Forte Disallowed Goal (4 Viewers)

[jto123]

Honestly I think about that incident every month as a real sliding doors moment. Everything in the past 7 odd years may never have happened. Was clearly onside and would have shifted momentum. Does anybody else think about this often or have a similar sliding doors thought? I’m sure it’s most likely just my odd brain

 

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[AOM]

The obvious one is if we hadn't won the League Two Play Offs. Who knows where we'd be now. Notts County were even non-league for a bit afterwards.

Another that comes to mind is the Rotherham away game I think in where we won 1-0 from an Ostigard goal, but we were in danger of being pulled into the Championship relegation zone if not.
Rotherham were relegated that season.

 

[JimmyHillsbeard]

Not forgetting the fortunate penalty in the home leg.

 

[Legia Sky Blue]

I think we had Notts County's number on that night regardless. The Middlesbrough play off game had me much more on edge.

 

[TomRad85]

A bad sliding doors moment is obviously Hamer going off injured in the Play Off final, a good one would be Preston coming in for Tom Bayliss which freed up a bit of money to allow us to bring in Matty Godden. He just worked up front in that team, was the perfect signing at the perfect time. Obviously it helped that Peterborough had Ivan Toney at the time so felt comfortable allowing him to move on too.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Honestly I think about that incident every month as a real sliding doors moment. Everything in the past 7 odd years may never have happened. Was clearly onside and would have shifted momentum. Does anybody else think about this often or have a similar sliding doors thought? I’m sure it’s most likely just my odd brain

Balanced out the clear foul missed for their first goal in the same game.

 

[jto123]

A bad sliding doors moment is obviously Hamer going off injured in the Play Off final, a good one would be Preston coming in for Tom Bayliss which freed up a bit of money to allow us to bring in Matty Godden. He just worked up front in that team, was the perfect signing at the perfect time. Obviously it helped that Peterborough had Ivan Toney at the time so felt comfortable allowing him to move on too.

Easy to forget that Tom Bayliss seemed like a real world beater at that time. Shame what happened to his career.

 

[TomRad85]

Easy to forget that Tom Bayliss seemed like a real world beater at that time. Shame what happened to his career.

Had a lot of natural talent. Preston was the wrong move imo but he got his '10 bags' a week for 4 years so he's probably ok.

 

[AOM]

Talking of sliding door moments, we've been on an upwards trajectory since this slide to be fair

 

[wingy]

Time to mull over events like this,later, not now.

 

[David O'Day]

Only reason they were one up in the first leg was the absolute downpour just before kick off. If it had been played in a decent conditions and there was no surface water on the pitch we would of smashed them at home as well.

 

[Balli001]

Not forgetting the fortunate penalty in the home leg.

Their guy did handball it in the lead up their goal though

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Had a lot of natural talent. Preston was the wrong move imo but he got his '10 bags' a week for 4 years so he's probably ok.

On that note, to be a fly in the room when MR met with Jak Hickman

 

[wingy]

Anyway onto tonight how many minutes will the ball be in play and other shenanigans?

 

[Saddlebrains]

A bad sliding doors moment is obviously Hamer going off injured in the Play Off final, a good one would be Preston coming in for Tom Bayliss which freed up a bit of money to allow us to bring in Matty Godden. He just worked up front in that team, was the perfect signing at the perfect time. Obviously it helped that Peterborough had Ivan Toney at the time so felt comfortable allowing him to move on too.

Fun fact, Overson paid for Godden

 

[clint van damme]

Fun fact, Overson paid for Godden

To go on holiday?

 

[TomRad85]

Fun fact, Overson paid for Godden

Change that to Overson paying for Godden then.
I'd say Doyle talking McNulty into coming too, think we'd still be in League 2 if it wasn't for him. If i recall he was on the verge of joining Mansfield or something and was favouring that move until Doyle got involved... embarrassing really what SISU turned us into.

 

[Saddlebrains]

Change that to Overson paying for Godden then.
I'd say Doyle talking McNulty into coming too, think we'd still be in League 2 if it wasn't for him. If i recall he was on the verge of joining Mansfield or something and was favouring that move until Doyle got involved... embarrassing really what SISU turned us into.

This is why i have a lot of time for the bloke, what hes done for the club is unreal in our darkest days

 

[TomRad85]

This is why i have a lot of time for the bloke, what hes done for the club is unreal in our darkest days

Overson? Yeh i don't understand when people shit on him either tbh, helped us out a lot. Is he still involved in any way?

 

[SBAndy]

Overson? Yeh i don't understand when people shit on him either tbh, helped us out a lot. Is he still involved in any way?

Picks the team. Then tells Saddle.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Change that to Overson paying for Godden then.
I'd say Doyle talking McNulty into coming too, think we'd still be in League 2 if it wasn't for him. If i recall he was on the verge of joining Mansfield or something and was favouring that move until Doyle got involved... embarrassing really what SISU turned us into.

If that’s true…Jesus wept. That in itself leads me to think sinking further into non-league might well have happened, given time.

 

[fatso]

The obvious Wembley penalty shoot out vs Luton.

Penalty shoot outs are little more than a Toss of the coin, and to lose the richest match in British football in such a way is devastating.

But looking where Luton are now, makes you wonder if they'd have been better off losing that match and been a better championship side as a result???
Sure the money would of been useful towards the new stadium etc, but they could end up in league 1 for years.

As for us, can't help wondering what might of been, possibly keeping Gyokeres, Hamer and O'hare and adding more quality, would we have survived that first season back in the top flight ???

 

[Nick]

Talking of sliding door moments, we've been on an upwards trajectory since this slide to be fair

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People laugh, but games need that sometimes. (not the red card, the mad tackles)

3-1 down, got us fired right up again!

 

[AOM]

People laugh, but games need that sometimes. (not the red card, the mad tackles)

3-1 down, got us fired right up again!

Yeah definitely. Need some of that tonight in the first 5 minutes to get everyone going

 

[Nick]

Yeah definitely. Need some of that tonight in the first 5 minutes to get everyone going

Simms on O'Nein??

 

[AOM]

Simms on O'Nein??

In the warm up

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Wasn't his name Forte and not Fonte?

 

[jto123]

Wasn't his name Forte and not Fonte?

Hmmm…now you say that it seems correct haha

 

[Sky Blue Wozza]

The obvious one is if we hadn't won the League Two Play Offs. Who knows where we'd be now. Notts County were even non-league for a bit afterwards.

Another that comes to mind is the Rotherham away game I think in where we won 1-0 from an Ostigard goal, but we were in danger of being pulled into the Championship relegation zone if not.
Rotherham were relegated that season.

The lead up to that Rotherham game gave me a few sleepless nights. Was on my mind constantly that we’d slip up and go back now again. Can remember Ostigard’s shithouse celebration vividly

 

[LilleSkyBlue]

Wasn't his name Forte and not Fonte?

I wondered what you were on about, OP! Fonte was the Southampton and Lille player, but yeah, I get you.

Jonathan Forte pulled one back for County that was disallowed for 'no reason' - and were there not two offsides in the build-up to Biamou's second?

 

[jto123]

I wondered what you were on about, OP! Fonte was the Southampton and Lille player, but yeah, I get you.

Jonathan Forte pulled one back for County that was disallowed for 'no reason' - and were there not two offsides in the build-up to Biamou's second?

I wondered what you were on about, OP! Fonte was the Southampton and Lille player, but yeah, I get you.

Jonathan Forte pulled one back for County that was disallowed for 'no reason' - and were there not two offsides in the build-up to Biamou's second?

Have edited now haha! My memory’s going these days! Too many stressful Cov seasons!