The strangest away day that you've been on

[Barry Sanchez]

Cardiff (A) at Ninian Park under the Dutch. My ban had been revoked & it was my 1st Saints game in 3 years. Drove down by myself as Corky had his nippers b/day party, which my lad was at & DJ was scoring at the cricket.

 

Very weird being back watching my club but on my own. When DM scored three years of frustration was let loose.

 

In recent times Millwall last season in the league was the most surreal experience. I really don't think I've ever lost it like that and the skates (a) as my nipper, at 10, thought it utterly unremarkable, which was somewhat of a shock to hear!

What were you banned for?

[Fan The Flames]

I went to Aldershot v Brighton one year in the late eighties. I couldn't go with my mates as I had a driving lesson, when in the instructors car he asked me to turn left, but I went right and drove to the station and got out, my lesson lasted about three minutes. I eventually caught up with my mates enroute. In the away end the soliders were lobbing pieces of **** over the fence at us, followed by a good chasing back to the station. Happy days.

[ericb]

Few that stand out for me, Barnsley away in the premiership. Blagged a lift up but the people i was with weren't coming back down so had to beg a lift back off fellow saints fans. Also the game was 4-3 (i think) but we were safe and they were already down so was a weird as hell atmosphere for what should've been a cracking result.

 

Bashley away pre season, got utterly hammered before we got there and more people were watching the kids playing football behind than the game itself. Also grabbing beers in the local butlins was a bit odd.

 

Also remember an away day at ipswich when they were in the top flight which was strange not just because marsden turned into pele, but also because at half time the concourse was shared between home and away fans.

 

Millwall away last season wasn't odd but was definitely good, ended up breaking a seat when we scored by accident which promoted the rows infront to start breaking theirs too.

[LostBoys]

Several I cannot print but the funniest one was an end of season away game at Charlton. The infamous Antigallican pub was full of Saints supporters and it was a beautiful day and we spread out onto the pavement on both sides of the corner. No trouble just a few songs and plenty of drinking in the sunshine. I was in a group of 16 and 3 of us left this idyllic scene drinking in the sunshine to get a round in the Antigallican. As we purchased it two burly met policemen truncheons in hand wedged themselves in the main door announcing that no one was to enter or leave due to the trouble outside. Outside mounted police and black paddy wagons appeared to quell the non existent riot. The police in the door got bored after half an hour by which time the 3 had drunk the 16 drinks on top of the drinking on the train and beforehand. What was the score - haven't got a clue.

 

 

Part 2 of this saga was after the game we were shepherded towards Charlton station before its refurb and the London side was entered through a gap in the houses and barriers had been erected. I got separated ahead of the rest of the group who phoned me to say they were fed up of queueing and were gong back to the Antigallican. I said ok and started to climb over the barrier when I was sharply prodded and pushed back by a policewoman on a fully armoured horse. I phoned them back when I got on the train and said I would fool the Met Police and get off the train at the next stop and come back. A Charlton supporter overhearing the conversation said 'you could do mate but its Victoria' - a fun day out

[shurlock]

Burnley away the season we went down was surreal - 3 down in the first 15 mins in the driving rain. Just remember looking around and seeing all the wtf expressions on peoples faces.

Difficult to think of many ocassions where I knew exactly -and I mean exactly- what everyone around me was thinking.

[Raging Bull]

What were you banned for?

 

Seriously?

[West End Saint]

A few have mentioned the 0 6 away at wolves that was a great day out and a very strange game we were outplayed wolves missed a pen & everything Saga hit went in good day out.

 

Brighton at the Withdean in the fog 2 2 I think Hammond got a last gasp equaliser but we couldnt see past the half way line what a shocking ground.

