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Hooliganism and Violence Maine Road 80's/early 90's
- Thread starter kippaxwarrior
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Spot on.Clashed on the main carpark just before the game.
I thought straight away we'll have lots of fun this season, going off this.
A ball hadn't even been kicked and there was battling
First game of that season?
we got beat 1-0 up there
That's why i said Maine Road
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Sorry i was answering someone else about the scoreThat's why i said Maine Road
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Got a slap that day myself on the way back to the station, always had a dislike for them twats ever sinceWas at the Hull game in 88 in a van full of city and for some strange reason a couple of Sheff united fans who held a dislike for Hull. Soon as van was parked they charged a group of Hull fans and the police had the dogs on them. Remember Chelsea turning up at the Brentford game as am sure they sent one or two lads to goad city whilst waiting in ambush round a corner. Still have a small scar above my eyebrow from the trip to Hull from a full beer can I spotted too late.
Really_here
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Hackett make some nice shirts. I'm 67 and still wear Levi 501's (one pair I bought in the 70's!) and have a couple of pairs of Kickers boots and a sky blue HarringtonI’m mid 60s and still wear Lacoste, Tacchini, Ellesse & Fila. Also Boss Jeans and Polo shirt if going somewhere a bit posher. Also like Hackett and have some of their gear.
1961_vintage
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Not like rags kicking-off when the odds were clearly stacked against them.Has I had my tool box with me I thought there would be no problem but i totally forgot about my patch and three rag cunts walked towards me and one punched me on my chest were the city badge was.
Didsbury Dave
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Remember it well. There was a Burnley lad with crutches for some daft reason. It was going off every week at that time and every game would see a mob of City gather on Claremont road, usually getting pushed back to the Claremont by police. I remember Wigan having a good go, Stoke sort of did although they left early which is kind of cheating. Few incidents with Boro around this time.Speaking of Burnley, does anyone remember the match at Maine Road in 1998? Ended in a 2-2 draw. Like others, I wasn't involved in the FV scene but what I saw after the match that day walking down Claremont Road was quite funny. The police stopped City fans at one of the junctions to allow some of Burnley's mob to walk past onto a side street. It was a bit of a weird scene as they didn't appear to have a police escort as such. Numbers I don't think were too big - maybe about 50 or so - but once they went down the side street they swung a right then another right so were heading back up towards Claremont Road at the next junction. Loads of City sussed what was going on and legged it to the next junction and started heading down towards the oncoming Burnley mob. I was just stood at the top of the road and observing (like you do!). I have to say that Burnley were outnumbered but I don't think there were many City hooligans in there - it was more scarfers and giddy hangers on. So both mobs walked towards each other. Plenty of Burnley had their hands out giving it the old come on. Next minute the charge went up from City and all of a sudden Burnley completely folded, turned round, and ran off. I was stood at the top of the road pissing my sides laughing. I heard later that Burnley fans were hiding in gardens and knocking on doors begging to be let in. How true that is I don't know but it was a funny incident. One lad I knew who is as far removed from that kind of thing as you can get told me he was part of the mob that ran Burnley that day!
My mate’s a Newcastle fan and I met him after a game in 2002. He came out of the North Stand away end and he wouldn’t say a word until we got back into The Gardners as he ran the gauntlet of City’s mob waiting for the Geordies.Remember it well. There was a Burnley lad with crutches for some daft reason. It was going off every week at that time and every game would see a mob of City gather on Claremont road, usually getting pushed back to the Claremont by police. I remember Wigan having a good go, Stoke sort of did although they left early which is kind of cheating. Few incidents with Boro around this time.
JGL07
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The CCS were increasing separated from the actual football matches by the time I started to attend games circa 1989.What have Hibs CCS got against City remember they turned up with Oldham back in the 80s as well. They seemed to have a problem with us fuck knows why. I like the Jambos but doubt thats the reason.
I remember on time around 1993 when I took the kids to Hibs v Rangers and went to drop them off at my mother’s house after. She had seen a news report of fighting. I said we saw nothing.
What happened was that with the match being at Easter Road, the CCS and the Rangers firm arranged a meeting at Chesser, where the coaches would park for a Hearts home match. So with no police to worry about they could have their fight without disturbance.
The police presence forced them to operate well away the match. By then the CCS were an ageing group and they failed to attract new followers and basically died out.