16 minutes ago, chi blue said:

Another great mow meadow was 87 at White Hart lane, we'd won first 3 games of season if I remember right and took thousands the away end was unbelievably rammed, think loads got locked out, the mow meadow from terrace and seats above was superb, non of that camp bollox of waving hands in front of themselves and singing " o when the spurs", is it just me, but those antics from those clowns really has the Larry Grayson's about it ("shut that door") anyway back to game, we lost in last 5 mins, Eddie did a bit of a fumble and Nico classen scored for them, we promtly ended up the season relegated

Yes when Spurs in there wisdom decided to leave a gap between the Park Lane and the Shelf. There was a ten men went to mow but the words were changed to something different which I'm not sure I can post.

14 hours ago, chi blue said:

and Tim flowers had a Stormer in goal

OOH OOH TIMMY TIMMY . He used to get the right hump with that.

1 hour ago, chi blue said:

Another great mow meadow was 87 at White Hart lane, we'd won first 3 games of season if I remember right and took thousands the away end was unbelievably rammed, think loads got locked out, the mow meadow from terrace and seats above was superb, non of that camp bollox of waving hands in front of themselves and singing " o when the spurs", is it just me, but those antics from those clowns really has the Larry Grayson's about it ("shut that door") anyway back to game, we lost in last 5 mins, Eddie did a bit of a fumble and Nico classen scored for them, we promtly ended up the season relegated

Just as embarrassing is that Spurs lion king video with the mug holding the doll at the beginning. Muck fe it's cringeworthy.

5 hours ago, bluehaze said:

Yes when Spurs in there wisdom decided to leave a gap between the Park Lane and the Shelf. There was a ten men went to mow but the words were changed to something different which I'm not sure I can post.

Yes mate, it was the different words that were used, but didn't think appropriate to put on here, especially as I watched the history channel in the week and saw what horrors took place.

On 03/03/2018 at 12:06, chi blue said:

Not a very impressive turnout from Wednesday considering it was a top of table clash, bare in mind numbers we took to Hillsborough following year in league cup 4-4, mind you our away support was second to none in those days, funny even 34 years on whenever the names Sheffield weds, Newcastle, and Man City come up it still reminds of that season, 4 big clubs in second division trying to get promoted, can't ever remember a season since when 4 big clubs were vying for 3 promotion spots.

I can't remember City or Wednesday turning up at ours in force. ( My brother was a copper on duty when we had Wednesday in the Milk Cup in 85- some of them didn't want to get off the coaches when they arrived at Fulham Broadway)

Newcastle in the late 70s through to the mid 80s - old second division- consistently brought down more than anyone else from the North. They always filled one section, even when they were doing sh*t.

They used to get reminded in song of a certain event that happened near Wandsworth Bridge!

 

1 hour ago, Ewell CFC said:

I can't remember City or Wednesday turning up at ours in force. ( My brother was a copper on duty when we had Wednesday in the Milk Cup in 85- some of them didn't want to get off the coaches when they arrived at Fulham Broadway)

Newcastle in the late 70s through to the mid 80s - old second division- consistently brought down more than anyone else from the North. They always filled one section, even when they were doing sh*t.

They used to get reminded in song of a certain event that happened near Wandsworth Bridge!

 

Man City never brought numbers to the Bridge 500-800 tops. The 6-0 in 2007 they were third going into the game they only had 1500 they have only taken their full allocation in recent years. The Pat Nevin penalty game in 84 they had about 200 and that might be being generous. 

1 hour ago, Ewell CFC said:

I can't remember City or Wednesday turning up at ours in force. ( My brother was a copper on duty when we had Wednesday in the Milk Cup in 85- some of them didn't want to get off the coaches when they arrived at Fulham Broadway)

Newcastle in the late 70s through to the mid 80s - old second division- consistently brought down more than anyone else from the North. They always filled one section, even when they were doing sh*t.

They used to get reminded in song of a certain event that happened near Wandsworth Bridge!

 

Another supposed big club that I've always thought had a poor away following at ours were villa, I totally agree about city, I think them and villa got a bit lost if an away game was more than 20 miles away from home. Reminds me West ham I think use to get a nose bleed north of Watford!

Edited March 6, 20188 yr by chi blue
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2 minutes ago, bluehaze said:

Man City never brought numbers to the Bridge 500-800 tops. The 6-0 in 2007 they were third going into the game they only had 1500 they have only taken their full allocation in recent years. The Pat Nevin penalty game in 84 they had about 200 and that might be being generous. 

To think of the numbers we have taken to main road in the past, 8k on a Friday night during that 83/84 season!!! And about 15k when Dorigo scored that goal on the cavalry charge in 89

1 hour ago, chi blue said:

To think of the numbers we have taken to main road in the past, 8k on a Friday night during that 83/84 season!!! And about 15k when Dorigo scored that goal on the cavalry charge in 89

I was there in 89 we had good numbers but not 15. I would say 9-10.

1 hour ago, chi blue said:

Another supposed big club that I've always thought had a poor away following at ours were villa, I totally agree about city, I think them and villa got a bit lost if an away game was more than 20 miles away from home. Reminds me West ham I think use to get a nose bleed north of Watford!

