The North Stand (Goldstone) "surges"

[Ringmer Seagull]

Was thinking about this the other day. Many of you will remember the "surges" in the North Stand ("Knees up Brighton Town" etc.). How on earth did we avoid serious injury ?. Or did we...anyone recall anyone getting hurt?.

 

[bristolseagull]

I fell over once

 

[Gazwag]

I remember getting crushed against a crash barrier and hurt my ribs, funny how you remember things, as it was against Carlisle in the League Cup I think

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Luck

 

[CHAPPERS]

I once headbutted one of the barrier things in a celebration by beding down to leap into the air onto a mate and jumped head first into it. Semi concussed trying to celebrate a goal whilst being leapt on was pretty painful.

I think it was James Virgo scored in the auto windscreens shield or summat in golden goal extra time vs Fulham.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Wonderful surges. of course, if you want to stay safe then stand infront or a barrier.

 

[Fungus]

Wonderful surges. of course, if you want to stay safe then stand infront or a barrier.

Always made a point of that! Though I also headbutted one of them - on the way out after the game, trying to duck underneath. They were SOLID!

 

[Ringmer Seagull]

Wonderful surges. of course, if you want to stay safe then stand infront or a barrier.

Thats what I did but can`t help thinking theres a lot of you out there that did`nt !,

 

[withdeanwombat]

Wonderful surges. of course, if you want to stay safe then stand infront or a barrier.

Didn't the stewards hand out white feathers for this type of behaviour? Wasn't the plan to stand somewhere you didn't want to watch from and see how close you could get to that perfect position by close of play ? And it was excellent for pickpocketing except nobody had anything worth taking.

Ah! Those heady days.The whiff of anticipation and perspiration.They will never come again.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Was thinking about this the other day. Many of you will remember the "surges" in the North Stand ("Knees up Brighton Town" etc.). How on earth did we avoid serious injury ?. Or did we...anyone recall anyone getting hurt?.

People didn't get injured because it was perfectly safe. It's sad that the health and safety nazis are slowly brainwashing us all to wonder how we didn't get injured doing things they've told us aren't safe, when the reality is that the figures speak for themselves. I bet there were harldy any injuries from surges at football if you look at it as a percentage of attendance.

The only one I know of is my older brothers mate doing his leg in after deano's free kick against ipswich

 

[Working class pride]

Surges were great all a part of football, as a teenager theywere fantastic tho im too old for it now. But be honest nobody died or got hurt, it happened every week, until Hillsborough and then baby and bathwater springs to mind and frankly bollocks spouted afterwards. The same bollocks that we are not allowed to question or the scouse press will cry. Now its blokes in yellow jackets telling kids to sit down or somehow the seat will jump up and hurt them, pathetic

 

[Was not Was]

It's dying out, isn't it?

My lad (aged 13) just doesn't get why terraces are great. Why would you want to stand up if you can sit down?

I've tried explaining that it's not the standing up as such, it's the jostling, the atmosphere ...

Anyway, he has agreed to come to Peterborough this season to experience what maybe his first and last proper terrace experience.

Not sure what this will achieve, except hopefully not thinking I'm an idiot for being nostalgic for terraces.

 

[Guerrero]

Anything that is fun is gradually being taxed to the hilt,banned or made so safe that it isn't fun anymore.
I'm amazed that anybody in the UK is allowed to get out of bed in the morning without putting on a condom,a crash helmet and full body armour while being watched on CCTV.

 

[withdeanwombat]

You could also try Yeovil or Exeter.In fact these games are so close together they could be a New Year treat.Except I always find the Yeovil "experience" a bit anti climactic,and Exeter is more like a patio than a terrace.

 

[Napper]

Peterborough away

Bring it on

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

We'd normally start off just to the right of the goal and end up somewhere further down and in the middle. Remember always checking who was standing around you pre-kick off, especially when we were up against a side whose fans liked to infiltrate.
Only injury I recall was the infamous Spurs game (3-1 to us) when my brother got caught in some trouble and ended up with several broken ribs after being crushed against a fence. For some reason I was in the East Stand that day. Great game, great result, not so great on the terraces.

 

[Notters]

Peterborough away

Bring it on

This tempted to chain meself to the railings afterwards!

As someone above said, they weren't that dangerous. Not as dangerous as noshing at a metal gig and they haven't banned that, have they?

 

[brunswick]

aged 14 - arsenal 2-1 home defeat - 10 minutes to kick off - crushed against a barrier - coudlnt breath - had to move down the terrace a bit .

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

i lost a shoe once in a surge, had to watch the last 30 minutes without it.
waited til after the game so i could find it..but some rotten fucker had stolen it

 

[Hillian1]

Home v Southampton, FA Cup. 1980 something.

only time i was ever scared. couldn't breathe for a while