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Playground bully stuff, embarrassing for grown men to act like that
Was a long time coming iirc, was an incident between CCFC and Pompey fans years before and they’d promised retribution next time we played
I was chatting about this years ago with one of the lads who was at the ‘incident’ in Whitley Bay where supposedly this all stems from (although in Pompey’s book they say that this was their chosen big day out of the season) and he said the Pompey lads took an absolute shoeing and I think one of theirs ending up getting stabbed.Was a long time coming iirc, was an incident between CCFC and Pompey fans years before and they’d promised retribution next time we played
Early days of cctv though and plenty got an early morning knock to followI was chatting about this years ago with one of the lads who was at the ‘incident’ in Whitley Bay where supposedly this all stems from (although in Pompey’s book they say that this was their chosen big day out of the season) and he said the Pompey lads took an absolute shoeing and I think one of theirs ending up getting stabbed.
Either way what a game for the club to choose not to have police in the ground for.
Yeah I forgot about that one. League cup tie and they had some balls to make it into the West Terrace where it kicked off behind usSeen a few things over the years.
Got chased int he 80’s by arsenal fans just after the park by hr.
Can remember a game at the baseball ground where the fans were trying to get at each other in the street through a line of police vans.
Had quite a bit of stuff thrown down on us at wolves.
Was on a train that got totally wrecked going to Villa Park and our fans were throwing light bulbs at the Villa fans below as we went over a bridge. The train got delayed from new street as it was rammed as t was the last one as we had been on the piss at my mates house since 9am and got into the rocket for opening time.
Also hull fans leaving the ground early and forcing themselves into the back of the west terrace was a bit hairy.
Yeah I forgot about that one. League cup tie and they had some balls to make it into the West Terrace where it kicked off behind us
I was chatting about this years ago with one of the lads who was at the ‘incident’ in Whitley Bay where supposedly this all stems from (although in Pompey’s book they say that this was their chosen big day out of the season) and he said the Pompey lads took an absolute shoeing and I think one of theirs ending up getting stabbed.
Either way what a game for the club to choose not to have police in the ground for.
Was a long time coming iirc, was an incident between CCFC and Pompey fans years before and they’d promised retribution next time we played
I heard this year’s ago, no idea if true but was told one of their lot was beaten up and had a paving slab dropped on him and subsequently died. I’m sure I’ve seen this referenced on here in the past as well.Yea I heard this, stag do or something for one of the legion lot, got into a scuffle down there and didnt realise they done in one of Portsmouths top 'boys'.
Thought it was a myth glad someone else was aware of it
Seems to have become a new thing to do for young groups of lads literally jumping on each other and crashing down to row below when a goal is scored. It's fucking stupid
Throwing pints in the air.Seems to have become a new thing to do for young groups of lads literally jumping on each other and crashing down to row below when a goal is scored. It's fucking stupid
I was at Villa Park in the early 70s to watch a friendly between Villa and Glasgow Rangers, Holte End was packed to the rafters about 50/50 Villa and Rangers fans, fairly friendly atmosphere until some Villa idiots started chanting something about the Ibrox tragedy and all hell broke loose, Villa fans being chased onto the pitch towards the other end which unfortunately for them was also packed with Rangers supporters. I stuck like shot to a blanket with my Rangers supporting mate...name Joe Green !Was anyone else in the little pocket of Cov fans in the Hoult end (think it was 91-92 or around that time) when we had to win and Cyrille (who left for Villa) scored after 2 minutes? Thought we were safe as there was about 100 odd Cov in there together, but just before KO the meat heads from Villa came down and piled in. I was a teenager and was the 2nd person on the pitch tripping over a St John’s Ambulance stretcherbut ran the length of the pitch into the safety of the away end full of Cov.
Lots more runners behind me too-they weren’t catching me that day though!
I agree with your dad. Upton Park for the league cup semi final was the worst I’ve seen in 55 years watching the City, nothing else comes close (thankfully). Local police not only weren’t interested in stopping it, they seemed to be actively encouraging it. Very glad to get out in one piece.I’ve been quite luck however I did go into the turnstile pub outside filbert street a couple the season we got relegated and felt a bit on edge . Turns out one of the biggest Leicester fans in there was my postman and he used to drink in my dads old pub so I was ok
My dad often tells me of being at Upton Park for a semi final ( I think ) in the early 80s he had my 2 older brothers with him and he said it was going off everywhere
Took about 4 hours to drive home due to the fog, had to get off the M6 as you couldn’t see 20 yards in front of you. Ended up driving round Keele Uni totally lost. My abiding memory of the wonderful Liverpool fans was the sharpened 50p pieces being thrown at us, hadn’t experienced that sort of hospitality before.Does anyone remember Liverpool away in the League Cup about 1977,night game. We took about 8,000 fans and drew 2-2 . The scouse twats outside afterwards were trying to rob our jackets and coats. Loads of scuffles outside, and it took ages to get back to Cov afterwards, really thick fog. Didn't get home till about 3 in the morning and my Mum let me have the next day off school
Kind of. We were at the side in their end but not the holte. When you lot all started 'let's all sing together ' we joined in but weren't so brave after you all exited. All we heard was the Vile singing ' run run city run'.Was anyone else in the little pocket of Cov fans in the Hoult end (think it was 91-92 or around that time) when we had to win and Cyrille (who left for Villa) scored after 2 minutes? Thought we were safe as there was about 100 odd Cov in there together, but just before KO the meat heads from Villa came down and piled in. I was a teenager and was the 2nd person on the pitch tripping over a St John’s Ambulance stretcherbut ran the length of the pitch into the safety of the away end full of Cov.
