Diego_Sideburns Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 ITV4 is showing at 10:00pm on Thursday 6 October 'When Football Changed Forever' - the story of the 1991-92 season, the last one before the Premier League began. "We can play on grass as well!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Cheers Diego, have set record. If it's anything like a season review I saw many years ago, we'll get only a brief cameo when Cantona makes his football league debut at BP and Paul Bernard & Andy Barlow send the champions elect packing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Have just watched this.... I wasn't aware that the 22 teams of the 1991-92 first division voted 12 to 10 for BSkyB over itv for the TV rights - in effect by 1 vote - when Alan Sugar was chairman of Spurs and whose Amstrad company had begun (and still do) making BSkyB's TV boxes. I wonder who we (Ian Stott) voted for? - I might have a pick through some old programmes to see if I can find out.....!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astottie Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Not sure it's the same vote but I'm sure we chose for thr premier league I remember being gutted. A bit like Brexit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Not sure it's the same vote but I'm sure we chose for thr premier league I remember being gutted. A bit like Brexit Yeh, different vote.... this one was for the TV rights only.... I remember walking down Matt Busby way en route to our Division 1 away game on a midweek evening early in that season - Craig Fleming made his debut, David Currie missed a sitter, we were really comfortable, until they (Brian McClair) piked a winner late on (luckiest team on the planet that Manure side) - and there were petitions being signed against formation of the breakaway league. I was 14. I said my old man, what's that about? He said, the big clubs will get richer and small clubs poorer. How right he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Have just watched this.... I wasn't aware that the 22 teams of the 1991-92 first division voted 12 to 10 for BSkyB over itv for the TV rights - in effect by 1 vote - when Alan Sugar was chairman of Spurs and whose Amstrad company had begun (and still do) making BSkyB's TV boxes. I wonder who we (Ian Stott) voted for? - I might have a pick through some old programmes to see if I can find out.....!?! Bit of a sidetrack, Sugar sold Amstrad to Sky in 2007 (£125m) and left in 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Trying to remember why I didn't get a ticket for the Old Trafford game that season and I think it was because season ticket holders could either use their voucher for Anfield or Old Trafford is that right? I remember watching us at Anfield but I think we only got around 3000 for each fixture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 I had an Amstrad double-decker video recorder - a fantastic invention! I used to record the late night ITV Football League goals programme, and then edit from it the goals from each Latics match onto the other video recorder. I still have the video cassette with goals from every game over several seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 Trying to remember why I didn't get a ticket for the Old Trafford game that season and I think it was because season ticket holders could either use their voucher for Anfield or Old Trafford is that right? I remember watching us at Anfield but I think we only got around 3000 for each fixture. That's correct. Having used voucher 'A' for Liverpool, we had to get tickets via a United fan in with the home fans. It wasn't the best place to be when we protested vehemently about the late Latics 'goal' disallowed wrongly for offside. I would never go in there again! Voucher 'A' was still valid for the Forest away game, but eventually tickets went on open sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Yeh, different vote.... this one was for the TV rights only.... I remember walking down Matt Busby way en route to our Division 1 away game on a midweek evening early in that season - Craig Fleming made his debut, David Currie missed a sitter, we were really comfortable, until they (Brian McClair) piked a winner late on (luckiest team on the planet that Manure side) - and there were petitions being signed against formation of the breakaway league. I was 14. I said my old man, what's that about? He said, the big clubs will get richer and small clubs poorer. How right he was. wasnt that the league cup game at manure ? one and only time i ever went to that :censored:hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oafc88 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Not sure it's the same vote but I'm sure we chose for thr premier league I remember being gutted. A bit like Brexit Im not so sure. I'm sure i read somewhere that us and Swindon were the only teams to object to begin with but were then subsequently talked round. Could be wrong like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 wasnt that the league cup game at manure ? one and only time i ever went to that :censored:hole No, we lost than one 2-0... I think that was the first time Kanchelskis tore out left side apart. He did it twice more, once at BP and then in the FA Cup S/F replay in 94. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Im not so sure. I'm sure i read somewhere that us and Swindon were the only teams to object to begin with but were then subsequently talked round. Could be wrong like. Swindon weren't one of the 22 first division teams of 1991/92, so I don't imagine they had a say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) ....we had to get tickets via a United fan in with the home fans. This always used to amuse me back then.... you'd meet an armchair red - they're like rats, you're never more than 6 feet from one - who'd never set foot inside Old Trafford, who would protest that they were red through & through and would be going home and away if it weren't for the fact you couldn't get a ticket, oh woe is me for supporting the biggest club in the Milky Way. F*ck off, Diego Sideburns managed to get one so I don't see why you can't. Dirty red b@stards. Edited October 10, 2016 by lookersstandandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 This always used to amuse me back then.... you'd meet an armchair red - they're like rats, you're never more than 6 feet from one - who'd never set foot inside Old Trafford, who would protest that they were red through & through and would be going home and away if it weren't for the fact you couldn't get a ticket, oh woe is me for supporting the biggest club in the Milky Way. F*ck off, Diego Sideburns managed to get one three so I don't see why you can't. Dirty red b@stards. FTFY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 No, we lost than one 2-0... I think that was the first time Kanchelskis tore out left side apart. He did it twice more, once at BP and then in the FA Cup S/F replay in 94. Latics lost 1-0 to a McClair goal in the 85th minute. Then came the wrongly disallowed equaliser, with Reds laughing at us. One of several injustices suffered at their hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 That's correct. Having used voucher 'A' for Liverpool, we had to get tickets via a United fan in with the home fans. It wasn't the best place to be when we protested vehemently about the late Latics 'goal' disallowed wrongly for offside. I would never go in there again! Voucher 'A' was still valid for the Forest away game, but eventually tickets went on open sale. Yeah I went to both and remember siting with Utd fans at Old Trafford. There was one animal behind us shouting racist abuse at Earl Barrett because he had Hughes in his pocket all game. Turned out to be in the police!!! fkn scum bags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I also remeber a friend of my das having an extra tkt that he was willing to sell outside Old Trafford. This bloke is there asking for spare tkts (there were loads doing the same) He agreed price and was just about to hand over when he qickly said 'oh I forgot, who do you support? United was the reply Quick as a flash he snatches the tkt back & told him to F Off as he wasnt selling to scum fans. he rather keep it! the lads face was pricless! ' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 The crowd was just over 42000, and I don't know how but I got tickets easily enough for all three of those first three away games at Liverpool, OT and Forest. As has been mentioned one of the overriding memories of the Utd game was David Currie bottling out of a challenge when he could have scored close in. Don't think he was ever forgiven by those that saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 The crowd was just over 42000, and I don't know how but I got tickets easily enough for all three of those first three away games at Liverpool, OT and Forest. As has been mentioned one of the overriding memories of the Utd game was David Currie bottling out of a challenge when he could have scored close in. Don't think he was ever forgiven by those that saw it. The bottled challenge was from Schmeichel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lags Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 The only Oldham related stuff I saw on that programme was Ian Stott in one shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 The crowd was just over 42000, and I don't know how but I got tickets easily enough for all three of those first three away games at Liverpool, OT and Forest. As has been mentioned one of the overriding memories of the Utd game was David Currie bottling out of a challenge when he could have scored close in. Don't think he was ever forgiven by those that saw it. first half, right in front of the Latics fans. if he was braver he would have got to it a yard before Schmeichel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 first half, right in front of the Latics fans. if he was braver he would have got to it a yard before Schmeichel. ....and then been flattened.... with 3,000 Latics celebrating with the ball in the net..... the wet lettuce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) Latics lost 1-0 to a McClair goal in the 85th minute. Then came the wrongly disallowed equaliser, with Reds laughing at us. One of several injustices suffered at their hands! That's right, we lost 1-0 in the league game and 2-0 in the Rumbelows Cup that same season..... and they went onto reach the final, where John Sheridan won it for Sheff Weds. It was the Rumbelows Cup game that Kanchelskis tore us [Andy Barlow to be specific] a new backside..... Edited October 10, 2016 by lookersstandandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 One of several injustices suffered at their hands! Right, lets list 'em.... I went to every one of these games.... 1989/90 FA Cup (N) 3-3. Unlucky or Injustice, call it what you want. We should've won it, we were the better side. 1989/90 FA Cup replay (N) 1-2. Definite Injustice. Nick Henry's goal. 1991/92 Div 1 (A). 0-1. Injustice. Disallowed goal, Currie bottling it. Late Winner again. 1991/92 Rumbelows Cup (A) 0-2. Fair enough. Kanchelskis ruined us. 1991/92 Div 1 (H) 3-6. This looks worse than it was. We played really well, Kanchelskis had another blinder and Irwin scored twice, one a worldy of a free kick. 1992/93 PL (A). 0-3. We were awful that day. I seem to remember Ian Olney missing our only chance. 1993/93 PL (H). 1-0. Neil Adams. Probably the only time we got the rub of the green. 1993/94 PL (H). 2-5. Again, this looks worse than it was.... we had them at 2-2 and were committing for a winner.... and then at 2-3 an equaliser.... and just got caught on the break. 1993/94 PL(A). 2-3. Sean McCarthy's wonder goal. Very unlucky not to come away with a point from this game. 1993/94 FA Cup (N) 1-1. Injustice, Injustice. Injustice. 1993/94 FA Cup replay (N) 1-4. Kanchelskis murdered us again. All in all, I count 4 injustices, 2 unlucky's vs 1 marginally unlucky for them and 3 fair results..... and some Latics fans ask me why I hate them and am ambivalent towards City.... we used to turn City over left, right and centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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