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Post by nailseamark on Feb 4, 2022 11:30:42 GMT
Seems like a slow news week so I’ll get this started.
Yeovil away 2008.
We were really struggling for goals at this time watching is going forward was the most infuriating thing. Andy Williams was trying his hardest but the ball wouldn’t go in the net for him and he was feeling the pressure. So when we finally signed a striker was buzzing. Step forward Wayne Andrews. He came from a higher level.
Turned up in Yeovil, the station is miles away from the ground but we didn’t realise it , this was before smart phones. It was torrential rain and it just wouldn’t stop. Turned up at the ground soaked only to find that there is no roof on the away end. Continued to get soaked. The match was terrible it was now not only rain but strong winds. Andrews started upfront and looked promising but 20 minutes into the game he broke his leg. Pretty sure the match ended 0-0.
By this point we were frozen. It was still raining. We did the long walk back to the station only to find that we had missed the train. The next one would be in 3 hours! We were too young to go get drunk in a pub so we sat at Yeovil station wishing our lives away. When I finally got home I had the worst cold for a week.
Don’t think I’ve been back to Yeovil since I’m so traumatised by that day. I’m sure some of you have some far more interesting away stories though!
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Post by gashead1981 on Feb 4, 2022 11:50:23 GMT
Swansea away at the old Vetch was always a horrible fixture regardless of the result. I remember one game, around 97-98 where the away fans were pummled with stones and objects on the way to and from the ground. Getting caught up in that crossfire wasnt nice.
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Post by blueblood1883 on Feb 4, 2022 11:52:15 GMT
Can i simply just say Hitchin Town and leave it at that...
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Post by nailseamark on Feb 4, 2022 11:54:50 GMT
Can i simply just say Hitchin Town and leave it at that... No we need the full story my friend hahah |
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Post by chilly1883 on Feb 4, 2022 12:09:45 GMT
Cardiff away 1998-1999 season Top with 10 games to go. Didn’t win again! Lost 1-0 missed out on play offs! Then had bottles of water chucked in the away end. Then nearly got filled in walking back to the Granada 🤣
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Post by blueblood1883 on Feb 4, 2022 12:10:33 GMT
Can i simply just say Hitchin Town and leave it at that... No we need the full story my friend hahah Here goes then nailseamark.. Got lost on the way up as my map reading Co pilot and best buddy directed me to Welwyn Garden City, arrived 25 minutes after kick off and had to plead to get in, ruined a brand new pair of brogues as the terracing was a muddy bank, lost the game, had a slap on the way back to the car and broke down the other side of Reading on the way home.. Match that my good fellow 😀 |
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Post by lavalamp on Feb 4, 2022 12:13:41 GMT
I was at the Yeovil 4 Rovers 0 game at Yeovil 13th March 2004.
Graham Hyde sent off after 16 munutes for a second bookable offence. We were already 1-0 by this point.
Darren Way and Lickle Lee ran the midfield completely for them.
I had just split up with my ex-wife and was extremely hungover from the night before. Slept all the way there and all the way back.
When we went 4-0 down, I left the match after 72 minutes (for a lie down in the car). The only time I've left a match early.
People who say 'I've just experienced the worst Rovers performance ever', then they really couldn't have been at this game.
A woeful abject performance and we couldn't even get out of our half.
I still grimace about this game now.
Was also at the FA cup away games at Hitchin (2-1 loss in 1995) and Kettering (2-1 loss in 1988 with Match of The Day cameras there).
I don't half pick my matches.
