Prepare to Meet Thy Doom!

[samharris]

Does anyone remember the Jehova's wittness who used to stand outside the turnstiles of the Kippax Street stand wearing a sandwich board which proclaimed 'Prepare to Meet thy Doom!' and a bowler hat in the late 60's and early 70's? I remember he once said that Colin Bell 'was a sinner' and it nearly kicked off!

Those blokes who carried the " The End Is Nigh" sandwich boards retired years ago and are happy in their retirement.. :)

 

[Oystercatcher28]

Does anyone remember the Jehova's wittness who used to stand outside the turnstiles of the Kippax Street stand wearing a sandwich board which proclaimed 'Prepare to Meet thy Doom!' and a bowler hat in the late 60's and early 70's? I remember he once said that Colin Bell 'was a sinner' and it nearly kicked off!

Those blokes who carried the " The End Is Nigh" sandwich boards retired years ago and are happy in their retirement.. :)

And probably upset the end never came?

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

I remember the guy, but not the religion as I ignored him other than shouting the odd sarcy comment like most others. I believe he used to alternate and do the swamp as well. I think his beef was with football fans rather than any club

His beef was with "sinners" of any description, he wasn't a Jehovah's Witness, he was some sort of evangelical christian. A harmless enough character, part of the furniture almost at Maine Rd from the 60s through to the 80s. His missus used to turn up sometimes as well IIRC.

History might suggest he was right. Maybe he was foretelling the arrival of sky at just the right time for the rags coinciding with a City future made up of such luminaries as Alan Ball, Frank Clark and Pearce. If that wasn't a journey through hell I don't know what was!!

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

As an 18 year old walking down Wembley Way in 1981, just as we got to the end of it, there he was, placard in hand. City fans around us applauded his loyalty to the cause!
That was the Saturday game, no idea if he made the replay.

Bet he wasn't at York away either ;)

 

[kinkysdribble]

As a kid, I walked past with my dad and the bloke shouted that there will be no football in hell and what would we do then and my dad just shouted back " play tennis"

 

[BlueTony]

Does anyone remember the Jehova's wittness who used to stand outside the turnstiles of the Kippax Street stand wearing a sandwich board which proclaimed 'Prepare to Meet thy Doom!' and a bowler hat in the late 60's and early 70's? I remember he once said that Colin Bell 'was a sinner' and it nearly kicked off!

Those blokes who carried the " The End Is Nigh" sandwich boards retired years ago and are happy in their retirement.. :)

And probably upset the end never came?

Should have been standing outside Old Scaffold becuase the end is sure coming there.

 

[SuperYaya]

I remember a load of Harikrishnas walking down the road near the Sherwood one match. Bright sunny day and this guy stuck his head out of the van he was in and yelled, 'the puffs are coming, slag em off!'. Everyone was like, 'what the fuck is he on?!', then the Hari's appeared!

I burst out laughing at this.

 

[Blue>Red]

he might make a return this year with all the 21st december 2012 tripe

 

[BillCarlisle]

I remember him well. I also recall once during a particularly bad run of results a mate of mine suggested that the sandwich board should be changed to "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here".

 

[SWP's back]

He is immortalised.

There is an infamous documentary called "Hooligan" made in the mid 80s. The filmmaker follows West Ham's ICF around the country, right at the peak of the organised violence scene.

At the end of the documentary the ICF go up to Old Trafford for a cup match and it is kicking off all day. There's a climactic scene after the game where hundreds of ICF are clashing with hundreds on Man United's boys. Right in the middle of this major kick off, stands that man, holding his ground and shouting "Sinners, repent, the end of the world is nigh". IT's quite amazing stuff.

Cheers for that. Watching it now.