Never to the dark side Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Just listening to an audio recording of the match audio cassettes? kids ask your grandparents what they were Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 From what I remember it was something like that number. City fans were crammed into the away section of the big open terrace and also filled the bottom tier of the stand at the side of the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee dog Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Yeah I thought it was around 8-9000, there were a lot os there. Once the madness had died down after Mardon’s goal I was some distance lower down the terrace from my original position! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Had a feeling it was called about 7k at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3City Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 I was in the bottom section of the stand, paid for mine and a mates ticket with the proceeds of a £50 fruit machine win the previous week! Remember the night so well, went absolutely mental when Mardon scored! Also recall Joe Jordan saying in an interview "we had 8,000 here tonight". Fantastic memories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: Had a feeling it was called about 7k at the time. Think it was bigger than that Starti It was more than Anfield and I thought it around the 9k We had the whole length of the lower stand down one side besides a packed large chunk of terrace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markman Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 ah - happy memories (before I drank too much).............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 We were in that lower tier, by the Trent End. Much pisstaking going off...mad night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: We were in that lower tier, by the Trent End. Much pisstaking going off...mad night. I was with you then MHH ! Incredible night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 To think that Forest were second in Div1 and in great form. No-one thought we had a cat-in-hell's chance of getting any good result (me included). And only half a pube's width away from the winner at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Wasn’t there a lot of trouble after the match, the coaches had dropped us off and then moved then parked elsewhere or something, I remember a lot of confusion. One bloke was only asking where the coaches were and a police dog bit a chunk out of his stomach right near me. There were masses of fans swarming everywhere trying to get at eachother. I’m sure it was this match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Never to the dark side said: Just listening to an audio recording of the match audio cassettes? kids ask your grandparents what they were I was there but did not count. Watched the game instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Do you want a DVD copy of the second leg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Never to the dark side said: Do you want a DVD copy of the second leg? Do we get the game or four hours of hard porn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Island Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Me and my son was there along with a large inflatible bannana our mini bus just could not leave the pub in ashbee and we got there late remeber running over trent bridge cluthing bannana was totaly amazed at the size of our following i to purchased cassette of match and woul fast forward to goal the commentator screaming when that goal went in the whole ot the far side went up far more city fans here than we thought still brings a tear to my eyes now how i love this football club and endless memories it has gave me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 minute ago, ... said: Do we get the game or four hours of hard porn? I don't think he caters for your tastes....Andrea Leadsom sitting on JRM's face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolskRed Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Unbelievable night, we were on the terraces. Pure madness when Mardon scored, still love watching the highlights now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Gasbuster Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 43 minutes ago, Banjo Island said: Me and my son was there along with a large inflatible bannana our mini bus just could not leave the pub in ashbee and we got there late remeber running over trent bridge cluthing bannana was totaly amazed at the size of our following i to purchased cassette of match and woul fast forward to goal the commentator screaming when that goal went in the whole ot the far side went up far more city fans here than we thought still brings a tear to my eyes now how i love this football club and endless memories it has gave me Forest fans had a huge blow up banana to the left of us. Written down the side it said "Forest Fyffes, Bristol City Nil" It deflated very quickly when we scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 What a night What a goal 2nd leg - the weather, that poor bloke collapsing and dying (?) on the pitch pre match, and Walsh's 90th minute strike. I've hated Garry Parker ever since. Really should let go of that one and come to peace with it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Those were the days! Quite a few were up the floodlight pylon in the corner where the terracing was. I don't think my ticker would stand the excitement and the constant unsolicited movement around the terracing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin_unreliant Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 36 minutes ago, Woodsy said: What a night What a goal 2nd leg - the weather, that poor bloke collapsing and dying (?) on the pitch pre match, and Walsh's 90th minute strike. I've hated Garry Parker ever since. Really should let go of that one and come to peace with it all I remember sheltering up against the wall outside from the rain and howling rain at the home leg. Got absolutely soaked in the Open End. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poland_exile Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 gargh, this was the season before I started going down, heard so many stories about this! both matches sound absolutely mad in terms of atmosphere, shenanigans and sheer mad, old school thrills! There was a brilliant video once on Youtube (I think courtesy of @1960maaan?) of the pre-match build-up Ashton Gate. Immense noise. Watching it is enough to send a shiver down the spine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtonwurzel Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Toffee dog said: Yeah I thought it was around 8-9000, there were a lot os there. Once the madness had died down after Mardon’s goal I was some distance lower down the terrace from my original position! I also was moved a long way from my original starting point and lost a shoe, never to be found !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKM Len Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Definitely around 9k,most of which seemed to descend on Ashby after the game. Great night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williams' Penalty Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 As a younger fan reading these nostalgic thread always makes me feel like I've missed the glory days of BCFC support and football in general. Seems to be that the atmospheres generated back in the day were immense, as well as some of the classic chants. I'd give a lot to go to one of those kind of games. Shame the way the modern game is going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 41 minutes ago, robin_unreliant said: I remember sheltering up against the wall outside from the rain and howling rain at the home leg. Got absolutely soaked in the Open End. I was in the East End. Pretty sure we still got soaked and freezing, was blowing an absolute hoolie, wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Port Said Red Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 I remember we got there early and were penned in one section of the away end, but as more and more arrived, they moved people across section after section until the whole end was filled. I also remember my dad who would have been well into his 60's then being the most excited he had ever been at the game. When Mardon's goal went in, he was jumping up and down for about a minute shouting "we've scored, we've scored". Absolute scenes!!! 34 minutes ago, Woodsy said: I was in the East End. Pretty sure we still got soaked and freezing, was blowing an absolute hoolie, wasn't it? I was in that section of the old Open End that still had home fans in it, I stood at the very back against the railings. I was completely soaked from head to foot, through a coat a mac and other items of clothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 8 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: I remember we got there early and were penned in one section of the away end, but as more and more arrived, they moved people across section after section until the whole end was filled. I also remember my dad who would have been well into his 60's then being the most excited he had ever been at the game. When Mardon's goal went in, he was jumping up and down for about a minute shouting "we've scored, we've scored". Absolute scenes!!! I was in that section of the old Open End that still had home fans in it, I stood at the very back against the railings. I was completely soaked from head to foot, through a coat a mac and other items of clothing. Stop teasing us, you minx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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