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Matey away at Derby, a home fan about 10 seats away with veins in the neck pulsating and a red face whilst giving me the Gareth Hunt, THAT'S football.
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[Albion] Unforgettable moments from football that have nothing to to with the match
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mune ni kamome
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Hundreds of Albion breaking into the Oak Road Luton before the ground was open. Eventually the police ushered us all out again but for a while there we felt invincible.
Dave the OAP
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Played wolves away when hoddle was their manager
Mexican wave went around the ground, as the game was shite, and it got to us and we ignored it
Brighton Brighton give us a wave.......came the call from wolves fans
Wooooohoooo...gay waves....blowing kisses....
It was very funny
Mexican wave went around the ground, as the game was shite, and it got to us and we ignored it
Brighton Brighton give us a wave.......came the call from wolves fans
Wooooohoooo...gay waves....blowing kisses....
It was very funny
Using the 'toilets' at the Recreation Ground Aldershot. Basically a small brick unlit shed, that was a step below ground level - so effectively just a small pool which you unwarily stepped into. Worse even than the ones behind the North Stand at the Goldstone. Seared into my memory as I had to endure wet, and rather smelly, socks/trainers for the rest of the day.
Skaville
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Glenn Thomas?? Was two not three.
83 cup final year, on the West Terrace, just in front of the press box with John Vinicombe behind and the radio guys giving commentary. About 3-4 steps down in front of me were two OAP regulars, bit like Duffy and Waldorf from the muppets, nice guys always said hello and chatted with the rest of us around them. Anyway they both wore glasses and at one match there was an almighty scramble for a ball involving I think Nobby Horton, who was trying to get the ball and eventually it got loose and then decided to belt it out of touch, which he did, and the ball rocketed straight in to one of the OAP's face 
. He went down like a sack of spuds and everybody rushed to to see if he was ok, Nobby checking as well, then St Johns came running in and after a while he got up and was led away with a cut above his eye, his mate with him. Game continues and we don't see them again. Next home game they are back, and the previous victim is all smiles and thanking all of us regulars around him. His glasses had been repaired with a plaster! 
About twenty minutes in and this time, Fozzie comes steaming in to clear a loose ball and (you guessed it!) the ball hits the other OAP, smack in the face 
Same result, face cut and broken glasses. All the regulars, whilst being concerned for the old feller and helping him out, were also trying not laugh. Next home game, both standing there, with glasses repaired by plasters, as badges of honor, but it was funny to see the both of them with a clear bit of terrace about 10 ft wide around them. Nobody stood close to them for the rest of the season.
. He went down like a sack of spuds and everybody rushed to to see if he was ok, Nobby checking as well, then St Johns came running in and after a while he got up and was led away with a cut above his eye, his mate with him. Game continues and we don't see them again. Next home game they are back, and the previous victim is all smiles and thanking all of us regulars around him. His glasses had been repaired with a plaster! About twenty minutes in and this time, Fozzie comes steaming in to clear a loose ball and (you guessed it!) the ball hits the other OAP, smack in the face Same result, face cut and broken glasses. All the regulars, whilst being concerned for the old feller and helping him out, were also trying not laugh. Next home game, both standing there, with glasses repaired by plasters, as badges of honor, but it was funny to see the both of them with a clear bit of terrace about 10 ft wide around them. Nobody stood close to them for the rest of the season.
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The megaphone ‘borrowed’ from a steward in the away end at Adam’s Park, Wycombe, one frosty Boxing Day.
Brilliant. Have no recollection what the game was like or the score.
Brilliant. Have no recollection what the game was like or the score.
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83 cup final year, on the West Terrace, just in front of the press box with John Vinicombe behind and the radio guys giving commentary. About 3-4 steps down in front of me were two OAP regulars, bit like Duffy and Waldorf from the muppets, nice guys always said hello and chatted with the rest of us around them. Anyway they both wore glasses and at one match there was an almighty scramble for a ball involving I think Nobby Horton, who was trying to get the ball and eventually it got loose and then decided to belt it out of touch, which he did, and the ball rocketed straight in to one of the OAP's face
It was at Priestfield. The ball came into the crowd and, instead of waiting for it to land, I decided to be a smart-arse and volley it back onto the pitch. It wasn't a good idea: the ball flew off my foot sideways straight into the physog of the bloke standing near me. His mates fall about laughing while I looked for a hole to hide in.
B-right-on
Living the dream
Promotion to the PL:
Pitch invasion. Knocky leading the players singing. Dunk leaving the pitch in just his underwear.
Singing in the NS 'we're on our way' with all the other usual songs, beer flying everywhere, getting well and truly sozzled acting like a complete idjit and not giving a damn.
Getting the train back to Btn station and then on to Shoreham full of euphoric fans.
Walking thru Shoreham town in my replica shirt with strangers smiling and putting thumbs up and saying great we got promoted. Walking over the Norfolk Bridge and being beeped by cars as I walked along with arms waving out the windows and various shouts of 'Albion'.
Magical moment as a Albion fan.
Random YT clip;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq7K2aaD03s
Pitch invasion. Knocky leading the players singing. Dunk leaving the pitch in just his underwear.
Singing in the NS 'we're on our way' with all the other usual songs, beer flying everywhere, getting well and truly sozzled acting like a complete idjit and not giving a damn.
Getting the train back to Btn station and then on to Shoreham full of euphoric fans.
Walking thru Shoreham town in my replica shirt with strangers smiling and putting thumbs up and saying great we got promoted. Walking over the Norfolk Bridge and being beeped by cars as I walked along with arms waving out the windows and various shouts of 'Albion'.
Magical moment as a Albion fan.
Random YT clip;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq7K2aaD03s
I might be misreading what you have described but I think this was another incident?
What I described was at the Goldstone. The Godfather to my daughter was with me so I hope the both of us weren’t dreaming
But still funny that it happened somewhere else.dannyboy
tfso!
Play off final 2004 outside the pub . Massive game of keepy uppy . hilarious watching the ball come down on top of peoples heads who werent paying attention or knocking their beers everywhere. Then it came to me ...... My moment of glory ..... I thought id give it a huge kick . Kicked it on the roof of the pub and end of game and chants of who are ya or something like that.
Same day on the train home a Bristol City fanwalked past us down the carriage . I knew this as he had a home shirt on. Thats all he had though just a top . He was bollock naked, no undies, no socks even.
Same day on the train home a Bristol City fanwalked past us down the carriage . I knew this as he had a home shirt on. Thats all he had though just a top . He was bollock naked, no undies, no socks even.
I might be misreading what you have described but I think this was another incident?
What I described was at the Goldstone. The Godfather to my daughter was with me so I hope the both of us weren’t dreaming
Sorry, my opening sentence was misleading: this happened to me. I wasn't trying to say that yours happened somewhere else. Your comment reminded me of mine
Yep. Barnet's original Underhill was similar IIRC. Vague memories of many of us giving up and using the wall.
I know I shouldn’t, but I just LOVE this story.
It's all kinds of wrong, which is exactly what makes it brilliant.
Comrade Sam
Comrade Sam
At the Boleyn and about 100 West Ham fans sang 'does your boyfriend no you're here?'. As if rehearsed for months, thousands of us retorted effeminately with 'ooh, get her!' then it seemed the whole Brighton end roared 'You're to ugly to be gay!' It wasn't the most sophisticated attack on homophobia, but it was bloody awesome!
Comrade Sam
Comrade Sam
Oh and drawing a cartoon about a plane crashing into Barry Lloyd's office, then waking Monday morning to my Mum demanding to know what I've done now, as it was a news story on both national and local news on BBC and ITV!
I recall a really funny interchange between Millwall and Bristol City Fans many years ago during a midweek match.
It exposes the misodjinay and homophobia of both sets of fans and although quit horrendous to listen to. I couldn't help but find it funny.
Around now there are quite a few female medical assistants and trainers but back in the 90s it wasn't common. However Bristol City has a female trainer who rushed on to treat the Bristol players every time one of them got injured. Every time she came on Millwall fans would sing " Do you take it up the ar$e ?
The poor woman was subjected to this about 4 or 5 times in a row and I was thinking this must be really awful for her to go through that.
Then all of a sudden the Millwall Trainer had to come on to the pitch to to treat a Millwall player. The Millwall Trainer was as you would expect a Man.
But guess what the Bristol City fans started singing ?
You probably guessed correctly .
Now not that I approve of either the misodjinay or the homophobia of either set of fans but I couldn't help but laugh at the Karma of the situation that Bristol City fans dished out to the Millwall fans that night.
It exposes the misodjinay and homophobia of both sets of fans and although quit horrendous to listen to. I couldn't help but find it funny.
Around now there are quite a few female medical assistants and trainers but back in the 90s it wasn't common. However Bristol City has a female trainer who rushed on to treat the Bristol players every time one of them got injured. Every time she came on Millwall fans would sing " Do you take it up the ar$e ?
The poor woman was subjected to this about 4 or 5 times in a row and I was thinking this must be really awful for her to go through that.
Then all of a sudden the Millwall Trainer had to come on to the pitch to to treat a Millwall player. The Millwall Trainer was as you would expect a Man.
But guess what the Bristol City fans started singing ?
You probably guessed correctly .
Now not that I approve of either the misodjinay or the homophobia of either set of fans but I couldn't help but laugh at the Karma of the situation that Bristol City fans dished out to the Millwall fans that night.
Norman Potting
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I am sure I have related this tale before but IMHO it is worth of a repeat.
One of my very rare away game visits, this was to Plough Lane just post the "crazy gang" era. Midweek evening game and I am sure someone will enlighten me as to the date - early to mid '90's I think.
Dull 1 - 0 loss for the Albion. Leaving the ground there was a very slight amount of "argy bargy" between fans. My small group of four were minding our own business and walking back to the car. Following us and a reasonable crowd of Albion fans were two young - mid teens - and not very big Wimbledon fans "giving it large" and inviting the larger crowd of Albion fans to "stand and fight, it's now or never...".
Being short they probably did not spot the two large members of the Met. (or maybe Surrey) constabulary striding purposefully toward us. The Albion fans parted like the Red Sea, the two Herbert's still continued their tirade and the Officers, without breaking stride, each took an arm of the lippiest of the two. I recall that his legs still kept going like Wile E. Coyote when running off a cliff and the cherry on the top was one of the officers uttering the immortal words into his ear (which I thought until then to be an urban myth) "....you're f*****g knicked son...".
One of my very rare away game visits, this was to Plough Lane just post the "crazy gang" era. Midweek evening game and I am sure someone will enlighten me as to the date - early to mid '90's I think.
Dull 1 - 0 loss for the Albion. Leaving the ground there was a very slight amount of "argy bargy" between fans. My small group of four were minding our own business and walking back to the car. Following us and a reasonable crowd of Albion fans were two young - mid teens - and not very big Wimbledon fans "giving it large" and inviting the larger crowd of Albion fans to "stand and fight, it's now or never...".
Being short they probably did not spot the two large members of the Met. (or maybe Surrey) constabulary striding purposefully toward us. The Albion fans parted like the Red Sea, the two Herbert's still continued their tirade and the Officers, without breaking stride, each took an arm of the lippiest of the two. I recall that his legs still kept going like Wile E. Coyote when running off a cliff and the cherry on the top was one of the officers uttering the immortal words into his ear (which I thought until then to be an urban myth) "....you're f*****g knicked son...".