I know I was just off Tottenham Court Road being bought drinks by a very happy Scouser.

Pity we'd lost 3-0

-- Anonymous, May 04, 2000

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Having been at the game, we made our way back into Trafalgher Square and were dancing in the fountains, arm in arm with all the scousers. Them singing "we won the cup", us singing "we nearly won the cup".

Great weekend, great night, great race result prior to the game, shame about the 90 minutes between 3 and 4.45ish ;0)

-- Anonymous, May 04, 2000

Ken

A mate of mine was in the fountains - 6' lots and blond. Reg is a Barrow fan and was probably shouting it. Got back to our hotel and tipped the water out of his jacket pocket in a bemused sort of way.

He's never forgiven us for losing to Hereford and Barrow getting kicked out of the league because of that.

Josh

-- Anonymous, May 04, 2000

I was also in the fountains, both before and after the game, if I only knew how to, I would scan and post a couple of ridiculous photos!

Yes those scousers were remarkably good sports - something to do with their team having won!?

All I can remember of the game was Supermac's, "Neil Jenkinsesque drop goal attempt", followed by Ray Clemence's, you're a w@nker gesticulation, to our then hero :-(

-- Anonymous, May 04, 2000

Josh

Oh to have had a hotel room in London to dry off in.

There was me, me brother and his brother in law, we were staying with some relatives in Harlow and when we eventually rolled back to their place soaked to the skin, three sheets to the wind and singing at the top of our voices, my aunt rang my old man and asked what we would have done if we had won!

-- Anonymous, May 04, 2000

I was still in a state of shock having just managed to get 2 tickets (for #1 each!) the day before the match. The day raced by too quickly and I can remember being more gutted than almost any time before or since that we had just not played at all and the talents of Supermac and Jinky Jim had not been in evidence.

It was a momentous cup run, the taking of the Hawthorns (3-0 in goals 36000-0 in fans apparently), the extraordinary come back against Forest (1-3 down and down to 10 men) to win 4-3 and then ordered to replay and the Hibbert/Supermac destruction of Burnley at Hillsboro. It was such a shame it had to peter out in such a lacklustre fashion at the death. Losing is bad enough but not to have anything to shout about during the game was a tragedy.

Still waiting - still dreaming ...

Jonno

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2000

GOD, 26 years ago !!!!

Memories of our inept and lack-lustre performance in the game have thankfully been blanked out...but the sad feeling of 'what a waste of a great cup run' haven't. LOVED SuperMac's goal at Hillsborough, I can re-run it in my mind to perfection.

But abiding memory of the post-match Wembley period was of most Scousers being incredibly sympathetic in their triumph. I saw many of them striding over and putting their arms round heartbroken Geordies, some of whom were weeping and telling us we'd be 'back next year' and so on and so on. Have had a soft spot for them ever since.

I flew back to Newcastle - all very quiet on board - and my family remind me that I strode off and said - "I don't want to talk about it, I'm not discussing it, I don't want to see any replays.....not today. Maybe I'll be able to tomorrow but NOT NOW !! "

Miserable woman, I'd have been better off and happier in the fountains with everybody else.

Needless to say, I didn't feel like that this year...or even the two previous ones. '74 really hurt.

Howay the lads ! Roll on 2001!!!!!

val.

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2000

Saw the match with my mate Ken. Half time, thought, well, so far so good. Second half, a nightmare. The scousers were great afterwards, we got extremely pi**ed and went for an Italian meal. Kenny fell face down in his pudding. Sneaked into his hotel and kipped on the floor. Miserable Journey back on the Sunday. The abiding memory has to be the scouser who helped me off a table in the pub and said in an apologetic sort of way, "We actually won you know". We told him it did'nt matter. It did of course.

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2000

I was in the process of changing my life completely - by moving to Newcastle!!

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2000

I hadn't even started school ;o)

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2000

I was still in me cot unable to even crawl , prolly just as well by the sounds of things , tho me fatha tells a similiar story to the ones im hearing here .

