Donny v TWS

Just noticed the referee for this game is the referee that gave possibly the worst refereeing performance in my time watching City - away at Chester at the Deva Stadium in the late 23/8/98. Only recognised him due to his hand.

Brown and Hateley scored for a 2-2 draw - it pissed it down for the entire 90 minutes.

 

If you can remember the ref from 17 years ago then I'm amazed!

 

Chris Wood Penalty

 

Doncaster Rovers win 4-2 on penalties


120:00+4:28Goal scored
Goal!Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1(4), Leeds United 1(2). Richard Wellens (Doncaster Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

120:00+3:50
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Chris Wood (Leeds United) right footed shot is too high. Chris Wood should be disappointed.

120:00+3:16Goal scored
Goal!Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1(3), Leeds United 1(2). Harry Forrester (Doncaster Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

120:00+2:39
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Sam Byram (Leeds United) right footed shot is too high. Sam Byram should be disappointed.

120:00+2:02Goal scored
Goal!Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1(2), Leeds United 1(2). Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

120:00+1:28Goal scored
Goal!Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1(1), Leeds United 1(2). Luke Murphy (Leeds United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

120:00+0:53Goal scored
Goal!Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1(1), Leeds United 1(1). Nathan Tyson (Doncaster Rovers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.

120:00+0:12Goal scored
Goal!Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1, Leeds United 1(1). Mirco Antenucci (Leeds United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

120:00Penalty shootout
Penalty Shootout begins Doncaster Rovers 1, Leeds United 1.

 

Well done Donny, we all hate Leeds and all that

 

To think we got 3m for Chris Wood

Made me laugh all the talking about his "aerial prowess" on SKY. I don't think he won a single header in the 2 and a bit years he was with us. Apart from the infamous one against Watford of course...

 

yorkshires number erm 1

 

I went to that - late penalty by Hateley I think?

On a Sunday as well for some reason. Although, Chester is one of those places were everyday is like Sunday (TM)

 

That's the one. I was living in Chester at the time so I was able to walk to the game

 

Went a few times – don’t think I’ve ever seen us win there.

On a couple of occasions, I recall getting a train to Chester and then having to get a taxi back to the train station due to inadequate transport links? (Might have been ‘cos I was late or summat though – can’t quite remember).

I’ve been to grounds in much worse physical shape than the Deva, but all things considered, it’s the worst ground I’ve ever been to.

 

I remember a trip to Chester, we went 3-0 down after about 10 minutes. It remained 3-0 but we confident we would win 4-3!!!

'Ground built by Lego' was one of the chants back then too.

 

Over 20,000 there for a league cup tie in 1975 against us. How times change.

 

I didn't think the ground was that bad! But then I went to Blackpool in the mid nineties and the terrace for away fans was just like loose rubble I think it was the game Fettis came on as a striker and scored.

 

I always thought he'd turn into a good player - big, strong and fast, I remember him giving our centre backs a torrid time for two different teams .............. must have been the **** coaching he got at Leicester?

 

Awful season that. Chester were totally rock bottom at the time as well. I remember going to Wigan (another team who went down that year) on the day of the National that never was. It utterly pissed it down to the extent we were allowed back on the coach at half time. Naturally, we were swept aside 2-0 by another dogshit team too.

I stupidly went the season after that too – 2-0 loss in the FA CUP – they scored an absolute scorcher. Might have been the round after the wall fell down at Runcorn?

GLP: It was (probably still is) the most soulless football ground I’ve ever have ever been to. I remember one fanzine likening it to an abattoir, although as hideous an abattoir would be, at least it’d have some sort of soul.

 

Not at the Keepmoat Castro, maybe at Belle Vue.

 

He also reffed us last week v Huddersfield !

I was also at that Chester game in 1998. God, we were ****.

 

Seeing as I wrote it was in 1975 I would have thought that was obvious. Being at the game in question I am well,aware where it was.