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SHEFF WED TICKETS PLACED ON PRIORITY SALE

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  • Captain Peacock
    Captain Peacock Posts: 201
    Following on from RalfMilne's comment:

    Certainly up there with the most violent. Remember getting there quite early for some reason and saying to my mates 'good crowd today', walked up the stairway to the centre of the Covered End and immediately took a right hander to the chin. Beating a hasty retreat went to the corner of the East Terrace. If memory serves me correct we did get the 'Massives' out during the second half, though might have been that they were kicking towards the Open End in the second period.

    Was 14 at the time but had to be so many ages in one day:

    14 to get a half return train ticket.
    16 to buy 10 No 6 fags.
    Under 16 to get in the ground as a schoolboy.
    18 to get a bottle of light ale from the bar beneath the Covered End.

    Happy days!

  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    Baldybonce said:
    HastingsRed said:
    TEL said:
    HastingsRed said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    Wednesday sold out last week, I know of at least four are in the Charlton end.
    Wouldn't be the first time they got in the home end.....cup game back in the mid 70's.
    Yes they went in before 2pm. 
    That's right no real segregation back then, remember them swarming across the East terrace. To my knowledge they are the only mob outside of London to have taken The Covered End.

    Forest on a Friday night.
    77 wasn't it? they turned a car over in Floyd Road
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,071
    Rest easy people, 'my lot' are averaging 65 years of age.
  • raytreacy69
    raytreacy69 Posts: 955
    71/72 season was very naughty 
    Wednesday in the Covered End very early
    Charlton singing
    oh tweedle dee
    oh tweedle dum
    we are the Charlton
    and we never run

    fighting all through first half and a load of Charlton arrived at HT
    Carried on after the game 
    Was a 2-2 draw I think but don’t remember much about the match


  • TootingRedArmy
    TootingRedArmy Posts: 396
    Without wishing to dampened the reminiscing about Charlton Agro amongst the 60+ Lifers !
    Isn't it an opportunity missed by the club to sell more Away tickets to the Massives?....Sheffield Wednesday were always going to sell out and have done 10 days before the fixture. Surely club could have offered additional Away seats from the start, in the upper West Stand (like the recent Ipswich cup game) or in the East Stand... isn't this a opportunity missed for additional revenue for the club ? It would also be great for the atmosphere  to have a larger away support? 
    ...back to the B Mob defending the covered end in late 60's & 70s........ ! 
  • raytreacy69
    raytreacy69 Posts: 955
    It worked well to have more away fans on the West stand for the Brighton game
    Not sure it would be so ‘peaceful’ with the Massives!
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,008
    TootingRedArmy said:
    Without wishing to dampened the reminiscing about Charlton Agro amongst the 60+ Lifers !
    Isn't it an opportunity missed by the club to sell more Away tickets to the Massives?....Sheffield Wednesday were always going to sell out and have done 10 days before the fixture. Surely club could have offered additional Away seats from the start, in the upper West Stand (like the recent Ipswich cup game) or in the East Stand... isn't this a opportunity missed for additional revenue for the club ? It would also be great for the atmosphere  to have a larger away support? 
    ...back to the B Mob defending the covered end in late 60's & 70s........ ! 
    No B Mob in 60’s & 70’s 🤣
  • Isawsummersplay
    Isawsummersplay Posts: 1,428
    My first recollection of B Mob was around about 1980.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,648
    TootingRedArmy said:
    Without wishing to dampened the reminiscing about Charlton Agro amongst the 60+ Lifers !
    Isn't it an opportunity missed by the club to sell more Away tickets to the Massives?....Sheffield Wednesday were always going to sell out and have done 10 days before the fixture. Surely club could have offered additional Away seats from the start, in the upper West Stand (like the recent Ipswich cup game) or in the East Stand... isn't this a opportunity missed for additional revenue for the club ? It would also be great for the atmosphere  to have a larger away support? 

    And as a sign of goodwill a one goal  start as well.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,022
    oohaahmortimer said:
    We can but dream 
    3k of away fans sold out 10 days before an away trip nearly 200 miles away 


    One of only 2 clubs in a city with a population of over 700k, and they're going for promotion.

