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I was listening on Solent (before the days of live commentary and they would interrupt the music with that jingle that made you sh1t yourself in anticipation of which way the goal had gone!) and I honestly thought Grant Coleman had made a mistake when he announced the goalscorer.

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'Lets all have a curry' echoed all around the dell

 

What went mlt's head to pick out franny the man who never scored?

 

I was in the lower East Stand, near the away section. As everyone was getting into position for the free-kick my mate tapped me on the arm and said, "Franny's free at the back-post". We both laughed and said there's no way the ball will be going to that area then.

 

What a great header though!

 

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He also scored an absolute belter from outside of the box in a testimonial match (it may have been his own).

 

Was that the one where Dave Beasant ran the length of the field with the ball up his shirt whilst his team mates blocked the opposition NFL style?

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15 years ago - wow. I still cant work out if the ball did indeed hang in the air for ages, or was it just that the total and utter disbelief swamped all of us that day , and time actually stopped for a second or two?

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Was that the one where Dave Beasant ran the length of the field with the ball up his shirt whilst his team mates blocked the opposition NFL style?

 

:lol: Could've been, but I don't remember it being contrived. My recolection is a 25yd rocket & wondering why he couldn't do it in a real match.

 

I may have been drinking though. :uhoh:

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Was behind the goal in the Milton Road end. Can't beleive its 15 years, feels like longer ago than that. Remember my dad saying after the game that he thought it would be the first goal of many...

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I used to do commentary for my Dad when solent were not covering our game, he was blind. I told him that Franny had his arm up at the far post we both started to laugh. Great memory Thanks.

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I used to do commentary for my Dad when solent were not covering our game, he was blind. I told him that Franny had his arm up at the far post we both started to laugh. Great memory Thanks.

:lol:

 

you could imagine the disbelief when he scored with a monster of a header...

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