Worst away days

Stephen230 said:
This thread seems to have morphed into mainly just a list of shit away performances over the years.

I’ve had some of the most memorable away days at games where the result was shit.

That 4-0 Brighton cup defeat that’s been mentioned for example was a quality day. From DD taking over DJing duties in the pub next to Hove station before the games. To a few gobby Brighton fans in the opposite side paddock to the away end, slowly realising they were surrounded by about 50 City fans. To the long, eventful journey back to Piccadilly in the evening.

Although I’m not saying some people can’t have a shit day and others a good day at the same time obviously.
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Agreed. Apart from the game, Shrewsbury in the FAC was one of the best away days I've had. Cracking day with a bunch of mates, no bother at all but culminating in us all getting barred from the Swan in Bucklow Hill on the way back for laughing too loudly. YCNMIU.
Such was the life if a Blue in the late '70's.
 
Lincoln 98 - midweek I was 13, took 2 days off school, got beat, motorway closed on way home, got back in morning

Ipswich 01 - relegated and I had a GCSE French I revised for on way home on my own on the supporters coach. Got a C.

4-3 Swamp - I went MIA from work and home for 2 days
 
hallsteve62 said:
The Cottage Burners turned out mob handed for the Bank Holiday Monday game at theirs at the start of the 83/84 season too. An interesting walk from the station to the ground!
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We must have been on the same train from Picadilly what amazed me when we arrived at Ninean Park was how the police just allowed the “welcoming” party to just walk straight into us but I can’t remember it actually kicking off just a load of verbals
 
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Zapcity said:
We had some crackers at The Goldstone Ground didn't we.
We won there the following season when Tueart got a couple and I seem to remember Steve Daley getting sent off.
However , the ones that really stand out (apart from the one you mention) were another 4:1 defeat and that absolutely shite 4:0 FA Cup defeat that persuaded John Bond he'd had enough..
Add to the mix one of the worst grounds ever, it always seemed to piss down in that open away corner and the police made people take their laces out of their boots it was a pretty shit experience going there for sure . Brighton also seemed to have quite a high number of dickheads supporting them, which didn't help matters!
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Was there for both. That rain was biblical coming off the sea front, we had tge wrong studs on for one.. im sure we had an inflatable et on that terrace and tge lad who brought it just kept whacking his mates with it..soaking us even more. My old man got the 'ump in the end!
 
Watford away 1989, lost 1-0. Division 2.

We had been drinking in West London and ordered 2 taxis to take us to Watford.

The driver of our taxi must have just come off a boat as the poor bastard had no idea where Watford was and we arrived at the ground at HT.

Another would be the FA Cup 1-0 defeat to Notts County in 1991, was sure we were going to Wembley that year.

Been many many more but these 2 spring to mind.

Ps See Brighton in the Cup got a mention, piss wet through and getting hammered, wonderful.
 
Brighton away - FACup - early 80's. Travelled by coach - organised by Poynton WMC. Coach broke down on M1 and we supporters had to sit ( in the rain ) on the hard-shoulder right on the Luton exit. My girlfriend at the time was a ManU fan and the rags happened to be playing Luton that day. So we City fans were being mocked by the many rags exiting the M1 . My girlfriend included.
The replacement coach eventually arrived and the new coach driver performed miracles driving through the back streets of London and getting us to the Brighton ground for half-time by which time City were already 2-0 down. The game ended 4-0 after which John Bond resigned. My second team -Stockport lost 9-0 and ManU won 2-0. It was a long long journey home.
 
Milesvk said:
The Notts county away in the league cup on 9/11 was a bit crap, I think we were one of the only games to go ahead, there was a bit of a somber mood and obviously most people talking about what happened, just didn't get the normal vibe of an away game on a Wednesday night.
If I remember we won in extra time that cheered us up abit.
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Really weird atmosphere that night. It felt really strange in the context of that day.
 
goater1985 said:
Lincoln 98 - midweek I was 13, took 2 days off school, got beat, motorway closed on way home, got back in morning
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I remember turning to my mate when we scored to go 1 up early - “let’s hope for 4 or 5 as I have something on next Tuesday for the home leg and can’t make it”
Of course we then lose 1-4, so I cancel what I had on the next week (at great expense) so I can be at the ‘great comeback’ at home, where we lose again 0-1.
Happy days…….
 
Brighton away 80s - hired a van 9 of us in the back drove down overnight - one lad threw up in the back just as we were getting on motorway - over 200 miles with the smell - game was shit think nil nil or lost 1 nil ?
 
34yearsandstillgoingstrong said:
Brighton away - FACup - early 80's. Travelled by coach - organised by Poynton WMC. Coach broke down on M1 and we supporters had to sit ( in the rain ) on the hard-shoulder right on the Luton exit. My girlfriend at the time was a ManU fan and the rags happened to be playing Luton that day. So we City fans were being mocked by the many rags exiting the M1 . My girlfriend included.
The replacement coach eventually arrived and the new coach driver performed miracles driving through the back streets of London and getting us to the Brighton ground for half-time by which time City were already 2-0 down. The game ended 4-0 after which John Bond resigned. My second team -Stockport lost 9-0 and ManU won 2-0. It was a long long journey home.
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Serves you right for going out with a rag
 
Lincoln 1-4 has been mentioned a couple of times, but there was also a 1-2 at Sincil Bank in the very silly division. A lot of Blues were chucked out that night without reason and it was rumoured a lot of plain clothes police were used to detect even the mildest of swear words.
A lot of Blues had their cases dropped.
 
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