 

However the maddest away trip has to be Romania at the steua Bucherest (sorry for spelling no idea) just a mental couple of days getting soaked to the skin in the rain big numbers of Saints fans all smashed and singing but the home fans were mental as well great trip

[Turkish]

Tottenham away 2001. It was at the height of our firm, the M-Kats, noteriety, we'd ironed out Chelsea a few weeks before so Tottenham away was going to be our next scalp and Millwall had threatened to come and put these upstarts in our place with an ambush at waterloo, but it never happened, word went round later than Millwall had spotters out but when they clocked our firm decided not to risk being legged all the way back to Bermondsey.

 

We arrived at Seven Sisters with the expected heavy police prescence you'd expect from Europes most up and coming firm, it looked like our day had ended early as we were now wrapped up by the OB. a few gobby spuds gave it the big one at us behind police lines, giving it the old trampoline but were soon on their toes when they noticed a few of us had slipped the escort and got out. We made our way to the ground to avoid being picked up and decide to head straight the home end to see what the mighty Yid Army had to offer. All of a sudden out of no where a huge firm of Spurs came towards us at pace, outnumbered 5 to 1 and behind enemy lines all we could do was fight for our lives. We gave a good account of ourselves, held them off for as long as we could but sadly, Tommy J* was taking a hell of beating to my left, left hook after right hook, after uppercut, at one point the Spurs lad almost fell out of wheelchair such was the pasting he was dishing out to the lacklustre, beaten and bloodied Tommy J. By the time the Yids carer had pulled the vicious thug off him the rest of the carers had given us a pass and pushed the other tottenham lads away, we made our way from the ground back to find the rest of our firm to recount acts of heroism and bravery. We'd done what no other firm had ever attempted, we'd fronted the disabled section at White Hart Lane, not run and came out alive. Another chapter in the ever growing book of M-Kat success and our reputation around Europe showed no signs of diminishing.

 

* names have been changed to protect the identy of those involved.

Edited 9 May, 2013 by Turkish

[The9]

I think the first Prem Skate away was rather unique, standing in the middle of a war zone with a car on fire in a petrol station but absolutely no threat whatsoever from the locals and missing the kick off for no good reason.

 

Middlesbrough away in the Prem relegation season, 14 hours of driving and tried to sleep on the seats at half time.

 

Leyton Orient away, did a messy pub crawl and ended up babysitting a balloon with a face on it for 4 hours around London. It escaped during the first half, attempted a pitch invasion and got burst by a steward.

[St Lej]

Tottenham away 2001. It was at the height of our firm, the M-Kats, noteriety, we'd ironed out Chelsea a few weeks before so Tottenham away was going to be our next scalp and Millwall had threatened to come and put these upstarts in our place with an ambush at waterloo, but it never happened, word went round later than Millwall had spotters out but when they clocked our firm decided not to risk being legged all the way back to Bermondsey.

 

We arrived at Seven Sisters with the expected heavy police prescence you'd expect from Europes most up and coming firm, it looked like our day had ended early as we were now wrapped up by the OB. a few gobby spuds gave it the big one at us behind police lines, giving it the old trampoline but were soon on their toes when they noticed a few of us had slipped the escort and got out. We made our way to the ground to avoid being picked up and decide to head straight the home end to see what the mighty Yid Army had to offer. All of a sudden out of no where a huge firm of Spurs came towards us at pace, outnumbered 5 to 1 and behind enemy lines all we could do was fight for our lives. We gave a good account of ourselves, held them off for as long as we could but sadly, Tommy J* was taking a hell of beating to my left, left hook after right hook, after uppercut, at one point the Spurs lad almost fell out of wheelchair such was the pasting he was dishing out to the lacklustre, beaten and bloodied Tommy J. By the time the Yids carer had pulled the vicious thug off him the rest of the carers had given us a pass and pushed the other tottenham lads away, we made our way from the ground back to find the rest of our firm to recount acts of heroism and bravery. We'd done what no other firm had ever attempted, we'd fronted the disabled section at White Hart Lane, not run and came out alive. Another chapter in the ever growing book of M-Kat success and our reputation around Europe showed no signs of diminishing.

 

* names have been changed to protect the identy of those involved.

