Old gits terrace legends

Henry Norris 1913 · Post by **Henry Norris 1913** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:49 pm

Postman wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmEdW3Yb ... r_embedded

Makes the bowl and the recent wenger era look like the dark days

rigsby · Post by **rigsby** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:20 pm

Two classic 4be2 tracks here from the early 80s , loved this band,summed up the great away support we used to take everywhere in those days, huge Arsenal support for them as well.

One Of The Lads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OiP-QMev6c

Crackaway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x2pvKkaqss

Maybe next year · Post by **Maybe next year** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 2:30 pm

Jenkins drinks in Bar Cosa on Holloway Rd.

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 2:31 pm

Maybe next year wrote:Jenkins drinks in Bar Cosa on Holloway Rd.

Alter ego alert!! Awoogah!

MEDINABOY · Post by **MEDINABOY** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:33 pm

CLASS POSTMAN CLASS

brady won it beautifully,look at that oh look at that

SWLGooner · Post by **SWLGooner** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:13 pm

DB10GOONER wrote:
Maybe next year wrote:Jenkins drinks in Bar Cosa on Holloway Rd.
Alter ego alert!! Awoogah!

Who is it Bob?

merson_is_god · Post by **merson_is_god** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:57 pm

ALTER EGO!!!!

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 12:24 pm

Exiled-Gooner wrote:My 1st real actual taste of football trouble was in 76/77 against chavski in the league cup-we won 2-1-i was 12 and me and me mates had to go into the North Bank(one of only 4/5 times i wasn't able to get into the clockend)and i think half hour before kick off a load of chavski's came in from the right side of the bank into the upper stand.Well fuck me i was scared but a exciting scared if you know what i mean,the Gooners then fought these c**ts and pushed them all the way back some falling down the steps it was fucking great and the coppers came in swinging the old truncheon hitting anyone and i do mean anyone as some poor sod innocently standing and watching got a good smack on the noggin.

After that i see at the clockend a wave go towards the chavski and the singing started''Your'e never take the North Bank'' and ''Clockend do your job''.I then,after that experience,got a p/t job just to go to watch the Arsenal every game instead of waiting for me pocket money and going to home games only.Like i said happy days then and the stories my uncle told me probably made me more proud to be a gooner.

My memory of the mid/late 70's (that 2-1 game does stick in the memory!) early 80's was that Chavs rarely had a crack at the North Bank but it was normal for West Ham & the Spuds to be in there and normally in sufficient numbers that the old bill didn't try to get them out.

I know I've mentioned this on other threads before, but does anyone else remember when Crystal Palace came into ("take" wuld be stretching it...) the North Bank only for us to get our revenge in style the following season?

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 12:34 pm

I have so many memories as a scruffy teenager on the North Bank, Clock End or Schoolboys Enclosure with my mates. Some of them supported Spuds, West Ham, Chavs and I also regularly went along with them to their games. Lost count how many Spuds home games I've been to.

You could do that but never any question of who you really supported and at school we had a great time winding each other up. It was like all the other kids in the school were active supporters and all supported London teams. It was cheap to get in and you could always pay on the gate.

These days my kids sit in the comfort of the family enclosure and only go when I take them. The decision to go to a game needs to be made weeks in advance. There is little trouble, but also little atmosphere. We go to away games in the comfort of our car, not the football special.

Some things have definitely improved, but I just can't imagine an "old gits" thread with them contributing in 30-40 years time.....! Bit sad that!

MEDINABOY · Post by **MEDINABOY** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:39 pm

was there for the palace shock.it must have been around 76ish ,the bank was very quiet that day and when it kicked of it came out of the blue .there was no rumblings of a possible attack it just happened and took everyone by surprise.i got my arse kicked serverely that day ,there just did'nt seem to be enough up for it and we all got pushed out for a while.remember feeling totaly gutted and wondering where all the faces were that day.

brady won it beautifully look at that oh look at that

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:45 pm

MEDINABOY wrote:was there for the palace shock.it must have been around 76ish ,the bank was very quiet that day and when it kicked of it came out of the blue .there was no rumblings of a possible attack it just happened and took everyone by surprise.i got my arse kicked serverely that day ,there just did'nt seem to be enough up for it and we all got pushed out for a while.remember feeling totaly gutted and wondering where all the faces were that day.

But do you remember how we got revenge the following year....? Its so rare that anyone does that I almost imagine that I dreamed it!

merson_is_god · Post by **merson_is_god** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:53 pm

MK Gould wrote:
MEDINABOY wrote:was there for the palace shock.it must have been around 76ish ,the bank was very quiet that day and when it kicked of it came out of the blue .there was no rumblings of a possible attack it just happened and took everyone by surprise.i got my arse kicked serverely that day ,there just did'nt seem to be enough up for it and we all got pushed out for a while.remember feeling totaly gutted and wondering where all the faces were that day.
But do you remember how we got revenge the following year....? Its so rare that anyone does that I almost imagine that I dreamed it!

On drugs at the time MK?

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:04 pm

merson_is_god wrote:
MK Gould wrote:
MEDINABOY wrote:was there for the palace shock.it must have been around 76ish ,the bank was very quiet that day and when it kicked of it came out of the blue .there was no rumblings of a possible attack it just happened and took everyone by surprise.i got my arse kicked serverely that day ,there just did'nt seem to be enough up for it and we all got pushed out for a while.remember feeling totaly gutted and wondering where all the faces were that day.
But do you remember how we got revenge the following year....? Its so rare that anyone does that I almost imagine that I dreamed it!
On drugs at the time MK?

Beginning to think I must have been....

!

My memory is that some gooners pretended they were Palace and were then escorted out of the North Bank. But the group grew all the time with other gooners (me included) joining in, many even wearing red & white scarves. Chanting "Palace, Palace" the group, by now several hundred strong group were led along the bottom of the west stand and into the clock end to join the rest of the Palace fans. The police, unlike just about everyone in the ground at that time, didn't have a clue what was going on.....

OK! Yes, think my memory must have been drug induced.....

!

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:07 pm

Oi, MK - I hold the patent to having a drug-fuelled mind on this forum!!

MEDINABOY · Post by **MEDINABOY** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:56 pm

ere mate tempus fugit an all that but it did'nt seem like that at the time.
split lip and a busted nose from head buttin some ones dm's and now you say it was you?it was a sureal day and possible as the clock did hold the bank in distain at the time . no never went to palace but chucked beetroots at watford fans and ran them through the allotments now thats one to tell the grandkids

bradywon it beautifully,look at that oh look at that