stephenkibby. Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 8 hours ago, BobbyC said: That was fun! We ran them out the East End in the far corner where the only escape was to climb the fence with plenty more city boys waiting for them to drop down from the fence. I can still see the Millwall faces as they thought it would be an easy day...:laugh: If this was the same year I seem to remember there was a scouting party of Millwall fans already in the East End many with white butchers type coats on. They were quickly dispatched when the main City mob turned up on mass. Think we had a small fire in the East End with some of the aforementioned coats!! A while late the main mob of Millwall entered the East End and all hell broke loose. I remember getting knocked to the ground and my mate dragging me up before I got trampled. Was 15 at the time so memory may be a bit blurred but they must have been booted out as we still watched the game from somewhere near the middle of the East End!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 13 minutes ago, RumRed said: Added incentive to put your laces through it when it comes to you on the volley though. Or let the dog have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redysteadygo1 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 1 hour ago, harrys said: I think Brum was 71/72ish, couldn't move them, think they won 1-0 with a very young Trevor Francis goal, Pompey also immovable round about the same time, no-one else that I can remember came on the EE and stayed in such large numbers as those two Think that game was 1976 the only time I have taken the wife to see the City. She wanted to see Trevor Francis. Have read reports previously off trouble at the game can't remember any and when I asked the missus she said the same and she would never had let me forget it had there been any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star of a gunner Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 37 minutes ago, NOTBLUE said: Or let the dog have it. that's darrells job 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted December 7, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 2 hours ago, phantom said: More than we are doing It's not bloody Christmas yet..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted December 7, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 44 minutes ago, NOTBLUE said: Or let the dog have it. I have a dog that bursts every football he ever comes into contact with, within 5 seconds, I'm sure he'll happily deflate that shite. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 3 hours ago, Murraysrightplum said: In other news, just seen on Facebook that there is a big rovers giveaway for Christmas and one lucky person can win a free... wait for it... mitre football!!!! (All of 8 quids worth) The booby prize is a lifetime season ticket 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 43 minutes ago, redysteadygo said: Think that game was 1976 the only time I have taken the wife to see the City. She wanted to see Trevor Francis. Have read reports previously off trouble at the game can't remember any and when I asked the missus she said the same and she would never had let me forget it had there been any. It was earlier than '76, maybe we beat them 1-0, remember Francis being some sort of wonder kid at the time and he was only about 17/18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) 34 minutes ago, harrys said: It was earlier than '76, maybe we beat them 1-0, remember Francis being some sort of wonder kid at the time and he was only about 17/18 I seem to remember he scored all four in the previous game ,home to Bolton, queue media frenzy ! Edited December 7, 2016 by slartibartfast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 We definitely lost 1-0 home to Brum in 1976. It was Cheese`s comeback game IIRC. I don`t remember much trouble in the ground but it did all kick off in Winterstoke Road up by that play area/park just before The Robins. I think the Brum fans were being escorted back to Parson Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 4 hours ago, 8menhadadream said: I thought you were gonna say a season ticket. The second prize would be 2 season tickets! How about blue & white quartered toilet paper? I'd buy a few rolls of that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redysteadygo1 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 46 minutes ago, harrys said: It was earlier than '76, maybe we beat them 1-0, remember Francis being some sort of wonder kid at the time and he was only about 17/18 Probably, it was 1972 when we beat them 1 - 0 at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 7 hours ago, Moor2Sea said: Birmingham took the absolute piss sometime in the late 60's arrived early and stayed in the centre pen. Somewhat bizarrely, I recall Huddersfield at a lesser scale doing the same (aided, or not, by some of your lot). From my recollection that was about it. Maybe Cardiff hung around once in that centre pen as well. Early 70's pre-segregation groups of away fans that managed to stay either were in the area above the pathway at the rear of the stand or in the corner and rarely strayed. Could write a book on events during that period. Come to think of it..... what happened to that? See higher up in the thread mention of 'Piggy' et al. Remember the Police Superintendent on the Park End 'divide' who was an absolute psycho. Wonder what happened to all the lads on that terrace? Remember we lost a couple at the time in a horrendous car crash. The worst violence by far though was the infamous Millwall visit in the early 80's. That was just mayhem. May not be the same incident, but I remember an horrific crash in (or near) Backwell around this time when 4 young City fans were killed. I knew one of them slightly, a home and away City fanatic who had been the year above me at school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 4 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said: May not be the same incident, but I remember an horrific crash in (or near) Backwell around this time when 4 young City fans were killed. I knew one of them slightly, a home and away City fanatic who had been the year above me at school. Yep, fear that was it. Worked a short time with Clive, who was one of the victims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 1 hour ago, redysteadygo said: Probably, it was 1972 when we beat them 1 - 0 at home. Brum held the middle of the EE, nobody did that when we were in the top flight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 10 minutes ago, Moor2Sea said: Yep, fear that was it. Worked a short time with Clive, who was one of the victims. The same one then, although I always knew him by his nickname. Not that I knew him that well, but often used to see him at AG and away matches. City had an Anglo Scottish Cup match on the Tuesday, and we saw him and his mates afterwards at Tiffany's. The next day, or the day after, they were all killed and there was a mention of the tragedy over the tannoy before the QPR game on the Saturday - although I can't remember a minutes silence or anything like that. I've never forgotten it, such a sad and shocking accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 If the ball was bad... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star of a gunner Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 8 hours ago, View from the Dolman said: If the ball was bad... THIS IS SURELY A WIND UP ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Well they are the gift that keeps on giving 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 58 minutes ago, Star of a gunner said: THIS IS SURELY A WIND UP ? Any other club you'd think so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 So the gift that keeps giving,is now giving gifts,and blige have they pushed the boat out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Surely the coloured in whiteboard she be the next item being auctioned. Some poor soul sat there for 20 minutes colouring that in.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 12 hours ago, View from the Dolman said: If the ball was bad... Does the teddy bear count towards their attendance?? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 8 minutes ago, Murraysrightplum said: Does the teddy bear count towards their attendance?? At the annual staff picnic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty Swallocks Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 9 minutes ago, Murraysrightplum said: Does the teddy bear count towards their attendance?? The sags include people with less IQ than that stuffed bear in their attendance so I don't see any reason why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Ross Cook the Hartley Whitney striker is on trial with Rovers! Obviously Darrell Clarke's plea for more money to splash on new players has been answered big time As an aside, Hartley Whitney is a fantastic name for a person to have. It has a certain upper class ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 I thought that the Sags poet failed to paint the right picture of what it is to be "Faithful and True", so his poem has been re-written......They must be so "prowed" to have nailed the wrong colours to their flag post http://sendvid.com/1n1t4ha4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicki's soulmate Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 16 hours ago, Nogbad the Bad said: May not be the same incident, but I remember an horrific crash in (or near) Backwell around this time when 4 young City fans were killed. I knew one of them slightly, a home and away City fanatic who had been the year above me at school. Nailsea lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 33 minutes ago, pongo88 said: Ross Cook the Hartley Whitney striker is on trial with Rovers! Obviously Darrell Clarke's plea for more money to splash on new players has been answered big time As an aside, Hartley Whitney is a fantastic name for a person to have. It has a certain upper class ring It`s like the one down near me, Chudleigh Knighton. It sounds like a 1930s character actor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) Edited December 8, 2016 by Cheesleysmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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