Wrong-ending at football

[Grey Fox]

I did and still do it quite a bit, only way to get tickets sometimes, but my best and hardest was way back in 1972 when we beat Man Utd 4-1 at Old Trafford with Martin Peters scoring all 4. Me and my mate had got to the ground late and were running around the ground looking for a turnstile that was still open (yes folks we used to go to games without having to apply 2 months before hand). A copper saw us and said "in here lads" Thanks mate we both said, as we got through the turnstile feeling chuffed we had got in we looked up and saw the sign Stratford End f***..

We ended up in the middle of about 20,000 Utd fans who were giving dogs abuse to our team and our fans. Not sure how we kept quite as Peters smashed in 4 goals, especially as the abuse got worse, but what a train journey back we got absolutley hammered.

Looking back I must have been barmy although I am a big bloke 6ft 3in I have found myself in the away end at Arsenal, Chelsea, Villa and Millwall , I still go with a Man Utd season ticket holding mate to Old Trafford, which is much easier now because they are all bloody tourists anyway so no one takes any notice of a different face.

 

[HobbitSpur]

We have friends who have season tickets at Arsenal, and they never go to the Arsenal v Spurs in case Arsenal got beat (unlikely I know ) so for about 6 consecutive seasons from about 98 onwards my Brother and I would go and sit in with the Home supporters. The first time we went I must admit was a bit daunting, but little did we know that Mel (the friend who gave us the tickets) had told all the others around us that he was giving tickets to Spurs Fans. After the initial barracking they turned out to be quite enjoyable afternoons with all the banter apart from the fact we never saw us take all three points.

 

[Matthew Wyatt]

Rate me spam, then decide to reply?

Sorry, spam is next to the reply button. I've undone it. Looking back at your post though, I'm a bit uncomfortable with "Pikey". Is anyone else? It's used freely here but surely it's a racist epithet.

 

[HotspurFC1950]

I did and still do it quite a bit, only way to get tickets sometimes, but my best and hardest was way back in 1972 when we beat Man Utd 4-1 at Old Trafford with Martin Peters scoring all 4. Me and my mate had got to the ground late and were running around the ground looking for a turnstile that was still open (yes folks we used to go to games without having to apply 2 months before hand). A copper saw us and said "in here lads" Thanks mate we both said, as we got through the turnstile feeling chuffed we had got in we looked up and saw the sign Stratford End f***..

We ended up in the middle of about 20,000 Utd fans who were giving dogs abuse to our team and our fans. Not sure how we kept quite as Peters smashed in 4 goals, especially as the abuse got worse, but what a train journey back we got absolutley hammered.

Looking back I must have been barmy although I am a big bloke 6ft 3in I have found myself in the away end at Arsenal, Chelsea, Villa and Millwall , I still go with a Man Utd season ticket holding mate to Old Trafford, which is much easier now because they are all bloody tourists anyway so no one takes any notice of a different face.

On that subject there was a time when fans were not segregated.

For whatever crazy reason we small band of Spurs fans suitably decked out in various blue and white attire decided to settle lower down in the Stretford End standing at OT for the European Cup Winners Cup second leg the night Cantwell broke Dave Mackay's leg.

We were pelted with darts and sharpened coins from those further back behind us the whole game. Not nice people, not nice at all.

 

[Marty]

I was in the City end at the Etihad in 2010. Somehow managed to restain myself when Crouch scored the winner. Still have no idea how.

 

[EastLondonYid]

Sat amongst scum fans in 87 semi at highbury.....tbh they surprisingly had alot of naughty boys around us sat in the lower tier to the left of the players tunnel..i was with 2 other mates and managed to behave untill Clive Allen scored and we went mental celebrating the goal even though we agreed to keep it low key, to our surprise there were a few other yids near us too who celebrated as well....it nearly kicked off but it didn't, we got a few..''sit down you dirty yids'' but we didn't care cos we won 1-0......ofc we fucked it up 2nd leg.

 

[SonicSarr]

Was in the Arse end at the 1991 FA Cup semi as my Dad is a Goon & got the tickets. Behind the goal when Gazza scored THAT free kick! Great memory. I do think at some point we got moved to a more family area but I can't remember that too clearly.

 

[HotspurFC1950]

Sorry, spam is next to the reply button. I've undone it. Looking back at your post though, I'm a bit uncomfortable with "Pikey". Is anyone else? It's used freely here but surely it's a racist epithet.

What does pikey mean ?

 

[riggi]

What does pikey mean ?

What does pikey mean ?

Claiming they are travellers. No idea how they got that name but 'no noise from the pikey boys' has stuck .

 

[Sauniere]

I went to Elland Road with a Leeds supporting workmate & his two kids, think it was 1999. He was a season ticket holder so he sat in his usual place and I had the pleasure of sitting with his kids towards one corner. We lost 2-0 and were totally outplayed. When the second goal went in the two lads stood up on their seats and were pointing down at me chanting spurs fan spurs fan. I got bombarded with screwed up bits of paper, pie wrappers and all sorts, I ended up swiping the kids legs from under them in annoyance, they thought it was hilarious. Hate to think what would have happened if we'd won.

