2nd div champs

[vanhoop]

who was there in 1982 against the wolves,remember nearly breaking my back jumping over the small wall in the loft to get on the pitch and the players lifting the cup in the sa stand with terry.if im right i think that was the last game on grass before the astro. happy days

[themodfather]

er, we were champs and won it on plastic..played on the omniiturf since 81-82 season
great team
great set up
great management thru all levels
character for chairman
bigger crowds
redeveloped stadium
40p or 50p to get in too
great programme back then with the sublime derek buxton and his stats

[vanhoop]

er, we were champs and won it on plastic..played on the omniiturf since 81-82 season
great team
great set up
great management thru all levels
character for chairman
bigger crowds
redeveloped stadium
40p or 50p to get in too
great programme back then with the sublime derek buxton and his stats

er wrong mate,remember people taking bits of turf home

[Scarlet pimple]

who was there in 1982 against the wolves,remember nearly breaking my back jumping over the small wall in the loft to get on the pitch and the players lifting the cup in the sa stand with terry.if im right i think that was the last game on grass before the astro. happy days

I was in the paddock, when the club gave out free bags of crisps b4 the game started and i got a smack in the face from some tw*t trying to grab a packet......

[stainrodisalegend]

remember running on the pitch from the paddock at the end and being charged by the police, but no one seemed to care - real party atmosphere

[AndyB]

er wrong mate,remember people taking bits of turf home

Sorry "mate" - we played that season on the Astro.

The last game on the turf was a 5-0 win against Cambridge I think. (May have been Cov). Clive Allen debut hat-trick?

Edit: I was nearly right. Last game on the turf was a 5-0 against Cambridge.
Clive Allen's debut was two seasons before - and was a hat-trick in a 5-1 against Cov.

[Robbo]

er wrong mate,remember people taking bits of turf home

Must have used blow-torches then... it was plastic.
First game on Omniturf... v Luton, August 1981.

We reached the FA Cup final that year, and went up the season after.

[Gtleighsr3]

Must have used blow-torches then... it was plastic.
First game on Omniturf... v Luton, August 1981.

We reached the FA Cup final that year, and went up the season after.

Luton always beat us on the plastic at ours.I think thats where all the agg stems from

[themodfather]

wanna bet it wasn't on plastic?
i am 100% sure...def...

"and if
you know your history"

[Scarlet pimple]

The game against wolves was on omniturf.
Some of the games that season are on video classics.

[old school qpr]

the wolves game was 83

[BUSHRANGER1982]

Yeah, I was there and went on to the plastic pitch afterwards and managed to pull some tufts of it up, which I still have to this day.

[vanhoop]

oops,my mistake,was there but the ol mind must be going,so that was the last game on omniturf

[Factamondo]

unfortunately found myself in the cells after a 'meet n greet' with some yam yams on the western avenue after the game:(