21 Apr 2018 13:50:19
There have been some great semi finals. What are your best three?
Mine
1976 Gordon Hill and that goal v Derby
1985 Maine Road V Liverpool Robson top corner
1999 Giggs
Hard acts to follow.
21 Apr 2018 14:27:34
. agreed. Can also add.
Whiteside v Arsenal, 1983
Hughes v Liverpool, 1985.
21 Apr 2018 14:39:39
Oldham was a cracker for me 1990.
21 Apr 2018 14:42:59
1999 for me one of the best games I have ever seen, had every thing.
21 Apr 2018 14:44:06
I’m with Timbo, I was at Villa Park that day. 1-0 down to a Woodcock goal and then screamers from Robson and Whiteside, all 3 goals at my end. I guess ‘99 is up there as well, down to 10 men and conceding a penalty in the last minute. Football, bloody hell.
21 Apr 2018 15:18:38
It was an amazing afternoon. I was 17, same age as Whiteside when he scored!
21 Apr 2018 15:48:22
1985 United v Liverpool, both intense games. Goodison atmosphere was savage. Obviously the reply was much better. First time for me at any semi finals, first game nearly broke me.
United v Oldham 1990 was a cracking match as well.
I really don't like the semi finals being played at Wembley.
Hope the true spirit of the club turns up today and United win in style.
21 Apr 2018 20:10:09
RedMan. Giggs goal against Arsenal was great. But my favorite was the match against Derby (who were the best team in the land) and Gordon Hill scored a fantastic goal. I was there that day. We got pelted with stones and rocks on the way back from Hillsborough by some Leeds fans who had come out for a fight.
Gerry Daly played brilliantly that day against a Derby midfield containing bruce rioch and archie gemmill. Fantastic day.
21 Apr 2018 22:41:08
I went to both semi and the reply in 1990 Beast. Classics.
22 Apr 2018 10:33:11
AAA
I couldn’t get tickets for 76 or 99. My first semi of actually going was 79 at Maine Road. Was at both semis in 85 and the Goodison one was a war zone, disgusting what the Scousers did that day. I was annoyed in 99, despite being a ST holder I couldn’t get tickets for the semi or final and luckily managed to get Nou Camp tickets from another source.
76 holds a special place because I started supporting in late 68 after the European cup so that game against Derby was the first after years of issues that got us to a final. MOTD was a Liverpool love in, people have no idea these days. Derby were really good then, I remember watching Charlie George play for them at OT in early 70’s class act.
The goals yesterday were not classics but it’s always good to win the semi.