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At times you really were treated no better than animals, literally in some cases like when we were put in the animal pen at Southampton station waiting for the train home.
The irony of that story is the Chief Constable of Hampshire writing to the Observer to say how well behaved the Wigan fans had been.I’ll remember this with a chuckle,today Wigan Athletic are ranked higher than West Ham United in the Uefa rankings.
At times you really were treated no better than animals, literally in some cases like when we were put in the animal pen at Southampton station waiting for the train home.
The irony of that story is the Chief Constable of Hampshire writing to the Observer to say how well behaved the Wigan fans had been.We hadn’t much choice that day Sammy.
Frog marched with a full Police cordon trough the City and straight into the ground, caged up inside the ground, frog marched back to the station, caged up at the station then shoe horned into the train and sent back up North.
It was fun watching football in those days.I remember going to Blackpool in the FA Cup in the early eighties and getting frisked on entering the packed away end when it was still covered.The Copper who frisked me asked what I had in my inside jacket pocket and I replied ‘cig lighter mate’. ‘Alright lad’, he replied ‘on you way’.
As I climbed up on to the terrace I checked my pocket only to find my pruning knife from work, I had gone straight from work and completely forgot I was still in my works jacket.
God knows what he would have done had he actually asked me to empty my pocket.
The knife came in handy later in the day on the prom when faced with a load of Blackpool lads???????????????????????????????????……………………………………………………………………………………………joking.
Haha I left the replay on a stretcher after we got the penalty we was all jumping up and down and I accidentally landed on some fellas foot. He yelled pushed me away and I landed at the bottom of the town end and tore my ankle ligaments. I didn’t even see the penalty coz the wall was so high lol
Tore my ankle ligaments at one of the many great matches against Bradford City. This was 82/83 season and I went over ont thankle on the Town End and ended up on crutches.
I remember one season at Springfield the powers that be down at Wigan Kremlin allowed a non segregation match at Springfield and that was against Bradford City. Think it was the last match one season.
At times you really were treated no better than animals, literally in some cases like when we were put in the animal pen at Southampton station waiting for the train home.
The irony of that story is the Chief Constable of Hampshire writing to the Observer to say how well behaved the Wigan fans had been.I enjoyed that trip Sammy and had a great day with the Southampton fans. Strange ground the Dell but good .
At times you really were treated no better than animals, literally in some cases like when we were put in the animal pen at Southampton station waiting for the train home.
The irony of that story is the Chief Constable of Hampshire writing to the Observer to say how well behaved the Wigan fans had been.We hadn’t much choice that day Sammy.
Frog marched with a full Police cordon trough the City and straight into the ground, caged up inside the ground, frog marched back to the station, caged up at the station then shoe horned into the train and sent back up North.
It was fun watching football in those days.[/quote]True, we hadn’t much choice and not much chance of breaking through the cordon if you tried.
Is this still allowed today, human rights and all that?At times you really were treated no better than animals, literally in some cases like when we were put in the animal pen at Southampton station waiting for the train home.
The irony of that story is the Chief Constable of Hampshire writing to the Observer to say how well behaved the Wigan fans had been.I enjoyed that trip Sammy and had a great day with the Southampton fans. Strange ground the Dell but good .[/quote]
I thought the train journey there and back was the best part…!
At times you really were treated no better than animals, literally in some cases like when we were put in the animal pen at Southampton station waiting for the train home.
The irony of that story is the Chief Constable of Hampshire writing to the Observer to say how well behaved the Wigan fans had been.I enjoyed that trip Sammy and had a great day with the Southampton fans. Strange ground the Dell but good .[/quote]
I thought the train journey there and back was the best part…![/quote]
We drove from Nuneaton I went with a Coventry fan remember being packed in that end behind the goals.
At times you really were treated no better than animals, literally in some cases like when we were put in the animal pen at Southampton station waiting for the train home.
The irony of that story is the Chief Constable of Hampshire writing to the Observer to say how well behaved the Wigan fans had been.I enjoyed that trip Sammy and had a great day with the Southampton fans. Strange ground the Dell but good .[/quote]
I thought the train journey there and back was the best part…![/quote]
That train favvord it was browt specially from India there were rhat many on it
Bickymons dad getting hit in the chest by a police horse with both hind legs as it panicked at Hartlepool in a cup match
I remember playing at Anfield in the League Cup and Peter Howitt (AKA Joey Boswell from “Bread”) coming on the pitch at half time to record a song with the Kop.
They thought it would probably be a good time to do it as they were only playing Little Wigan.
They were wrong!!!
All the Latics fans started a 10 minute rendition of “who the f***ing hell are you” and Peter Howitt eventually sculked off the pitch with a quick hand gesture to the Latics fans, and a new song of bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye aimed in his direction.
Needless to say, no recording with the Kop was possible for Mr Howitt.
Paying to go into the paddock at Springy, then sneaking into the Phoenix stand via the side door when’t’owd codger who checked stand transfers were distracted.
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