 

[Cavehillspur]

There is no way I could have kept my cool when Dier slotted home that winner. Quite a funny read of two Spurs fans sat in with the Pikeys. Has anyone else braved the home section at an away game to see their beloved Spurs?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-...rror-of-wrong-ending-at-a-football-match.html

Yep, my brother in law, his dad and my nephew are all massive Gooner fans. My bro in law had 4 tickets sat behind the goal at the Emirates for the NLD a few years ago and he asked me to come along, I was relucatant at first but braved it in the end, was a free ticket so couldn't refuse. Was pleased I did as it was the classic 4-4 game with Bentley scoring from the halfway line.

I had to run into the toilets and celebrate in a cubicle, and then again when Lennon scored the equaliser. Unforgettable, bloody brilliant.

 

[Cavehillspur]

I was in the City end at the Etihad in 2010. Somehow managed to restain myself when Crouch scored the winner. Still have no idea how.

I celebrated that like a cup final win. Me, my son and my United supporting mate ended up in a huddle bouncing across the living room lol

Dunno how you kept the emotion in lol fair play.

 

[HotspurFC1950]

Claiming they are travellers. No idea how they got that name but 'no noise from the pikey boys' has stuck .

Doesn't sound racist to me.

So the core are travellers.

It's not an attack on colour, religion what have you

 

[WalkerboyUK]

Liverpool v Spurs back in either 96 or 97.
Went up with my brother and a guy from work who is a Liverpool fan, and who was driving us up there.
Only way we could get tickets was in the Spurs end, which was fine for me and brother, but not so much for him.
We went 1-0 up through Anderton, but lost 2-1. He did incredibly well to hold in the celebrations until we left Anfield.

I was at Wembley for Arsenal v Fiorentina with a Gooner mate and his dad. Batistuta scored last minute winner and I must have been the only Englishman walking out of that stadium with a smile and a chuckle.

 

[charliemouse]

I was sat in the Shed when Chelsea spanked us 4-0 with Hasselbaink scoring a hat trick.

I am not sure what was worse really the match itself or the vile abuse the Chelsea fans surrounding me where giving the Spurs fans.

 

[WalkerboyUK]

On a tangent, I was in Lisbon for England v Portugal at Euro 2004. That was a lonely place to be that night. About 200 of us in the Fan Park surrounded by thousands of Portuguese. Gave us an anti guard of honour, standing laughing and offering ironic handshakes as we all trudged out

Was in France for WC '98...
On way to watch England v Colombia a that fan park in Nantes, we were on tram when bunch of students were leaving college. The 3 of us were just sitting there, all calm and quiet, when one of the little shits punched me in the back of the head. I was so shocked that I didn't have time to react before they got off and ran.
Woman sat opposite apologised to us, saying that she could tell we weren't out looking for trouble.

Also our last day in France coincided with the Argentina game. We found a little pub in St Malo and for 90 mins were the only people watching the game. By the time it got to penalties all the French regulars had come through from where they were and genuinely commiserated us.

 

[Shanks]

Been oiffered a ticket for the Arse game, in the arse end... really struggling with what to do..

 

[Cavehillspur]

Been oiffered a ticket for the Arse game, in the arse end... really struggling with what to do..

I was the same but if I hadnt taken up the offer id have regretted it for the rest of my life the way the match panned out in the end lol

Go for it!

 

[Coyboy]

I went to Villa in November 2004, Jol's second game in charge. We lost one nil, but played ok. By the second half with us attacking the Holt End I was obviously cheering us on though trying to make it look less than obvious. If we had scored I don't know what I would have done. I'd like to think I would have kept quiet because over the last couple of years against Lazio and Liverpool there have been opposition fans right next to me and they are hugely annoying.

When Liverpool scored the second last season, the bloke got up and cheered. Tosser.

 

[SpursOldBoy]

The one that stands out for me was standing in the Kop-end at Anfield in 1980.

Somehow the history teacher at my school had won tickets to the league game between the Goons and Liverpool (they'd drawn in the cup and required a replay; this was the league fixture that came between those games).

Being a cheeky little sod I wore my Spurs scarf on the train all the way there - not one Goon asked what we was doing there!

Anyway, when we got Lime Street the teacher wanted to show the group around the city and talk a bit about the history of the city; a mate of mine (also Spurs) and a older kid and I said we'd meet the rest of them at the ground (we only interested in the footie). We traveled straight there by bus, but when we got there we wasn't too sure where to go so headed for the first set of turnstiles, handed over the ticket and walked through. My mouth dropped open as I realised we were in the wrong end.

I had to put on a dodgy Scouse accent when asked about who my favourite player was and at the end we had to chase the Goon fans back to Lime Street, lobbing bricks at them, so as to fit in with the natives!

We must have been very convincing because the coppers wouldn't let us in to the station and when they finally heard our accents we ended up getting a mini-kicking off of the group behind us. Not a good place to be for a cockney in those days!

It could have been worse; the teacher and her group were attacked in the town centre (she got head butted!) and didn't even make it to the game.

I've stood in the Gwladys Street end (Everton) in 1990/91 and the Shed (Chelsea) a few times in the '80s and '90s - both times without any hassle.