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I was there that day! remember fans running along a platform separating the tier’s in the main stand trying to attack the directors box?! The good old days :)
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Hooliganism and Violence Maine Road 80's/early 90's
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manclad
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100% that is what happened.It did start as a safety issue. Their end became that packed that people spilled on to the pitch side. The police decided as the City end wasn’t that full to escort them into the City end.
That of course led to all those who fancied a bit of mither getting down on to the pitch also and ending up in the City end.
It then got very squashed in the city end as the crowd parted to let the fighters get on with it100% that is what happened.
I ended up over the fence in with the Geordies in the side paddock
Similar here. Decided to stay in my seat for whatever reason. My mate who'd gone down returned saying its just gone mental down there. Never heard a thingI was on crutches ( broken ankle ) for this game so me and my mates didn't bother going down for a beer.
Remember city fans emerging from the concourse in shock and a short time later St John ambulance giving treatment to city fans on the terrace.
Funnily enough never read about that in the press.
manclad
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I ended up in the side paddock as well. The police seemed to lose control for a short time,until order was eventually restored and the game was able to continue.It then got very squashed in the city end as the crowd parted to let the fighters get on with it
I ended up over the fence in with the Geordies in the side paddock
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The 5-0 Newcastle game was in 1983. Despite having battered us on the pitch they decided that they wanted to come into our section and batter us! Didn't have many there that day maybe 1,200, memory is a bit sketchy.
We took 5000 that day mate,I remember the City fans kicking the gates in to get at the Newcastle fans who were outside,absolute murders near the train station
No chance, you must be thinking of another game.We took 5000 that day mate,I remember the City fans kicking the gates in to get at the Newcastle fans who were outside,absolute murders near the train station
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No chance, you must be thinking of another game.
Yeah, I’m with this guy. Not watched the video but I’m near to certain as you can be about something from 40 years ago that we had two small pens and neither was particularly full.
Look at the video I posted above from 2.23 - 2.28, just get a glimpse of our pens. Can't remember if it was one big one or two small but it was very empty. No way was it 5k.Yeah, I’m with this guy. Not watched the video but I’m near to certain as you can be about something from 40 years ago that we had two small pens and neither was particularly full.
xgorton
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Did the same in the cup game 77.I was there and they came in our end offering us out lol. All wearing donkey jackets and boots. Looked like something out of a time warp.