Anglo-Italian Cup 3rd Round
Tuesday 12th October 1993. Brescia 2 (1) (Chapple (og) 14, Ambrosetti 90) Charlton 0 (0). Att 1,174
Charlton: Salmon (Vaughan 26), Balmer, Sturgess, Pardew, Chapple, McLeary, Newton, Pitcher, Leaburn, Nelson (Mills 51), Grant. Unused subs: Brown, Gritt.
Referee: Paul Durkin. (Dorset)
Anyone make the journey?
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The journey home was a bit of a pain because it was the same night as Holland v England in Rotterdam and we got held up at the ferry port as they were only letting a few coaches on at a time.Although we did manage to pick up commentry from the game as we travelled through France.
Got back to Charlton at about 11-ish i the following morning, a few of my mates went to the Valley pub i just went home knackered.
Went by coach got taken straight to the ground so couldn't have a drink. Met a few blokes I knew who were staying in Amsterdam who had brought some the city's finest.
Spent the whole second half in a comatose state and couldn't even get worked up when Koeman should have got sent off!
I remember the hotel being nice enough and having the worst hangover of my life the morning after the game. I've still got a brescia ultras t-shirt which I swapped for my charlton shirt and the lad also threw in a breascia silk scarf with a phrase on the back which roughly translated to "those who are not jumping are all verona fans"
Overnight coach trip one hell off ajourney but you could not miss it,changed coaches at Dover Docks thank goodness,Ended up with Vince and friends.Arrived at hotel mid-afternoon and drank the hotel bar dry by six.Manager of hotel could not belive his luck with the money he was taking,Smart move on my behalf to be at this hotel and on this coach as after the game we had a police escort back to hotel,well almost.We told the police we had arranged a visit to a local landmark and shot off down the motorway in the oppersite direction only to double back to hotel at the next junction.Smart thinking by not going to say his name,but needless to say we carryed on drinking the night away in the hotel.Police could not see the funny side of it the following morning,but the owner of hotel was well happy.
As for Bierhoff, I thought we were offered him and turned him down.
Absolutely smashed on the ferry over from Dover, sick on my shoes going through the Alps.
Took over a bar in town before the game, excellent times
I was lucky to stay in the resort of Salo on Lake Garda and can't remember much about the game because I was completely drunk , I remember that one of the other coaches stayed at a youth hostel with a strict policy of bedtimes before 11 O'Clock.
There was an awful blockage in the Mount Blanc Tunnel on our way home and I remember the very bad Radio signal of Graham Taylor's last stand as England Manager .Happy days.
Fans that took up this offer numbered 128 and stayed at Portese a little town on the shores of Lake Garda.On arriving at the ground the coaches were met by armed riot police who line up to search disembarking passengers.No club shop or programmes so fans had to exchange colours and souvenirs with the Brescia fans.The supporters club arranged this trip for the fans and its something i am glad that i did not miss.
If you have a copy of votv No44 and No45 you can read more of what the editor wrote....Happy Days indeed.