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Post by tommydark on Sept 7, 2024 11:48:10 GMT
Did you go? I did.
Arrived at brizzy,there was 50 coaches going because of a train strike and the club offered for just a pound.a bargain even then.
Coaches were everywhere,down all roads by our ground.
We took including car people 7000 to fratton park for a Sunday match.
It was the first time Sunday was used in the UK.
Dull 0-0 result,but a great trip full of singing orient fans
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Post by dohnut on Sept 7, 2024 11:54:36 GMT
Went by car with my father-in-law (Spurs fan).
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Post by dennisrofe on Sept 7, 2024 12:01:42 GMT
Did you go? I did. Arrived at brizzy,there was 50 coaches going because of a train strike and the club offered for just a pound.a bargain even then. Coaches were everywhere,down all roads by our ground. We took including car people 7000 to fratton park for a Sunday match. It was the first time Sunday was used in the UK. Dull 0-0 result,but a great trip full of singing orient fans I dont remember these matches so I just googled it. Came up as 27 Jan 1974 Portsmouth v Orient D 0-0 FA Cup, then 9 Jan 1974 Orient v Portsmouth D 1-1 FA Cup and lastly 05 Feb 1974 Orient v Portsmouth L 0-2 FA Cup. So how did this work out, did these games go to extra time and was the third game game played at a neutral ground ? |
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Post by tommydark on Sept 7, 2024 12:09:28 GMT
Replay at our place on a midweek afternoon no floodlights because of the power probs.
I bunked off school and went 1-1
Went to selhurst park 2nd replay under lights.
Drenched to the skin behind the goal.we lost 2-0
The start of our slide from second place in the league
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Post by dennisrofe on Sept 7, 2024 12:15:49 GMT
Replay at our place on a midweek afternoon no floodlights because of the power probs. I bunked off school and went 1-1 Went to selhurst park 2nd replay under lights. Drenched to the skin behind the goal.we lost 2-0 The start of our slide from second place in the league Thanks for those match details. |
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Post by redshank on Sept 7, 2024 12:31:15 GMT
Did you go? I did. Arrived at brizzy,there was 50 coaches going because of a train strike and the club offered for just a pound.a bargain even then. Coaches were everywhere,down all roads by our ground. We took including car people 7000 to fratton park for a Sunday match. It was the first time Sunday was used in the UK. Dull 0-0 result,but a great trip full of singing orient fans Didn't go but remember the match.Disliked Portsmouth ever since they beat us at Crystal Palace ground in an FA cup 2nd replay. |
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Post by dohnut on Sept 7, 2024 13:46:04 GMT
Did you go? I did. Arrived at brizzy,there was 50 coaches going because of a train strike and the club offered for just a pound.a bargain even then. Coaches were everywhere,down all roads by our ground. We took including car people 7000 to fratton park for a Sunday match. It was the first time Sunday was used in the UK. Dull 0-0 result,but a great trip full of singing orient fans Didn't go but remember the match.Disliked Portsmouth ever since they beat us at Crystal Palace ground in an FA cup 2nd replay. Yup. Me too, the replays that is. |
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Post by sopranO on Sept 7, 2024 19:51:12 GMT
I didn't go to the first game, and as a pupil at Cardinal Wiseman junior in Goodall Road, escape for the midweek replay at was thwarted by the teachers patrolling all the obvious exits. As a timid 11 year old I didn't really make that much of an effort either as the consequences at home..a good leathering for you non catholic readers.. had it been noted, were not worth the risk.
I did,however,go to the second replay.Again,I recall it was a very cheap coach deal. As a consequence, despite the loss,I've had always had a soft spot for Selhurst Park as my first away ground.
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Post by billericayo on Sept 7, 2024 21:18:59 GMT
I didn't go to the first game, and as a pupil at Cardinal Wiseman junior in Goodall Road, escape for the midweek replay at was thwarted by the teachers patrolling all the obvious exits. As a timid 11 year old I didn't really make that much of an effort either as the consequences at home..a good leathering for you non catholic readers.. had it been noted, were not worth the risk. I did,however,go to the second replay.Again,I recall it was a very cheap coach deal. As a consequence, despite the loss,I've had always had a soft spot for Selhurst Park as my first away ground. Went to Fratton Park, My father and I both had the day off work, Went to replay at home as we had season tickets, then Selhurst Park, Cured me of going to cup games for a few years. |
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Post by redshank on Sept 8, 2024 12:33:40 GMT
Time will pass very quickly now, and then we will know our first round proper FA cup opponents.Hoping for an upturn in form and a long cup run bringing a little prestige and a lot of money into the club.
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Post by tommydark on Sept 8, 2024 12:52:28 GMT
Hope we play our best players and get to at least round three.
Then draw a big one away.
Fa cup prize money so much better than league cup
Even if a big premier team fields a weak team 35kk+ turn up
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Post by tommydark on Sept 8, 2024 14:19:49 GMT
One final memory before this thread sails into the sunset
At the second replay at selhurst we were joined behind the goal by many palace fans,with their scarves shouting for orient.
They were there to see their old players
Jackson,Payne,Hoadley and Queen
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Post by fortissimo on Sept 8, 2024 21:30:34 GMT
It has been argued that those replays with Portsmouth cost us promotion
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Post by fortissimo on Sept 8, 2024 23:11:29 GMT
One final memory before this thread sails into the sunset At the second replay at selhurst we were joined behind the goal by many palace fans,with their scarves shouting for orient. They were there to see their old players Jackson,Payne,Hoadley and The Queen It may have been for the best if we'd have lost the first game at Fratton Park ? |
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