anyone remember any of the south stand boys from the 70s

[pork pie]

yes, of course it was. I'm still grateful I survived it because at times it felt like they were all after me!!

That season we had Arsenal (twice), Spurs, West Ham, Man U, Liverpool, Saints, and a few other big clubs at the Goldstone, so most home games were "interesting"

Hmm, no we didn't? It was in the old Second Division, the year before we went up? The yids and Stains stitched us up and took a bore draw so they both got promoted at our expense. You are thinking about two years later.

 

[Bill Cassidy's tie up]

recall some hh /bh lads jumping out the seats onto the heads of the whu below,even the hammers thought it was a great tactic

Wrong again that was me mind you cost a £330 fine which was a fortune in them days

 

[catfish]

I remember him, and soon learnt that you didn't stand in front of him....when he needed a piss, he had a piss!!!

I had a couple of very close escapes

 

[Questions]

Clifton coach (with Norris the organizer unwell and unable to attend) to Hereford away ( Wardys debut ) , Pissing in wine bottles and throwing them out of the skylights at the Hereford fans, arrived took over a pub and the landlord announced how nice it was to have such a well behaved bunch of supporters in ........ immediate mayhem started , beer up the walls etc etc , Hereford mob passed outside and chased up a wide pathway opposite. Brighton fans decided to enter the Hereford end from outside the ground before the match and were turned back and made to go to the other end and made pronged attacks from there from each side of the ground. After the game Hereford came towards us outside and the Police let a dog at them which bit a guy with his girlfriend up his crotch in his High waister trousers .... hilarious.
The return trip minus a couple of our passengers stopped at the Wooden Bridge Fish and Chip take away and restaurant in Guilford , some decided to sit with a meal , others queued for take away, suddenly Will Davey appeared behind the counter taking orders and handing out Fish etc , all Albion diners left without paying from both sides of the shop. Back onto the coach and more mayhem , one guys laquered perm was set on fire , beer cans thrown from front to back of the coach , cutting myself and a few hitting the driver and the screen , the driver had his girlfriend with him for company on the trip and they decided to drive straight in to Horsham Police Station to arrest the occupants of the coach ,as soon as stationary a few , including Will did a runner before the Police managed to board , they were later picked up on the A24. Severe warnings were given out and the coach eventually allowed to carry on. Me and my buddy Kev Stoner ran like hell home from Broadwater Church to witness Wardy's debut goal on Match of the Day .... just. Whilst trying to explain my bloody face and shirt to Mum and Dad. I must state I was not involved in any of the naughty events of the day.......cough !!

And Dixie McNeil hand balling it over the line..... Bastard. We went on The Seagull Special that day. No alcohol allowed but a bottle of vodka and a pint of coke mixed together in a quart bottle did the trick. Big Nick Turner from the Clifton moaning because Peter Taylor had dropped his hero.... Fred Binney. If only he knew what was to come.

Now Forest away in the league cup by coach (out of Worthing) was the best ever if you were broke and had no money for food on the way home. The visit to the service station on the way home made the national press. Did we feel guilty.... No way.... They were robbing bastards themselves.
Not right to mention names on that one but my god the whole service station cafe was taken back on that coach.

 

[Bakesy]

I had a couple of very close escapes

Me too, lol.

 

[highway61]

And Dixie McNeil hand balling it over the line..... Bastard. We went on The Seagull Special that day. No alcohol allowed but a bottle of vodka and a pint of coke mixed together in a quart bottle did the trick. Big Nick Turner from the Clifton moaning because Peter Taylor had dropped his hero.... Fred Binney. If only he knew what was to come.

Now Forest away in the league cup by coach (out of Worthing) was the best ever if you were broke and had no money for food on the way home. The visit to the service station on the way home made the national press. Did we feel guilty.... No way.... They were robbing bastards themselves.
Not right to mention names on that one but my god the whole service station cafe was taken back on that coach.

went by train straight from my night shift as a security guard at Amex buildings haywards Heath, went with Paddy G. Pissed as farts at the Half crown pub near hereford station, ended up after game at Newport! got back home just in time to begin next shift

 

[Questions]

went by train straight from my night shift as a security guard at Amex buildings haywards Heath, went with Paddy G. Pissed as farts at the Half crown pub near hereford station, ended up after game at Newport! got back home just in time to begin next shift

Paddy G. Now that is weird highway61 as have just rung him about a job we have been working on.

 

[timbha]

Hmm, no we didn't? It was in the old Second Division, the year before we went up? The yids and Stains stitched us up and took a bore draw so they both got promoted at our expense. You are thinking about two years later.

