Celery

[BHAWise]

I was speaking to my uncle at work today and he told me there was a bloke who used to throw celery on the pitch at the goldstone, but had no idea why. Anyone else remember?

 

[Manx Shearwater]

Brighton til I Diet?

 

[The Large One]

I was speaking to my uncle at work today and he told me there was a bloke who used to throw celery on the pitch at the goldstone, but had no idea why. Anyone else remember?

For 'a bloke', read 'quite a few in the North Stand', and it wasn't on the pitch - it was to each other.

Celery, celery
If she don't come
You tickle her bum
With a stick of celery

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

See Chelsea.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Celery was smuggled into the ground and used as a non offensive missile after knives , baseball bats , knuckledusters , axes and darts were banned.

 

[Gritt23]

I was speaking to my uncle at work today and he told me there was a bloke who used to throw celery on the pitch at the goldstone, but had no idea why. Anyone else remember?

It wasn't just one bloke, it became a craze, with everyone trying to smuggle celery into the ground, as the OB were on the look-out for it. I remember an away game at Brentford where we saw a local green grocers shop, and much to our frustration he'd sold out of celery. Poor bloke probably couldn't work out what teh HELL was going on, as fan after fan wandered min asking him for celery.

 

[loz]

I remember my team doing this as well.

"we are the famous football team and we are eating Celery, Celery celery" and so forth. (Instead of going to Wembly.) when we were losing a FA cup tie.

Hope that helps.

 

[BHAWise]

HAHA top stuff!

 

[catfish]

Where are the Cavemen Crew now?

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Anyone remember the banners in Pro Evo in the crowd? They said CELERY CELERY and I had no idea why until just now!

 

[Uwinsc]

Remember some being thrown round the south stand at withdean a few years ago: right at the end of the season. Along with an inflatable seagull which was surprisingly hard when it hit you on the head!

 

[Buzzer]

I remember my team doing this as well.

"we are the famous football team and we are eating Celery, Celery celery" and so forth. (Instead of going to Wembly.) when we were losing a FA cup tie.

Hope that helps.

That's how I remember it except ...'famous BrightonOveAlbion'... instead of 'famous football team'

 

[loz]

That's how I remember it except ...'famous BrightonOveAlbion'... instead of 'famous football team'

Yea thats it, we used to sing my teams name...its just I am not telling.

 

[The Large One]

Where are the Cavemen Crew now?

Moved out of their caves and into their pied a terres on the seafront.

 

[bassking]

Remember some being thrown round the south stand at withdean a few years ago: right at the end of the season. Along with an inflatable seagull which was surprisingly hard when it hit you on the head!

yep remember doing this in south stand whilst singing "were the famous brighton and hove albion and were throwing celery, celery, celery.

 

[robinsonsgrin]

i remember my first ever evening match... away at gillingham...aged about 12 in the 80s. the copper asked me if i had any celery on me!

 

[nevergoagain]

Didn't it change to Pepperami's for a bit in the North Stand or am I going mental ?

 

[Londoner]

We bought some down to the Goldstone once, but drinking and arranging things dont mix, put the celery in the freezer.........bad idea.............smelt awful when it defrosted and we had to throw it out the van before we got there lol

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

The Cassell Soccer Companion 1997 Edition p56 Celery Song:
"Supporter's song that caused a furore at Stanford Bridge in the mid 1980s.......it is thought the song originated among fans of b&hafc.....as the anthem of the "Caveman's Crew"..."

See Chelsea.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

It came at a time when virtually anything was being banned from being taken into grounds in that it could be used as a weapon. Brilliant idea and the OB didn't quite know how to deal with it.

Good fun but I'm older now and glad that footie is no longer a game of 'them v us' in regards to plod.