R I P Andy Goram

[the other bob wilson]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

Wasn't he the goalkeeper for Oldham Athletic when we beat them 7-1 up there?

Yes he was.

[rudy gestede]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

you would be hard pressed to find many young men who haven't come Into contact in Belfast with either of the 2 sides back in the day, I shared a house in Sydney with a guy from Glasgow ( Protestant ) and his best mate from Belfast ( Catholic ) they met in India, the stories they told were well OTT ( catholic guy had watched on as someone was beaten to death on the guys doorstep ), both great guys and were happy to admit back home they would have been strangers and happily killed each other due to the religious difference , Both knew my football past ( from a mate who had lived with them for 6 months before I arrived ) and were more than happy to teach me a few of the songs to wind the other one up

The " could you go a chicken supper " song was often aired on the way back up the hill to our house after a night out

Both knew my football past

**** me

[IanD]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

Yes he was.

From Wales Online:
"Andy Campbell scored a hat-trick, taking his goals tally to six in four matches, with Leo Fortune-West (2), Peter Thorne and Scott Young completing the tally"
I was listening on the radio that day whilst furniture shopping (no idea why that match was on in the Midlands, in a shop and loud enough to hear). City seemed to score every few minutes and it was 7 nil by the time we got home.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

From Wales Online:
"Andy Campbell scored a hat-trick, taking his goals tally to six in four matches, with Leo Fortune-West (2), Peter Thorne and Scott Young completing the tally"
I was listening on the radio that day whilst furniture shopping (no idea why that match was on in the Midlands, in a shop and loud enough to hear). City seemed to score every few minutes and it was 7 nil by the time we got home.

[IanD]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

Wasn't complaining...but did somewhat distract from the task in hand.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

He got hit on the head with a meat pie

[William Treseder]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

He got hit on the head with a meat pie

The all important question. Was it a Clarkes pie?

[Wales-Bales]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

you would be hard pressed to find many young men who haven't come Into contact in Belfast with either of the 2 sides back in the day, I shared a house in Sydney with a guy from Glasgow ( Protestant ) and his best mate from Belfast ( Catholic ) they met in India, the stories they told were well OTT ( catholic guy had watched on as someone was beaten to death on the guys doorstep ), both great guys and were happy to admit back home they would have been strangers and happily killed each other due to the religious difference.

That's the thing, it's easy to look back and judge, but conflicts are drenched in propaganda and people are forced to choose sides. I've been in a war zone, and I've witnessed a coup in another country. Some horrible things happen when the hive mind takes over.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

The all important question. Was it a Clarkes pie?

It was the Oldham version of the Clarkes pie

Which hopefully is nicer than the original

[Jordi Culé]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

That's the thing, it's easy to look back and judge, but conflicts are drenched in propaganda and people are forced to choose sides. I've been in a war zone, and I've witnessed a coup in another country. Some horrible things happen when the hive mind takes over.

All very well but when you consider Goram was born in the divided society of war torn Bury, Lancashire...

[Wales-Bales]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

All very well but when you consider Goram was born in the divided society of war torn Bury, Lancashire...

Was replying to Blue Matt about his house mates wanting to kill each other under different circumstances.

[Jordi Culé]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

Was replying to Blue Matt about his house mates wanting to kill each other under different circumstances.

I knew where you were going with it, just making the point about Goram plus I was being a bit of a knob about it.

[blue matt]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

That's the thing, it's easy to look back and judge, but conflicts are drenched in propaganda and people are forced to choose sides. I've been in a war zone, and I've witnessed a coup in another country. Some horrible things happen when the hive mind takes over.

I chatted to them both about it a lot ( both together and separately ) as it fascinated me as I was only young at the time and knew of the NI situation but never knew what it was truly like ) and it was just the way it was, it was so natural to them, when chatting to them they could hear how crazy it was, but knew when they went back home it would be back to hating the other side, different times back the I guess

[Tito Fuente]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

That's the thing, it's easy to look back and judge, but conflicts are drenched in propaganda and people are forced to choose sides. I've been in a war zone, and I've witnessed a coup in another country. Some horrible things happen when the hive mind takes over.

That's fascinating! Which warzone was it and what coup did you witness?

This deserves a thread of it's own.

[Cardiff Ultra]

Re: R I P Andy Goram

From Wales Online:
"Andy Campbell scored a hat-trick, taking his goals tally to six in four matches, with Leo Fortune-West (2), Peter Thorne and Scott Young completing the tally"
I was listening on the radio that day whilst furniture shopping (no idea why that match was on in the Midlands, in a shop and loud enough to hear). City seemed to score every few minutes and it was 7 nil by the time we got home.

Say what you like about Gorams dodgy political connections but having Andy Campbell score a hat trick against you is definitely criminal