Burnden Memories???

CAMPO wrote:

wanderlust wrote:

Reebok Trotter wrote:

rammywhite wrote:You're right. The game was abandoned at half time Every other game was abandoned before the start.
The referee was called Trelford Mills- I remember that as I thought it was a gormless name.
The guy who ran the line that day ended up working for Ramsbottom Kitchen Co.- he fitted our kitchen.
He told me that the Police asked for the game to be started then abandoned as if it was abandoned before the kick off  (and broadcast on radio) all the Everton fans would do U-turns on the East Lancs road and cause even more chaos.
Therefore they started knowing full well that the game would finish at half time.
And Reid ,knowing this, still broke his leg.
I don't know whether to believe the guy or not. But he was a damn good plumber

I think Reidy did his knee. It was a bad injury because he was out for nearly twelve months and we lost our most creative midfield player. They wouldn't play matches in those conditions nowadays.

Worst game (30 minutes approximately) of my life that one. I was 20 minutes late getting in due to the snow so watched Reid collide with Woods, missed our goal (Worthy?) saw their goal which came about because a back pass stuck in the snow (Bob Latchford maybe?), and then it was abandoned at half time so nobody got their money back.
I think we played in red strips which went down like a lead balloon but at least you could just about make out the players in a snow storm.
The game was in '79 and we ended selling Reid to Everton for a cut-down price of £60k in '82 which was set so low because of the injuries he had. The irony.

That's right wanderlust, Arsenal, I think, offered £600,000 for Reidy just before that injury and then he went for £60,000 after the knee ligament damage, still went on to play for Everton and England!! BWFC robbed again, all though he coud'nt bring down Marradonna in that World Cup game.
Could'nt get up the hill in Darcy Lever in our car after the game, was it Boxing Day or New Years Day?

boltonbonce wrote:Remember this cracker? 1976 5th rnd cup tie against Newcastle.

Reebok Trotter wrote:

boltonbonce wrote:Remember this cracker? 1976 5th rnd cup tie against Newcastle.

Happy days. The atmosphere at Burnden back then was miles away from the sterile atmosphere of the Reebok. I much prefer away games now because all the Wanderers fans are together and the spirit seems so much better.

Sluffy wrote:Yes Gowling played for us - up front with Frank Worthington

Happy days!

boltonbonce wrote:Anyone remember Gareth Williams? He had a sports shop on Little Hulton shopping centre,though it didn't last long. I always remember him as a great passer of the ball,but,by today's standards a bit on the chunky side. Good player though.

boltonbonce wrote:I remember Rudge Breadman. Piss poor,though I remember him scoring in an 8-1 stuffing of Walsall. Think we were in the old 3rd division at the time.