Christ this thread is showing up my poor memory!

 

[highway61]

Paddy G. Now that is weird highway61 as have just rung him about a job we have been working on.

bloody hell lol, Deano was going to same game but decided against, as did Lee f

 

[Return of the Rev]

Wrong again that was me mind you cost a £330 fine which was a fortune in them days

Well i recall waiting outside hove nick for a mate from burgess hill so i assume YOU WERE NOT ALONE

 

[Bulldog]

Clifton coach (with Norris the organizer unwell and unable to attend) to Hereford away ( Wardys debut ) , Pissing in wine bottles and throwing them out of the skylights at the Hereford fans, arrived took over a pub and the landlord announced how nice it was to have such a well behaved bunch of supporters in ........ immediate mayhem started , beer up the walls etc etc , Hereford mob passed outside and chased up a wide pathway opposite. Brighton fans decided to enter the Hereford end from outside the ground before the match and were turned back and made to go to the other end and made pronged attacks from there from each side of the ground. After the game Hereford came towards us outside and the Police let a dog at them which bit a guy with his girlfriend up his crotch in his High waister trousers .... hilarious.
The return trip minus a couple of our passengers stopped at the Wooden Bridge Fish and Chip take away and restaurant in Guilford , some decided to sit with a meal , others queued for take away, suddenly Will Davey appeared behind the counter taking orders and handing out Fish etc , all Albion diners left without paying from both sides of the shop. Back onto the coach and more mayhem , one guys laquered perm was set on fire , beer cans thrown from front to back of the coach , cutting myself and a few hitting the driver and the screen , the driver had his girlfriend with him for company on the trip and they decided to drive straight in to Horsham Police Station to arrest the occupants of the coach ,as soon as stationary a few , including Will did a runner before the Police managed to board , they were later picked up on the A24. Severe warnings were given out and the coach eventually allowed to carry on. Me and my buddy Kev Stoner ran like hell home from Broadwater Church to witness Wardy's debut goal on Match of the Day .... just. Whilst trying to explain my bloody face and shirt to Mum and Dad. I must state I was not involved in any of the naughty events of the day.......cough !!

That remains the very best pre match piss up i have had the pleasure to attend.

 

[pork pie]

Me too, lol.

You must have been standing next to him, because he only ever did it a couple of times that I can remember, and one of those was in some kid in front's pocket as a laugh.

His old man was a rangers fan, and had told him that is what used to happen at Ibrox.

 

[East Preston Gull]

I can remember a game against stoke( I think). I was 7 and went with my dad who was 28 at the time. It kicked off in south east and my dad who is and was the quietest guy in history lamped someone who threw something at us.he is still ashamed of it today.There was a proper large Brighton hooly who picked me up asked if I was ok and got me and my dad to safety and then proceeded to smack stoke heads..a proper gent hooligan!!!

 

[red star portslade]

Many older lads will recall the three or four seasons in the mid 70's when there was a crew of seemingly sweet old ladies from mid - sussex who took a mini bus to all the albion games.
Their weapon of choice were extra long knitting needles and hat pins. I remember some palace meatheads taking them on, only to be rolled up in a tangled giant trap made of dozens of hair nets sewn together and then savagely prodded by the game old gals.

The Billingshurst Bad Biddies they called themselves (B.B.B) S. They disbanded when Ivy their leader developed severe rheumatism and a couple of the others had varicose vain operations.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Many older lads will recall the three or four seasons in the mid 70's when there was a crew of seemingly sweet old ladies from mid - sussex who took a mini bus to all the albion games.
Their weapon of choice were extra long knitting needles and hat pins. I remember some palace meatheads taking them on, only to be rolled up in a tangled giant trap made of dozens of hair nets sewn together and then savagely prodded by the game old gals.

The Billingshurst Bad Biddies they called themselves (B.B.B) S. They disbanded when Ivy their leader developed severe rheumatism and a couple of the others had varicose vain operations.

