After seeing the first ever game thread this also got me thinking on my worst ever game. I’m sure this thread has been done before heaps of times, but I though hearing some other people’s horror stories might rekindle some memories too.
Also just gives us something to do whilst we wait for the coronation of His Excellency Sir Liam of Rosenior ✍️😀.
Me:
4th Jan 1997. Argyle v Peterborough FA Cup 2nd round. I was still at the stage where ALL argyle games were just excellent then, none were bad they were just “less then excellent”, but this was horrendous and broke the spell for the first time. I’ve always remembered it for that reason and also that it followed the 1st round 4-1 win against Exeter which is still one of my all time favourite memories. It was bitterly cold, the pitch was rock solid, I turned up thinking we’d pump them and then draw someone big in the third round. And it was absolutely awful. Bitterly cold day and I just remember Micky Heathcote hoofing the ball into the air the whole time. Terrible.
April 2010 - Watford 1 Argyle 0. We effectively were relegated that day. I’d rounded up 5 mates all with the promise of a decent day out at the football, none of whom were argyle fans. The ineptness of Kenny Cooper and particularly Damien Johnson that day I’ve just never managed to shift. Zero shots, wouldn’t have scored if we were still playing the game now.
August 2012 - Dagenham v Argyle. 0-0. Again I’d rounded up some mates from work who all supported bigger clubs with the promise of a fun evening and “that league two isn’t park football…” a few beers and it was just appalling. I’m only ever proud to be an argyle fan and I wasn’t proud that night, it was just abject misery the entire experience.
There are of course heaps more I’ll have been to others that were worse than these but it’s often about the context around the game that frames the whole experience and memory. However I’ve tried to keep it to three and these ones always stick out for me, maybe someone will remind me of one I’ve consigned to my therapists couch long ago.
Also just gives us something to do whilst we wait for the coronation of His Excellency Sir Liam of Rosenior ✍️😀.
Me:
4th Jan 1997. Argyle v Peterborough FA Cup 2nd round. I was still at the stage where ALL argyle games were just excellent then, none were bad they were just “less then excellent”, but this was horrendous and broke the spell for the first time. I’ve always remembered it for that reason and also that it followed the 1st round 4-1 win against Exeter which is still one of my all time favourite memories. It was bitterly cold, the pitch was rock solid, I turned up thinking we’d pump them and then draw someone big in the third round. And it was absolutely awful. Bitterly cold day and I just remember Micky Heathcote hoofing the ball into the air the whole time. Terrible.
April 2010 - Watford 1 Argyle 0. We effectively were relegated that day. I’d rounded up 5 mates all with the promise of a decent day out at the football, none of whom were argyle fans. The ineptness of Kenny Cooper and particularly Damien Johnson that day I’ve just never managed to shift. Zero shots, wouldn’t have scored if we were still playing the game now.
August 2012 - Dagenham v Argyle. 0-0. Again I’d rounded up some mates from work who all supported bigger clubs with the promise of a fun evening and “that league two isn’t park football…” a few beers and it was just appalling. I’m only ever proud to be an argyle fan and I wasn’t proud that night, it was just abject misery the entire experience.
There are of course heaps more I’ll have been to others that were worse than these but it’s often about the context around the game that frames the whole experience and memory. However I’ve tried to keep it to three and these ones always stick out for me, maybe someone will remind me of one I’ve consigned to my therapists couch long ago.
