May 17th
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Paul USA
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May 17th
I always remember it cos it's one of my mates birthdays (He is 58 today)
Can you clarify moribee ?
Can you clarify moribee ?
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May 17th
Newport 6-0 and a dream come true followed by personal loss on the 18th exactly a week after Valley Parade.
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Paul USA
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May 17th
Yes it was a strange week. Last time my Dad was round was May 11,he was there when I got home from game at GP,Hull I think. The Valley Parade was on tele. He was taken ill while Newport game was being played and then died during Cup Final following day. Point is how strange life is all them years waiting for Wembley,we got there and he died during a Wembley final. Then 29th was the Heysel. Was a sad month. He like his father despised QPR. Anyway ramble over.
Houghton Bee
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May 17th
I was only 2 in 1985, and when i see youtube etc videos of Valley Parade, the millwall riot at luton, heysel, it just seems unreal, unimaginable compared to what i'm used to when watching football. i'm interested to know what it was like for those of you old enough to remember seeing the scenes of all those crazy events in just a few months of time?
NorthamptonBee
Yes Boss
May 17th
Football was dying IMO, every game, I mean every game was a ruck or a near ruck if you were young and male. The lack of colours and families was really evident to me, I can't say I hated it but there were times when I wished I could travel to Walsall etc without knowing I'd probably have to deal with something along the way, I remember being at Birmingham New St after a Walsall game and being in the middle of a Zulu charge at the Wombles on the same platform as us for example. The police got them off the platform and then suddenly you realised there were hundreds of Wimbledon (first game in The Championship as it is now) and about 25 of us which included ladies and children. This followed a long walk to Walsall station from the ground where the locals were all over us, I recall this **** who was old enough to know better with long highligted hair right up close to me, he was part of a big group and he was offering me out, he was twice my age and half my size but you had to swallow it as the consequnces of reacting weren't good. The Wimbledon lot got all chirpy with us after their near killing. That was the norm in those days, you either fronted it and dealt with it in the best way you could or you didn't go. We won 1-0, we escaped a kicking and had a good day out on the pop at 15 or whatever we were.
The first time I wore a Bees shirt was at Chesterfield away under MA, my lad, his cousin and I all had the stripes on, to get to 35 and be the first time is a bit sh*t really. Moody atmospsheres, groups of lads knocking about, police escorts etc were the norm, I can't say it was all bad but it's much better the way it is now.
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May 17th
We used to wear our colours,never looked for trouble and anyone who did,well it was soon over. Remember once at Feethams I got thrown out with some of their lads for standing my ground,thought to myself oh dear,in for a hiding now,but outside the head lad apologised and showed me how to get back into the ground. We went cos we were fiercely proud,friendship,achievement,to poke two fingers at the establishment and cos we loved our team. We never went for fighting or trouble. Mind you it was before the ruin of today's game namely stewards. We would have murdered them.
May 17th
It's fair enough that people might not remember the exact date we won a Leyland Daf semi. Your remember it for personal reasons linked to your loss.
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May 17th
It was more cos it was the Friday after Valley Parade really. It wasn't so much winning but about getting to Wembley for first time since war cup final. Felt unreal.
Les Beeavinu
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May 17th
I have to say, I didn't recall that that it was just after Valley Parade. No doubt that today all games would have been cancelled.