The Zenith Data Systems Cup

[Deggo]

How do you even lose 4-1 after extra time?!?!

I would imagine the players thought "sod this running round for 2 hours for this pointless nonsense most of our fans have already gone home"

 

[Deggo]

beating Blackburn away 4-1,cos it was a new ground at the time,
milwall at home lowest attendance for a senior game,i think only the gladys st and main stand were open.
the finals were crap,
cant remember much else

We went in my mates car in 91,it had no MOT,no insurance and he didn't have a license

Couldn't get a coach anywhere

 

[dublinbluenose]

even the cup itself was mehh

 

[bflefc]

I remember really low attendances and away followings in particular. I'm sure charlton came up to Goodison with about 15 away fans.

The final against Forest was a red-hot day if memory serves me right.

 

[Deggo]

even the cup itself was mehh

I've got better cups in my cupboards

 

[Deggo]

I remember really low attendances and away followings in particular. I'm sure charlton came up to Goodison with about 15 away fans.

The final against Forest was a red-hot day if memory serves me right.

It was roasting and forest filled their allocation pretty much

 

[daza_1973]

I was halfway down Wembley way when the 4th palace goal went in I remember shuddering at the roar..... A day of my life I'm never getting back....

 

[paultheblue]

I didnt go to any of the games in these competitions ,why would you?.The competitions were to replace European football where we should have been dining at the top table.
Heartbreaking really

 

[Timak]

Didn't even know we were in it until I saw the backpage of my grandparent's copy of The Mirror and saw we'd lost 4-1.

It was that result and the 6-2 defeat to Villa on TV that showed me we weren't the Everton of the 80s anymore.

 

[Deggo]

I didnt go to any of the games in these competitions ,why would you?.The competitions were to replace European football where we should have been dining at the top table.
Heartbreaking really

It wasn't really brought in to replace European competition,that was the screen sport super cup

the full members cup was a new competition designed for clubs in the top 2 divisions who were classed as full members of the football league

 

[paultheblue]

It wasn't really brought in to replace European competition,that was the screen sport super cup

the full members cup was a new competition designed for clubs in the top 2 divisions who were classed as full members of the football league

Fair enough mate Im mixing them up, both crap cups though

 

[Deggo]

Fair enough mate Im mixing them up, both crap cups though

Oh yeah your right there mate

the screen sport super cup final was played the season after the group games(five of rush's derby goals in them finals)

If there was a waste of time competition that was it

 

[daza_1973]

Remember us doing Leeds 3-1 A.E.T in the semi-second leg - no mean feat back then

 

[daza_1973]

Worth a trip to see Bob the pole score at Wembley....
Remember hoping he'd be the new Zbigniew Boniek.

 

[maccavennie]

Remember us doing Leeds 3-1 A.E.T in the semi-second leg - no mean feat back then

Yep, I've mentioned it a few times but it's actually one of my favourite Everton games. I think I was about 12 years old, basically missed out on watching Everton win anything as I didn't start to go the matches until I was about 9 turning on 10.

I loved that match and I was buzzing when we got through and was hoping to go to Wembley but had no one to take me. Listened to it on the radio ( think it was 2nd half commentary and extra time ) to listen to us get pummelled in ET.

There was only about 14k at that Leeds semi final but they were a bloody decent side then, I think Cottee bagged a couple and the atmosphere was decent considering the size of the crowd.

I simply just love watching Everton win, regardless of the competition they enter or even if it's a friendly. Just puts you in the best of moods doesn't it.