This day 1990 away to Brighton & that man again, Bernie Slaven

[Erimus74]

Scored his 5th Boro career hattrick as the mighty Boro ran out 4-2 winners at the Goldstone ground, Ian Baird getting the other goal, Bernies hattrick was our 32nd away & our 124th since joining the football league in 1899

This took Bernies goal tally of the season to 7, with Ian Baird on 4 goals, throughout that season we were virtually unbeaten away, scoring goals for fun, the opposite to our home form where we struggled, losing out in the playoffs to our present managers Notts County

I went to this game, a great home journey, totally opposite to the previous season when I went on the supporters coach at a gale blowing Goldstone ground nightmatch to watch us lose 1-0

Ironically his final Boro hattrick was at home to Brighton the following season

Toddy team

Stephen Pears
Colin Cooper
Jimmy Phillips
Tony Mowbray
Alan Kernaghan
John Wark
Bernie Slaven
Robbie Mustoe
Ian Baird
Paul Kerr
John Hendrie
Subs
No12 Trevor Putney - 3rd game as sub following his awful injury the season before at home to Villa
No14 Stuart Ripley - returning back after missing 5 games from an injury

 

[Stocktonian]

Just love these posts from you erimus
Watching that video it’s great to see so many Boro fans in the stand
Bernie was my hero back in the day

 

[Erimus74]

Just love these posts from you erimus
Watching that video it’s great to see so many Boro fans in the stand
Bernie was my hero back in the day

Cheers @Stocktonian, have you read Bernies latest book, a cracking read with photos, some ive not seen before

After each home game Bernie is live from the Riverside talking about the game with fans texting, email, twitter with questions & Bernie answers all asked, i pisted regarding the book & hecwas chyffed i had done so, a bit of free good publicity

If you havent seen it, get it for a xmas present, you wont be disappointed

 

[Stocktonian]

Cheers erimus I haven’t seen that but did purchase his last book when he was stood outside debenhams and got 2 signed copies for myself and me brother who loved the 80s as a Middlesbrough fan I’m sure if I go down again in December he will be doing the same again this time and quite happily stand and have a chat

 

[Erimus74]

Cheers erimus I haven’t seen that but did purchase his last book when he was stood outside debenhams and got 2 signed copies for myself and me brother who loved the 80s as a Middlesbrough fan I’m sure if I go down again in December he will be doing the same again this time and quite happily stand and have a chat

I think thats a safe bet

Mines signed

 

[NZBoro1]

I remember that game.
Drove to Brighton from London, got there about midday and had a wander around, before driving back to the NE after the game, in my bright yellow spitfire!!

Did the same for Portsmouth too.