unstuck. Alas, not. Bloody Paul Jewell.
Who remembers a year later? Blackburn hit the woodwork three times in the first half against Man City. The woodwork has been a bastad to us for decades. [Post edited 28 Apr 21:31]
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| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 21:36 - Apr 28 with 893 views | textbackup |
| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 21:30 - Apr 28 by gainsboroughblue |
It was in our hands those last three games. We were three points ahead of Bradford, same amount of games.
We then lost at home to Crewe (yes Crewe) who we helped save from relegation and then away at Birmingham before that Sheff U game. Veno missed a penalty.
Bradford played at Wolves last game who were going for a play-off place so we were hopeful they would come unstuck. Alas, not. Bloody Paul Jewell.
Who remembers a year later? Blackburn hit the woodwork three times in the first half against Man City. The woodwork has been a bastad to us for decades. [Post edited 28 Apr 21:31]
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Remember them all like it was yesterday! |  |
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| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 21:48 - Apr 28 with 862 views | gainsboroughblue |
| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 21:36 - Apr 28 by textbackup |
Remember them all like it was yesterday! |
I can remember being in the Pioneer that day for some reason. We had a fairly routine win over Walsall. Most people in Portman lower had their heads turned the other way watching the City game which was on the TV's in the executive boxes.
The biggest sod of a last day for me was at Goldstone, Brighton 1989. Someone shouted out that Swindon were losing to Stoke, which would've put us in 5th place as it stood (play-offs was 3rd bottom of the first div and 3,4,5 of div 2 then). Turned out he was either p1ssed or on a wind up and pre-internet days, most of us took it at face value. | |
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| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 21:58 - Apr 28 with 835 views | Illinoisblue |
| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 21:30 - Apr 28 by gainsboroughblue |
It was in our hands those last three games. We were three points ahead of Bradford, same amount of games.
We then lost at home to Crewe (yes Crewe) who we helped save from relegation and then away at Birmingham before that Sheff U game. Veno missed a penalty.
Bradford played at Wolves last game who were going for a play-off place so we were hopeful they would come unstuck. Alas, not. Bloody Paul Jewell.
Who remembers a year later? Blackburn hit the woodwork three times in the first half against Man City. The woodwork has been a bastad to us for decades. [Post edited 28 Apr 21:31]
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That Crewe game was a killer. They had a good midfield tbf, Danny Murphy, Seth Johnson and some lad called Jermaine Wright. |  |
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| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 22:05 - Apr 28 with 814 views | gainsboroughblue |
| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 21:58 - Apr 28 by Illinoisblue |
That Crewe game was a killer. They had a good midfield tbf, Danny Murphy, Seth Johnson and some lad called Jermaine Wright. |
David Wright as well!
Pretty sure we were linked with Mark Rivers as well before he ended up going to Nodge. | |
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| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 22:40 - Apr 28 with 733 views | RonFearonsHair |
I can still see Mark Venus looking at the Pioneer stand with his arms outstretched trying to work out why the cheers for the Wolves ‘goal’ had died down while the match he was playing in carried on around him. |  | | |
| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 22:41 - Apr 28 with 725 views | iamatractorboy |
| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 21:58 - Apr 28 by Illinoisblue |
That Crewe game was a killer. They had a good midfield tbf, Danny Murphy, Seth Johnson and some lad called Jermaine Wright. |
I was at both the Sheff Utd and Walsall last game of the season matches, talk about deja vu with the hope turning to despair, but the thing I remember most vividly is this weird vacuum cleaner thing they were using on the Portman Road pitch during half time of that Crewe game, because there was an absolute deluge and the pitch was in danger of being completely waterlogged. I wish they hadn't bothered and it had been replayed! | | | |
| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 22:56 - Apr 28 with 662 views | Plums |
Am I correct that it was Paul Jewell's Bradford City and possibly even Steve Sedgley who hit the post for Wolves?
That was a very strange day as our game was won by half time. |  |
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| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 05:34 - Apr 29 with 514 views | Churchman |
| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 22:41 - Apr 28 by iamatractorboy |
I was at both the Sheff Utd and Walsall last game of the season matches, talk about deja vu with the hope turning to despair, but the thing I remember most vividly is this weird vacuum cleaner thing they were using on the Portman Road pitch during half time of that Crewe game, because there was an absolute deluge and the pitch was in danger of being completely waterlogged. I wish they hadn't bothered and it had been replayed! |
I was at the games. It was pre mobile phones with internet, so it was people with radios and rumours. Hopes dashed.
The killer one though was Crewe. The pitch really was sodden and we just never got a grip of the game. So disappointing
Noticeably we played Bury first match that season and the crowd was 13,267. By March it was up to the 15/16k level and selling out by season’s end. How times change. |  | | |
| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 09:33 - Apr 29 with 301 views | gainsboroughblue |
| 1998/99 - Last game of season v Sheffield Utd on 05:34 - Apr 29 by Churchman |
I was at the games. It was pre mobile phones with internet, so it was people with radios and rumours. Hopes dashed.
The killer one though was Crewe. The pitch really was sodden and we just never got a grip of the game. So disappointing
Noticeably we played Bury first match that season and the crowd was 13,267. By March it was up to the 15/16k level and selling out by season’s end. How times change. |
Oh my word. That Bury match. Not sure I've seen a worse game at PR. | |
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