How Things have Changed

[roddy]

In the 1960's my brother and I attended an away game at Chesterfield. We were surprised to see the team on the same train as us. They all had cheap day returns and on arrival at Chesterfield they carried their kit to the ground themselves

 

[Bigbee]

We often used to travel with team on the train in the 80's

 

[SmiffyBee]

Blame Jimmy Hill and Maggie Thatcher

 

[Bigbee]

They werent in the team

 

[Mads Bee]

We often used to travel with team on the train in the 80's

Newcastle away special train charter with the team too :brow:

 

[maddogging]

still happens today, the Crewe squad boarded our train for their trip to Carlisle on Saturday

 

[nocoat]

I played cards with David McGhee and Billy Hunt coming back from Carlisle a few years back. That was before I threw up and passed out of course.

 

[SmiffyBee]

I played cards with David McGhee and Billy Hunt coming back from Carlisle a few years back. That was before I threw up and passed out of course.

playing pass out ?

 

[Billy Hunt]

I played cards with David McGhee and Billy Hunt coming back from Carlisle a few years back. That was before I threw up and passed out of course.

:no:
Stephen Hunt perhaps? Billy Manuel? Wilfred Agbonivbare???

 

[TW3Bee]

still happens today, the Crewe squad boarded our train for their trip to Carlisle on Saturday

I remember coming back on the train from Bradford in the late 80's I think and Crystal Palarse players were also on the train.

 

[bees52 bomber]

flew back from sunderland with terry vennables john mcick ray wilkins cynthia paynne very noisey she didnt score though

 

[SmiffyBee]

flew back from sunderland with terry vennables john mcick ray wilkins cynthia paynne very noisey she didnt score though

with a surname like yours, I'm surprised you were sold a ticket

 

[casual]

naughty smiffybee

 

[Sandhurstbee]

They werent in the team

Jimmy Hill Was

 

[Brownie71]

I used to get all the teams autographs back in the late 70's and 80's and remember Ron Harris walking around the back of Braemer Road before a game. When my old man asked for his autograph on my behalf he handed me his FA cup winners medal whilst he signed my book. I'm still embarassed now when I think back as I thought (as a 6 yr old) that he was giving it to me and went to walk off with it. He did get it back pretty quick as I couldn't risk a broken leg as I had school on Monday. Had it been Micky Droy I might have tried to outrun him.............them were days.

I also remember few years later when we entertained Portsmouth and me and my old man (who loves to get there before the gates opened) were chilling in the terracing in front of the Bramer Rd. One of the charachters of the day who used to walk around the ground at least 30 times before every game and (being pc) definatly didn't have all of his mental faculties decided to befriend us. To cut a long story short there was a group of about 20 Pompey fans standing in front of us who he thought we should have a row with. It was kinda scary and very funny as I was about 12 and my Dad is the most placid fella you'd ever meet. We told him he should go in first and then we'd back him up........and were amazed when he ran straight into the group and we ran straight out the exit and upto the seats...........we spent the next 30 mins before kick-off watching him facing upto each one of them offering them all out.....they took it all in good spirits from what I remember, though looking back I don't know why they were not in the away end.