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Omygawd wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 4:08 pm

marcho wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 3:32 pm Nice Omygawd

Must have shared the same " knees up " space at some time.

No doubt about it if you remember that

I'll saw you legs right off

Remember it well, I was on the terrace and saw it all unfolding, it was not Rotherham fans consisting of parents and kids they were letting to our part of the ground ,no, It was the p!ssed up late comers that had left the pub just before kick-off.

As hooky says the atmosphere on the terrace that night was something special.
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3 of us were in the seats, as more & more drunken Yorkshire tykes were allowed in, we exited stage left to terracing. Was a good move and a lovely evening thereafter. The Gods shined on us that night. I penned angry eMails to my MP etc.

Great night in Rotherham.weren't the police expecting 200 and 2000 of us turned up.late night home

It pays to never under-estimate the Orient ( unless you are Spurs )

y o y o y wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:35 pm

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:34 pm

lordgriff wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:28 pm

Please share further details??

Play- Off Semi Final .
Stewards opened gates on a seated area
Where O's fans were sat & the hordes piled in
sending O's Fans spilling over onto the pitch &
Into the terracing .
Charlie & Lou didnt budge an inch .

We paid for these seats an we aint moving

Remember it well, I was on the terrace and saw it all unfolding, it was not Rotherham fans consisting of parents and kids they were letting to our part of the ground ,no, It was the p!ssed up late comers that had left the pub just before kick-off.

As hooky says the atmosphere on the terrace that night was something special.

Great atmosphere , but doesn't come close to the 78 QF replay
or v posh in the play offs at ours .

Stamford O wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:57 pm Great night in Rotherham.weren't the police expecting 200 and 2000 of us turned up.late night home

They were so cocky
Didnt even make it all ticket & the programme had coach travel & tickets
for Wembley will be available after the game .

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:11 pm

Stamford O wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:57 pm Great night in Rotherham.weren't the police expecting 200 and 2000 of us turned up.late night home

They were so cocky
Didnt even make it all ticket & the programme had coach travel & tickets
for Wembley will be available after the game .

It was looking a bit ropey after the pens and the Yorkies spilled onto the pitch and advanced toward us at the Canklow Scrap Yard End.

Luckily the cops and their dogs protected us.

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:11 pm

Stamford O wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:57 pm Great night in Rotherham.weren't the police expecting 200 and 2000 of us turned up.late night home

They were so cocky
Didnt even make it all ticket & the programme had coach travel & tickets
for Wembley will be available after the game .

And the cocky bastards are 2 divisions higher than us

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:32 pm

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:11 pm

Stamford O wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:57 pm Great night in Rotherham.weren't the police expecting 200 and 2000 of us turned up.late night home

They were so cocky
Didnt even make it all ticket & the programme had coach travel & tickets
for Wembley will be available after the game .

It was looking a bit ropey after the pens and the Yorkies spilled onto the pitch and advanced toward us at the Canklow Scrap Yard End.

Luckily the cops and their dogs protected us.

Did the owner of the club not own the scrap yard, i think he did?

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:32 pm

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:11 pm

Stamford O wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:57 pm Great night in Rotherham.weren't the police expecting 200 and 2000 of us turned up.late night home

They were so cocky
Didnt even make it all ticket & the programme had coach travel & tickets
for Wembley will be available after the game .

It was looking a bit ropey after the pens and the Yorkies spilled onto the pitch and advanced toward us at the Canklow Scrap Yard End.

Luckily the cops and their dogs protected us.

I don't recall it like that at all.
Couple of hundred came onto the pitch, mainly youngsters giving it the biggun, stupid posturing and jumping about.
They only got halfway before some started thinking twice, don't remember the old bill doing anything at all that night

That is correct Stamford O, friend picked me up on the A14 at Fenstanton.
As I waited there were loads of cars with scarves waving out of the windows heading up from the M11
When we got there O's fans were everywhere, think they had to control the motorway exit because of the unexpected heavy traffic.
Do know that it wasn't possible to get there by train and home again that night, wouldn't have anyway by the time it finished

If I had the wings of a sparrow !!

that was a great night and one I will always remember.

marcho wrote: ↑Sun Sep 27, 2020 9:24 am If I had the wings of a sparrow !!

Street cred and respect my man.

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:21 pm

Stowaway wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:34 pm As I recall Charlie had a falling out with Hearn over how much the pitch was being used because Hearn was renting it out to teams from City banks and the like in midweek. In the end Charlie walked out, but was given a lifetime season ticket as a thank you.

As far as i recall. Charlie wanted to do things his way . Barrold was not going to let that happen at HIS club. There was a parting of the ways.

Pretty sure this was alluded too in the latest John Sitton interview at some stage( if any one cleverer than me can crop the bit and put it on?)

Just to clear up the rumours - Janet was made redundant the season before I went. I found it impossible to work with the people Barry brought in so parted by mutual consent. Shook hands with Barry and left with a generous severance package.
I still watch all games home and away and I think it is now in the best possible hands. I love the Club and am in my 67th season.

Class Charlie, well said also thanks Omygawd (lol) good days in the west side.

CharlieH wrote: ↑Sun Sep 27, 2020 2:54 pm Just to clear up the rumours - Janet was made redundant the season before I went. I found it impossible to work with the people Barry brought in so parted by mutual consent. Shook hands with Barry and left with a generous severance package.
I still watch all games home and away and I think it is now in the best possible hands. I love the Club and am in my 67th season.

Someone clearly had the wrong facts but as you get older youre memory does play tricks. I can personally vouch for that!
At least Charlie has cleared it all up and good luck to him.

For me, Charlie's greatest hour was in the FA Cup away to Birmingham City before the game when, from our area behind the goal, he walked up the length of the pitch and right up into City end. Cue a big rumpus and eventually he came out and walked back down to us with a broad grin. He was only saying hello to them.

BTW, we lost the game.

Charlie - my old man told me about an incident in Nottingham many moons ago where you were heavily outnumbered and had to take evasive action. This included running into people’s houses and hurdling back garden fences to get away.

Please tell me this was true.

I’d forgotten quite how long ago it was when I started hating Bill Shankly and the Kop.........

I remember a pub in Blackburn, it was back when beer in London was crap and we welcomed a trip up north
This particular pub served Thwaites with a big foamy head in oversized glasses and sold delicious meat and potato pies.

Just picked up my glass and someone I suspect was Charlie pulled out one of those canister powered air horns and let rip.
Made me jump and spilt my beer, sacrilege at the time knowing it would be a while before I tasted another decent beer back home.
It was late seventies I reckon, about the time Ray Bruce had these awful yellow headphones that were a radio

I have done some mad things in my time but -
RedO
That wasn’t me at Nottingham, sure I would have remembered that!
Neither did I let off an air horn, I have a couple of suspects in mind though ....

CharlieH wrote: ↑Sun Sep 27, 2020 6:16 pm I have done some mad things in my time but -
RedO
That wasn’t me at Nottingham, sure I would have remembered that!
Neither did I let off an air horn, I have a couple of suspects in mind though ....

Sure you remember the pies and beer at Blackburn though

Yes ido

you'll never take the west side
you'll never take the west side
peanuts tanner a bag !