7 years ago today, we were away to Chelsea. I really enjoyed that day
Which is daft, given we lost 4-0 - but we played really well (even Andy Hughes had a stormer, as did Etuhu), and there was this novelty of us actually being in the FA Cup 5th round for once. Lowest ranked side left too.
There's two things I'll remember Peter The Pointer with fondness for:
1. He resigned with dignity, realising very quickly that he wasn't up to it and not hanging around to piss us all off
2. I honestly think he's the only NCFC manager since the mid-90s to have treated the FA Cup with real respect, Winning the replay against Blackpool actually felt like it meant something; unlike nowadays, for seemingly practically every club in the country, it would appear. :(
I still don't get how that side under-performed as much it did, incidentally. Hucks, Earnie, Dion, Safri, Croft, Etuhu, Marshall in goal (though injured at the Bridge, as Earnie had been injured a month earlier) - surely enough attacking talent for us to have reached the play-offs, rather than flirted with the drop? Odd. Most odd.
Posted By: thebigfeller on February 17th 2014 at 06:49:35
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- 7 years ago today, we were away to Chelsea. I really enjoyed that day (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 17, 06:49:35
- Was that the game with Zola's wonder flick? (NCFC) - Old Git, Feb 17, 09:17:13
- No (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 17, 09:19:16
- Wasn't that 2002 ish? It was around the time we had Nielsen on loan (n/m) (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Feb 17, 09:32:38
- Yeah think so (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 17, 09:49:23
- Wasn't that 2002 ish? It was around the time we had Nielsen on loan (n/m) (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Feb 17, 09:32:38
- No (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 17, 09:19:16
- Annoying that we would have had such a great cup draw again (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 17, 06:55:15
- I know. I've been following it. I always play the "who would we have had?" game (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 17, 07:00:21
- I didn't realise Southampton put out a weak team (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 17, 07:20:12
- There's a bloke on the Guardian blogs called Consortium11. He makes me look like a paragon (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 17, 07:33:54
- I didn't realise Southampton put out a weak team (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 17, 07:20:12
- I know. I've been following it. I always play the "who would we have had?" game (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 17, 07:00:21
- PS. Oh, and an emerging Chris Martin too. (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 17, 06:50:43
- Was that the game with Zola's wonder flick? (NCFC) - Old Git, Feb 17, 09:17:13
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