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"1,280 days without a home game - NI's nomad years" (O
ct.71-Apr.75)
By: EalingGreen Date: October 11, 2024, 11:21 am
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Very interesting BBC article on the days when The Troubles
forced NI to play our "home" games at a neutral venue away from
OWC (some great pics, too):
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cjd5j72jrmvo
This is particularly poignant for me, since I was present at the
last Windsor game, a 1-1 draw with USSR on 13 October 1971 (my
second ever NI game). While I was also at our return home, a 1-0
victory over Yugoslavia on 16 April 1975, still one of the most
heart-warming and enjoyable games I've ever seen, any team, any
time.
Sadly however, I was deprived of the chance to see 8 intervening
homes: Spain, Scotland (x2), Portugal, Cyprus, England, Wales
and Bulgaria.
#Post#: 20795--------------------------------------------------
Re: "1,280 days without a home game - NI's nomad years"
; (Oct.71-Apr.75)
By: RichardM Date: October 11, 2024, 11:27 am
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[quote author=EalingGreen link=topic=1010.msg20794#msg20794
date=1728663670]
Very interesting BBC article on the days when The Troubles
forced NI to play our "home" games at a neutral venue away from
OWC (some great pics, too):
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cjd5j72jrmvo
This is particularly poignant for me, since I was present at the
last Windsor game, a 1-1 draw with USSR on 13 October 1971 (my
second ever NI game). While I was also at our return home, a 1-0
victory over Yugoslavia on 16 April 1975, still one of the most
heart-warming and enjoyable games I've ever seen, any team, any
time.
Sadly however, I was deprived of the chance to see 8 intervening
homes: Spain, Scotland (x2), Portugal, Cyprus, England, Wales
and Bulgaria.
[/quote] Couldn't really call you a fairweather fan
then!😁
#Post#: 20796--------------------------------------------------
Re: "1,280 days without a home game - NI's nomad years"
; (Oct.71-Apr.75)
By: Ernie Date: October 11, 2024, 11:42 am
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[quote author=EalingGreen link=topic=1010.msg20794#msg20794
date=1728663670]
Very interesting BBC article on the days when The Troubles
forced NI to play our "home" games at a neutral venue away from
OWC (some great pics, too):
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cjd5j72jrmvo
This is particularly poignant for me, since I was present at the
last Windsor game, a 1-1 draw with USSR on 13 October 1971 (my
second ever NI game). While I was also at our return home, a 1-0
victory over Yugoslavia on 16 April 1975, still one of the most
heart-warming and enjoyable games I've ever seen, any team, any
time.
Sadly however, I was deprived of the chance to see 8 intervening
homes: Spain, Scotland (x2), Portugal, Cyprus, England, Wales
and Bulgaria.
[/quote]
I missed the USSR match as we were moving house that day. I
remember the crowds heading along the Lisburn Road for the
Yugoslavia match but cannot remember anything about the match.
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