Where have you ever stood/sat in the away end?

[spike144]

Most away games I sit in the Home section, cant stand seats behind the goal, and with the exception of a few, seating for away fans in appauling.

Got to be on the longside, halfway line for me.

 

[hjohn]

Twice at nitid
once at wrexham
once in the kop - we got beat 4-0 I think and then 6-0 on the Saturday
And the strangest one was in the cage against Bolton (Mate was a notlob fan) and that did kick off

 

[SJC]

Not done it too many times. The last time was the Reebok when Mark Kennedy scored the winner a 1-0. They only gave us the bottom tier of the stand and that was packed.
When he scored me and my two mates jumped up and heard a load of running coming from behind us. Expecting a crack we all tensed up only to see a load of blues running around cheering.
There must have been more of us than them in that stand. To this day I can't understand why they only gave us the bottom tier and kept the tier empty.

Me and a mate were in the Bolton end that day too, we said if City score should we jump up? So when Kennedy hit that screamer we couldn't resist, but thankfully half the stand jumped up aswell, blues everywhere, top day...<br /><br />-- Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:44 am --<br /><br />

Not done it too many times. The last time was the Reebok when Mark Kennedy scored the winner a 1-0. They only gave us the bottom tier of the stand and that was packed.
When he scored me and my two mates jumped up and heard a load of running coming from behind us. Expecting a crack we all tensed up only to see a load of blues running around cheering.
There must have been more of us than them in that stand. To this day I can't understand why they only gave us the bottom tier and kept the tier empty.

Me and a mate were in the Bolton end that day too, we said if City score should we jump up? So when Kennedy hit that screamer we couldn't resist, but thankfully half the stand jumped up aswell, blues everywhere, top day...

I'm gonna be sitting in the Everton end in May, that should be nice.

 

[Stretford Born Blue]

Whilst writing this thread I went on youtube and looked the Leeds v City FA Cup game from 77/78 where there was crowd trouble on the pitch and just watch Gordon Mcqueen throw a cracking punch at his own keepr David Harvey on 57 seconds. Bang on the chin and Harvey just stands there as if to say "is that your best shot". They really dont make footballers like this anymore and a fucking great City team to watch.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3YfKuVHgxs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3YfKuVHgxs</a>

What the clip doesn't show was a 30 yard screamer from Colin Bell that hit the bar, remember the day well I I travelled on a mini bus and we were dropped off and picked up at the motorway island.
As we approached the ground Leeds surrounded us at the shops and we got a bit of a kicking. Went to hospital when I got home to have ahuge piece of the inside of my bottom lip sewed up...couldn't miss the game could you.
I remember some building work at the stadium and the City fans who were in the paddock on 2 sides (1 end and down the touchline) were hiding behind concrete pillars as the Leeds fans threw alsorts at us from outside!!
We got our own back.whilst waiting for the mini bus at the motorway, 4 Leeds fans walked past, well, we chased them accross this field with knee high grass and as they ran off they all suddenly fell over, as we got on top of them they had run into a corrigated 3 foot fence and one had broke his leg on the shrpe edge, well that didn't stop us.........!!!
It was a crazy day and went off all over the place, madness.

-- Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:10 am --

Yoonited, first time was when my dad who was a copper at Stretford used to sneak me into Owed Trafford and shove me in the scoreboard paddock in the corner, the one with the then wooden floor. It was 1974 and Dennis Laws back heal.
My dad was a closet Rag but now goes to City with me, has done for 8 years with a seasoncard.
He had sneaked me in 4 or 5 times before this game but after this match I realised that my Grandad was right, your'e a Blue he said, and I was.
I was 11 and vividly remember all the trouble as the Rags ran on the pitch.
That was the first time, Iv'e sat in their end 6 times since through a tout I know and been sneaked into the City Section a few time with the help of stewards, like to think I have helped putting them in debt by not having to pay!!!!!!!!
Where else? Liverpool and Everton twice through work colleagues of my mate, Blackburn, Bolton, Spuds, and quite a few when we were in the Championship and 1st Division when we got few tickets.<br /><br />-- Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:14 am --<br /><br />The worst place I ever went was Millwall for a night match years ago when we were locked in for an hour after the game, you could here the Millwall outside, like baying wolves fighting the cops to get at us, nightmare. The work antagonistic atmospher I have ever witnessed.

