11 Sep 2013 19:09:15
Did similar the other night and got some great memories from people.
So, In this twilight zone of transfer window/Chelsea game:
Your Nightmare Moments at Goodison
1. Getting emergency cover Glen(Kealey?) on loan for Derby game. Think he got sent off after 10 minutes and Ian Rush crucified us, we lost 0-5!
Still in my memory bank that same day was listening to Radio Merseyside phone in when a Kirkby lad came on screaming at Kendall to put Peter Reid in the team (it turned out it was Peter Reid's brother!).
Kendall took the advice offered and the rest is legend!
Your Nightmares please.
Recurring nightmare moment, turning up to Goodison and seeing that Phil Neville is occupying central midfield.
The appointment of Mike Walker
Boxing day 1977, as a kid part of my Christmas present were tickets for the main stand to watch us play Utd. We were going for the title, Utd were mid table, Alex Stepney was out injured so I was expecting great things. They stuffed us like a Christmas turkey 2-6.
11 Sep 2013 21:30:22
Yep remember that one, our team had been on the pop, that was obvious!
I've had quite a few, so here goes:
1.) The Fiorentina game at Goodison, even though at one point of the night I was filled with pure elation after Arteta scored that belter we ended up losing on pens. That game hurt, and it took me a while to get over it.
2.) The quarter final against Wigan last season. What made this game even worse was that it was on my birthday. I literally didn't utter a word for about 2 days after that game because I was just in a state of complete shock and deep depression.
3.) The Oldham game in the FA Cup. I think it was 2008 and they beat us 1-0. Gary McDonald scored a 25 yard belter just before half time. After that it was obvious that they were just going to park the bus, and the sad thing was we couldn't even snatch at least one goal to at least earn a replay.
BitterBlue
Half time at goodison in the wimbledon game in 94. I was close to tears, as it was it turned out ok but I swore blind that I would never go through that again. fast forward a few years to the coventry game. I was in stanley park at 10.30am with me two mates, a crate of heineken and 2 bottles of vodka waitin for the blue house to open. needless to say the next 7 hours were a complete blur. managed to be on the pitch at the end though. 18BLUEBOY78
My nightmare--Johnny Heintgna in midfield my other nightmare Johnny Heitnga in defensive and my third nightmare johnny heitinga in match day squad
11 Sep 2013 22:35:51
Bit harsh that! Leave me lad son alone!
Mrs. Heitinga
Has to be Tranmere in the F.A cup in 2001, getting hammered 3-0 at home
12 Sep 2013 07:47:18
My personal nightmare.0-3 Middlesborough at the (very) end of Walters reign. Listening to it on the drive while cleaning the car and completely loosing it and even walking away from the passion for a few weeks until WS departed.
Even now it still rankles.
Defo the 5-0 drubbing by Liverpool the day rush ripped us a new a***hole.
More of a embarrassing moment really, I was a ball boy for the game v Luton in late 80's early 90's it was a winter evening match and I had my hat in my pocket once I gave the ball and went to sit back down my hat fell out of my pocket and blew onto the pitch across into the centre circle and the Luton player John Dreyer put my hat on and got a big cheer probably the biggest of the night because u am sure we got beat that game it may have been in the simod cup anyway that hat got through into the paddock and the fans passed it back to me and I still got that hat done where as a souvenir.
Robbie
About 88-89 we were in a marathon cup tie with Sheffield Wednesday which lasted about 4 matches, it was the league on weekends and the cup midweek.
On the Saturday we all went to Goodison for the league game and I remember remarking to my mate that the mascot looked really poorly. The rest of the crowd must have thought so as well because he got a standing ovation when he went off.
Come the midweek cup game against Wednesday we noticed people with collection buckets in the aisles, then must before kick off the bloke on the pa system announced the poor lad had been terminally ill and had sadly passed away on the Saturday night, still wearing his Everton kit and talking about the day he'd had. They then asked everyone to stand while they played his favourite song, Dire Straights, Walk Of Life and to dig deep for the charity collection; I swear, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Every time I hear that song or I see Wednesday on the telly it reminds of that occasion. I know it's not really match related but thought it worthy of a mention.
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