Notable Away Trips

[FoxForceFive]

Tell us about your notable away trips.

You'll notice I didn't say best, or interesting, cos if they were shite or mental then it's equally as good.

I'd suggest if it's a cup final or semi that others will have been to then create a separate thread cos others can post in it too, like Rome, Istanbul, Wembley, or Cardiff etc.

 

[Athens]

I got the train to a Panathinaikos match.

My brother-in-law met me there and gave me a lift home.

It was mental.

 

[FoxForceFive]

I got the train to a Panathinaikos match.

My brother-in-law met me there and gave me a lift home.

It was mental.

Erm. That's nice.

I was thinking maybe a tad bit more detail than that

 

[Sunny]

I'll tell you about my Dortmund trip when I get time including:

Amsterdam
Rusty Lee looky-likey brass
Train and German Police
Heysel and what really happened (according to the massive giant who was sat next to me)
Dortmund
The Asda
Mike Hunt
The underground
the match
Chris De Burgh and Stars in Their Eyes (the real one)
Men in suspenders
The train to Belsen
Magic Mushrooms and Giant Chess Sets

 

[FoxForceFive]

I'll tell you about my Dortmund trip when I get time including:

Amsterdam
Rusty Lee looky-likey brass
Train and German Police
Heysel and what really happened (according to the massive giant who was sat next to me)
Dortmund
The Asda
Mike Hunt
The underground
the match
Chris De Burgh and Stars in Their Eyes (the real one)
Men in suspenders
The train to Belsen
Magic Mushrooms and Giant Chess Sets

Hahahaha. That sounds incredible.

Most especially the person YOU describe as a massive giant. Was he really an Ent?

 

[Sunny]

Hahahaha. That sounds incredible.

Most especially the person YOU describe as a massive giant. Was he really an Ent?

He was my height and twice as wide mate.

 

[Sunny]

Oh yeh I'll also add about the giant Lenny McLean bouncer and lost passports.

 

[DHSC]

ONLY 'away' trip.

Liverpool vs Blackburn 26/12/2011.

Made a huge error in planning to come to Liverpool during the holidays. I was based in London where I was honeymooning and was planning on taking a train to Liverpool from London. Only problem, the trains from London to Liverpool were off that day as it was Boxing Day!

Had to wake up at 4am to take the Gatwick Express from Victoria station to Gatwick Airport to catch the 7am flight to Manchester (ugh). From there, we had to take the 10am plus bus to Liverpool. Reached Liverpool around 2pm I think, then had to take a cab to our hotel at the Liverpool Dock (I think). Rested awhile and had to get a cab to meet Sunny (top top man) at the King Harry. Got the tickets, went to Anfield and had the time of my life. Spent the first and second half standing as I was in Jamo's section (377? 376?). Props to my wife for standing the whole match too. She was so tired after that. It's so difficult to type out all the range of emotions I had but simply put, it was amazing. Only crappy thing was the final score. I swear, the Blackburn keeper had the game of his life that day. Crap.

Met Sunny after the match to return him the tickets and he treated me to a drink. Sorry I couldnt stay longer, but my wife was really tired. We had both gotten up at 4am and were cold, hungry and dead beat. Hopefully we can go back again, but not in the winter!

Fantastic experience.

 

[SummerOnions]

Only away game i've seen Liverpool in is at Sunderland.

Got the tickets off Krump but had to pick them up there and didn't know where we were going so rocked up at the stadium about 11. I went for a piss and managed to break my belt so spent the entire afternoon before the game going into cheap pubs hoisting up my kecks like a bellend. I got so pissed i wasn't even arsed that bender Bendtner scored.

 

[Mersey86]

Saw us at Middlesbrough just after the child abuse scandal in the late 80s investigated by Marietta Higgs. Middlesbrough on the best of days is not the friendliest ground to visit. On this day, fuelled by Liverpool's small corner chanting continuously songs such as "one team of perverts", there was an extremely hostile atmosphere, and though we won 4-0 with some great football my mind was half on the journey back to the train, something my fellow travellers also seemed to consider when they chanted - "We're going to get our f***ing heads kicked in".
The police kept us in long after the game and walked us to a different train station afterwards, which I was very grateful for.

 

[Judge Jules]

Birmingham City, early 1970s. We lost 3-1. I went with one of the linos who was a friend of my dad and gave me a complimentary ticket. Sat in the stands among Brummie fans and there was never a hint of a problem. One of their goals was a peno.which we disputed. The guy I'd gone with was the official closest to it and kept his flag down, but the ref.overruled him and gave it. I asked him about it afterwards and he confirmed it was never a peno.(said the ref - Derek Nippard, if anybody remembers him - was a cnut who was well up himself). This didn't stop Jimmy Hill on MOTD that night saying it was "a clear penalty".

The lino fella had given me his car key when we went into the ground, so I could let myself in and wait for him afterwards. As I sat there Barry Davies, who had done the MOTD commentary, came round the corner of the main building, went up the steps and...couldn't open his half of the main double door. He'd been rattling this door for about half a minute when a slip of a young woman walked up the steps, opened the other half of the door easy as you like and walked in, with a somewhat sheepish-looking Mr.Davies following her. 😀

 

[FoxForceFive]

Heh. I like that tale, that's exactly the type of thing I was after. I'm kinda glad sunny hasn't posted his yet, cos I from the brief summary he gave I imagine it will take some beating.

*writes memo to get Woland drunk near a laptop soon*

 

[Spionkop69]

Ok, I will pop a couple of my European always in here. Most of other always are from the late 80's and early 90's where basically I got chased from ground to station or coach. Very boring.

*puts time in diary*

 

[Sunny]

What's an alway Spion ? Hope you're not going to be talking all chirpy cockernee slang while your sat next me at the match. People know me you know.

 

[FoxForceFive]

What's an alway Spion ? Hope you're not going to be talking all chirpy cockernee slang while your sat next me at the match. People know me you know.

Just hope he doesn't wear that pearly king jacket.

 

[Spionkop69]

What's an alway Spion ? Hope you're not going to be talking all chirpy cockernee slang while your sat next me at the match. People know me you know.

Sunday you will have my eldest lad, with his Norn Iron accent. He won't have a jester hat!