There was a crazy black lady that sat by herself in the West stand, screaming at the oppo fans. Remember when we lost to Arsenal (The El-Kakouri free kick game) she spent the whole 90 mins telling Henry how she was off to set his house on fire.
Wonder if she still goes.
You could be describing Pam who meets the description- she had a voice like a fog horn!
Hadn't seen Pam for ages but exchanged a few words in front of Main Reception before the Doncaster "game"
For some reason Scotland matches threw up most of mine. In a disappointing game against Luxembourg someone shouted out "fks sake Scotland you're looking highly lacskadaisical" which was followed by a lot of ironic "wooooooo-ing". Another was when a young Caniggia came on for Argentina. A man behind me became quite irate and bellowed, "blonde hair! Blonde hair? Your da was in the SS".
Other than that Thistle was always good for off the wall lunacy. One Glasgow Cup night against Celtic we were fighting running battles over the terrace and a boy near me totally lost it because one of the Celtic casuals "spilt ma bovril ya wee prick" and cleaned out about four casuals. Don't mess with a Weegie's warm beef drink, is the lesson.
My personal favourite. When I was a kid in the old covered end (mid 90's version). The ball rolled over to the wheelchair area, someone jumped out of his chair to get the ball, then realised what he'd done and sheepishly sat back down again. Should've made a note to self, if he's going to scam a freebie don't forget to stay in your seat!
I think I remember that. Didn't the Covered End chants hallelujah afterwards?
Something similar occurred with a Pompey fan who leapt out of his wheelchair when they scored. I don't know about his legs but there wasn't much wrong with his wrist the way he was waving it at us.
My personal favourite. When I was a kid in the old covered end (mid 90's version). The ball rolled over to the wheelchair area, someone jumped out of his chair to get the ball, then realised what he'd done and sheepishly sat back down again. Should've made a note to self, if he's going to scam a freebie don't forget to stay in your seat!
I think I remember that. Didn't the Covered End chants hallelujah afterwards?
Five of us drove up to Rotherham, I think it must have been the 1980/81 season. We picked a pub some distance away from the ground to avoid probs.
We chatted with locals OK and we encouraged the lady in our group to try her hand at darts. She wasn't very good and one particularly poorly 'aimed' throw went a long way from the board and ended up in the wall about half way between the ears to two locals. The pub fell silent and we decided it was time to move on.
As an aside, we got back to the Man of Kent in Eltham for about 8.30. Far less traffic and no speed cameras meant sustained 100mph down the M1. Funny how some things stick out in your mind.
Also remember the memorable trip to Old Trafford for the last game of the 1989/90 season when we were already relegated but there was an amazing atmosphere as we were wishing them well in the forthcoming FA Cup Final v Palace. For some reason I'd decided to go dressed as Batman and - emboldened by obscene amounts of best bitter - was dancing joyously around the terraces as thousands of United fans in the adjacent pen sang: "Batman is a w******r, Batman is a w******r, la la la la. La la la la (to the tune of 'let's all do the conga). I lapped it up as it was all good-natured fun.
What about the time when the whole ground including the Ref thought that Colchester had scored when if memory serves CP had words with the 4th official and we ended up with a drop ball on the edge of their area. Please add if you had a clue what went on and why.
I have been to all the memorable games mentioned , Maidstone, carlisle umpteenth times but the away games that stick out are the 5-5 bristol rovers away and the 0-0 leyton orient where we had to stay up with a point.
Anyone remember the away games in the 80's where the driver insisted on going to the most expensive servicies on the M1, yes rothersthorpe, he didnt get care got a back hander
There was a crazy black lady that sat by herself in the West stand, screaming at the oppo fans. Remember when we lost to Arsenal (The El-Kakouri free kick game) she spent the whole 90 mins telling Henry how she was off to set his house on fire.
Wonder if she still goes.
You could be describing Pam who meets the description- she had a voice like a fog horn!
