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2 hours ago, MattWSM said:

donawa 90th min winner everyone standing in aisles and side of pitch on touchline for all 2nd half

There wasn’t anyone stood along the side of the pitch. Other than the linesman..! 
Was a magical night though!

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I met an old boy in the Bear and Swan in Chew Magna about 20 years ago. He said that his family- and everyone they knew - would simply support whoever was playing at home back n the day.  Basically they supported both teams. This was totally acceptable until the 1970s when, for some reason the supporters separated themselves out and decided to hate each other. 
Bizarre. 

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38 minutes ago, bcfcredandwhite said:

I met an old boy in the Bear and Swan in Chew Magna about 20 years ago. He said that his family- and everyone they knew - would simply support whoever was playing at home back n the day.  Basically they supported both teams. This was totally acceptable until the 1970s when, for some reason the supporters separated themselves out and decided to hate each other. 
Bizarre. 

Yep my old man was the same, luckily I was basically raised by my Gran and Gramps, as I never had a Mum and Dad was working, and Gramps was City through and through 

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41 minutes ago, MattWSM said:

oh yes there was I was there....  in front of the dolman

 

I honestly can’t remember that. Maybe you’re right and my mind is failing..! 
Are you sure you’re not thinking of the small terrace area at the bottom of the Dolman steps, which wasn’t usually open..? 

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6 hours ago, bcfcredandwhite said:

I met an old boy in the Bear and Swan in Chew Magna about 20 years ago. He said that his family- and everyone they knew - would simply support whoever was playing at home back n the day.  Basically they supported both teams. This was totally acceptable until the 1970s when, for some reason the supporters separated themselves out and decided to hate each other. 
Bizarre. 

Nothing bizarre with hating them bunch of tossers.... 

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25 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

I honestly can’t remember that. Maybe you’re right and my mind is failing..! 
Are you sure you’re not thinking of the small terrace area at the bottom of the Dolman steps, which wasn’t usually open..? 

I might be...but pretty sure I'm not, seems vivid. we will have to find some footage 

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24 minutes ago, MattWSM said:

I might be...but pretty sure I'm not, seems vivid. we will have to find some footage 

See Phantoms post with the footage. 
As I thought, although I’d forgotten how that area used to fill up towards the end. Was packed by the time we scored, after being empty in the first half. 
I’d also forgotten we hit the woodwork a couple of times, before Holloway & Leaning did their thing..! 

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3 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

See Phantoms post with the footage. 
As I thought, although I’d forgotten how that area used to fill up towards the end. Was packed by the time we scored, after being empty in the first half. 
I’d also forgotten we hit the woodwork a couple of times, before Holloway & Leaning did their thing..! 

I hope this has copied correctly. I'm currently sat on a train so the link is blocked my end

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4 hours ago, Bar BS3 said:

See Phantoms post with the footage. 
As I thought, although I’d forgotten how that area used to fill up towards the end. Was packed by the time we scored, after being empty in the first half. 
I’d also forgotten we hit the woodwork a couple of times, before Holloway & Leaning did their thing..! 

What was the derby match where the gates between the Dolman and the open end gave way due to the weight of the queue outside (I think it was the one after this, I spent the entire game in that bottom section of the Dolman, people were stood on the steps as well loads got in for free)

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4 hours ago, Ronnie Sinclair said:

What was the derby match where the gates between the Dolman and the open end gave way due to the weight of the queue outside (I think it was the one after this, I spent the entire game in that bottom section of the Dolman, people were stood on the steps as well loads got in for free)

One of my favourite ever city games that, it was a crazy night inside and outside the stadium! Your ears would be ringing and the heart pumping for hours afterwards 

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The 15/12/96 game  was I’m sure the game when Hollowhead almost got lynched.

75 of us from Briz met up at the Good Intent at 8am for breakfast???and got on a hired double decker bus down to ground.Quite a few came out from the Rising Sun to check we weren’t the funny ones but as the bus was rocking from side to side with us all singing city songs all was fine.

No comment after that me honour.

I really dislike playing them but the atmosphere is something different.It brings out the worst in me that’s for sure.

coyr and ftg

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12 hours ago, phantom said:

I hope this has copied correctly. I'm currently sat on a train so the link is blocked my end

thanks. what a night.

maybe what I am remembering was the last 5 minutes as vivid trying to stay off the pitch. any way doesnt matter, great days

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On 10/03/2020 at 20:53, steviestevieneville said:

It would only be balanced from our point of view. Can you imagine any of that lot being interviewed ? 

They would no doubt come out with their often repeated lie about the 'KFC battle' when they frightened a few children from behind a line of police.

Not too many of them seem to remember the shame of getting a police escort to a home match. 

 

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On 11/03/2020 at 02:00, bcfcredandwhite said:

I met an old boy in the Bear and Swan in Chew Magna about 20 years ago. He said that his family- and everyone they knew - would simply support whoever was playing at home back n the day.  Basically they supported both teams. This was totally acceptable until the 1970s when, for some reason the supporters separated themselves out and decided to hate each other. 
Bizarre. 

Life was extremely ‘ tribal ‘ in the seventies , Mods fighting rockers , Punks fighting teds , Nazis fighting Anti Racists  , Police fighting Miners ...

Throw in jealousy over our success and there is your division.

My City supporting grandad, bless his soul, was an open and reasonable man who wouldn’t have never been seen dead supporting the Gas . 
 

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