And we may not need them either. Fans put too much emphasis on game by game targets. You could look back on any single game and blame that for not getting promoted or credit any random win on clinching promotion; such a one eyed view on a season long campaign would be a nonsense.
True but there are turning points in a season, like hanging on with 10 men at Mansfield in L2.
Does anyone remember the game at highfield road when they stormed west terrace? While we were in the championship.....
I was there and they never come into the west terrace .
Don’t remember what they call themselves, but they just jumped around the end of the pitch and threw a few punches with our lads in the corner. But never actually come into the west end.
It was in the end, when someone finally shoved it up there for her.
Those animals tried to force their way through the disabled section scaring many people. Video is online somewhere think it was late 1990s.
Me too just remember them being absolute bellends in front of the terrace on the pitch.
Yeah, a lot of City fans did time for that and Pompey fans who instigated the whole thing largely got away with it.
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That had nothing to do with the Pompey game. Quite a few got jailed for that game on its own, including a number who had never been involved in any sort of football violence before or had any sort of criminal record. Some of the sentences were shocking.
I know 2 of the lads who went down for it... Pompey were shocked at the reaction they got from Coventry that day.. Didnt expect a good scrap back
Yeah, a big lad (C) from hinckley who passed away a couple of years back went down for it amongst others.
Yes, 6.57. I think it's something to do with a train they used to get at 6.57. Not sure on the whole story but remember it was something to do with a train.
Exactly that, they used to get the 0657 train out of Portsmouth
If I recall correctly, the story goes that sometime between 1988 and 2001 in Blackpool (I guess on some stag do's), some Cov boys did over one of Pompey's boys quite badly. Pompey waited patiently until the next time we crossed paths and voila, a tear-up that no-one was expecting.
I remember going down to Pompey the season after fearing the worst but they were fine (1-1 in their promotion season, Merson ran the game).
I remember going down to Pompey the season after fearing the worst but they were fine (1-1 in their promotion season, Merson ran the game).
they did, one of my mates ragged one of them and ended up in court.
He got off with it but two other lads who had a go at them got put down.
was that after a retrial?
Is St Andrew pitch bumpy and over used?
Just wondered. Yes . I know... I’m a stay away fan. Self imposed staying in the city. Nothing will get me to go to St Andrews and I am missing out. I used to go up week in week out. I was driving near Highfield RD and my old parking spots. I’d love to wind the clock back to the days of walking up to the matches,
I’m not saying the Ricoh would be anywhere as good but interesting to see that a comment about the pitch was made.
Just wondered. Yes . I know... I’m a stay away fan. Self imposed staying in the city. Nothing will get me to go to St Andrews and I am missing out. I used to go up week in week out. I was driving near Highfield RD and my old parking spots. I’d love to wind the clock back to the days of walking up to the matches,
I’m not saying the Ricoh would be anywhere as good but interesting to see that a comment about the pitch was made.
