Guildford Bee
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Spot on. It had probably died before the Millwall game in all honesty.
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Spot on. It had probably died before the Millwall game in all honesty.
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Chopper - If you can, try & buy a copy of Positively Brentford by Dan Jackson.
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Indeed. 1972 was my first year. But again I've got to say the legend has been built up a bit over the years. During the 70's and early 80's we were playing to crowds of 3,000-5,000 so it was never full - except when we played Liverpool in 1983. Even then there was room for a few more.
You'd get a gathering of a couple of hundred 'lads' in the middle at the back, but most of the patrons were just normal folk. As for the 'must be defended at all costs' bit, that only really applied unless a few lads from Millwall or Watford decided to have a pop.
And, as with 'Hate Corner', again, the 'lads' were nowhere to be seen if The Bees were attacking the Ealing Road end. Sorry if I'm shattering illusions, but as great as the 'Royal Oak' was, it weren't the Stretford End :shrug:.
Strange thing though. As a kid, my dad had an Arsenal supporting mate who's son was also an Arsenal regular. They came to visit one Saturday in the 70s and came to the match with us. They were both surprised because there was a 4,000 odd crowd in a 38,000 capacity stadium and yet it didn't look empty. Never did. Odd that
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Strange question :shrug: Just dug a copy out - Reading the foreword he graduated in Politics & International Relations at Sheffield and Nottingham Universities. - No I'm not.
NorthamptonBee
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I think I had the pleasure of being part of a little midlands travel thingy that and went to a few games with Dan (Nottingham), a chef from Cannock and someone else. I have a vague memory that his surname was Jackson, that was all.
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If you look at this at 06.15, this was a more realistic second half look at 'The Oak'. The 'lads' were down the other end and as you can see, Aldershot supporters are freely celebrating their goal in a hardly 'packed' end. As I say, all a bit of a myth really.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQDcaQ64MYA
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It was first built in 1933 to hold 8,000 but I think it was made bigger after that. Somewhere between 10,000-12,000 at a guess?
By the way, that 60s picture isn't packed. THIS is packed. That's me. Right at the front. In the red and white
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It was first built in 1933 to hold 8,000 but I think it was made bigger after that. Somewhere between 10,000-12,000 at a guess?
By the way, that 60s picture isn't packed. THIS is packed. That's me. Right at the front. In the red and white
I remember that, that was the kid for a quid day against Cheltenham in the league cup in August '68.
It's pictures like that that make me hate the internet, t.v, shopping centres, the premiership, health and safety and the collapse of community in this country.
NorthamptonBee
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That was before my time, the only swapping that took part when I was young was around to Ealing Road depending on what way we were attacking, away fans never went into The Oak without there being trouble, Millwall excluded.
It was weird as I would look around for possible groups of away fans and then a corner was given to the away lot and a bunch of lads would jump up (I never spotted them) leading to 5-4-3-2-1 steam from the Mentals and others.
It was a good watch for young eyes.
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That game was against Arsenal in 1938 and there were 39,000 there. Looking again though, on closer inspection that might not be me. I don't think I'd have worn that cravat with a flat cap
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vcmazz
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That's right. I didn't have a quid though. Once they got the sound going, I listened to the last seventy five minutes on Beesworld :yes:.I remember that, that was the kid for a quid day against Cheltenham in the league cup in August '68.
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That game was against Arsenal in 1938 and there were 39,000 there. Looking again though, on closer inspection that might not be me. I don't think I'd have worn that cravat with a flat cap
lol That reminds anything left to come on the Beelist channel?
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I remember a very funny incident from around that time when we were at home to Plymouth, who's supporters were at the Ealing Road end. The lads, a bit frustrated at the lack of action, decided to sneak round there in ones and twos so as to avoid detection from the boys in blue. Anyhow, when enough were gathered, the cry went up to 'steam', followed by a high speed gallop across the terrace. Only thing was, the Plymouth 'mob' weren't a mob at all. They were just normal blokes watching a football match with no interest whatsoever in any trouble. They weren't running away and they weren't fighting anybody either. They just stood there looking at the lads thinking 'what are these idiots doing?'. Totally confused by the situation, the lads stopped dead in their tracks about ten feet short of their nonchalant targets. There was a ten second delay while they assessed the situation, followed by "Brentford (clap clap clap)".
Dead funny. Christ, you could write a book about this stuff
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The Beelist is an eternally open door and there is always room for more. All my stuff is on there though so I am reliant on contributions from elsewhere that haven't been forthcoming :shrug:.
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I remember a very funny incident from around that time when we were at home to Plymouth, who's supporters were at the Ealing Road end. The lads, a bit frustrated at the lack of action, decided to sneak round there in ones and twos so as to avoid detection from the boys in blue. Anyhow, when enough were gathered, the cry went up to 'steam', followed by a high speed gallop across the terrace. Only thing was, the Plymouth 'mob' weren't a mob at all. They were just normal blokes watching a football match with no interest whatsoever in any trouble. They weren't running away and they weren't fighting anybody either. They just stood there looking at the lads thinking 'what are these idiots doing?'. Totally confused by the situation, the lads stopped dead in their tracks about ten feet short of their nonchalant targets. There was a ten second delay while they assessed the situation, followed by "Brentford (clap clap clap)".
