That second semi final at Florists……..

Abiding memory from that night was getting back to my car soaked (as it was pissing down) with my passengers Basil Robbie & 3 others who odly I can't exactly recall who they were , Could've been Straighters , Hertford Pete & Fleetwood BlacK ????? As I drove out in the traffic windows down due to condensation The CD player started belting out RAT TRAP by the Boomtown Rats . The car literally bounced down the road back to the M1. IF you were in my car that night please remind me .
 
XBeds-Now-Kings_Meaburn said:
Abiding memory from that night was getting back to my car soaked (as it was pissing down) with my passengers Basil Robbie & 3 others who odly I can't exactly recall who they were , Could've been Straighters , Hertford Pete & Fleetwood BlacK ????? As I drove out in the traffic windows down due to condensation The CD player started belting out RAT TRAP by the Boomtown Rats . The car literally bounced down the road back to the M1. IF you were in my car that night please remind me .
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This isn't going to be another "I was at Barnet" type thread, is it?
😂
 
I was as anxious as an anxious person who's extremely anxious. When they scored I said, "that's it, the floodgates will open." And yet, we got to half time and I thought, "OK, no floodgates." However, it wasn't until Dobbs came on in place of Brett that we really started to motor.
 
Insider said:
I don't even remember it raining. The one abiding memory I do have about off the pitch issues is that they were selling coach trips for the final.
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It was spitting a bit on the way back to the car but nothing of note.

When I think of the game it’s difficult to remember the unbelievable football and being absolutely drained that I hadn’t much left to celebrate our last goal….because the fact it was spitting clouds everything 😂😂
 
Thought when they scored early that we were in big trouble but by half time I was totally confident we would win. From 20 minutes onwards we were by far the better team. Nightmare trying to find somewhere to park the car.
 
BISONS said:
In one of the best nights of football in the history of the football club- your abiding memory is being wet because it rained! Jesus wept!😂
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😁RAT TRAP is the memory & the car rocking to it like Del & Rodney when the Watch got valued at Sotherbys. Hearing RAT TRAP now takes me back to that night
 
Remember being in Hooters before the game and a table of forest fans giving it large ,they were so sure they’d win,I remember one lad saying they were going to score and I said to him we will score more than you ! He wasn’t happy
 
XBeds-Now-Kings_Meaburn said:
Abiding memory from that night was getting back to my car soaked (as it was pissing down) with my passengers Basil Robbie & 3 others who odly I can't exactly recall who they were , Could've been Straighters , Hertford Pete & Fleetwood BlacK ????? As I drove out in the traffic windows down due to condensation The CD player started belting out RAT TRAP by the Boomtown Rats . The car literally bounced down the road back to the M1. IF you were in my car that night please remind me .
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I was definitely with you Ian, but I don't remember anyone else being there.
 
Insider said:
I don't even remember it raining. The one abiding memory I do have about off the pitch issues is that they were selling coach trips for the final.
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I don’t remember it raining either…..but it was so cramped in that away end I was probably sweating cobs so maybe it was🤔
 
XBeds-Now-Kings_Meaburn said:
Abiding memory from that night was getting back to my car soaked (as it was pissing down) with my passengers Basil Robbie & 3 others who odly I can't exactly recall who they were , Could've been Straighters , Hertford Pete & Fleetwood BlacK ????? As I drove out in the traffic windows down due to condensation The CD player started belting out RAT TRAP by the Boomtown Rats . The car literally bounced down the road back to the M1. IF you were in my car that night please remind me .
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Are you sure the florists fans didn’t throw you in the River Trent…….they were certainly famous for it in the past😉
 
Even though I was nervous, always thought we'd get to Wembley, as I did when we went to Birmingham at the same stage a couple of years later. At both points in our history, we could beat anyone when we were on song.
Unfortunately there've been too many disappointments since, outweighing the good times.
Great memories, but I think we should focus on the future, not dwell in the past
 
