memories yes,, we went on the train and the police rounded up all those with no tickets and locked us in a pen near the train station, id say about 700 of us, the policed decided we were more of a threat being let loose in the town so they let us in the side part of the ground for nothinggreat day that.except the final score.we took an early lead and for about 15 mins looked the dogs bollox on a boxing day fixture,with at least 12 000 blues at the victoria ground,we had all behind one goal and the wholeof the stand facing their main stand.it was mental,fancy dress and inflatables of all sorts.smiles all round and belting the songs out.
we lost 3-1.
happy days.
brilliant! The victoria ground could be more than a bit dodgy in those days,altho he worst violence i saw was of course the end of season relegation match when we both went down, simmering hostile atmosphere before,during and after the game...saw quite a few blues get hit on the head by bricks thrown at us in the coach park behind the away end.no one seriously hurt and everyone pissed up.it was bedlam,lolmemories yes,, we went on the train and the police rounded up all those with no tickets and locked us in a pen near the train station, id say about 700 of us, the policed decided we were more of a threat being let loose in the town so they let us in the side part of the ground for nothing
Rember that 98 game blues everywhere in every end of ground trouble in town before the game sure they had neville southall in goal and the goat scored our first goalbrilliant! The victoria ground could be more than a bit dodgy in those days,altho he worst violence i saw was of course the end of season relegation match when we both went down, simmering hostile atmosphere before,during and after the game...saw quite a few blues get hit on the head by bricks thrown at us in the coach park behind the away end.no one seriously hurt and everyone pissed up.it was bedlam,lol
Its worth looking at you tube footage of the match mate.its pretty good.Rember that 98 game blues everywhere in every end of ground trouble in town before the game sure they had neville southall in goal and the goat scored our first goal
I thought of that game as I sat in the West Stand on Saturday - the same stand I sat in in '98 - and thought just how much football, and the fortunes of both clubs, had changed since that day 18 years ago.Its worth looking at you tube footage of the match mate.its pretty good.
you can feel the evil atmosphere in the ground as soon as the footage starts..turn the sound up ( the atmosphere is on a par with barnsley v City inaround 82, cup match,evening kick off, all the miners on half day,... andEeverton v City quarter final fa cup at goodison,David Colemans famous quote" its bedlam on the pitch, and bedlam all round the ground")
Back to stoke 98. if you get the right u tube video u can clearly see a group of blues in the stand opp.their main stand, standing their ground and refusing to move ,as the locals carry out waves of attacks, the Blues give as good as they get, and quite clearly dont give a fuck..would love to know who they were...
edit. think the stoke video must be part of the clubs own security footage.god knows how it ended up online, but interesting stuff all the same.
i was pissed out me head on the day and didnt have a clue how nauty it was at the time...untl the bricks started flying after we both got relegated..i recall sobering up pretty soon then, esp when a bloke 5 yards away from me went down with a brick to his head..said brick had travelled over my head to reach him. absolute bedlam at that point.
Its funny, for years i actually thought that match was played at the victoria ground(used to drink quite a lot of strongbow in those days,it helped watching the Blues,lol) its only after watching the footage , and retracing my steps and recalling the location of the coach park bricking that i realized it was their new ground!I thought of that game as I sat in the West Stand on Saturday - the same stand I sat in in '98 - and thought just how much football, and the fortunes of both clubs, had changed since that day 18 years ago.
First time we'd played there iirc.Its funny, for years i actually thought that match was played at the victoria ground(used to drink quite a lot of strongbow in those days,it helped watching the Blues,lol) its only after watching the footage , and retracing my steps and recalling the location of the coach park bricking that i realized it was their new ground!
brilliant! The victoria ground could be more than a bit dodgy in those days,altho he worst violence i saw was of course the end of season relegation match when we both went down, simmering hostile atmosphere before,during and after the game...saw quite a few blues get hit on the head by bricks thrown at us in the coach park behind the away end.no one seriously hurt and everyone pissed up.it was bedlam,lol
We should just pick a random opposition player and boo them throughout the game.Agree with KDB in this interview;
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896...ngland-fans-stop-booing-sterling?ICID=AR_RS_1
I was a bit shocked how the Joke fans were booing him, jesus, did he kill somebody ? he's just a kid and what did he ever do to the Joke fans ?
Yeah he was crap at the euros but is everybody booing Rooney for being shite ?
Id love to see (at our next away game) City fans continually chanting his name, show the lad loads of support (instead of Yaya - yaya Toure)
On another note (pardon the pun) loved the Pep song :D
That would be a perfect City solution, and as I sit in 314 the look on the away supporters faces priceless!We should just pick a random opposition player and boo them throughout the game.
Colin - What a fantastic idea!We should just pick a random opposition player and boo them throughout the game.
I wish Kenny Burns was still playing.We should just pick a random opposition player and boo them throughout the game.
We should just pick a random opposition player and boo them throughout the game.
Because this happened.I was right next to the divide between the home and away fans at Stoke one year and when they sang "WWYWYWS" that I shouted:
"When we were shit
When we were shit
We got more than you get now
We got more than you get now"
(To the same tune)
And I got a few looks as if to say "shit, oh yeah"...thick fuckers
Agree with KDB in this interview;
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896...ngland-fans-stop-booing-sterling?ICID=AR_RS_1
I was a bit shocked how the Joke fans were booing him, jesus, did he kill somebody ? he's just a kid and what did he ever do to the Joke fans ?
Yeah he was crap at the euros but is everybody booing Rooney for being shite ?
Id love to see (at our next away game) City fans continually chanting his name, show the lad loads of support (instead of Yaya - yaya Toure)
On another note (pardon the pun) loved the Pep song :D