[warfey is a spireite]

I lived in London and drove to Scarborough and back, Leicestershire to Blackpool when high winds damaged stands,Leicestershire to Torquay on train at Bristol before I knew,to Gillingham to London st pancreas before I knew ,maybe more ,an old town fan Peter Pugh I know went to Bournemouth for nothing ,he used to pick me up hitch hiking to Cardiff ,crystal palace come to mind ,

[Mr Mercury]

The three that stick out for me were. Scarborough away, frozen pitch, Luton away, torrential rain, and Burnley away New Year’s Day, another frozen pitch. All three late nineties, from the Newton area in the car and got to the turnstiles each time before being turned away

[topsyblue]

Warfey. You drove us to Chester in a van. Match postponed frozen pitch so we all went to Everton v Forest. New Year Day 1980.Bunkum transit van, no seats in the back and ice inside it. Happy days.

[warfey is a spireite]

Hi mate so I know you can't remember all in van but do recall us going to Everton game was Luna's with us?

Hi mate so I know you can't remember all in van but do recall us going to Everton game was Luna's with us? Sean and mark Luna's with us?what's your name?

[Brimington spireite]

Remember Goin Burnley One New Yrs Day
didn't come out pub till early hrs so was a
Tad rough goin up on train Got of at Burnley Barracks station only to meet Town fans on other platform
Telling us it had been called of
So waited for train into Leeds for a few more Beers 🍺😂

This post has been edited by brimington spireite: 13 September 2023 - 12:28 PM

[warfey is a spireite]

Oh yes Burnley another one cancelled 5 games on all divisions ,seeing a Mansfield guy stopped over ,snow very deep her son dug me out as I had to get to Burnley on arrival saw team bus heading back to motorway ,most people would have given up but no warfey somehow had to get there .

[topsyblue]

warfey is a spireite, on 13 September 2023 - 12:02 PM, said:

Hi mate so I know you can't remember all in van but do recall us going to Everton game was Luna's with us?

Hi mate so I know you can't remember all in van but do recall us going to Everton game was Luna's with us? Sean and mark Luna's with us?what's your name?

I can't remember who was with us that day. Big Andy possibly. Yes you know me. I am the flightless bird.....Emu.

[warfey is a spireite]

Aren't u what's it brother who lived in Burton ?

[clarevoyant.]

Nov '82 got too within a dozen or so miles of Cardiff. Called for a spot of light? refreshment, as we sat down Football Focus (or whatever it was called) announced that there had been a late postponement Cardiff v Chesterfield.
Apparently the egg chasers (they had a rugby league side) had f...ed the pitch up during a midweek game. Pity they didnt look at it on Friday.


Also got to Brighton (went for weekend) when they watered the pitch to get it called of when Zamora was under suspension and the manager was banned.

[warfey is a spireite]

warfey is a spireite, on 13 September 2023 - 01:07 PM, said:

Oh yes Burnley another one cancelled 5 games on all divisions ,seeing a Mansfield guy stopped over ,snow very deep her son dug me out as I had to get to Burnley on arrival saw team bus heading back to motorway ,most people would have given up but no warfey somehow had to get there .

Just read it back I put girl some reason it said guy I don't play the latter ,just to be clear .

clarevoyant., on 13 September 2023 - 03:49 PM, said:

Nov '82 got too within a dozen or so miles of Cardiff. Called for a spot of light? refreshment, as we sat down Football Focus (or whatever it was called) announced that there had been a late postponement Cardiff v Chesterfield.
Apparently the egg chasers (they had a rugby league side) had f...ed the pitch up during a midweek game. Pity they didnt look at it on Friday.


Also got to Brighton (went for weekend) when they watered the pitch to get it called of when Zamora was under suspension and the manager was banned.

Hi Mick sure I did both yet can't remember them ?

[smiffy]

Burnley from Clay Cross New Years Day. Kev Davies came out of the ground and told us that the covers were lifted and it was frozen underneath. I also did a stupid thing and travelled to Chester ( Sealand Road) ,on the wrong day !! Der!!!

[spireitenag]

Peterborough twice in late 70s.
Ended up at Leicester City v QPR and Coventry City v Leeds United.

[Sussex Spireite]

Remember the Burnley game New Years Day, drove there from Burton feeling rough as a badgers bottom, not a happy bunny. I also recall a Town home game vs Burnley being called off last minute in the 90's?

Going off on a complete tangent, I remember going to see The Jam at Stafford Bingley Hall in the late 70s, and my brother's mk1 Escort broke down on Cannock Chase. Managed to thumb a lift to Stafford town centre and my brother saying that we still had plenty of time as there's the support act first and they are always on late anyhow, so we decided to have a couple of beers first. We didn't realise how far a walk to Bingley Hall was. Finally got there to hear a massive applause and Paul Weller saying "Thank you, good night"!!

[warfey is a spireite]

spireitenag, on 13 September 2023 - 05:23 PM, said:

Peterborough twice in late 70s.
Ended up at Leicester City v QPR and Coventry City v Leeds United.

I ran a coach for second one can't remember first Nige,cos we parked coach with Leeds buses

[topsyblue]

warfey is a spireite, on 13 September 2023 - 03:18 PM, said:

Aren't u what's it brother who lived in Burton ?

Yes that's Nick. He's moved from Burton now.

[warfey is a spireite]

I've run him home a couple of times after night matches ,where's he now his girl was near me in swad IE swadlincote.

[topsyblue]

warfey is a spireite, on 13 September 2023 - 07:29 PM, said:

I've run him home a couple of times after night matches ,where's he now his girl was near me in swad IE swadlincote.

He's in Newton Solney now.

[warfey is a spireite]

Very posh emu send him my regards still with the swad girl?🥰

Don't know what yellow thing on end is??

[topsyblue]

Will do. They got married and thanks for the yellow lovey thing lol

[topsyblue]

Back on topic I travelled down to Exeter on the Friday to find the game was postponed due to waterlogged pitch. In pub the next day and was told Torquay was still on. Had another pint or two and was then told that was now off as well. The only 2 games off that day. Ended up watching Exeter rugby.

This post has been edited by topsyblue: 13 September 2023 - 09:48 PM