Lots more runners behind me too-they weren’t catching me that day though!
One of my favourite football stories related to that game. I'd been up to watch Leamington play, and walking back from the ground had the radio on listening to a Tony Butler BRMB phone in reporting on the Villa / Rangers trouble. This Brummie rang up saying that his brother had been beaten up by Rangers fans, so him and his mates had gone out and found a Rangers fan, and he had him tied up in his kitchen! The Brummie said 'and he ain't going home tonight, Tony' Brilliant listening to Tony Butler telling the bloke 'now it's time for calm heads'. Funniest/most bizarre thing I've ever heard in a post match phone in.I was at Villa Park in the early 70s to watch a friendly between Villa and Glasgow Rangers, Holte End was packed to the rafters about 50/50 Villa and Rangers fans, fairly friendly atmosphere until some Villa idiots started chanting something about the Ibrox tragedy and all hell broke loose, Villa fans being chased onto the pitch towards the other end which unfortunately for them was also packed with Rangers supporters. I stuck like shot to a blanket with my Rangers supporting mate...name Joe Green !
I stuck like shot to a blanket with my Rangers supporting mate...name Joe Green !
Got home around 8 the next morning.Took about 4 hours to drive home due to the fog, had to get off the M6 as you couldn’t see 20 yards in front of you. Ended up driving round Keele Uni totally lost. My abiding memory of the wonderful Liverpool fans was the sharpened 50p pieces being thrown at us, hadn’t experienced that sort of hospitality before.
Yes I remember that when I first started going with my old man, on the Kop, the away fans were on the Thackall Street side of the West End. Remember one evening match against Liverpool when suddenly the whole middle section of Cov surged into the Liverpool lot, seem to recall something similar against Arsenal. But you’re right when Man Utd came to town the whole ground was taken over for many years. Happened in a lot of places to be fair. Also a game against Blues when they got in the middle early. A Blues mate described Cov arriving from Thackall Street and going mad. From the other end you could see repeated efforts to take it back but without success. Also recall a game against Villa at home where you could see one bloke had another over a barrier near the front and was windmilling the hell out of him, no idea if he was Cov or Villa. Cov lost a few but also stood their ground pretty often, not least against Millwall in the FA cup late 70sWhen the away fans came to take the west end with varying degrees of success. The clever ones got in early before the Coventry boys arrived and then it was a matter of holding their nerve but it was the ones who just walked in and drove the fans out that used to annoy me. Where was our civic pride?
You could guarantee that Man United would take the ground and I used to hate standing next to fans that were from Coventry and watched the Sky Blues one week then don their red, black and white scarves to support United.
I can remember many a time before even the west end segregation that there would be attempts on a regular basis that were repelled and once the away fans were corralled to the left of the west end it become more difficult because of barriers and better policing.
Leicester and Stoke at HR was always interesting as was the visit of Newcastle with many locals supporting their ex hometown team.
The most frightened I have been at HR was a cup tie between Walton and Hersham and Highgate which was truly surreal. Walton and Hersham brought a proper heavy mob and set about kicking the fuck out of all in the west end. There was minimum policing and stewarding as it was a non league final and it was carnage.
Away it was not so bad as we didn’t take many fans to most grounds and the locals were generally not expecting too much trouble but Leicester and Wolves were nervy and when we did take a big away following I got the impression it was because we were playing Ipswich, Norwich or QPR and we didn’t expect any trouble.
Sure do! The highlight of 2016 for meSlightly off topic but anyone remember that lad knocking out that blades fan in the stand at the Ricoh
Rematch next season.Slightly off topic but anyone remember that lad knocking out that blades fan in the stand at the Ricoh
I remember those early West End days part of the match day thing was running away fans out the end but who remembers the coppers they were a fearsome lot and I know the large away groups like Chelsea and Leeds were very wary of them. One in particular was a Reg Jenkins about six foot high and wide and used to plough into fans like a bull had a fearsome reputation I was talking to a Chelsea fan some years back in a bar in Tenerife and he remembered him and said the Chelsea lot tried to keep away from where he was standing. In his later years he was the copper in the dock at the magistrates court, I wonder why.!When the away fans came to take the west end with varying degrees of success. The clever ones got in early before the Coventry boys arrived and then it was a matter of holding their nerve but it was the ones who just walked in and drove the fans out that used to annoy me. Where was our civic pride?
You could guarantee that Man United would take the ground and I used to hate standing next to fans that were from Coventry and watched the Sky Blues one week then don their red, black and white scarves to support United.
I can remember many a time before even the west end segregation that there would be attempts on a regular basis that were repelled and once the away fans were corralled to the left of the west end it become more difficult because of barriers and better policing.
Leicester and Stoke at HR was always interesting as was the visit of Newcastle with many locals supporting their ex hometown team.
The most frightened I have been at HR was a cup tie between Walton and Hersham and Highgate which was truly surreal. Walton and Hersham brought a proper heavy mob and set about kicking the fuck out of all in the west end. There was minimum policing and stewarding as it was a non league final and it was carnage.
Away it was not so bad as we didn’t take many fans to most grounds and the locals were generally not expecting too much trouble but Leicester and Wolves were nervy and when we did take a big away following I got the impression it was because we were playing Ipswich, Norwich or QPR and we didn’t expect any trouble.
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