Your most embarrassing moment at a football match? (1 Viewer)

[skybluebeduff]

Something different to talk about for a change.

So what has been your most embarrassing moment at a football game?

It was Dec 6th 1997, I was a ball boy at Scarborough vs Rochdale and it's fair to say I wasn't really paying attention to much of the game until the crowd behind me were shouting to get the ball, in a panic I grabbed the ball and passed it to Rochdales goalkeeper, who then had to pass it over to his player waiting for the ball on the touchline for a throwing.
Doesn't sound much but for the rest of the first half the few Rochdale fans behind me were giving me some shit. They moved me to the opposite side of the stadium at HT, Gareth Williams (Scarborough player) in the tunnel told me to keep up my good work!

In recent times it's probably falling into the row infront and landing on people when I've had too much to drink, the reactions of people are priceless!

 

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[Nick]

Checkatrade game not long ago, I think Thomas was put clean through and put it just wide. The angle I saw it from looked like it was in so I jumped up thinking it was a goal.

As it was so empty, I had pretty much 10 rows to myself so everybody else just looked at me.

 

[MatthewWallis]

Not exactly embarrasing for me, but last night when they played the song recorded for the checkatrade final at half time :bag:

 

[covcity4life]

i came in 15 mins late once and thought i overheard someone say we 1 down(before mobiles and couldnt see scoreboard as i was asking people to ge tup for me so i find my seat etc)

so every tiny mistake i was sighing and tutting and just depressed at the team. then i did see scoreboard 15 misn later and we were winning 2-0 lol

personal embarrassment as i realised how much score impacts how you view of a game.

 

[covcity4life]

Not exactly embarrasing for me, but last night when they played the song recorded for the checkatrade final at half time :bag:

lol thats a joke right?

anyway i thought it was catcy, oasis befroe their time. not heard it since i was a kid. go for it go for it city!!!!!! sky blues shooting to winnnnnnn

 

[skybluebeduff]

Not exactly embarrasing for me, but last night when they played the song recorded for the checkatrade final at half time :bag:

Oh dear lord, I've not even heard it yet but from what I have heard, I don't want to either.

 

[speedie87]

That song was more than decent to be fair

 

[hutch1972]

Been a few but the one that still makes me cringe happened in a game v wimbledon. Nuddy was put through rounded the keeper and slotted home! Or so I thought. Cue the normal loss of control after a goal , but after 10 secs or so I looked around to find a few strange looks coming my way , not only because I'd ran 3 rows toward the front and looked completely insane but because it had actually hit the post and stayed out.
I still feel a twat now when I think about it.

 

[Monkeyface]

Newcastle away in the FA cup, 1994 I think. I'd gone up on a minibus with my dad and some of his mates. We'd drank on the way up there, and as soon as we go off the bus. It's fair to say I was slightly tipsy. All the way up to the ground the city fans were singing "Phil Neales Sky Blue Army", I thought I'd get it going again as soon as I got in the ground, but for some reason had a flash back to 87 and changed it to "George and Johns".

 

[trevelfarandwide]

Got smashed in the forehead by one of Telfer's wayward shots in '96 - I turned away in disgust after I saw it going skyward, but then, oosh...about 25 fellow fans did the "wahayyyy!" as the ball ploughed into my head.

I saved the day by yelling "no wonder his missus shagged Hucks, useless cuuuuunt!" Muchos laughter.

A mate of mine was a ball boy at HR for a few years, and on MOTD he was seen chucking the ball to John Salako for a throw, only to throw it too high and caused Salako to arch his back. What happened next? Salako missed the next game with a back injury. True story.

 

[Monkeyface]

Arsenal away in the league cup 1997. Went on the SBA coach so was there at 11am-ish, again drank to much. Got into the ground just before kick off and left the others to find the seats whilst I went to the loo. Next thing I was being carried out the ground by two officers, having thrown up and found in a slump. Got put in a cell at what i think was Highbury police station. After decorating the cell they let me out before the end of the game so I could get back on the coach. Unbelievable thinking back, but even more unbelievable they let me in the ground as it was 0-0 after 90. Found my seat and the lads, thinking this could a legendary story... bang Denis Bergkamp 1-0, and I'm sure it was Golden Goal?

 

[letsallsingtogether]

Newcastle away in the FA cup, 1994 I think. I'd gone up on a minibus with my dad and some of his mates. We'd drank on the way up there, and as soon as we go off the bus. It's fair to say I was slightly tipsy. All the way up to the ground the city fans were singing "Phil Neales Sky Blue Army", I thought I'd get it going again as soon as I got in the ground, but for some reason had a flash back to 87 and changed it to "George and Johns".

