ballymoneyyin Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 So what games can you think of that have been played in odd circumstances, in strange places or just shouldn't have happened for one reason or another. I'll kick off with the 1980 Copa Del Rey Final pretty clear what is so odd about this game from the moment you see the club crests. 79-80! Thats some scoreline. Odd indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booker-T Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 some amazing war time football facts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 So what games can you think of that have been played in odd circumstances, in strange places or just shouldn't have happened for one reason or another. I'll kick off with the 1980 Copa Del Rey Final pretty clear what is so odd about this game from the moment you see the club crests. About 2.30 into that video, the Real Madrid player punching the ball in the net. Having to cheat against your own "B" side. RM really are and always have been a despicable club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 79-80! Thats some scoreline. Odd indeed. Went to a tie-break in the end, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 some amazing war time football facts They abound during WWII, I could go on all night !! On one occasion someone broke his arm, played the next week in plaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Football Manager: WWII would be an interesting game. Didn't they make a parody based in the 19th century or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Helicopter Sunday was a weird one. Obviously we were playing Rangers and with them having the 1-0 lead they needed (and hoping for a cultic f**k up which happened later) and our European place secured the ball was just passed around without either team doing much with it. I can remember the away end erupting when the news came through Motherwell had scored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Football Manager: WWII would be an interesting game. I've often wondered why there didn't seem to be even one "retro" football management (or playing) games. You get plenty of flight simulators, wargamings and so on based on old aeroplanes or historical conflicts. During the WWII, proper league football continued throughout in Scotland and Northern Ireland, though with geographically remote teams excluded/forced into their own leagues. However being larger and suffering more widespread aerial bombardment it proved impossible in England in 1940-41 so they established 2 gigantic divisions: North (36 clubs) & South (34 clubs). Clubs largely arranged their own schedules, and with huge variation in numbers of games played only Goal Average was used. This concept of huge divisions with partial fixture lists persisted, continually tweaked, until peace. Usually, pre-Christmas everyone would play 18 games allowing straightforward use of Points, post-Christmas totals would vary and they'd use "Averaged Points". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Prince Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I can remember the away end erupting when the news came through Motherwell had scored Aye that was a strange moment just seeing a whole stand burst into absolute scenes when someone got flagged for offside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 About a year after I got to London I was walking past Leyton FC's ground. I knew the club had folded so was surprised to hear a game on. Turnstiles were open and no-one manning a thing so I poked my head in. Both teams looked decent (about Junior league level), ref and two linesmen and the managers/coaches were all wearing their team's colours so I presumed it was a local amateur final or the like. Anyway there's only twenty folk there and I was about to ask what was going on when the ref blew for full time and half a dozen G4S security guards start shepherding one of the teams into a few prison transport vans and rumbled away without any post-match handshakes or anything.Obviously a prison team (god knows who they were playing) but when ye weren't expecting it: a very odd thing to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atfccfc Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Going through matches in history and got reminded of this one. Stirling Albion 20 Selkirk 0 on the 8th December 1984 in the Scottish cup. Any Stirling fans on P&B at this game? I am wondering how bad Selkirk must have been? large scorelines were common place during the 19th century and pre 2nd world war, but in 1984, this one looked completely out of place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I can remember the away end erupting when the news came through Motherwell had scored We were playing Hearts at home that day and the away end certainly seemed happy when news came through about their big team winning the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 We were playing Hearts at home that day and the away end certainly seemed happy when news came through about their big team winning the title. To be fair I hate both the ugly sisters equally but I was happy with that because it was so fucking hilarious. If they're gonna finish 1st/2nd anyway at least let half of them be totally heartbroken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 We were playing Hearts at home that day and the away end certainly seemed happy when news came through about their big team winning the title. Aberdeen could have still finished 3rd on goal difference that day if i remember correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Italy are playing a brazilian club side at the moment. The atmosphere is amazing. I always find it odd when national teams play club sides Dunfermline played New Zealand twice on a preseason tour in 02 or 03, losing once and winning once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Going through matches in history and got reminded of this one. Stirling Albion 20 Selkirk 0 on the 8th December 1984 in the Scottish cup. Any Stirling fans on P&B at this game? I am wondering how bad Selkirk must have been? large scorelines were common place during the 19th century and pre 2nd world war, but in 1984, this one looked completely out of place. apparently Selkirk were in temporary abeyance and it was a Border Amateurs team that played in the game- my mate was actually there and said there were 15 breakaways!! City once played Bankfoot Athletic in a pre-season friendly at Noranside Open Prison, which was a strange one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydney Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Clyde v Livingston Scottish Cup tie 5or 6 years ago. First game abandoned due to fog. Replay also then abandoned due to fog. Clyde humped in 3rd game which then took place at Livingston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 There's a thread in Infowire somewhere which I started about Scots clubs playing national teams, it got quite a lot of responses. It was quite common back-in-the-day when clubs would got on summer tours to the dominions, or latterly Africa or Asia, to spread the footballing word. I recall a few bizarre examples including Brazil 1-1 Motherwell (with 'Well then having to dash straight to the harbour in their kit to catch the ship back home) and Japan 2-4 Stirling Albion as late as 1966. Here's the full thread: http://www.pieandbovril.com/forum/index.php/topic/168189-literally-club-v-country/ Loads of great results in there. While not club-v-country, Zenit St Petersburg 0-2 Civil Service is another personal favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 When I was at Bradford Park Avenue earlier this year they had loads of memorabilia from their game against Czechoslovakia. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=noalU6uuOoyB7Qax_YCQBA&url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/footysphere/3983746367/&cd=1&ved=0CB4QFjAA&usg=AFQjCNFOULgYpdza-zvzrOvWJVkhfPC86Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mid-table Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 About a year after I got to London I was walking past Leyton FC's ground.Lea Bridge Road is one of my favourite grounds. You could walk past it without knowing it was there, yet it's right in the middle of one of the most densely populated places in the country. It has a right mish-mash of everything; very modern terracing behind one goal, grass behind another goal, and a collection of about 3 different stands built at different points in time down one side of the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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