    Not exactly a shock they're well supported.
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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    TootingRedArmy said:
    Without wishing to dampened the reminiscing about Charlton Agro amongst the 60+ Lifers !
    Isn't it an opportunity missed by the club to sell more Away tickets to the Massives?....Sheffield Wednesday were always going to sell out and have done 10 days before the fixture. Surely club could have offered additional Away seats from the start, in the upper West Stand (like the recent Ipswich cup game) or in the East Stand... isn't this a opportunity missed for additional revenue for the club ? It would also be great for the atmosphere  to have a larger away support? 
    ...back to the B Mob defending the covered end in late 60's & 70s........ ! 
    If you gave Sheff W additional seats anywhere in the home ends you would have all sorts of trouble, as they have some very unfriendly fans.
    How many times have you been to Hillsborough?
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,648
    Tickets seem to be selling well in the Covered end. Just got mine but nowhere near usual spot.
  • Ilovelondontown
    Ilovelondontown Posts: 292
    TootingRedArmy said:
    Without wishing to dampened the reminiscing about Charlton Agro amongst the 60+ Lifers !
    Isn't it an opportunity missed by the club to sell more Away tickets to the Massives?....Sheffield Wednesday were always going to sell out and have done 10 days before the fixture. Surely club could have offered additional Away seats from the start, in the upper West Stand (like the recent Ipswich cup game) or in the East Stand... isn't this a opportunity missed for additional revenue for the club ? It would also be great for the atmosphere  to have a larger away support? 
    ...back to the B Mob defending the covered end in late 60's & 70s........ ! 
    No, even it it does give us more money, I personally don’t like having thousands of away fans in home areas, 3000+ in the away end is enough. 
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,298
    Time we played them before had 4 in the home end started giving it of course when the stewards were removing them from the ground. Fuck em 
  • owlsonlineadmin
    owlsonlineadmin Posts: 354
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    We can but dream 
    3k of away fans sold out 10 days before an away trip nearly 200 miles away 


    One of only 2 clubs in a city with a population of over 700k, and they're going for promotion.

    Not exactly a shock they're well supported.
    Population of 584k apparently but I get the point.

    Managed to snaffle a ticket for this, first visit to the Valley since late 2015 when you beat us 3-1.

    One of my favourite grounds even if the results don't go our way. 
  • alburyaddick
    alburyaddick Posts: 574
    raytreacy69 said:
    71/72 season was very naughty 
    Wednesday in the Covered End very early
    Charlton singing
    oh tweedle dee
    oh tweedle dum
    we are the Charlton
    and we never run

    fighting all through first half and a load of Charlton arrived at HT
    Carried on after the game 
    Was a 2-2 draw I think but don’t remember much about the match


    raytreacy69 said:
    71/72 season was very naughty 
    Wednesday in the Covered End very early
    Charlton singing
    oh tweedle dee
    oh tweedle dum
    we are the Charlton
    and we never run

    fighting all through first half and a load of Charlton arrived at HT
    Carried on after the game 
    Was a 2-2 draw I think but don’t remember much about the match


    Yes it’s the only time I ever got hit at a Charlton game - this Weds fan caught me a glancing blow and as he continued his momentum past me a Charlton fan grabbed him and whacked him on one of the metal barriers we used to have. 
    It was bedlam all game long but eventually the Weds fans got kicked out or left 
  • TootingRedArmy
    TootingRedArmy Posts: 396
    I’ve been twice to Sheffield Wed never had any probs at Hillsborough or at Sheffield Utd - like the city son was at Sheffield Uni so stayed a lot - I would like to see the club accommodate larger away support in West or East stand - would rather see sections full than home sections only partially occupied - it worked well for Brighton match surely with good segregation, policing and stewarding it’s additional revenue for club and allows away fans opportunity to enjoy seeing their team & creates a better atmosphere. 
    The dark days of 70’s aggro are surely in the past ? I don’t look fondly back to hooligans of 70’s & 80’s - I know it’s not totally dead but largely only arises rarely these days  
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,963
    For reasons of accuracy, the match was an fa cup third round one, which we won 2-1. Wednesday had the whole of the Covered End throughout the entirety of the match, in spite of Charlton trying to gain access via the East Terrace.

    There was also a brief skirmish as a few fans entered via the exit near B block. There have been claims these were Millwall.

     Rumoured in a hooligan book written by someone of this parish, that we run Wednesday after the game down Bugsby Way. I never saw that and tbh seems doubtful given the numbers they had that day.
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,591
    bolloxbolder said:
    For reasons of accuracy, the match was an fa cup third round one, which we won 2-1. Wednesday had the whole of the Covered End throughout the entirety of the match, in spite of Charlton trying to gain access via the East Terrace.