TBF I would have changed it as well

 

[Monkeyface]

First time I went to Villa away, I was about 12 (88-89 season) and me and my mate, Paddy Brown, had gone on our own (different times, and a lot cheaper). After the game we headed to Witton Station and climbed up the slope waiting for the gates to be opened. We were the first ones there as we were in a rush to get back (we had decided not to tell our folks where we were going), after about 15 mins we realised we were on the wrong side of the track and had to squeeze past several hundred Villa fans with out Cov tops on. They obviously enjoyed it more than we did!

 

[dutchman]

When I turned up early for a match at Highfield Road thinking that all the terraces in front of the main stand were the same and being turfed out of the section I was in by the stewards.

 

[Sick Boy]

When we played West Ham in the cup at the Ricoh me and a few pals had had a bit too much to drink and somehow ended up getting into the West Ham end.

 

[Paul Anthony]

I have 2. The first happened in my first ever game. It was against Southampton in '94. I don't know why, but I got the idea you had to cheer every time the ball went in the goal. Great when we scored. Not so great when Southampton scored...(ironically I ended up living down that way for a couple of years)

My second happened when I had a cold. I don't remember who we were playing, but it was at the Ricoh. I remember having a cold and was full of phlegm. This guy with a perfect bald spot used to sit in front of me. I used to be very vocal at games, and in this one game I shouted something. As I went to sit back doen, I just happened to look down at the guys head. There was this big lump of phlegm, right in the bullseye of his bald spot. I fully expected to get a face full of fist. But somehow, he never noticed... ( if said guy is reading this, it wasn't me....)

 

[trevelfarandwide]

I have 2. The first happened in my first ever game. It was against Southampton in '94. I don't know why, but I got the idea you had to cheer every time the ball went in the goal. Great when we scored. Not so great when Southampton scored...(ironically I ended up living down that way for a couple of years)

My second happened when I had a cold. I don't remember who we were playing, but it was at the Ricoh. I remember having a cold and was full of phlegm. This guy with a perfect bald spot used to sit in front of me. I used to be very vocal at games, and in this one game I shouted something. As I went to sit back doen, I just happened to look down at the guys head. There was this big lump of phlegm, right in the bullseye of his bald spot. I fully expected to get a face full of fist. But somehow, he never noticed... ( if said guy is reading this, it wasn't me....)

The latter incident with the projectile phlegm reminds me of something I saw at HR in '93 - the guy in front was, to put it mildly, a loudmouth tosser who would berate the players for anything; this one time, Oggy had the ball and Sean Flynn was free on the right and calling for it, so Mr Shouty pipes up:

" USE FLYYYYYYNNNNNN!! USE HIIIIM! FLYNN, YOU TWAT, FLYYYYYNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!"

And poetically, on the last yell, a giant blob of steamy phlegm flew from his mouth and onto the kid in front's bobble hat. He saw it land there and tried to pick it off subtly.

 

[GaryPendrysEyes]

Let's put it like this having the shits in Highfield road in the 70s with a queue of people waiting, no lock and no bog roll isn't the best....

 

[Speedies_Chips]

Going for a piss at the Ricoh, I dropped my phone into the urinal which was swimming in piss. Pretty embarrassing having to retrieve it.

 

[Wheelfass]

My second happened when I had a cold. I don't remember who we were playing, but it was at the Ricoh. I remember having a cold and was full of phlegm. This guy with a perfect bald spot used to sit in front of me. I used to be very vocal at games, and in this one game I shouted something. As I went to sit back doen, I just happened to look down at the guys head. There was this big lump of phlegm, right in the bullseye of his bald spot

I was the first kid in our class who could spell phlegm.

 

[CCFC1686]

Chicken Balti pie dribble on a sky blue top. Unfortunately happened more than once in the old west terrace, you'd have thought I'd have learnt but they were so damn good!!!

 

[rob9872]

Being interviewed on tv in the early sky games on MNF (Monday night football) outside the ground. Loads of people I knew saw it and made a right dick of myself predicting a huge home win that never happened.

 

[Chipfat]

West end 86 to the left of the goal half way up the stand, when killer takes a shot from outside the area. Ball came as us like a bullet, I ducked, only for the ball to stop by hitting a fella behind me full in the face as he was just about to eat his meat pie. Looking around i see him dazed and confused with meat dripping down his now broken specs and a bloody nose surrounded by not one sympathetic soul.

To make it worse Saint Johns came running up and took him away along the front of the pitch to embarrass him some more.

 

[stevefloyd]

Shouting out you black twat at the ref because I was so angry BUT I meant to shout twat in the black... spent the next 10 minutes profusely apologising to all around me

 

[Malaka]

I used to sit with a mate right behind the goal at the West End. We were playing Man U and Norman Whiteside came crashing through for a cross and missed. Up jumps my may and should AAAHHH! You Effin B, You Effin C, You Effin W! Whiteside took exception and said to him 'Eff Off' at which my mate turn around to the West End and said 'did you hear that? the cheeky B' he was so offended. Priceless!