The funniest place I ever went was Ipswich, again years ago, late 70's. They had a crew who were all girls, about 15 stone each in weight. Real good lookers, looked like they had gone under a combine harvester. I remember being in the concorse at half tiem and a gated fence separated us. These girls tried having a go, we fell about laughing, goot their tits out and allsorts.......!!

 

[bluebanana]

I had a ticket for the stretford end for dennis,s back heel. I had a mate who was a rag with a spare ticket.

I had my levi jacket buttoned over a red & black city shirt & scarf. When Dennis scored I leapt in the air my City scarf fell out, I was headbutted twice, but the invasion saved me. The, dilluded bastards thought they could get a replay. Haha !

also had an away ticket for the semi at villa park.


I aslo have a chance of a ticket in the rag end at wembley.

My son is engaged to a rag, who is in a family of rag season ticket holders.

They think it would be nice to take us along, now where,s that levi jacket?

 

[robsta]

the swamp
Liverpool
Villa
nearly did West Ham but got ticket in the City end at last minute

Been in tons of others to watch a relative when he was playing. Funny how you don't feel like you have to watch your back (and your accent) when it's not your own team playing.

 

[Chillidog77]

A fair few times over the years. Got sussed once or twice. Nothing major. funniest was Villa about 15 years ago or so. We scored, went ballistic, only to find out there was only about 2 Villa fans in the stand. They were directly behind us, Villa lad had taken his gf to her 1st game. She whinged constantly for 90 minutes. Saying that I would have done confronted with hundreds of pissed up City fans singing our bollox off in their main stand.<br /><br />-- Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:12 pm --<br /><br />

the swamp
Liverpool
Villa
nearly did West Ham but got ticket in the City end at last minute

Been in tons of others to watch a relative when he was playing. Funny how you don't feel like you have to watch your back (and your accent) when it's not your own team playing.

Just looked at this post. Reminded me of going in with the W Ham fans. Got pissed off with W Ham "invading" our section every fuckin` season. me & my mate thinking "how bad can it be?". Didn`t get sussed, fuck me though ... never, ever, again.

 

[Stretford Born Blue]

I reckon I can beat most of the posters on this one. In 1974 I was stood in the Stretford End Paddock as City had sold out their allocation. I went with a red mate and stood quietly all match until our Dennis back heeled it in. As I came back down to earth from the biggest leap of my life my mate booted me in the thigh !! followed by several others who had a go. The daft thing was they all then forgot about me as they all watched the pitch invasion. What a great time to be in an home area.

brill post!

Sorry mate, beat this one as I joined you............
Yoonited, first time was when my dad who was a copper at Stretford, used to sneak me into Owed Trafford and shove me in the scoreboard paddock in the corner, the one with the then wooden floor. It was 1974 and Dennis Laws back heal.
My dad was a closet Rag but now goes to City with me, has done for 8 years with a seasoncard.
He had sneaked me in 4 or 5 times before this game but after this match I realised that my Grandad was right, your'e a Blue he said, and I was.
I was 11 and vividly remember all the trouble as the Rags ran on the pitch.
So, I was there for free for that one and when we next won a few years ago, got in for nowt again via a steward I knew with my mate, were then sneaked into the City section from the North Stand, free scarf, 2-1 win, we were impeccable..... Stand in a V shape in the seats where they can't fit one as the seats bend around, usually 5 or 6 blues in the gap..........!!

 

[BlueT]

The swamp
Notts County 2-3 80s City all over the ground, lots of trouble that day.
Oldham, 3 times
Bradford promotion with about 500 other Blues.

Blackburn, twice including promotion. Was on the hill then broke into there end with about 300 other Blues.

Preston & Sheff Wed in the Cup few years back
Ipswich. 80s 0-1
Blackpool 80s
Wigan 3-4 Boxing day I think?

Schalke next to the City fans, got a tap on the shoulder and this german chap had bought me and 3 other City fans a beer, we returned the favour.

The rags put the derby game on a big screen at the swamp in the 90s. 2-3 giggs got the winner, Rosler scored for City. The whole of the North stand was opened, and a couple of things I recall. 2 little scallies throwing water bombs, and about 5 lads walking in with their coats zipped up then when they got to their seats took then off and they all had City shirts on. They got loads of abuse but nothing nasty, I think the united fans actually respected them for having the balls to do that.

 

[iloveacougar]

sat in the home end at sheffield utd loved it.in the fa cup match