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Post by nemasisters on Dec 10, 2012 9:46:34 GMT
a few memorable moments for myself in the bsml were winning the 3rd divison league and cup double with cullybackey oly a team i helped form winning the league with raceview out in broughshane against a very good allsaints team , myself and sooty millar scoring the goals that nite. and finally scoring a goal from inside my own half with my head against steafast  |
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Post by kylio7 on Dec 10, 2012 10:35:17 GMT
Winning the 2nd division play offs after a 17 game unbeaten run, and doing our upmost to throw it away against Shore in the final.
And managing to survive in the 1st the season after when we were rock bottom at Xmas with 4 points wasn't bad going either!
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Post by BFP on Dec 10, 2012 10:56:16 GMT
I've a few myself.. Winning the league for my 1st time up against the saints.. Wasn't the last game but we needed 3 points from our last 3 games, we beat saints 5 nil at the Waveney and think I scored 3. Chris, I know you's celebrated winning the league that day you beat us, and I don't like to lessen your story any, but thought I'd better just set the record straight, you's didn't win the league against us that day, you's still needed another three points, which duely arrived following a successful protest against I think it was FC Antrim. So you's actually won the league on the next league game as I don't think the protest was held until after that next game, that bit I can't be certain of, but it certainly wasn't against us I'm afraid  |
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Post by BFP on Dec 10, 2012 11:10:34 GMT
a few memorable moments for myself in the bsml were winning the 3rd divison league and cup double with cullybackey oly a team i helped form winning the league with raceview out in broughshane against a very good allsaints team , myself and sooty millar scoring the goals that nite. and finally scoring a goal from inside my own half with my head against steafast And myself scoring from the Peno spot, you's won 2-1, great match, and that was a superb season for us, our first year in the top flight and finished second. I had never beaten Raceview until that season and we humped you's 8-4 in the home fixture, and you's got 2 very late goals to make it 8-4. We needed to win the away game against you's to make you's need to win your remaining games, but you beat us and so only needed to win 2 or 3 of the last 5 or 6 games to secure it. Sootys strike was an absolute belter that night, caught us on the break while we were pushing for the winner with about 5 to go. Jesus he could strike a ball back in the day, sweetest left foot strike you'll ever see. Although not as good as Martin Millers wife's strike with the umbrella on one of our players as we were walking off the pitch  In the showers after the game, Colin Smyth (the person that got hit) turned to the fella next to him and said "who was thon aul thing that hit me with the umbrella walking off the pitch" the fella next to him said "what did she look like" Colin replied "she looked like f**k all squared!!" The person beside him was Martin Miller, and he said aye that is my wife!!  |
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Post by nemasisters on Dec 10, 2012 11:26:15 GMT
lol paul , was a great crowd that nite, remember the umbrella incident is your bro still playing footy?? |
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Post by BFP on Dec 10, 2012 11:31:49 GMT
Na none of us playing anymore, I was the end of a long line of McCanns in the BSML.
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Post by mrfish on Dec 10, 2012 12:08:52 GMT
You were - but you must remember it was all a big fix cos nobody wanted 'official best team' Connor to win the League Still remember the wee chubby Broadway centre forward threatening to fight our entire management team in the monsoon game at the Showgrounds Fish Was an angry man that season I was probably hungry |
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Post by mrfish on Dec 10, 2012 12:46:10 GMT
Some memories of the Fishster... The season Broadway were promoted as runners up to Penerol, we played Harryville Homers in a cup game at the Showgrounds one evening. Obviously Homers were, as now, one of the "big boys" in local football and we were a team of youngsters who most didn't give a hope of progressing. We were superb, winning 5-0. I scored our first and third goals with Lesley and a Niall O'Hara double completing the result. A truly awesome night and I remember clearly when I opened the scoring about 5 minutes in and turning to run to the sideline and being met by Chic O'Kane and other All Saints men all delighted that we'd managed to take the lead against a big side. The rest of the evening was brilliant and a fantastic result in front of a very big crowd. There was the year Broadway won the second division in 09/10. I was ridiculously heavy and, as mentioned recently there lol, struggling with controlling my temper and frustration. We played Clough Rangers at home and trailing 1-2 I took the ball down under pressure from the big fella who used to play at the back, good big player. He chopped me down about 25 yards from goal and we won the free kick. Young McCloy wasn't impressed with the decision and voiced it, much to my annoyance. I exchanged verbals with him and then the big centre back before being told by my good friend, wee John Harty, to "take my beating". From the resulting free kick Bergoyne (yeah, we let him hit it for a change ) stuck it right in the top pokey for 2-2. Deep into stoppage time wee Aaron Kerr thumped one across the box after running the channel which I managed to take down, turn and bang into the far corner to win