Norwich City

[Royal Mail]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8193514.stm

LOL

[Starfish]

Not sure I'd know how to cope to be honest.

Would be like us getting relagated then losing 7-1 at home to Wycombe.

Wasn't it Colchester?

[Thaumagurist*]

Not sure I'd know how to cope to be honest.

Would be like us getting relagated then losing 7-1 at home to Wycombe.

Wasn't it Colchester?

Yes, it was Colchester who beat Norwich, Avon was just making a comparison of what it would be like for us, Wycombe being the nearest, smallest rival.

[Starfish]

Not sure I'd know how to cope to be honest.

Would be like us getting relagated then losing 7-1 at home to Wycombe.

Wasn't it Colchester?

Yes, it was Colchester who beat Norwich, Avon was just making a comparison of what it would be like for us, Wycombe being the nearest, smallest rival.

Indeed - thanks T*. Sorry Avon - I promise to read your posts more carefully in future.

[Ark Royal]

I'm wondering if this is the worst result any side has ever had in my lifetime. 7-1 at home in the first game of the season against a side you would be expecting to beat comfortably. The only rivals I can think of are:

Leicester 0-5 Bolton (first game of season and Leicester were relegated by a street)

Celtic 0-3 Inveress Caledonian Thistle

West Brom 2-4 Woking

It's only one game but I can't see Brian Gunn ever winning back the faith and respect of the fans.

Reading 6-0 West Ham? Being spanked by Premiership debutants, after a fairly good previous season? Ok not as bad.

Man Utd getting spanked by Saints in the top flight? that was pretty embarrassing...

Brighton 2 Bristol Rovers 8 in '73 when Cloughie was in charge. On MOTD as well.

[AndyRFC]

Millwall 0-6 Rotherham, that was an opening day spanking

[PlasticRoyale]

7-4

[Mike Hunt]

7-4

Was an awesome game for a neutral.

[Terminal Boardom]

No one's mentioned Reading 0 Bristol Rovers 6 and it should have been 10! There fans deserve better fantastic support year in year out to be spanked 7-1 at home on the opening day is the stuff of nightmares.

Not forgetting that it was 0-0 at half time! My eldest son's first game and he slept through the second half!

Losing 7-5 away at Donny in 82/3
Losing 7-1 at Chesterfield in 79/80
Beating Barnsley 7-0 in 79/80

But for home ground tonkings, one of the best was when we did Exeter 6-4 in 93/4

Didn't England beat Scotland 9-1 or something similar at Hampden in the 1960s?

[Jackson Corner]

I'm wondering if this is the worst result any side has ever had in my lifetime. 7-1 at home in the first game of the season against a side you would be expecting to beat comfortably. The only rivals I can think of are:

Leicester 0-5 Bolton (first game of season and Leicester were relegated by a street)

Celtic 0-3 Inveress Caledonian Thistle

West Brom 2-4 Woking

It's only one game but I can't see Brian Gunn ever winning back the faith and respect of the fans.

Reading 6-0 West Ham? Being spanked by Premiership debutants, after a fairly good previous season? Ok not as bad.

Man Utd getting spanked by Saints in the top flight? that was pretty embarrassing...

Brighton 2 Bristol Rovers 8 in '73 when Cloughie was in charge. On MOTD as well.

Sorry to be pedantic but it was the Big Match. Spurs beat Bristol Rovers 9-0 on MOTD once with a certain Colin Lee scoring four on his debut.

[Terminal Boardom]

Sorry to be pedantic but it was the Big Match. Spurs beat Bristol Rovers 9-0 on MOTD once with a certain Colin Lee scoring four on his debut.

And to be an Uber-pedant, Spurs were at home whereas this thread is about hideous home defeats.

[Ark Royal]

Brighton 2 Bristol Rovers 8 in '73 when Cloughie was in charge. On MOTD as well.

Sorry to be pedantic but it was the Big Match. Spurs beat Bristol Rovers 9-0 on MOTD once with a certain Colin Lee scoring four on his debut.

Good spot and I stand corrected! Was it Alan Warboys and Bruce Bannister who did the damage? 'Smash & Grab'?

[handbags_harris]

Didn't England beat Scotland 9-1 or something similar at Hampden in the 1960s?

It was at Wembley.

15 April 1961
England 9-3 Scotland
England scorers: Greaves 3, Smith 2, Haynes 2, Robson, Douglas
Scotland scorers: Wilson 2, Mackay

[Royal With Cheese]

But for home ground tonkings, one of the best was when we did Exeter 6-4 in 93/4?

Or how about Swansea away in 1989/90 (I think) the score was 1-6.

[readingbedding]

Hungary annihilating the English - home and away in the early 50's.

[Mr Optimist]

But for home ground tonkings, one of the best was when we did Exeter 6-4 in 93/4?

Or how about Swansea away in 1989/90 (I think) the score was 1-6.

Was there!!

A young Chris Coleman playing for the Swans and Tony Ella of TTB fame was arrested for shouting "you Welsh person"....!!

The locals were particularly revolting on the long walk back to the station that day. Super Trev did most of the damage (4?) if I remember correctly.

I've just realised that must be close on 20 years ago now...God, where has my life gone.

[soggy biscuit]

and Tony Ella of TTB fame

Terence Trent B'arby?

[Royal With Cheese]

Was there!!

A young Chris Coleman playing for the Swans and Tony Ella of TTB fame was arrested for shouting "you Welsh person"....!!

The locals were particularly revolting on the long walk back to the station that day. Super Trev did most of the damage (4?) if I remember correctly.

I've just realised that must be close on 20 years ago now...God, where has my life gone.

That, unfortunate incident, was the following season memorable for that and me kacking myself at Birmingham on the last day of the season.

[Royal Rother]

In case it went unnoticed Norwich actually won 4-0 away at Yeovil last night. Not a bad response.

[Ian Royal]

In case it went unnoticed Norwich actually won 4-0 away at Yeovil last night. Not a bad response.

Grant Holt was on fire.