Does it count if I made myself laugh? Home game against PNE last month. I was sat front row North Lower with my GF. Conor Gallagher won us a corner. He looked straight at me I screamed “Well Done Sam”. My GF looked at me and said “Who the F is Sam? That’s Conor” my face went beetroot red as Conor looked strangely at me and everyone around starting laughing whilst I tried my best to come up with who Sam Gallagher was!
Does it count if I made myself laugh? Home game against PNE last month. I was sat front row North Lower with my GF. Conor Gallagher won us a corner. He looked straight at me I screamed “Well Done Sam”. My GF looked at me and said “Who the F is Sam? That’s Conor” my face went beetroot red as Conor looked strangely at me and everyone around starting laughing whilst I tried my best to come up with who Sam Gallagher was!
First game against Stoke I shouted out: Well done McGregor after one bit of good play - Even now me and those I sit with refer to him as that rather than Gallagher
There is a clip somewhere showing Derek Hales scoring a goal that won the ITV golden goal in 1977 as Colin Powell receives the ball on the wing someone shouts out “Rubbish” just as he crosses to Hales who smashes the ball into the roof of the net.
When my daughter was dead young back in the prem days, she started to pester me to take her to the Valley. Before subjecting her to a big crowd and a 8 hour drive, I decided to take her to Stockport and ease her in to football gently. We were in the Cheadle end, behind the goal and because she was more interested in her bag of sweets she missed a goal by the opposition. The ground fell silent and on realising that she had missed a goal, she stood up and yelled at me to re wind it. Didn't just make me laugh, half the Cheadle end were in stitches!
Late 80s. Roots hall. Ex spanner Paul Samsone was in goal for Southend. Samsone, playing just in front of the Charton fans on the terrace, kicks the ball from his hands to clear and slices it into touch near the halfway line. As the laughter dies down the shout went out from a well known lifer " Blimey Paul, that wasn't too bad, for a player of such LIMITED ABILITY"
I remember a game at Chelmsford city, we were on one of the sides (which was essentially a path with a low fence and a field behind it, patrolled by the youth team/ball boys) and chatting to the linesman. He made a call that was so blatantly correct, and we all congratulated him on a job well done (ho ho ho). Just then, a piercing and vitriolic scream from the other side of the pitch along the lines of "you appear to have problems seeing" but in 90% swear words echoed out. Even the linesman was laughing.
Also in the 80s. Away at Coventry in winter when they played at Highfield Road.
Their pitch was in a very poor condition. Little grass and had been heavily sanded.
A player went down after a heavy challenge and was receiving lengthy treatment. After a couple of minutes someone behind me yelled in frustration " for f**ks sake Ref get a move on, the f**cking tides coming in"
Also in the 80s. Away at Coventry in winter when they played at Highfield Road.
Their pith was in a very poor condition. Little grass and had been heavily sanded.
A player went down after a heavy challenge and was receiving lengthy treatment. After a couple of minutes someone behind me yelled in frustration " for f**ks sake Ref get a move on, the f**cking tides coming in"
I went to see Blackburn v Swindon some time ago as I working near there on business. I got talking to someone in the next seat and I guess sounded like a Swindon supporter with a more Southern accent than the locals. When Blackburn missed a sitter which might have broken a mind-numbingly dull 0-0 draw, the bloke in front stood up and turned to me and said "Your team are f****** sh**". I told him that I didn't support Swindon to which he replied "They're still f****** sh** and the team you do support are f****** sh** as well". As he sat down, his umbrella got caught in the back of his seat and got bent horribly. "Now, you've f****** made me break my umbrella", he continued as many around us started to mock him.
Few seasons ago Millwall Away: I was in the Millwall end (had a good bath and bleached myself when I got home). In front of me this bloke was hammering fred onyedinma. Things like: “this c*nt is useless” “worst player I’ve seen in a Millwall shirt” “every week he lets us down” “shit last week, shit the week before” etc etc.
