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Worst weather you've ever seen City play in?

Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:09 pm

I remember a Friday night game back in 1992 against Mansfield. It was so foggy. I couldn't see Eddie Newton score the winner. I also froze at elm park in Reading in 1997. Also sneaked in to the Vetch back in 1995. Snowed heavily then.

Re: Worst weather you've ever seen City play in?

Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:14 pm

recharding wrote:I remember a Friday night game back in 1992 against Mansfield. It was so foggy. I couldn't see Eddie Newton score the winner. I also froze at elm park in Reading in 1997. Also sneaked in to the Vetch back in 1995. Snowed heavily then.


Bristol in the cup a few years ago was pretty bad snow. Watford away last year, may as well of he left at half time, could see feck all because of the fog. That and most of the play was up at the other end in our box!!!

Re: Worst weather you've ever seen City play in?

Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:17 pm

recharding wrote:I remember a Friday night game back in 1992 against Mansfield. It was so foggy. I couldn't see Eddie Newton score the winner. I also froze at elm park in Reading in 1997. Also sneaked in to the Vetch back in 1995. Snowed heavily then.

Most recently that game at ashton gate a few years back in the snow. purely because I got back to Newport, and no buses or taxis were running, so had to make a long walk home through the night :oops: I was sick cold drunk wet and coatless :cry: :violin:

Re: Worst weather you've ever seen City play in?

Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:17 pm

Southampton Home first game of the season 08/09 - Bob Bank Terrace - pissed down from start to finish!

Re: Worst weather you've ever seen City play in?

Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:20 pm

when we played coventry city on boxing day when we had al that snow we were in frankies garge drinking cans and he was giving us warm pasties you couldnt walk on the pavemeants because of the snow

Re: Worst weather you've ever seen City play in?

Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:27 pm

Southend Utd away in January 1976 4th Round FA Cup match. Had to stand in the open end behind the goal at Roots Hall with a blizzard blowing straight into our faces.

To make things worse we lost 2-1 to a late goal but at least had a train ride home with the team. Those were the days when the team would mix with the fans and I remember Tony Evans and Albert Lamour sitting with us for ages on the journey back.

Those were the days. "Alberts From The Valleys" "Alberts From The Valleys" Llanbradach in fact ;)


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Re: Worst weather you've ever seen City play in?

Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:30 pm

Reading away (old ground) hail stoned for some of the game ,open terrace not the best place to be :ayatollah:

Re: Worst weather you've ever seen City play in?

Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:40 pm

Boxing day 1998 v Shrewsbury on the then open Grange end. Just continuous rain fall, & freezing as well.

Re: Worst weather you've ever seen City play in?

Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:52 pm

Be Wycombe away! Hammering down with rain and absoultly freezing! At there was no shelter for us!

Re: Worst weather you've ever seen City play in?

Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:06 pm

SA17 Bluebird wrote:Southampton Home first game of the season 08/09 - Bob Bank Terrace - pissed down from start to finish!


Agree with that! My phone got wrecked that game and it was in my hoodie pocket under my waterproof jacket!

Re: Worst weather you've ever seen City play in?

Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:08 pm

leeds in the cup a few seasons ago or was it spurs.. absolutley lashed it down.. hell of a soaking on thew bob bank... Coldest was newport at home in a cup game or maybe peterborough away on boxin day a c couple of seasons ago.. My mate asked for a hot chocolate and they musta thought he said bovril and gave him one of those instead... the dopey kent put 5 sugars in it :lol: