[spireitedave]

In the 70's I got off the train at Crystal Palace ......the correct station is Selhurst.

Heard the story that when Alfreton station opened as Alfreton and Mansfield Parkway some blunts fans got off there for a game at Mansfield...

[Holmesc1]

 trickytrevsfanclub, on 01 September 2023 - 04:48 PM, said:

A mate of mine thought Carlisle was in Wales.

Ha ha thats class

[Alice Cooper]

 tomjoad, on 01 September 2023 - 04:37 PM, said:

Was always glad to get back!

Port Vale Rochdale Lincoln Tranmere to name the obvious Snowy got stabbed in the tab at Rochdale...Hes very respectable these days Im told.
Lives Brighton way.

Snowy? I was wondering just the other day whatever became of him. I remember there being a right old rumble at Walsall involving him. Do you remember those big lads following after leaving the pub in Lincoln some years ago Andy? Right nutjobs they were.

[clarevoyant.]

1963 town drew Netherfield in the Fa cup and not having missed a home game during '63 dad was determined to take me to a cup game. Having been drawn away to Crook in the 1st round which was to far he decided Netherfield wasn't and we would make the trip to the village t'other side of Nottingham. Fortunately we had the DT on Friday were it stated Netherfield was in fact a shoe factory in Kendall (Lake District), to far. Disaster avoided journey wise, until the bludy replay (2.15ko). So, plan 'A' adopt the old controlled vomit trick (fingers down throat) to get out of school at dinner. F'in teacher insisted I be taken home. Mum didn't rate my ingenuity and confined me to barracks. ******.

[Siberian Spireite]

 clarevoyant., on 01 September 2023 - 07:11 PM, said:

1963 town drew Netherfield in the Fa cup and not having missed a home game during '63 dad was determined to take me to a cup game. Having been drawn away to Crook in the 1st round which was to far he decided Netherfield wasn't and we would make the trip to the village t'other side of Nottingham. Fortunately we had the DT on Friday were it stated Netherfield was in fact a shoe factory in Kendall (Lake District), to far. Disaster avoided journey wise, until the bludy replay (2.15ko). So, plan 'A' adopt the old controlled vomit trick (fingers down throat) to get out of school at dinner. F'in teacher insisted I be taken home. Mum didn't rate my ingenuity and confined me to barracks. ******.

I didn’t realise Town had played Crook Town. Fine old team with a great history and ground.
Netherfield became Kendal Town.

[Vivo]

 tomjoad, on 01 September 2023 - 04:37 PM, said:

Was always glad to get back!

Port Vale Rochdale Lincoln Tranmere to name the obvious Snowy got stabbed in the tab at Rochdale...Hes very respectable these days Im told.
Lives Brighton way.

Good to hear that Snowy is ok, I remember him very well, nice lad.
I remember being on the away buses and always looking out for Warfey thumbing it to the games. We picked him up a few times on our travels.
Also remember going on the Vivo buses to the away games, I think they were organised by a Brampton lad, was it Chuck Marshall?

[Alice Cooper]

 70s Vivo, on 01 September 2023 - 09:10 PM, said:

Good to hear that Snowy is ok, I remember him very well, nice lad.
I remember being on the away buses and always looking out for Warfey thumbing it to the games. We picked him up a few times on our travels.
Also remember going on the Vivo buses to the away games, I think they were organised by a Brampton lad, was it Chuck Marshall?

I remember our bus (Chumbleys of Brimington I think it was) and we picked Warfey up en-route to Hereford. It may have been around the Walsall area if my memory serves me right. I'll never forget those Hells Angels that were waiting for us around the cattle market near the ground though lol.

[bifocart]

I'd have been about 12. Season after Stevo signed for Burnley, they played Wednesday at Hillsborough early on and we decided to go and give him a shout.
Getting off in Sheffield, no idea how to get to the ground we hook up with two Burnley fans and get talking.
"Where are you from?" they ask.
"Town." No further explanation was expected to be necessary.

