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1980 I think, 17 yo, minding my own on the tube, wearing colours, made the mistake of talking back to half a dozen older gooners who were hassling me, out comes a knife. I've never run so fast in my life, through all the doors, out onto a platform and away - I don't think they ever got off the train but I didn't look back. I'd seen the Charles Bronson films but it turns out real life's not always like that.
 
palmers_green_yid said:
Few years ago Woolwich away, at the Emirates not Highbury so can't be that long ago, maybe 6-7 years ago, saw quite an extensive fight not too far from the ground. No idea if it was our main firm or another little lot. Small numbers on either side. What struck me was how fast it all was when you see it up close.

Cardiff away in the cup, the game mentioned on this thread. I was in the escort from the pub near the station to the ground (and back again afterwards). This was mainly our firm but also a few normal fans like me who happened to go for a drink in that pub. This took about an hour (and we missed some of the game) because of Cardiff lads coming to "meet" us. They lobbed pints and bottles at us from one of the pubs we passed, I tried to get out the way of them and the Old Bill pushed me back into the road and into their path! A few fights where both Spurs and Cardiff broke the escort before and after the game.

Lazio away, the time someone was stabbed and nearly died. I didn't see that incident, but at the game there was a small fight with the Old Bill. During the game it went around that anyone going to the toilet was getting attacked by them with their batons! Also people were pissed off at the police being shit the night before, (and also just pissed), so it went off after the game in the concourse whilst we were locked in, the riot police were ran down some stairs I think.

I also randomly saw a fight, not at all organised, on a bus back to Lime Street after Everton away a few years ago. Really gobby scouser mouthing off at some yids, given plenty of warnings, and eventually there ended up being a fight just one on one, the scouser got what he was asking for.

Maybe a few other incidents at home games, which probably most people have seen on the High Road, where the away escort is broken briefly and a few punches thrown, but nothing much.

Considering all the games I've been to, it's not much to have seen over the years really, and it was easily avoided on all occasions. The only times I've been scared was Lazio away getting to the game (because of what happened the night before and other incidents in Rome with English clubs over the years) and Partizan Belgrade away before the game, and both times nothing happened in the end, and it was more of an enjoyable adrenaline rush than anything else. West Ham used to be a bit hairy coming out after the game (back in the late 90s) but those times abroad were the only times I was proper bricking it!

I think football violence and the risk to the ordinary fan is blown out of all proportion by the media. Certainly seems it was different in the 70s/80s, and I can't comment on that, but I imagine there was still an element of exaggeration and scaremongering even back then.
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Fair play for Lazio away mate

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Seen a fair few over the years but nothing will compare to Parsons Green in 2007. It was like a war zone.
As mentioned already, Cardiff was a lively old affair.
Got a kick-in at Wolves once but that was deserved as was with a group that had a barney in one of their pubs, only when the main group left, me and a Mate strolled off on our own and were caught few minutes later, got right done over.

We still have a fairly large contingent involved. when Chelsea or West Ham are in town you always see a few of the golden oldies as I'm sure you will on Sunday..
We've always been well represented over the years and WHL has never been an easy place to come and take liberties.
 
DeeGee said:
I was in the upper shelf.
They were in the lower say about what is now blocks 29/30. Just below one of the staircases
I remember meeting my old mate who I used to go home and away with when I was a kid. Turned out to be a right hooligan
As we were walking up the stairs to the upper shelf there were a handful on the other side , you know where you can't get to , and they shouted " there's xxxxx " I was shocked they knew him by his surname. Insults were traded. So we knew they were there
( edit turned out he couldn't even have a decent night out with us. We were in a local pub in Shoreditch aroud the same time and he was looking over his shoulder all the time for rival football hooligans Couldn't go here or there with us as he could bump into West Ham or Woolwich)

I wondered why they never came up in the first place. No way were they getting up into the shelf. They broke out and made a little progress. Then they didn't have much resistance where they were.
It all went off outside as well when everyone was waiting for them to come , and I got a few digs.
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Yeah, it doesn't surprise me they didn't make it into the shelf. The guys who went in there were a scary looking
bunch.
 
