Who misses the football special?

[maccieblue]

Not as long as in ‘87, when that famous storm caused the train to be cancelled and a rickety old coach turned up instead.

At least you got there, we waited for the special at Wilmslow once it became obvious it wasn't going it was too late to find another way of going

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Not as long as in ‘87, when that famous storm caused the train to be cancelled and a rickety old coach turned up instead.

I was going to that game from London with the London Supporters club. Slept through the storm, day off work the next day and then off to Ipswich on the Saturday. Got as far as Liverpool Street station (I think) and all trains cancelled ! Think we got beat anyway!

 

[ZebraVicar]

I was on that special. Fun and games that day. On the pitch and police dogs on long leads on the way back to the station.

Throwing bottles at passengers going through Rugby. On the way back someone lobbed a fire extinguisher through a shelter at Chesterfield. One bounce to hit the target. A good job there was no one in it.

 

[jrb]

Football Special smashed to bits. Spurs away at Derby.

 

[xgorton]

I remember going up to Carlisle for a league match circa 1974. The entertainment began in the Manchester Arms near Vicky station, a place I won't try to describe as the oldies remember it and the youngsters would never believe it.

On the way back, a lad was playing 'The Sash My Father Wore' using a table as a drum until a copper stopped him. The party broke up with a rousing chorus of 'I want a wee, wee, mammy,' by hundreds of throats as we walked through Victoria to go our various ways.

The actual match was shite.

Yes I was on that train spot on shit game 0-0 midweek,Carliles one season in the top flight.

 

[xgorton]

City and rags both on same Special midweek late 60s coming home from Euston,just watched us win at Elm Park Reading 7-0 and rags lost 1-0 at Spurs both Cup replays,no trouble probably because of police numbers.

 

[East Level 2]

I remember a midweek game in the League Cup I think, later 70s, there were only about 50 on the special and it was mayhem getting back to the station after the game. Also recall going to Sunderland on a Saturday and there were 34 on the special.
As others have said the specials were a great way to go when you're young and learning the routine, landing in other towns and making a racket as you leave the station. My first away on the special was Burnley, great day out.

I think I was one of the 34.

 

[jimharri]

I was going to that game from London with the London Supporters club. Slept through the storm, day off work the next day and then off to Ipswich on the Saturday. Got as far as Liverpool Street station (I think) and all trains cancelled ! Think we got beat anyway!

"We never win at home, and we never win away....."

 

[Rascal]

I would have been on a lot of the specials mentioned, amazing that we are talking about them so many years later on something we never imagined would exist.

 

[Maccblue]

Not as long as in ‘87, when that famous storm caused the train to be cancelled and a rickety old coach turned up instead.

Think that was a 3-0 defeat wasn’t it ?