city fan v the blow up swan 80's

when the city fan ran on the pitch and bummed the inflatable swan on the vetch
i wasn't there but the older boys used to tell me about it, it must have been the funniest things ever

i have a few questions to ask about it
who was he
wheres he from
why didn't the north bank run on and defend the poor swan
did he get charged

and did he and the swan live happily ever after

just another day city took the piss in swansea town

richie from merthyr was his name and he got fined a tenner

richie from merthyr was his name and he got fined a tenner

tenner!!!!!!!!!!!!!... those were the days

of course the jacks will say it never happened

I am sure it was in the late 70's and it definitely did happen.

i am sure it was a boy fro Tonyrefail called Terry brace (bimbo) he had 30 days for it early 80's prob 80-81 anyone know him was big mates with him lost touch a while back

when the city fan ran on the pitch and bummed the inflatable swan on the vetch
i wasn't there but the older boys used to tell me about it, it must have been the funniest things ever

i have a few questions to ask about it
who was he
wheres he from
why didn't the north bank run on and defend the poor swan
did he get charged

and did he and the swan live happily ever after

just another day city took the piss in swansea town

i re member that..... i think btroop attacked the north bank at kick off that night

i am sure it was a boy fro Tonyrefail called Terry brace (bimbo) he had 30 days for it early 80's prob 80-81 anyone know him was big mates with him lost touch a while back

no it was defo richie baz
the same lads that went to that game together still travel away together and we still laugh about it.

`are there any pictures of the event about

i remember it made the news, was there also an incident with a large cardboard/ply type duck/swan thing too

I'm sure it was the New Years Day game (may have been the season after). The large swans were either side of this band who were playing 'Hi Ho Silver Lining'. Hows that for memory

Yes it was Richie Jones from Merthyr Vale...Big Sams gang and a good mate of mine...it was the first time we had played the Jerks for a few years and they were making a big deal out of it on the pre match ...it was at least 32 years ago...I am sure there was a girls jazz band with two big inflatable swans each side of the band...when suddenly Richie could be seen struggling to get over the fence at the front finally landing on the pitch before running towards the "entertainment".

Police were after him but he reached the large blow up Swan and started to pretent to give it a good shafting before being held by the cops who if I remember right had a smile on their faces.

I am almost sure the lads had all chipped in a quid each as a bet he wouldn't do it....with the £10 fine I think he was about quits...I didn't go to court with him but the legend goes that in court the police officer giving evidence said.
"Your Honour, Mr Jones ran on the pitch and started making love to a large Swan" this baffled the judge who said..."What are you talking about" which led to the poor embarressed officer having to stand there and move his arse back and fro to demonstrate to the judge what Richie had done on the pitch...obviously to great amusement to all that were there.

Those were the days.

richie from merthyr was his name and he got fined a tenner

I'm pretty sure that the Swans were hard plastic moulded efforts, rather than inflatable! I recall them being carried out by some stewards or ball boys and placed either side of the goal posts. The band were performing that cringeworthy Swansea ditty "Take me to the Vetch field, way down by the sea, where I will follow Swansea, Swansea City!!!!" The cheer leaders and the band took dogs abuse, before the Cardiff lad, ran on and simulated sex with the Swan!! and then it all kicked off in the North bank!! What days they were!

I'm pretty sure that the Swans were hard plastic moulded efforts, rather than inflatable! I recall them being carried out by some stewards or ball boys and placed either side of the goal posts. The band were performing that cringeworthy Swansea ditty "Take me to the Vetch field, way down by the sea, where I will follow Swansea, Swansea City!!!!" The cheer leaders and the band took dogs abuse, before the Cardiff lad, ran on and simulated sex with the Swan!! and then it all kicked off in the North bank!! What days they were!

"Why did,nt the north bank run on to defend the swan" because they were having a battering at the time from city fans!
There were arond 6 diferent pockets of city fans on the north bank that day, I was in one of them!!!

The first thing I knew of city fans being in with the jacks was when the teams were announced and there was a large pocket of city fans on what was the open terrace directly opposite us behind the goals cheering when our team names were being called.I remember them later being escorted down the side of the pitch when the swan sex assault took place. The band, hairy types with flares,didn't seem to notice that going on behind them.