Getting bored with all the manager talk now. So what is the strangest thing you ever saw at a game? I once saw the muppets at a game complete with gonzo, animal and kermit Another time I saw a load of Elvis's at a game lol
Saw a player come on as sub and get sent off in a (still) world record time. The player - Walter Boyd The Venue - The Vetch Can't remember the timing but it was bloody quick.
Well it was longer than that, Yankee But I'm sure it was under a minute. Maybe that's why it's recorded as zero?
It was recorded as zero because he got subbed on and smacked the guy before the ref restarted the game. Maddest thing I ever saw was when someone had left a pile of the wooden triangles used to support the old-style sponsor boards around the back of the north bank. I think it was against Hull, but can't be sure, but people were hurling them at the Hull fans and if they connected they'd probably kill you such were the size and weight... the game was halted and it took a good half hour to be resumed, from memory, which made us late for my mate's birthday party. We weren't amused.
"It was recorded as zero because he got subbed on and smacked the guy before the ref restarted the game. " Ah that's right.
I remember Richie Appleby flicked the ball at the linesman face - the linesman flagged and he flicked it in his face again lol Got sent of straight away I think that was a FAW Premier cup so not sure if anyone saw that? Probably only 500 of us in the vetch
Only as a highlight but I seen two guys come on with a stretcher to carry a player off & the front guy had his back to the guy being carried off . They kept trying to pick the guy up but the players face would keep going up the guys arse in the front when they lifted !! The guy finally got off & limped off beside the stretcher guys .... was pretty funny , you could probably google it ..
Away to Portsmouth FA cup on the concourse behind the goals Swanseas Batman and Robin arguing with local police Batman getting annoyed the more annoyed the more the police were trying not to laugh
What a legend that man was. He should be knighted for his services to HCAFC (in the 6 league games he managed).
I remember that! I also remember watching some game down the Vetch where there were officials from Europe for some reason, and when one of them tried to give an offside his flag snapped and went flying off! Most funny.
A few seasons back we were playing Bradford at the Liberty. A guy a few rows down from me stood up and started shouting "F**k off Brentford, F**k off Brentford" Then another guy a few rows away stood up and shouted " mate - we're playing Bradford not Brentford" The oiginal guy looked at his mate and said " you said it was Brentford!!" and they proceeded to have a hilarious argument in front of everyone. I couldn't quite hear all what was being said because everyone was laughing their heads off. A song that makes me laugh I heard at the vetch - can't remember who we were playing but it was lower league and there were about 10 away fans and the North Banks started singing "Come on a skateboard, you must have come on a skateboard" still makes me laugh when I think about it now. Not strangest, but funny.
Years ago at the vetch we were playing stoke and one of our mates was in the away section due to drink he reconed after. It was a tense atmosphere and we started singing his name as he started bouncing up and down the stoke fans caught on that one of ours was in there they started pointing to people around them as we shouted and pointed directions to them leading them all over the place until we all shouted yes when they pointed to a particularly large and vocal stoke fan and a few scuffles broke out. After the game our mate said he was ****ting himself incase he got rumbled ! it was funny as feck at the time.
Izzy Irikpen doing 3 hearders in a row like a dolphin was pretty good. When we missed out on the play-offs after Trundles goal was dissalowed against Donacastor at the last minute, there was a man who honestly I have never seen someone so angry....After he had found out it wasn't a goal, he started running down the stairs in an absolute rage against the ref. His face was bright red and bulging with rage. He was deffinitely on his way to the pitch to get the ref, he eventually got stopped by some stewards...but was great. I love the screaming guy. Haven't heard him live for some time....but anytime I watch Swans on Sky Sports i hear him...when there is a goal kick or corner or free kick. He has the loudest scream and he does it once a game, maybe twice. Legend.
Not a Swans game but I used to live in East London for while back in the 70's early 80's and went to watch West Ham a lot with my mates from the local pub. One game against Millwall some of their fans were getting rowdy and abusive when one East End Chav suddenly stood up and shouted something like,"Shut up you scruffy bastards, look at this" and he opens up his suit jacket and points to the label and shouts out" Armani" Well a few people around him start shouting Armani Armani pointing at the Millwall fans and then it spread round the ground all pointing at the Millwall fans Armani Armani Armani. I'm sure 95% of them had no idea why they were shouting Armani but it was very funny.
Always found it hilarious when Cyril used to practically assault the monster munch down the vetch. Anytime a pen went in he would lay into him. Class!
I think we were playing Scunthorpe in League 1 at the Liberty, we went one goal down and there was some old bloke with crutches in front who got really angry and started waving his crutch at the Scunthorpe team. A few minutes later, their goalkeeper was taking his time taking a goal-kick, so the old guy starting shouting "You won't be taking your time when we're 2-1 up. Hurry up for f*ck's sake, or I'll shove my f*ck*ng crutch up your arse!". Hilarity ensued.
