"Would Didsbury Dave please report to the nearest steward.."

[happychappy]

Asked to contact steward at Watford away mid eighties, said my brother (who was stationed on south georgia at the time) was outside and I had had his ticket, turned out to be a couple of mates jibbing it in

 

[LongsightM13]

A home game against Charlton at Maine Road , the one where we got thumped 4-0 over Christmas when Joe Royle was manager.
Kevin Horlock limped off injured (and it later transpired he had broken his tibia). Shortly afterwards, there was a tannoy announcement: "Could Kevin Horlock's wife report to the nearest steward".
Always puzzled me why someone from the club staff didn't know where she was sitting.
A few minutes later, after the third or fourth goal went in, there was another announcement:
"Can the club electrician report to his supervisor".
This was met with a loud retort from the crowd."Good. It's about time they used the electric chair on this shower of shit"

 

[Soulboy]

Birmingham City away a couple of years ago in the promotion season, I think we won and Kevin Horlock scored...

Twenty minutes to go and the tannoy anouncer..."Will the owner of car registration number ..." go to the gate and speak to a policeman.

As I left, all my mates were giving it the usual stuff...

Get to the gate, the copper tells me I have to move my car. I make sure the gatekeeper hears this and that he'll let me back in!

I'd parked on that bit of waste ground facing the entrance at St. Andrews, and as I go to my car, there's about 20 coppers all in riot gear stood around it with another vanful of riot police waiting to get out... and they can't until I move my car as that's their parking place! Gulp!

I move my car about 20 yards onto the pavement, they tell me I'm okay there and back I go in. I have to admit it was weird hearing the tannoy announcer tell the football world that you're wanted!

 

[bluemanhatton]

that was exactly what i was thinking of but i couldn't remember what surname they used

Mr Banks was the codename for a fire or incident, me and my old man sussed it pretty quick as every time there was an announcement about Mr Banks the stewards would open those blue barrier things at the bottom of each aisle in the new Kippax that led on to the pitch, as if they were preparing to evacuate us on to the pitch. "Mr Banks is in level two Kippax" is obviously less worrying to the crowd than shouting "effing hell there's an effing fire in the Kippax again."

There was also a blue light, located in-between the Main and North stands, that used to flash when they made this announcement, situated on top of the press box (I think it was a press or commentary box, I was never certain). Not a procedure that was designed to induce calm.

I think this is still done along with something along the lines of "Red team leader, Blue team leader" etc etc

 

[heywoodal]

Birmingham City away a couple of years ago in the promotion season, I think we won and Kevin Horlock scored...

Twenty minutes to go and the tannoy anouncer..."Will the owner of car registration number ..." go to the gate and speak to a policeman.

As I left, all my mates were giving it the usual stuff...

Get to the gate, the copper tells me I have to move my car. I make sure the gatekeeper hears this and that he'll let me back in!

I'd parked on that bit of waste ground facing the entrance at St. Andrews, and as I go to my car, there's about 20 coppers all in riot gear stood around it with another vanful of riot police waiting to get out... and they can't until I move my car as that's their parking place! Gulp!

I move my car about 20 yards onto the pavement, they tell me I'm okay there and back I go in. I have to admit it was weird hearing the tannoy announcer tell the football world that you're wanted!

I think you will find that bit of waste ground facing the entrance at St Andrews is known locally as Birmingham.

 

[Soulboy]

Birmingham City away a couple of years ago in the promotion season, I think we won and Kevin Horlock scored...

Twenty minutes to go and the tannoy anouncer..."Will the owner of car registration number ..." go to the gate and speak to a policeman.

As I left, all my mates were giving it the usual stuff...

Get to the gate, the copper tells me I have to move my car. I make sure the gatekeeper hears this and that he'll let me back in!

I'd parked on that bit of waste ground facing the entrance at St. Andrews, and as I go to my car, there's about 20 coppers all in riot gear stood around it with another vanful of riot police waiting to get out... and they can't until I move my car as that's their parking place! Gulp!

I move my car about 20 yards onto the pavement, they tell me I'm okay there and back I go in. I have to admit it was weird hearing the tannoy announcer tell the football world that you're wanted!

I think you will find that bit of waste ground facing the entrance at St Andrews is known locally as Birmingham.

I actually laughed out loud at that!

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Birmingham City away a couple of years ago in the promotion season, I think we won and Kevin Horlock scored...

Twenty minutes to go and the tannoy anouncer..."Will the owner of car registration number ..." go to the gate and speak to a policeman.

As I left, all my mates were giving it the usual stuff...

Get to the gate, the copper tells me I have to move my car. I make sure the gatekeeper hears this and that he'll let me back in!

I'd parked on that bit of waste ground facing the entrance at St. Andrews, and as I go to my car, there's about 20 coppers all in riot gear stood around it with another vanful of riot police waiting to get out... and they can't until I move my car as that's their parking place! Gulp!

I move my car about 20 yards onto the pavement, they tell me I'm okay there and back I go in. I have to admit it was weird hearing the tannoy announcer tell the football world that you're wanted!

When you say the bit of waste ground facing the front of St Andrews, I assume you're referring to Birmingham.

edit: just seen the previous post. Great minds think alike.....

 

[squirtyflower]

Birmingham City away a couple of years ago in the promotion season, I think we won and Kevin Horlock scored...

Twenty minutes to go and the tannoy anouncer..."Will the owner of car registration number ..." go to the gate and speak to a policeman.

As I left, all my mates were giving it the usual stuff...

Get to the gate, the copper tells me I have to move my car. I make sure the gatekeeper hears this and that he'll let me back in!

I'd parked on that bit of waste ground facing the entrance at St. Andrews, and as I go to my car, there's about 20 coppers all in riot gear stood around it with another vanful of riot police waiting to get out... and they can't until I move my car as that's their parking place! Gulp!

I move my car about 20 yards onto the pavement, they tell me I'm okay there and back I go in. I have to admit it was weird hearing the tannoy announcer tell the football world that you're wanted!

When you say the bit of waste ground facing the front of St Andrews, I assume you're referring to Birmingham.

edit: just seen the previous post. Great minds think alike.....

Impeccable timing as always GDM

Edit
I did write this 20 mins ago then got caught on the phone

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Birmingham City away a couple of years ago in the promotion season, I think we won and Kevin Horlock scored...

Twenty minutes to go and the tannoy anouncer..."Will the owner of car registration number ..." go to the gate and speak to a policeman.

As I left, all my mates were giving it the usual stuff...

Get to the gate, the copper tells me I have to move my car. I make sure the gatekeeper hears this and that he'll let me back in!

I'd parked on that bit of waste ground facing the entrance at St. Andrews, and as I go to my car, there's about 20 coppers all in riot gear stood around it with another vanful of riot police waiting to get out... and they can't until I move my car as that's their parking place! Gulp!

I move my car about 20 yards onto the pavement, they tell me I'm okay there and back I go in. I have to admit it was weird hearing the tannoy announcer tell the football world that you're wanted!

When you say the bit of waste ground facing the front of St Andrews, I assume you're referring to Birmingham.

edit: just seen the previous post. Great minds think alike.....

Impeccable timing as always GDM

Edit
I did write this 20 mins ago then got caught on the phone

You wrote it a minute before I posted it? Your powers continue to impress me.

 

[Mr.Banks]

Mr Banks was the codename for a fire or incident, me and my old man sussed it pretty quick as every time there was an announcement about Mr Banks the stewards would open those blue barrier things at the bottom of each aisle in the new Kippax that led on to the pitch, as if they were preparing to evacuate us on to the pitch. "Mr Banks is in level two Kippax" is obviously less worrying to the crowd than shouting "effing hell there's an effing fire in the Kippax again."

There was also a blue light, located in-between the Main and North stands, that used to flash when they made this announcement, situated on top of the press box (I think it was a press or commentary box, I was never certain). Not a procedure that was designed to induce calm.

Police control box ;)

the tardis?