it...running to do a Klinsman celebration, landing on my belly and just stopping dead where I landed hahaha!!! Big fat s**te!! More recently, my competitive debut for All Saints. Many people questioned the move and if I'm honest I even doubted myself whether I was up to it but I put in a super pre season and worked really hard to get fit, even out running with Curly round the Ecos (haha, we should have went to Curls as well  for the extra work. I started the game on the bench (surprise surprise ;D) and came on with about 30 left. Without any disrespect to the opposition, many laughed that it was "only Cullybackey" but my job was to get on and prove to myself that I could offer something to a team with the quality forward options we have. I managed to grab a hat trick and, no matter who it's against, is a great way to make your debut. I have hardly kicked a ball since with injury but my wee 4 goal tally is something I hope to improve on after Christmas |
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Post by gentile on Dec 10, 2012 13:01:23 GMT
Starting out as a 17yr old with braid utd in about 1987, three matches in we get raceview in a cup game...local experts all proclaimed a tanking for the wee third div team...raceview won 1 0 thanks to an o.g....chalk board in the thatch that night read 'forget Gillette, use Raceviews for a close shave'
Winning Sammy Moore Cup in its first year 1990 with Clough Rangers, Sammy had a very close connection to the Rangers club and had died a few months previously so it was a big one to win....quite a number of memorable moments in three yrs playing for the cowboy...mostly unprintable
Holding down a regular spot in a v good division One braid team in early 90s, some great derby games with raceview
Winning league with Penarol in 2005 after relegation a couple of years previously, having been there a long time and come close on a few occasions and won a few cups the league win was a big big deal
Getting to play a few games in a record breaking Carniny team to complete 5 titles in a row, probably more of a highlight as I was over the hill a long time before then
Biggest highlight would have been being an average player who got to play with some really good ones like Ozzie Smyth, Michael McCartney, Gary Stewart, Darren Crawford, Michael Maybin, Sean Quinn, Harry Rock and Nigel Robinson
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Post by Chicharito 14 on Dec 10, 2012 13:06:02 GMT
There was the year Broadway won the second division in 09/10. I was ridiculously heavy and, as mentioned recently there lol, struggling with controlling my temper and frustration. We played Clough Rangers at home and trailing 1-2 I took the ball down under pressure from the big fella who used to play at the back, good big player. He chopped me down about 25 yards from goal and we won the free kick. Young McCloy wasn't impressed with the decision and voiced it, much to my annoyance. I exchanged verbals with him and then the big centre back before being told by my good friend, wee John Harty, to "take my beating". From the resulting free kick Bergoyne (yeah, we let him hit it for a change ) stuck it right in the top pokey for 2-2. Deep into stoppage time wee Aaron Kerr thumped one across the box after running the channel which I managed to take down, turn and bang into the far corner to win it...running to do a Klinsman celebration, landing on my belly and just stopping dead where I landed hahaha!!! Big fat s**te!! That was one of my first games for Clough Rangers, we were robbed that day ;D Its a pity Broadway Celtic folded, the Bsml Old Firms were usually very good games. |
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Post by pele on Dec 10, 2012 13:07:29 GMT
Great stuff lads - Keep them coming!
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Post by gentile on Dec 10, 2012 13:11:03 GMT
Forgot to mention having a longer throw than BFP was also a highlight
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Post by pele on Dec 10, 2012 13:19:46 GMT
Forgot to mention having a longer throw than BFP was also a highlight Gentile i always fought your corner on that one |
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Post by mrfish on Dec 10, 2012 13:26:40 GMT
There was the year Broadway won the second division in 09/10. I was ridiculously heavy and, as mentioned recently there lol, struggling with controlling my temper and frustration. We played Clough Rangers at home and trailing 1-2 I took the ball down under pressure from the big fella who used to play at the back, good big player. He chopped me down about 25 yards from goal and we won the free kick. Young McCloy wasn't impressed with the decision and voiced it, much to my annoyance. I exchanged verbals with him and then the big centre back before being told by my good friend, wee John Harty, to "take my beating". From the resulting free kick Bergoyne (yeah, we let him hit it for a change ) stuck it right in the top pokey for 2-2. Deep into stoppage time wee Aaron Kerr thumped one across the box after running the channel which I managed to take down, turn and bang into the far corner to win it...running to do a Klinsman celebration, landing on my belly and just stopping dead where I landed hahaha!!! Big fat s**te!! That was one of my first games for Clough Rangers, we were robbed that day ;D Its a pity Broadway Celtic folded, the Bsml Old Firms were usually very good games. You had a good wee side then for sure and this was a super game. I remember heading to the Anchor in Portstewart that night and being in absolute agony after a real battle!! Good times!! |
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Post by mrfish on Dec 10, 2012 13:39:47 GMT
On a funny side, Sherman organising a minutes silence at a Broadway game for a man who was very much still alive has to be right up there!!!