Bloke next near him says: “mate you do realise this is his 2nd ever game for us”
Man U at home during premiership years. Victor Meldrew actor sitting two rows in front. Ref made a bad decision and the guy directly behind victor stood up and shouted “I don believe it” most people cracked up, victor looked angry
We were playing Aston Villa at home when Peter crouch wasn’t prolific and was a bit of a joke. We went in late on one of our defenders resulted in chants of off off off from the Charlton ends. The guy behind me stood up and shouted “me is shit, leave him on”
Man U at home during premiership years. Victor Meldrew actor sitting two rows in front. Ref made a bad decision and the guy directly behind victor stood up and shouted “I don believe it” most people cracked up, victor looked angry
Late 60s, i was living in Staines and the future wife lived in Welling. I drove over and stopped to watch Charlton as she used to work at the stables at the bottom of Shooters Hill every saturday until around 6pm. It was a fair old drive over and i used to park off Charlton Lane and walk down and in via the Sam Bartrum Gate. Big queue on this match and only one turnstile guarded by a mounted policeman. Slow going and one wag shouts " he let f**k all in an all'. Finally get in and rush across to the gents determined to blast off some rust from the corrugated iron into the gently steaming clinker. Mission accomplished and walk down to the corner nearest the covered end where 3 players had forced a black gentlemen from the opposition into the corner flag area. A fan shouts " thats right, surround the c**t". Still makes me smile to this day.
Late 60s, i was living in Staines and the future wife lived in Welling. I drove over and stopped to watch Charlton as she used to work at the stables at the bottom of Shooters Hill every saturday until around 6pm. It was a fair old drive over and i used to park off Charlton Lane and walk down and in via the Sam Bartrum Gate. Big queue on this match and only one turnstile guarded by a mounted policeman. Slow going and one wag shouts " he let f**k all in an all'. Finally get in and rush across to the gents determined to blast off some rust from the corrugated iron into the gently steaming clinker. Mission accomplished and walk down to the corner nearest the covered end where 3 players had forced a black gentlemen from the opposition into the corner flag area. A fan shouts " thats right, surround the c**t". Still makes me smile to this day.
Late 60s, i was living in Staines and the future wife lived in Welling. I drove over and stopped to watch Charlton as she used to work at the stables at the bottom of Shooters Hill every saturday until around 6pm. It was a fair old drive over and i used to park off Charlton Lane and walk down and in via the Sam Bartrum Gate. Big queue on this match and only one turnstile guarded by a mounted policeman. Slow going and one wag shouts " he let f**k all in an all'. Finally get in and rush across to the gents determined to blast off some rust from the corrugated iron into the gently steaming clinker. Mission accomplished and walk down to the corner nearest the covered end where 3 players had forced a black gentlemen from the opposition into the corner flag area. A fan shouts " thats right, surround the c**t". Still makes me smile to this day.
? Don’t get it.
It was 50 years ago, there's probably a couple paragraphs and a punchline missing from Graham's memory.
We were playing Aston Villa at home when Peter crouch wasn’t prolific and was a bit of a joke. We went in late on one of our defenders resulted in chants of off off off from the Charlton ends. The guy behind me stood up and shouted “me is shit, leave him on”
Was that the game we were singing “Leaburn, Leaburn” to him?
There was a perpetual moaner in the West Stand. We had a free kick on the halfway line, giving Curbs the opportunity to send Svensson on. Bet you are really scared now Middlesbrough. Fortune launches it straight on Svenssons head. 1-0. A very embarrassed fan who refused to stand up and applaud it.
Wasn't me but I can empathise. He'd have been shit in L1.
There was a perpetual moaner in the West Stand. We had a free kick on the halfway line, giving Curbs the opportunity to send Svensson on. Bet you are really scared now Middlesbrough. Fortune launches it straight on Svenssons head. 1-0. A very embarrassed fan who refused to stand up and applaud it.
Wasn't me but I can empathise. He'd have been shit in L1.
I am biased due to the Elfsborg connection.
1/Not the best for us. 2/Hero status for Elfsborg. 3/Top geezer.
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Resumption of laughter.
Their pitch was in a very poor condition. Little grass and had been heavily sanded.
A player went down after a heavy challenge and was receiving lengthy treatment. After a couple of minutes someone behind me yelled in frustration " for f**ks sake Ref get a move on, the f**cking tides coming in"
Feel free to get in touch when @Tom_of_Se9 calls.
I'll give you directions to the Station. Lol
Think we won against Leicester despite having 10 men for the majority of the game.
Which I ceremonially burnt when the fecker left.
NO I AM NOT OVER IT!
"We can beat these carnts Charlton!"
1/Not the best for us.
2/Hero status for Elfsborg.
3/Top geezer.
Oi Van Hooijdonk, you look like Duane Dibbley.
That still makes me laugh, even now.