My Woolwich mates at school used to talk about a hard man of theirs called Bones. Who the heck was he?
I'm glad I never met him.
 
Saw a funny / odd scrap. It was the game v Man Utd in the snow. Parked up in the Shell garage up by Northumberland Park. Get out the car and these Mancs are giving it large, as well as throwing snowballs. One local is standing out the front of his house (sounded Eastern European) and the Mancs chuck a snowball at him. He calls them out, one swings for him, then about 5 of his mates pile out the house. All slipping and sliding all over the show, trying to fight on the ice covered pavement. I was on the other side of the road, and overhear some young Mancs wondering "is that their firm"...... must admit, I found it all highly amusing.

Anyway, I'm west upper on Sunday, block 2. May have to wear a woolly hat to protect from the shrapnel
 
Last game of the season - Wolves away in 2004 was interesting, the family friendly pub recommended by the Evening Standard was so unfriendly that Spurs with family's had one drink in there and left. After the game everyone wanted to get their journey home started but the police decided that everyone had to be escorted back to the station which made no sense to me, Wolves were still in the ground for their last game parade thingy.

Whenever I've seen trouble you can always smell the tension in the air beforehand.

We got marched up the hill in a mixed group including people with their kids and you could see things kicking off not 50 yards away, people getting a kicking and the police doing bugger all. I then pointed out to my mates that the police escort were all in the process of taking off their numbers from their shoulders so they couldn't be id'ed. Cunts.

One copper seemed more interested in finding someone who he could set his Rotweiler police dog on than actually policing. Wolves lot then pop up on the other side of the road and ran over to attack us and the police turned round to face us rather than dealing with them, pulled out their batons and got quite shitty with us despite Wolves doing the attacking.
 
I done them Wolves cunts on me own. Nobody, but nobody, takes liberties with SouthStand Billy SouthStand Billy .

Evil cunts. :nawty::wansum::memeokay:

Edit: Me and my mate Chris were chased down the High Rd by a bunch of Derby 15-17 year olds. We were 12. We hid behind the counter of a tobacconist. Not our finest hour.
 
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Techno said:
Saw a funny / odd scrap. It was the game v Man Utd in the snow. Parked up in the Shell garage up by Northumberland Park. Get out the car and these Mancs are giving it large, as well as throwing snowballs. One local is standing out the front of his house (sounded Eastern European) and the Mancs chuck a snowball at him. He calls them out, one swings for him, then about 5 of his mates pile out the house. All slipping and sliding all over the show, trying to fight on the ice covered pavement. I was on the other side of the road, and overhear some young Mancs wondering "is that their firm"...... must admit, I found it all highly amusing.

Anyway, I'm west upper on Sunday, block 2. May have to wear a woolly hat to protect from the shrapnel
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I have this all played out in my head. Hilarious.

Also, the Mancs are starting shit on a random local and then say the firm bit. Sounds about typical to me. Goes after an easy target and then acts like they've got big balls.
 
Joe Clash said:
I done them Wolves cunts on me own. Nobody, but nobody, takes liberties with SouthStand Billy SouthStand Billy .

Evil cunts. :nawty::wansum::memeokay:

Edit: Me and my mate Chris were chased down the High Rd by a bunch of Derby 15-17 year olds. We were 12. We hid behind the counter of a tobacconist. Not our finest hour.
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Joe, you and chris should come and and meet Billy and co we'll take care of you and would love to buy you both a drink on Sunday..

Should be in the Antwerp around noon.


Top Man..
 
SouthStand Billy said:
Joe, you and chris should come and and meet Billy and co we'll take care of you and would love to buy you both a drink on Sunday..

Should be in the Antwerp around noon.


Top Man..
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I lost touch with him after we were sent to different secondary schools. We played for the same team for a while, but I discovered girls before he did. He was a great junior footballer, and I was a tap in merchant. In hindsight he was like a junior Ardiles, all elbows and knees. I think he became a postman.

I'm going to be at Liverpool St, but thanks for the offer. Definitely next season, I'd love to meet up with you all.
 
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