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WHFBlue said:
The jungle wasnt an end at Celtic it was the covered terrace across from the stand ... and it was a right cesspit of mean buggers lol
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Well I'm right about the jungle being park head didn't know it wasn't behind the goal. Cheers

 
Left london at midnight to hitch hike to cardiff (innnn ttthhheee 70s)........It oured with rain....I got small journey lifts as i suppose people would be rightly worried about some foreign looking fellow hitching a lift in the night....i dont know where but i was dropped in a small village off of main road...I felt sick and ill due to the fact that this period was when my menieres syndrome came to pass..The dizziness n sickness was torturous......I tried to fall asleep in the doorway of a church....I remember shaking severely......Got to cardiff late morning..it was a horrid journey...I went to the match feeling like the walking dead.....Luckily i was able to bunk a train back....This was a time i wished id never gone to footy and didnt enjoy one moment of it....Torture from start to finish

 
That wasnt a good away day...Who remembers the  date of that match at forest where we got absolutely killed 6 or 7 goals against us...poured with rain....A rotten day

 
Mike Carefree said:
That wasnt a good away day...Who remembers the  date of that match at forest where we got absolutely killed 6 or 7 goals against us...poured with rain....A rotten day
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Not that long ago, Forest 7 Chelsea 0 19th april 1991, i was there our support was first class that day.

 
We got tonked 6-0 at Forest in the 78/79 season too, got vague memories of that one

 
Mike Carefree said:
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Ouch! Thankfully missed that year due to lack of work. I went ether side of that game 1990 and 1992. I also thought our support was first class in 1990 quite a few of us in the seats which the old bill were not very happy about! When they questioned me about how I got my ticket they were even more pissed off that when I told them the club have been selling them to us no questions asked. Terrible journey home that year got attack in a pub in Nuneaton, got a puncture and run out of petrol which caused a fight between the driver who was supposed to be clever being a degree student and an ex hells angel, you couldn't make it up!

 
BlueBeard said:
Mike Carefree & Leigh Limpet, I wonder if you're talking about the game in October 1972, which ended in a 2-2 draw, so I'm told? I've mentioned this before, but fukkit, I'm gonna do it again...

Two Chelsea specials left Euston for Brum, I was on the second one. The poice apparently stuck the first lot in the Tilton End behind the goal, but the old bill weren't expecting a second train. We all piled out of New Street and made our way to the ground, naturally thinking that the first trainload would have gone in the Brummie end, the Spion Kop along the halfway line, so we all went in there. As soon as we hit the terraces we realised we were seperated from the first train, and were therefore totally outnumbered on the Kop. Nevertheless, as we were Chelsea, we steamed into them, but sheer weight of numbers forced us back. They steamed us down the terraces, and I got a good kicking, along with quite a few others. Our mob just disappeared, the old bill either chucking most of them across the pitch into the Tilton End or nicking them, while a few like me and my mate Keith (MKBlue knows him well) tried to mingle with the home fans.

We did OK, but then half time came and we were walking along the top of the Kop and got stopped by some Brummie c*nts who asked us the time. They were battering anyone who answered in a London accent, but luckily I was able to answer "it's about ten to four, mate" in a brummie accent - thankyou, Amy Turtle (of Crossroads fame), you saved us another kicking!

After about another fifteen minutes, with no sign of any other Chelsea in the Kop, me and Keith decided it was probably best to make a tactical withdrawal, and head back to the station. Unfortunately, a large number of brummies had anticipated that a few Chelsea stragglers would be doing this, and we had a hell of a job reaching New Street intact. Once there, we found at least a couple of hundred Chelsea who had also been seperated from the main mob, which was just as well - hundreds of Birmingham fans steamed towards the station, which resulted in a huge battle which even the old bill avoided. We managed to stick together, which was pretty unusual for a Chelsea mob back then, and the brummies backed off.

Meanwhile, the game was still far from over, and later we had to steam out of the station to help out the main Chelsea mob who were getting chased down to the station. With two train loads of Chelsea mobbed together, eventually the brummies backed off and melted.

Strangely, this wasn't the end of the days events. The old bill stuck as many of us as they could onto a train, which then headed for London - only for it to start reversing back up the track, straight back through New Street station towards Wolverhampton (apparently it had engine problems).

Imagine our joy as we slowly reversed through New Street to find that the platforms were full of Man.Utd fans who had been at WBA! We were smacking the b*stards through the windows, some of us jumped off and battered them on the platform then jumped back on the train, the manc c*nts didn't know what hit them!