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Post by harty on Dec 10, 2012 14:00:28 GMT
One of the funniest memories i have was when we played Ardoyne WMC at the GGS arena. There was about 200 at the game and im pretty sure Ardoyne had never witnessed a pitch like it. A rope fence had to be erected around the pitch to keep the crowd under control and it certainly worked. I was about 17 at the time and went on one of my mazy dribbles (as I do) and I was running down our sideline when the Ardoyne centre half absolutely emptied me. Was lying in absolute agony but it sooned turned to laughter. My father (as he does on a regular basis) attempted to come on to "interview the referee and Ardoyne centre half" Unfortunately the bowcoy forgot about the newly erecetd fence and ended up lying in a pile the same as his son. One of the funniest things i ever seen. |
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Post by mrfish on Dec 10, 2012 14:12:04 GMT
One of the funniest memories i have was when we played Ardoyne WMC at the GGS arena. There was about 200 at the game and im pretty sure Ardoyne had never witnessed a pitch like it. A rope fence had to be erected around the pitch to keep the crowd under control and it certainly worked. I was about 17 at the time and went on one of my mazy dribbles (as I do) and I was running down our sideline when the Ardoyne centre half absolutely emptied me. Was lying in absolute agony but it sooned turned to laughter. My father (as he does on a regular basis) attempted to come on to "interview the referee and Ardoyne centre half" Unfortunately the bowcoy forgot about the newly erecetd fence and ended up lying in a pile the same as his son. One of the funniest things i ever seen. Hahahahaha!!!! Absolutely brilliant!!! |
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Post by LENNY on Dec 10, 2012 14:15:46 GMT
Getting battered by Broadway for 90 mins, only to win 1-0 after pele stuck a bullet header in his own net!! (laughing my balls off just thinking about it)
Winning the top4 at the showgrounds v Raceview and even managing to get on the score sheet! That was a great night!
Lifting my first trophy for the saints v carniny in the top 4, again at the showgrounds was a proud moment!
And of course winning the league after years and years of under achieveing! It meant so much to so many people involved throughout the years.
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Post by gentile on Dec 10, 2012 14:16:25 GMT
Cowboy loves a pitch incursion... Another cowboy classic....about 1991, cowboy still able to strip out an odd Saturday when required, shinguard rule had been introduced that year, halfway through first half of game against Central Blues big Alf Richardson the ref notices cowboy and Davy gilchrist aren't wearing shinguards so he tells them to leave the field and find some...cowboy goes back up the hill and scours both home and away changing rooms but no shinguards can be found...about five minutes later himself and big gilchrist return to the field with big Alf's daily mirror stuffed down the front if their socks |
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Post by Donko on Dec 10, 2012 14:29:46 GMT
On a funny side, Sherman organising a minutes silence at a Broadway game for a man who was very much still alive has to be right up there!!! |
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Post by Dowie-RAFC on Dec 10, 2012 15:52:20 GMT
I've a few myself.. Winning the league for my 1st time up against the saints.. Wasn't the last game but we needed 3 points from our last 3 games, we beat saints 5 nil at the Waveney and think I scored 3. Chris, I know you's celebrated winning the league that day you beat us, and I don't like to lessen your story any, but thought I'd better just set the record straight, you's didn't win the league against us that day, you's still needed another three points, which duely arrived following a successful protest against I think it was FC Antrim. So you's actually won the league on the next league game as I don't think the protest was held until after that next game, that bit I can't be certain of, but it certainly wasn't against us I'm afraid So you's had to listen to all of us going clean mad for nothing |
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Post by pele on Dec 10, 2012 16:29:36 GMT
Getting battered by Broadway for 90 mins, only to win 1-0 after pele stuck a bullet header in his own net!! (laughing my balls off just thinking about it) Winning the top4 at the showgrounds v Raceview and even managing to get on the score sheet! That was a great night! Lifting my first trophy for the saints v carniny in the top 4, again at the showgrounds was a proud moment! And of course winning the league after years and years of under achieveing! It meant so much to so many people involved throughout the years. This reminded me of another memorable moment. Penarol v asob at the Waveney good few years ago, and their wee midfield dynamo was becoming infamous for his rash tackles ball breaks anyway and in rushes yours truly and a young lenny what a memorable moment seeing him laying in a heap, complaining to ref about my fair challenge ;)then had the cheek to give me a tirade of abuse in that wee husky voice ;D |
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Post by pele on Dec 10, 2012 16:31:39 GMT
