Always loved Hereford Away

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feb 76 both going for promotion the hammered us 4-1 a wall collapsed in the away end. bumped into the late Mair Daniels after the game she laid into me because i didnt show for the bus and she'd held it Ponty, (went with mates in a car)
both went up that season with Millwall i think
happy days
great season Evans/Alston on fire

36000 at the home fixture

[Des Parrot]

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feb 76 both going for promotion the hammered us 4-1 a wall collapsed in the away end. bumped into the late Mair Daniels after the game she laid into me because i didnt show for the bus and she'd held it Ponty, (went with mates in a car)
both went up that season with Millwall i think
happy days
great season Evans/Alston on fire

We were 0-2 before I got in

[RichardM]

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Yes great old style ground. Drive past it quite often on my way from Shropshire to Wales and it looks like it's falling to bits now same as Herfords team. Think they are bottom of the conference south at the moment.

For some reason Hereford and Gloucester are both in the Conference North. Hereford are bottom.

[life on mars]

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Loved the fighting cider they served up

[insider]

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feb 76 both going for promotion the hammered us 4-1 a wall collapsed in the away end. bumped into the late Mair Daniels after the game she laid into me because i didnt show for the bus and she'd held it Ponty, (went with mates in a car)
both went up that season with Millwall i think
happy days
great season Evans/Alston on fire

My 2nd ever away game.
1 of my favourite seasons. I went to Swindon on boxing day then Hereford then Shrewsbury lost all 3 of my 1st 3 away I should have saw the signs.
We got promoted though at Bury on a Tuesday night.
Jimmy Andrews Barmy Army

[Packerman]

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My 2nd ever away game.
1 of my favourite seasons. I went to Swindon on boxing day then Hereford then Shrewsbury lost all 3 of my 1st 3 away I should have saw the signs.
We got promoted though at Bury on a Tuesday night.
Jimmy Andrews Barmy Army

real jinx, think thats the only games we lost from boxing day on :hehe:
yep Bury 0-1 Alston great season

[Mr Soul '68]

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My first visit was April '77. Think we drew 2-2 and Robin Friday got sent off. Anyone else remember going to this game?

[Llanishen Bull]

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Hello all. Long time browser. Saw this thread as I was reading the post mortem on your game on Tuesday, which I had the misfortune to attend; though West Brom played some good stuff to be fair. So I registered.

Anyway, as a Hereford fan living in Cardiff (since 1982) I was at the game mentioned and all our other clashes in the 80s and 90s. Some great games, we had a habit of winning at Ninian, some scary moments too, being an away fan on the Grange and having to walk back to town after the game.

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Hello all. Long time browser. Saw this thread as I was reading the post mortem on your game on Tuesday, which I had the misfortune to attend; though West Brom played some good stuff to be fair. So I registered.

Anyway, as a Hereford fan living in Cardiff (since 1982) I was at the game mentioned and all our other clashes in the 80s and 90s. Some great games, we had a habit of winning at Ninian, some scary moments too, being an away fan on the Grange and having to walk back to town after the game.

I remember Steve White scoring for us the last time you were anywhere near the top of the old fourth division?

I think us winning kept you out of the play offs ? 20 plus years ago ?

At least 2000 Hereford fans there that day , best following I have seen down here

Real shame what's happened to your club

I hope you come back mate

[Llanishen Bull]

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The big away following was 1996. We made the play offs despite losing that game. Lost in the play offs, you took Steve White off us (we were a financial basket case). 6 months later White scored both goals in your 2-0 win. We got relegated.

We might get back one day, for now it would be nice to not have every away game hundreds of miles away oop north, but I'd rather get that by promotion to conf national that relegation back to the southern league.

Off to Merstham (no, I hadn't heard of it either) tomorrow in the Cup. It's near Redhill and doable on the train from Cardiff. Happy days, hopefully! Good luck against the world's dullest team, Reading.

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The big away following was 1996. We made the play offs despite losing that game. Lost in the play offs, you took Steve White off us (we were a financial basket case). 6 months later White scored both goals in your 2-0 win. We got relegated.

We might get back one day, for now it would be nice to not have every away game hundreds of miles away oop north, but I'd rather get that by promotion to conf national that relegation back to the southern league.

Off to Merstham (no, I hadn't heard of it either) tomorrow in the Cup. It's near Redhill and doable on the train from Cardiff. Happy days, hopefully! Good luck against the world's dullest team, Reading.

Best of luck to you , I have a real soft spot for Hereford

Is that DIY garden centre type thing still going near the train station ?

Some chaps from Edgar Street were wanting a chat with me on the walk back to the station so I had a browse in there

For an hour

[Des Parrot]

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When I was a kid I had to rely on my uncles for lifts to games, one supported City, the other Hereford, so for around 5 years in the early 70s I did alternate weeks at NP & Edgar St. Great times, especially as it was boom time for Hereford. Met John Charles on numerous occasions, total gentleman. Got a couple of trial games for them in 78, but never made the grade.