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Did City ever have any Southern Hooligans?
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talking of ireland then. does anyone remember the group of about 15 belfast blues who used to come over in the mid 70's. they paint sprayed the swamp before the 74 derby game. covered in belfast blues and uvf slogans. there were people cleaning it up as we got there an hour before kick off but it was still visible. think they were linfield fans who had taken city as their english team. used to end up in the pub near victoria the name of which i can't remember. used to have strippers on. very 70's.
BluePurgatory
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Ian said:Don't read the posts then. Plenty of older Blues enjoy looking back at the old days.BluePurgatory said:Dont know why but these kind of posts make me cringe with embarassment the " Battle of London Bridge" FFS!
I will read and offer a opinion on what I like. Anyone who particpates or looks back with "fondness" on violence carried out for fun needs help. I am certain that some of those older blues who did partipate must now look back and cringe. Running around in gangs is so juvenile. You need to grow up.
Pub was caleed the CITY next to the Douglasmancyman said:talking of ireland then. does anyone remember the group of about 15 belfast blues who used to come over in the mid 70's. they paint sprayed the swamp before the 74 derby game. covered in belfast blues and uvf slogans. there were people cleaning it up as we got there an hour before kick off but it was still visible. think they were linfield fans who had taken city as their english team. used to end up in the pub near victoria the name of which i can't remember. used to have strippers on. very 70's.
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Millwallawayveteran1988 said:Ian said:Don't read the posts then. Plenty of older Blues enjoy looking back at the old days.BluePurgatory said:Dont know why but these kind of posts make me cringe with embarassment the " Battle of London Bridge" FFS!
I was at said battle and at the age of 18 it was fcking scary. Most of the lads there were from Manchester but there were 20 or so London blues there and in the 80's we regularly took a 100 or so to away games. A few of them were up for the fight.
I wonder how many of those 100 would have coped in a real war zone?
Zin 'messiah' Zimmer
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A few but the worse was a jock named Scotch Dave, he was the partner of City social club barmaid 'Karen', who was the wife of a top lad who died to early, a mechanic from moss-side named Everton. Anyway Dave would fight his own shadow, also saw him paste Micky and donald for spilling his bitter on the snooker table in the city club, hardest fucker ive ever seen - no fear!!!
BluePurgatory said:Millwallawayveteran1988 said:Ian said:Don't read the posts then. Plenty of older Blues enjoy looking back at the old days.
I was at said battle and at the age of 18 it was fcking scary. Most of the lads there were from Manchester but there were 20 or so London blues there and in the 80's we regularly took a 100 or so to away games. A few of them were up for the fight.
I wonder how many of those 100 would have coped in a real war zone?
That's up there with one of the most ridiculous questions I've read on here. And there's no lack of competition.
Whether you like it or not, going to away games in the 80's was as much about survival and getting home in one piece as it was about the football. And everyone who was around at that time has got countless tales to tell when it came on top, whether they were actively looking for it or just trying to get in and out unscathed.
And as you say, they're as entitled to reminisce about it as you are to give your opinions.
totallywired
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For fucks sake, stay off the thread if you don`t like it. For some of us it was part of growing up. It was of the times and you could either sneak out of the away grounds or go out together. Stick together.BluePurgatory said:Millwallawayveteran1988 said:Ian said:Don't read the posts then. Plenty of older Blues enjoy looking back at the old days.
I was at said battle and at the age of 18 it was fcking scary. Most of the lads there were from Manchester but there were 20 or so London blues there and in the 80's we regularly took a 100 or so to away games. A few of them were up for the fight.
I wonder how many of those 100 would have coped in a real war zone?
totallywired said:For fucks sake, stay off the thread if you don`t like it. For some of us it was part of growing up. It was of the times and you could either sneak out of the away grounds or go out together. Stick together.BluePurgatory said:Millwallawayveteran1988 said:I was at said battle and at the age of 18 it was fcking scary. Most of the lads there were from Manchester but there were 20 or so London blues there and in the 80's we regularly took a 100 or so to away games. A few of them were up for the fight.
I wonder how many of those 100 would have coped in a real war zone?
Unreal these fkin idiots mate, if you don't agree then don't come on the thread,simple as.
May i ask Bluepurgatory if you are indeed, plod?
sweynforkbeard
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Many older fans will recall the three or four seasons in the mid 80s when there was a crew of seemingly sweet old ladies from the West Country who regularly took a mini bus to all City games. There weapons of choice were extra long knitting needles and hat pins. I remember some rag meatheads taking them on only to be rolled up in a tangled giant trap made of dozens of hair nets sewn together and then savagely prodded by the game game old gals. The Bristol Bad Biddies they called themselves - they disbanded when Enid their leader developed severe rheumatism and a couple of the others had varicose vein operations.