NOSTALGIA - Graham Roberts is a dirty ba5tard

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  1. Pas

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    Yes was stood in the west stand terrace at the youthful age of 15
     
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    Surely it was Darren Wood who injured Gwyn Thomas?
     
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    That's what I always thought, but when we've discussed it on here before I've been told in no uncertain terms that I'm talking ballacks.

    Nice of the Beeb to do such an article, but some of their facts are a bit off. Not that I can talk after identifying Bobby Collins as Johnny Steele last night.

    'Winger' Gwyn Thomas? Erm, no. And one of those Agnew goals was actually a free kick from 25 yards. It was Thomas who converted one of Currie's crosses.

    One of my favourite Barnsley games that. David Currie was on fire.
     
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    You're right, mate

    Agnew DID score from a free kick. The experienced champions elect were torn to shreds by a very good, skilful Barnsley team. David Currie was unplayable that game.
    The only thing I can think of as to why Roberts is often blamed, is there is greater kudos with some that it took Chelsea's renowned hard man to take out Barnsley's.
     
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    Re: You're right, mate

    I thought it was Graham Roberts that did Gwyn Thomas.....but I may well be wrong.

    I was stood in West Stand near Ponte.
     
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    Re: You're right, mate

    I too thought it was Graham Roberts. I was stood in the Brewery Stand.
     
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    I was stood

    On the corner of the Ponty End towards the old stand. So it would've meant I was only a few yards from you, mate. I've never understood why Roberts has always got the blame, as he was struggling against Steve Cooper. Peter Nicholas (another hard man) was having a nightmare against the Barnsley midfield. But it was a terrible, late tackle from Wood which took out Thomas.
    The best man to talk about it Terry Nutkins, as he was in the changing room with Gwyn Thomas after the incident.
     
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    Re: I was stood

    Was definitely Roberts studs up. Right dirty batard. Great match. Remember it well. Me & my ex misses stood near half way line in Brewery stand.
     
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    Re: I was stood

    Fair enough, mate.
    But it was definitely Darren Wood.
     
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    Re: I was stood

    Remember that really well. also remember Blunts Devlin going in late and doing Krizans leg, likewise Spencer at qpr. Still the one that makes my blood boil is Michael ****ing Browns assassination attempt on Butterfield, wot an orrible little ******* he is
     
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    I've got that match on DVD.
     
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    Can you re-watch it and end the debate? I always thought it was Roberts but I didn't see the tackle, I must've dropped mi crisps or summat.
     
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    [video=youtube;f8YiFY0VMqo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8YiFY0VMqo[/video]

    Can only find the goals on youtube but still worth watching:D
     
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    Re: I was stood

    This seems to pop up with great regularity on here and I never fail to be amazed by the certainty of people who claim it was Graham Roberts, when at the time people just put two and two together and decided it must be him because he was the hard man of the team. I too thought it was Roberts and said as much a few weeks later to the surgeon who operated on Thomas' knee, but he put me right and told me that it was Darren Wood, as Gwyn Thomas had told him so. Nevertheless, we'll never be able to convince some people!
     
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    I was at the game, in the Brewery and for me it was always ....

    Roberts who took Gwyn out, no doubt about it.

    It was only when I heard someone mention Darren Wood I took an opportunity to ask Jim Dobbin about the incident.

    He was closer than most and confirmed it was DW and about a year ago I came across the DVD of the game.

    The tackle is a bit of a sickener and I just winced on seeing it again. Gwyn was such a hard player that anything that stopped him getting back on his feet must be serious.

    I will get around to putting the Agnew goal and the assault on Youtube (They are 40 seconds apart) but mark my words, you will not enjoy it.
     
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    Re: I was at the game, in the Brewery and for me it was always ....

    It was Darren Wood that did Thomas. He says so himself and he says he is very sorry about it, He offered me a job 8 years ago and I turned it down after I asked about the Chelsea match during the interview. He is often to be seen on the Meat Market in Barnsley and Castleford. He owns the stalls, Woodys and Pastures Green, plus the shops Pastures Green.
     
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    Why did all the Stoke fans bring inflatable Pink Panthers? Was there some point to it?
     
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    Dunno, but

    You can stick your pink panthers up your arse
    You can stick your pink panthers up your arse
    You can stick your pink panthers, stick your pink panthers, stick your pink panthers up your arse
    sideways

    It was the time of the inflatables. Man City had bananas, Grimsby had cod, and Stoke had pink panthers. I don't think even they know why.
     
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    Looking at that team now, compared to present day it shows how things have changed.

    In the present day Agnew would have played 18 matches & gone to warm the bench at Everton. Then after a couple of seasons
    would have been loaned out to Cheltenham.

    FA sort it out for fecks sake.
     
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