Who on here has been nicked watching Cardiff?

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Originally Posted by Splott-light...

I was just trying to change the clubs away fans image, not every encounter with the opposition has to be vitriolic..

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Should have been jailed for that dance against Swansea a few years back tbh

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Originally Posted by Splott-light...

not to my knowledge, could be wrong though, from Rumney area (Cardiff)

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Wrong guy. The Bobby Hicks I knew lived in the Mecca (Ely) 👍

A very good mate of mine got involved with the Soul Crew many yrs ago. He got involved in some right nonsense.
I remember asking him how he got uninvolved.He told me they were playing away one Saturday and he got on a train at Cardiff Central with the rest of the cast, and had a light bulb moment.
He said he sat there, and thought to himself, what the fu*k am I doing, going up to fight with some Yorkshire guy who I’ve never met and am unlikely to ever see again.
He made his excuses, and got off the train. After that, not only did he never get involved in the trouble again, he’s never been to a City game since.
He now holds down a very important and responsible job.

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Originally Posted by Splott-light...

a few times in my yoof, earliest was Bristol City at home in 1989, acting up on Ninian Park Road as both sets of fans headed back to town and was arrested and thrown in a van at Central Station, joined shortly after by my now deceased friend Robert Hicks (Hicksy) bless his soul..

arrested, banged up at Central Police Station until around 10pm and then released with a caution because of my age, I was 15 at that time.

nothing to be proud of but you asked so..

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I remember hicksy from st mellons way?

None, came close a few times, had a bit of a gift of the gab, and talked my way out of a few.

Nicked once, not charged. I was innocent and was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Well sort of !!!

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Ah, but you said: "Quite how anyone can ‘get nicked’ going to a football match is beyond me."

The fact is it doesn't matter how sensible or level-headed you were, if you were attending Cardiff City games in the Seventies, Eighties, Nineties and early-Noughties, you'd no doubt have witnessed people being arrested at football matches. A great many were and at very many matches for a whole host of reasons ranging from despicable acts of hooliganism to being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I'm guessing in your opening post you were merely trying to present yourself in your regulation sanctimonious, holier-than-thou light, and what you actually meant to say was: "Quite why anyone would want to get themselves arrested at a football match is beyond me."

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QPR as well, FA cup. pitch invasion.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

You must have led a very sheltered life. Either that, or you weren't attending Cardiff City matches in the Seventies, Eighties, Nineties and early-Noughties.

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You didn't get nicked in those decades for going to a match. You got nicked for being an arse hole

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Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK

You didn't get nicked in those decades for going to a match. You got nicked for being an arse hole

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Have you just had an episode?

I wasn’t blameless, mainly mouthing off to the coppers. Let go with a caution thankfully. If charged, I might not have been able to come over here.

Several other times, Millwall, Bristol City on that Saturday when it went off in the car park, Enfield and Oxford away I probably deserved having my collar felt.

You live and learn.
It was fun though.

Been convicted twice,been given a slap by the coppers and let go a few times.
Looking back it was stupid but fun.

I once had a stern telling off for joining in with a “Kerry Dixons Homosexual” chant

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

Quite how anyone can ‘get nicked’ going to a football match is beyond me.

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I've been threatened with being nicked for all sorts. Walking, talking, stepping off the curb, asking questions. It really doesn't take much.

Related to the perils of following City, I once went to Plymouth on a coach that Nigelblues (once of this parish) and I organized.

The coach picked people up in Barry first but only made it to Tesco's at Culverhouse Cross before we were stopped and searched by what appeared to be the tooled-up Welsh SPG.

At that point the entire population of the coach consisted of Nigelblues, myself, Nigel's teenage cousin and his mum and dad. The cops were somewhat embarrassed as they pulled apart our sarnies looking for semtex, finding mature cheddar.

The intelligence the cops relied upon to stop us was the fact we had hired a Thomas of Barry coach - the carrier of choice apparently for City hoolies of the time.

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Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue

I wasn’t blameless, mainly mouthing off to the coppers. Let go with a caution thankfully. If charged, I might not have been able to come over here.

