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Best Away Support You Have Been In?

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  • Wolves away FA Cup,lost 3-0 in the mid 70s ,over 6,000 travelled.Remember at the time trying to work out where they all came from considering some
    of the home gates at the time were not much higher?
    Great segregation that day it was a shared away end with heavy police lines between both supporters but going for a drink at half time the police didn't think
    to segregate under the stand as well where it went off big time and also outside after the game!
    Ipswich FA Cup singing the Joe Dolcie song,quite good fun.
    Promotion winning game at Carlise,didn't get home until Monday evening.(only away game of the season that i went to)
    Chelsea away when we put them into the playoffs,expected to walk into a half empty Northstand but found it full of Charlton,enjoyed that result a hell of a
    lot.Quite funny watching the Police holding a massive camera filming the trouble a few feet from where it was happening and our favourite skinhead couple of the
    time didn't even get a TV contract for their efforts!
    The match at Blackburn when we returned to the Premiership was an emotional one for me,not great support in numbers but vocal enough. The day just seemed so special? Maybe because the realisation that we had avoided stayin down long enough to stop the rot setting in and a return to a long time outside the top flight again.
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  • The play-off final against Leeds at Birmingham - 1-0 down and talking about how next season we would be visiting grounds such as Shrewsbury, Bournemouth, etc, then Shirtliff pops up with an equaliser and then the winner!! Talk about double mentalist celebratory behaviour!

    The cup replay against Blackburn in '94 - the early Pitcher goal followed by Shearer and Co throwing everything but the kitchen sink at us - yet we just sang and chanted throughout as if we were comfortable, and was never gonna happen for Blackburn.........and it didn't!!!
  • So glad I started this.

    So many amazing memories that I had long since filed away.

    Stockport away in the Championship season was a top day out. 95p for a pint of Stella in the Working Mans behind the away end.

    Can't believe I forgot Coventry in the cup.

    Another I'd like to chuck in was Ipswich away in the original play off season (1987?) 1-1 I think. Bolder saved a pen and the terrace erupted. think Walshie scored?.

    Chased all the way back to the coaches afterwards. Went off alarming!!! Was only 13! Terrified and buzzing at the same time.

    Also have vague memories of top drawer support at Norwich on boxing day 1986. think we lost 3-1 but great backing.

    These games are really an oasis in the current depression!.

    Have to add my stag do in (those who went will no doubt agree) 1-0 defeat at Blackburn in 2004 followed by 48 hours of mayhem in Blackpool.
  • [cite]Posted By: TelinOz[/cite]Where to start.....Palace away 1968/9 3rd round replay....Arsenal Away 4th round.....who took the North Bank! Tonbridge away early seventies, Hereford away mid seventies, Southend (twice) again mid seventies, Wolves FA Cup 76....around 6000 which was more than we were getting at home....Peterboro away 77...Brighton a few times Ipswich away early 80's another 5-6000.....Shrewsbury in the promo season...50 a side football in the car park before the game...Hull the same season when they tried it on as we left the ground ;-) Legendary Carlisle away the five official coaches joing up with three pirates on the M6....I have pictures of it somewhere...what a brilliant (long) day......having it off with Plymouth on the way back (they had been at Darlington)....the coach full of girlies as we neared Brum who got there kit off as we begged the driver to slow down so they could pass again....Fulham away, Wimbledon at Sellout...does that count? Coventry, Grimsby, Peterborough, Cambridge Bristol Rovers at Bath away early 90's Bristol away 6000+ and Man U...the 10,000...awesome stuff. Liverpool away in the 90's evening game.....bloody loads when you start to think about it

    Blimey Tel, great memories, I went to almost all of those. The Brighton awaydays (weekends!) always stand out for me ... breaking into beach huts for somewhere to sleep after a long pissup lol
  • [cite]Posted By: TelinOz[/cite]Where to start.....Palace away 1968/9 3rd round replay....Arsenal Away 4th round.....who took the North Bank! Tonbridge away early seventies, Hereford away mid seventies, Southend (twice) again mid seventies, Wolves FA Cup 76....around 6000 which was more than we were getting at home....Peterboro away 77...Brighton a few times Ipswich away early 80's another 5-6000.....Shrewsbury in the promo season...50 a side football in the car park before the game...Hull the same season when they tried it on as we left the ground ;-) Legendary Carlisle away the five official coaches joing up with three pirates on the M6....I have pictures of it somewhere...what a brilliant (long) day......having it off with Plymouth on the way back (they had been at Darlington)....the coach full of girlies as we neared Brum who got there kit off as we begged the driver to slow down so they could pass again....Fulham away, Wimbledon at Sellout...does that count? Coventry, Grimsby, Peterborough, Cambridge Bristol Rovers at Bath away early 90's Bristol away 6000+ and Man U...the 10,000...awesome stuff. Liverpool away in the 90's evening game.....bloody loads when you start to think about it

    What Tel said...
  • The 300-400 at Thornton Heath early doors 89/90?

    The Suicidal dozen in Leicester Nov 97 after Forest away

    Bolton cafes and boozers packed at 11am FA cup 2001

    Brighton pre-season 86/87

    Harry The Dog Bermondsey badged bright yellow minibus to Anfield circa 93/94 (those of you who know me can see it on my Facebook)

    St Andrews, Leeds play off, how we got out alive is still a wonder to me, Steve Dowman and 1905 I think were with us as we stayed in Trafalgar Square all night drinking cans when we got back to London (remember Keith fellas? RIP)
  • "(remember Keith fellas? RIP)"

    Keith who used to manage The Albert FC?
  • [cite]Posted By: DaveMehmet[/cite]"(remember Keith fellas? RIP)"

    Keith who used to manage The Albert FC?

    Yes mate
  • [quote][cite]Posted By: DA9[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: DaveMehmet[/cite]"(remember Keith fellas? RIP)"

    Keith who used to manage The Albert FC?[/quote]

    Yes mate[/quote]

    Are your travel photo's posted on your personal facebook site or a CAFc group fella,would like to have a look.
    If its a no go then fair enough
  • For me Anfield in the cup Grant curling in a beaut followed by a load chorous of VFR got good backing despite being behind

    Bristol City in the CUp never seen Charlton support like this before.

    Blackpool last year great day not sure about the evening can't remember.
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  • [cite]Posted By: CAFCBourne[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: DA9[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: DaveMehmet[/cite]"(remember Keith fellas? RIP)"

    Keith who used to manage The Albert FC?

    Yes mate

    Are your travel photo's posted on your personal facebook site or a CAFc group fella,would like to have a look.
    If its a no go then fair enough

    Personal one, whsiper me and can give you the details
  • coming back in again to repeat the walk to QPR game in, 1967 was it? Our support was phenomenal, totally dominated the game, but lost...also the 1-1 league cup draw there (keefys greatest game) was fantastic support, got in an hour before and was already packed with Charlton....am I the only one who remembers them? Also Fulham away one year (1968 1-0?) in their home hammersmith end where the whole concrete terrace used to bounce like a trampoline with our movement...did I dream it?
  • Nah Seth, youre just a little bit older than me thats all.....Fulham did have the bouncy bouncy terrace mate, been there a few times but would have been when I was a bit older early mid late seventies or so...
  • Middlesboro away the other year , great atmosphere, I wonder what would have happened if we had won, the airport after the game would have been unbelievable , as the team arrived etc, as it was their was some polite clapping ....although everyone was knackered

    Blackburn cup replay was another great trip , this time we won ....singing all the way through , i just remember before the game in the pub outside as it was all muddy outside and people were slipping and falling over on way to the game ...

    happy days
  • Swindon in the rain, Barnsley week before Back To The Valley and the hokey cokey.

    Great thread.
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