[Football] Your biggest disappointments as as Albion fan?

[Miximate]

Most of the games with Hypia in charge. Recall saying to Jnr 'If this continues, I'm not renewing our seats for next season'

 

[Weststander]

Most of the games with Hypia in charge. Recall saying to Jnr 'If this continues, I'm not renewing our seats for next season'

The Garcia (I know others love his reign ) and Hyppia period, I thought was tedious in the main. I could be wrong but it seemed to me that we were not prolific home scorers and that there was a very high proportion of home losses/draws.

Borne out by s/t numbers falling by thousands over a two year period.

In fairness to them the club went through a period of not properly replacing our many quality players. A policy reversed when CH took charge.

 

[FloatLeft]

The new season ticket holders sitting behind me.

 

[Bodian]

It's difficult this - because what seemed so important at the time, seems less so now.

The Boro game and Palace play-off game were enormously disappointing, but for me were made up by, and more, the promotion season we eventually had. Yes, it would have been exciting to have pipped Boro at the end, or to have got to the play-off final, but the sustained joy and knowledge that we were going up for months before we did was far better I think.

Conversely, Smith's miss was, to me at the time, only fleetingly disappointing - as I was younger and more positive, and looked forward to the replay and more finals in the future. But it's grown with hindsight, and the realisation that we may never be in a cup final in my lifetime again - and even if we are, it's not the same now.

Gerry Ryan having his leg broken was probably one of my saddest moments as an Albion fan. Other than the whole Goldstone saga.

 

[Hillian1]

Missing Doncaster home, August 6th 2011 due to a family event.

 

[Weststander]

Missing Doncaster home, August 6th 2011 due to a family event.

I changed the dates of a booked holiday in the Med, at cost, to make that game.

 

[Hillian1]

I changed the dates of a booked holiday in the Med, at cost, to make that game.

Sadly, my daughter didn't change the date of her Wedding.

 

[Weststander]

Sadly, my daughter didn't change the date of her Wedding.

7 years back, but did you still manage to keep up with the game's progress?!

As it was a momental moment for the club that Archer pilfered, getting its beautiful new stadium, I remember BBC and all other media coming live from the Amex.

 

[Mr Banana]

Floodlights failing at Norwich
Ifejiagwa being refused a work permit
Paul Rogers turning down an interview
Failing to get enough water off the pitch at Withdean with a broom
None of the clique talking to me after I turned 18
Peter Smith 1998 version
Iron-on shirt sponsors
Chips and curry sauce RIP AMF

 

[middletoenail]

Not using Vicente more, still kills me to this very day.

 

[Grombleton]

Us not signing Calleri, after we DEDICATED 418 pages to his transfer.

 

[Ernest]

Dick Tight taking over
Mickey Adams Version II
Sacking Poyet
Southampton v Spurs
Palace winning the Division 2 title
And Smith must score

 

[Robinjakarta]

Final Replay. Defeat would have been acceptable, 4-0 wasn't, I was 17, end of my world.

I just knew that we'd get stuffed in the replay, which helped make it not the disappointment it might and probably should have been. We gave everything in the first match and might have won it. That chance was never likely a second time. Wouldn't mind playing them in the Cup Final now, though!

 

[Robinjakarta]

The 2:8 home loss to Bristol Rovers in 1973.

Yes, and losing 0-4 to Walton and Hersham in the same week.

 

[Blue3]

Notts County I really thought we were going back to Division 1 we just did not turn up on the day only bright side was Wilkins goal

 

[goldstone68]

No brown sauce for my pie

 

[Richy_Seagull]

There was something about that night against Wednesday which meant that I couldn't quite get over that defeat for the whole summer.

The fact we missed out on last day with Boro, the 4 injuries in the first leg, the atmosphere before kick off and the genuine 100% belief that we were going to do it after Dunk's goal and the complete ineptitude of ref to miss the push before half time.
Then those shots of Bruno inconsolable after full time and knowing it was Calde's/Greer's last match in the stripes.

All in all a ****ing shit night.

 

[lawros left foot]

Neither Michael Owen or Kanchelskis ever singing despite numerous times being spotted at the Grand, and, being reported as, ‘as good as done ‘ on here.



Sometimes I think someone is pulling my leg.

 

[Weststander]

Wish i'd gone to our last home and away games in 97. To say goodbye to the Goldstone.

But I lost interest in being a regular in that era.

 

[Lincolnshire Seagull]

Yes of course the semi final playoff and the 0-5 are up there but those aside?

I have three that really pissed me off/ disappointed me that I can think of off the top of my head

The Cup Final replay loss
The sacking of Chris Cattlin
GM to Palace

Yours?

Agree about Cattlin, and even more so the sacking of Pat Saward who had worked so hard for the club. Plus missing out on the Championship last year.