Several other times, Millwall, Bristol City on that Saturday when it went off in the car park, Enfield and Oxford away I probably deserved having my collar felt.

You live and learn.
It was fun though.

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I had my outside recently decorated by someone who supports Enfield Town. He remembered the apparent chaos our fans caused in the town before and after the matches which he attended (think we played them twice away in the Cup).
I, of course, was blameless.

His other team is QPR so am not sure if his opinion counts for much!

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Originally Posted by Stanmore Bluebird

I had my outside recently decorated by someone who supports Enfield Town. He remembered the apparent chaos our fans caused in the town before and after the matches which he attended (think we played them twice away in the Cup).
I, of course, was blameless.

His other team is QPR so am not sure if his opinion counts for much!

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This particular occasion was December 94 I think. We lost and Spurs were apparently looking for us.

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Originally Posted by delmbox

Should have been jailed for that dance against Swansea a few years back tbh

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absolutely! still waiting for a knock :hehe:

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Originally Posted by goats

I remember hicksy from st mellons way?

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Rumney to my knowledge, well, he went to Rumney High at least, good lad, nuts but genuine.

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Originally Posted by Stanmore Bluebird

I had my outside recently decorated by someone who supports Enfield Town. He remembered the apparent chaos our fans caused in the town before and after the matches which he attended (think we played them twice away in the Cup).
I, of course, was blameless.

His other team is QPR so am not sure if his opinion counts for much!

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QPR? Never much trouble there either:hide:

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Originally Posted by Forest Green Bluebird

Copper stopped me climbing over the wall at Ninian.

Told me to get back in and watch the rest of the match.

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:easy:

In the early 80s Bristol Swindon Oxford and Blackpool….not necessarily in that order

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Originally Posted by Splott-light...

Rumney to my knowledge, well, he went to Rumney High at least, good lad, nuts but genuine.

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He was a good lad, how did he pass away? If you don't want to say on here I fully understand 👍

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Originally Posted by Forest Green Bluebird

Copper stopped me climbing over the wall at Ninian.

Told me to get back in and watch the rest of the match.

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:easy:

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

He was a good lad, how did he pass away? If you don't want to say on here I fully understand 👍

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got involved in drugs, we've all witnessed how that pans out, no judgement though, many of us were 18/19/20 during the early years of the rave era..

Under the influence of alcohol while trying to enter a sports ground. Peterborough Uniteds ground 1991/92 last game of season. 3 month ban every ground in England and Wales

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Originally Posted by Splott-light...

Rumney to my knowledge, well, he went to Rumney High at least, good lad, nuts but genuine.

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Hicksy was from Trowbridge , was a good friend of mine excellent BMX rider ,such a wasted talent. Budgie was an other character lost too soon along with many others like Rayer and Dio (Ely)

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Ah, but you said: "Quite how anyone can ‘get nicked’ going to a football match is beyond me."

The fact is it doesn't matter how sensible or level-headed you were, if you were attending Cardiff City games in the Seventies, Eighties, Nineties and early-Noughties, you'd no doubt have witnessed people being arrested at football matches. A great many were and at very many matches for a whole host of reasons ranging from despicable acts of hooliganism to being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I'm guessing in your opening post you were merely trying to present yourself in your regulation sanctimonious, holier-than-thou light, and what you actually meant to say was: "Quite why anyone would want to get themselves arrested at a football match is beyond me."

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Well the thing is, unless you are a cretinous oaf, and I’m choosing my words carefully, there is absolutely no way that any sane person should ever be ‘nicked’ anywhere and especially at a football match. Mistaken identity etc blah, blah, blah, blah. Give me a break.

I don’t know anyone in all of my 60 years who has been arrested at or near a football match and that is anywhere in the world.

The vast majority people just SOMEHOW manage to avoid all of this ‘trouble’ somehow.

Funny isn’t it?

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Originally Posted by Splott-light...

got involved in drugs, we've all witnessed how that pans out, no judgement though, many of us were 18/19/20 during the early years of the rave era..

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

Well the thing is, unless you are a cretinous oaf, and I’m choosing my words carefully, there is absolutely no way that any sane person should ever be ‘nicked’ anywhere and especially at a football match. Mistaken identity etc blah, blah, blah, blah. Give me a break.

