With it being a late KO, plans went out for an early start up the top end of Halliwell and do the crawl down wih the usual gang, we only managed about five pubs before jumping in a taxi to a packed out King Billy, the place was bouncing.with whites. I wont mention the game, but a red i know got caught up in the Manny Rd and got stretchered on the pitch and waved V signs to the Bolton fans, and still got pelted. I talk to lads who went from round my area who supported United that day, and they say thats the most hostile match they can ever remember. Payback from 75 i suppose.

I was stood outside the nick waiting for my mate Ste to get out with 3 other lads who I didn't know, this Manc gets released at the same time and walked out shouting about Bolton full if pa**s etc, one of the 3 lads went over and floored him right outside the main door. We then made a hasty retreat to the Gypsies Tent, was up there with one or two other intense days.

Edited September 8, 201114 yr by hughmungus

They do claim that they got the better of it in Farnworth later on that night

 

 

That's utter bollocks.

 

They got another kicking in Farnworth. Non-match lads from the Queens & Post Office also came out and gave them a shoeing.

The bloke in his 50s.. Is he the one who used to wear a jussi top, think he drinks in the greyhound, he's got the look of a serial killer but has always been alright when I've talked to him.. Never seen an atmosphere like Black Sunday. On Manny Road before and after with the riot vans drving down and seeing a couple of bodies prone on the floor.. They knew we hated them that day.. After the first goal two united fans jumped up in Burnden Stand and got absolutely battered for their troubles, the police then tried to take them out through the Burnden Terrace.. I can still the fear in the mancs faces as they where dangled over the Paddock with people jumping up trying to grab their arms and drag them into the terrace, the police realised and took them back, one of them looked on the verge of crying.. Outside after seeing hundreds of Bolton fans hitting the traffic barrier by the shop on Manny Road and shouting over the riot vans at the Mancs. If we get half the atmosphere on Saturday like that it'll be pure hate.. Having said that the first game at the Reebok was pretty intense.. Gets you going for Saturday this thread

I was only 11 then. Used to sell the hats, scarves and badges with my old man on the normid car park next to Burnden. Remember before the game a mini bus of Munich lads turned up and parked on normid car park behind our stall opposite a boozer (forget the name). One of our lads came out of the pub opposite and had a quiet word with my Dad along the lines of "Get your stuff packed away as its about to kick off". Must have put the lot in the van in about 20 seconds, next thing all hell breaks loose.

Yeah, big fat miserable looking fucker. He's got a slightly unhinged look about him. BY the looks of him, definitely not the sort you would let babysit for you either.

He works in a bank

Birch-chorley

 

Did you used to shout "hats, scarves and aaallllllll your badges"?

 

I miss folk like that

Birch-chorley

 

Did you used to shout "hats, scarves and aaallllllll your badges"?

 

I miss folk like that

 

I never but the old man used to. Did really well the last few seasons at Burnden but when we moved to the Reebok we couldnt get near enough to the ground to make a decent ammount of dough so we had to nock it on the head.

I never but the old man used to. Did really well the last few seasons at Burnden but when we moved to the Reebok we couldnt get near enough to the ground to make a decent ammount of dough so we had to nock it on the head.

 

I hate how the Reebok has no stalls n stuff around it.

I hate how the Reebok has no stalls n stuff around it.

 

 

Don't they have burger & donut ones now? Not exactly the same though is it?

 

What ever happened to the end of the world is nigh bloke? I miss him and his interesting leaflets.

I wouldn't buy owt but it adds to the atmos. Ruth screaming 3 pound your programmes get your programmes isn't the same

i was 12 and had dreamed of this fixture all my life,every kick about in my back garden would of had some imaginary scenario involving playing this lot.....how my dreams were tarnished!!

 

my dad ran a 28 seater coach from blackpool,landed at the king billy.it was the buissiest id ever seen it,but the atmosphere seemed a little different to past days in that pub,the carnival atmospheres of the preston and wolves games were now replaced with a much more bitter tone!

i took my usual place just above the tunnel in the burnden paddock,closest to the away end.and honestly to this day have never been in a more hostile enviroment!..when munich scored i remember normall blokes,my dads mate charging up the steps to dive into the numpties that cheered in the burnden stand...and then watching anyone and evereyone trying to get at them.then random blokes trying to get at the filth from the manny road north...

after the game,my dad had to shield me as it went crackers,charge after charge of bolton trying to get at anyone they could...i loved it!

never forget three of our passengers from leyland tipping up late for the coach,all with smashed in hands!

i got sent home from school the next day for winging a punch at a lad two years above me for taking the piss,he completly twatted me by the way but i got good belt in first! haha!

 

very dark day that was,but still went to leeds the following saturday to see us win 1-0!!

that bloke your all on about with the glasses by the way...is he the same mon who fell down the steps at marselies?

He works in a bank

That will be Dave, a very eccentric person, he can be ok one match, then totally blank you out the next, i told a taxi driver to run him over in Coventry when i clocked him walking to Highfield Rd.

Didn't Gubbins offer a fiver tip as well if he did

Didn't Gubbins offer a fiver tip as well if he did

Gubbins loved him , after the incident on Wolverhamton station.

he's frightenin' yon dave

he's frightenin' yon dave

An odder set of Bolton fans your ever likely to meet . Dave, Trev. Paul and John. If Dave lost a game of cards on the train going to a match, he would stop the game and put the cards in his pocket.

i don't think i remember the 4th one

 

in fact, wasn't the third one a bearded fella

 

he's the one who dave fell out with isn't he?

 

then theres the one he still knocks about with who looks utterly addled

my old man who is a dirty scouse blue

 

"some people just deserve it lad, just dont tell your mam!"

 

calling him on the one hand, proud of him on the other. Is it only football that can do this.

i don't think i remember the 4th one

 

in fact, wasn't the third one a bearded fella

 

he's the one who dave fell out with isn't he?

 

then theres the one he still knocks about with who looks utterly addled

John goes everywhere watching the Whites, he was in the states last year, but he is a loony, he was sectioned for a few months for chopping his own finger off, Trev gets pissed a lot and prone to getting chucked out of games, Pauls son plays Non League football and bumped into him this season at Warrington, Dave a blank space.

I was in Manny Rd. All I remember was it was a shit day. I'd gone with some mates from work. As every goal went in my heart went closer to my boots. My only thought was how I was going to explain it to them on Monday knowing that they would miraculously turn into reds.

Never felt like chinning anybody mind.Just wanted to get home and forget it.

John goes everywhere watching the Whites, he was in the states last year, but he is a loony, he was sectioned for a few months for chopping his own finger off, Trev gets pissed a lot and prone to getting chucked out of games, Pauls son plays Non League football and bumped into him this season at Warrington, Dave a blank space.

 

i know em all, it's scary ...................

Don't they have burger & donut ones now? Not exactly the same though is it?

 

What ever happened to the end of the world is nigh bloke? I miss him and his interesting leaflets.

 

happen for him he was eventually correct, and it was a bit closer than nigh?

 

i know em all, it's scary ...................

Did you ever know the other member of the gang who was a postman and came from the North side of Bolton, i think he was called Dave.

 

i know em all, it's scary ...................

Aye that's them

 

Hmmmmm John and Trev....just need Gumbo and Bob the Landlord to complete the set