"I was at..." Hall of Fame

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NWS in a rare moment of lucidity talks about a Hall of Fame of pivotal / bizarre / outstanding Stones games - most of which seem to have been away from home over the years IMHO. Here, in alphabetical order because I'm a spreadsheet nerd, are some of the best:

Abingdon*
Altrincham 7-2
Arras
Beckenham (late win)**
Brighton*
Burnley
Burton
Calais*
Cambridge playoff (either)
Charlton (either)
Cheltenham**
Dartford (Lyndon's goal celebration)**
Deal, winning KL**
Dover (sponsored walk)**
Dulwich, winning Ryman League
Ebbsfleet playoff
Faversham playoff
Folkestone (staying up)**
G*lls (Boxing Day)
G*lls (FA Cup 1980)
Halesowen**
Halifax (Trophy)
Kidderminster 6-3
Littlehampton*
Lydd
Mildenhall
Milton Keynes*
Moonshot
Newport IOW**
North Leigh*
Peacehaven & Telscombe
Peterborough*
Reading FA Cup
Rochdale away
Runcorn, winning Conference
Salisbury (H) Trophy
Scott Sports Reserves
Sevenoaks (promotion)**
Sheffield United
Slade Green (3-3 from 0-3)*
Southwick
Stafford last game at London Road
Stevenage (either)*
Swindon
Tonbridge (Cup)**
Tonbridge (sponsored walk)
Tooting & M 4-3
Torquay (Trophy)
Tunbridge Wells 1st KL game
Walton & Hersham (H)
Walton Casuals**
Watford
Welling at P*****field
Woking last season**
Wrexham (Cup)*
Wrexham (league, away)**
Wycombe

I was at 24 of those (starred - 2*s = grinning from ear to ear and totally hoarse afterwards... Cheltenham is definitely top 3)

There should probably be a Ramsgate game in there. The Cup game? The 0-0 when we didn't win the KL? Also possibly Horsham YMCA and Leyton away, both bizarre surroundings and exceptional refreshment servers...

Add your own, a Top 50 with a John Peel-esque Xmas Countdown is required.

There are some games which seemed massive at the time - Cup v Wimbledon, Boreham Wood, Leatherhead; Trophy v Salisbury, Woking - which don't really seem worthy of getting on the list. Leatherhead, if any of those do.

Games like these make up for periods of gloom - I remember going to I think it was 8 games and only seeing us get 1 goal from open play, a Roland Edge goalmouth scramble v Harefield. Ryman Premier 1st time round was not fun.

[daveu]

At first sight, the obvious omission is the Ebbsfleet playoff final.
I'd also add in another Tonbridge away, not so much for the game (2-2 if I recall) but because it was another sponsored walk in absolutely foul weather but still a good laugh.

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Good shouts! List updated accordingly...

[steveh21]

The big miss is Scotts Sports Res. First game in KCL.. about 170 of us there.

[Ant]

Surely the first League game at the Gallagher?

I only saw the first 15 mins...so missed all 9 goals thanks to a wedding.

[jdl]

Dec 18, 2017 16:36:04 GMT Ant said:

Surely the first League game at the Gallagher?

I only saw the first 15 mins...so missed all 9 goals thanks to a wedding.

Is that you, nws?

[headstone]

Why Littlehampton? Do you mean the recent Cup game we won 10 - 0 at home? It was nice to see some goals, but the game was so one-sided it had no tension. Or was there another match I don't remember?

[toonarmy]

Dec 18, 2017 16:36:04 GMT Ant said:

Surely the first League game at the Gallagher?

I only saw the first 15 mins...so missed all 9 goals thanks to a wedding.

Walton & Hersham, what a game that was, you were fortunate to miss it

[toonarmy]

What about the Salisbury FA Trophy game in 2012, when we won 2-0, with a a bloody fantastic 2nd goal if my memory serves me correctly, though I can’t remember who got it, I’m sure it was from outside the box, I’m happy to be corrected if wrong

[porkystone]

Definitely ought to add Rochdale Away in the FA Cup 1st Round Replay in November 2016. OK, we lost easily, but the singing / atmosphere was magnificent !

[Ant]

Dec 18, 2017 17:59:10 GMT toonarmy said:

What about the Salisbury FA Trophy game in 2012, when we won 2-0, with a a bloody fantastic 2nd goal if my memory serves me correctly, though I can’t remember who got it, I’m sure it was from outside the box, I’m happy to be corrected if wrong

A certain Alex Flisher.

[southcoaststone]

I did Watford, the Boxing Day epic, and both Cambridge playoff games.

[spurstone]

Dec 18, 2017 19:51:14 GMT southcoaststone said:

I did Watford, the Boxing Day epic, and both Cambridge playoff games.

I was at 21 of those 40.

Defeat in KL at home to Sporting Bengal should be there for all the wrong reasons.

Any of the fa cup games against Ash United for one amusing reason anyone who was at either but particularly at there place will remember lol!

[nws]

I was at 15 of your list, Huw.

Don't talk about moments of lucidity. I'll lose my benefits!

I would add in the game we got our Senior Status back again (Sevenoaks at home?) and the last game at London Road in the KCL (no clue who we played and it might be in your list). There was also the classic last game in the KCL/fisr game at Sittingbourne when we were struggling to beat Stansfeld (thugs supreme) but they obliged by getting three sent off and we won 3-1. Great atmos only for Bearsted to get a last minute winner as we made our way out of the ground thinking we had a crack at winning it in the last week! There was also the classic quote from the Stansfeld manager when we were shouting at the ref 'they are kicking us off the park'. He said 'there's nothing in the rules about it is there?' To which about 15 people shouted 'yes!'. Sevenoaks flag day game should be in there as well.

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I was going to add Ash. And Stortford in the Cup? Will update list tomorrow.