Effes wrote:After much thought - I've never been so gutted as the 1988 FA Cup v Wimbledon. The YNWA at the end was the best I've witnessed.
Recently, the 4-1 at home to Chelsea.
You can't say much when you get a 4-1 tonking at home.
Can't say I agree Efes.
Our fans were wonderful against Wimbledon and the pride I felt at our reaction to the defeat with their players as well as ours probably mitigated how bad I felt about the actual result.
Against Arsenal at Anfield I was just numb and at that time I have to say football just wasn't as important as it was before that and thankfully is again now. The end of that season including the FA final against Everton is still a haze.
The 4-1 defeat against Chelsea was a freak result. We deserved to get beaten but not by that score. It didn't hurt so bad.
Strangely enough, the defeat by Arsenal in the 87 Littlewood's cup final got to me the most. I've no idea why - two really freaky goals and Rushy's record of never being defeated once he'd scored disappearing before he disappeared probably did it for me. Plus Kenny coming on near the end as sub and finally showing his age. A really low moment.
But I always remember Kenny's reaction to it and the following season was the best football I've ever witnessed at Anfield. What a team 87-88 was.