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Ever had a leathering following city ?
I have always managed to avoid getting my arse kicked but have come pretty close
The old fourth and third divisions were the worst ...... Cardiff were coming to town and even the smallest of clubs would have their fair share of nutters
Exeter , don't mention that place, Hereford , Lincoln , the list goes on
I nearly had my head kicked in at Rochdale , Peterborough , Chester
At home the nearest was Stockport , we were walking minding our own business when a load of them attacked us outside tescos by the canton cross
Later on their coach was found by our booth it's and got wrecked
Plymouth away was quite scary once or twice
The games against the bigger sides , such as spurs away I felt safe because we had so many nutters , it was like they had emptied Cardiff prison for the day
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Didn't WelshGirl give ya a right doing on YouTube? :
Ya didn't hang around for that one either.....:hehe:
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Cyclops
Didn't WelshGirl give ya a right doing on YouTube? :
Ya didn't hang around for that one either.....:hehe:
I was with my old man , he was up for it
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Way back in 1971, I thinkIt was skinhead era, but I was sporting long hair.
Evening game vs the wurzels .
I lived in Risca at the time; easiest way back was train to Newport, then bus home.
Went to Newport in a train full of carrot-crunchers! but no problems.
Walking from Newport train station to bus station, I got jumped by 3 skinheads, while their girlfriends looked on, fought them off a bit but t hey got some kicks in.
Not really sure if it was because of my hair or my city scarf (which they didn't get!)
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Forgot Scarborough away in the early nineties
Was living in Bradford at the time so changed at Leeds station and caught the train to the game
I was on an early service so thought I wouldn't have any hassle and it was only little Scarborough !
Got off the train , it was only 12 o clock so thought I would grab a nice quiet pub lunch at the nearest pub to the station
Walked in wearing my city shirt and quickly ran out back to the station .......followed by ten what I thought were Scarborough fans but was later told were Leeds who were there to help out their little Yorkshire cousins
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You seem to spend loadsa time on yer ownsome.
Wonder why that might be....:-)
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SLUDGE FACTORY
Forgot Scarborough away in the early nineties
Was living in Bradford at the time so changed at Leeds station and caught the train to the game
I was on an early service so thought I wouldn't have any hassle and it was only little Scarborough !
Got off the train , it was only 12 o clock so thought I would grab a nice quiet pub lunch at the nearest pub to the station
Walked in wearing my city shirt and quickly ran out back to the station .......followed by ten what I thought were Scarborough fans but was later told were Leeds who were there to help out their little Yorkshire cousins
Couldn't find a Mothercare to hide in could you? :hehe:
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bobh
Way back in 1971, I thinkIt was skinhead era, but I was sporting long hair.
Evening game vs the wurzels .
I lived in Risca at the time; easiest way back was train to Newport, then bus home.
Went to Newport in a train full of carrot-crunchers! but no problems.
Walking from Newport train station to bus station, I got jumped by 3 skinheads, while their girlfriends looked on, fought them off a bit but t hey got some kicks in.
Not really sure if it was because of my hair or my city scarf (which they didn't get!)
I was in the middle of a train of York fans once after going over to Rochdale to watch their game when we were both challenging for promotion in the early nineties , got talking to a few of em who were ok but some of the others found out I was a Cardiff fan and wanted to kick my head in , luckily two transport police came into our carriage and yet again my life was saved
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Cyclops
You seem to spend loadsa time on yer ownsome.
Wonder why that might be....:-)
I lived I Bradford , was a member of Cardiff city northern branch but there was only a few of us , one bloke and his old man who lived in wetherby
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Couldn't find a Mothercare to hide in could you? :hehe:
In a word , no
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I got a pasting from Kidderminster away in the welsh cup 1988 - Wore my Terry Boyle shirt up there and got jumped outside the ground by a load of non leagues finest. Ended up in hospital for a few days. Am yet to write a book about the experience!
