I used to look at it with a mixture of awe, fear and pity. They seemed to put the most violent away thugs in there, seething and boiling like a pressure-cooker within it's confines, and there was a sense that they could break out and attack at any moment...
Can you imagine the Health and Safety officer's face if presented with such a cage nowadays?
My most bizarre Dell experience was watching the now legendary Ali Dia match from within the (Leeds) away section in the East Stand. The reason was I got invited by a girl I fancied and who supported Leeds. God their fans were animals.