I must confess, this is something I never knew about! But it's a great article, well worth a read: http://norwichcity.myfootballwriter...ue-is-the-colour-for-the-game-that-never-was/
I'm far too young to have been there - a good read though, enjoyed it. One thing I do know, is that Paul Cheesley now owns and runs a pub in Knowle (Bristol) called The Knowle Hotel. I went there a few times when I lived in Bristol as he always showed the Norwich games on the tele. Nice bloke.
Didn't go to this one but did go to the re-arranged replay which we won 1-0 with a goal by Steve Govia - I remember what is the now Jarrold Stand rocking with so much noise that it felt like the stand would fall down. Great night !
Was there with my dad and brother. Think the buses were cancelled as well, I know we had to walk all the way home to West Earlham, via the Mitre.
Yes it is an early memory but I vividly remember hearing this on the radio and could not believe that we had been robbed by the fog. it was a huge relief to win the replayed game and reach Wembley. great achievement in a run that saw us beat a few London sides (Arsenal before I think) before losing out in the final itself.
Remember it so well. In those days I had a seat in the old main stand, up behind the directors' box where the press box was. Although my seat was not far off the centre line, it was priced the same as seats at either end of the stand (C-Block I think they were called) because the roof obstructed the view. So I enjoyed an A-Block seat for a C-Block price -- until the fire deprived me of it!
That fog was incredibly dense and wet. I lived on the City outskirts and thought I knew my journey home like the back of my hand. With my windscreen wipers going full pelt, the heating system incapable of stopping the inside steaming up and visibility down to 5 yards I managed to make a wrong turn and in the end had to stop and get out several times to work out where I was. The 6 mile journey took me nearly 2 hours in the end and, having nearly run out of petrol, to this very day I always now stop and top up my petrol tank as soon as it gets half full - as against half empty!!!
The other incredible thing about this fog was how it cleared. My companion at the match lived in Long Stratton at the time and having struggled down Hall Road decided to stop at the old Tuckswood Pub and ring his wife from the payphone. She told him that the fog had cleared. He stayed for a pint and by the time he left most of the fog had gone. Apparently the same happened on the east side of the City but to the north and west it did not clear until the early hours of the following morning.
Nope - that would definitely be half empty, as you are in the process of draining it. If you were filling it, it would be half full. You are all welcome.
