we got promoted ????
If I remember correctly, the Championship winning season of 1999/2000 was a bit like this one. We stormed ahead of the pack from Xmas onwards but couldn't finish the job off until late in the season. I believe we played at home on Good Friday and needed a win to gain promotion. As per usual we f****d it up & lost - meaning we had to wait to see what Man City did the next day (our game was brought forward for TV and the others played on the Sat) - otherwise it was off to Ewood Park on Easter monday.
Not wanting to miss our impending promotion I & a mate decided we would go to Ewood come what may & set off Sat morning to play some golf on the way. We planned to play a couple of courses in N.Wales on the Sat & Sun before driving to Blackburn on the Monday. We reached N Wales early afternoon and decided we would play 2 rounds at a course called Pennard. Started the 1st round before 2pm and so had no idea how any of the games were going (for the un-initiated you don't take radios etc onto a golf course). We manged to finish just before 5pm..............just enough time to rush to the car to listen to the classified results on Sports Report and to hear that Pompey (?) and beaten Man City 1-0 and we were up !!!!!!!!! Didn't have much time to think about it as we had to go out & play another round before it got dark, but certainly sank a few beers that night !!
so, can you remember where you were when we last got promoted ???????
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In 1986 I was supposed to be playing cricket and by the time the game was called off it was a few hours too late to head off to Carlisle (although I remember discussions about chartering a plane from Biggin Hill). Spent the afternoon watching teletext.
I just realised.....it was 1981 I missed through not playing cricket. 1986 I was there and made it back to Wakefield in time for my Uncle's Ruby wedding celebration
I know it now.
It never occured to me until you just suggested it.
(Note to self: Must be more imaginative)
After the game I caught Simon Royce's left Puma King boot in the celebrations!
Remember leaving Ewood and some bright spark had thought of the idea of making promotion t-shirts and selling them for a tenner a pop, he must have made a fortune that day.
As Hugo said, it was lousy and flat.
on the saturday ipswich lost 3-1 at qpr ensuring our promotion the same day man city beat tranmere 2-0
on the easter monday the travelling hordes made their way to see us crowned champions with a draw at blackburn but we were only confirmed as champions cos man city drew at pompey 2-2
i was recovering from a stinking hangover when we were promoted courtesy of the super hoops
and i was in blackburn with the other travelling addicks when we were confirmed as champions
I still haven't recovered from being kissed by Ian Cartwright outside Ewood Park!
Wife is adament we were there, I don't remember a thing about it. Looking at the fixture list I can clearly remember being at the eight aways before it, and the West Brom one after, but for some reason I am drawing a blank on this one.
As for the game I was at Blackburn with a few others. We bought some cheap champagne which we were necking, walking back to the station. For some reason the locals didn't take too kindly to our celebrations & offered some pavement dancing. Fortunately (not saying for who) the police turned up in the nick of time :-)
It all comes flooding back...
For Carlisle 86 was in New Delhi so listened for the results on Short Wave radio and treated myself to a beer the next day.
Carlisle 81 was a big drink before and after. Stopped in Preston on way back for more beers and a curry and got last train back. Arrived Euston at 7.30am Sunday, a total wreck of a human being. Slept all day. happy days.
For Carlisle 12 I will be mostly watching Jeff Stelling
Ended up getting nicked when we got back to London what sobered me up a bit! Hope it will be a similar day at Carlisle apart from the 'getting nicked' part!