Everton v Wimbledon

ham2 · December 1, 2016

Rsoles said:
Always wondered about that as well mate

In what way?

big bobs beard · December 1, 2016

Dario Terracotta said:
I was exactly the same Bob,I thought we were safe at 2-2 as well!!I remember seeing Vinnie Jones coming over to take a throw in by the family enclosure, he was white as a sheet and he didn't want to know, we were not going down that day

Wasn't thinking that after 20 mins though!!!

witchdoc187 · December 1, 2016

My wife used to live next door to hans segars around that time in the south. He never told her it was fixed so I guess it couldn't have been. If it was fixed, good on whoever fixed it

Dario Terracotta · December 1, 2016

big bobs beard said:
Wasn't thinking that after 20 mins though!!!

No mate,I was in bits myself, really thought we were done for,I think we'd still be down there today if we'd gone too.

jaycee · December 1, 2016

Strangely even at 2 down I never felt like we wouldnt get the result we needed,talking to Graham Stuart a few years after it he said the Wimbledon team were very subdued compared to usual
I always felt there was an air of defience that day where as the Coventry game felt like attending a funeral

ToffeeDoug · December 1, 2016

I think the Segers non-save was referred to in court but didn't form part of the match-fixing evidence against him.

From memory, didn't Fashanu miss the game with an infected finger tip or something daft. Yeah right.

Didn't our fans set off the Wimbledon hotel fire alarms in the middle of the night!lol

Not up for it, were they?!

The binman chronicles · December 1, 2016

Yep always amazed me how they fixed the ball to arrow like a rocket into the top corner off Barry's boot.

The Stuart goal wasn't great from the keepers point of view but if I remember rightly it was almost like he block tackled it in and that could have taken Segars by surprise. Us in the goalkeepers union like to get settled and see when the attacker pulls the foot back ready to shoot.

Rumours that it was fixed are started by people who like to belittle us that we couldn't do it without help. (cough RS cough..)

strummer · December 1, 2016

I don't think there is much doubt that some footballers have thrown games but the Wimbledon game seems legit to me. The players were massively intimidated by the crowd and had every right to be as well. Like dario said I also remember vinny Jones looking extremely worried about coming anywhere near the touch line a few times and they were desperate to get off the pitch

roydo · December 1, 2016

Just noticed this.

I have a mate, who has a mate who played for Wimbledon. (edit, who I got to know) It wasnt fixed, in the pre agreed way, but Wimbledon players were fine with losing.

ToffeeDoug · December 1, 2016

roydo said:
Just noticed this.

I have a mate, who has a mate who played for Wimbledon. (edit, who I got to know) It wasnt fixed, in the pre agreed way, but Wimbledon players were fine with losing.

They must have found it bloody confusing to be 2-0 up! What the hell do we do now? I know, give away a very soft penalty.

davmaher · December 1, 2016

big bobs beard said:
My overriding memory was thinking 2-2 would be enough - Ipswich were away at Shearer's Blackburn and I wa sue they would get beat there - the Stuart goal was a bonus at the time, but in hindsight was desperately needed otherwise we would have gone. Just think Wimbledon buckled under the atmosphere, their players were all edging to the tunnel before the final whistle, couldn't wait to get off and avoid the pitch invasion. A truly amazing game one that will live forever, but no fix in my mind

I remember the same thing about the Wimbledon players, they just didn't want to be there in the second half. I've never believed in the fix allegations, but can imagine a scenario whereby the Wimbledon players would not have been exactly distraught by us winning as it would mean them getting off the pitch alive. I do think some of them were afraid for their own safety for most of the second half.

Bazlar · December 1, 2016

I don't think it was bent as meaning money involved. But i do think they bottled it. The atmosphere that day was something else. Holden missed an absolute sitter of a header. I really think they sh@t themselves and feared for getting out. The game meant absolutely nothing to them

EFCINLONDON · December 1, 2016

People talk about segers but you could look at the officials - our penalty was so dodgy and Dave Watson saved one off the line with his arm. I guess we were just destined not to go down.

Dymak · December 1, 2016

Mad game. If you watch the longer highlights, you will see that Dean Holdsworth really had enough chances to put us down, he missed two open goals and a further good chance. He wasn't deliberately missing though, that would have took more skill than actually scoring when you see the way in which he missed his chances.