 

Hope none of those yids mugged you off in front of your pals, and you managed to give the disabled end plenty of the old trampoline before being outnumbered. If you had anything about you, you'd also have walked around like you were holding rolls of carpet under your arms, whilst spitting on the ground at an approximate average of once every 5 seconds

[Saints Fan Dan]

Charlton in 98, second game of the season, we lost 5-0 and me and my dad were sat in the home end. All the fans around us having the time of their lives getting their first PL win. I think by the end they figured us out because we pretty much stopped pretending to cheer their goals.

[Bourne Valley Saint]

Sheffield Wednesday away September 1984. The March before we had taken about 10000 to the cup quarter final on a Sunday. I was heading to North Wales on a driving job and parked up in Buxton (I didn't think I'd get away with diverting any further east from my route). I hitch-hiked the remainder of the way to Sheffield and got in about 10 minutes late. There were only about 100 Saints fans in one tiny pen in the Leppings Lane End - what a contrast to 6 months prior! We lost 2-1 and luckily I got a lift back with my mates from Hillsborough to Buxton. Slept in the truck and headed to North Wales the next morning. Luckily my boss never checked the mileage!

 

Burnley away in 1979 was a weird one as mentioned before. I drove with 3 mates from Salisbury and it was the only game on in the area due to the snow. I remember the Halifax fans in with us. We drew 3-3 after being 3-1 down. We got back to Salisbury in time to see it all again on MOTD.

 

I've seen us let in 6 at Charlton on a Friday night on 24.9.76 and 12 days later score 6 at Wolves winning 6-2. I think Wolves had beaten Hereford away 6-1 the Saturday before! I was at Wolves in 2007 when we won 6-0. I've seen us win 6-0 at Carlisle in January 2007 after Peter Wells (our goalkeeper) had pulled off a miraculous save when the score was 0-0.

 

I know this thread is about away days but we did have a couple of surreal games at The Dell against Coventry in 1982 when we drew 5-5 and in 1984 when we beat them 8-2. (Thanks to "In That Number" for giving me the correct dates- let alone the years!)

[warsash saint]

West Ham in 1994. Last game of the season and we needed a result to stay up. It also happened to be the last game before the North Bank was made all seater so the locals were in feisty mood. I was on a coach organised by the club that broke down on the motorway to the game. We sat for about two hours waiting for a replacement coach that finally got us to the stadium at halftime, when the game was 1-1. Three quarters of the way through the second half the West Ham fans from the North Bank had a pitch invasion, coming to 'visit' the Saints fans in the Bobby Moore Stand. After the match restarted we were 3-2 up with a minute to go when, in traditional style, we conceded an own goal followed by another pitch invasion by the locals. The ref was fed up with it all and blew the full time whistle before 90 minutes was up.

 

Luckily, due to other results, we just about stayed up.

 

Was sat in the West Ham end for this game......locals giving MLT lots of stick as he strolled up & placed a free kick in top corner I automatically jumped up before the locals took offence ! Stewards managed to drag me out & march me under the stands & put me in the Saints end

[warsash saint]

My first away game at Plough lane when Franny tried to decapitate John Fashanu Toilets over looked the terrace so you still take a p*ss & not miss any of the game....waht luxuries!

 

Luton away when they had banned away supporters. Got a ticket on the home terrace & Saints won 4-3 on the plastic pitch. Very difficult keeping quiet - mind you there were plently on other Saints fans at the game aswell judging by the number of fights going off around me!

[Crisp]

Milwall last season, scoring two penalties in the last 5 minutes. Never seen scenes like it before, everyone went crazy!

 

That was something. The Millwall fans weren't too happy about that.

 

Also I was stood next to 2 japanese girls in Japan shirts who had come so see Tadanari, but he was injured if i'm not mistaken.

[Appy]

Millwall in 2010 was pretty bizarre.

 

Going 1-0 up in the 90th minute, going absolutely crazy, only to concede 10 seconds later.

[mcjwills]

Luton away 77/78 promotion season (again!!) Huge invasion of Saints fans, led to all pubs in the area being shut under police instructions.

