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when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:13 pm

I've been going to matches since 1980. Only on a number of occasions have I been genuinely scared.

1- Leeds fans spitting on the family section in 1984
2- The CS gas incident in 1987 versus Swansea
3- Legging it down the road from a surging riot near the Ninian Park pub after the 1987 Welsh Cup Final between Newport & Merthyr
4- Being the only Cardiff fan at the Vetch in 1995 and stood on the North Bank with people watching me.
5- being in the Cardiff fans as the Bristol City fans charged us and the police horses forced us back from walking under a bridge with Bristol City fans on, (I went flying over a wall)
5- walking past a Cardiff pub next to the Emirates in Arsenal
6- witnessing the Chelsea- Cardiff confrontations

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:35 pm

Stoke away FA Cup 1987

Before I went to the Gulf in 91.....since then I have always had the attitude "what's the worst that could happen" :lol:

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:37 pm

tomorrow,my u11s got llanederyn,they beat us twice and are looking for the hatrick of wins :D :D :D :ayatollah:

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:44 pm

Being a youngster, never.

Although I didnt' find Chelsea scary :?

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:11 pm

swindon away, late 70's, night cup match. got separated from the escort back to train, got pelted with bricks

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:05 pm

i`ve never been scared at a match!

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:41 pm

Arsenal away in the cup 2 years ago when I was 14, we walked past an Arsenal pub with my dad, trying to find our way back to the coaches, and getting alchohol chucked at us by drunk men, I had to calm my dad down and told him to keep walking. Also, Birmingham away a few years ago when about 10 Birmingham fans around the age of 19-25 charged our coach and started throwing stuff at us (they then got violently taken by police though :lol: ).

Also at Millwall away last Saturday when I saw our fan on the bottom tier on the floor not moving, before anyone came to his help. It made me stop celebrating the first goal completley, I was terrified.

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:57 pm

recharding wrote:I've been going to matches since 1980. Only on a number of occasions have I been genuinely scared.

1- Leeds fans spitting on the family section in 1984
2- The CS gas incident in 1987 versus Swansea
3- Legging it down the road from a surging riot near the Ninian Park pub after the 1987 Welsh Cup Final between Newport & Merthyr
4- Being the only Cardiff fan at the Vetch in 1995 and stood on the North Bank with people watching me.
5- being in the Cardiff fans as the Bristol City fans charged us and the police horses forced us back from walking under a bridge with Bristol City fans on, (I went flying over a wall)
5- walking past a Cardiff pub next to the Emirates in Arsenal
6- witnessing the Chelsea- Cardiff confrontations


You forgot to mention your shadow

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:03 pm

I'm scared everytime McPhail plays in midfield.....

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:04 pm

Millwall at home first game season 1999 was my first city game when i was 6...shit myself but haven't stop going sinse :D :ayatollah:

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:07 pm

Tubzo wrote:
recharding wrote:I've been going to matches since 1980. Only on a number of occasions have I been genuinely scared.

1- Leeds fans spitting on the family section in 1984
2- The CS gas incident in 1987 versus Swansea
3- Legging it down the road from a surging riot near the Ninian Park pub after the 1987 Welsh Cup Final between Newport & Merthyr
4- Being the only Cardiff fan at the Vetch in 1995 and stood on the North Bank with people watching me.
5- being in the Cardiff fans as the Bristol City fans charged us and the police horses forced us back from walking under a bridge with Bristol City fans on, (I went flying over a wall)
5- walking past a Cardiff pub next to the Emirates in Arsenal
6- witnessing the Chelsea- Cardiff confrontations


You forgot to mention your shadow

:lol:

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:28 pm

krab wrote:tomorrow,my u11s got llanederyn,they beat us twice and are looking for the hatrick of wins :D :D :D :ayatollah:


:lol: kev they have been very close games I'm sure your boys might make it 3rd time lucky against us :ayatollah:
See you in the morning ;)

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:41 pm

Getting arrested at Fulham in the 90's
Getting a knife pulled on me by Birmingham nutters on the train back from Darlington
Getting a knife pulled on us by Cardiff nutters thinking I was a Newport fan going to Wales v Russia at Swansea.

Everything else has been a walk in the park.

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:42 pm

never been scared really as i feel us city boys are like an army wherever we go!
although last week me n the lads got the train to south london and only city on train full of the millwall
quite nervous but it was exciting :D :ayatollah:

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:56 pm

Anfield when Wales played Scotland the Kop that night was truly terrifying and it's the one time I have been really scared :?

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:58 pm

I shit my pants everytime i go watch cardiff this season..

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:06 pm

recharding wrote:I've been going to matches since 1980. Only on a number of occasions have I been genuinely scared.

1- Leeds fans spitting on the family section in 1984
2- The CS gas incident in 1987 versus Swansea
3- Legging it down the road from a surging riot near the Ninian Park pub after the 1987 Welsh Cup Final between Newport & Merthyr
4- Being the only Cardiff fan at the Vetch in 1995 and stood on the North Bank with people watching me.
5- being in the Cardiff fans as the Bristol City fans charged us and the police horses forced us back from walking under a bridge with Bristol City fans on, (I went flying over a wall)
5- walking past a Cardiff pub next to the Emirates in Arsenal
6- witnessing the Chelsea- Cardiff confrontations


following United, Its never been an issue :D

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:10 pm

Walking back from Anfield to Lime st after our cup game, then finding out the following day someone was shot dead just off the route I took.

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:14 pm

Millwall away late 70,s early 80,s went there four times to watch the city, interesting to say the least!!!!!

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:23 pm

mr'mogreenz wrote:I shit my pants everytime i go watch cardiff this season..

YOU`RE THE SMELLY FUCKER I SIT NEXT TO THEN :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:32 pm

The Den was a pretty scary place back in the 70s :o

Re: when have you been scared going to football?

Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:51 pm

when i had to run the gaunlet on my own as a 15 year old in the car park at ashton gate to catch up with the escort...1985 ish