It goes without saying that a 5-5 draw is a rare but
spectacular beast. The recent
thriller at the Villa saw two past European champions share ten goals, a
reminder of many a game contested on the playground in my distant past. I’m
sure Forest were glad that the “next goal’s the winner” rule was not invoked.
Talking to my son, I was trying to recall other 5-5
draws, until a bell chimed in the dusty vault of my memory banks. A match
played on the skin-shredding plastic pitch at Loftus Road on September 22, 1984.
QPR 5 Newcastle United 5.
