I was in the paddock. You’re right, we had 14,000 tickets (25%) and other blues were walking round and getting in the city end. It kicked off in the stadium at full time. My mate lost his shoe climbing up into the seats to join in. I think that was the game where an enormous United firm surprised City in The Whalley and mayhem ensued with City mainly sitting ducks.That was a great day at the swamp in that FA cup game. IIRC we should have had a pen when , i think, Kenny Clements was going to head it in and some fucker ( Hughes maybe, cant remember ) pushed down on his jump. I was in the corner of Utd Rd/scorboard terrace standing. We had all the scoreboard and a corner of Utd Rd .At least 14,000 blues there that day. Loads of blues in the seats above too, who quicly lowered a mouthy gobshite rag in his yellow rain mac head first into the blues below. It was touch and go all week if the match would go ahead as the weather was shire, but the rags put a hot air cover ob the pitch to keep it thawed. We lost but it was a great day
Yeah was buzzing coming out of Maine Rd then started to learn about the other events. Not to sound morbid but the 80s was a decade of so many disasters and infamous murders that it almost didnt shock back then
Felt exactly same mate was on cloud nine leaving maine road that day, got home & my dad showed me what had happened at bradford (rip), but like you say one of many the 80’s gave us, tho prob the most horrifficYeah was buzzing coming out of Maine Rd then started to learn about the other events. Not to sound morbid but the 80s was a decade of so many disasters and infamous murders that it almost didnt shock back then
Great atmosphere and top showing by city that day. I was in the K stand and yes there was a firm of rags in there. A firm of Whitefield blues were punch to punch with them over the wall in the seats. I say Whitefield blues cos I recognised a lad with glasses on and curly dark hair who my girlfriend worked with at the time. He was full on with his combinations into a big rags face and I thought go on lad if your glasses come off I'll look after them for you hahaI was in the paddock. You’re right, we had 14,000 tickets (25%) and other blues were walking round and getting in the city end. It kicked off in the stadium at full time. My mate lost his shoe climbing up into the seats to join in. I think that was the game where an enormous United firm surprised City in The Whalley and mayhem ensued with City mainly sitting ducks.
I was their too mate. Simon fuckin Garner and all that. Was in a pub over the tops on way back and we just couldn't believe what was being said about the semi. We'd heard bits on the terrace during the game but it was all getting offical while we sat in the pub to drown our post match sorrowsI can recall leaving Ewood Park,. Blackburn, after they'd pasted us 4-0 , and i was feeling pissed off after yet another shambolic City performance ..... as i was sat on the pub car park on the coach news came through of the Hillsborough disaster , it kinda put what i was feeling into perspective.
Still doesn't get alot of remembrance, probably cos Bradford aren't high profile which is just wrongFelt exactly same mate was on cloud nine leaving maine road that day, got home & my dad showed me what had happened at bradford (rip), but like you say one of many the 80’s gave us, tho prob the most horriffic
It wasn nowhere near 7,000 .... MIllwall only averaged 7,000 fans in the league that season , so for that to happen they must have fetched almost EVERY supporter that they could muster!
They have NEVER brought anywhere near 7,000 to City , the section of the ground that they were allocated in the North Stand only held around 3,000 visiting fans to start with , and i think that's all the amount of tickets that ANY visiting club was allowed in the league anyway that season ... although for a cup game you got a larger allocation, as you always do.
City, for example, had almost almost 13,000 at Old Trafford for an FA Cup game one season ....
Just had a flash back about that game I went to match and some of my lot didn’t bother .. they were boozing in the rose and crown GlossopYep, and i was on a bus on Portland Steet in the city centre about 6 o'clock , and there was City and Chelsea fans fighting in the middle of the main road there!