Spoke to her in the ROD after the drenching last week.
Anyone remember the away games in the 80's where the driver insisted on going to the most expensive servicies on the M1, yes rothersthorpe, he didnt get care got a back hander
Has to be Lewis coaches and was one of the drivers named Ted, small fat with a round face had a drink whilst waiting for the game to finish and used to drive through the Blackwall Tunnel like Lewis Hamilton on speed. There must be quite a few who remember him
I always remember the league cup game against Wimbledon early 90s Away game was 4-4 I think, home game 3-3? In the home game, Vinnie Jones was taking his mega long run up throw ins and as he walked towards the west stand to throw in he moved the advertising hoarding out of the way to have a clear run up, by the time he turned around to start his run, the ball boy had replaced the hoarding, so he then jumped over it to take the throw, made me chuckle that little scamp of a ball boy!
Port Vale away on a Tuesday night. Set up in the worst pub I have ever seen. Popped to the toilet and when I came back started getting a load of abuse from some old dear sitting at the bar. Turns out one of my pissed up travelling companions had decided it would be a laugh to tell her I had just come out of prison for credit card fraud against pensioners! We had to leave in a hurry.
Liverpool away 3-3. In the Arkles beforehand @riscardo introduced one of our group to a few scousers. Called him "gay Steve 33 from Southend" (his name was Phil). 5 minutes later 200-300 people in the pub were all singing "gay Steve, 33 from Southend"
@razil getting 80 miles up the M1 on route to Everton before realising he had left his ticket at home. The look on the 3 people who were in his XR3 with him faces' whem he announced he was going home for it had me in hysterics. He then thrashed the car so hard to get there on time that his exhaust fell off in a service station on the M6. He drove home with the exhaust held in place by a printer cable!
Anyone remember the away games in the 80's where the driver insisted on going to the most expensive servicies on the M1, yes rothersthorpe, he didnt get care got a back hander
Has to be Lewis coaches and was one of the drivers named Ted, small fat with a round face had a drink whilst waiting for the game to finish and used to drive through the Blackwall Tunnel like Lewis Hamilton on speed. There must be quite a few who remember him
Think we had a drink while watching most games in the 70s and think you have forgoten his name.Also better driver than Lewis Hamilton.
In the 70's my neighbour was an arsenal fan and sometimes I would go to evening games with him. Everton were the opposition and it was a dirty & stop/start game Kendal & storey were haveing a personal battle everton had bought several thousand scousers with them and the home fans were mean ( a typical 70's game ). Halfway through the 2nd half an everton player is badly fouled and lays poleaxed on the turf, after about 6 minutes of treatment there is no sign of the player getting up and the fans are now jeering & shouting, my mate says to me there is going to be aggro when suddenly an arsenal fan produced a trumpet & played the last post upon which the whole crowd cheered & laughed. When the player did get on his feet again the musician played tally tally tally tally tally.
Great stories. Maidstone United, FA Cup third round replay, January 1979. Killer and Flash had been sent off for that punch-up at The Valley, so were suspended for the replay at Maidstone's old ground on London Road. Hales had been sacked anyway; the board soon reversed that decision, which caused Flanagan to go on strike. The atmosphere was fevered: ten-and-a-half thousand of us were packed in tight. One of the Charlton lads got on to the roof of the opposite stand and began systematically dismantling it, throwing the sheets of corrugated iron into the back-gardens beyond. What I admired was his manner: he didn't appear angry; he was doing it as his right. A copper stood at the base of the pillar: "Come down now, son." We were 2-1 up and near the end the floodlights failed, the players left the pitch and we all trooped out. When we were in the road the lights suddenly came on again, so we all trooped back in....
