Pivotal Matches

[Wise Man Says]

That Man Utd game was one of the worst I’ve felt, I was only young and genuinely thought I was about to see us beat one of the best teams in the world, only for them to do what they did to so many teams back then.

From memory, I remember those two late goals, losing at OT 1-0 last minute under Sbragia just after Keane left and then them equalising late on at OT under Bruce when we drew 2-2. All gut wrenching.

 

[JW1973]

Hull in the cup under poyet writing was on the wall for him when he picked that team. They then played a championship team in semi which they won an qualified them for European footy.
That would of been a quality being on foreign soil watching safc.
Add millwall semi same reasons we had the chances just got bullied a out of it a bit if I remember right I was 15 or summit and drunk.

That Hull one still pisses me off, a week after League Cup final I travelled down there with thousands more and saw that side put out. They reckon around the time Poyet played that team from board/directors pressure because of the importance of the 'premier league and its revenue' etc

Im sure getting to Wembley again, getting potentially into Europe would have brought revenue and its hindsight saying it would or wouldnt have effected the season.Again short sighted leadership, shame as felt Poyet had some good ideas moving forwards

 

[Deleted member 31333]

That Fa Cup replay was a total disaster like. Killed all momentum O’Neill had.

The Peterborough game last season around easter time when we conceded at the end seemed like the point we really showed how little bottle we had and that we wouldnt go up.

Leeds at home in the Championship season was the moment we really got a glimpse at how shit we were.

Baffles me why he started Kyriagos. Horrific CB.

I honestly don't think the Everton game was as big as people make out. Yes it was a blow, but in our next game a couple of days later we went to Man City and lead 3-1 with 5 minutes to go in one of our best performances of the season then drew at home to Spurs (admittedly they were in awful form but still went on to finish 4th). Our league form had already started to dip before the cup game and we had nothing left to play for in the league as we were comfortable mid table. We still only lost 3 of the last 8 though after the quarter final and they were to Everton who were flying, Fulham who were in good form and Man United on the last day.

Always thought we saw two sides to MON - the charismatic, energetic, bubbly one from the first few months and the downbeat, sulky bastard for most of the rest. Results seemed to mirror whichever MON turned up - Shearer had a pop at him on MOTD around December of his second season and he came out fighting which coincided with a good run of results for us. Just after that Everton game there were reports he'd had talks with Short about transfer targets and he'd told Short we needed to spend big on big names like Llorente, the reports in the press at the time were that he didn't get the assurances he was after and seemed to go in his shell a bit which coincided with the drop off in the team. I think that was a bigger factor in his downfall than losing to Everton.

Another one where Kyriagos came on at 3-1 f***ing us up.

From memory, I remember those two late goals, losing at OT 1-0 last minute under Sbragia just after Keane left and then them equalising late on at OT under Bruce when we drew 2-2. All gut wrenching.

Which is the one where Kieran Richardson (I think) got sent off for ‘kicking the ball away’

 

[Rip Van Fish]

During the 19 point season, I’d say Man United and Southampton away. We were in the pack pushing for safety around Christmas and those games killed us. Two late goals to lose to United from us being one up and then Southampton scored in the last minute against us and we lost 2-1. We went on an horrific run after that.

Yes mate. Went to both those. 1-0 up at OT with about 5 mins left.
We took just one point from 11 Jan 02 to the end of the season

 

[Wise Man Says]

Which is the one where Kieran Richardson (I think) got sent off for ‘kicking the ball away’

The 2-2 under Bruce. We really should have won that day.

Yes mate. Went to both those. 1-0 up at OT with about 5 mins left.
We took just one point from 11 Jan 02 to the end of the season

Shocking. Wilkinson hadn’t actually done that badly when he first came in. I remember draws at Bolton, Charlton and Liverpool live on TV and then we beat Spurs and Liverpool (also live on TV). And beat Arsenal in the League Cup. Then the wheels came off, big time

 

[Jack Blue]

Portsmouth at home in the 15 point season.

Hear me out... We'd started the season playing ok but not getting results - Charlton on the opening day was shite but we played well away at Liverpool with 10 men after a ridiculous red card, battered Man City but gave away 2 stupid goals and got beat 2-1, we took 5 points from West Brom, Boro and West Ham but conceded in the last second to Zoltan Gera, then were excellent and really deserved more in defeat against Man United and the Mags. We then played Pompey at home in the next game and amazingly weren't bottom of the league and only 2 points from safety behind Pompey in 17th. At half time we went in 1-0 up and looked in a good position to kick on, then capitulated and got beat 4-1. Felt like that was the game the fans and players really gave up and we took a single point between then and the end of January, but could have moved out the bottom 3 and actually we've seen us survive from much worse positions since then.

Good post.

 

[Roy Cropper]

Boxing day 1999 - Everton 5-0 Sunderland


We were flying and then just capitulated after that game. Still finished 7th mind

That was no surprise to me that one as the players had been out just a few days earlier and were absolutely f#cking p!ssed out of their heads. I said to my brother in law on the way down that there was no way they could be fully recovered to play a game.

 

[SAFC187]

Two from last season stick in my mind. The Coventry game stands out, but I found the 2-2 with Accrington at home last season to be sickener.

I’m sure it was a game in hand against a team who’d had one of the worst away records in the league. We’d drawn the last couple, but felt as though this was one we could have really have pushed on after.

 

[Definitely Maybe]

Two from last season stick in my mind. The Coventry game stands out, but I found the 2-2 with Accrington at home last season to be sickener.

I’m sure it was a game in hand against a team who’d had one of the worst away records in the league. We’d drawn the last couple, but felt as though this was one we could have really have pushed on after.

Yeah, a few stand out for me from last season. Burton at home - we beat Rochdale in the last minute to go level with Barnsley with 2 games in hand then put in a shit performance and drew 1-1 a few days later to kill all momentum. And Peterborough away a few weeks later - Power's late goal was like a massive weight off the shoulders but then we threw it away in injury time.

 

[SAFC187]

Yeah, a few stand out for me from last season. Burton at home - we beat Rochdale in the last minute to go level with Barnsley with 2 games in hand then put in a shit performance and drew 1-1 a few days later to kill all momentum. And Peterborough away a few weeks later - Power's late goal was like a massive weight off the shoulders but then we threw it away in injury time.

Another Easter weekend ruined.
Good Friday 2-2 at home to QPR in 98.