BlyBlyBabes 0 Posted April 12, 2005 I wonder how many fans remember (or youngsters know) that there was a time when we beat Manchester United 6 times in 8 successive league games. Yes - Won 6, Drew 1, Lost 1. It was Alex Ferguson''s first 4 seasons in charge (starting in 1985, I think). That lends a little perspective to our current situation, I think. Wow. OTBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwoSheds 0 Posted April 12, 2005 I remember & i think that was the season when they had just bought Gary Palister & he scored a own goal in the last 10 minutes to give us a win at Old Trafford. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoareyou? 0 Posted April 12, 2005 ..i particularly going to Old Trafford one wet August evening...got there five mins late....Gary Pallister was making his Utd debut and their team included( if i remember right) Bryan Robson, Pallister, Bruce?,Mark Hughes, Norman Whiteside...and we won 2-0 thanks to a Dale Gordon first half goal and a Flecky penalty after Robert Rosario had gone round Pallister ( Yes really )in the box and was tripped from behind... Those were the days ehh!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rich 0 Posted April 12, 2005 wow your right didn''t know that. that''s some stat where did you find that out. I remember the first game I ever saw as a norwich fan was when we beat man united in the mid80s, they must hate playing us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanariaGlorificus<DL><DT><PRE><EM><STRONG><P><FONT face="Arial Narrow">"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." George Best.<FONT><P><STRONG><EM><PRE><DT><DL> 0 Posted April 12, 2005 Situations are slightly diferent these days though BBB; Back then they were in a transitional period and were nowhere near to being THE dominant force in English football (did we have a similar record against Liverpool over the same period of time? i don''t know, but i doubt it).Norwich on the other hand were in the middle of the most succesful period in the club''s history, a period that came to an end as United began to enjoy succcess like they''d never known.Nowadays we are a large minnow, while they are the biggest of the big (discounting Chelsea''s expendable income) so saturday was a massive win, especially in the context that it COULD help us to stay in this league.Many people who are fans now do not remember the times you speak of, and your attempt to belittle what to many (rightly so) is a party week, I find frankly pathetic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted April 12, 2005 i didnt know thatand god old fergie must be old Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire canary 0 Posted April 12, 2005 I''ll never forget a great night at Old Trafford when we won 2-0, especially as I was just in front of some very irate individuals in a corporate box."Fergie out" muttered the moaning reds fans as I walked back to the car! Almost the same some 18 or so years later!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwoSheds 0 Posted April 12, 2005 I cant really remember to much of the earliest games i went to in the mid 70''s with my dad but i do remember when i was bought my 1st season ticket. I missed most of that season because we moved away from norfolk within 2 weeks of the season starting but moved back again within 6 months. The games i seem to remember were 5-0 home win against Blackburn,4-0 home against Wrexham.Infact i think every game i went to during the last couple of months of that season we thumped anyone who played us ending up as Div 2 Champions. I may be wrong i have slept alot since then! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bernard Futter 0 Posted April 12, 2005 At the time Ferguson regarded City as United''s bogy team. There can''t be too many other sides (if any) who achieved the double over United in three consecutive seasons as City did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nycanary 1 Posted April 12, 2005 me fondest memory of city/united matches was the classic in the 80s when norwich came back from 3-0 down with 20 minutes to go to tie 3-3 with united at carrow road.i believe whiteside had scored a couple before on about 70 minutes, keith bertschin pulled back what was thought to be a consolation. then, mick channon pulled another one back and in the final minute, during a goalmouth scramble, louie donowa, on his professional debut for us, scored the equaliser that everyone greeted like a victory.magic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BedsCanary 0 Posted April 13, 2005 I remember beating United in the FA Cup 5th round. Gordon and Fleck got the goals I think. It was the season we got to the Semis against Sunderland at Hillsborough.And yes, we always used to beat ManUre during that ''era''.Take a look at the stats in Saturday''s programme however and you will read that Norwich have beaten Man Utd just 10 times in history and Man Utd have beaten Norwich over 50. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlyBlyBabes 0 Posted April 13, 2005 CanariaGlorificus Maybe your tag line/post signature betrays your true allegiance? OTBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire canary 0 Posted April 13, 2005 Great game indeed NYC - unfortunately marred for me by some unpleasant scuffles by Man Utd "supporters" on Riverside after the game: a similar theme to an earlier thread about this Saturday too.Some bad habits never die. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanariaGlorificus<DL><DT><PRE><EM><STRONG><P><FONT face="Arial Narrow">"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." George Best.<FONT><P><STRONG><EM><PRE><DT><DL> 0 Posted April 13, 2005 BBB, I''m as much a manu fan as you''re a dope smoking rasta, i just find that particular quote amusing.If you found my original post harsh i''m sorry, pathetic was probably the wrong word.But the fact remains that beating man utd today is a much bigger thing for this club than it was 15-20 years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites