I once read a spurs fan guide to Maine rd. it was early internet days otherwise I would try and find it.Did we really have scary away days?: {
I seem to recall having tea and cucumber sandwiches on the away day special horse drawn coaches. When we got to the station we'd find a nice upmarket cafe and sit in our tweed deerstalkers and hobnob tales of middle class England whilst cocking little finger out of the way of our bone china teacup. And when the jolly good boys in blue came out of the tunnel we all greeted them "hurrah, jolly good show boys". We'd then sit in our kid leather armchair seats with Beethoven piped through the stadium tannoys and joss sticks burning sandalwood incense.
Violence? We won't be having any of that round here. We're a local club for local people.
Those were the days... Tally ho old bean; )
I agree with that. 3 of their made in Chelsea types started gobing off at my and my lad last year after the league game when we won 1 nil. They won't do it again.I once read a spurs fan guide to Maine rd. it was early internet days otherwise I would try and find it.
He was quite complimentary but he stated that we had a dislike of spurs for some reason that he was unaware of.
After mentioning that we were quite friendly he added a note of caution.
Don’t upset them. They have hooligan element and even the shirts are prepared to fight if you piss them off.
He summed up our support pretty well I thought.
Or walk through Ancoats again.I agree with that. 3 of their made in Chelsea types started gobing off at my and my lad last year after the league game when we won 1 nil. They won't do it again.
I was at Portsmouth but in a car that day but we had loads there.Remember 1980 and we were at Derby away and got beat 3-0
At the End of the Game several hundred of the Local nutjobs invaded the pitch and charged over to us on the side Inviting us to Motal Combat
There was a mega turn out that day from City and after the Fence was vaulted by our lot and on the pitch,the Fearsome Rams (Average Age 15,) turned and fled
Several bricks were thrown at us,but the Police were
Rather worried and made us run on release from the ground to the Station where we boarded the special
Fratton Park 1985 won 2-1 was fiesty too
Pompey seem to have idiots on tap
Just checked on BM history forum and City have played Ipswich once since then.
It was the FA Cup game at Portman Road which City won 4-1. I think Eyal Berkovic scored a great goal by volleying a shot crossed from a corner.
I remember us away at coventry late 80’s start of season we took thousands, kicked off major before game we ended up in a situation of about 80 of them v prob 40 city, but us 40 were mostly game as fuck & went forwards as apposed to backwards, taught them a lesson big timeIt all depended if the 20 you were with were all prepared to fight and how many of the 100 were prepared to fight. In many cases, a sizable majority of the 100 were there to be seen to be there, and really didn't fancy copping a crack. If the 30 of the 100 were fighters you were usually fucked, all all 100 were fighters, you definitely were.
In some situations, there really was no where to run to & there was no option but to stand. Your best hope was the old bill arriving & bailing you out.
I was at Pompey that day.I was at Portsmouth but in a car that day but we had loads there.
A bit patronising maybeI once read a spurs fan guide to Maine rd. it was early internet days otherwise I would try and find it.
He was quite complimentary but he stated that we had a dislike of spurs for some reason that he was unaware of.
After mentioning that we were quite friendly he added a note of caution.
Don’t upset them. They have hooligan element and even the shirts are prepared to fight if you piss them off.
He summed up our support pretty well I thought.
Went straight over my head too. I thought it was something in a vibrators song about not being dead apart from your stiff little fingers?Ah I see. Went straight over my head mate.