I remember my Dad and uncle going to the Coventry cup game. I was little more than a toddler and didn't go to BP until the Bremner debut match v Forest, so always enjoyed us playing them - for the memory of my late Dad and his brothers, and the fact that we've tended to do OK against them in recent years. Best get my mobile ticket for the Forest game replaced with a physical ticket to avoid disappointment.
But that's the point isn't it - Not only will that not happen but the stewards let them stay in their seats. So much for making the MKM a fortress. How many other grounds would away fans feel able to sit where (and behave how) they like?
I had to buy hospitality and was sat in the opposite corner to the away fans. When City scored practically all of the fans around me jumped up and celebrated.
I was above the City fans in the East Stand with my stepson. They turf out any non-United fans so I had to behave. At the end of the game I asked those around me if they went to away games. When they said they did, I said "Well played, see you at the KC, you can throw me out now" One or two laughed but not all. It helped that my stepson is rather large.
I remember when we played Sheffield Wednesday in the play-off final and the Wednesday fans were laughing at us for not selling our allocation. Our response: "We've been to Wembley so many times recently it feels like just another game."
If I saw a forest fan near me , I wouldn’t care as long as they were respectful of the surroundings and not over the top shouting or on the wind up . At the end of the day just a bloke / woman trying to watch their team : if we don’t want them in our seats we should sell the bloody seats ourselves
I don't even mind them celebrating a goal as long as they're not being abusive or winding anyone up. Used to sitting with opposition supporters at the cricket
Seat next to me is usually empty so always a high chance in a game like this il get one next to me, I’d rather they just say so I could have some banter with them, most people around me are boring
We was in Eddie Stobarts box above the Gallowgate at Newcastle on the Kevin Keegan protest day, when we beat them 1st season in the Prem, we had to have stewards trying to stop us celebrating, their fans weren’t happy, Twowrights got me pissed, drove like a looney on the way home causing me to throw up, I did manage to steal a bottle of Geordie champagne from the minibar though, which we cracked open in a Limo after the Bolton game when we secured a point to keep us up at the end of the season.
No one can argue with your undoubted style, but a bit premature wasn't it? We had to still endure the torrid home defeat v Utd's Youth Team and pray the work-Geordies lost at Villa. That Bolton game though, should have won by 3 or 4. I remember giving Boaz a reassuring nod after the game which he seemed to appreciate. Probably went home and mentioned it to his wife.
Lying bastard, you told me you were going to throw up and I couldn't stop so I told you to lower the window, you did then put it up again and then threw up! You also accused me of nicking your two hundred, three hundred, thousand pounds camera and searched my coat for it, then found your camera in YOUR shirt pocket. You're a ****, and not the best of those.
This happens around this stage of the season around the country as teams have high importance games. I knew a load of lads in the home end at Sheff Utd in ‘08. You’ll always get some slip the net, but a larger number than usual seem to be able to get in at our place.
I'm not convinced by some of the laissez-faire attitudes around this. Let's see if they've changed after the game.
