a third tier club reaching the semis

has never been bettered, has it? (and only equalled a handful of times if that)

and we beat manyoo and spurs along the way - hence the huge national attention.

FA Cup was much bigger in those days too.

Agreed that obviously third in the prem was objectively a greater achievement. But that came after years of progress (eg finishing in the top 5 only a few yers earlier). The 58-59 cup run was an amzing achievement gfiven what the club was then. And had loads of romantic stories around it (keeper stuff etc).

My dad goes on about it loads. Still.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on October 9th 2008 at 16:54:05

Message Thread

Probably WW2 but WE DIDN'T WIN THE FUCKING FA CUP (NCFC) - theox, Oct 9, 16:03:40
- SHUT IT CUNTSTRAP (n/m) (NCFC) - Selwyn Gummer, Oct 9, 17:04:44
- You don't know much about the club if you need to ask that question (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 9, 16:18:03
  - That was a bit patronising (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 9, 16:21:54
    - rofl (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 9, 16:23:39
  - It wasn't a question sonny jim, read again (n/m) (NCFC) - theox, Oct 9, 16:19:29
    - YES IT WAS (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 9, 19:17:46
    - good point. Still, (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 9, 16:35:15
    - SO WHY CELEBRATE IT WITH A CRAPPY SHIRT? (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Oct 9, 16:20:32
      - to extort some more money from mugs (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 9, 16:22:22
        
        Damn. I was thinking of getting one. Does that make me a mug? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 9, 16:32:29
        
        I'll get one if I like the look of it, but without a piccy, I'm pre-ordering fuck-all. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 9, 16:35:27
        
        yes. Hence my XXL-like question about cotton or polyplastic (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 9, 16:36:55
        
        'Zactly - my inner-XXL is twitching, and as you say 959 shirts is nothing. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 9, 16:38:56
        
        It is a bit pathetic, though, let's face it (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 9, 16:47:08
        
        Absolutely agreed, but a nice shirt is a nice shirt. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 9, 17:00:42
        
        Many people credit the money made from the cup run as (NCFC) - Small, Oct 9, 16:56:38
        
        a third tier club reaching the semis (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 9, 16:54:05
        
        tottingham hotspurts won it when they were a non league outfit (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 9, 16:57:01
        
        They did. 1901. (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Oct 9, 16:57:40
        
        right. Guess I'm thinking about in the modern era (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 9, 17:03:57
        
        we also played 11 games to get there, hint that some kind of record? (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Oct 9, 17:08:45
        
        maybe we should have half a star on our current shirt (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 9, 16:51:03
        
        Tis, but i'm proud of it, despite not being born. Did we not beat the 'busby babes'? (NCFC) - megson, Oct 9, 16:59:08
        
        haha. I'm worrying about size, too (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 9, 16:41:54
        
        to extort some more money from mugs and tricky (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 9, 16:34:04
        
        ta (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 9, 16:35:31
        
        I they going to do a commerative mug? (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 9, 16:35:21
        
        not until you attend remedial English classes you won't. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 9, 16:36:02
        
        fare dews. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 9, 16:38:27
        
        *Are (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 9, 16:35:54
        
        it's the only way we'll be able to afford some more loan players in January (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 9, 16:27:05
        
        Can't we clone the loans? (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 9, 16:31:22
- Our players don't thump women though (NCFC) - TheHoolahanElement, Oct 9, 16:11:58
  - Who's twatted who? Or do I not know anything about the (NCFC) - theox, Oct 9, 16:20:47
  - haha (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 9, 16:13:15
- just in case our appeal goes through (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 9, 16:07:12
  - but we didn't even get to the final! (n/m) (NCFC) - theox, Oct 9, 16:08:14
    - minor detail. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY!!! (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 9, 16:09:04
      - Excellent news. (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 9, 16:10:36
        
        only if it doesn't actually work of course (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 9, 16:12:38
      - Stattelite? (n/m) (NCFC) - theox, Oct 9, 16:10:31
        
        He means stalagmite (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 9, 16:14:54
        
        when out carol singing (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 9, 16:21:27
        
        i thought that was a parasite in Nazi POW camps (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 9, 16:18:56
        
        yes, stattelite (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 9, 16:11:39
        
        as in (NCFC) - pants, Oct 9, 16:14:46

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