One of the funniest memories i have was when we played Ardoyne WMC at the GGS arena. There was about 200 at the game and im pretty sure Ardoyne had never witnessed a pitch like it. A rope fence had to be erected around the pitch to keep the crowd under control and it certainly worked. I was about 17 at the time and went on one of my mazy dribbles (as I do) and I was running down our sideline when the Ardoyne centre half absolutely emptied me. Was lying in absolute agony but it sooned turned to laughter. My father (as he does on a regular basis) attempted to come on to "interview the referee and Ardoyne centre half" Unfortunately the bowcoy forgot about the newly erecetd fence and ended up lying in a pile the same as his son. One of the funniest things i ever seen. Quality! Them new spectacles of his are trendy |
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Post by Jacky-Wilshere10 on Dec 10, 2012 16:43:15 GMT
Obviously winning the league last season for the saints is mine! Great day and celebrations! But winning the Sammy Moore for seven towers in first season with them needs a mention!! Down at the Phoenix! 3 each it ended and won on penaltys! Partied for 4 days after it |
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Post by rubberman on Dec 10, 2012 16:44:25 GMT
best for me was winning the league with broadway celtic,to win the league was unreal.to do it playing with your friends and my da as manager(as i knew what it meant for him)will never be topped....lifting peles bag outta the car before the game and hearing 4/5 bottles of champers in the boot scared the s**t outta me other great moments were, the shower of s**te night,i was pumped as we had just scored against our biggest rivals all saints and came out with a statement in the heat of the moment,talk about adding alittle spice to a game,saints then went of to go2-1 up and i was getting dogs abuse but didnt i pop up to score the equalizer........THANK FOOK not proud of what i said, but was a great memory/story now looking back also breaking the record for the closest ever diving header to the ground up at moylena one day lol always brings a smile to my face |
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Post by pele on Dec 10, 2012 16:53:57 GMT
best for me was winning the league with broadway celtic,to win the league was unreal.to do it playing with your friends and my da as manager(as i knew what it meant for him)will never be topped....lifting peles bag outta the car before the game and hearing 4/5 bottles of champers in the boot scared the s**t outta me other great moments were, the shower of s**te night,i was pumped as we had just scored against our biggest rivals all saints and came out with a statement in the heat of the moment,talk about adding alittle spice to a game,saints then went of to go2-1 up and i was getting dogs abuse but didnt i pop up to score the equalizer........THANK FOOK not proud of what i said, but was a great memory/story now looking back also breaking the record for the closest ever diving header to the ground up at moylena one day lol always brings a smile to my face f**king brilliant! |
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Post by mrfish on Dec 10, 2012 17:09:48 GMT
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Post by Cmac on Dec 10, 2012 17:31:21 GMT
On a funny side, Sherman organising a minutes silence at a Broadway game for a man who was very much still alive has to be right up there!!! |
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Post by LENNY on Dec 10, 2012 17:42:17 GMT
Getting battered by Broadway for 90 mins, only to win 1-0 after pele stuck a bullet header in his own net!! (laughing my balls off just thinking about it) Winning the top4 at the showgrounds v Raceview and even managing to get on the score sheet! That was a great night! Lifting my first trophy for the saints v carniny in the top 4, again at the showgrounds was a proud moment! And of course winning the league after years and years of under achieveing! It meant so much to so many people involved throughout the years. This reminded me of another memorable moment. Penarol v asob at the Waveney good few years ago, and their wee midfield dynamo was becoming infamous for his rash tackles ball breaks anyway and in rushes yours truly and a young lenny what a memorable moment seeing him laying in a heap, complaining to ref about my fair challenge ;)then had the cheek to give me a tirade of abuse in that wee husky voice ;D dirty dirty bas!! ive still the scar on my ankle!  |
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Post by LENNY on Dec 10, 2012 17:45:55 GMT
Chris, I know you's celebrated winning the league that day you beat us, and I don't like to lessen your story any, but thought I'd better just set the record straight, you's didn't win the league against us that day, you's still needed another three points, which duely arrived following a successful protest against I think it was FC Antrim. So you's actually won the league on the next league game as I don't think the protest was held until after that next game, that bit I can't be certain of, but it certainly wasn't against us I'm afraid So you's had to listen to all of us going clean mad for nothing Some of us never forgot! haha! 'were s**te and we know we are' head totally melted that night! |
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