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Tuesday night’s late drama got me thinking, it’s been over 50 years since my Dad took me to Loftus Road for the very first time. There have been some very special late goals that are forever etched into my brain and will remain there until I move upstairs to join my Dad at that “great gig in the sky”. I can’t remember what I did yesterday but if I close my eyes I am taken back in time within our little blue oasis to some very special moments and celebrations and these are them:
Dave Webb v Stoke City - One of my first memories and the goal that got me hooked.
Clive Allen v Crystal Palace - Police horses on the pitch and carnage outside so exciting for a 14 year old boy.
Gary Micklewhite v Newcastle United - In the Loft with my mates.
Kenny Sansom v Arsenal - Not as late as the others but it certainly brought the house down.
Les Ferdinand v Blackburn - Don’t know why but this late goal has always stayed with me.
Jamie Cureton v Port Vale - Bit like Tuesday they scored in injury time and we then went straight down the other end and Jamie scored for his hat trick in front of The Loft.
Paul Furlong v Leicester - I think we came back from two nil down.
Paul Furlong v Luton - An important late goal to keep us up and send our MIG friends down.
Paul Furlong v Oldham - Forever etched in time. I swear West London moved a few degrees on the geographical map.
Charlie Austin v Doncaster Rovers - New Years Day and it got rid of my monstrous hangover.
Charlie Austin v Wigan - We’re going to Wembley.
Jamie Mackie v Liverpool - 2 nil down after 74 minutes No problem.
Dijibril Cisse v Stoke City - So important in staying up.
Jimmy Dunne v Birmingham City - So important in staying up and getting Jimmy closer to Alan McDonald legend status.
And now welcome Kieran Morgan to that special elite club. I’m sure there are others not mentioned but these are the ones that have stayed with me and as John Lennon once wrote in his famous Beatles song “In my life I’ve loved you all”
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Gerry Francis with a nerve jangling penalty a couple of minutes from time vs Arsenal, Easter Monday 1976 to keep our title hopes alive. My first Rs game.
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Gerry Francis with a nerve jangling penalty a couple of minutes from time vs Arsenal, Easter Monday 1976 to keep our title hopes alive. My first Rs game.
Brilliant, I was saying the other night that goal and the feeling I had pre it was exactly like a game from years ago, I remember the Rowland assist but couldn't remember who it was against - and there it is, Port Vale.
The way we reacted the other night was almost a carbon copy, straight on the attack, and I just had a feeling, like then, it was going to happen.
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Late goals and wild celebrations at Loftus Road...... on 16:04 - Dec 11 by HantsR
Dominic Ball piledriver winner v Cardiff 2020?
Wild celebrations in the garden of the Crown and Sceptre, that's for sure. Social distancing out the window, Clive climbing on my back spraying his Peroni everywhere. Landlady was not best impressed at all, give us a right ticking off.
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Late goals and wild celebrations at Loftus Road...... on 16:36 - Dec 11 with 1063 views
Simon Barker's equaliser in the 6th Round in 1990 was special, but just looked it up and it was 83 minutes, so while it qualifies under 'wild celebrations' maybe it doesn't under 'late goals'.
But still...I'm asking for inclusion...1-0 up thanks to Razor, only for 'Bahnes' (as Motty always called him) to exploit Seaman's free-kick Achilles heel and then Rush putting them ahead with only ten to go ("and that's it" - declared Motty).
But that was not it. Was it, Motty? Was it, Simon?
We. Went. Utterlyandcompletelyberserk.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Late goals and wild celebrations at Loftus Road...... on 19:16 - Dec 11 by BrianMcCarthy
What a great idea for a thread, the hat!
One of my favourite ever cup games at HQ.
Simon Barker's equaliser in the 6th Round in 1990 was special, but just looked it up and it was 83 minutes, so while it qualifies under 'wild celebrations' maybe it doesn't under 'late goals'.
But still...I'm asking for inclusion...1-0 up thanks to Razor, only for 'Bahnes' (as Motty always called him) to exploit Seaman's free-kick Achilles heel and then Rush putting them ahead with only ten to go ("and that's it" - declared Motty).
But that was not it. Was it, Motty? Was it, Simon?
We. Went. Utterlyandcompletelyberserk.
Barker at the peak of his game during his time here. On the verge of making his full England debut and then a few weeks later he breaks his collarbone at home to Man City which ends his season. Could have been an outsider for the World Cup squad. He never got that close again.
Late goals and wild celebrations at Loftus Road...... on 19:16 - Dec 11 by BrianMcCarthy
What a great idea for a thread, the hat!
One of my favourite ever cup games at HQ.
Simon Barker's equaliser in the 6th Round in 1990 was special, but just looked it up and it was 83 minutes, so while it qualifies under 'wild celebrations' maybe it doesn't under 'late goals'.
But still...I'm asking for inclusion...1-0 up thanks to Razor, only for 'Bahnes' (as Motty always called him) to exploit Seaman's free-kick Achilles heel and then Rush putting them ahead with only ten to go ("and that's it" - declared Motty).
But that was not it. Was it, Motty? Was it, Simon?
We. Went. Utterlyandcompletelyberserk.
Of course Simon Barker in the FA Cup - Yes I was there and should defo be included.
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Late goals and wild celebrations at Loftus Road...... on 11:53 - Dec 11 by SydneyRs
Clive Wilson pen v Millwall in the cup.
I missed that game as believe it or not SydneyR - I was living in Sydney at the time Darlinghurst Road near Kings Cross. Came back for the quarter final though at Old Trafford - "Paul Ince is still a W@nker"
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Late goals and wild celebrations at Loftus Road...... on 09:18 - Dec 12 with 290 views
sorry if this one already mentioned but Charlie Austin v West Brom - I think in 2021? scored a header in the 89th minute to win it 1-0. This was the first season I started taking my daughter and we absolutely loved it. Even better that it was clearly offside :)
Glory hunter, me
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Late goals and wild celebrations at Loftus Road...... on 09:56 - Dec 12 with 231 views
Lots of wonderful late goals (OK 'some') of course. I particularly enjoyed Paul Furlong's goal against Oldham, near the end of that play-off semi-final. I was sitting a few seats behind Les Ferdinand and Clive Wilson in the SAR Stand. They enjoyed that goal too. The noise when we scored was wonderful. I also enjoyed that Jamie Mackie goal against Liverpool, which turned a 0-2 deficit into a 3-2 win in the last 15 minutes. Liverpool had been strolling around as if they just wanted to get on the bus and go home. Then came the fight-back.
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