I recall Villa as being ok, perhaps half filled the away end. Even Utd in the early days under Fergie did not fill the end. For me next best after Villa was Leeds.

4 hours ago, chi blue said:

Another supposed big club that I've always thought had a poor away following at ours were villa, I totally agree about city, I think them and villa got a bit lost if an away game was more than 20 miles away from home. Reminds me West ham I think use to get a nose bleed north of Watford!

Forest were another one, back in their hey-day. Outside their Midlands derbies, their support was abysmal for what they achieved in that period.

8 minutes ago, The Leigh Limpet said:

Forest were another one, back in their hey-day. Outside their Midlands derbies, their support was abysmal for what they achieved in that period.

Although forest were promoted won the title following season and European cup back to back after that (unbelievable) and people go on about Leicester winning title! I never really thought as them in same terms as your city's and villa's as size of club, another club who i've always thought as a big club, but who never bought the numbers to the bridge compared what we took to their place (not many did though?)is Everton, 2 titles in the 80's plus cup finals, but was always disappointed with their followings.

I put Newcastle's turnout at ours during the sh*t years above Leeds because we didn't play the Yorkshiremen from 79 till they got relegated for the 82/83 season- the 83 game I remember for the headlines next day " Thugs, masquerading as stewards, aimed kicks and punches at the Leeds fans trying to scale the fences." ( how times change- I remember when stewards were fans, not the lot these days whose vitality is limited to grassing people up for having a crafty smoke in the bogs at half time)

Id just started work around the time of the Leeds game, and a Leeds colleague was one of the 150 odd who got arrested at Piccadilly Circus station; not long after that he got arrested and detained for a couple of weeks in Luxembourg I think following an England game. 

Ove a period of time ( before all ticket and with terraces), I'd say the best away support at ours from Northern teams was Newcastle, Leeds and Man Utd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 hours ago, Ewell CFC said:

I put Newcastle's turnout at ours during the sh*t years above Leeds because we didn't play the Yorkshiremen from 79 till they got relegated for the 82/83 season- the 83 game I remember for the headlines next day " Thugs, masquerading as stewards, aimed kicks and punches at the Leeds fans trying to scale the fences." ( how times change- I remember when stewards were fans, not the lot these days whose vitality is limited to grassing people up for having a crafty smoke in the bogs at half time)

Id just started work around the time of the Leeds game, and a Leeds colleague was one of the 150 odd who got arrested at Piccadilly Circus station; not long after that he got arrested and detained for a couple of weeks in Luxembourg I think following an England game. 

Ove a period of time ( before all ticket and with terraces), I'd say the best away support at ours from Northern teams was Newcastle, Leeds and Man Utd.

What about Liverpool?

22 hours ago, The Leigh Limpet said:

Forest were another one, back in their hey-day. Outside their Midlands derbies, their support was abysmal for what they achieved in that period.

They were game in the Div2 seasons, gave the North Stand a real good row in 75.

58 minutes ago, Peckham Blue said:

They were game in the Div2 seasons, gave the North Stand a real good row in 75.

They chucked a smoke bomb in 77 at the Northstand.

1 hour ago, Strider6003 said:

What about Liverpool?

They filled the Northstand in 86 when they won the league they hadn't before in the four games I went before then. They didn't again that I recall till it was either 92 or 93 when Shipperley scored and it wasn't rammed. Funny enough as bad as we were late 70's early 80's in those four games we had three wins and one draw.

Edited March 7, 20188 yr by bluehaze

My supporting time was 89-97 and normally though they brought a good crowd second only to Utd out of the northern teams.

1 hour ago, Strider6003 said:

What about Liverpool?

I was going to mention Liverpool, whenever I've been to bridge v Liverpool and that goes back to 84/85 season I've always thought numbers wise and atmosphere they've been very poor considering the bollox that's talked about great support and atmosphere they create

3 minutes ago, chi blue said:

I was going to mention Liverpool, whenever I've been to bridge v Liverpool and that goes back to 84/85 season I've always thought numbers wise and atmosphere they've been very poor considering the bollox that's talked about great support and atmosphere they create

Agree on the atmosphere, Utd, Leeds and Newcastle were more lively.

Everton were also quiet at the bridge when I was going.

2 hours ago, Peckham Blue said:

They were game in the Div2 seasons, gave the North Stand a real good row in 75.

Ironically that was probably their best period, between 74-77 when in old 2nd Div.

14 hours ago, Peckham Blue said:

They were game in the Div2 seasons, gave the North Stand a real good row in 75.

During that time me brother and me heard on the radio that they'd been trouble at Forest away. I think it was the following week that our dad was due to take us to the Bridge. (even though he was brought up as a Chelsea fan he was dead against hooliganism, hence he took us to Fulham more in the mid 70's. ) Cut a long story we were really worried that the game would be on MOTD, our old man would discover it had gone off again, and renage on his promise.

Sods law in was featured on MOTD ( which was a rarity), and he decided against taking us to the next home game.

In hindsight I don't know why we were so paranoid about the telly spilling the beans, because he'd have read about it in the Sunday papers.