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I got a pasting from Kidderminster away in the welsh cup 1988 - Wore my Terry Boyle shirt up there and got jumped outside the ground by a load of non leagues finest. Ended up in hospital for a few days. Am yet to write a book about the experience!
Big wolves following up there , biggest club in the world
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Gloucester city brought some nutters to the home fa cup game years back but their place was over run in the replay , Scott Morris scored the winner if I remember
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SLUDGE FACTORY
Big wolves following up there , biggest club in the world
I had Wolves 'calling cards' left on me.
Got a letter off Frankie Burrows and some City memorabilia including a photocopied first team autograph sheet and some city sweat bands sent to the hospital!. Also my brother got me the fiesta special from the magazine shop which had Mel from Mel and Kim in all her glory in it.
Still wasn't worth it though as I sucked tomato soup through a straw for 6 weeks.
That Wolves front 3 though! :-)
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One of my mates got his arse slashed at Shrewsbury. It was after the Wrexham promotion game in 93 and they only stopped for a drink on the way home. He said they came out of nowhere with scaffolding poles and smashed their minibus up as well.
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Had a "SEEING TO" on Blackpool beach in the 60's, but I enjoyed every minute (thinking back, it was most probably seconds :hehe:) of it.
she was a "sort" :hehe:
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binman
I had Wolves 'calling cards' left on me.
Got a letter off Frankie Burrows and some City memorabilia including a photocopied first team autograph sheet and some city sweat bands sent to the hospital!. Also my brother got me the fiesta special from the magazine shop which had Mel from Mel and Kim in all her glory in it.
Still wasn't worth it though as I sucked tomato soup through a straw for 6 weeks.
That Wolves front 3 though! :-)
Shrewsbury gave my mate who was in the army a right kicking at the station , he was making his way back from Crewe
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ken smith
One of my mates got his arse slashed at Shrewsbury. It was after the Wrexham promotion game in 93 and they only stopped for a drink on the way home. He said they came out of nowhere with scaffolding poles and smashed their minibus up as well.
Shrewsbury have got some right nutters , it's safe to say they and Wrexham don't get on
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BLUETIT
Had a "SEEING TO" on Blackpool beach in the 60's, but I enjoyed every minute (thinking back, it was most probably seconds :hehe:) of it.
she was a "sort" :hehe:
Local lass?
I always used to go to the jagged Thistle , full of lovely Scottish ladies, normally a darts team
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Cyclops
You seem to spend loadsa time on yer ownsome.
Wonder why that might be....:-)
He was always the first to run, that's why he was an outcast. Most times he was the only one on his toes.
December 1990 away to Burnley stands out. Previous week had lost to poxy Hayes at Griffin Park in an FA Cup surrender and had problems filling the ex-butcher's van. He was grudgingly allowed after swearing an oath (he was a former boy scout) to not leg it into the nearest laundrette (or wherever) at the first hint of aggro.
He belched, farted, yawned, scratched and picked his nose for every mile of the long trip. More annoying was the running commentary he gave on passing female drivers. What he described doing to them would have made Hugh Hefner blush.
On arrival at the grim northern dump he was full of bravado, inflamed as he was by the three cans of Carling he had necked en route.
While we were acting incognito when heading for one of their hoolie pubs, he would shout "let's fecking 'ave it" and the like at startled and bemused shoppers. He also kept exclaiming: "fookin 'ell, they must have had a brilliant summer up here, mun." I asked him what he was on about. "Well, look at the tans on 'em, it must have been a scorcher 'cos they're still burnt to a crisp," he replied with wonderment. Someone else set him straight: "You cull dunt, they're all fecking P***'s, that's why!"
True to form, he was absent at the furore that erupted inside the boozer. A shoelace that had to be tied 20 yards from its entrance was the lame excuse offered.
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Organ Morgan.
He was always the first to run, that's why he was an outcast. Most times he was the only one on his toes..
Well, clears that up.