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Post by percy on Feb 4, 2022 12:14:08 GMT
Swansea away at the old Vetch was always a horrible fixture regardless of the result. I remember one game, around 97-98 where the away fans were pummled with stones and objects on the way to and from the ground. Getting caught up in that crossfire wasnt nice. Yep, was there for that one. Horrible |
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Post by SleepyGas on Feb 4, 2022 12:15:12 GMT
Cardiff away 1998-1999 season Top with 10 games to go. Didn’t win again! Lost 1-0 missed out on play offs! Then had bottles of P?!s chucked in the away end. Then nearly got filled in walking back to the Granada 🤣 That would have been 1999/2000 season. Cardiff already relegated.. think we needed a win to sneak play-offs (although the only game we had won in the last 10 was at home to Bristol City). As you say.. dropped from top of the league to outside the play-offs in 10 games. |
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Post by Gas-Ed on Feb 4, 2022 12:28:45 GMT
Me and my dad drove to Gillingham for the FA cup 4th round tie. It was the game after the Ellington hat trick vs Derby. It took us 4 hours to get there and when we pulled up they announced on the radio that it was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
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Post by lavalamp on Feb 4, 2022 12:31:42 GMT
Also forgot the 4-0 loss at Luton Vs Bristol Rovers in the fourth round of the FA cup in 1986.
Only positive was at least Luton were a First Divison Team (Premiership) at this point.
I remember in the second half, that bricks started coming over the wall from outside the game. Everyone moved to one side. The bricks carried on landing in exactly the same place.
We left the match and then saw that the police had confiscated a trebuchet outside the ground. Yes a trebuchet!
If you ever hear me saying I'm going to a Rovers FA Cup away game, I suggest 2 things to you -
1 Don't bother going
2 Expect us to get knocked out.
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Post by alanrg on Feb 4, 2022 12:32:06 GMT
The worst by far was the 9-0 defeat at Tottenham that was a nightmare
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Post by blueblood1883 on Feb 4, 2022 12:33:32 GMT
Me and my dad drove to Gillingham for the FA cup 4th round tie. It was the game after the Ellington hat trick vs Derby. It took us 4 hours to get there and when we pulled up they announced on the radio that it was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. I went to that game, it was called off when we were in the pub not far from the ground. If my memory serves me correctly we drew Arsenal in the next round but lost the rearranged fixture at Gillingham... |
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Post by lavalamp on Feb 4, 2022 12:34:19 GMT
Me and my dad drove to Gillingham for the FA cup 4th round tie. It was the game after the Ellington hat trick vs Derby. It took us 4 hours to get there and when we pulled up they announced on the radio that it was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. I was meant to be at that game as well, Got as far as the M25 before we heard.Yep, I'm cursed at FA Cup away games (though I was the Ellington Hat Trick game vs Derby) |
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Post by clovis on Feb 4, 2022 13:11:44 GMT
Easy. Friday 28 February 1992. Cambridge 6 - Rovers 1.
Awful drive from London, Friday night traffic everywhere. Drove round Cambridge twice trying to find the ground. Parked up 2 mins before kick off but had to dive into a pub for a scotch to stop shaking from the stress of the drive. And then we lose 6-1. It was 1-1 at half time from memory.
Not a good day.
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 4, 2022 13:15:08 GMT
I was at the Yeovil 4 Rovers 0 game at Yeovil 13th March 2004. Graham Hyde sent off after 16 munutes for a second bookable offence. We were already 1-0 by this point. Darren Way and Lickle Lee ran the midfield completely for them. I had just split up with my ex-wife and was extremely hungover from the night before. Slept all the way there and all the way back. When we went 4-0 down, I left the match after 72 minutes (for a lie down in the car). The only time I've left a match early. People who say 'I've just experienced the worst Rovers performance ever', then they really couldn't have been at this game. A woeful abject performance and we couldn't even get out of our half. I still grimace about this game now. Was also at the FA cup away games at Hitchin (2-1 loss in 1995) and Kettering (2-1 loss in 1988 with Match of The Day cameras there). I don't half pick my matches. Yes that one’s very clear. Watching the warm up that day it was like watching a pub team. Lots of groups half-heartedly running or standing around talking. All we needed was for a few to start smoking and it would have been exactly like my old Taunton Sunday League mornings all those years ago. I knew we were in trouble. I think we had one of our caretaker managers in charge that day, Phil Bater or Gary Thompson, can’t remember exactly. It was awful. I stayed to the end but I think we lucky to get away with 0-4. The only other match to get close to it was York away weekend just before Christmas 2012 when we were beaten 1-4 with McGhee in charge. Awful performance, Gary Kenneth was awful and Virgo playing on the wing or as a forward. It was actually worse than Yeovil because being between managers was a t least a bit of an excuse. No excuse that day at York. Arrived home on south coast at around midnight. But tbh the journey was the best thing about that York match. Much better trip in 2016 when Lines and Bodin bossed the midfield for a 4-1 win. That was a great day! UTG! |
