Some Birmingham City fans have been reacting to a recent tweet that was posted by ex-Blues player Darren Carter, discussing his promotion-winning penalty from the 2001/02 First Division play-off final penalty shoot-out.
Birmingham City’s official Twitter account recently made a post sharing footage of Carter’s winning penalty from the 2001/02 English First Division play-off final penalty shoot-out, which saw the Blues overcome Norwich City to earn a place in the Premier League for the following season.
Carter himself responded to the Blues’ recent post by sharing an image of two Blues fans looking nervous in the stands while Carter made his way to the penalty spot to take what would ultimately turn out to be the winning penalty of the game.
In addition to that image, the former Birmingham City midfielder posed a question to Blues fans asking them if “anyone else ever wondered what was going through the minds” of those two Birmingham City supporters “as (he) walked up” to take the all-important penalty kick.
Carter’s recent tweet has caught the attention of some Birmingham City fans who have taken the opportunity to reminisce over this classic Blues moment. Read the replies from some Birmingham City supporters to their former player’s recent post in the tweets below.
https://twitter.com/coach_carts/status/1239978854074253312
“We’re Birmingham City, Joys and Sorrows and all that, got no chance this going in!!
AAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHH YES YES YES, WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE, WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE #goosebumps
— THE GATEKEEPER (@jcorny1) March 17, 2020
“Don’t do a Chrissy Holland”?
What a fantastic penalty, under so much pressure. Will never be forgotten. KRO— Chattatollah 1875 (@Chattatollah) March 17, 2020
The same as the rest of us, why is he letting the kid take such an important penalty, he’s definitely going to miss it
— Simon Lintern (@SimonLintern) March 17, 2020
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I reckon they were thinking: He’s definitely gonna bury this, become a Blues legend in the process and send us to the Premiership!
— Dean William Smith (@DeanWSmith79) March 17, 2020
I had every confidence mate.
— Alan Watton (@AlanAlanwatton) March 17, 2020
Always next year
— E (@Ethan75BCFC) March 17, 2020
What do we think?
The former star was just 18-years-old at the time, with the teenager making his first appearance for Birmingham City earlier that season. Additionally, Carter made only 13 appearances for the Blues during the regular season prior to the play-offs, throughout the 2001/02 First Division campaign.
Considering his youth and lack of first-team experience at the time, it may be understandable why some Blues fans may have been particularly nervous seeing the then-teenaged player approaching this crucial penalty kick. However, it may be fair to say that Carter’s successful conversion of this penalty may have given him a permanent place in the Blues’ history books.