:what:

 

[BensGrandad]

Clifton coach (with Norris the organizer unwell and unable to attend) to Hereford away ( Wardys debut ) , Pissing in wine bottles and throwing them out of the skylights at the Hereford fans, arrived took over a pub and the landlord announced how nice it was to have such a well behaved bunch of supporters in ........ immediate mayhem started , beer up the walls etc etc , Hereford mob passed outside and chased up a wide pathway opposite. Brighton fans decided to enter the Hereford end from outside the ground before the match and were turned back and made to go to the other end and made pronged attacks from there from each side of the ground. After the game Hereford came towards us outside and the Police let a dog at them which bit a guy with his girlfriend up his crotch in his High waister trousers .... hilarious.
The return trip minus a couple of our passengers stopped at the Wooden Bridge Fish and Chip take away and restaurant in Guilford , some decided to sit with a meal , others queued for take away, suddenly Will Davey appeared behind the counter taking orders and handing out Fish etc , all Albion diners left without paying from both sides of the shop. Back onto the coach and more mayhem , one guys laquered perm was set on fire , beer cans thrown from front to back of the coach , cutting myself and a few hitting the driver and the screen , the driver had his girlfriend with him for company on the trip and they decided to drive straight in to Horsham Police Station to arrest the occupants of the coach ,as soon as stationary a few , including Will did a runner before the Police managed to board , they were later picked up on the A24. Severe warnings were given out and the coach eventually allowed to carry on. Me and my buddy Kev Stoner ran like hell home from Broadwater Church to witness Wardy's debut goal on Match of the Day .... just. Whilst trying to explain my bloody face and shirt to Mum and Dad. I must state I was not involved in any of the naughty events of the day.......cough !!

This is all rather puzzling because I drove my firms lorry to Wardys debut at Hereford and the Clifton coach with Nicky Turner in broke down and we stopped and they all jumped in the back of my box lorry and to this day Nick talks about The Banana Lorry (as it had a yellow cab). At the ground they paraded a Hereford Bull around the pitch to chants of Dixie McNeil. So the first bits about the coach to Hereford is a little puzzling, which I cant quite work out.

 

[Grapes of Wrath]

Now Forest away in the league cup by coach (out of Worthing) was the best ever if you were broke and had no money for food on the way home. The visit to the service station on the way home made the national press. Did we feel guilty.... No way.... They were robbing bastards themselves.
Not right to mention names on that one but my god the whole service station cafe was taken back on that coach.

What a trip! Once we ran out of bottles and bags to piss in, as the driver refused to stop people started using one of the seats that was empty. By the time we got to the Nottingham traffic, with all the stopping and starting there was a little wave of piss going up and down the coach floor, It was at this point I remembered my sarnies were on the floor in a piss wet bag so I chucked them up above.

After the game Binge and me looked round only to see N.T. scoffing my soggy sarnies.

As for the service station, I think we all know the person, who has already been referred to a couple of times in this thread. coming out of the kitchen with a whole roast chicken on each fist.

Would I go back? Like a bloody shot. The Amex may be great, but nothing beats days like that or standing in a throbbing North Stand, crushed, singing your heart out, surging down the terrace when we scored. The fear and excitement in certain situations and the adrenalin surges that brought, whilst all the time making friends for life.

For these reasons alone I'm glad i was born when I was; the 70's especially, and early 80's were a great time to be an Albion fan. I'm glad I was there

 

[wunt be druv]

I was a regular in the South stand in my early teens back in the Mullery years,used to stand right at the front to the left of the goal,me and my mates used to hurl abuse at the opposing goalkeepers.Migrated to the North when we got promoted to Div.2. Funnily enough it coincided with me losing my virginity.Result!

 

[Questions]

What a trip! Once we ran out of bottles and bags to piss in, as the driver refused to stop people started using one of the seats that was empty. By the time we got to the Nottingham traffic, with all the stopping and starting there was a little wave of piss going up and down the coach floor, It was at this point I remembered my sarnies were on the floor in a piss wet bag so I chucked them up above.

After the game Binge and me looked round only to see N.T. scoffing my soggy sarnies.

As for the service station, I think we all know the person, who has already been referred to a couple of times in this thread. coming out of the kitchen with a whole roast chicken on each fist.

Would I go back? Like a bloody shot. The Amex may be great, but nothing beats days like that or standing in a throbbing North Stand, crushed, singing your heart out, surging down the terrace when we scored. The fear and excitement in certain situations and the adrenalin surges that brought, whilst all the time making friends for life.

For these reasons alone I'm glad i was born when I was; the 70's especially, and early 80's were a great time to be an Albion fan. I'm glad I was there

Made me laugh that. Saw NT yesterday moaning about the world. Clifton road chippy was the place......some things never change.

 

[BensGrandad]

Made me laugh that. Saw NT yesterday moaning about the world. Clifton road chippy was the place......some things never change.[/QUOTE

When you next see NT ask him about the banana lorry to Hereford as I am still bewildered by all the reports on here about the coach going to Hereford.