What is your favourite POLICING incident at an Albion game?

[eastlondonseagull]

was that a couple of seasons ago when, after the match a group of their fans broke past the rozzers and stewards and started running towards our end, only to slow down and stop abut half way, and turn around and walk back? that was utterly ludicrous

No, it was a twatty journalist from the Voice newspaper, who mis-heard 'SEAGULLS' for 'SIEG HEIL'. What a nobber.

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[Freddie Goodwin.]

In barry Lloyds troubled days, we played blackburn at the Goldstone. It was just the start of blackburn's rise and they were on their way to promotion but things were not happy at the goldstone (nothing changes) and, for some reason, revolt was in the air.

The club & police decided to have a big police pressence, there were loads of 'em. With nothing really to do, they spent most of the match parading up & down the eat terrace. It was a bit like formation dancing, probably an inspiration for Olympic opening ceremonys to come.

Albion were well beaten 3-0. rovers were far better, end of, no complaints. what riled was all these police, including horses. As the game neared the end, the lines of police left the esat and filtered infront of the north. When the game ended, a 2nd row of police were strung out across the pitch at the 18yd line.

The crowd, which ordinarraly would have filtered away, felt confronted and decided to stay so there was this rediculous stand off which lasted for about 20 mins before the ploce had to march off to the jeers of the crowd.

It really was a crazy situationnad was never fully explained.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Never forget at Watford many moons ago just before kick off and the Albion fans were singing 'Elton John a Homosexual' and the Late Albion fans were arriving from the pubs.A couple of the came over the top steps singing it and 2 coppers grabbed them and marched them out.They must of lasted about 5 seconds in the ground!.

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

The Police report about us singing 'Seig Heil, Seig Heil' at Millwall was quiet noteworthy.

I thought that was The Sun that reported that and not the Police?

 

[chez]

It was Millwall that burnt the coppers helmet wasn't it ?

Yeah, it was in the stand to the left of us. Bunch of nutters!!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

In barry Lloyds troubled days, we played blackburn at the Goldstone. It was just the start of blackburn's rise and they were on their way to promotion but things were not happy at the goldstone (nothing changes) and, for some reason, revolt was in the air.....

I seem to remember a post match sit in after the Southend game (won 3-2), which was the home tie before Blackburn. We beat Grimsby and Newcastle on the road, then came the Rovers game.

 

[chez]

Dave Clarkson, now that was a player I really rated.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Bloody hell!

Mentioned this on here before, but I'll always remember Peterborough away years ago (again), when me and a few others on here were told by the kindly police to avoid the town centre on the way back to the station as we'd probably get ambushed.

We heeded the coppers' advice. And got ambushed anyway, outside a pub on the ring road

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I remember that, was definitely the Beehive. I'd tried to go in there after the game a couple of years before when I was about 16. I got halfway in the door and walked straight back out again

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Dave Clarkson, now that was a player I really rated.

I don't have much recollection of Clarkson. Was he any good?

 

[Caveman]

In barry Lloyds troubled days, we played blackburn at the Goldstone. It was just the start of blackburn's rise and they were on their way to promotion but things were not happy at the goldstone (nothing changes) and, for some reason, revolt was in the air.

The club & police decided to have a big police pressence, there were loads of 'em. With nothing really to do, they spent most of the match parading up & down the eat terrace. It was a bit like formation dancing, probably an inspiration for Olympic opening ceremonys to come.

Albion were well beaten 3-0. rovers were far better, end of, no complaints. what riled was all these police, including horses. As the game neared the end, the lines of police left the esat and filtered infront of the north. When the game ended, a 2nd row of police were strung out across the pitch at the 18yd line.

The crowd, which ordinarraly would have filtered away, felt confronted and decided to stay so there was this rediculous stand off which lasted for about 20 mins before the ploce had to march off to the jeers of the crowd.

It really was a crazy situationnad was never fully explained.

Not sure if it was that game or another one? But one of the horses unloaded a huge turd on the pitch right in front of the Northstand. The North Stand then starting singing ..."and now you're going to believe us, you're horse as done a shit!. You're horse has done a shit, You're horse has done a shit..." Made me chuckle.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Think it probably was that game as can't recall another game where horses (they had about 6 down from The Met) were on the pitch.

As somebody picked up on, this match followed a demo in the previous home game (Southend) against Llloyd. Strange that the club had no money but paid a fortune on policeing.

Dave 'Skippy' Clarkson, blond, flair midfielder, worked his socks off. Somehow Lloyd didn't like him and he was alsmost permanent sub (only 1 back then) and lloyd would never play subs, short of a broken leg or bubonic plague.

We went back to Aus and a few years later was playing against Man Utd in that tourn in South America, y'know, the one man utd ditched the FA Cup for.

 

[Lankyseagull]

I see the referee for the Blackburn game was Roger Milford.

Wasn't he the one who looked like Peter Stringfellows long lost brother?

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

I think you're right, not so long in the hair.

There were some flair refs about in the old days. Anyone remember Roger Kirkpatrick? looked like a character from a Dickens story.

 

[chez]

I don't have much recollection of Clarkson. Was he any good?

I thought he was. He was a bit like Charlie Oatway but much much better.

 

[sureyyathegodofthephonein]

i was there at millwall when that happened little s****

 

[drew]

Best moment was up at St James just after we had won promotion in 1979. My brother, sister and another mate went up on one of the charter trains. After the game we were walking through the streets and my mate asked a copper where the station was? The copper replied 'manners' so my mate said where is the station please? The copper then said 'no, I mean which station do you want, Manors Station or Central'!!!

 

[Zesh Rehman]

The Police report about us singing 'Seig Heil, Seig Heil' at Millwall was quiet noteworthy.

Really? Idiots!

 

[Zesh Rehman]

Mine was probably seeing a fellow NSC'er (no name necessary) being arrested at Luton last year for smuggling a can of beer into the stadium!

 

[El Presidente]

Sunderland v Brighton 1980/1. A MASSIVE crew of 42 Albion fans arrive at Seaburn rail station for a must win game in our relegation fight. The local police, about 100 strong, piss themselves with laughter at the insipid turnout, and then take us to the match in three police vans as it is less problematic than giving us an escort by foot. They were splendid chaps, who genuinely couldn't believe why there were so few of us.

*Footnote* Gary Williams scores a last minute winner to secure a 2-1 victory and takes us out of the relegation position, to be replaced by.......Sunderland. The following week Sunderland go to Anfield needing a win, and the wonderful Stan Cummins scores the only goal of the game for them, roared on by 6,000 Rokerites.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

There may well have only been 41 in the away end but there were others who had experinced the warmth of Wearside before and decided to go 'undercover'

I and 2 other Albion stalwarts were in the Sunderland end and deserve a medal for keeping a lid on it as garry Williams's last min winner sped in off the post infront of us. There was no way we could celebrate and had to look suicidal and stunned like all those around us. We had to bottle those cheers until we got back to Newcastle.

Yes, sunderland did achieve a miricle winning 1-0 at Anfield on the last day of the season. A result which must have shocked all, especially Sunderland born liverpool manager, bob Paisley.