Away support back in the day

[Zipper]

Originally Posted by SCRed

They gave some of the Kop to England for the game that Wales won 4-1. England had just said they were going to get rid of the home internationals because Wales and N. Ireland weren't good enough

Lots of pompey fans in the kop that day kicking off

[Vorporix]

Originally Posted by Prince_of_Ales

Still have nightmares about that day. In the Friday Leader the police appealed for home fans to get to the ground as early as possible so they could deal with the large following expected from the Villa. Half a dozen of us got in the ground at 2:00 & walked up the bank onto the Kop to discover there was only us and about 2,000 Villa skinheads who'd been rounded up and were just roaming around the ground (no segregation in those days)! Squeaky bum time to say the least

Remember it well 13 at the time. My mate went up behind this Villa guy and nicked his scarf on the way to the match.

Remember giving the kop a miss though - some of their skinheads scared the shit out of me and not having the right accent I thought it the most prudent thing to do!!

[eastsussex]

Originally Posted by WXMWELSH85

Has an Away team ever used to Kop or part of the it - i cant recall in my 33 years watching!

It pains me to say it, but the Jesters took the kop in the mid to late 70's.
It was a boxing day game I think and trains into Wrexham were full of them.
When a group of us got to the ground, we couldnt get onto the kop, because the Jesters had taken over, and so we went down to the techend and I got butted in the face by one of the scumbags as soon as we walked in there: and so were moved into the paddock. Never had much time for Jesters before that day and have despised them ever since.

[Cymro]

Originally Posted by Kenny_Powers

Remember this as well, have a memory of getting pelted with coins by Bury fans above us

And Portsmouth

[Iggy Pop]

Originally Posted by Prince_of_Ales

It was all "peace and love" with PNE that year, but within a couple of years they were back and decided to pile into the terracing at the back (next to programme shop) under the Busfield Stand. Unfortunately they didn't realise that it was easy to get in there, but practically impossible to get back out again.

Except, that in them days, the police used to escort naughty away fans off the kop and along the side of the pitch and into the away end. I remember it well.

There was that many Preston fans on the kop that when they were being escorted along the mold road paddock, 3 or 4 abreast, they were still coming out or the kop when the front of the queue was entering the tech end!!

[percy vere]

Originally Posted by daiwxm

Bob Techend

Yep

[REDGOG]

Originally Posted by Prince_of_Ales

It was all "peace and love" with PNE that year, but within a couple of years they were back and decided to pile into the terracing at the back (next to programme shop) under the Busfield Stand. Unfortunately they didn't realise that it was easy to get in there, but practically impossible to get back out again.

If I remember correctly, your right they were taking a bit of a hiding and the few police there could not break it up, it went on for a while.

I remember the way they got out was over the counter of the kiosk with a couple of them spraying Tomato sauce and mustard from the big bottles used for the Hot dogs over some of the Wrexham lads, a bit surreal at the time.

[ozzy red]

Originally Posted by Dai Robin

First time I can remember the Kop being taken over was 26th September 1970 when Aston Villa beat us 3-2 in a League Division 3 match. The attendance was 18,335.

I remember that day- my last match before coming to Australia.
I was 10 years old and arrived early on the kop.
Several Villa lads looked at me and said this will be ours today lad and laughed.
Guess they did...I remember having to find my Dad for security.

[dragonspark]

bob techend, i think his name was Robert Kirkham mid/late seventies convicted of murdering an old lady