 

[Otis]

Arsenal at home at HR. At the time I was always frequenting the West End.

Anyway, went through the turnstile and started to go into the ground and found myself in a large mob of supporters. Must have been about 50-60, which I found a bit odd. All massed together and this was about 20 mins or so before the game, so not normal.

Next thing I know the police descend upon us and start shooing us out of the ground. It was at that point I realised that the large group I was in the midst of were all Arsenal supporters who had got in the home end.

I thought it best to keep schtum so as not to be discovered by the Gooner hoarde, but then I looked across and amongst the police presence I saw one copper I knew. He actually only lived a few doors down from me.

Without thinking I waved at him and shouted 'Malc!' (which luckily was his name), and immediately realised my error. One loan Midlander voice piping up amongst all the London accents was like a red rag to a bull then of course he was my befriending a copper too. The looks I got were priceless.

Managed to quickly sort of blend into the background of the group so as not to be identified by many, but then realised I had no choice but to get chucked out. Either that or get my face pummeled. Anyway, the police hearded us all out and then proceeded to take us down the road and into the away end.

I wasn't having any of that, so just slipped away and as I had no more money I just walked back home.

To make matters worse we played really well and won.

 

[Nick]

Another one is playing Sheffield Utd at HR, we were walking through the away fans. As a cocky 16 or 17 year old I wasn't moving out of the way and was basically just walking through their fans making them move out of my way and thought I was the hulk. Until that is one of their fans didn't move and I bounced off him.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Got too drunk before a game. Had a sleep on a few seats at half time. Second half started and I tried to get up to watch the game. Threw up everywhere. Stewards came to carry me out and as they did my trousers fell down.

 

[ccfc_ukr]

not embarrising for me, but i took my younger sister to her first game which happened to be an england international at the old wembley. After about 10 minutes she turned around and asked, "when does all the talking start?". Took me a minute to figure out what she meant, but she was expecting there to be football comentary as she has only ever seen on tv! Cute really! awww.

 

[Paul Anthony]

Shouting out you black twat at the ref because I was so angry BUT I meant to shout twat in the black... spent the next 10 minutes profusely apologising to all around me

In our last game against Brighton, I remember they scored a goal and Steve Staunton was to blame with some absolutely crap defending. It was so crap I got really irate. I didn't mean to say it, it just slipped out. At the top of my voice I yelled out "STAUNTON YOU IRISH GIT!!"

The guy sitting in front of me was Irish.

Luckily he didn't take too much offence. And all was fine when minutes later Staunton smashed a goal in off both posts. Thinking about it, maybe I should claim to be his inspiration. Anyway we won the game. And I learned a lesson. As my old form tutor used to say: "engage brain"

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

I had a pigeon shit on me during a game at Highfield Road.

 

[M&B Stand]

The bloke in the away end in Dortmund last night stark bollock naked was a sight I was not expecting to see.

 

[Joy Division]

Remember the days of the half time West Terrace volleyball team? It was back in the early 2000's when during the half time kick abouts with the substitute players, if a ball was accidentally kicked or a wayward shot was fired into the west terrace it was very rare that the ball would come back. We'd normally throw it back and fourth from right to left and could sometimes last for the whole of half time, it was always mildly amusing fun watching the annoyed players and stewards waiting for the ball to come back. I went entire seasons without managing to get the ball until what was I think was a game around christmas against West Brom, the ball came to me and I jumped and caught it, finally I had the ball! In those days I used to stand over on the far left of the west terrace near the away fans and normal West Terrace volleyball etiquette is to chuck it back to the right hand side and so on and so on, I had the whole of our stand looking at me waiting to throw it back, this was my big moment......but being the cocky 17 year old that I was at the time in front of my mates I thought it would be funny to throw it into the away fans in the anticipation that they'd throw it back to us and then we'd have this great back and fourth volleyball game between us and the West Brom fans (yeah go me... hilarious huh?).......So, arched my back, pulled my right arm back ready to sling over to my left with the Baggies fans now looking...................................instead I completely spooned my throw and chucked it straight into the arms of the waiting steward at the on the touchline who was waiting for the ball to be given back. I looked like the right party pooper and cue whole of the west terrace pointing at me chanting "wanker" "wanker" "wanker" "wanker" "wanker"


I absolutely deserved that

 

[Jackoskyblue]

Must have been the same game David bell scored against Doncaster

We had a shot it went wide but hit the net supporting post and bounced back into play, one of our players tapped it in

I'd missed the fact it had gone wide and thought we scored so celebrated before realising everyone else was sat down still

 

[skybluebeduff]

Chicken Balti pie dribble on a sky blue top. Unfortunately happened more than once in the old west terrace, you'd have thought I'd have learnt but they were so damn good!!!

I was addicted to these at HR, I miss them so much, i've not been able to find any at supermarkets either, even my partner desperately craves them.