Orient 88...first ever away game caught the train to London on my own, clueless 17 yrs old. Saw a few I knew at central so tagged along. Walking through train looking for seats and a whole carriage of old jacks or Newport just started belting us all so had to jump off moving train to escape. Got to London late, as we got off tube there must have been 80 West Ham fans just standing staring at us (game with Chelsea was called off or something weird). Only about 8 of us trying to be cool as coins rained down. Never ran so fast in my life to the ground as they came after us. They’d just had a kicking off the 300 city fans queuing to get in. Major pitch invasion by city fans at end of game, chased West Ham fans who had come to game out of ground, stabbings outside after match. Boy was I glad to get home that day. Right baptism of fire
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Orient 88...first ever away game caught the train to London on my own, clueless 17 yrs old. Saw a few I knew at central so tagged along. Walking through train looking for seats and a whole carriage of old jacks or Newport just started belting us all so had to jump off moving train to escape. Got to London late, as we got off tube there must have been 80 West Ham fans just standing staring at us (game with Chelsea was called off or something weird). Only about 8 of us trying to be cool as coins rained down. Never ran so fast in my life to the ground as they came after us. They’d just had a kicking off the 300 city fans queuing to get in. Major pitch invasion by city fans at end of game, chased West Ham fans who had come to game out of ground, stabbings outside after match. Boy was I glad to get home that day. Right baptism of fire
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