[Search & Destroy]

Greater threat

Scabs don't drink in town

[Blue Rodney Fern]

Westbars Spireite, on 10 July 2017 - 10:30 PM, said:

If they bring 2000 which wouldn't surprise me, yes.

It also wouldn't surprise me if there are a few punch ups around town that day.

My 2 next door neighbours are Grimsby town season tckt holder and they have 1972 tckt first with a possibility of 800 more and they took 4000 to Donny last season

[Spire_78]

The stench of rotten cod will be overpowering

[lindave]

I think they'll get 2300 as per the Blades, which should take us beyond the 7000 mark,

[Walton Spireite]

clarevoyant., on 11 July 2017 - 01:20 PM, said:

So why do we have to have the cursory inconvenience of an once a season early kick off, when if historical evidence was used Grimsby would rate as an equal or even greater threat than the scabs?

Grimsby have always had a large hooligan element. Remember 1990.

[Humpalumpa]

lindave, on 11 July 2017 - 05:59 PM, said:

I think they'll get 2300 as per the Blades, which should take us beyond the 7000 mark,

Think it was nearer 2700 Blunts as they had 2 Blocks in the East which hold around 400 each?

Can see those friendly Fishy folk bringing something similar.

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

Sammy Spireite, on 11 July 2017 - 08:13 AM, said:

You should write a book

The proof reader will certainly earn their money lol

[Hoare (400)]

First home game I ever went to was against Grimesby, 3-2 defeat, 1980?

Crowd was nearly 14,000.


Hoare (400)

[Mr Mercury]

My abiding memories of Grimsby games.......the 1-0 away win in 89/90 from a cracking Bryan Gunn free kick.....the 2-0 home victory on the last game of the same season that saw us get into the play-offs, albeit unsuccessfully....a sometimes forgotten 2-2 draw away in the FA cup the year after the cup run, even though we lost the replay.....but nothing will ever beat the time a few knuckle draggers came into the kop and they got a deserved leathering, I can still see the punch, that resulted in one tool staggering, under police escort, across the front of the kop whilst holding the flapping lower section of his jaw in his hand. Wrong on so many counts I know, but anyone who remembers that still thinks ...get that in ya!

[Spire-Power]

motto is if you go in home section be discreet 😁

[Valley Blues]

Mr Mercury, on 11 July 2017 - 08:30 PM, said:

My abiding memories of Grimsby games.......the 1-0 away win in 89/90 from a cracking Bryan Gunn free kick.....the 2-0 home victory on the last game of the same season that saw us get into the play-offs, albeit unsuccessfully....a sometimes forgotten 2-2 draw away in the FA cup the year after the cup run, even though we lost the replay.....but nothing will ever beat the time a few knuckle draggers came into the kop and they got a deserved leathering, I can still see the punch, that resulted in one tool staggering, under police escort, across the front of the kop whilst holding the flapping lower section of his jaw in his hand. Wrong on so many counts I know, but anyone who remembers that still thinks ...get that in ya!

I remember the 2-2 away in the FA Cup, cracking cup tie.
Am I correct in thinking we were 2-0 down at half time and should have been about 5 down but it was the Alamo in the second half and they clung on for a 2-2 draw?

[Mr Mercury]

Valley Blues, on 11 July 2017 - 08:40 PM, said:

I remember the 2-2 away in the FA Cup, cracking cup tie.
Am I correct in thinking we were 2-0 down at half time and should have been about 5 down but it was the Alamo in the second half and they clung on for a 2-2 draw?

That's right, and I think Roger Willis, a somewhat underrated player imho, got the leveller.

[Valley Blues]

Mr Mercury, on 11 July 2017 - 08:42 PM, said:

That's right, and I think Roger Willis, a somewhat underrated player imho, got the leveller.

The years haven't made the game better then.
I've always remembered that game as one of the best away fixtures I've experienced, proper atmosphere of the FA cup.

[spireitetoo]

Mr Mercury, on 11 July 2017 - 08:30 PM, said:

My abiding memories of Grimsby games.......the 1-0 away win in 89/90 from a cracking Bryan Gunn free kick.....the 2-0 home victory on the last game of the same season that saw us get into the play-offs, albeit unsuccessfully....a sometimes forgotten 2-2 draw away in the FA cup the year after the cup run, even though we lost the replay.....but nothing will ever beat the time a few knuckle draggers came into the kop and they got a deserved leathering, I can still see the punch, that resulted in one tool staggering, under police escort, across the front of the kop whilst holding the flapping lower section of his jaw in his hand. Wrong on so many counts I know, but anyone who remembers that still thinks ...get that in ya!

Wasn't 1 of nivo's screamers against them in his 1st game back after his cancer treatment, seem to remember a 3-0 win.

[Spire-Power]

Remember leaving their shed at 4-0 down about 12 years ago.

[hilly81]

Valley Blues, on 11 July 2017 - 08:45 PM, said:

The years haven't made the game better then.
I've always remembered that game as one of the best away fixtures I've experienced, proper atmosphere of the FA cup.

Was a cracking away day. Pretty sure Andy Leaning was in net and let in a bit of a pie. Remember great scenes in the away when, I think, Breckin equalised. Didn't we play them a few days later in the LDV (lost) and then a week later in the replay. Pretty sure Sir Jack scored in the replay.

[Blue]

My first ever town match was being taken by my dad v Grimsby in October 1951, town won 3.1 with Grimsby finishing 2nd in the League North to Lincoln. Here we go again. This was the season George Smith joined us whose memory I remember to this day of scoring a goal against Burnley in the FA Cup only for it to be disallowed by the Ellery of that Day Arthur Ellis (we eventually lost 7-0) we returned to Clay Cross Station by of course steam train.

[Westbars Spireite]

I've only been there once. A midweek game when we were absolutely abysmal but somehow came back from 2-0 down to draw (I think).

[trickytrevsfanclub]

Mr Mercury said:

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My abiding memories of Grimsby games.......the 1-0 away win in 89/90 from a cracking Bryan Gunn free kick.....the 2-0 home victory on the last game of the same season that saw us get into the play-offs, albeit unsuccessfully....a sometimes forgotten 2-2 draw away in the FA cup the year after the cup run, even though we lost the replay.....but nothing will ever beat the time a few knuckle draggers came into the kop and they got a deserved leathering, I can still see the punch, that resulted in one tool staggering, under police escort, across the front of the kop whilst holding the flapping lower section of his jaw in his hand. Wrong on so many counts I know, but anyone who remembers that still thinks ...get that in ya!

I went to that 89-90 game but it was Kevin Arnott scored the free kick, not Bryn Gunn.

[warfey is a spireite]

Valley Blues, on 11 July 2017 - 08:40 PM, said:

I remember the 2-2 away in the FA Cup, cracking cup tie.
Am I correct in thinking we were 2-0 down at half time and should have been about 5 down but it was the Alamo in the second half and they clung on for a 2-2 draw?

Wasnt in there home end think 2 down at half time Steve downed scored one