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

[gorton guvnor]

Great thread this. Some memories of things I’d forgotten about! Not glorifying it but would I do it all again then yes I probably would. Some great times and even better friendships made

 

[Eds]

Yes mate it was, don't worry I have trouble remembering, it was one of the biggest City mobs I ever saw mate and they kicked off everywhere they could. They came charging out of Lime Street and were rounded up and held in Lime Street and then asked if they would behave if released, I couldn't believe my ears mate,they stormed into pubs and then the split happened.

I am pretty sure I was at the game. It was bad enough keeping looking out for the scousers without getting caught up with the in-fighting. Wasn't there a mob from Cheadle Hulme involved at the time, think they drank in what was then called The Junction, now platform 5?

 

[failsworthblueboy]

I am pretty sure I was at the game. It was bad enough keeping looking out for the scousers without getting caught up with the in-fighting. Wasn't there a mob from Cheadle Hulme involved at the time, think they drank in what was then called The Junction, now platform 5?

I don't know about the Cheadle Hulme mob mate,the train I was on was rammed and I was sat in the coach with the Guvonors and others, I wasn't part of them just sat in the coach with them.

 

[City & Blue Brazil]

Very proud of the fact that I have never seen bananas thrown , racist chants, or the booing of black players at City., Not likely to have happened as in those days many of our main boys were black or mixed race. I remember a televised game at the swamp when Cyrille Regis and Laurie Cunningham were booed and racially abused for 90 mins, however in any discussion of racism at the time this was conveniently forgotten. You would see graffiti in Manchester in the seventies showing M U NF C. But you'd never get anyone these days to admit the rags had a problem with racism.

Who were the hundreds or thousands of city fans singing 'town full of pakis' at the likes of Preston or Bradford then if we never had a racist element? NF used to sell papers on forecourt between North and Maine stand. We did have a problem with racism though admittedly not as much as the likes of Leeds, Birmingham, Chelsea etc

 

[kippax4ever]

Who were the hundreds or thousands of city fans singing 'town full of pakis' at the likes of Preston or Bradford then if we never had a racist element? NF used to sell papers on forecourt between North and Maine stand. We did have a problem with racism though admittedly not as much as the likes of Leeds, Birmingham, Chelsea etc

And they were warned off also,in no uncertain terms..

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

Who were the hundreds or thousands of city fans singing 'town full of pakis' at the likes of Preston or Bradford then if we never had a racist element? NF used to sell papers on forecourt between North and Maine stand. We did have a problem with racism though admittedly not as much as the likes of Leeds, Birmingham, Chelsea etc

Birmingham FFS had the most famous black firm in the country along with the Cool Cats, the Zulu Warriors. Surely your mixing them up with Villa.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Remember a game at Sheff utd 90 or 91, David White was getting a talking to off an Asian referee, and all of a sudden it was met with " don't take shit off a p*** Whitey ". Quite a few of this lot as well stood near us.

 

[Fordyboy46]

I always thought Maine Road had the potential to be a real hotbed of footy violence, as a young kid going with my mate and his dad the whole place looked as dodgy as fuck, especially compared to where we were from. Witnessed a whole load of Leeds fans chanting " we are the champions ,champions of europe" being escorted to the ground and thought they'll be getting it soon, no point staring at two seven year old kids and a dad whilst chanting it.

 

[percypawpaw]

In all the years I have supported our club, on the Kippax or at any ground we visited, I never saw any NF or real Racism within our ranks, and yes we were a real mix of idiots, and the lads who did travel knew one another, maybe not by name but by sight, and by gang from many areas of greater Manchester. If any NF or racists had turned up I don't believe they would have lasted very long, and I have seen many things, both at home and away, but certainly not that, and I started on the Kippax and Travelling in the early 70s, we would have never allowed it.

 

[lancs blue]

Who were the hundreds or thousands of city fans singing 'town full of pakis' at the likes of Preston or Bradford then if we never had a racist element? NF used to sell papers on forecourt between North and Maine stand. We did have a problem with racism though admittedly not as much as the likes of Leeds, Birmingham, Chelsea etc

That Bradford game was an embarrassment, no doubt about it, but it was very close to kicking off between Blues on the lower tier behind the goal because of that chant. From memory only the stewards/cops removing a couple of the ringleaders cooled it down. Generally though, I don't recall any concerted racist chants from City fans home or away during the 70s and 80s when it was widespread elsewhere. You'd hear the odd individual comment but despite the leafletting the NF didn't get that much of a hold at City in those days.