Thanks! :-)
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BLUETIT
Had a "SEEING TO" on Blackpool beach in the 60's, but I enjoyed every minute (thinking back, it was most probably seconds :hehe:) of it.
she was a "donkey" :hehe:
Fixed for you
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BLUETIT
Had a "SEEING TO" on Blackpool beach in the 60's, but I enjoyed every minute (thinking back, it was most probably seconds :hehe:) of it.
she was "desperate" :hehe:
Sorted for you. :wave:
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BLUETIT
Had a "SEEING TO" on Blackpool beach in the 60's, but I enjoyed every minute (thinking back, it was most probably seconds :hehe:) of it.
she was "partially sighted" :hehe:
Fixed.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
Gloucester city brought some nutters to the home fa cup game years back but their place was over run in the replay , Scott Morris scored the winner if I remember
I was at that game. City fans set the portaloo on fire before the game even started 😂
Remember Ray Daniel picking the ball up near his own penalty area running the length of the pitch, beating about 7 of their players, rounding the keeper , and putting it wide!!! Would have been a worldly!.
Also 2nd half, City fans after lots of effort, finally pushing the advertisement boards at the side of the pitch over, and seeing dozens of South west plod who had linked arms to try to stop it, landing on their arses 😂
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None of this is anything to bragg about or needs to be glorified in any way. At times during the 70's and 80's I was ashamed to be a City fan. It wasn't enjoyable at all. Thank god we have moved on and are now winning awards for family and community initiatives instead.
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William Treseder
I was at that game. City fans set the portaloo on fire before the game even started 😂
Remember Ray Daniel picking the ball up near his own penalty area running the length of the pitch, beating about 7 of their players, rounding the keeper , and putting it wide!!! Would have been a worldly!.
Also 2nd half, City fans after lots of effort, finally pushing the advertisement boards at the side of the pitch over, and seeing dozens of South west plod who had linked arms to try to stop it, landing on their arses 😂
Yes, it was a memorable evening. An away win and lots of mindless violence. The Gloucester chairman later described many of the travelling support as "subhuman" when groaning about the costs that would be incurred repairing their stadium. Most of the City fans were housed along one side that was split in half by barriers. Georgie Wood, he of no hair fame, saved the day and many goal bound efforts.
In the next round following a draw at Ninny an estimated 4,000 made the trip to Loftus Road for the replay. It was a routine loss on the pitch but their hoolie element didn't half get a drubbing pre and post match.
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Organ Morgan.
Yes, it was a memorable evening. An away win and lots of mindless violence. The Gloucester chairman later described many of the travelling support as "subhuman" when groaning about the costs that would be incurred repairing their stadium. Most of the City fans were housed along one side that was split in half by barriers. Georgie Wood, he of no hair fame, saved the day and many goal bound efforts.
In the next round following a draw at Ninny an estimated 4,000 made the trip to Loftus Road for the replay. It was a routine loss on the pitch but their hoolie element didn't half get a drubbing pre and post match.
Wasn't it a 2pm kickoff? Or am I thinking about a different game?
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Deffo under floodlights.
Tone down the afternoon Ukranian vodka sessions is my best advice. It's 80% proof FFS.
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Organ Morgan.
Deffo under floodlights.
Tone down the afternoon Ukranian vodka sessions is my best advice. It's 80% proof FFS.
:hehe: I may be thinking about a Barry Town game back in the day!
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dml1954
None of this is anything to bragg about or needs to be glorified in any way. At times during the 70's and 80's I was ashamed to be a City fan. It wasn't enjoyable at all. Thank god we have moved on and are now winning awards for family and community initiatives instead.
I agree but the was the way it was
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Organ Morgan.
Yes, it was a memorable evening. An away win and lots of mindless violence. The Gloucester chairman later described many of the travelling support as "subhuman" when groaning about the costs that would be incurred repairing their stadium. Most of the City fans were housed along one side that was split in half by barriers. Georgie Wood, he of no hair fame, saved the day and many goal bound efforts.