    There was also a brief skirmish as a few fans entered via the exit near B block. There have been claims these were Millwall.

     Rumoured in a hooligan book written by someone of this parish, that we run Wednesday after the game down Bugsby Way. I never saw that and tbh seems doubtful given the numbers they had that day.
    1976....3rd round, Pompey in the 4th round and Wolves in the 5th.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,648
    TootingRedArmy said:
    I’ve been twice to Sheffield Wed never had any probs at Hillsborough or at Sheffield Utd - like the city son was at Sheffield Uni so stayed a lot - I would like to see the club accommodate larger away support in West or East stand - would rather see sections full than home sections only partially occupied - it worked well for Brighton match surely with good segregation, policing and stewarding it’s additional revenue for club and allows away fans opportunity to enjoy seeing their team & creates a better atmosphere. 
    The dark days of 70’s aggro are surely in the past ? I don’t look fondly back to hooligans of 70’s & 80’s - I know it’s not totally dead but largely only arises rarely these days  
    A very naive view.
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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    edited February 2023
    bolloxbolder said:
    For reasons of accuracy, the match was an fa cup third round one, which we won 2-1. Wednesday had the whole of the Covered End throughout the entirety of the match, in spite of Charlton trying to gain access via the East Terrace.

    There was also a brief skirmish as a few fans entered via the exit near B block. There have been claims these were Millwall.

     Rumoured in a hooligan book written by someone of this parish, that we run Wednesday after the game down Bugsby Way. I never saw that and tbh seems doubtful given the numbers they had that day.
    Correct. I remember arriving at 2.15 to take up my usual Covered End standing spot & the CE was crammed full of yellow & green scarved norveners.

    And you're quite right they didn't go anywhere, they were all there, all game. 

    Re current situation there's been fighting/agitating outside Hillsborough in recent visits (which we don't see elsewhere apart from Millwall & Palace).

    The costs of keeping the norvern hordes away from friendly Charlton fans in east or west is simply not practical and why would we want a plan to get our fans/scarfers attacked in any case?

    Also their better behaved S/T fans will possibly have tickets already & it may be the London away day fans that would be in the home stands. 

    I'm pretty confident they would kick off if they were losing. 

    Clubs like Bournemouth & Brighton are exceptions, where we should be ok. 
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,648
    This is going to be a lively afternoon.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Baldybonce said:
    This is going to be a lively afternoon.
    Based on what?
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,648
    eaststandmike said:
    Baldybonce said:
    This is going to be a lively afternoon.
    Based on what?

    Todays result.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Baldybonce said:
    eaststandmike said:
    Baldybonce said:
    This is going to be a lively afternoon.
    Based on what?

    Todays result.
    Can’t see how today’s results will affect next week as it was always going to be a tough game but we will see 
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,648
    eaststandmike said:
    Baldybonce said:
    eaststandmike said:
    Baldybonce said:
    This is going to be a lively afternoon.
    Based on what?

    Todays result.
    Can’t see how today’s results will affect next week as it was always going to be a tough game but we will see 

    I don't mean on the pitch.
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,728
    Why on earth would anyone want more away fans in the ground? 3k is more than enough ffs. 
  • Ilovelondontown
    Ilovelondontown Posts: 292
    TootingRedArmy said:
    I’ve been twice to Sheffield Wed never had any probs at Hillsborough or at Sheffield Utd - like the city son was at Sheffield Uni so stayed a lot - I would like to see the club accommodate larger away support in West or East stand - would rather see sections full than home sections only partially occupied - it worked well for Brighton match surely with good segregation, policing and stewarding it’s additional revenue for club and allows away fans opportunity to enjoy seeing their team & creates a better atmosphere. 
    The dark days of 70’s aggro are surely in the past ? I don’t look fondly back to hooligans of 70’s & 80’s - I know it’s not totally dead but largely only arises rarely these days  
    So if we have 12/13000 in attendance you would like to see any spare seats given to away fans if demand is there?
    how depressing 
  • operationpig
    operationpig Posts: 2,247
    I'd take a point next week, always a tricky place is the Valley.

  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,154
    We need Wednesday to go up they’ll be stronger next season and more of a threat than plymouth

    need them out of league one so no one can threaten our stroll to winning the league next season 

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