Big Geordie

3-2 France 2 goals in a minute.

France make it 2-2 Raker strike!

Tough start for us - always seems to be the way in recent years though.

Bit of a segway here - still got my old ASICS top from 93/94 and it's still in good nick, but with one problem - the iconic Blue Star has started to peel off. Does anyone know somewhere that would be able to repair/put a new one on?

Did Ivan Campo play for Bolton that day? (I was there - sitting in East Stand) Jussi Jaskilienen will have been in goal for them - Kevin Nolan may have played too.

Ran out of money, I think. Gatehsead do seem to have been a 'boom and bust' type of club over the last couple of decades.

Life without real consequences - playing for a CL club , capped by England, plenty of cash and lasses hoying themselves at him.

Won't end will for Tripps this - will end up coming back to bite him on the backside, in later years.

His arse dropped when he met Shearer back then - same as any of us would. 😊

Been on there for a while. I don't get involved in any of the winding up/histrionics which is why I've probs stayed under the radar. Just finished reading the thread - absolute car crash of mental gymnastics going on there, mind! Make no mistake, if Fender was a red and white, they would be all over him too. It's like the 1990's Sugar Puffs boycotting kicking off x 1000.

Admins have closed the topic. They must be doing so sifting through - am currently on page 25. Honestly, the bitterness - proper salty tears!

Gonna have a read of the Fender thread - still got access to Parsnip, with being an occasional moocher.

I think they'll keep on investing in youngsters - even it it means relegation at the end of the season. Re-sale value and having a good enough team to come straight back up from the Championship. Has to be their model, IMO - same as other promoted sides.

They've done well to get that much, IMO. Going to have to invest wisely, which is a big ask.