Scariest away day following City

lancs blue said:
75/76 season possibly? 2-2 draw, Dave Watson headed a late equaliser, similar coach parking arrangements and a group of their nutters turned up and started chucking bottles etc and then chased a group of us waiting near the coaches (ours was locked for some reason). That was definitely scary for a bit until a van load of cops arrived.

Another notable away was the 4-1 loss to Forest in the Cup in '74, no real segregation and it kicked off all over the place before during and after the game.

Otherwise any visit to Leeds in the 70s plus Boro now and then and that Newcastle cup tie in '77. Those Millwall games in the late 80s/early 90s were fine for me as I just parked up in that dirt car park more or less behind the away end, easy getaway afterwards. Trips to West Ham and Chelsea were no picnics either, had a few coach windows put through at both grounds. On Merseyside Goodison always seemed worse than Anfield for trouble in those days.
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Yes deffo the 2-2 game
I ran into a little housing estate where a old lady let me in..
I was only 14 they attacked anyone
 
Millwall at Cold Blow Lane, what a name, just kept my mouth shut the whole evening from Victoria onwards.

Chelsea night match in 1984, took the missus to her first football match a couple of weeks after we'd met. Sat in the posh seats for safety but still got threatened by a neanderthal. Missus saved me with her American accent.

Only time i ever got a kicking was watching Swinton R.L. at Featherstpne in 1962 or thereabouts, truly the land that time forgot.
 
Told this tale before on here - Last time I went to Shrewsbury we got turned over 2-0 and I nearly got murdered in our end behind the goal by the biggest blue I have ever seen in my life. Somebody kicked my ankles and I elbowed a retaliation behind my back. It went in about a foot and I turned round to see this huge mound doubled up on the terrace, When it stood up all twisted with rage to a full seven feet it spluttered : "Why did you do that?" . I didn't know what to say except "sorry, I thought you were someone else". He gave a huge roar and I thought a pre-emptive strike was in order so I jumped towards him to deliver a blow but was immeditely assailed from each side by a forest of fists and boots. My over-educated companions slithered away in a most cowardly fashion and I was left in the centre of a ring of ugly fellow blues, led by the hulk, and bent on extreme violence. Then the Almighty intervened and the ref blew the whistle for kick off and I made my escape under he crash bars.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
Cardiff away when we lost to a Nathan Blake goal.

I have been everywhere and never seen anything like that in my life.

Before, during and after.

Fucking maniacs.

Blackpool in The Manchester pub was also a real eye opener for a kid!
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yeah Cardiff was ruff. I still remember a city fan trying to open the gate onto the pitch and the coppers just managing to get it shut before hundreds of blues got on there at the end. Before during and after was mad as you say!! Think it was Swales last match before agreeing to sell...
 
Radcliffe 1309 said:
Anyone at the derby when the scum went down ? Must admit at 14 I cudnt get away quick enough after the game finished but laughing all the way !
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me. I went with a Rag mate. We went in the Stretford End paddock. I refused his offer of blending in by borrowing his Rag scarf and when Denis scored and I jumped up he booted me in the thigh. fair do's really.
 
Stoke away when we both went down.

Cardiff away in the cup.

One game I do remember and it wasn’t a city game, was Exeter v Villa in the fa cup (mate of ours was playing for Exeter), so we went to Yeovil for the weekend, to meet some lads we’d seen on holiday. We travelled to Exeter to meet our mate at the final whistle, my fucking god what a mistake, it was like a war zone, but thankfully we got through it unscathed. When we eventually got to the ground to meet our mate, we were starting to get confronted by some seething Exeter fans, but luckily our mate came out with Peter Fox, so as soon as we shouted him, the Exeter lot just let us through.
 
Leeds away when Bobby Mimms made his debut. Went down with Donald on the train, remember a copper wishing us good luck before we left the station.
 
Liverpool away 1981. We played them after the fa cup final, city took about 50 fans. Liverpool fans in are end, threatening us with knives, police didn't want to know, absolute nightmare getting back to lime street.
 
Off the top of my head:

Stoke in ‘98 was tasty.

Everton in the league cup quarter final in the ‘87-88 season.

Millwall in the ‘98-99 season

A few Derbies in the 80’s.

Once got asked if I was a City fan in a slightly menacing manner while walking in the police escort from the Nottingham train station to the City Ground. ‘86-87 season. Fucking hilarious! No mate, I took a wrong turn to Sneinton and ended up in this police escort full of City fans. It kicked off quite a bit after that game, doubtless involving my accuser at some level.
 
Everton away late 70's , not sure of year but we won 2-1 and Daley scored ,and still got the scar with a dozen stitches on my wrist ,after the match walking to the car on Stanley Park a little scouse **** said give us your scarf and your trainers ,told him to get f*cked or something along those lines , at the last second i noticed a stanley knife heading for my face and blocked it with my hand /wrist , then he legged it with a couple of his mates . Don't think they were Everton fans they were'nt wearing colours more likely low life Dippers on the rob , i've never parked on Stanley Park since :)
 
A few have mentioned Birmingham (the club) as an interesting place to visit back in the 70s & 80s so as a counter-balance I remember taking the short walk home to Hulme, where I lived after the delightful suburb of Ardwick, after a game against them around that time and scores of Birmingham fans were spark out on the wasteland next to the Denmark.

God knows what happened that day.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
Off the top of my head:

Stoke in ‘98 was tasty.

Everton in the league cup quarter final in the ‘87-88 season.

Millwall in the ‘98-99 season

A few Derbies in the 80’s.

Once got asked if I was a City fan in a slightly menacing manner while walking in the police escort from the Nottingham train station to the City Ground. ‘86-87 season. Fucking hilarious! No mate, I took a wrong turn to Sneinton and ended up in this police escort full of City fans. It kicked off quite a bit after that game, doubtless involving my accuser at some level.
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That Forest game was my first away without my dad present, I'd of been 16. Went down on the special, old bill kept us behind for ages at the station. It had already kicked off in the town centre with City fans who got the service down.
 
I should add I reckon I’ve seen City play away in about 35 home ends, if you include corporate. Been plenty of occasions where I’ve been more then a little scared. Went in the Monaco end, right behind the goal in the middle of their hardcore fans when we lost there in the CL in Pep’s first season. My proficiency in French has diminished significantly in the last 35 years. I could have easily been rumbled. That could have got nasty, but I did get a buzz out if it.

Not so much scary, as amusing, got stared at by a Baggies fan in the corporate area at the Hawthorns every time we scored, culminating in him offering me out. 2013/4 season season; we won 3-2. I wasn’t being disrespectful either. What a fucking loser.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
I should add I reckon I’ve seen City play away in about 35 home ends, if you include corporate. Been plenty of occasions where I’ve been more then a little scared. Went in the Monaco end, right behind the goal in the middle of their hardcore fans when we lost there in the CL in Pep’s first season. My proficiency in French has diminished significantly in the last 35 years. I could have easily been rumbled. That could have got nasty, but I did get a buzz out if it.

Not so much scary, as amusing, got stared at by a Baggies fan in the corporate area at the Hawthorns every time we scored, culminating in him offering me out. 2013/4 season season; we won 3-2. I wasn’t being disrespectful either. What a fucking loser.
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You disrespectful motherfucker..
 
Adidas Sharston said:
Millwall night game was on top, think it was a cup replay. Got the shit kicked out of me at Sunderland (Roker Park) one year, probably the worst apart from England games.
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Was at that game , mid week , stood in the corner , couldnt see f*ck all becasue of a big floodight pilon, ran the gauntlet after the match , first time i realised i could run a four minute mile.
 
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