Didcot Saint Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 After yesterday's totally gutting experience, it made me think that we have been on the end of some shockers. Oldham at home in the League cup quarter final, our premier league relegation season, Boro, and Everton spring to mind. It's almost worse than losing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 We've definitely had our fair share. Boro and Everton in the relegation season really were sickeners of the highest order, but yesterday beats them all hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didcot Saint Posted 8 April, 2012 Author Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Agree on that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 to be fair, we have had our luck too blackpool at home...two very late goals at mill wall fonte at brighton etc etc it happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan The Flames Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 They defenately feel worse than losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Every team has had their fair share of them. The only time I'd say we were particularly bad for it was the Prem relegation season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stud mark of doom Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Every team has had their fair share of them. The only time I'd say we were particularly bad for it was the Prem relegation season. Agreed. In fact I'm pretty sure we've had well below our "fair share" for the last few years, because the team has been, and is, very very good. Surely this in no way compares to something like the everton equaliser where we were left odds on for relegation, rather than remaining odds on for promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 After yesterday's totally gutting experience, it made me think that we have been on the end of some shockers. Oldham at home in the League cup quarter final, our premier league relegation season, Boro, and Everton spring to mind. It's almost worse than losing! Yeah I remember that Oldham one. Ref played loads of injury time despite no stoppages during game. Roger Milford I believe it was. Arsenal away during relegation from Prem season sticks out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Every team has had their fair share of them. The only time I'd say we were particularly bad for it was the Prem relegation season. That was only because we played for 80 minutes then switched off, but then we were guilty of that for years. Under WGS we bucked the trend, Missus JBS who became much more regular at games back then always said "do you not feel the atmosphere in the ground change to that of tension at 80 minutes" my reply was No: but then that was probably down to me being part of that crowd tension. Yesterday was definitely out of character for us: hopefully a wake up call!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Arsenal as well in the relegation season, that was sickening. We had a very similar result to yesterday against Newcastle the year before. Griffit scored in the last minute to put us 3-2 up, then Ambrose equalised from a corner with the last kick of the game. We had nothing to play for in that one though. And don't forget our trip to Millwall last season. A lot of people probably left early having witnessed a 0-0 draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junction 9 Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 That night against Oldham will live long in the memory, I have never known the Dell more packed than on that night. You couldn't breathe on the Milton it was that rammed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Yesterday hurt so much more purely because it would have put 1 foot back in the PL, still f'ed off about it now, really hard to swallow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Yeah I remember that Oldham one. Ref played loads of injury time despite no stoppages during game. Roger Milford I believe it was. Arsenal away during relegation from Prem season sticks out. Weren't both the home and away games against Arsenal in our relegation season almost identical? I may just be getting teams mixed up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Weren't both the home and away games against Arsenal in our relegation season almost identical? I may just be getting teams mixed up... Arsenal at home was the one where Prutton got sent off and received a 10 match ban for a light shove on the ref. Ludicrous penalty, but that's another topic. Prutton sent off Arsenal scored Van Persie sent off Crouch scores from a corner. Paul Smith pulls off a sh*t load of awesome saves, easily as good as Kelvin was at Leeds. 1-1 draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Weren't both the home and away games against Arsenal in our relegation season almost identical? I may just be getting teams mixed up...I seem to remember the home game against Arsenal being 1-1. Arsenal "scored" in the 90th minute but it was ruled out for offside - Cashley Cole I believe. They defenately feel worse than losing. I don't think that is really true - especially if you lose to an injury time winner. BTW, The injury time equaliser at Millwall a couple of years ago after our injury time "winner" was a sickener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Back a few years ago, I'm talking the Chris Nicholl days and onwards, I just have a recollection that we were always primed for a late goal against us. It always seemed to be our thing, often able to hold on to a lead until the final minutes and then just capitulate, leaving the ground yet again bemoaning throwing the 3 points away. WGS seemed to bring some defensive stability to us, which was probably a turning point (at least in my mind). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Arsenal at home was the one where Prutton got sent off and received a 10 match ban for a light shove on the ref. Ludicrous penalty, but that's another topic. Prutton sent off Arsenal scored Van Persie sent off Crouch scores from a corner. Paul Smith pulls off a sh*t load of awesome saves, easily as good as Kelvin was at Leeds. 1-1 draw. You forgot Cashley Cole's injury time winner......that was ruled out for offside after we had all sh@t our pants - especially Rednapp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mao Cap Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 That yesterday was disappointing, but didn't hold a candle to any of the last-minute gut punches in 04/05. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stud mark of doom Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Back a few years ago, I'm talking the Chris Nicholl days and onwards, I just have a recollection that we were always primed for a late goal against us. It always seemed to be our thing, often able to hold on to a lead until the final minutes and then just capitulate, leaving the ground yet again bemoaning throwing the 3 points away. WGS seemed to bring some defensive stability to us, which was probably a turning point (at least in my mind). I remember a game at hillsborough during our 20 plus games without a win run under Nichol. I was with a non saints supporting friend. At 1 0 up with about 2 mins left and the ball safely in midfield I started telling him that "it's about now that we normally let... one in". The ball was in the back of our net before I got to the end of the sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Come on chaps and chapesses, having got yesterday out of my system - or at least come to terms with trying to - lets also remember last minutes of : Ruddock - penalty v Newcastle c1987 Moran v skates 1984 two late, late strikes v Swindon, league cup c1989 and another memorable and historic strike Hugh Fisher v Villa, FA Cup Jan 1976. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 ... and David Armstrong v Mancs , December 1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Codger Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 And on the bright side ... the Michael Swensson equaliser (aka the Niemi goal) v Fulham at Loftus Rd back in 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Crouch's last minute winner against the Skates in the cup. Beattie against West Ham in 2002 Tessem's winner against Sunderland Waigo against Norwich in the JPT (I went bananas when that went in) Barnard's winner at Yeovil in the sunshine Barnard's equaliser at Brighton Fonte's winner at Brighton DMGs winner at Preston Rasiak at Pride Park in the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 two late, late strikes v Swindon, league cup c1989 Two?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 (edited) Barry Horne v Bolton! FA cup c1991! They score in the last minute then he scores a belter from 35 yards in injury time. He then scores the winner in extra time. I think it was the earlier round when we led 2-0 at Old Trafford after about 15 minutes they equalised in the last minute then we beat them on pens. Edited 8 April, 2012 by Turkish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 What about Barry Horne against Bolton in the FA Cup after they had scored what appeared to be a late winner? Very much like yesterday in reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Barry Horne v Bolton! FA cup c1991! What about Barry Horne against Bolton in the FA Cup after they had scored what appeared to be a late winner? Very much like yesterday in reverse.Great minds and all that...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 9 April, 2012 Share Posted 9 April, 2012 Whilst the positive vibe is running, everyone seems to have forgotten the midweek game at the Dell where we were 1-0 down to Newcastle just as added time began, and we finished 3-1 winners: and the Solent commentator needing to be hosed down for fear of spontaneous combustion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 9 April, 2012 Share Posted 9 April, 2012 A few that stick in my throat are 2 3-1 leads blown in the North East in one season with last minute equalisers for Newcastle and Boro. Mikkel Beck for Derby when we schooled them one night. 9 men Boro at the Dell managining a last minute equaliser. Boro's 2 in the last minute against Harry's Saints. The one that affected me the most was a last minute Norwich goal in an FA Cup Quarter final replay at the Dell, Le Tiss had been sent off for lashing out a Robert Fleck, we held on and held on and they bagged one in the last minute. Later in extra time Horne was sent off and we held on and held on and they won it with the last kick. Still gutted after all these years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 9 April, 2012 Share Posted 9 April, 2012 Adrian Heath. Need I say any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didcot Saint Posted 9 April, 2012 Author Share Posted 9 April, 2012 Never forget that one, got to be the worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cestrian Saint Posted 9 April, 2012 Share Posted 9 April, 2012 Saturday's was probably the most painful because if we don't go up those skate b@stards will claim the credit for stopping us getting promoted. It was also a lifeline for them. I can't bear to think of them staying up and us not going up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 9 April, 2012 Share Posted 9 April, 2012 Barry Horne v Bolton! FA cup c1991! They score in the last minute then he scores a belter from 35 yards in injury time. He then scores the winner in extra time. I think it was the earlier round when we led 2-0 at Old Trafford after about 15 minutes they equalised in the last minute then we beat them on pens. i was there.....I was about 12 but was there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 9 April, 2012 Share Posted 9 April, 2012 i was there.....I was about 12 but was there Yep me too, we used to stand at the back of the Milton in those days, the place went mental. If that had happened at St Mary's half the crowd would have missed both goals as they'd be rushing home to beat the traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 9 April, 2012 Share Posted 9 April, 2012 Yep me too, we used to stand at the back of the Milton in those days, the place went mental. If that had happened at St Mary's half the crowd would have missed both goals as they'd be rushing home to beat the traffic. i wonder what the TSW elite would say about fans on the pitch against the mighty bolton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 9 April, 2012 Share Posted 9 April, 2012 Bloody West Ham. Never mind, 2 points dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibster Posted 9 April, 2012 Share Posted 9 April, 2012 I remember one of my first ever away trips took me to The Manor Ground, Oxford in the league cup. We were 1-0 up courtesy of a Richard Hall screamer and looking good for the win until bloody Paul Moody stepped up to equalise in the 95th minute. That was one of the first time I heard my Dad swear!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 10 April, 2012 Share Posted 10 April, 2012 They defenately feel worse than losing. I don't think that is really true - especially if you lose to an injury time winner. Nope, I agree with FtF, in a league game scenario anyway. Losing to an injury time winner means you were hanging on for just the one point and lose it. The late equaliser means you had 3 points and suddenly two of them are snatched away. Big difference not only in a league table context but in emotional reaction as well. I've often gone home more disappointed with a late draw than losing a game, as more often than not if we lost it was deserved, letting in late equalisers were normally in games that we should have won. Different for cup matches though. It's then the difference between living to fight another day or going out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 10 April, 2012 Share Posted 10 April, 2012 'Boro when we were 2-0 up in stoppage time only to draw 2-2 was the worst for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 10 April, 2012 Share Posted 10 April, 2012 Nope, I agree with FtF, in a league game scenario anyway. Losing to an injury time winner means you were hanging on for just the one point and lose it. The late equaliser means you had 3 points and suddenly two of them are snatched away. Anyone who thinks they would have felt better (or perhaps less pi $$ ed off) if we had conceded an injury time winner against Pompey rather than an injury time equaliser needs certifying IMHO. Admittedly losing two points is hard to take, but I would take one point over no points all day every day. As they say - respect the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 10 April, 2012 Share Posted 10 April, 2012 Jaidi's 95th minute equaliser away at Carlisle made the long trip back a little bit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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