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Post by William Wilson on Mar 5, 2017 9:03:53 GMT
A misunderstanding with a couple of mates, meant I arrived at the Kassam yesterday with no ticket. There was nothing else for it, I`d have to go in the home end.
The conversation at the ticket office went like this:
Me, "Adult ticket for the west stand, please."
Ticket seller, "We haven`t got a west stand."
Me, "Ah. Right. Which stand is that one then ?" Points towards the stand occupied by Gas.
Ticket seller, looking at me suspiciously, " You`re not a Rovers fan, are you?"
Me, " No no no, I`m just down here visiting from Glasgow."
Ticket seller, "What`s your postcode?"
Me, "Er, G168FB."
At this point, I`d given up hope, but she punched my ficticious postcode into her computer, waited a few seconds and handed me a ticket.
Was hard to sit still, especially when Ollie`s goal went in, but it all ended ok.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 9:08:53 GMT
Haha that's brilliant.
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Post by Jomo on Mar 5, 2017 9:10:36 GMT
Love that, well done for thinking on your feet!
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Post by e4bandrobinstubbs on Mar 5, 2017 9:11:35 GMT
Had to do the same myself a few times - standing with the home fans because I didn't have a ticket - EG at Trashton (yuck), Lincoln (Ellis's great winner), Swindle |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 9:27:17 GMT
I was in the East End at the sh1t pit for the 1987 New Years Day 1-0 win.
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Post by trojandog on Mar 5, 2017 10:02:51 GMT
77/78 season, Spurs v Rovers. Got there after kick-off, no ticket, only turnstile still open was for 'The Shelf'. I had to stand amongst thousands of Spurs fans while we got stuffed 9-0. Trouble was, to blend in I had to cheer every goal. Then hitch-hiked 50 miles back to barracks, where the game was on Match of the Day in the NAAFI bar. There was only a teeny weeny bit of water taking.
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Post by Mr Pond on Mar 5, 2017 10:03:51 GMT
I was in the East End at the sh1t pit for the 1987 New Years Day 1-0 win. Me too! Went with my best mate who was a sh@thead and my dad who was a toteender. We scored and Dad was jumping up and down, me and my mate were crapping our selfs. |
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Post by gaelgas on Mar 5, 2017 10:42:33 GMT
A misunderstanding with a couple of mates, meant I arrived at the Kassam yesterday with no ticket. There was nothing else for it, I`d have to go in the home end. The conversation at the ticket office went like this: Me, "Adult ticket for the west stand, please." Ticket seller, "We haven`t got a west stand." Me, "Ah. Right. Which stand is that one then ?" Points towards the stand occupied by Gas. Ticket seller, looking at me suspiciously, " You`re not a Rovers fan, are you?" Me, " No no no, I`m just down here visiting from Glasgow." Ticket seller, "What`s your postcode?" Me, "Er, G168FB." At this point, I`d given up hope, but she punched my ficticious postcode into her computer, waited a few seconds and handed me a ticket. Was hard to sit still, especially when Ollie`s goal went in, but it all ended ok. Hehe, inspired, I've used the post code of where I grew up in the past, although come to think of it, as I live in Edinburgh I'd probably get away with using my own... |
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Post by trojandog on Mar 5, 2017 15:31:55 GMT
Just use **1 1AA for whichever city you want. It's always the main RM sorting office.