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 4, 2022 13:24:32 GMT
Also forgot the 4-0 loss at Luton Vs Bristol Rovers in the fourth round of the FA cup in 1986. Only positive was at least Luton were a First Divison Team (Premiership) at this point. I remember in the second half, that bricks started coming over the wall from outside the game. Everyone moved to one side. The bricks carried on landing in exactly the same place. We left the match and then saw that the police had confiscated a trebuchet outside the ground. Yes a trebuchet! If you ever hear me saying I'm going to a Rovers FA Cup away game, I suggest 2 things to you - 1 Don't bother going 2 Expect us to get knocked out. I was there too, after beating Leicester in the previous round wasn't it? Not a great day, horrible, bouncy plastic pitch. |
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Post by rodders47 on Feb 4, 2022 13:26:09 GMT
Seems like a slow news week so I’ll get this started. Yeovil away 2008. We were really struggling for goals at this time watching is going forward was the most infuriating thing. Andy Williams was trying his hardest but the ball wouldn’t go in the net for him and he was feeling the pressure. So when we finally signed a striker was buzzing. Step forward Wayne Andrews. He came from a higher level. Turned up in Yeovil, the station is miles away from the ground but we didn’t realise it , this was before smart phones. It was torrential rain and it just wouldn’t stop. Turned up at the ground soaked only to find that there is no roof on the away end. Continued to get soaked. The match was terrible it was now not only rain but strong winds. Andrews started upfront and looked promising but 20 minutes into the game he broke his leg. Pretty sure the match ended 0-0. By this point we were frozen. It was still raining. We did the long walk back to the station only to find that we had missed the train. The next one would be in 3 hours! We were too young to go get drunk in a pub so we sat at Yeovil station wishing our lives away. When I finally got home I had the worst cold for a week. Don’t think I’ve been back to Yeovil since I’m so traumatised by that day. I’m sure some of you have some far more interesting away stories though! Haha I was at the same game... was travelling alone and had found a decent pub reasonably close to the ground, with the weather I almost didn't bother even leaving the pub! I braved it in the end but only lasted until half time then went back to the boozer. Happy days. Worst experience for an away day for me was way back in the day - Birmingham City v West Ham in the FA Cup 5th round 1983/84 season. Awful atmosphere all day - Blues were all over West Ham and took a 3-0 lead. 10 mins to go saw the first pitch invasion from the West Ham end, this took a good few minutes to bring under control. Play restarted but shortly afterwards hundreds of fans from both ends were on the pitch and chaos ensued. I think one of the Brum players got laid out and there was scrapping all over the pitch. The game eventually got finished with no further goals - the walk back to New Street was lively to say the least and despite the West Ham reputation I think a lot of folks were glad to get safely on the train back to London that evening. Over 100 people were arrested that day! |
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Post by giles on Feb 4, 2022 13:35:47 GMT
Swansea away at the old Vetch was always a horrible fixture regardless of the result. I remember one game, around 97-98 where the away fans were pummled with stones and objects on the way to and from the ground. Getting caught up in that crossfire wasnt nice. I can remember a Friday night game around that time just before Christmas and a brick coming through the supporters club coach window on the way back out |
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Post by giles on Feb 4, 2022 13:38:39 GMT
Me and my dad drove to Gillingham for the FA cup 4th round tie. It was the game after the Ellington hat trick vs Derby. It took us 4 hours to get there and when we pulled up they announced on the radio that it was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. I was on the supporters club coaches and remember getting to the roundabout just before Gillingham and all having to turn back |
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