One of my favourite Oakwell memories is being hit in the face by a ball....

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  1. Mr C

    Mr C Well-Known Member

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    I'd have been about 8 at the time, so it was all perfectly legal. Stewart Barrowclough was the guilty party, he didn't half leather it n'all, out of touch on the west stand near side where I was in my faithful spot next to the dug out. Bless him, he kept coming over to see if I was okay, even through the second half when he was on the other wing.

    Didn't do me any harm....
     
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    similar thing happened to me stood in the old brewery stand, banger banks clobbered 1 out of touch, 2 guys in front of me ducked...i didnt, knew then he was going to be w@nk :D
     
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    Mine too

    A rare shot from Mick McCarthy, missed the goal by a distance, hit me on the side of the head.

    I'd like to claim it didn't do me any harm, but maybe it did. Although to be honest I was probably already mental.
     
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    Re: Mine too

    Never been hit by a ball, but did manage to header the ball out of the Ponty End against Swindon back in 2003(?).
     
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    Re: Mine too

    Yeah same here i was on the end of a sliced clearance from Tony Norman the former Sunderland 'keeper, I'd have been about 7 at the time and it didn't do me any harm either.
     
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    Are you sure about that mate?
    :p
     
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    Just a ball in chest off Lars Leese down at Swindon in warm up for me, and nearly knocked off West Stand wall by a Taggart welly out of play.
     
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    My NHS specs went flying....

    ....about two or three rows back in todays terms, bounced off the hard concrete and were fine. Built like tanks them things.

    I can't understand BFC's stance on this H&S lark, well actually I can.... As if that doesn't slow down most folks working weeks enough already? What a bunch of fairies, no small coincidence we've just lost to Rotherham? Mmmmmmmm....

    GERREMDARNTPIT!!!
     
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    Re: Mine too

    Aye!!!
     
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    It just ruined his good looks ;)
     
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    It cant have helped his driving either, lol!:rolleyes:
     
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    My brother is very proud of the fact that he was hit in the face by a wayward shot from Arjan De Zeeuw during a training session around 97 (wasn't renowned for his shooting ability was Arjan) this was long before health an safety went wild.
     
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