First viewed : 16 August 1994
This was an addition to the night time schedule on ITV on a Monday. It was presented by Gabriel Clarke and covered the three divisions of the Football League left behind by the creation of the Premier League.. There was an in-depth feature on one club and their game , usually someone in the news such as Brighton who were having a torrid time in the mid-nineties and a round up of all the goals in the three divisions. I'm not sure when it ended, probably in 2000 when the Football League's ill-fated deal with ITV Digital was concluded.
As the programme went out late, I usually taped it and watched the next day. This allowed for careful scrutiny of the footage from Dale games to see if yours truly could be picked out. In the picture above, I'm celebrating Dale's goal in a 1-1 draw with Hartlepool at the Victoria Ground in early 1996.
Not sure there's an equivalent moment for me... I was sat on row C or so directly behind the goal in 2009 when Rooney scored vs Wigan, so I suspect a replay in HD or so would show my mug celebrating.
ReplyDeleteWas that Old Trafford or Robin Park ?
ReplyDeleteAt OT: a fairly dreary 1-0 win (the goal was in the third minute or so) notable only for Antonio Valencia ripped O'Shea to shreds several times. A couple of years later, I was there when he snapped his leg in half vs Rangers and he's never been the same player since.
DeleteSo you don't have a regular seat ? Are you at the mercy of the touts ?
ReplyDeleteI do have a "sort of" regular seat in that I have a good friend who has a season ticket with his old man. I often take the midweek games that his dad can't manage due to age/health, and any others due to holidays. It's up at the very back of Tier 3 of what is now the Alex Ferguson Stand. I quite enjoy the widescreen view of the whole pitch.
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