 

Huge queues at Tescos and Sainsbury's.

 

Arrived at the ground with a couple of cans each still to be consumed.

OB wouldn't let us take them in and insisted we drank the before letting us in.

Cue bizarre scene of halfcut saints fans chucking down a couple of beers each in a matter of minutes under police supervision by the turnstiles before being allowed into the ground

barely able to walk!! They wanted us inside rather than strolling around town I guess. How times have changed eh.

In the mayhem that ensued after Peachy scored a penalty near the end of the game to put us top of the league with 2 games left, somebody's walking crutch got chucked onto the pitch.

Looked like somebody else was legless too !!

 

Remember that one as well, did we go to all the same games in the day

[View From The Top]

Burnley away the season we went down was surreal - 3 down in the first 15 mins in the driving rain. Just remember looking around and seeing all the wtf expressions on peoples faces.

Difficult to think of many ocassions where I knew exactly -and I mean exactly- what everyone around me was thinking.

 

I remember it well.

[Saints foreva]

March 31 2007. Wolves 0 Saints 6.

 

We had a very weakened side through injury. The first 20 mins they could have been three up. Then we scored on the break. And again, og, then another. They missed a pen.

 

And we scored three more. Saganowski hat trick.

 

They were the better team and lost 6 0.

 

Their fans were amazing, sang to the end. We're going to win 6 5 changed to 7 6 in mid song.

 

Went home totally bemused, but happy.

 

This.

 

Bartosz also had the game of his life that day.

[mcjwills]

Remember arriving at the Valley on thin boxing day as we had 2 punchers on the way to the game. Got there at half time, mate said this is the turnstile as it was pay on the day all bundled up to the top of the terrace only to find we were at the other end of the blink in pitch to the rest of the fans, tried to keep quiet as we had colours on but went mental when we scored. Fortunately we had no trouble.

 

Also remember some mates at a Luton game being chased by a big group ran up the path of a house that had their front door open, through the lounge, into the kitchen and out the back door, whilst the elderly Asian occupants looking on totally bemused at the situation.

Edited 9 May, 2013 by mcjwills

[Batman]

millwall away when redknapp was manager (won 2-0)

and it was the biggest chav-fest I have ever seen to the left and right, including 1 girl in a bright pink vicky pollard track suit

 

also, millwall fans openly signing "you have a team full of P***s"

[red&white56]

Forest away in the cup in 1977. we drew 3-3 at Forest, it was a very mental atmosphere. I had hitched hiked down from Leeds (does anyone hiotch-hike these days) with another Saints fans and we stayed with his mates over the w/e. Lots of drinking, but as I was young it was also lots of fun.

 

Forest away last season - we won 3-0. Took the train up but it was stopped at Bedford and shared a taxi up to the city ground with a group of Forest fans. My nipper got the lucky seat in with the Forest fans (I sat up front with the driver) who quizzed him for 60 mins on Saints, he was exhausted by the time we got out of the taxi!

[70's Mike]

lots of great memories, cup run in 76.promotion 77/78,84 cup run.

Cup Winners Cup away to Marsailles and Anderlecht were never to be forgotton trips.

Carlisle away 6 nil victory

But top 3 for me, in no particular order,

Orient in 78

Bradford in 76

Skates in 84

 

Other thing whilst Alan Knight game was scary, the John Milkins one years before was worst

[View From The Top]

Forest away in the cup in 1977. we drew 3-3 at Forest, it was a very mental atmosphere. I had hitched hiked down from Leeds (does anyone hiotch-hike these days) with another Saints fans and we stayed with his mates over the w/e. Lots of drinking, but as I was young it was also lots of fun.

 

Forest away last season - we won 3-0. Took the train up but it was stopped at Bedford and shared a taxi up to the city ground with a group of Forest fans. My nipper got the lucky seat in with the Forest fans (I sat up front with the driver) who quizzed him for 60 mins on Saints, he was exhausted by the time we got out of the taxi!

