Maine Rd terrace characters

[Sky Blue]

I remember a face who always used to hang around near to or in with the away fans in the Kippax.If there was any trouble,he was involved.He was a tall guy with dark wavy hair.Me and my mates were in awe of him and always used to look out for him.
I remember when we played Dirty Leeds away in the late 70's,him and his mate ,climbed out of the Leeds end,ran across the pitch whilst the game continued,only to stop and give McQueen the wanker gesture and then jumped in with the City fans.Happy days.

Lad called Johnny Khan had a bit of a punch up with McQueen on the pitch. Cup game it was and we took fuckin thousands.

 

[Anonymous]

There was a bloke in the Kippax in the 80's who always had a shoulder bag full of what I always reckon was beer-used to stand next to the main stansion nearest the cage.He lloked a bit like Benny from Crossroads(minus the hat.)
Could set my watch by him.

 

[mainestand]

Mad mick!! the first 'guvnor' - lives in sheffield now, still city mad.

Mick Buckley From Oldham. Known as 'general'. Does live in Sheffield. He was the FIRST hooligan to be jailed. Not actually for what he did; but for contempt of court... before the magistrate passed sentence he asked Mick... " is there anything you'd like to state before the court" Mick replied.. "yes... City fer't Cup". Unbelievable but absolutely true!

He looks a shadow of his former self nowadays... but what a character he was...

Funny you should mention him Levets, he's back living in Lees. A mate at work mentioned this bloke he ended up talking to in the Angel last weekend, he said he called himself the 'general' and told him a load of tales of years gone by, he did'nt believe him and when he asked me about him on monday i said 'he was telling you the truth'. A crackpot now but deserves legendary status.

 

[m27]

M27 how do you remember that !
I was behind the goal when curley scored that pen, the reason I ask you is because my dirty rag mate was in stretford ene and he sed he had never seen a set of fans celebrate a goal like we did that night. We went absolutely raving mental. I got crushed jumped on and stamped on. Lol brilliant night. 10 men you couldn't beat 10 men

Mate, I was 16 years old and was at my first Derby away without my Old Man. I was transfixed by the big group of lads in the Stretford Paddock and then went barmy when Curley scored. Have you ever seen the footage on telly? It was weird, when Curley stepped up to take the pen our end was completely still (everyone nervous as fuck expecting him to miss) but as soon as the ball hit the net it was like 3000 lads bouncing on a huge trampoline. Amazing stuff.

We should have won that game though, but never mind. "Fuck off back to London...You couldn't beat ten men...."

 

[m27]

Not technically a Maine Road legend, but who remembers the Bradford Gypsy?

Ran on the pitch in the promotion game at Bradford, urging the players on and telling them that we had to score?

Looked like a gypsy, even the Bradford fans regaled him with "Where's your caravan?"

I can see him now whispering in Lakey's ear head to toe in stone wash denim. Was it Francis Rossi?

 

[Sky Blue]

M27 how do you remember that !
I was behind the goal when curley scored that pen, the reason I ask you is because my dirty rag mate was in stretford ene and he sed he had never seen a set of fans celebrate a goal like we did that night. We went absolutely raving mental. I got crushed jumped on and stamped on. Lol brilliant night. 10 men you couldn't beat 10 men

Mate, I was 16 years old and was at my first Derby away without my Old Man. I was transfixed by the big group of lads in the Stretford Paddock and then went barmy when Curley scored. Have you ever seen the footage on telly? It was weird, when Curley stepped up to take the pen our end was completely still (everyone nervous as fuck expecting him to miss) but as soon as the ball hit the net it was like 3000 lads bouncing on a huge trampoline. Amazing stuff.

We should have won that game though, but never mind. "Fuck off back to London...You couldn't beat ten men...."

I was in the Scoreboard that night. Whitey should have won it at the death but dragged one wide!.....

 

[tonythecoleman]

The bloke with the french horn who played "the Vikings" tune

norwich away kirk douglas,arge haraidei.fuck the norwegiens,

 

[m27]

Mate, I was 16 years old and was at my first Derby away without my Old Man. I was transfixed by the big group of lads in the Stretford Paddock and then went barmy when Curley scored. Have you ever seen the footage on telly? It was weird, when Curley stepped up to take the pen our end was completely still (everyone nervous as fuck expecting him to miss) but as soon as the ball hit the net it was like 3000 lads bouncing on a huge trampoline. Amazing stuff.

We should have won that game though, but never mind. "Fuck off back to London...You couldn't beat ten men...."

I was in the Scoreboard that night. Whitey should have won it at the death but dragged one wide!.....

Wayne Clarke missed an easier one if memory serves as well. Pointon's maiming of Giggs was funny in hindisight though.

 

[allan harper]

M27 all I can remember is o.t silent as fuck us lot stood there like statues when the ball hit the net curely held to fingers up to say 1-1 after that just bodies and feet everywhere. If white had have scored that sitter we would not be alive today !

 

[Sky Blue]

I was in the Scoreboard that night. Whitey should have won it at the death but dragged one wide!.....

Wayne Clarke missed an easier one if memory serves as well. Pointon's maiming of Giggs was funny in hindisight though.

Thought was in the game when Brightwell "wellied" one in. Not 100% though.