: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:42 pm  

there are other sports apart from football''soccer''

: Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:25 pm  

fredie wrote:

there are other sports apart from football''soccer''

As it is by far the most popular sport on the planet, it is no surprise most people's greatest sporting moment involves football is it??

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:52 pm  

Asim wrote:

That whole thing was made even more surreal by a coach-load of Barnsley fans subsequently turning up at Valley Parade to support us in our next (must-win) game at home to Charlton a few days later

Aye,my abiding memory of that night was Mark Bright sneakily gesturing to us at the front of the Kop that we were going down and Kinsella hitting the bar with a thunderbolt in the last few minutes. Of course the QPR game was a formality as I placed a £5 bet that we would win 3-0 and walked away with £55. Sweet!

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:02 pm  

Championship Play off final 2008

Hull City beating Arsenal at the emirates

Challenge Cup Final 2005

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:06 pm  

Thetalentboy wrote:

Hull City beating Arsenal at the emirates

Challenge Cup Final 2005

You can p*ss right off...

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:06 pm  

Graeme West going for a 50 yard stroll at Elland Road in the Challenge Cup Semi-Final versus Hull KR back in 1985 before offloading to David Stephenson who sidestepped the KR full back to book our place at Wembley where we went on to beat Hull in a very memorable final, 28-24.

Oh, and coming back from 2-0 down against Gillingham in the Div2 play off final in 1999.

: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:53 pm  

keithcun wrote:

Mansell v Piquet at Silverstone in '87.

Mansell made up 29 seconds in 28 laps to catch and overtake Piquet with one of the best overtakes seen in F1 (a dummy to go outside at the end of Hangar and diving down the inside)

the artist wrote:

that is still the greatest grand prix i have ever seen - was that the one when the fans invaded the circuit afterwards? mansell was a proper sporting hero

I was going to say that one. There was a real buzz in the crowd as he chased Piquet down, breaking the lap record, lap after lap. I was a fair bit further round the circuit, somewhere near where Bridge corner is now, we wall went mad when he came past in the lead. I would also have his 1st ever win at Brands in 1985 as one on my faves.

Another favourite was London Monarchs V Barcelona Dragons at the Wembley World Bowl.

The Centenary IOM TT is my most recent.

: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:31 pm  

D.D. wrote:

Nah. The final three minutes four days later was much better!

Worst week of my life. United win the treble, City get promoted and Bolton lost the play-off final to Turnip's Watford

From a personal point of view, it has to be Leigh winning the NL1 Grand Final in 2004 to get promoted. Sod what happened the following season, I spent most of extra time bawling my eyes out as I knew ten years in the wilderness was over, for a season, at least.

Being at Hampden to see Hibs beat Kilmarnock 5-1 in the League Cup Final in 2007 was pretty special, mind.

: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:20 pm  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

Worst week of my life. United win the treble, City get promoted and Bolton lost the play-off final to Turnip's Watford

From a personal point of view, it has to be Leigh winning the NL1 Grand Final in 2004 to get promoted. Sod what happened the following season, I spent most of extra time bawling my eyes out as I knew ten years in the wilderness was over, for a season, at least.

Being at Hampden to see Hibs beat Kilmarnock 5-1 in the League Cup Final in 2007 was pretty special, mind.

Least you didnt spend the entire game throwing up in those horrible toilets at Widnes

: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:16 am  

the aussies were robbed playing italy in world cup