That Robin Friday goal/match/night

[Sutekh]

The EP are running a nostalgia piece on that Tranmere game. Great to see the photos they have, shame they're not captioned specifically, but then I suppose we can play guess the players and what had happened/what happened next etc.

http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/berksh ... p-10363168

[Franchise FC]

Slight shame that they couldn't post the pics in chronological order (a floodlit game turning into an early evening dusk game)

There's one that should contain me and quite probably Lux, although trying to pick anyone out in those grainy photos would be a lottery.

It was our own version of the Matthews Final - the bloke that scored a hat-trick hardly ever gets mentioned because of the piece of Friday magic.

[Sanguine]

Was Friday's goal in any way similar to this Japanese one doing the rounds at the moment?

http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/jap ... ason-6422/

[Maguire]

FWIW I was not at the Reading v Tranmere game in question.

[Vision]

Was Friday's goal in any way similar to this Japanese one doing the rounds at the moment?

http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/jap ... ason-6422/

Nah. Friday's was in Black and White.

[genome]

It was also at least 30 yards further out. I would know, I was there.

[marlowuk]

It was also at least 30 yards further out. I would know, I was there.

Not according to the article - He’s about 25-30 yards out and hits the ball over his own shoulder with such enormous power it flies into the top right hand corner of the Tranmere goal.!!!

[Forbury Lion]

I heard he celebrated by knocking one off over a policemans helmet whilst taking a dump in Lawrence Mcmenemys kit bag and he scored the goal from at least 200 yards out after dribbing the ball down to Ye Boars Head for a quick pint (referees were a bit more lenient with the ball going out of play in those days).

[strap]

I heard he celebrated by knocking one off over a policemans helmet whilst taking a dump in Lawrence Mcmenemys kit bag and he scored the goal from at least 200 yards out after dribbing the ball down to Ye Boars Head for a quick pint (referees were a bit more lenient with the ball going out of play in those days).

Didn't he have a shag then a joint after he left the Boar's Head, before coming back on to the pitch?

In all seriousness, still the best goal I've ever seen, and the whole ground went silent for a good half second before cheering - we simply couldn't believe what we had seen!!! An attendance of over 250,000 going silent all at once is a sight to behold I can tell you!

[Gunny Fishcake]

I was there as a kid sat on the wall bottom of the south bank near the Tilehurst Rd , end I'll never forget Clive Thomas the ref applauding the goal and I'll never forget the roar from the crowd when he scored. it was a bit like slow motion the run then the finish for the amazing goal, I remember buzzing on my long walk home to Tilehurst, couldn't afford a bus.....cue violins , those were the days !

[Victor Meldrew]

You were on the wall, we were further back in the same area and sometimes my kids sat on the wall at the back of the South Stand even if the roof obstructed their view.
One night one of my son's schoolmates came along and saw John Alexander score 4 and thought it would only be a matter of time before he would get an England cap.

Looking back at the league table where we finished 3rd we "only" scored 42 home goals that season whereas the champions, Lincoln, scored 71.
Incidentally Tranmere weren't rubbish,they finished just 2 points behind us in 4th.

[Stevie G]

Further back than the wall, luxury. My mates and i were watching from the roof of the Battle Hospital where we were half way through a 12 hour shift mucking out the toilets, for three penny half a day and all the left over sweaty hospital food we could eat. Kids at the Madstad these days don't know they were born.

[JIM]

I was there at EP. Half way between clock and Reading end. silence for a few moments in disbelief then all hell let loose, fantastic.
one of those " Where were you " moments .

[harry]

we were half way through a 12 hour shift mucking out the toilets, for three penny half a day.

One of the Four Yorkshiremen?

[Hampshire Royal]

I heard he celebrated by knocking one off over a policemans helmet whilst taking a dump in Lawrence Mcmenemys kit bag and he scored the goal from at least 200 yards out after dribbing the ball down to Ye Boars Head for a quick pint (referees were a bit more lenient with the ball going out of play in those days).

I'm sorry,that just proves that you weren't there. He had two pints in the Spreadeagle (one was never enough for Robin), cheered on by an ecstatic crowd who were screaming for him to eat some Pork Scratchings!!

The Boars Head? That's just crazy talk!!

[The Cap]

Remember the goal like it was yesterday. God, are a lot of the posters on here really that young? Let's face it, some of us were privileged to see Robin Friday play football on a regular basis. Just like the Man Ure fans were privileged to watch Georgie Best. And, of course, some of us saw George play at Elm Park in the Watney Cup, 1970. Was that day hot enough or what? Remember the Stretford End making their way along Norfolk Road, at lunchtime, and putting some ventilation in a few of the windows. An army full of skinheads, braces, DM's, sta prest, the works.

[Sutekh]

Remember the goal like it was yesterday. God, are a lot of the posters on here really that young? Let's face it, some of us were privileged to see Robin Friday play football on a regular basis. Just like the Man Ure fans were privileged to watch Georgie Best. And, of course, some of us saw George play at Elm Park in the Watney Cup, 1970. Was that day hot enough or what? Remember the Stretford End making their way along Norfolk Road, at lunchtime, and putting some ventilation in a few of the windows. An army full of skinheads, braces, DM's, sta prest, the works.

Didn't Georgie also play FOR Reading in a friendly v New Zealand back in around 1983?

[The Cap]

Sutekh wrote:

The Cap wrote:
Remember the goal like it was yesterday. God, are a lot of the posters on here really that young? Let's face it, some of us were privileged to see Robin Friday play football on a regular basis. Just like the Man Ure fans were privileged to watch Georgie Best. And, of course, some of us saw George play at Elm Park in the Watney Cup, 1970. Was that day hot enough or what? Remember the Stretford End making their way along Norfolk Road, at lunchtime, and putting some ventilation in a few of the windows. An army full of skinheads, braces, DM's, sta prest, the works.

Didn't Georgie also play FOR Reading in a friendly v New Zealand back in around 1983?

He did indeed. Slightly digressing from our mate Robin, however, on 29th October 1984, Elm Park saw Reading host the New Zealand national team in a friendly game. Best played for the Royals, as a special guest, along with England World Cup winner Martin Peters. Sadly though, neither legend could help the Royals from going down 2-1, with Stuart Beavon getting the goal for Ian Branfoot's team. 3,890 fans were on hand for what was described as a Football & Firework spectacular!

[Gordons Cumming]

I wasn't there so can't comment..................................

[SCIAG]

I wasn't there so can't comment..................................

Really?! I was there, even though I hadn't been born, or conceived, and my parents hadn't met.