Dead funny. Christ, you could write a book about this stuff
Echoes of the home terrace invasion at the midweek Dagenham game
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Was it my childish imagination or was their a really rabid ginger fella there who often had dried saliva round his lips by half time
Sounds like Chatty.
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Strange thing though. As a kid, my dad had an Arsenal supporting mate who's son was also an Arsenal regular. They came to visit one Saturday in the 70s and came to the match with us. They were both surprised because there was a 4,000 odd crowd in a 38,000 capacity stadium and yet it didn't look empty. Never did. Odd that
Very true , it was one of the features of the "old" stadium that 4/5000 people could spread out and still make an atmosphere and make it look quite full.
I think the tight terracing and foward leaning three sided roofs ( quite unusual to have three sides covered before the 80s) always made it such a special place and in some senses the ideal ground design before all seater stadiums....not too big and not too small.
There will simply never be a place like it again.
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it wasnt due to standing,that wasnt an issue,that block never blocked anyones view as it was in the corner.....it was closed cos one year millwall were giving it some in lower brook so one copper and a handful of stewards went into crowd to eject someone but were quickly put out by the fans.in doing a good job of ridding Brentfords woeful policing,millwall fans more than enjoyed themselves by getting more rowdy and were lobbing coins and that at the home fans so the home fans were pushed down new road while nothing was done to them,therefore brentford punished the home fans by closing that section thus killing a great atmosphere in there that has been in decline since
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Whatever he says he's not in to netball or braiding hair. Do not give out your address or school
Should the gpg have a panic button?
If he offers to drive you to Hate Corner one night call the police.
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Southend in the LDV area final sticks out for me.
There must have been about 800 people in a block that holds 500...all foaming at the moath to give W£bb some stick and there was bad feeling between the two sets of fans already after an incident at the away leg.
Pure madness.
There must have been about 800 people in a block that holds 500...all foaming at the moath to give W£bb some stick and there was bad feeling between the two sets of fans already after an incident at the away leg.
Pure madness.
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At least you're decent enough to wait a couple of years :yes:.
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Guildford Bee
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Southend in the LDV area final sticks out for me.
There must have been about 800 people in a block that holds 500...all foaming at the moath to give W£bb some stick and there was bad feeling between the two sets of fans already after an incident at the away leg.
Pure madness.
The Paddock was the place to be for that game.
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The Paddock was the place to be for that game.
exactly. most had a day off from hate corner to go over to the dark side that night.
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I remember a very funny incident from around that time when we were at home to Plymouth, who's supporters were at the Ealing Road end. The lads, a bit frustrated at the lack of action, decided to sneak round there in ones and twos so as to avoid detection from the boys in blue. Anyhow, when enough were gathered, the cry went up to 'steam', followed by a high speed gallop across the terrace. Only thing was, the Plymouth 'mob' weren't a mob at all. They were just normal blokes watching a football match with no interest whatsoever in any trouble. They weren't running away and they weren't fighting anybody either. They just stood there looking at the lads thinking 'what are these idiots doing?'. Totally confused by the situation, the lads stopped dead in their tracks about ten feet short of their nonchalant targets. There was a ten second delay while they assessed the situation, followed by "Brentford (clap clap clap)".
Dead funny. Christ, you could write a book about this stuff
rofl That sounds horribly familiar....
At a game with, if my memeory's correct, Halifax around 1977. I remember two of their supporters wearing those tartan jackets with sheepskin collars complete with perms and taches giving it loads at the top Braemar corner of the Oak. I remember a couple of Bees strolled up and 'had a word' with them at half time as everybody was going for a pee/drink/swapping ends and they didn't return.
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QPR friendly pre season. One lone Bees fan wearing an Ireland shirt came in for a little bit of abuse from our dear friends but oh how I laughed cos they did not like what he gave back lol lol lol
1 man vs 200 scummers bring it on you rara ******* tw*ts
two birds with one bullet you might say
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Was that the game where Peter Crouch was a QPR 'trialist' and we were singing 'There's Only One Rodney Trotter', amoungst screams of 'freak' and 'stone him'? lol
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Thats the one!
I take little comfort that I may have been the fan that christened Crouch "the freak" (certainly in New Road anyway).
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I think the middle of NR all moved to Hate Corner, and then to The Paddock.
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At this rate there will be a Hate Corner reunion... back in the middle of New Road.
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Southend in the LDV area final sticks out for me.
There must have been about 800 people in a block that holds 500...all foaming at the moath to give W£bb some stick and there was bad feeling between the two sets of fans already after an incident at the away leg.
Pure madness.
what a great day . never forget . webb got all those security men round him . he got slaughted by the braemar
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A) It's got a big tarpaulin on it and B) I can't get thereWhat about bringing back the Hate Corner on Saturday v Aldershit
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