Twenty years ago today.

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HowardQ · #1 Post by **HowardQ** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:30 pm

We occasionally get people on here talking about their football teams. Often these are smaller local teams, or a bit less local in Pete’s case.
As a long suffering Sheffield Wednesday fan I usually have “nowt “ to brag about so keep quiet.
Anyway I have decided to celebrate today!

To the tune of the old Beatles Sgt. Pepper song …………………..

It was twenty years ago today ………

The Barmy Army went to Wemberlee ……………

Can’t think of any more lines to add, but Wednesday beat Man U to win the League Cup on the 28th of April 1991.
So I am celebrating this today.

There is only one drink on offer I’m afraid, it’s a pint of the original Stones Best Bitter, from my very own virtual stock.
Best pint I ever had and brewed just down the road from the Hillsborough Football Ground.

Sad to reflect on something like this but us supporters of lesser teams have nothing else but memories like this.
At least we have won someting in the last 50 years.
Many supporters of small teams stay loyal, when they never see success.

#2 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:29 pm

Howard, There's always a reason to have a drink and support your team!
In bad times I still celebrate Norwich winning the Milk Cup in 85.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuRHVXiu1rg
and every time we've beaten Ipswich,

also the fact we beat Liverpool on the day they closed the Kop.

SO yep, I'll join you in a Stones Best and here's to your Team and the win over Man Utd.

#3 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:33 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV3_Z63WqdI

Might as well watch this while we're supping, eh?

BikerGran · #4 Post by **BikerGran** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:32 pm

Not fussed about football tbh but it's a nice day for a pint.......

Cheers!

Aladinsaneuk · #5 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:11 pm

I support two teams..... Leeds and who ever is playing Scumchester united

So - pint please :)

(and Howard - I may liven norfolk, but I am a northerner by birth....)

HowardQ · #6 Post by **HowardQ** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:32 pm

I did know that Pete, but just pointing out that Leeds ain't local now.
Anyway after a couple of pints of Stones best I am now in a more refletcive mode so thinking more positive.

It's not just the fact that we didn't go down

1) We didn't go bust and get docked 10 points.

2) The new chairman has negotiated away all the £30 Million debts, that we have had around our necks for more than 20 years.

3) The Bramall Lane Pigs are coming down to join us next year, (almost certainly).
Oink Oink.

Think I'll have another pint on the strength of that!

Aladinsaneuk · #7 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:14 pm

Once you have a team... That's it for life.....

And yep, I expect that the Sheffield derby is going to get tasty

#8 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:54 pm

We've just smashed Ipswich Town 5-1.

Any more Ale left?

HowardQ · #9 Post by **HowardQ** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:10 am

That's worth another pint of Stones Best.

Samray · #10 Post by **Samray** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 5:55 am

Did McAuley get man of the match?

BIG UN · #11 Post by **BIG UN** » Sat May 07, 2011 9:27 pm

well,we'll be seeing you next season as chesterfields promoted
and finaly won the league today after making it hard as usual
but won 3-1.

great shame that both sheffield teams are where they are today tho imo

sheff derby next year tho?!
and the spireites get to play em both.

can still remember di canio shoving that ref on his ass lmao.
you had cantona too at one point!

man utd's my main team and has been for 34 years for better or worse.
not looking forward to 2mrrw tho

D-Rider · #12 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat May 07, 2011 9:35 pm

BIG UN wrote: man utd's my main team and has been for 34 years for better or worse.
not looking forward to 2mrrw tho

Followed them for about 43yrs now ..... though I am a season ticket holder at ......

#13 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat May 07, 2011 10:15 pm

Apparently it was a good game today D-R!

Dont think any of the Norwich faithful wouldve cared if you'd smashed us 10-0 though, they were just there for the celebrations afterwards...

We're now back up to where we came from after an extended holiday away..

W.A.P.L, W.A.P.L!

D-Rider · #14 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat May 07, 2011 11:22 pm

Kwackerz wrote:Apparently it was a good game today D-R!

Dont think any of the Norwich faithful wouldve cared if you'd smashed us 10-0 though, they were just there for the celebrations afterwards...

We're now back up to where we came from after an extended holiday away..

W.A.P.L, W.A.P.L!

LOL .... not as extended as our holiday .....

At least we're playing some better stuff since the change of manager .... (a bit like my other team too)

Aladinsaneuk · #15 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sun May 08, 2011 6:30 am

Well next season then....

And I said at season start i wanted mid table respectability.... So am happy overall.

Just need to keep snoddy and kaspar now