 

Titanic beer is awesome. I drink in a Titanic owned pub.

[ericofarabia]

Forest away in the cup in 1977. we drew 3-3 at Forest, it was a very mental atmosphere. I had hitched hiked down from Leeds (does anyone hiotch-hike these days) with another Saints fans and we stayed with his mates over the w/e. Lots of drinking, but as I was young it was also lots of fun.

 

 

The Forest fans weren't best pleased that OB gave us the whole of he Home Trent End - about 10000 made the trip and one of my favourite games ever.

[angelman]

Was taken to Arsenal vs Norwich as I was in college in East Anglia

 

4th Nov 1989: Arsenal 4-3 Norwich with a 21 man punch up.

[Noodles34]

My first away game at Plough lane when Franny tried to decapitate John Fashanu Toilets over looked the terrace so you still take a p*ss & not miss any of the game....waht luxuries!

 

Luton away when they had banned away supporters. Got a ticket on the home terrace & Saints won 4-3 on the plastic pitch. Very difficult keeping quiet - mind you there were plently on other Saints fans at the game aswell judging by the number of fights going off around me!

 

Guilty

[Appy]

Forest away in the cup in 1977. we drew 3-3 at Forest, it was a very mental atmosphere. I had hitched hiked down from Leeds (does anyone hiotch-hike these days) with another Saints fans and we stayed with his mates over the w/e. Lots of drinking, but as I was young it was also lots of fun.

 

Forest away last season - we won 3-0. Took the train up but it was stopped at Bedford and shared a taxi up to the city ground with a group of Forest fans. My nipper got the lucky seat in with the Forest fans (I sat up front with the driver) who quizzed him for 60 mins on Saints, he was exhausted by the time we got out of the taxi!

 

You must have been on the same train as me up to Forest.

[de-fence]

Leeds last season. Battered and I mean BATTERED for 90 minutes and somehow still got the 3 points when we needed it most. That was 90 minutes of pure agony.

[Shroppie]

Leeds last season. Battered and I mean BATTERED for 90 minutes and somehow still got the 3 points when we needed it most. That was 90 minutes of pure agony.

 

Oh yes. Was there, in the Leeds end with my Leeds supporting family.

 

I have never, ever seen so many utterly p!ssed off people in one place.

 

When I couldn't stop myself celebrating at FT I really thought I was going to get decked, and that was by my own family.

[fanimal]

Strangest, as in least expected, definitely Wolves 6-0 as everything went right for us that day no matter what we did. Summed up by the look of surprise on Leon Best's face when he scored.

Then for me, Leeds when we drew 2-2 in the first leg of the League Cup semi final, after being 2-0 down and being battered. Afterwards being chased up the road by a seriously angry mob, me trying to hang on to a police horses tail and making the minibus with the door being pelted! Adrenalin fuelled evening or what.

[red&white56]

You must have been on the same train as me up to Forest.

 

Maybe we were - However, I think most trains were delayed or stopped at Bedford that day. I remember getting off at Bedford and being told that there were buses to Leicester outside - whereas outside there were no buses and a lot of very confused travellers. Thought we'd miss the game until i saw a Forest fan trying to organise 6 people for a taxi and rushed in. We arrived outside the ground at about 3 mins before kick-off.

[Saint Malc]

Then for me, Leeds when we drew 2-2 in the first leg of the League Cup semi final, after being 2-0 down and being battered. Afterwards being chased up the road by a seriously angry mob, me trying to hang on to a police horses tail and making the minibus with the door being pelted! Adrenalin fuelled evening or what.

 

Cor blimey mate, I remember that. I got chased all over the place after the game as well. There were only about 200 of us huddled together in the corner. The game would have been postponed if it were played today. Not because of the playing surface, as Leeds had under soil heating, but because the standing terrace was like an ice rink.

[saint1977]

Blimey, away games in the 1970s were a bit more tasty in terms of the home supporters! Feel sorry for the lads being chased at Leeds in 79 semi, tough place to visit back then. Can remember Millwall causing problems in the mid 80s at the FA Cup game.