1966_and_all_that said:
I was as anxious as an anxious person who's extremely anxious. When they scored I said, "that's it, the floodgates will open." And yet, we got to half time and I thought, "OK, no floodgates." However, it wasn't until Dobbs came on in place of Brett that we really started to motor.
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Although it has all now fallen into a bit of a haze, the one lasting memory most clearly etched in my mind is of Dobbie running to the Pool fans in the second half of the match (maybe in celebration of one of our goals, or perhaps as a reaction to the sound of the final whistle being blown - I really don't know), and, as he reached the perimeter fence, he turned around, and as he continued to progress in a sidewards direction with his back to us, I recall how he began to reach backwards over both shoulders, and, with his arms cocked at an angle, started pointing with his thumbs, in a rhythmic, stabbing motion, at what I took to be his name emblazoned on the back of his shirt. He looked to be so caught up (as we all were, of course) in the momentous nature of the events of which he was such a key part, it was as though he was almost lost in the euphoria of what was unfolding.

'Memorable' doesn't even come close to describing what we all witnessed that night.
 
I was at Manchester Uni at the time, we watched it with tonnes of pool fans in Joshua Brooks on an agreed meet up. One of the best nights, and Jeff Stelling walked in at one point. Fab night
 
XBeds-Now-Kings_Meaburn said:
Abiding memory from that night was getting back to my car soaked (as it was pissing down) with my passengers Basil Robbie & 3 others who odly I can't exactly recall who they were , Could've been Straighters , Hertford Pete & Fleetwood BlacK ????? As I drove out in the traffic windows down due to condensation The CD player started belting out RAT TRAP by the Boomtown Rats . The car literally bounced down the road back to the M1. IF you were in my car that night please remind me .
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I'm sure it didn't rain that night... it certainly didn't piss it down, apart from the tears of joy.
 
BISONS said:
Non football memories was of the moody atmosphere around the ground. I’m sure it would have been intimidating for some.
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Yes. When the teams came out, it was as loud as any crowd I've ever heard, but they got quieter and quieter as the evening went on.

My abiding memory is coming out after the game and bumping into so many people who'd been to games when we were absolutely rubbish, all knowing that we were on our way up. Nothing was going to stop us.
 
XBeds-Now-Kings_Meaburn said:
When they scored their first , That was the loudest gutterel roar ive ever heard for a goal , Wembley included
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I was going to say that it was the loudest goal cheer I've ever heard whilst watching Pool, and I've been on most grounds in England watching us. I was sat on the back row of the stand, and stood cheering for our goals. The two lads on either side of me were jumping up and down on their seats everytime we scored, using my shoulders to steady themselves, but I didn't mind a bit. The thing I remember most about it was wondering what the score was as our goals were flying in. In my mind, it seemed way more than a 4-3 win.
🧡UTMP🧡
 
It rained heavily at the Brum play off game. Was soaked walking back to the City Centre but I was happy!
Where was the rain at Forest?
 
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tarantula said:
Although it has all now fallen into a bit of a haze, the one lasting memory most clearly etched in my mind is of Dobbie running to the Pool fans in the second half of the match (maybe in celebration of one of our goals, or perhaps as a reaction to the sound of the final whistle being blown - I really don't know), and, as he reached the perimeter fence, he turned around, and as he continued to progress in a sidewards direction with his back to us, I recall how he began to reach backwards over both shoulders, and, with his arms cocked at an angle, started pointing with his thumbs, in a rhythmic, stabbing motion, at what I took to be his name emblazoned on the back of his shirt. He looked to be so caught up (as we all were, of course) in the momentous nature of the events of which he was such a key part, it was as though he was almost lost in the euphoria of what was unfolding.

'Memorable' doesn't even come close to describing what we all witnessed that night.
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It was after he scored that he pointed to his name on the back of the shirt.
 
think perhaps Beds has got mixed up between the two matches weather wise and who was in his car.
 
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