Astute
Well-Known Member
Just getting in and out of them games in one piece if away seemed like a victory. And there were a couple of times where I wasn't praying for a last minute winner
Probably best attitude to take Pete. I'll be there but my two sons are grown men now but they hardly bother going these days.My mate reminded me yesterday that in the 70's/80's we went to Millwall,West Ham,and Leeds and got back home in one piece,so if we got through that we can handle anything !
They just had Richard Scudamore on Newsnight saying that they were looking at security at PL games and the chairmen were meeting again before Saturday. I would hope that the FA have taken advice from the police and issued guidance to clubs.
Recall one game at Leeds and we won with a late goal,we all gave it the big un but we were bricking it really, and when a copper said watch yourself outside as they like to pick you off I thought fuckin hell we're going to get a right kicking. Luckily we got a decent escort but a few bottles came close ! Back on the coach acting hard again but deep down just wanted to get home !Just getting in and out of them games in one piece if away seemed like a victory. And there were a couple of times where I wasn't praying for a last minute winner
Recall one game at Leeds and we won with a late goal,we all gave it the big un but we were bricking it really, and when a copper said watch yourself outside as they like to pick you off I thought fuckin hell we're going to get a right kicking. Luckily we got a decent escort but a few bottles came close ! Back on the coach acting hard again but deep down just wanted to get home !
My youngest son is always asking me what the "old days" of hooliganism was like ? Looking back it was insane some matchdays,and I saw lots of nasty stuff and was lucky I never got badly injured on more than one occasion.We just accepted it to be part and parcel of the game back then and just got on with it,but it couldn't carry on the way it was going. My lad thinks it sounds awesome !It was easy to act hard on the bus until the missiles came through the windows
Sounds like we are from the same era. The younger supporters don't know what they are missing
You'd would think it will come down to police advise. If they say postpone games they would be crazy to ignore them.
My youngest son is always asking me what the "old days" of hooliganism was like ? Looking back it was insane some matchdays,and I saw lots of nasty stuff and was lucky I never got badly injured on more than one occasion.We just accepted it to be part and parcel of the game back then and just got on with it,but it couldn't carry on the way it was going. My lad thinks it sounds awesome !
A mate of mine at school who supported QPR was going to Leeds (82/83 I think) with his dad. Not sure if it was a football special or not but the train was designated dry. His dad had had to hand over 8 cans of lager at King's Cross before being allowed on the train. Quite unhappy about this apparently.
Going away years ago was more of an adventure than attending a football match wasn't it ? You never knew what could happen and you had to have your wits about you. Wolves away was guaranteed to kick off in the subway,the same at Stoke too,and once on the way back to the station from the Stoke match we got ambushed by a load of their nutters who were hiding behind gravestones at a church,and were lobbing bricks and bottles at us.We returned them as you did them days and then had the coppers on horseback chasing us down the road as well,it was like a scene from a western ! As I wrote earlier you do wonder how you survived some encounters,but I do know it felt great walking in to the Silver Sword or the Tavern in the city centre after returning from an away game,and having a bit of a strut on you as you talked to drinkers about what happened !We were on our way to the QF in 87 in a van with home made seats when we got pulled getting on the M6. They went to arrest the driver. They eventually let us go after taking about 5 cases of beer off us. We were just happy to be on our way as he was the only one sober enough to drive.
Once on the M6 we took beer from inside one of the seats which was a bench seat made out of wood and hollow inside. It was in there as there was no room on the floor for any more
I was a bit worried when we started bombing down the wings a couple of times.Told you all you had nothing to worry about
As we were queueing to get in y'day, one of my pals teenage sons was politely asked to undo his heavy winter puffa jacket type coat. It was initially amusing just for the fact it had so many press studs and double zips, we thought we may miss k.o. After the steward was satisfied all was ok I said to him, "Don't mention to his mum he's not wearing a vest today". It took only a few seconds to realise the implication of using the term 'vest' in that situation.I was a bit worried when we started bombing down the wings a couple of times.
I walked straight in no search or anything at about 2.10
I walked straight in no search or anything at about 2.10
Me too. In fact I thought I would proactive and practically made the security check my bag which had a flask and a twix in it!!
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