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Post by only1steino on Jan 9, 2015 10:36:30 GMT
Can someone explain what happened this day and why there was this riot? I was only 4 at the time so don't remember.
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Post by mcf on Jan 9, 2015 10:44:20 GMT
It was absolutely bizarre.
I remember even before the game watching a group of about 9-10 Grimsby fans getting run off 2 Stoke lads - probably because one of them had an iron bar.
They did look like the kind of lads that would be in a mob though and so it was pretty funny yet pathetic to see.
Think I was about 14/15 at the time.....some of their fans starting attacking a small group of our fans in the corner that contained kids and OAPs where most of our lot were caged in. As soon as our main lot got out though they soon sorted the grimsby fans out.
That is how I remember it but i'm not great at remembering the finer details.
can't even remember the result - was it 1-1?
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Post by stokemark on Jan 9, 2015 10:52:58 GMT
Walking back to our car we got follwed by about 20 Grimsby who were just about to kick the shit our of us when we made it back. My mate (a pipe fitter) opened the boot to an array of monket wrenches and large spanners and we literally got 'tooled up' and four of us chased 20 back down the street.
We finished it all off with fish and chips and ice cream in Cleethorpes
Happy days
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jan 9, 2015 10:56:01 GMT
According to the commentary we lost 2-0
But Grimsby lost on the pitch lol.
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Post by scfc2014 on Jan 9, 2015 11:00:43 GMT
That's what a proper hooligan should get after a good scrap, Chips followed by ice cream, makes you want go back for more.
Come onnnnnnnnnnnn
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Post by andystokey on Jan 9, 2015 11:11:42 GMT
I think they got very pissed off when we were singing. " Does your mother smell of fish?
Does your mother smell of fish?"
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Post by stantheman on Jan 9, 2015 11:12:44 GMT
Didn't the gate in the fence get forced open and that's why we all ended up on the pitch?
That's my excuse anyway!
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Post by tazi on Jan 9, 2015 11:19:38 GMT
Don't know what it was all about but probably everything to do with just how much it was kicking off everywhere outside too.
Oh, and been on that pitch was bloody good too.
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Post by mcf on Jan 9, 2015 11:29:56 GMT
was this the game where we had a rendition of Alan Ball's red and white army that seemed to go on for an eternity?
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Post by dexta on Jan 9, 2015 11:31:39 GMT
Can someone explain what happened this day and why there was this riot? I was only 4 at the time so don't remember. shouldn't have sat in the home ends the season before |
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Post by huuuuuth on Jan 9, 2015 11:42:57 GMT
It was kicking off everywhere that day.
Remember the lad in the red England shirt in the ground too.
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Post by bushtonscfc on Jan 9, 2015 11:46:46 GMT
You no its been a good day out.. when there is a horse on the pitch..
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Post by Ayupshag on Jan 9, 2015 11:53:57 GMT
Ah the good old days!!
When you could go rollin round on a pitch with someone and if you didn't get nicked on the day then you didn't get nicked at all. Young uns today don't know how unlucky they are
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Post by The Stubborn Optimist on Jan 9, 2015 11:53:59 GMT
It was kicking off everywhere that day. Remember the lad in the red England shirt in the ground too. You beat me to it there, I was just about to mention the dickhead in the red England shirt, he was sat in the paddock to the right of us, he beat a hasty retreat once Stoke fans got down to business. There's a few that post on here who can be seen making an appearance on the video (no names, no pack drill and all that), you know who you are  |
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Post by tazi on Jan 9, 2015 12:10:58 GMT
The highlight of that day for me was when walking with my mates they turned right to go to the ground 'reason for this was because they didn't notice those lads' whereas I carried straight on wading straight into four of their lads throwing punches and headbuts.
It was mental.
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Post by mark71 on Jan 9, 2015 12:13:52 GMT
Yeah it was a funny day.
As I remember it we got there early and found a pub down the bottom end of the main road. As the day wore on quite a few Stokies came into the pub saying they've had some trouble with the locals, all saying the same thing that they were massivly outnumbered Grimsby were basicly ambushing Stokies when there was only 4-5 of them. Word went around the pub that we were all going to leave together and see what they'd do when it was equal numbers. There must of been 200 Stoke who left the pub together, it was absolute carnage. Grimsby got smashed all over the place. There was running battles up and down the road for about 30 minutes.
That video footage was only about 20% of what went on outside the ground.
