When 17,000 watched the reserves

[Return of the Rev]

Hey teacher! Leave us kids alone!

I RECALL ABOUT TEN OF US BUNKED OFF SKOOL AND WERE SWEATING ON HAYWARDS HEATH STATION WAITING FOR THE SEAGULL SPECIAL TO COME IN! YES THE POLICE WERE A BIT KEEN UP THERE TOLD US WE WERE GOING TO GET A KICKING FROM THE LOCALS AFTER THE GAME! BUT WEST BROM GOT TURNED OVER TWICE THAT NIGHT!

 

[patchamalbion]

Tell you what was INFINITELY more embarassing.

Was when the Albion got drawn against Chelski youth a season or two back.

Biggest queue for a game ever seen at Withdean bar NONE.

Made you want to vomit really.

Cos you just KNEW that 90% of the people in the queue had come to see Chelski youth.

f*** 'em, Albion won anyways

not really,that was due to them having 1 gate open.

 

[Nottseagull]

I remembered it too - thought there were more than 17,000 for that particular one, though most people were buying their tickets and leaving. Great bit of marketing as I think it still cost a few bob to get into those reserve games!

I read about it in a national paper, the Daily Telegraph I think, where they reported that the attendance topped 18,000. Didn't STHs get into reserve games for free in those days?