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Best Away Atmosphere (5 Viewers)

  • Thread starter RoboCCFC90
  • Start date Sep 27, 2013
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RoboCCFC90

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #1
Was talking to a few lads from work earlier and couldn't decide the best atmosphere I have experienced away from home. It boiled down to about 5/6 occasions. What about everyone else?
 
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thaiskyblue

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #2
watford away in the league cup 81 i think took about 10,000, drew 2-2 it was a top top night, atmosphere awesome, under the lights as well.
 
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Mrpipes

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #3
Wba 5-1 loss
If you were there then you'd know what I was saying
 
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RoboCCFC90

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #4
Mrpipes said:
Wba 5-1 loss
If you were there then you'd know what I was saying
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The Twist and Shout game if I remember correctly..
 

Astute

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #5
Not a league game so does it count?

QF 87 against Sheff weds. Drinking with their fans all afternoon before the game. Banter was great. Very good game. Shame there had to be a loser. Drinking with their fans afterwards. Did a pub crawl on the way out of Sheffield. Got a lock in on outskirts of Sheffield. Think it was about 4am when I got home. Had so many invites to return. Great set of fans.

Have been to their games a few times when not playing us. Know a few Sheff Weds fans. Always a good time.
 
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RoboCCFC90

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #6
Astute said:
Not a league game so does it count?

QF 87 against Sheff weds. Drinking with their fans all afternoon before the game. Banter was great. Very good game. Shame there had to be a loser. Drinking with their fans afterwards. Did a pub crawl on the way out of Sheffield. Got a lock in on outskirts of Sheffield. Think it was about 4am when I got home. Had so many invites to return. Great set of fans.

Have been to their games a few times when not playing us. Know a few Sheff Weds fans. Always a good time.
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Yeah that was before my time but cup games are fine..
 

CJ_covblaze

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #7
Loftus Road always sounded loud in our end due to the low roof. So low that my mate Jimbo (some of you may know him as the TNS editor), smashed his head on one of the metal beams when Kyle scored. No idea why but Oakwell was always good as was the Whorehouse. We made loads of noise there when we won 2-4 and equally as much when we lost 5-0 (mentioned above).

Worst is the Molineux. Especially when you're in the Steve Bull Lower. Another bad one sadly is Wembley. Even when full you can hear a pin drop in Harrow.
 
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valiant15

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #8
Astute said:
Not a league game so does it count?

QF 87 against Sheff weds. Drinking with their fans all afternoon before the game. Banter was great. Very good game. Shame there had to be a loser. Drinking with their fans afterwards. Did a pub crawl on the way out of Sheffield. Got a lock in on outskirts of Sheffield. Think it was about 4am when I got home. Had so many invites to return. Great set of fans.

Have been to their games a few times when not playing us. Know a few Sheff Weds fans. Always a good time.
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I was there as a 14 year old upstairs in the leppings lane end. No pub crawl for me that day though:-(
 
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thaiskyblue

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #9
Allways enjoyed going to Anfield in the 70's and 80', 78 i think league cup again took about 15000, drew 2-2 , foggy as fuck, great night against the best team in europe at the time. Where's it all gone!...................
 

Hobo

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #10
Sheff Wed and Leeds cup 87 and away at Spurs when we won to stay up. also away at Man U when Terry Gibsons goal won it...not many city fans there but they sure out sung Man United that day.
 
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thaiskyblue

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #11
Good shout i was at old trafford, gibbo for me one of our best ever...........
 
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thaiskyblue

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #12
Watford away , early 80's , first game of the season. Bobby gould became manager in the summer and basically signed a whole new team, didn't know any of the players, we won 3-2, every body congering around vicarage road, to ba ba bamber,ba ba bamber, great days.
 
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SkyblueBazza

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #13
Hillsborough 1987 semi v Leeds. I had no alcohol (often a key factor to enjoying the atmosphere), stood right at the top left of the kop with a superb view of pitch & SBA.
 

ccfcway

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #14
Oldham in cup, cant remember when but we lost 2-0, Darren Beckford scored both

105 mins of singing "twist and shout", didnt even stop at HT
 

skybluetony176

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  • Sep 27, 2013
  • #15
when we beat the vile in the league at vile park for the 1st time. i had to hide in the deadly doug stand as i couldn't get an away ticket. every time a cov goal went in some incognito cov fans in the deadly stand jumped up and the stewards dragged them out, by the time the last cov goal went in the only people left in the deadly stand was cov fans who previously like me were hiding, decided fook it and we all jumped up and down with the rest of our fans at which point the stewards also thought fook it and left us alone.

the only thing that ruined it was some fat bold middle aged vile fan outside who started picking on a 14year cov fan who was on his own shouting "come on my mate, yam not so big without your mates are yam" or words to that effect. anyway we rescued him and give him a lift back to the train station. funny how the big man got quiter when 2 grown ups confronted him about trying to pick a fight with someone who was young enough to be his son.
 

letsallsingtogether

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  • Sep 28, 2013
  • #16
On the hill in Northampton

and yes i remember the cup game at Watford and the cup game against Man u when misfud scored Grrrrrrrreat times..
 