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2000

Got ratted in the Fish Bar, The Clock, Rose and Crown and The Lowther on the Friday night. Caught the midnight special from the Central and bought some supplies for the journey down which included a extra large bar of chocolate for some reason. The train journey was a blur but we arrived at some unearthly hour in London feeling like.....Well I think everyone knows that feeling. The bar chocolate which I'd purchased the night before had been in the arse pocket of me Levi sta press. This had now turned into a huge skid mark, which brightened up everyones morning except mine!! After a huge greasy breakkie we all watched as London turned black and white then onto the Greyhound for more refreshments. The game .............nuff said but

On leaving the ground I'll never forget seeing one of the old blokes from work walking away absolutely bawling his eyes out. Now to me a young lad of 19 at the time defeat was hard but I did have the consolation of a huge piss up in London to look forward to and Hey...............it wouldn't be long before we'd be back stronger and better than ever. Well 20 odd years on, a few tears shed and still waiting.

I often wonder how whether would have changed this club over the years. Would being successful have broke the bond that holds a lot of us to this club

Ive still got the ticket stub somewhere.

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2000

Oi Sting, you wrote:

>>>>I was still in me cot unable to even crawl <<<<<

So nothing new there then!

;0)

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2000

Spent the day in the Blakelaw Legion with the lads, got well tanked, walked home to watch the match..absolutely devastated at the outcome. i,ll never forget Emlyn Hughes at the post match interviews, grinning like a cat, God how I hated him that day (for about an hour tioll teh bars opened again).

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2000

I'd always said I'd never go to Wembley unless it was to watch the Toon. Well, there I was, my very first trip along WW, then sat in the middle of the Scousers, full of bluster "aboot what Supermac's ganna dee t'ya". Yeh, right! KK was a bl**dy, sodding, hairy b@st@rd - at least that day he was!

Afterwards, I was totally, desperately, distraught - utterly inconsolable. The only saving grace was the sheer class of the Scousers who didn't gloat for one second - I'm convinced that if any of them had taken the 'gypsies' out of me I would have just ended it all, there and then.

We were staying at my bro-in-law's (also a Toony) flat, and went out in Kensington for my very first pizza (amazing isn't it) plus a few frothys to drown our sorrows. Every 10 minutes or so we'd say " OK, let's just forget it and have good night". 10 seconds later we'd be in the depths of manic depression again - and so it went on.

I've never ever been so down over a football result in the 26 years since, having become older and more philosophical - to the extent that I actually enjoyed the day out for my 6th defeat on my 6th visit to Wembley a few weeks ago. Talk about dedication to a cause! In fact, I'm really not sure how I'd react to actually winning now - what the hell do you do?

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2000

26 years ago. Crikey - you expect me to remember tat far back?

OK - I was in Sale in Cheshire - recently graduated and invited a few "mates" roond to wor place for a few beers. A couple of Sheff lads (one of each) and a Manc. No Scousers in sight. I guess we got bladdered. No - I'm sure we got bladdered. But nobody took the p*ss (apart from Mr Armitage-Shanks). I was gutted, but managed to drag us all off to the pub to drown my sorrows.

As for what I'll do when we win, I can guarantee I will get bladdered again. Practice makes perfect (we aim to please, you aim too, please). But hurry up lads - time's starting to run oot.

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2000

Screacher,

That's precisely the point I was making - when we lose we are well practised in getting ratted and sing a few ribald songs. Like you, my guess is that when we win something we'll get ratted and sing a few ribald songs.
See, we're totally unique as footy fans - we've transcended any requirement to win, anything! To participate is all we need. Brilliant, eh?

-- Anonymous, May 06, 2000

Screacher:

You wrote: >>>>>you expect me to remember tat far back?<<<<<

It was wasn't it.......or was that a typo?

-- Anonymous, May 06, 2000