Man City v Millwall 1999..Memories..

[blueju]

Fisticuffs with Utd fans in the North Stand in the 5-1 was the only time I saw any fighting in the North Stand.

Fisticuffs with Middlesbrough yobs too , as they came into the City section of the North Stand late one game , i think City won 2-0 ...... i think that was the day that a nasty mob of them came walkin' down Wilmslow Road and trashed the Clarence pub ........ i came out of a pub just off Claremont Road and walked right into them , as the cops tried to herd them towards the ground !

Barnsley in the FA cup. I think it was the first game they had away fans in the North Stand. Somebody had forgotten their fans could just wander into the same bar as us a t Half time. Next minute they all come piling in singing their songs, they looked as surprised as us, next minute it all goes off and theres cops flying in from the stairs behind us.

 

[FeedTheGoat10]

Reckon away fans would be allowed next time we play each other? (not that I fancy going there)

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I went to the New Den once. Our Division Two Season in 1998/9. Got very nasty after the game. The Millwall fans were fighting amongst themselves as we were kept locked in for over an hour.

My sister lives round the corner and she picked me up after the game. Only slight deviation from the plan is that I had to get in the car as it was still moving as I was being chased by a load of Millwall fans.


Ah memories.

 

[Balti]

fuck off millwall
fuck off millwall
fuck off millwall
from Maine road

if you youngsters want an insight as to why millwall got their reputation (and have a good laugh) then watch this series of vids:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDUSELk5j2s&feature=related[/youtube]

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

fuck off millwall
fuck off millwall
fuck off millwall
from Maine road

if you youngsters want an insight as to why millwall got their reputation (and have a good laugh) then watch this series of vids:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDUSELk5j2s&feature=related[/youtube]

My brother in law who is an arsenal fan told me that the week after that ^ was aired The North Bank sang " 'arry The Dog is a poodle."

 

[Blue Punter]

I thought Millwall took issue with an excerpt from Mickey Francis' Guvnors book, when it was implied they turned them over at the old ground in the late 80's.

I know a City fan who went in the Millwall end for that closed door game at The New Den. He didn't cheer when SWP scored otherwise it's debateable he'd still be around to tell the story.

 

[Balti]

I thought Millwall took issue with an excerpt from Mickey Francis' Guvnors book, when it was implied they turned them over at the old ground in the late 80's.

I know a City fan who went in the Millwall end for that closed door game at The New Den. He didn't cheer when SWP scored otherwise it's debateable he'd still be around to tell the story.

I was listening on the net and the very young sounding City commentator who I'd never heard before kept going on about how threatened he felt and a few minutes before the end said he really had to go as he'd been clocked and then dropped the mic (clunk) and that was it...you could hear the crowd noises in the background still for the remainder of the game, but he'd legged it! Often wondered what happened to him!

 

[Blue Punter]

There was a presenter on R5 called Susan Bookbinder, who was a big blue. Her dad had not missed a game in years, so she got them both a ticket for the press box.

The next day on air, she explained how a huge, skinheaded Millwall fan in the Main Stand, stared directly at the press box and boomed out:

"We know you're here, come and face us you Manc C***s!"

Apparently the stewards didn't bat an eyelid and her dad turned a whiter shade of pale.

 

[Pezzer2]

If memory serves me right I went Millwall away on a Tuesday Night that same season with the Droylsden branch. For a Tuesday night, it was a cracking turn out with some right nutters on board.It was manic afterwards though, me and a few lads got chased through a brickyard literally running for our lives. I have never s**t myself more than that night watching City.

The return fixture was when they turned up at Stockport station so they would avoid the police presence at Piccadilly, they allegedly attacked a number of United fans en route to Forest from there (The irony eh, United fans at Stockport). I went the Whitworth before the game and got moved on off the police saying 200 Millwall are walking down. Bulls**t i thought, how wrong could i have been though! It obviously went off inside the ground which sparked a massive reaction from the city fans, I was walking back to the Clarence when at least hundred city fans ran riot down the curry mile smashing shops ups etc....

 

[unlikelyfan19]

As a younger American who has followed this club for 9 years now, these stories are awesome to hear. These are my favorite threads to sort through and imagine what it was like. There was a thread about a month back where everyone was talkin about someone their favourite Maine Road memories and stories, some of the best bedtime reading I have ever had. Keep these coming.