Essexrobbie

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  • Sep 28, 2013
  • #17
Wimbledon Away, (same season as the Spurs game to stay up) when they were playing at Palaces ground. God knows how many we took but we completely filled one side of the ground and turned it into a home game. I remember Dublin going around the entire team jeeing them up for it before taking up postion in the back four to counter attack Wimbledons long ball tatics. It worked and we won on that beautiful sunny day and what an amazing party we could have had on the pitch if all the other clubs at the bottom hadn't won as well and spoilled the party. I think the Villa didn't do us any favours either by lossing a certain home banker against one of them. Vinny Jones took tremendous stick but full credit to him he took it all in good humour.
 

deanocity3

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  • Sep 28, 2013
  • #18
thaiskyblue said:
watford away in the league cup 81 i think took about 10,000, drew 2-2 it was a top top night, atmosphere awesome, under the lights as well.
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deanocity3

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  • Sep 28, 2013
  • #19
thaiskyblue said:
Watford away , early 80's , first game of the season. Bobby gould became manager in the summer and basically signed a whole new team, didn't know any of the players, we won 3-2, every body congering around vicarage road, to ba ba bamber,ba ba bamber, great days.
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thaiskyblue

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  • Sep 28, 2013
  • #20
deanocity3 said:
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Cheers deano, what memories these bring back , brilliant trip that one.
 
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thaiskyblue

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  • Sep 28, 2013
  • #21
deanocity3 said:
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Bobby Gould picked up some great players for peanuts.
 
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thaiskyblue

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  • Sep 28, 2013
  • #22
Essexrobbie said:
Wimbledon Away, (same season as the Spurs game to stay up) when they were playing at Palaces ground. God knows how many we took but we completely filled one side of the ground and turned it into a home game. I remember Dublin going around the entire team jeeing them up for it before taking up postion in the back four to counter attack Wimbledons long ball tatics. It worked and we won on that beautiful sunny day and what an amazing party we could have had on the pitch if all the other clubs at the bottom hadn't won as well and spoilled the party. I think the Villa didn't do us any favours either by lossing a certain home banker against one of them. Vinny Jones took tremendous stick but full credit to him he took it all in good humour.
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remember nuddy doing the funky chicken that day.......
 

JimmyHillsbeard

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  • Sep 28, 2013
  • #23
deanocity3 said:
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Errington Kelly. I remember him playing for about half a season with AP Leamington in about 1981. played against his brother once in the Cov minor league about the same time.
 

hutch1972

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  • Sep 28, 2013
  • #24
JimmyHillsbeard said:
Errington Kelly. I remember him playing for about half a season with AP Leamington in about 1981. played against his brother once in the Cov minor league about the same time.
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did they both sign for Bristol Rovers as pro's ?
 
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hutch1972

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  • Sep 28, 2013
  • #25
JimmyHillsbeard said:
Errington Kelly. I remember him playing for about half a season with AP Leamington in about 1981. played against his brother once in the Cov minor league about the same time.
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did they both sign for Bristol Rovers as pro's ? or am i thinking of someone else
 

skybluetony176

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  • Sep 28, 2013
  • #26
Essexrobbie said:
Wimbledon Away, (same season as the Spurs game to stay up) when they were playing at Palaces ground. God knows how many we took but we completely filled one side of the ground and turned it into a home game. I remember Dublin going around the entire team jeeing them up for it before taking up postion in the back four to counter attack Wimbledons long ball tatics. It worked and we won on that beautiful sunny day and what an amazing party we could have had on the pitch if all the other clubs at the bottom hadn't won as well and spoilled the party. I think the Villa didn't do us any favours either by lossing a certain home banker against one of them. Vinny Jones took tremendous stick but full credit to him he took it all in good humour.
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was this the match when NW scored a wonder goal practically from the corner flag (which of course wasn't a cross that accidently went in) ?
 

deanocity3

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  • Sep 28, 2013
  • #27
hutch1972 said:
did they both sign for Bristol Rovers as pro's ? or am i thinking of someone else
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Bristol rovers 1982 with Platneaur,withey,kelly.plus Tony Pulis,keith Curle and Ian Holloway
 

deanocity3

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  • Sep 28, 2013
  • #28
skybluetony176 said:
was this the match when NW scored a wonder goal practically from the corner flag (which of course wasn't a cross that accidently went in) ?
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no that was a couple of years later,A McAlister pass and Whelan side foot volley was superb
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Sep 29, 2013
  • #29
Blackburn away in FA cup ("Which one"? I hear you say) 1997, 98? One nil down after 17 seconds, 2-1 up at half time. Oggy penalty save from Kevin Gallagher in second half.
 
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theferret

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  • Sep 29, 2013
  • #30
Essexrobbie said:
Wimbledon Away, (same season as the Spurs game to stay up) when they were playing at Palaces ground. God knows how many we took but we completely filled one side of the ground and turned it into a home game. I remember Dublin going around the entire team jeeing them up for it before taking up postion in the back four to counter attack Wimbledons long ball tatics. It worked and we won on that beautiful sunny day and what an amazing party we could have had on the pitch if all the other clubs at the bottom hadn't won as well and spoilled the party. I think the Villa didn't do us any favours either by lossing a certain home banker against one of them. Vinny Jones took tremendous stick but full credit to him he took it all in good humour.
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That was going to be my nomination, but it wasn't the same year we won at Spurs to stay up. We played Leeds at home the last day of that season - a 0-0 draw iirc (the game where there was a big punch up on the pitch).
 

davebow87

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  • Sep 29, 2013
  • #31
thaiskyblue said:
Allways enjoyed going to Anfield in the 70's and 80', 78 i think league cup again took about 15000, drew 2-2 , foggy as fuck, great night against the best team in europe at the time. Where's it all gone!...................
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Yes! Amazing night. Tommy Hutch scored a disallowed winner in front of the cup. I went in a minibus from Sidney Stringer School along with several teachers. Incredible atmosphere..amazing game. Severe fog on the way home meant we got back to cov at 4a.m. The teachers kindly advised us to have the following day off!
Great memories....
 
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