ITV Jake Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Hi, I'm from ITV West Country and we're looking to do a piece on people's travel plans for the Russia World Cup, potentially interviewing people before they travel and when out in Russia. Do Bristol City have a delegation of fans going over? It'd be great to chat with anyone who is interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted April 17, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Some people worth contacting from here maybe @ITV Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITV Jake Posted April 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, phantom said: Some people worth contacting from here maybe @ITV Jake Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilehurst Exile Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Yes Jake at ITV! Will be going into the Russian enclave at Kaliningrad for Belgium game - and for SF @ F conditional on England progressing. Will be at Hull game Saturday which is more important Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 It pay for me to go and I will report on every game for you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxidog Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 I'll be there, arrive Volvograd on 16th June on one way ticket, will see all England's matches and won't buy a return ticket home till they're knocked out. Sounds mad now I've written it ! But been following City since 1964 (aged 7) so seen it all and nothing surprises me........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadman Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 police testing the ground??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Russian corruption cost Bristol City FC the 40,000 seater Ashton Vale stadium and England the 2018 World Cup. If you go there you let your club and country down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 We were told we let our country down when we came home from your gaff in 92... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antlers Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Im going to Kaliningrad for the Belgium game, doubt an interview with me will be newsworthy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 You will be well beaten physically but only a few of you terrorists will actually be killed. If you are unfit. Don't go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 And some tv channel think you are going on a picnic.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Who needs itv when you got cctv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stortz Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 2 hours ago, sticks 1969 said: We were told we let our country down when we came home from your gaff in 92... Care to comment on the man on top of the tent Stick?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 6 minutes ago, Stortz said: Care to comment on the man on top of the tent Stick?! Malmo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC11 Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 On 17/04/2018 at 12:05, ITV Jake said: Hi, I'm from ITV West Country and we're looking to do a piece on people's travel plans for the Russia World Cup, potentially interviewing people before they travel and when out in Russia. Do Bristol City have a delegation of fans going over? It'd be great to chat with anyone who is interested If I had a death wish I’d be more than happy to go, but I don’t, need your head read if your going over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 2 hours ago, alexukhc said: Who needs itv when you got cctv & BB CBeebies ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Stortz said: Care to comment on the man on top of the tent Stick?! If ever a idea backfired it was those beer tents........ ido remember the guy on the tent and it all going tits up that night in Malmö And the shear vandalism that took place after the police steeped in.being in my early 20;s it all seemed like good fun and made up for the shit football looking back years later the country had made a effort to make us welcome and most fans just took the piss ( but that was how it was back then) beautiful country but bloody expensive,... due to the cost of most things not to disappointed when we got knocked out but after doing so well at Italia 90 it was a let down still have the front page picture from the sun leading up to with Taylor holding a George cross saying sit back and watch England win the tournament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 8 hours ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Malmo ? Yes bob it was Malmö we’re you there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Bcfc Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 11 hours ago, bristolcitysweden said: Russian corruption cost Bristol City FC the 40,000 seater Ashton Vale stadium and England the 2018 World Cup. If you go there you let your club and country down. 44,000 Ashton Vale stadium would've been horrendous. I'm quite glad we didn't get it, huge number of other clubs were going to drastically expand their stadiums if we did win the bid, including Plymouth expanding Home Park to 46,000... Good for a couple of World Cup games but when club football returned it would've been a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stortz Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 6 hours ago, sticks 1969 said: If ever a idea backfired it was those beer tents........ ido remember the guy on the tent and it all going tits up that night in Malmö And the shear vandalism that took place after the police steeped in.being in my early 20;s it all seemed like good fun and made up for the shit football looking back years later the country had made a effort to make us welcome and most fans just took the piss ( but that was how it was back then) beautiful country but bloody expensive,... due to the cost of most things not to disappointed when we got knocked out but after doing so well at Italia 90 it was a let down still have the front page picture from the sun leading up to with Taylor holding a George cross saying sit back and watch England win the tournament I remember your world class summary of the tent bouncing situation that appeared on the BBC hooligan documentary that came out after the tournament! I've still got a newspaper cutting from England v Germany in Charleroi in 2000 with a picture of you and I singing in the ground under the headline 'Italians tell loved ones to stay away' haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 1 hour ago, sticks 1969 said: Yes bob it was Malmö we’re you there? Yes mate - at the marquee - after being in the fountain for a bit What a crazy crazy night - probably the craziest in all my trips with England if you ever know the bloke who climbed the marquee , which kicked off the mayhem give him a slap !!!(Joking) ....... If you recall busloads of local Swedish girls had headed for the square to drink with the ‘fun’ English lads for some bizarre reason and I’d just pulled the most stunning Swedish girl , to say punching above my weight wouldn’t even touch it - Thought I’d won life’s lottery As the square exploded we suddenly found a police dog snarling at our arses got separated in the mayhem never to be reunited As I dodged the riot police storming the square I always remember two lads next to me made straight for a ITV cameraman , grabbed his large tv camera and promptly threw it through the nearest shop window !! Think at that point , pissed or not , realised it was time to get out of there !!! I remember with about 20 other England fans we basically hijacked a bus to get us back to the campsite Where there was running battles with riot police until 5 in the morning !! Nuts , totally nuts The night of our game with Sweden in Stockholm came close Crazy that Sweden of all places was the setting for some of my dodgiest England experiences Malmo was lovely and as you say made us welcome and it was awful that that all went pear shaped in one evening The lad who climbed the marquee was only pissed and having a laugh and I could never understand why the Swedish Police panicked and came steaming in with batons and riot shields It literally kicked off in moments right alongside me and was totally avoidable Stockholm was a war zone with Swedish Gangs well organised looking to take on England fans Some Wolves lads I went with brought their younger 18 yr old brother , first time abroad He went into Stockholm the night before the game with some lads and we were woken at 4 in the morning I n our tent with a gun to my head !!!!! They promptly carted off younger brother who got 18 months (for tipping some tables over apparently) !!! Crazy time to follow England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 2 hours ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Yes mate - at the marquee - after being in the fountain for a bit What a crazy crazy night - probably the craziest in all my trips with England if you ever know the bloke who climbed the marquee , which kicked off the mayhem give him a slap !!!(Joking) ....... If you recall busloads of local Swedish girls had headed for the square to drink with the ‘fun’ English lads for some bizarre reason and I’d just pulled the most stunning Swedish girl , to say punching above my weight wouldn’t even touch it - Thought I’d won life’s lottery As the square exploded we suddenly found a police dog snarling at our arses got separated in the mayhem never to be reunited As I dodged the riot police storming the square I always remember two lads next to me made straight for a ITV cameraman , grabbed his large tv camera and promptly threw it through the nearest shop window !! Think at that point , pissed or not , realised it was time to get out of there !!! I remember with about 20 other England fans we basically hijacked a bus to get us back to the campsite Where there was running battles with riot police until 5 in the morning !! Nuts , totally nuts The night of our game with Sweden in Stockholm came close Crazy that Sweden of all places was the setting for some of my dodgiest England experiences Malmo was lovely and as you say made us welcome and it was awful that that all went pear shaped in one evening The lad who climbed the marquee was only pissed and having a laugh and I could never understand why the Swedish Police panicked and came steaming in with batons and riot shields It literally kicked off in moments right alongside me and was totally avoidable Stockholm was a war zone with Swedish Gangs well organised looking to take on England fans Some Wolves lads I went with brought their younger 18 yr old brother , first time abroad He went into Stockholm the night before the game with some lads and we were woken at 4 in the morning I n our tent with a gun to my head !!!!! They promptly carted off younger brother who got 18 months (for tipping some tables over apparently) !!! Crazy time to follow England You have jogged my memory on a few things mate .also I noticed a lot of the riot police were not very old and you only had to say boo and they jumped,loads of story’s to tell from that tournament but being a public chat site won’t go into detail ( and it was 26 years ago) I remembered slipping the police escort after the game in Stockholm with a lad from Burnley and then getting the run around in the city centre until the rest came. Did you stay on the camp site that they did a police ring around,and pictured and took passport details from everyone staying there?. Went with a group of Preston fans (one that had his ass bit) good lads but well game...following