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Post by bristolpotter on Jan 9, 2015 12:15:55 GMT
Just found these pics on the Boothen page of it - www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=272002762964357&set=a.195341690630465.1073741836.100004639054682&type=3&theater www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=272003016297665&set=a.195341690630465.1073741836.100004639054682&type=3&theater Also a good video of the Bristol City away game in 95, never seen it since that day before - www.facebook.com/#!/video.php?v=290207037810596&set=vb.100004639054682&type=3&theater |
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Post by tazi on Jan 9, 2015 12:16:42 GMT
Can't even remember how I got there, or back either but it certainly was a strange one.
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Post by bristolpotter on Jan 9, 2015 12:18:06 GMT
Grimsby got a nice welcome in Meir for the return fixture, also didnt a bus get smashed up by Grays Corner thinking it was a Grimsby coach turned out to be some students coach I think.
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Post by werrington on Jan 9, 2015 12:30:36 GMT
Can't even remember how I got there, or back either but it certainly was a strange one. Mini bus with us ( smiley ) |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2015 12:35:29 GMT
There was a cracking atmosphere throughout the match. The lad in in the England shirt was sat to the right in the group of Grimbsy that came onto to the pitch to gloat after the final whistle. We were crap that day and it was the beginning of the end for Ball.
As I remeber it, as they approached one Stoke fan (with ginger hair who gets nicked) forced the gate. This was followed by others who eventually forced the police to open it. The rest can be seen on the video. I think most the fghting was outside of the ground to be fair.
As young 15 year old I found the whole day quite an experience.
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Post by tazi on Jan 9, 2015 12:39:34 GMT
Can't even remember how I got there, or back either but it certainly was a strange one. Mini bus with us ( smiley ) I can't even remember now you've told me. Lol. |
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Post by RAF on Jan 9, 2015 12:43:20 GMT
I should never have worn light coloured jeans that day, fucking grass stains are murder at the best of times!
H
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Post by mcf on Jan 9, 2015 12:53:00 GMT
I should never have worn light coloured jeans that day, fucking grass stains are murder at the best of times! H ...especially on the knees, who did you gobble off that day!?  |
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Post by jimmygscfc on Jan 9, 2015 13:00:58 GMT
Having watched about 3 minutes it brings to mind an episode of 'One man and his dog', with a bunch of unruly sheep being badly rounded up by a load of dogs. Still, boys will be boys…...
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Post by Gods on Jan 9, 2015 13:10:25 GMT
Excellent stuff. You really got your moneys worth back then didn't you?
Today if the game is not up to scratch you are not really left with much else other than to take it squarely on the chin from the discomfort of your plastic seat.
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Post by digger on Jan 9, 2015 13:16:09 GMT
Can't even remember how I got there, or back either but it certainly was a strange one. Mini bus with us ( smiley ) police fecked our bus off home with out us, and considering the people who were on that bus it was strange  |
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Post by craig67 on Jan 9, 2015 13:17:25 GMT
I didn't go the game but remember Animal telling me about this the week after.
Some lads ran out of a pub and tried to beat him with a pool cue-he made his excuses and left.
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Post by frankboughsbutplug on Jan 9, 2015 13:27:06 GMT
2 mini bus loads of us got there at 11am.Outside the ground before KO it was a bit mental.One of us got nicked and was locked up all weekend and appeared in court on the Monday,bringing home with him a copy of their local paper.He rang me to tell me I was on the front page walking off the pitch and he gave me the paper.Still got it somewhere I think.
He didn't even see the game.Before the game I got my head cut open by a police horse charging through us fighting outside a pub right by the ground (I dont have much luck with police horses to tell you the truth) Loads of proper faces there. No 'pavement dancers' just jumping up and down like todays 'Football factory' generation.Everybody waded in,a proper steaming.
We were packed in behind the goal during the game.We were standing to the right near to there little mob in the seats,and as stated above,the lad in the red England top was gobbing off all game.When the whistle went they invaded the pitch and came up to the fence goading us and throwing coins.I was hanging on a gate and the fence was rocking with stokies trying to bring it down or get over it.They thought they were safe with a fence and a police presence.They weren't! The police couldnt hold the gate back, and that was it, we were on.
Everyone was dying to get there hands on the lad in the red England top,I don't know if anybody did because 90% fled like scared rabbits.Some were caught,some stood and fought,they were even running up the players tunnel on the half way line.It was a great day.If it happened today with better CCTV etc I think there would of been record arrests.We stopped off in Derby on the way home for a couple then made our way home.I was aching like Fck the next day when I got up to play football.Happy days,they don't know what they're missing today
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Post by lordb on Jan 9, 2015 13:38:01 GMT
My memory of it was seeing a small boy - maybe 10 years old - being knocked over & trampled on by Stoke fans as they went onto the pitch.
still as long as the lads had fun who cares?
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