Took 9 men to treat him for 5 min plus, stretcher at the ready and up he gets. Couldn't walk for over an hour yet still managed some top draw saves and good takes under pressure (despite inevitable pain). Purely theatrical the way he walked out after half time way behind the rest while everyone cacked themselves at the prospect of Stan in goal. Heinz - I salute you. However, I dearly hope Simon has learned his mistake - we got away with it. Under NO circumstances should we fail to pick a substitute goalkeeper - if the manager can't cover his outfield positions with 4 subs, he should be out of a job. Looks like we might need a keeper in anyway as 1st choice now, but he either has to decide if Letheran is up to it, force Colgan to play or get another keeper in... A poor game, but we grafted well and earned three important points. Yoooouuuuuu Reds
The sort of dedication you don't often see these days with substitutes and large squads. Any good memories anyone of Oakwell heroes of days gone by who played on with a serious injury? I can recall Pat Howard playing a good number of games until it was finally realised he had a broken bone in his foot. Recall Alan Hill going on the left wing and Leighton in goal when Hill was injured in a League Cup tie at home to Lincoln. Not a Reds player, but it must go with the German culture - how about Bert Trautmann with the broken neckbone at Wembley for Manchester City against Birmingham. I always wondered, you know, if Murphy (Birmingham forward) meant to crock him. The look on his face just says he might have left his knee in there. Any other memories?
Aye - was it Martin Hodge In goal for Leicester in a cup replay when Archie scored a screamer in the last minute. As I remember he could hardly stand up let alone move. Won on pens in the end
friday night game, we won 3-2 and went top of the league i think, i went to that, came back on the overnight train, managed to get a compartment to myself, woke up at carnforth, fell asleep again and woke up at grange, had to wait for the first train back, those were the days
