I was there and it seemed to be a magical day where Manchester United were destined to win! ... After Merlin's second goal I was jumping up and down with a complete stranger in celebration! ... lol. I also shed tears of joy at the end of the game ... silly, huh? It was the quality of the opposition that probably made it special at the time as they should have outplayed us but it just didn't happen on the day for them.
It was actually two rounds previous where the Rams beat Liverpool. Their quarter final was 4-2 against Newcastle, with Charlie George in the form of his life. He then injured his shoulder. What might have been if he had been fit ? 😪
This is what an FA Cup semi-final should be, a tense momentous occasion ending in jubilation for one and heartbreak for the other. Greedily moving the semi-finals to Wembley destroyed the magic.
That Leppings lane end looked tight again... Was there in it with Cov in 87 quarter final..... Leeds packed it again 6 weeks later in the semi final and I think Spurs almost burst it in the early 1980's.....the bang in 89 it happened.
Was 10 years old and my dad got tickets but we was in the Derby supporters, my dad said if we score dont cheer , Gordon Hill scores a beauty and my old man is up cheering...2nd goes in and on the way out my dad is dancing in the car park with other United fans ...fab day and great memories of years home and away with my Dad ..Ted the Red ,cheers Dad ..sleep tight xx
Smart piece of work by David Nish to equalise. Despite every other Derby player running back, it was still ruled out for offside ! It turned out to be a major turning point in the Rams history !!
Cracking game. Cracking bones! Bruce Rioch was the Hitman for some reason but McIlroy probably deserved it being tauntingly disrespectful with the ball. Tackles. Where art thee now.
Barry Davies would not cover another FA Cup Semi-Final for twelve years until he did the Luton v Wimbledon game in 1988. He did "voice over" the 1985 SF replay between Man Utd & Liverpool but that doesn't count.
Barry was my favourite football commentator and was versatile at doing a number of other sports. I rated him ahead of David Coleman and John Motson, good though they were.
@@MrJeepsters Ils étaient toujours une bonne équipe, mais ont connu un déclin rapide, peut-être parce que les joueurs vieillissants n'étaient pas remplacés par des talents comparables. (Google Translate.)
At 39:40 minutes: I'll always remember Bruce Rioch's dirtiness. Please tell me if there was any punishment issued to him for this. Why didn't Manchester United all come together and show some unity, anger, or, at least, speak to him about this? Also, tell me when Rioch croaks. I am glad that one of the fans put a boot up his backside.