Basically, a disastrous day out, but saved at the last by battering United - not a bad day for a 15 year-old, thorougly enjoyed myself - eventually!

I'd just like to add that when Birmingham came down to the Bridge later in the season, a hell of a lot of scores were settled. And whenever we went up to St.Andrews after that season, we were far better organised and always had the upper hand. Fair play to them though, in 72/73, they done us!
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I had a similar time in 1974-75 season the special came into New Street and we where met by plod who walked us to the ground outside the kop the Brummies where baying us to come in which we did as the police did not stop us going in (in those days there where no official away ends, you could go in any part of the ground) being only 14 at the time I let the older ones go in first, by the time I got in the chelsea mob where down the front and had a torrid time just before half time most run accross the pitch to the end behind the goal, I along with the rest where stopped by the police. I thought at the time they had a good mob. Later that season we had them at home in the cup (lost 0-1) they had a mob in the North stand but they got battered, week later in the league (won 2-1) they did not show.  on a different note does any one remember the song that the shed used to sing in the early 70's to the tune of Lee Marvin's wondering star? it went ....I was born under the Chelsea shed, boots are made for kicking, guns are made to shoot if you come into the chelsea shed.................here is my problem what was the next bit? I am sure it was .......you will get a bit of the boot. Let me know please

 
I remember a slight variation.

I was born under a Chelsea Shed

I was born under a Chelsea Shed

Heads were made for kicking

Trains were made to wreck

And if you come in to the Chlsea Shed

We'll brake your f**kin' neck

I was born under a Chelsea, Chelsea Shed

 
The version I remember was...

I was born under a Chelsea Shed

I was born under a Chelsea Shed

Knives are made for stabbing

Guns are made to shoot

If you come into the Chelsea Shed

We'll all stick in the boot

 
The version i remember.

..............................................I was born under the chelsea shed

                                              I was born under the chelsea shed

                                              Boots were made for kicking

                                              Guns were made to shoot

                                              If you come up the chelsea shed we ll all put in the boot............I prefer Bluebeards KNIVES version tho

 
Mike Carefree said:
I dont know if the storys are related,but youve put me right Bluebeard.....I thought their lot was the Jungle end , i didnt know it was the spion kop
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I lloked up the spion kop thing as i was aware they were called something else..I thought it was the jungle...I have read, which is what i meant..THE ZULU END

 
Away day that didn't go to plan was me and carefree mike in a hot motor on our way to Sheffield Wednesday and the bonnet opened so we were driving blind for a while. Had to tie it down with my shoelaces and walked about with flappy shoes all day. Finally got there and was still locked out when pat nevin(I think) put us 1-0 up. When we did get in we saw both Wednesday's goals and lost 2-1. Couldn't find the car for ages afterwards as neither of us actually took the time to find out what it was. Found it eventually and got home at silly o clock, funny day tho.

 
Another funny one was Brighton away. Me and Steve b in a newsagents after the game when all hell was breaking loose. Steve had just bought a mars bar and was about to take a bite when the windows got put through. The Indian shop owner came from behind the counter with an axe threatening to kill those responsible for his smashed windows. Me and Steve b were his only customers so he turned his attention to us threatening us with the axe. At that same moment a police horse outside seized his chance and put his whole head through the broken window and and stole stevies mars bar from his hand. Most surreal moment ever and unbelievably funny. And we won - good old Kerry!!

 
Away day that didn't go to plan was me and carefree mike in a hot motor on our way to Sheffield Wednesday and the bonnet opened so we were driving blind for a while. Had to tie it down with my shoelaces and walked about with flappy shoes all day. Finally got there and was still locked out when pat nevin(I think) put us 1-0 up. When we did get in we saw both Wednesday's goals and lost 2-1. Couldn't find the car for ages afterwards as neither of us actually took the time to find out what it was. Found it eventually and got home at silly o clock, funny day tho.

 
Dazza the blue said:
Away day that didn't go to plan was me and carefree mike in a hot motor on our way to Sheffield Wednesday and the bonnet opened so we were driving blind for a while. Had to tie it down with my shoelaces and walked about with flappy shoes all day. Finally got there and was still locked out when pat nevin(I think) put us 1-0 up. When we did get in we saw both Wednesday's goals and lost 2-1. Couldn't find the car for ages afterwards as neither of us actually took the time to find out what it was. Found it eventually and got home at silly o clock, funny day tho.
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oh yes..lol....the bonnet flew up and I had to tie it down wiv the old dm laces...hahahahahah

 
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