I remember that day at the Baseball Ground
Does Anyone Remember 'Happy' and His Regular Coach to Away Games? (3 Viewers)
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I remember that day at the Baseball Ground
Samo
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Waiting for the Pink. Ah what memories!
WestEndAgro
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and now we sing "Jesus give us a song Jesus, Jesus give us a song"
ThroughThickAndThin
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Do I need to ask why his mate was called Hatchet? Or is it quite self explanatory
Wiseoldfool
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Yeah happy passed away a few years ago.Nice bloke definitely no hooligan.Mind you his brother was mates with hatchet.Hatchet still a regular supporter.
city old boy
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Was told Happy sadly passed away years ago. Does anybody remember another lad called Sparrow always got on the pitch at wanky wanderers everybody would follow from the South bank and charge the wolves in the North bank he used to do the same at Leicester. Good old days
dongonzalos
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If it is who I think it is and not another Happy, then unfortunately passed away about 3-4 years ago.
ThroughThickAndThin
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Did he knock around with a chap called Monkey?
jesus-wept
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Happy....Dave Kelly, didn't know he had died. Bit of a character and an original member of the chicken gang, the first "mob" at HR. He was a local referee, was alsoout 20 stone and hardly moved from the centre circle.
Hatchett...Roy Dunkley, still lives in Wood End. Good lad. Stood toe to toe with many home and away, led the infamous charge across the pitch from South Bank to the North Bank at Wolves to battle it out with Wolves and the old bill, the old bill won, as usual.
Tough times at footie in those bad old 70s and 80s, nowhere was safe.
Sparrow... won't give his name but a bit of a leader of he skinheads of the early 70s, the first "serious" mob which became the Legion.
Hatchett...Roy Dunkley, still lives in Wood End. Good lad. Stood toe to toe with many home and away, led the infamous charge across the pitch from South Bank to the North Bank at Wolves to battle it out with Wolves and the old bill, the old bill won, as usual.
Tough times at footie in those bad old 70s and 80s, nowhere was safe.
Sparrow... won't give his name but a bit of a leader of he skinheads of the early 70s, the first "serious" mob which became the Legion.
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dongonzalos
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Yes that is the same one and he has passed away unfortunately.
ThroughThickAndThin
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The Usual Suspects!
swanageskyblue
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I remember Happy very clearly. Very early 70s, around the time we got into Europe, travelling on RHMS coaches from Pool Meadow. He was a larger than life character and looked out for the youngsters (which I was then - a long time ago!). Seem to recall he had a high-pitched voice. He seemed a good guy and it is sad to hear that he is no longer with us.
I think from my old band playing days that Happys old man was the entertainment secretary at the old Railways club up Spon End.
Happy was his right hand man and used to get a shit load of abuse from all the bands that played there (the old man used to send him in to tell the bands that they were too loud)!
He used to be a volunteer at the old Walsgrave Hospital for years, and yes he was a referee in the minor leagues-he sent me off for calling him a "twat"!!
He passed away some years ago, don't think that he was that old but I think that he had been ill for some time as I recall.
Happy was his right hand man and used to get a shit load of abuse from all the bands that played there (the old man used to send him in to tell the bands that they were too loud)!
He used to be a volunteer at the old Walsgrave Hospital for years, and yes he was a referee in the minor leagues-he sent me off for calling him a "twat"!!
He passed away some years ago, don't think that he was that old but I think that he had been ill for some time as I recall.
covhead1
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except back then they were called 'the mental'.
jaymo132
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I have recollection of a trip to Yarmouth after a Norwich game 1976 ..i think....Big trouble broke out in Tiffanys and some Kung fu type was going round the club bragging he had done some Cov fans in the toilet..small world eh...
Anyone remember the Ewings that used to frequent the West end..mid 70's ....came from Earlsdon ... i think
Joy Division
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I'm too young for most of this and don't know any of these characters yet find all these little anecdotes really interesting.
ricohroar
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I know infamous football gangs have writen books, like the soul crew etc, on football violence, and I know our club hasn't got such a reputation luckily. But I'd be very interested in reading some of the old days goings on a CCFC, not just trouble at matches, but good stories of away days and the west end. I bet theres a fair few out there with good stories to tell of the sky blues of old.
Make a great read.
Make a great read.
covhead1
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I have recollection of a trip to Yarmouth after a Norwich game 1976 ..i think....Big trouble broke out in Tiffanys and some Kung fu type was going round the club bragging he had done some Cov fans in the toilet..small world eh...
Anyone remember the Ewings that used to frequent the West end..mid 70's ....came from Earlsdon ... i think
yes i remember them, but did'nt they live in cheylesmore?
Funny how you remember things. Some of my fondest memories are standing waiting for 'The Pink' with my late Dad. That's what so many of the kids are missing out on now with all the nonsense that is going on with our club. Destroying the next generation of City fans!!
thaiskyblue
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All good lads , Dave Kelly r.i.p always had a smile on his face much missed. ying tongs .
jaymo132
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Could be me friend.....nearly 40 years ago the memories get fuzzy
jaymo132
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Always remember a trip to Burnley last game of 75-76 season with Dave Kelly aka Happy.Our coach had a run in with the Baggies on motorway service station.:thinking about:
thaiskyblue
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i remember the game Dave Cross hattrick i think.
jaymo132
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You got it buddy....Cross also got a hat trick the first game of the season against Everton....
ThroughThickAndThin
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I agree, would make a great book.
Anybody remember Mr Sox? Ran on the pitch to confront Stratchen, I believe there's a picture of it in one of Stratchens books. He was also known to sell snide clobber.
play_in_skyblue_stripes
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Yes I remember that "Happy" guy.
You mean Mad Alex and Bobby…..Mad Alex invited himself to my 21st. Was really nice on that night, but always seemed to land himself in trouble normally..Anyone remember the Ewings that used to frequent the West end..mid 70's ....came from Earlsdon ... i think
Yes they did Kensington Road knew them well
I was there too… we had to wait behind after the game before the police let us out…. outside the police suddenly vanished and I landed with West Ham fans following the city fans to the coaches… got rumbled and ran to the coaches… jumped on one and the driver pulled away… the windows got put through and we had a windy journey home. Scary with a coach...
Seem to recall that his name was Melvin Ireland.