I was walking along a filled-in canal in Maadi (Cairo) with a trannie tuned to the BBC World Service pressed to my ear.
On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 10:06 AM James A. Lundon @ Yahoo! via Leedslist < [email protected]> wrote: > I well remember this day 32 years ago. > Leeds United went to Sheffield United on the morning of Sunday, 26 April > 1992 and ultimately won the league in an extraordinary game. The winning > goal's last three touches were the home team's, such was the chaotic nature > of the contest. No Leeds United player touched the ball in our attacking > half in its build-up. > > Extended highlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjWzXdPO9uE) of the > game exist on YouTube for those who are sufficiently interested. Jon > Newsome wrote himself into the annals of the club's history with his > stooped goal to put us back on level terms in a see-saw game. Our first > goal was also an OG. Upon recent review of the game, I thought it quite an > entertaining contest. Such wonderful times but we also knew that we might > never see these days again. > The game was on BBC or ITV but I was down with my prospective in-laws that > morning and couldn't catch the game anywhere. I was able to tune into > BBC5Live (formerly BBC2) radio and catch updates - reception was usually > poor in a standard car radio of the time. I recall exactly where I was > when the winning goal went in, or when I heard about it, passing the old > dump outside the town of Kilrush in West Clare. > A time before pervasive mobile phone, always-on internet and wall-to-wall > Sky coverage was just starting out - I think one Leeds game was shown on > the B(Sky)B platform that season. > Manchester United went to Liverpool later that afternoon and lost 2-0. > This meant that Leeds United were now four points ahead of their deadliest > rivals with a single game to go. CHAMPIONS. > I was offered a trip over for the last game of the season against Norwich > where the championship trophy would be presented to the team and crowd, > Saturday, 2 May 1992. The offer was made in the week leading up to the > Sheffield United game. I declined the opportunity, much to my subsequent > chagrin. The person who offered me the trip finished up in Howard > Wilkinson's office that evening and got a picture of himself with the > trophy. > HW remains the last English-born manager to lead a team to the top-tier > football championship in England. > James. > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! R.I.P. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! R.I.P.