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Post by pirateman on Mar 5, 2017 20:13:33 GMT
A misunderstanding with a couple of mates, meant I arrived at the Kassam yesterday with no ticket. There was nothing else for it, I`d have to go in the home end. The conversation at the ticket office went like this: Me, "Adult ticket for the west stand, please." Ticket seller, "We haven`t got a west stand." Me, "Ah. Right. Which stand is that one then ?" Points towards the stand occupied by Gas. Ticket seller, looking at me suspiciously, " You`re not a Rovers fan, are you?" Me, " No no no, I`m just down here visiting from Glasgow." Ticket seller, "What`s your postcode?" Me, "Er, G168FB." At this point, I`d given up hope, but she punched my ficticious postcode into her computer, waited a few seconds and handed me a ticket. Was hard to sit still, especially when Ollie`s goal went in, but it all ended ok. Hehe, inspired, I've used the post code of where I grew up in the past, although come to think of it, as I live in Edinburgh I'd probably get away with using my own... As long as we aren't playing the Jam Tarts |
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Post by gaelgas on Mar 5, 2017 21:14:06 GMT
Hehe, inspired, I've used the post code of where I grew up in the past, although come to think of it, as I live in Edinburgh I'd probably get away with using my own... As long as we aren't playing the Jam Tarts Oh god no, I wouldn't give that scum my money! |
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Post by pepsi on Mar 5, 2017 21:16:20 GMT
I was in the East End at the sh1t pit for the 1987 New Years Day 1-0 win. Oh dear. I was in the dolman. 👍 |
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Post by pirateman on Mar 5, 2017 21:18:25 GMT
As long as we aren't playing the Jam Tarts Oh god no, I wouldn't give that scum my money! Ha Ha. How did I guess  |
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Post by gaelgas on Mar 5, 2017 21:20:40 GMT
Oh god no, I wouldn't give that scum my money! Ha Ha. How did I guess I don't know actually, do tell.. |
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Post by pirateman on Mar 5, 2017 21:24:23 GMT
Not sure TBH. But Gael is more Fenian than Proddy (though not always) I supposed I just assumed the best. My Dad is from Motherwell and they are my second team. We absolutely hate the Tynie Bar Stewards. Don't know why but my Weill supporting mates all hate them so - so do I.
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Post by gaelgas on Mar 5, 2017 21:39:51 GMT
Not sure TBH. But Gael is more Fenian than Proddy (though not always) I supposed I just assumed the best. My Dad is from Motherwell and they are my second team. We absolutely hate the Tynie Bar Stewards. Don't know why but my Weill supporting mates all hate them so - so do I. Gael refers to Scots Gaelic, vast majority of Gaels are VERY Protestant, but I grew up down south and so the whole sectarian sh**e doesn't mean much to me. When I moved to Edinburgh I lived in Meadowbank and most of my mates were Hibees, the dynamic here is similar to Bristol, Hearts have always been billy big balls even though there's not much to chose between the 2 teams, they always have to spend big a give it laudy so I was always attracted to Hibs. I'm glad to say that apart from a few loyalist nutters in Gorgie the whole sectarian thing doesn't really affect us. All the bigoted barms just support the old firm. It's more where you are from and your family, Hibs are very definitely Leith's team and the north and east of the city, Hearts west and south although not set in stone. |
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Post by pirateman on Mar 5, 2017 21:57:16 GMT
Not sure TBH. But Gael is more Fenian than Proddy (though not always) I supposed I just assumed the best. My Dad is from Motherwell and they are my second team. We absolutely hate the Tynie Bar Stewards. Don't know why but my Weill supporting mates all hate them so - so do I. Gael refers to Scots Gaelic, vast majority of Gaels are VERY Protestant, but I grew up down south and so the whole sectarian sh**e doesn't mean much to me. When I moved to Edinburgh I lived in Meadowbank and most of my mates were Hibees, the dynamic here is similar to Bristol, Hearts have always been billy big balls even though there's not much to chose between the 2 teams, they always have to spend big a give it laudy so I was always attracted to Hibs. I'm glad to say that apart from a few loyalist nutters in Gorgie the whole sectarian thing doesn't really affect us. All the bigoted barms just support the old firm. It's more where you are from and your famil, Hibs are very definitely Leith's team and the north and east of the city, Hearts west and south although not set in stone. Understand all that. I think I was just hoping you weren't a Jambo for those reasons. Anyway enough. This is a Rovers site after all. |
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Post by gaelgas on Mar 5, 2017 22:14:09 GMT
Gael refers to Scots Gaelic, vast majority of Gaels are VERY Protestant, but I grew up down south and so the whole sectarian sh**e doesn't mean much to me. When I moved to Edinburgh I lived in Meadowbank and most of my mates were Hibees, the dynamic here is similar to Bristol, Hearts have always been billy big balls even though there's not much to chose between the 2 teams, they always have to spend big a give it laudy so I was always attracted to Hibs. I'm glad to say that apart from a few loyalist nutters in Gorgie the whole sectarian thing doesn't really affect us. All the bigoted barms just support the old firm. It's more where you are from and your famil, Hibs are very definitely Leith's team and the north and east of the city, Hearts west and south although not set in stone. Understand all that. I think I was just hoping you weren't a Jambo for those reasons. Anyway enough. This is a Rovers site after all. Quite right, but no, I'm no Scumbo 😁 |
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