Hooliganism and Violence Maine Road 80's/early 90's

[Zapcity]

Think pretty much everyone who was there that Bank Holiday Monday, has a tale to tell. Although without that defeat, there would have been no 5-1 Charlton game. Well there might have been but it wouldn’t have mattered too much.

Don’t recall any Forest shenanigans though.

That wasn't a very enjoyable day was it!
Remember winning at Portsmouth, one of our main rivals for promotion shortly before and then thinking we'd really fucked it up big time at Notts County. They went 3:0 up and Paul Simpson scored a couple to give us false hope..(.typical City !)
As you say there were loads of blues there, I think we had about 3/4 of the ground and it was bloody hot. Don't actually remember that much actual violence/fighting as such that day.
What i do remember was a lot of pissed up, pissed off blues trying to pull down the fences to get on the pitch to try and get the game stopped (the away sections were bloody horrible in those cages at a lot of grounds in those days) The game was stopped for a bit wasn't it as others have mentioned.
Anyway, as you say that result helped set up a memorable last game against Charlton!

 

[Ray bloody Purchase]

That wasn't a very enjoyable day was it!
Remember winning at Portsmouth, one of our main rivals for promotion shortly before and then thinking we'd really fucked it up big time at Notts County. They went 3:0 up and Paul Simpson scored a couple to give us false hope..(.typical City !)
As you say there were loads of blues there, I think we had about 3/4 of the ground and it was bloody hot. Don't actually remember that much actual violence/fighting as such that day.
What i do remember was a lot of pissed up, pissed off blues trying to pull down the fences to get on the pitch to try and get the game stopped (the away sections were bloody horrible in those cages at a lot of grounds in those days) The game was stopped for a bit wasn't it as others have mentioned.
Anyway, as you say that result helped set up a memorable last game against Charlton!

Didn’t the programme for the Charlton game, have the city end at Notts County on the front cover, with Come on you blues or something, im sure I spotted us and a few familiar faces on it

 

[its a Barm]

Loads of coverage in granada reports..scousers sent them kung-fu stars etc. They didn't turn up, city battered a mob of united in the Kippax
.

Remember this well very disappointing evening on the kippax a lot of anticipation but alas they shit out

 

[Maccblue]

Didn’t the programme for the Charlton game, have the city end at Notts County on the front cover, with Come on you blues or something, im sure I spotted us and a few familiar faces on it

Certainly did. Still have it somewhere

 

[Any1aBlue]

Think pretty much everyone who was there that Bank Holiday Monday, has a tale to tell. Although without that defeat, there would have been no 5-1 Charlton game. Well there might have been but it wouldn’t have mattered too much.

Don’t recall any Forest shenanigans though.

Now I’m sober, I seem to think Forest were actually playing in an FA Cup match , which was why there were x4 sets of fans in the town that day. Scary stuff, and I still have the dog bite scar to show for it! In fact, that’s the Second police animal assault I’ve endured supporting us and in the same town. I got knocked out by a police horse charging fans behind the east stand of forest ground.
No you know why I’m not a vet……

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

I've got a mat and his name is Wayne

Is it a door mat or a yoga mat? Why did you call it Wayne?

 

[Koniec]

Don't know why but Hibs CCS seem to have a problem with City, they turned up with Oldham at Maine Rd once.

We have a long standing friendship with Oldham, there’s no beef particularly with City. I believe City have been up holding Rangers hand at least once, that won’t help.

 

[Kippax1973]

Anyone remember going to Notts County in the mid 80’s? I had an old shitty allegro and turned up,with x3 mates into Nottm only to find Forest had played at lunchtime against maybe Villa? Can’t exactly remember, but I do remember having a brick thrown through back window of my car by the away fans as they fought with Forest after their game, on the main drag into town.
as if that wasn’t bad enough, we lost to County later on that day, I got bitten by a police dog at half time when our fans were pulling down the fencing to the pitch.if I remember rightly, the coffee shed at the back of the stand was picked up and thrown back down the steps with the woman still inside.
the manager came on the ground speakers to plead for calm. It was a hot emotional day, 10k blues all pissed up and angry, it wasn’t going to work.
After the game, leg bleeding, got back to damaged car to find a parking ticket too.
it hasnt always been fun supporting our club……..

Also remember macneil coming on the pitch that day pleading with the man City fans to pack it in with what we were doing,, basically wrecking the place lol

 

[stonerblue]

Now I’m sober, I seem to think Forest were actually playing in an FA Cup match , which was why there were x4 sets of fans in the town that day. Scary stuff, and I still have the dog bite scar to show for it! In fact, that’s the Second police animal assault I’ve endured supporting us and in the same town. I got knocked out by a police horse charging fans behind the east stand of forest ground.
No you know why I’m not a vet……

Got run into the Trent by police horses down there.

 

[stonerblue]

Also remember macneil coming on the pitch that day pleading with the man City fans to pack it in with what we were doing,, basically wrecking the place lol

''Billy McNeils Bl;ue and White army....