Karl Fletcher Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 With the 30th anniversary coming up next month, and the fact it's a game that actually isn't discussed on here that much anymore, what better time to look back on the most wonderful event that our Club has ever been involved in. Unfortunately, a few years before my time. Was anyone from the Hat at the game? If not, where did you watch it and what are your memories/stories from 11-5-1983? Lets get nostalgic! Link to comment
tup Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Rocket Scientist was there aye. Link to comment
Henry Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Imagine if your mither took you to Gothenburg, what a humiliation that would've been. 6 Link to comment
dave_min Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Went to Gothenburg last summer - it's a total shithole. True story. Link to comment
tup Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I vaguely remember the game but I've no idea what I was doing at the time. Link to comment
Site Sponsor RTYD Posted April 12, 2013 Site Sponsor Share Posted April 12, 2013 With the 30th anniversary coming up next month, and the fact it's a game that actually isn't discussed on here that much anymore, what better time to look back on the most wonderful event that our Club has ever been involved in. Unfortunately, a few years before my time. Was anyone from the Hat at the game? If not, where did you watch it and what are your memories/stories from 11-5-1983? Lets get nostalgic! I was there. I was also at the Bayern away leg. Magical time was had by all. You youngsters won't understand how you felt being a Don back then. We were the best and we knew it, but not in an arrogant Bigot Brother way, but a quiet North Eastern superior over the weegies way. I think a pint in the Hawthorn Bar in those days was about 32p. When we got across there and £3 a pint, jeezo what an expensive hangover that was. Stayed at the Windsor Hotel and on the day of the game Tommy and his missus arrived having travelled over by bus. A good old sesh in our hotel but the waitress was unimpressed as we got wellied into Tommy's Carry out. So pished we almost forgot about kick off time and made it just in time. Ruined a pair of shoes in the fountain after the game but who cared. Tattie Cooper came into the disco in the Europa Hotel and was carried along shoulder high for about ten minutes and the DJ under the threat of death played only the European Song all night. Bumped into Billy McNeil after the game and he left to the tune of "We're going to Hampden, we're going to Hampden you're not" - Bairny bastards but we didnae care. Met the future wife the following month and the Dons slowly became shite. I've always blamed her. Link to comment
Stoney Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Not only do i now want a fucking pint, i also want a fucking time machineCheers boys Link to comment
StandFree1982 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Not just me. 12,000 of us were, including many hatters. Still the best 24 hours of my life, never to be topped.Did you get a round in? Link to comment
tup Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Not only do i now want a fucking pint, i also want a fucking time machine Cheers boys What time do you finish? Link to comment
Stoney Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Not only do i now want a fucking pint, i also want a fucking time machine Cheers boys What time do you finish? Half four.......and its not getting any closer Link to comment
Site Sponsor RTYD Posted April 12, 2013 Site Sponsor Share Posted April 12, 2013 Not only do i now want a fucking pint, i also want a fucking time machine Cheers boys What time do you finish? Half four.......and its not getting any closer Bet you a tenner it is Link to comment
tup Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Jesus min I thought you meant you were working to like 8pm or something, relax ffs, it will be half four in almost no time. 1 Link to comment
Tommy Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Never been a patient man I'm surprised given the cheek you dish out. Gothenburg was just amazing, as was bus journey.And as RTYD said, a tad expensive. Link to comment
tup Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Tommy and RTYD were probably about the same age I am now then. Link to comment
Pudgie Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Technically I was half there. Link to comment
Old Wing Stand Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I was there stuck offshore for 4 days because of fog but thankfully got home late on the Monday night, great time over there Link to comment
Pudgie Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Technically I was half there. Flawed. If your father was there, he is a different person from you therefore his attendance bore no relation to the question to whether you were or not. Same for your mother. If you mother was there when pregnant with you, then you were there. You just hadn't been born yet. Ahh, I see what you mean. You emerged during the game? Specifically, you were half out at full time?Nope. All out at half time. Nae really. My da was there. Good guess! Link to comment
Huntlysheep Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 The older people on here are lucky they've seen all these good times, i've seen none, i vaugely remember the 95' final my da, uncles & granda went i was deemed too young. I wish i could witness success with the Dons. Link to comment
The Boofon Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Yep. My old man took me and my older brother. I was 7 going on 8. I vividly remember dons fans in the swimming pool late at night fully clothed after the match and wishing I was 17 going on 18 and not 7 going on 8. My younger brother was too young to go and missed out. Sickener for him was my old man had already booked flights for all four of us for the following year just after we got beat 1-0 away to Porto. I also remember getting a Dons rosette from a stewardess at Aberdeen airport on the way there and getting into the cockpit on the way home. Magical days. Only a youngster and god knows how good it must have been to be an 18-30 year old that night. Link to comment
caledonia Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I was there (did not get on the ferry though it was full) by planecant remember much (hotel bars etc) only remember game, fountain and rain and some dons fan who waved a large flag the whole game in the middle of no mans landjust remembered using sheets from hotel to make banners but cant remember hotel (going to ask some of the guys who went in our party where we stayed etc) Link to comment
boboisared Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 My old man was there. Found a picture of a banner one of his mates took. It read "Miller eats Spaniards. Spaniards eat willys". Fucking genius, and something you'd only find in the North East of Scotland. Link to comment
Site Sponsor RTYD Posted April 12, 2013 Site Sponsor Share Posted April 12, 2013 Tommy and RTYD were probably about the same age I am now then.We still had more hair than you. I reckon you were born 35 ye auld cunt. Link to comment
Site Sponsor RTYD Posted April 12, 2013 Site Sponsor Share Posted April 12, 2013 Yep. My old man took me and my older brother. I was 7 going on 8. I vividly remember dons fans in the swimming pool late at night fully clothed after the match and wishing I was 17 going on 18 and not 7 going on 8. My younger brother was too young to go and missed out. Sickener for him was my old man had already booked flights for all four of us for the following year just after we got beat 1-0 away to Porto. I also remember getting a Dons rosette from a stewardess at Aberdeen airport on the way there and getting into the cockpit on the way home. Magical days. Only a youngster and god knows how good it must have been to be an 18-30 year old that night.It was magic Link to comment
jassb Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I was only 13 so had to make do with the telly. Been to Gothenburg a few times since though, and I really like the place. I wonder why? Always get the taxi to drive by the Ullevi on the way in. Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Guaranteed uber-fan yup made absol fuckin utely every counting effort to make it but obviously didn't see it Link to comment
daytripping Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I was 14 and my folks were not rich enough to take me, remember watching it at home, was not surprised at all we won, we had some team back then. Went to all the home legs that year, the Bayern game still the best ever atmosphere i've ever seen at Pittodrie, when we came back and got the winner the place went fucking mental, ended up about ten rows down from where I was sitting. The homecoming was something special, some great videos on youtube showing it. Would have given a limb to be over there though. Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Imagine if you and I were tear I g it up over there?? I've been there actually, there a boozer with football memorabilia, dufc stuff Link to comment
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