 

In terms of strange away games I've been to, Bolton away in 2002 was one. WGS played no strikers and very little happened in a very poor game until Bridger suddenly cut inside and crashed a venemous into the roof of the net. Then we left Djorkaeff totally free (I think Marsden was supposed to pick him up) in the 94th minute.

 

Everton away 1999 - lost 4-1 with 4 goals in about 10 minutes. One of them was a comedy own goal by Claus.

 

Carlisle away 2009 - took 1000 fans and great noise, another strange game as Pardew's side was still gelling, conceded a goal to a huge deflection and then Pidgeley dropped a free kick onto Jaidi's head in the 96th minute! Surprised my Carlisle supporting friends we were staying with were speaking to us afterwards!

 

Brentford away - Lloyd James first time stunning volley after about 3 minutes, went off injured, Ostemobor had to be told where to stand and be positioned by Fonte. Barnie missed a sitter from about 5 yards and then it was Brentford v Kelvin after that. Brilliant penalty save and 3 or 4 other worldies, eventually conceded a late header. Had a few in the Griffin pre-match but one toilet block for 1500 fans. Worked in London back then and crashed on mate's sofa.

 

Tranmere away FA Cup - let's not even go there...

 

Villa away in the FA Cup - got distracted and missed Southgate's header. Didn't have a shot on goal all game, Boa Morte was dreadful and team got booed off.

 

Derby away - 0-0 75 mins in first season Pride Park opened, one of their Italian players dived, penalty and then conceded 3 more in quick, depressing succession. Hopefully we've left those 'Soft' days behind.

 

Sheffield Wed away early 90s - lost an end of season game 5-2, neither side bothered to defend!

[edprice1984]

Swindon away in 2009 - Just before Pardew was given some cash to buy in some actual footballers, rather than the absolute dross we were left with after relegation (with the exceptions of Lallana and Morgan). Also remember 2,000+ Saints fans gesturing to Pardew that a substitution may be required, preferably someone who has the ability to score a goal -we had Rasiak and Saganowski on the bench

 

Bristol Rovers 2009 - FA Cup 1st Round - 3 nil up, courtesy of David Connelly and Antonio, getting soaked by a torrential downpour (We're the wet side/We're the dry side) and then everyone bricking it as Rovers pulled two late goals back.

 

Bristol Rovers 2010 - Chasing Huddersfield into the playoff positions, conceding an early goal only to batter them 5-1. Bloke standing behind me won a wedge after sticking £10 on the correct scoreline and Lambert to score. Morgan scored his first Saints goal (a screamer) and Walsall managing to confuse everyone 2 nil down to the terriers with 10 minutes to go, 3-2 up into injury time and then lose 4-3. Think we beat Yeovil on the following saturday thanks to a late late late Lee Barnard header only for us to draw against Oldham and bugger it all up!

 

Walsall 2011 - Battered em' for the whole game, ex-Citeh fat boy Jon Macken scores and we somehow get nothing. Danny N'Guessen subbed as a sub and communal drinking with the Walsall supporters before the game. Mainly remembered for the bed wetting antics by some on here afterwards...those who were at the game knew it was just one of those days...think we then embarked on the longest unbeaten run in the clubs history!

[Griffo]

We must have been on an earlier train to Forest last season. We got as far as Market Harborough, got a minibus to Nottingham from there.

[diggers]

I enjoyed the last two trips top Blackpool, the constant singing while 3-0 down through the second half of the last game made me realise our travelling support can be excellent when we're in the mood.

[The9]

Swindon away in 2009 - Just before Pardew was given some cash to buy in some actual footballers, rather than the absolute dross we were left with after relegation (with the exceptions of Lallana and Morgan). Also remember 2,000+ Saints fans gesturing to Pardew that a substitution may be required, preferably someone who has the ability to score a goal -we had Rasiak and Saganowski on the bench

 

Bristol Rovers 2009 - FA Cup 1st Round - 3 nil up, courtesy of David Connelly and Antonio, getting soaked by a torrential downpour (We're the wet side/We're the dry side) and then everyone bricking it as Rovers pulled two late goals back.

