Soul Crew by David Jones and Tony Rivers

I'll try to be as honest as I can. When city played us in the 80's, we were always out-numbered, as the valley hordes came from every little shite hole in south wales.
We never run unless someone on here knows different, but certaintly didn't win any battles at a Cardiff v Newport game and that is fact, however as the owner of this forum will know all about, there have been several times that the soul crew have been run by cewnty, notably when hartridge played a rugby cup final in the old Cardiff arms park.
Not sure if city were home that day, but must have been given the numbers they mustered up that day.
IF anyone on here was there that day, we were drinking in the philharmonic, with 50 top lads when Cardiff found out. There were several good battles, but Cardiff got well and truly done that day, I could also mention the U2 concert when we took libertys in Cardiff, and quite a few Saturdays, when we come down for it.
Unfortunately no mobile phones were about then to arrange a proper off, but don't ever slag off little old cewnty, we was and still have plenty of top lads if it ever kicks off.
I think we'd all agree that those days are better off a thing of the past, oh and forgot about wales v Italy (Milan) when you came unstuck with far superior numbers.
Wont mention when annis took a hiding at spytty as you didn't bring any lads for that friendly, and the shit heads who were involved were nothing but cowards in my eyes, and you'll only have to look on u tube when we came to ninian and were fighting with the OB, to once again prove we are no mugs.
Once again no show by the soul crew, that night. wont mention Merthyr when I few Cardiff tried to have a crack by that petrol station just around the corner fron the ninian pub.
Don't think theres any lies or bullshit written here citygent annis is there?CTID

I try to stay out of these arguments, but you've brought up a few things that I disagree with. The Valleys, especially the Rhondda, have never rated Newport in the slightest. It was a place we always went in the 70's/80's and walked around with no trouble whatsoever. Your mob was chased out of the end by the side of the away fans twice in the early 80's by Dai H and co. At a home game at NP around the same time, you brought 150 in total to the game, 5 of us were walking to the Coldstream, when you all came off the train and ran towards us, we stayed, then another 20 or so turned up, and again gave it the big one, eventually due to sheer numbers we had to leg it...100 onto 5...well done. At one home game 30 of of you had been to watch the rugby at the Arms Park, you attacked 10 of us on the bridge by the old Empire Pool, 3 of us stayed, and nothing happened. Some of you went to the Cambrian where you get legged out of there amid a lot of glass throwing. Your antics against Annis and his friends outside Brownhills and non football occasions are of no interest to me. City Gent/Annis are both a fair bit younger than me, so will have more insight re the late 80's/90's . Honestly, never rated you at all, sorry.

Never expected for a valley boy to rate Newport tbh. Like I said when we played city we were vastly outnumbered, by the hordes who come from rhonnda, ebbw vale, Pontypridd etc. You'll find that there is respect for Newport, by city fans who live in Cardiff. Respect your views though.

I think a lot of Cardiff based had issues with newport outside of football and thats why they rate them more than the gypos.

ncfc1-just read a post on this thread about one of your lads being a part time brum fan.im sure around 86/87 a few from newport used to come to blues.is that correct?i think i asked a lad on here if he could confirm that but he may have been a cardiff lad i asked.glad to see your team back and doing well

ncfc1-just read a post on this thread about one of your lads being a part time brum fan.im sure around 86/87 a few from newport used to come to blues.is that correct?i think i asked a lad on here if he could confirm that but he may have been a cardiff lad i asked.glad to see your team back and doing well

The one mentioned on here is indeed a brum fan, well after newport who got nicked in maindee (the friendly game that annis was attacked) and luckily with the others all escaped nick. Many moons before got stabbed in Cardiff in an arcade, in one of the many incidents I highlighted.
Still a good mate, who still goes over the county, and seen him this season at WBA. Went in a pub in I think Smethwick that day, and when the OB eventually arrived, the copper couldn't believe that we were in their pub. His words were even wolves wouldn't have taken this liberty
Only two county fans I know that still regularly follow brum, went with them leeds v brum '85, I was in the leeds end, as that was my team when obviously the cewnty died. PROBABLY have given my identity away now
Remember having an off with the soul crew just outside Cardiff central on the u2 concert day with a shout '' get the leeds c**t'' Unfortunately for Cardiff that day was, there were another 20 top lads on the next train down.
Good memories, and as for brum top firm the Zulus, well they were of what I seen of them walking(fighting) back to new street

Having worked with plenty of county and jack fans over the years i would say the dislike of Cardiff is equal but county don't have the obsessive nature of the jacks. The mob that turned up for the welsh cup game back in the early nineties was very big fair play.

ncfc1-just read a post on this thread about one of your lads being a part time brum fan.im sure around 86/87 a few from newport used to come to blues.is that correct?i think i asked a lad on here if he could confirm that but he may have been a cardiff lad i asked.glad to see your team back and doing well

The one mentioned on here is indeed a brum fan, well after newport who got nicked in maindee (the friendly game that annis was attacked) and luckily with the others all escaped nick. Many moons before got stabbed in Cardiff in an arcade, in one of the many incidents I highlighted.
Still a good mate, who still goes over the county, and seen him this season at WBA. Went in a pub in I think Smethwick that day, and when the OB eventually arrived, the copper couldn't believe that we were in their pub. His words were even wolves wouldn't have taken this liberty
Only two county fans I know that still regularly follow brum, went with them leeds v brum '85, I was in the leeds end, as that was my team when obviously the cewnty died. PROBABLY have given my identity away now
Remember having an off with the soul crew just outside Cardiff central on the u2 concert day with a shout '' get the leeds c**t'' Unfortunately for Cardiff that day was, there were another 20 top lads on the next train down.
Good memories, and as for brum top firm the Zulus, well they were of what I seen of them walking(fighting) back to new street

i was sure we had some newport at blues you have saved my sanity .yes the time county died(so to spk).i wasnt a face or anything but was around at some point in those years mentioned .83/88ish.always remember a mate saying there were a couple of newport lads.at first i thought he meant telford/newport.then he said no -wales.couldnt believe it.there again those yrs they,d get a off most weeks at brum so if they were that way inclined it was money well spent

newport county and ccrington stanley both have fantastic stories tbh.