England these days is nowhere as good as it was.. happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, sticks 1969 said: You have jogged my memory on a few things mate .also I noticed a lot of the riot police were not very old and you only had to say boo and they jumped,loads of story’s to tell from that tournament but being a public chat site won’t go into detail ( and it was 26 years ago) I remembered slipping the police escort after the game in Stockholm with a lad from Burnley and then getting the run around in the city centre until the rest came. Did you stay on the camp site that they did a police ring around,and pictured and took passport details from everyone staying there?. Went with a group of Preston fans (one that had his ass bit) good lads but well game...following England these days is nowhere as good as it was.. happy days. Yes mate Was like a scene from the Film Warriors wasn’t it England at their best , always sticking together @GasDestroyer was there I can remember a very nervous 20 mins as they checked their photos and our passports before letting us leave !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 1 hour ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Yes mate Was like a scene from the Film Warriors wasn’t it England at their best , always sticking together @GasDestroyer was there I can remember a very nervous 20 mins as they checked their photos and our passports before letting us leave !!!!! @Bob Bob Super Bob Yeh, I was there, went to a lot of England games in the 80s/early 90s. Sweden away and Italy World Cup were the two most dangerous places I have been to watch England. Sweden had a big skinhead culture in those days (The Black Army if I recall right). Only time I have seen a flash of steel at a football match - it was a highly dangerous place if you did not “fancy it”. The Swedish were not afraid to use the blades neither - several were stabbed. In Italy, the spiks used to ride up behind you on mopeds and stab you up the ass - then sped off - cowards! BUT as BBSB states, England were all stuck together in Sweden (BCFC, Millwall, West Ham, Wolves, Chelsea, as one that night in Sweden). It was a crazy night as the park we were all camped in came under attack from god knows how many Swedish Black Army. The BCFC guys I was with (none of us had tickets) ended buying them of a tout and going in the Swedish end. Luckily we got moved. But in those days, England were the number 1 firm and every foreign hooligan would turn out to try there luck against England. It came with the territory and reputation England had in those days. No CCTV, mobile phones etc, so you could have fun - but I am not going to mention anything on here due to the OB watching it. From memory, Sweden beat England and when we came out the ground, I remember seeing 100s of England fans outside waiting for the Swedes (who by now were all split up). England were all mobbed up, and there were a couple hundred hardcore scouser there on a thieving trip, who were going at it with the locals and OB. There was only one winner - England. It was chaos. But the Swedes came looking for England fans later in the park - we were up all night in case they got in. The whole park was circled by the OB. It was a big park. To be honest, we could have come seriously unstuck that night if it was’nt for the OB. England/Bristol City away in the 80s was an experience I will never forget and could easily write a book on the events. Probably the best football days I experienced. Yes, it was dangerous, but the buzz you got from “flying with the crows”. Well no one will understand, if they have not experienced it. Remember a Holland game at Wembley @Bob Bob Super Bob When literally every firm from England turned out - including a big mob of City. Big row with another English side that night. Great memories. Some good stories to be told on here one day. @Bob Bob Super Bob has some good ones to tell!! @weepywall was there with me in Sweden and Italy also I think? He might confirm? Bristol City had a big following in those days at England games. Most of it cannot be published on here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifford Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 My other half doesn't let me go Millwall away, let alone russia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 17 minutes ago, GasDestroyer said: Remember a Holland game at Wembley @Bob Bob Super Bob When literally every firm from England turned out - including a big mob of City. 1988 just prior to Euros in Germany Dutch had been bragging that they were coming over to show the English some I remember how we got into Wembley that night !!!!! That was the game where RMs missus was in Labour when we left to go up , and he got home 36hrs later !! Jeez those were such great days following City & England So many good people , characters , camaraderie, and memories from Aldershot to Turin !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 You should tell some of the “legal” stories on here BBSB as RMs missus in labour whilst he goes to football is a cracker. RM was a legend - and should be dead! Aldershot and the squaddies in the boozer - Freight Rover semi! Remember meeting the England fan In Italy who hitched a lift all the way to the World Cup FOC. He literally spent something like £20 the whole tournament by hitching and thieving. Now that is how you do football in the 80s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Just a quick one Rotterdam in 93 now that was a very large England mob .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vil1 Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 I was in rotterdam.less said the better old bill all over forums so ssshhhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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