I'm trying (and failing) to recall any cases where a team has had so little that they need to do on the final day, and still not achieved it, as Forest yesterday. Their only remit was not to get completely mullered at home to a team with absolutely nothing to play for, yet they couldn't even manage that. A couple of by best mates from school are Forest season ticket holders. It's fair to say that they're pretty depressed (although philosophical with it, bearing in mind Forest's awful record in the playoffs).
I know - its hard to imagine a side at the bottom to screw up so badly for a side at the top its almost unbelievable. I hadnt realised that had happened until I watched Quest last night
Not quite as bad as Forest but I remember the last game of the 1986/87 season where we were slap bang in the middle of the table with absolutely nothing to play for and visited Sunderland who needed to beat us to stay up. All was going to plan for them and they were 2-0 up just before half-time. They then just collapsed and goals from Jim Dobbin (screamer), Rodger Wylde and (if memory serves) a rarity from Gwyn Thomas gave us a 3-2 win. They even missed a penalty at 2-1. They then lost the promotion relegation play-off v Gillingham. The 3-2 game also memorable for my fastest ever 100 yard dash escaping thousands of irate Mackems chasing us over that old iron bridge near Roker Park!
Liverpool in 89 or 90, when they lost 0-2 at home to Arsenal to lose the league title in the last minutes of the game? At the opposite end of the spectrum, has a team spent less time outside the relegation spaces and *not* been relegated? I count under 30 minutes since the end of August.
I remember that game, walking back to my mate's Dad's car with my scarf stuffed up my jumper trying not to smile and hoping nobody spoke to me.
This game. I wasn't there but I remember watching the scores come through on Grandstand! That's my favourite ever Barnsley kit as well.
Brentford v Doncaster winner takes all. Fighting it out for promotion. Macello Trotta takes the penalty in stoppage time it cannons off the bar. Doncaster run down the pitch and score to get automatic promotion.