 

Bristol Rovers 2010 - Chasing Huddersfield into the playoff positions, conceding an early goal only to batter them 5-1. Bloke standing behind me won a wedge after sticking £10 on the correct scoreline and Lambert to score. Morgan scored his first Saints goal (a screamer) and Walsall managing to confuse everyone 2 nil down to the terriers with 10 minutes to go, 3-2 up into injury time and then lose 4-3. Think we beat Yeovil on the following saturday thanks to a late late late Lee Barnard header only for us to draw against Oldham and bugger it all up!

 

Three of my favourites, those. That Swindon game was a good weird one, Lancashire's comical miskick from 40 yards out for a corner and Pardew blatantly making a point of not substituting anyone to illustrate that he needed to buy players. Somewhat ruined by some bellend racially abusing Mellis on his debut with his family in the row behind me.

 

We also had someone spreading the rumour of a Walsall equaliser against Huddersfield on the terrace at Rovers...

 

Come to think of it, that 2-1 win at Brighton was pretty mental, we got there via Fratton with the requisite Saints scarf photo taken, spent all day in an empty pub with football on the telly other than the time taken to go to the ridiculous match, all the Adkins baiting, the terrible view, them withdrawing the ballboys, blatant timewasting, Jason Dodd in the row in front of me, and then the late Fonte winner, and we stayed in Brighton til late getting drunker and drunker, and ended up stranded at Fareham for an hour in Saints replica shirts in one of those eerie empty station moments.

[Turkish]

Three of my favourites, those. That Swindon game was a good weird one, Lancashire's comical miskick from 40 yards out for a corner and Pardew blatantly making a point of not substituting anyone to illustrate that he needed to buy players. Somewhat ruined by some bellend racially abusing Mellis on his debut with his family in the row behind me.

 

We also had someone spreading the rumour of a Walsall equaliser against Huddersfield on the terrace at Rovers...

 

Come to think of it, that 2-1 win at Brighton was pretty mental, we got there via Fratton with the requisite Saints scarf photo taken, spent all day in an empty pub with football on the telly other than the time taken to go to the ridiculous match, all the Adkins baiting, the terrible view, them withdrawing the ballboys, blatant timewasting, Jason Dodd in the row in front of me, and then the late Fonte winner, and we stayed in Brighton til late getting drunker and drunker, and ended up stranded at Fareham for an hour in Saints replica shirts in one of those eerie empty station moments.

 

The whole away end singing 'make a sub' and doing the hand signal for a substitute was funny.

[TheCholulaKid]

Alan Knight's testimonial - outnumbered and outgunned

Ipswich away at some point - somebody brought a pig's head along

Rochdale called off game - ended up in the Macclesfield end at Stockport next to some bloke from Life on Mars

Turkey v England, Izmir 1993 - probably the only time I've actually thought I might die - outnumbered but never outgunned

[CHAPEL END CHARLIE]

A friend of mine running into the squad as they alighted from a train at Waterloo station last Saturday certainly surprised her ... although she was somewhat taken aback the forum will be pleased to know that Sir Rickie Lambert behaved like a perfect gentleman.

[Bucks Saint]

Sheffield Wed away early 90s - lost an end of season game 5-2, neither side bothered to defend!

