Battle of the Bridge

thickandthin63 said:

never forget this game,I was nursing a broken arm sustained in an over 40s "friendly 5 a side" competition and was a bit concerned that it would all kick off between fans at the end.Players were rushed from the pitch and not allowed to acknowledge fans.I think Leaburn might still be looking for the bloke that chinned him.

I don't think his identity is in doubt, is it? It was Wicks, right?

Carlo was a colossus that day, they all stood up to be counted, but bloody hell, Paul Miller. I never liked the bloke much but he went on that pitch with the attitude that he wasn't leaving it on the losing side and would do everything to make sure that didn't happen. So when West seemed to break free in injury time, not only did he put in a superb sliding tackle, but I swear he karate-chopped West for good measure. And he was scrapping with Chelsea players in the tunnel after, too. Cometh the hour, and all that.

Taxi_Lad said:

Literally just passed the ground

That must've taken some eating.

The journey back was also eventful,the car I was in was bedecked in red and white and we got stuck in traffic around New Cross,Millwall won promotion this day and their fans were really giving it large.My car was noticed and I feared the worst,I took the bull by the horns,wound down the window and shouted my congratulations at the masses in the high street,moments of trepidation passed and,Millwall supporters started shaking hands with me and passing beer cans into the car to share a drink.

timken said:

When the match resumes after leaburns injury and "shitfit" the crowd can clearly be heard singing "you black bastard" over and over.Amazing how back in the day nothing was made of thjat type of thing .

I will always remember walking past National Front recruiters outside the ground. It's amazing that Chelsea can go from that to having a team packed with foreign players within 20 years

Ah yes ' Paul Miller '. Now he could tackle and had spirit - for me matched only by Derek Ufton in the distant past and in the not so long ago Jorge Costa......players whose skill was often mistaken for toughness.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmaxiemiller/

He's had a successful career in finance after football

Valiantphil said:

PragueAddick said:

thickandthin63 said:

never forget this game,I was nursing a broken arm sustained in an over 40s "friendly 5 a side" competition and was a bit concerned that it would all kick off between fans at the end.Players were rushed from the pitch and not allowed to acknowledge fans.I think Leaburn might still be looking for the bloke that chinned him.

I don't think his identity is in doubt, is it? It was Wicks, right?

Carlo was a colossus that day, they all stood up to be counted, but bloody hell, Paul Miller. I never liked the bloke much but he went on that pitch with the attitude that he wasn't leaving it on the losing side and would do everything to make sure that didn't happen. So when West seemed to break free in injury time, not only did he put in a superb sliding tackle, but I swear he karate-chopped West for good measure. And he was scrapping with Chelsea players in the tunnel after, too. Cometh the hour, and all that.

@PragueAddick
Lennie tells a good tale about our crunch relegation game away at Newcastle. Miller called a private "unofficial" players meeting the night before and told each player to his face that we would not be relegated and any player that fell short in this game would have to "answer to him" personally.

We won 3-0 and stayed up via the play-off (up/down system) and the rest is history.
Shame about the way PM left the club but I guess that is football.

Was that the same season as the Battle of the Bridge? Think it must have been. Did Carlo score in that one?

Under Lennie in the top division.

First season we were in the playoffs and beat Leeds.
Second season, the draw with Chelsea kept us up and Chelsea went into the playoffs and lost.
Third season, we beat Derby 3-0 and secured safety with one game to spare.
Fourth season, relegated.

It was a shame the way miller left the club as we needed players with his attitude,but all credit to Lennie,although spitting does not break legs,it is disgusting and has no place in football.

The Max Miller spitting, against Derby wasn't it?

Was at the battle of the bridge with Dad, we went as mad as everyone when Maxie scored.

The Chelsea kicking off in our end was something they did every home game apparently. They got sorted that day! Then the OB let back into the home crowd.

I thought Miller spat at a ball boy at Norwich away ?

Went to the Bridge with @guinnessaddick. We’d had quite a few before the game and had stopped at a newsagent along from the ground, where I got myself a lucozade. As we walked into the ground a young lad in front got pulled for being drunk and then we were asked if we’d been drinking too. Just this officer says I, showing him the lucozade bottle, and in we went...plastered!!!

Always remember Carl being brought round with the smelling salts and wanting to fight every Chelsea player.

Waiting for the ground to clear and there were two Chelsea fans in their West Stand who were still hanging around after the rest of the ground was emptied. They were giving the usual friendly hand signals to us and generally being twats. We just kept encouraging them as we watched a couple of coppers walk along the row to get them and drag the tossers out! Happy days!!!

But didn’t

I heard Miller stole a puppy off a child and force fed it to a vegan.

Had to go after that.