Bradford

Didn't we buy those temporary green seats quite a few years back with the intention to rent them out when not in use at BP?

Don't think i've seen them temp seats since the early 00s...are they even still an option?

Big screen scoreboard is in that corner now isn't it.

Quoted from Malta_Mariner_90

Should be a cracking atmosphere! We have not had enough of these Yorkshire home fixtures over the last ten years.

Even though your Bradfords, Barnsleys etc are not real rivals there always seemed to be something in the games to get the crowd going. For example smashing Barnsely 6-1 in 2004 with Handyside in defence for them and Rankin with his celebration in front of the Barnsley fans despite being on loan from them   .

I was there for that game v Barnsley but never realised that Handyside was playing for them  

Handyside was like Pearson for me, slow from being young, with pace, both could’ve played consistently at championship level

Quoted from lee65

Handyside was like Pearson for me, slow from being young, with pace, both could’ve played consistently at championship level

Handyside did play consistently at Championship level. Between 92 and 04 he played three seasons in what would now be League One - one each for us, Stoke and Barnsley - the rest of his games were second tier.

I think it’s more a question of whether he could have played top flight - liked a pint and a smoke did he not?

I’d put Tony Gallimore in a similar bracket - highly talented player whose career would probably have been brighter had he led a slightly more ‘professional’ lifestyle.

What you’d give for players of that quality now though...

Quoted from lee65

I was there for that game v Barnsley but never realised that Handyside was playing for them  

I remember he also got a bit of abuse from a few Town fans as well, a small minority always seem to give ex-Town players a bit of abuse whenever they come back, not sure if this was just banter or not in this case.

Anyone remember if there was anything acrimonious about his departure?

Quoted from lee65

I was there for that game v Barnsley but never realised that Handyside was playing for them  

These were the teams that day. Not in postional order.

Grimsby
4-4-2

    Nick Daws
    Isaiah Rankin
    Lee Thorpe
    Darren Barnard
    Craig Armstrong
    Tony Crane
    Simon Ford
    Andrew Pettinger
    Phil Jevons
    Stacy Coldicott
    Stuart Campbell

    Subs
        Greg Young
        David Soames
        Wes Parker
        Des Hamilton
        Darren Mansaram

Barnsley
4-4-2

    Mark Stallard
    Marlon Beresford
    Antony Kay
    Craig Ireland
    Kevin Betsy
    Peter Handyside
    Daniel Nardiello
    Arron Davies
    Craig Rocastle
    Garry Monk
    Neil Austin

    Subs
        Alex Neil
        Michael Boulding
        Danny Alcock
        Griff Jones
        Robbie Williams

Quoted from Les Brechin

    Subs
        Alex Neil
       Michael Boulding
        Danny Alcock
        Griff Jones
        Robbie Williams

Of course the return of Boulding as well, there was definite abuse given to him thats for sure!  

Quoted from Les Brechin

    Subs
        Greg Young
        David Soames
        Wes Parker
        Des Hamilton
        Darren Mansaram
  

Sometimes, when things aren't going well, you turn to your bench for inspiration - someone who can change the game, provide a spark of quality...

Thankfully, on this occasion, our first team did its job.

But you can probably understand why we got relegated at the end of the season. If it weren't for Jevons, we'd have been relegated sooner than in the last moments of the last game of the season.