Reply With QuoteI wasn't involved, but remember the game well. I have never known a game where fighting on the terraces had such an impact on the game..The players and ref were scared stiff. As was I, made a long detour home, looking over my shoulder all thectime.
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the unforgettable smell of 'Mr Zogs Sex Wax' (other surfboard waxes are available) on a Saturday morning.Originally Posted by Bondi Bluebird
yeah Jono was the owner but he liked to spend his time surfing, he was rarely in the shop, at one point he employed a mate of his Mark Winrow (sp?) to try and keep order, Huw and Daf weren't business minded to say the least, great laugh hanging out in there back then.
I wasn't involved, but remember the game well. I have never known a game where fighting on the terraces had such an impact on the game..The players and ref were scared stiff. As was I, made a long detour home, looking over my shoulder all thectime.
Bollocks, anyone who went to that game is a hooligan looking for trouble
I recall Tim, who really didn’t fit in at all, was the sort of underboss for years controlling them all….cant recall a mark? There was quite a few over the years. One guy from swansea, can’t recall his name was a right nutter, starting selling weed in the shop….the unforgettable smell of 'Mr Zogs Sex Wax' (other surfboard waxes are available) on a Saturday morning.
yeah Jono was the owner but he liked to spend his time surfing, he was rarely in the shop, at one point he employed a mate of his Mark Winrow (sp?) to try and keep order, Huw and Daf weren't business minded to say the least, great laugh hanging out in there back then.
My mates old man took out a steering lock out of his boot to wave about at Chelsea fans in the car park , it was 😁
F*cking hell, what size boots was he?
A 13 in kid sizes but one of them was built up.
Insert car in front of boot
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Was/ is John Smith a bare knuckle fighter strongly backed by the travelling community
I heard he was doing time but I don’t recall when I was told that.
Another properly hard bloke went by the name of Clifford John iirc. I remember watching him fight a rather large Bristol chap outside the railway station. It was a sight to behold
A Boxer from Ely I think
I think that’s him.
I saw him fight the in Fairwater LC at a boxing night and in the Prince of Wales in town..not a a boxing night. More like a free for all
Never been nicked but:
1 Paid the fine of someone who was nicked at Swansea away on New Years Day 1980. I bet him to shag a plastic swan in front of the North Bank......and he did.
2 Was on BBC Wales news prior to the home fixture in 1980. Coverage of trouble before and me apparently being pulled by the plod. I was pissed and don't remember much but he just roughed me up, gave me a mouthful and let me go. Lot's of denials in the following days to friends, family and work mates (and bosses) who swore they saw me on the box.
Was the Swan shagger from neath ?
No. Merthyr. Merthyr Vale to be precise.
Same sort of socio economic lunacy
Remember the swan shagging episode well!
There was a band playing on the pitch at the time.
It’s not meant to be bragging of how hard you were.Who mentioned lying?
I just find so called hardmen in their 50s and 60s still bragging or arguing about scraps and who done who 30-40 years ago total cringe. See a lot of it on Facebook. Cardiff / Swansea / Newport hooligans / ex hooligans still arguing about what happened in rows when they were teenagers / young adults. Even worse some of these people are still involved. Grow up ffs. They wouldnt live two seconds with proper hard men like John Smith.
And FTR the John Actie podcast one was decent. The podcast has gone downhill since his early days and especially since he got An-arse involved.
Everyone knows those days have gone.
My journey becoming a Cardiff Fan from Newport landed me in a load of trouble in the 90’s.
Thankfully lots of ex headers from Cardiff and Newport become mates.
I was in Benidorm last year on a stag do, turns out that a bunch of lads from Corporation Rd in Newport were there and everyone knew everyone.
I knew loads of them who gave me good natured stick.
One lad who was there though who genuinely is or should I say was scary as **** to me, as I knew his reputation…saw a Bluebird Tattoo on my forearm and was great about it.
As a lot of people have said, different times.
Was that not when you defended yourself?
No I've only ever been nicked once for possession of oversized blade in public but no I wasn't watching the city during it lol
True "Swansea, down by the sea" or similar shit.
The irony hasn’t been lost on me. Our fellow poster Henry accusing fellow posters of acting like wannabe hard men, whilst he’s chosen a user name of a famous American mobster 😁
Wasn’t he the mobster turned snitch in Donnie Brasco?
No he's the mobster turned snitch in good fellasWasn’t he the mobster turned snitch in Donnie Brasco?
Still a rat though eh….
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