In the next round following a draw at Ninny an estimated 4,000 made the trip to Loftus Road for the replay. It was a routine loss on the pitch but their hoolie element didn't half get a drubbing pre and post match.
Gloucester was totally unprepared , it was carnage
As indeed was QPR , our bus from Bridgend lost its back window on the M4 after two of our idiots decided to have a wrestling match on the back seats , thumped against the window and out it pops into the M4
This was pre match , not long after we had visited chievley services on the M4 which some of our fans ransacked
A coach carrying the Swansea city youth team pulled in next to about 15 coach loads of our lot , they were saved by the police , they were just kids ff sake !!
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Organ Morgan.
Yes, it was a memorable evening. An away win and lots of mindless violence. The Gloucester chairman later described many of the travelling support as "subhuman" when groaning about the costs that would be incurred repairing their stadium. Most of the City fans were housed along one side that was split in half by barriers. Georgie Wood, he of no hair fame, saved the day and many goal bound efforts.
In the next round following a draw at Ninny an estimated 4,000 made the trip to Loftus Road for the replay. It was a routine loss on the pitch but their hoolie element didn't half get a drubbing pre and post match.
Total mayhem before during and after game including city fans invading the pitch and trying to attack David seaman
Following this game mike Lambert from Cardiff city supporters club and the membership voted to ban all alcohol from supporters club coaches , it was a night of shame that Qpr match
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Steve R
:hehe: I may be thinking about a Barry Town game back in the day!
Barry v Reading? I was at that game as well. Think Barry took the lead before getting done 2-1. Few Reading fans got a beating that day. Hope our Piercy wasn’t one of them !!
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Went with my Grampi to that QPR game as with all other away games we went to he would drive. Group of lads asked us where we were from on south Africa Road. 'Buzz off' would be his standard reply, which obviously meant from Cardiff. 'Never seen much trouble, the odd scrap by the Swansea Jack pub when I was a kid if memory serves. Some cheeky tw*t pushed my Grampi over. Nice of him to start on an old man and then keep running away from what I presume was Cardiff fans following on. Some Chelsea fans by Ninian Park Station who in fairness said he is an old man let him through. Pretty sure one of them dropped a block off the tunnel same night. It used to annoy him loads the 'mindless thugs' that he called them. I used to kind of like the fact that we had a following that would cause trouble although I don't know why and wouldn't be happy about it all now. I was a kid back then though.
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Bobby_The_Bhoy
Couldn't find a Mothercare to hide in could you? :hehe:
:hehe:
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dml1954
None of this is anything to bragg about or needs to be glorified in any way. At times during the 70's and 80's I was ashamed to be a City fan. It wasn't enjoyable at all. Thank god we have moved on and are now winning awards for family and community initiatives instead.
Spoil sport!
No, really!!!!
Awful spoil sport!
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I bought a city belt once. That was indeed leather
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SLUDGE FACTORY
I lived I Bradford , was a member of Cardiff city northern branch but there was only a few of us , one bloke and his old man who lived in wetherby
I remember them, think the lad was called Dave? I met them at an away game in Doncaster I think. I lived in Nottingham at the time, think there were only about 6 of us in the northern branch of Cardiff city supporters club at the time!
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binman
I had Wolves 'calling cards' left on me.
Got a letter off Frankie Burrows and some City memorabilia including a photocopied first team autograph sheet and some city sweat bands sent to the hospital!. Also my brother got me the fiesta special from the magazine shop which had Mel from Mel and Kim in all her glory in it.
Still wasn't worth it though as I sucked tomato soup through a straw for 6 weeks.
That Wolves front 3 though! :-)
You also had liquidised curry takeaway through a straw, was the most disgusting thing seeing the bits that were stuck in the metal brace holding your jaw together! Now if I'd only been there I would have had them :hehe: