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I hope someone can help me with this query as I need the answer for (of all things) a funeral service on this Friday for my mum (lifelong R's supporter from Askew Road).
There was a home game, mid 70s, where we scored 7 goals (I recall but may be wrong) and the goal keeper for the other side (Perhaps a Sheffield side but probably wrong) was playing his first senior game.
At the end of the game, the Rangers players, Bowles, Venables, Francis went over to the keeper and walked off with him, putting their arms around him!
It was shown on the Big Match the next day and Brian Moore pointed out the empathy and consideration of the players for having done so.
Can someone please help me - correcting me if I am wrong re the score!
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1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut on 22:01 - Feb 16 with 2317 views
Do you mean the 7-0 home win against Burnley in 1979 when all our players (Allen, Goddard, Roeder?) consoled Billy O'Rourke (now RIP sadly) who was the debutant Burnley keeper? Allen got 4 IIRC. Happy Days under The Doc.
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1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut on 22:04 - Feb 16 with 2295 views
1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut on 22:03 - Feb 16 by loftus77
Do you mean the 7-0 home win against Burnley in 1979 when all our players (Allen, Goddard, Roeder?) consoled Billy O'Rourke (now RIP sadly) who was the debutant Burnley keeper? Allen got 4 IIRC. Happy Days under The Doc.
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Strange as I have recollections of Venables consolling the keeper- perhaps it was a 6-0 drubbing in the Venables / Bowles era?? Definitely on the Big Match definitely a debut for the keeper.
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1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut on 22:06 - Feb 16 with 2247 views
1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut on 22:05 - Feb 16 by Jules4367
Strange as I have recollections of Venables consolling the keeper- perhaps it was a 6-0 drubbing in the Venables / Bowles era?? Definitely on the Big Match definitely a debut for the keeper.
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But my m emory is not as good as it once was so I can see Bowles was in the team but perhaps Jimmy Hill or Motson pointed out the R's players consolling the keeper.
I was sure it was Brian Moore and Venables and co went to him?
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1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut on 22:10 - Feb 16 with 2204 views
Mty first thought was the 7-0 Burnley game in '79, though of course that was quite a bit later (no Venables or Francis). I think it was on MOTD with Barry Davies commenting, with 19-year-old Billy O'Rourke making his traumatic debut between the sticks. (I saw myself sitting in the Paddocks on the TV coverage, which gave me a bit of a thrill at the time, a day before my 12th birthday.)
Otherwise, a bit before my time, there was the 8-2 League Cup win against Sheff Wed in the League Cup game in Nov '73 - could that be the one you're thinking of?
1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut on 22:10 - Feb 16 by stainrods_elbow
Mty first thought was the 7-0 Burnley game in '79, though of course that was quite a bit later (no Venables or Francis). I think it was on MOTD with Barry Davies commenting, with 19-year-old Billy O'Rourke making his traumatic debut between the sticks. (I saw myself sitting in the Paddocks on the TV coverage, which gave me a bit of a thrill at the time, a day before my 12th birthday.)
Otherwise, a bit before my time, there was the 8-2 League Cup win against Sheff Wed in the League Cup game in Nov '73 - could that be the one you're thinking of?
That has more of a feel about it and you have mentioned Sheffield, which had stuck in my mind! Do you (or anyone) know if the keeper was debuting for the Sheffield Team, that day?
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1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut on 22:19 - Feb 16 with 2137 views
1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut on 22:13 - Feb 16 by Jules4367
That has more of a feel about it and you have mentioned Sheffield, which had stuck in my mind! Do you (or anyone) know if the keeper was debuting for the Sheffield Team, that day?
Peter Springett was in goal, according to the match programme (who played for us till 1967 and then got swapped for his brother Ron in what is probably a unique fraternal transfer of its kind).
I and the programme may stand corrected of course . . .
I'd beat a hasty retreat to the pub after that 7-0 Burnley game so missed the poor debutant getting sympathy from our lads. Quite touched when I saw it on the telly.
1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut on 22:03 - Feb 16 by loftus77
Do you mean the 7-0 home win against Burnley in 1979 when all our players (Allen, Goddard, Roeder?) consoled Billy O'Rourke (now RIP sadly) who was the debutant Burnley keeper? Allen got 4 IIRC. Happy Days under The Doc.
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Allen only got two. He hit the post with a relative sitter from close range for his hat trick which Glenn Roeder happily followed up and tapped in for 7-0. In the MOTD video (as it was one of the two featured matches that day) you see Roeder wheeling away being congratulated by his team mates whilst poor Clive has got his head in his hands! (1:52 in the video)
Team that day: Woods Shanks Gillard Roeder Wicks McCreery Bowles Wallace Burke Allen Goddard Sub: Walsh
1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut on 23:23 - Feb 16 by CamberleyR
Allen only got two. He hit the post with a relative sitter from close range for his hat trick which Glenn Roeder happily followed up and tapped in for 7-0. In the MOTD video (as it was one of the two featured matches that day) you see Roeder wheeling away being congratulated by his team mates whilst poor Clive has got his head in his hands! (1:52 in the video)
Team that day: Woods Shanks Gillard Roeder Wicks McCreery Bowles Wallace Burke Allen Goddard Sub: Walsh
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Yes, that anti-celebration from Clive always struck me - he was more unhappy at not scoring himself than his team doing so. I suppose that's the selfishness of (great) strikers for you.
Stan was, of course, gone the following month for his period of 'communication by rumour' under Brian Clough, and incomprehensibly out of top flight football by the age of 31.
1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut on 23:40 - Feb 16 by Myke
I believe Billy passed away from a brain haemorrhage some 20 years ago.Only in his early 40s at the time
Barry Wallace playing for us that day also passed away very young (only 47) nearly twenty years ago from cancer. Poor bloke was only diagnosed the month before he died.
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