First Away Game

Stephen230 said:
Was that the game where they decided to interview Alan Ball right in front of the away end after the game, with predictable comedy accompaniment from the City fans still locked in?
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not sure mate...I was somehow in the home end...stood in a cage about on the level where Simmo hit it and the cross went over for Dave Phillips header. I could see the City end go mental. God knows why or how my Dad got tickets in the home end and that place, that game and with their fans. Think he regretted it and we got away rather sharpish at the end of the game.

in any case I think Alan Balls reception would still have been better than it would if theyd have done it 10 years later!!!
 
I think it was the replay against Everton in 66 in the 6th round of the fa cup
My 2nd away game was the 2nd replay played at Wolves.

I might of been to other away games but this is the first I remember.
 
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Bolton late 70s I think.
My dad's mate was a Bolton fan and took me, and being a proper gent stood in the city end for me.
 
The famous boxing day at Stoke with 13000 blues in attendance with all the inflatables, mental for a 10 year old.
 
Huddersfield away, FA Cup 3rd round. Jan '88 at the old Leeds Rd. 2-2 John Gidman scored a last minute free kick to equalize, Mel Machin and Neil McNab both sent off. We'd beaten them 10-1 ealier that season so it was only to be expected that we nearly made a pigs ear of this one. Just googled it and the attendance was 18k, and at least half of that must have been Blues. Fairly uneventful game other than that.
 
Sheffield United 72/73 season, a one all draw, yelloway coach from Rochdale. Think it was a couple of weeks after my first game at Maine Road being the Derby and a 3-0 city victory.
 
City & Blue Brazil said:
Sheffield United 72/73 season, a one all draw, yelloway coach from Rochdale. Think it was a couple of weeks after my first game at Maine Road being the Derby and a 3-0 city victory.
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Was the Shuff match when there was was a bottle battle on their end ?

Broken heads, match delayed.
 
I think mine was Leicester away at Filbert St in 1987,can't think back if there was one before that, got fucking mullered 4-0, Perry Suckling in goals, remember Smith is on his way to Arsenal being sang to the Leicester fans, he scored that day as well the twat.

I kept the faith though and was worth it
 
Stephen230 said:
I still regret going to that game.


I’d met a very attractive young lady the week before and she wouldn’t give me her number but said she’d take mine.

She rang me in the week and asked if I wanted to go out on the Saturday. Had to say.. Sorry, I’m going to Palace but I’m definitely interested.

Not heard from or seen her since.

Probably time to move on now I guess.
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Ah, she’s just playing hard to get. Any day now..
 
Leeds around 1983 , can’t recall to much about he game but it was carnos before and after, remember it was standing behind the goal with seats at the back
 
Harlaching Sky Blue said:
Portsmouth away 1985...massive game...as our patched up injured side clung on to the faltering promotion push...that Paul Simpson lob that took about 3 weeks to go over Alan Knights head into the net..
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Great win that, as they were one of our main rivals for promotion if memory serves me right. Fratton Park to me always felt a bit edgy and one of those grounds where you had to be on your guard back in those days. The home support always seemed pretty vocal down there too and we had good away support that day . There some celebrations when we scored (watched the goals on youtube again recently it was certainly a limbs' moment).
I also remember Alex Williams making an incredible save in front of us in the first half .
Admittedly i'd had a few pre match pints but at the time I was convinced he must have had extendable arms, a bit like that cartoon character with really long arms (Inspector Gadget was it?)
 
Chelsea in 06 or 07 when we got beat 6-0, was a day to forget
 
oct 1971, away at WBA, won 2-0, sure franny scored 1 cant remember the other scorer, anyway as the final whistle blew ran on the pitch and jumped on summerbees back
 
October 1974 a league cup tie at Old Trafford ,1-0 loss to a Gerry Daly penalty,think Peter Barney came on for his debut that evening if I remember correctly.
 
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