 

Yep was there for that one. Much worse. It was a bank holiday Monday and Weds had the league cup final the following weekend and so left out most of the normal starting 11, including Chris Waddle and Woods, the england keeper. Wow, we said when seeing the team sheet, we can win this! Terrible performance, horrible defeat, followed by Sheffield Radio on the coach home constantly referring to "Wednesday reserves". Right up there for this thread

[Rut]

Several I cannot print but the funniest one was an end of season away game at Charlton. The infamous Antigallican pub was full of Saints supporters and it was a beautiful day and we spread out onto the pavement on both sides of the corner. No trouble just a few songs and plenty of drinking in the sunshine. I was in a group of 16 and 3 of us left this idyllic scene drinking in the sunshine to get a round in the Antigallican. As we purchased it two burly met policemen truncheons in hand wedged themselves in the main door announcing that no one was to enter or leave due to the trouble outside. Outside mounted police and black paddy wagons appeared to quell the non existent riot. The police in the door got bored after half an hour by which time the 3 had drunk the 16 drinks on top of the drinking on the train and beforehand. What was the score - haven't got a clue.

 

Great story. 'oh no there's a policeman at the door so I guess we just best neck all these beers cos there's no way we'll ever be allowed out, ever!'.

[Barry Sanchez]

Seriously?

 

Seriously what?

[Forester]

surprised no one has mentioned Sheff wed away under Burley. Bale played like a genius pouring forward from left back. Saints winning 3-2 in stoppage time. Sheff Wed get a corner - and MARK CROSSLEY scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[simo]

West brom away when Lallana scored his first goal ! I was dressed as banana man and was hammered before the bingo bus left sms , remember being in a pub with loads of west brom fans when the old bill came in to turf us out when I put my arm around one of the coppers and said "the commissioner has the number to the banana phone if theres any trouble tell him to give me a call" The police left shaking their heads and laughting !

[Elias]

Leicester in the FA Cup about 6 years ago. Was living in Birmingham at the time and had to take a rail replacement bus through what felt like all of the Midlands to get there. Absolutely dire game, Leicester are battering us and should have won 3-0. Our lot amuse themselves by singing non-stop all match while the Leicester fans didn't chime up. Kenwyne Jones scores on the break in stoppage time. On the way out of the ground the atmosphere wasn't friendly at all.

 

Leyton Orient 2009, just because I never thought I'd be celebrating a point against Leyton Orient.

[Orange]

It was probably Peterborough away last season. Got a lift up and back with someone i hadn't met before on this forum, but kindly offered me a lift.

 

On the way back near Guildford coming off the motorway either the back wheel hit the curb, or we skidded on something, but anyway we skidded out of control, spun round a few times and smashed into the side of a motorway bridge, car was a write off. All pretty shaken up we were taken to a taxi place in Guildford. Had no other option but to get a taxi back for the rest of the journey. As we started the journey the taxi driver in hindsight was clearly tired as f*ck, opening the window, driving badly etc, but as we were all a bit shaken up we thought it was just us being paranoid. Down a straight road he fell asleep, swerved into a bollard/crossing thing in the middle of the road at some speed. We got out the car didn't want to go any further with him, he was a complete nut job, making up some story he was swerving a fox. Stranded in the middle of nowhere got a lift down further south to my moped. Then had to ped it an hour home in the rain. Got home 5-6 in the morning aching like f*ck, and straight up for college an hour or 2 later...the things we do!

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[Badger]

In no particular order:

 

Skates - 1984

Brighton -cup - c1986, good p!ss up, and good humour , never forget one Saints fan 'strutting' into an empty terrace between the sets of fans ,miming to Sinatra's 'New York, New York,' as it bellowed out

C^nting Blueshirted Hafnia shirts (semi-final 84) - day spoilt by the last minute of extra time

 

Orient - FA Cup c1985 , again a mighty p!ss up with 15 or so of us in a transit van, no luxury just essentials of food and beer

[Colinjb]

surprised no one has mentioned Sheff wed away under Burley. Bale played like a genius pouring forward from left back. Saints winning 3-2 in stoppage time. Sheff Wed get a corner - and MARK CROSSLEY scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Oh I remember that one.

 

Somehow ended up parking just across the bridge from the main stand entrance on a grass verge, wasted an hour and a half trying to get into home pubs, dominated the Owls only to be pegged back by a Chris Brunt wondergoal and Mark Crossley running up field for that last minute corner, the moment he left his penalty area you could just tell what was going to happen....