I don’t know anyone in all of my 60 years who has been arrested at or near a football match and that is anywhere in the world.

The vast majority people just SOMEHOW manage to avoid all of this ‘trouble’ somehow.

Funny isn’t it?

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There’s always one :hehe:

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

Well the thing is, unless you are a cretinous oaf, and I’m choosing my words carefully, there is absolutely no way that any sane person should ever be ‘nicked’ anywhere and especially at a football match.

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Fair play, you’ve excelled yourself here. There really is no arguing with this. It’s so incredibly stupid a statement that any kind of a genuine response would obviously be redundant.

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Originally Posted by Splott-light...

got involved in drugs, we've all witnessed how that pans out, no judgement though, many of us were 18/19/20 during the early years of the rave era..

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I know Plenty of casualties from that era, some made it, some didn’t, others just never the same again.

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

Well the thing is, unless you are a cretinous oaf, and I’m choosing my words carefully, there is absolutely no way that any sane person should ever be ‘nicked’ anywhere

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You think that every single person the police arrest are guilty?

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Originally Posted by delmbox

You think that every single person the police arrest are guilty?

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Guilty and a cretinous oaf, apparently.

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Originally Posted by TWGL1

Hicksy was from Trowbridge , was a good friend of mine excellent BMX rider ,such a wasted talent. Budgie was an other character lost too soon along with many others like Rayer and Dio (Ely)

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Rayer was a good all round sportsman. Especially cricket and Tennis.

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Originally Posted by goats

Recall a wales away game in Brussels 1990/91, they arrested everyone in one street, rounded up, cells and deported. Four of my mates got taken in, I only escaped as I gone to cash till for that moment in time….most had done nothing

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Same thing happened in Liège, blocked the street off with us drinking in, then just grabbed loads ( im not saying all were innocent and nothing was going on though ) but the police grabbing was random ( or was every city fan misbehaving that day ?? ? maybe they were :hehe: yea why the hell not, they all were :hehe:)

good times :thumbup:

I got nicked at QPR for threatening behaviour and foul and abusive behaviour for singing who put the ball in the English net Arthur effing Europe (or other words to that effect)
5 of us went up in the car 3 of us got nicked

There were plenty of other close shaves as well
I was young and stupid

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Originally Posted by goats

Recall a wales away game in Brussels 1990/91, they arrested everyone in one street, rounded up, cells and deported. Four of my mates got taken in, I only escaped as I gone to cash till for that moment in time….most had done nothing

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I got arrested in Czechoslovakia in 1987. It was still a communist country then. They kept us in overnight and took our passports. No one spoke English. One of the coppers gave me the slit your throat sign. Pretty scary, but it passed without incident (relatively - they did give us a bit of a hiding) and released us in the morning. I had been involved in some trouble, but when I was nicked I was just standing around.

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Originally Posted by TWGL1

Hicksy was from Trowbridge , was a good friend of mine excellent BMX rider ,such a wasted talent. Budgie was an other character lost too soon along with many others like Rayer and Dio (Ely)

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I knew it was up that way somewhere, he used to BMX with a few of my other good friends who grew up in Witla Court, maybe you know Evo aswell, really good BMX'er back then, i've got a great photo of Hicksy with Eddie Fiola taken around '88..

In the early eighties we played Chelsea at Ninian Park. A load of us took position in the Grandstand, nearest the Grange End.
Anyway, a group of Chelsea came into the stand and fighting broke out (it only lasted about a minute before the police got on top of the situation).
I went into work Monday and there was a big picture of the incident in the Western Mail.
What made it worse was a few rows in front was a father shielding his young son.
The caption to the photo was.. "Why I Don't Take My Children To Football Matches Anymore".

I could clearly be seen in that photo (not fighting btw).
(A) I was shitting myself a family member would recognise me.
(B) My employer would recognise me.

Thankfully, the picture didn't appear in the South Wales Echo. If it had, for sure my family would have seen it.

Perhaps more importantly it wasn't a good look, it was indeed rather shameful.
It cooled my ass and gave me a 'wake-up call'.