Great stories. Maidstone United, FA Cup third round replay, January 1979. Killer and Flash had been sent off for that punch-up at The Valley, so were suspended for the replay at Maidstone's old ground on London Road. Ten-and-a-half thousand of us were packed in tight. One of the Charlton lads got on to the roof of the opposite stand and began systematically dismantling it, throwing the sheets of corrugated iron into the back-gardens beyond. What I admired was his manner: he didn't appear angry; he was doing it as his right. A copper stood at the base of the pillar: "Come down now, son." We were 2-1 up and near the end the floodlights failed, the players left the pitch and we all trooped out. When we were in the road the lights suddenly came on again, so we all trooped back in....
Yes, Maidstone away was great fun but i also saw something that i've always remembered and really pissed me off. As we were walking to the ground from the station a teen Charlton fan snatched an old mans trilby from his head and threw it in the river.
Great stories. Maidstone United, FA Cup third round replay, January 1979. Killer and Flash had been sent off for that punch-up at The Valley, so were suspended for the replay at Maidstone's old ground on London Road. Ten-and-a-half thousand of us were packed in tight. One of the Charlton lads got on to the roof of the opposite stand and began systematically dismantling it, throwing the sheets of corrugated iron into the back-gardens beyond. What I admired was his manner: he didn't appear angry; he was doing it as his right. A copper stood at the base of the pillar: "Come down now, son." We were 2-1 up and near the end the floodlights failed, the players left the pitch and we all trooped out. When we were in the road the lights suddenly came on again, so we all trooped back in....
Yes, Maidstone away was great fun but i also saw something that i've always remembered and really pissed me off. As we were walking to the ground from the station a teen Charlton fan snatched an old mans trilby from his head and threw it in the river.
Great stories. Maidstone United, FA Cup third round replay, January 1979. Killer and Flash had been sent off for that punch-up at The Valley, so were suspended for the replay at Maidstone's old ground on London Road. Ten-and-a-half thousand of us were packed in tight. One of the Charlton lads got on to the roof of the opposite stand and began systematically dismantling it, throwing the sheets of corrugated iron into the back-gardens beyond. What I admired was his manner: he didn't appear angry; he was doing it as his right. A copper stood at the base of the pillar: "Come down now, son." We were 2-1 up and near the end the floodlights failed, the players left the pitch and we all trooped out. When we were in the road the lights suddenly came on again, so we all trooped back in....
Yes, Maidstone away was great fun but i also saw something that i've always remembered and really pissed me off. As we were walking to the ground from the station a teen Charlton fan snatched an old mans trilby from his head and threw it in the river.
Playing Leicester during the Upton Park days, I positioned myself next to a very attractive WPC behind the goal. Anyway, David Whyte scores, my arms go up and I smack the WPC straight in the mush. My mates were wetting themselves and so was her colleague but she didn't see the funny side despite my apologies. She wanted to nick me but was talked out of it...
Strangest thing I have seen would have been - as someone says above - Derby keeper Stuart Taylor getting dragged into the North Bank at Upton Park when he was time-wasting.
Perhaps even funnier was the aftermath when their fat ex-Rangers winger Ted McMinn then spent the rest of the game pointing to the Charlton fans where it had happened and making threatening gestures like he was actually going to do something about it.
First story; approx 1969, standing on terraces against a crash barrier. Took my then fiancée. She was fiddling with her engagement ring which subsequently fell off her finger. The crowd around us searched for ages for the ring, without any luck. It turned out that one of the fellow spectators went home, hung up his trousers (which had "turn-ups") and the ring fell out. He returned it to the club and fiancée and ring were reunited.
First story; approx 1969, standing on terraces against a crash barrier. Took my then fiancée. She was fiddling with her engagement ring which subsequently fell off her finger. The crowd around us searched for ages for the ring, without any luck. It turned out that one of the fellow spectators went home, hung up his trousers (which had "turn-ups") and the ring fell out. He returned it to the club and fiancée and ring were reunited.
First story; approx 1969, standing on terraces against a crash barrier. Took my then fiancée. She was fiddling with her engagement ring which subsequently fell off her finger. The crowd around us searched for ages for the ring, without any luck. It turned out that one of the fellow spectators went home, hung up his trousers (which had "turn-ups") and the ring fell out. He returned it to the club and fiancée and ring were reunited.
I was in work and ended up in luton midweek think it was start of the season.saw luton were playing west ham that night and decided to go.also had darts taken off me by ob i had forgotten about.paul walsh was playing for luton so guessing this was about mid 80s.luton thought it was agood idea before the match to put on a stunt where a crane overhanging the ground had an indian looking bloke dressed in leather tied in chains.they then set this bloke alight with the idea i suppose he wriggles free .well he wriggled and wriggled with no luck.the west ham fans were going wiid now cheering as this poor fellas hair caught alight.they managed to get the crane down with this poor bloke looking in despetate state.never found out if he was alright.horrible to say but it was more exiting than the game.2/0westham i think.
Second of three stories. I got promoted (about 1980) to the Linesman's List of the Isthmian League. I was appointed, in my first season, to a New Year's Day fixture for a local Essex derby - possibly Tilbury v Hornchurch. Big crowd of about 400. The ball goes out of play behind me and I duly signal the direction of the throw. Some wag in the crowd shouts out "Lino, you are the best official on the park". I stick out my chest in appreciation, at which point he follows up with " and you are f*****g useless". That made me smile!
An old Charlton tale is that 1950's keeper Eddie Marsh took his girlfriend to watch him play in a reserve game at the valley, he positioned her behind the goal so she could watch his impressive display. Unfortunatly she did not see the game as dureing the kick in she was knocked out by a stray shot from John Evans .
My first trip to Luton was late 70's. Steel toe capped boots were taken off everyone including me. It was snowing!!!!! At least my manky cappers were there when I got back to the room. Someone had their new Cherry Reds pinched.
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Other than that Thistle was always good for off the wall lunacy. One Glasgow Cup night against Celtic we were fighting running battles over the terrace and a boy near me totally lost it because one of the Celtic casuals "spilt ma bovril ya wee prick" and cleaned out about four casuals. Don't mess with a Weegie's warm beef drink, is the lesson.
We chatted with locals OK and we encouraged the lady in our group to try her hand at darts. She wasn't very good and one particularly poorly 'aimed' throw went a long way from the board and ended up in the wall about half way between the ears to two locals. The pub fell silent and we decided it was time to move on.
As an aside, we got back to the Man of Kent in Eltham for about 8.30. Far less traffic and no speed cameras meant sustained 100mph down the M1. Funny how some things stick out in your mind.
Please add if you had a clue what went on and why.
Away game was 4-4 I think, home game 3-3?
In the home game, Vinnie Jones was taking his mega long run up throw ins and as he walked towards the west stand to throw in he moved the advertising hoarding out of the way to have a clear run up, by the time he turned around to start his run, the ball boy had replaced the hoarding, so he then jumped over it to take the throw, made me chuckle that little scamp of a ball boy!
Liverpool away 3-3. In the Arkles beforehand @riscardo introduced one of our group to a few scousers. Called him "gay Steve 33 from Southend" (his name was Phil). 5 minutes later 200-300 people in the pub were all singing "gay Steve, 33 from Southend"
@razil getting 80 miles up the M1 on route to Everton before realising he had left his ticket at home. The look on the 3 people who were in his XR3 with him faces' whem he announced he was going home for it had me in hysterics. He then thrashed the car so hard to get there on time that his exhaust fell off in a service station on the M6. He drove home with the exhaust held in place by a printer cable!
Yes, Maidstone away was great fun but i also saw something that i've always remembered and really pissed me off. As we were walking to the ground from the station a teen Charlton fan snatched an old mans trilby from his head and threw it in the river.
Yes and about 80 years old!
Perhaps even funnier was the aftermath when their fat ex-Rangers winger Ted McMinn then spent the rest of the game pointing to the Charlton fans where it had happened and making threatening gestures like he was actually going to do something about it.
Got beat 2-0 as I recall.