True story.

This post has been edited by bifocart: 01 September 2023 - 11:04 PM

[Westbars Spireite]

 spireitedave, on 01 September 2023 - 05:51 PM, said:

In the 70's I got off the train at Crystal Palace ......the correct station is Selhurst.

Heard the story that when Alfreton station opened as Alfreton and Mansfield Parkway some blunts fans got off there for a game at Mansfield...

If you were going on the train that was nearest station.

[valemadness]

 Siberian Spireite, on 31 August 2023 - 09:54 PM, said:

Some southerners seem to think Brighton v Palace is a derby.

Brighton's closest derby would be Crawley or maybe Worthing would be the Sussex derby (East v West) if they got promoted a few leagues 😁
I know Millwall and Brighton have no love for each other, went to a preseason "friendly" and saw a few people that had been bottled by rival fans 😱

[Sammy Spireite]

 Westbars Spireite, on 02 September 2023 - 05:32 AM, said:

If you were going on the train that was nearest station.

I was thinking the same, Mansfield station didn’t rejoin the passenger network until the mid 90s I think

[Alice Cooper]

 Sammy Spireite, on 02 September 2023 - 10:33 AM, said:

I was thinking the same, Mansfield station didn’t rejoin the passenger network until the mid 90s I think

I'm surprised that they even bothered to do it then Sammy. Who in their right mind would ever want to go to Mansfaild!

[whittman]

 clarevoyant., on 01 September 2023 - 07:11 PM, said:

1963 town drew Netherfield in the Fa cup and not having missed a home game during '63 dad was determined to take me to a cup game. Having been drawn away to Crook in the 1st round which was to far he decided Netherfield wasn't and we would make the trip to the village t'other side of Nottingham. Fortunately we had the DT on Friday were it stated Netherfield was in fact a shoe factory in Kendall (Lake District), to far. Disaster avoided journey wise, until the bludy replay (2.15ko). So, plan 'A' adopt the old controlled vomit trick (fingers down throat) to get out of school at dinner. F'in teacher insisted I be taken home. Mum didn't rate my ingenuity and confined me to barracks. ******.

I remember on the morning of the replay the headmaster at school said in assembly that he knew there was a football match at Saltergate that afternoon and that he was placing prefects at every schoolboy entrance and anyone caught would be stopped going into the match and brought back to face summary punishment which we all knew would be the cane lol

Reluctantly our little band of would be truants decided discretion would be the best part of valour and stopped at school all day

A bonus in the evening though was when Sportsview came on TV it was announced that highlights of the chesterfield v Netherfield FA Cup replay would be shown in the programme with David Coleman as commentator so I managed to see the goals after all

Happy days

those highlights are still elusive to this day lol

This post has been edited by whittman: 02 September 2023 - 01:10 PM

[Holmesc1]

 Alice Cooper, on 02 September 2023 - 12:49 PM, said:

I'm surprised that they even bothered to do it then Sammy. Who in their right mind would ever want to go to Mansfaild!

Me last year to see middlesbrough there in fa cup. Awful stadium thars seen better days

[spireitedave]

 Sammy Spireite, on 02 September 2023 - 10:33 AM, said:

I was thinking the same, Mansfield station didn’t rejoin the passenger network until the mid 90s I think

Only a 12 mile walk.

Mansfield was the largest English town without a Railway Station.

[Mr Mercury]

 spireitedave, on 01 September 2023 - 05:51 PM, said:

In the 70's I got off the train at Crystal Palace ......the correct station is Selhurst.

Heard the story that when Alfreton station opened as Alfreton and Mansfield Parkway some blunts fans got off there for a game at Mansfield...

Very true that, cue many starting to walk without realising how far it was and calling at the Hawthornes pub.

[Osborne again]

 Alice Cooper, on 02 September 2023 - 12:49 PM, said:

I'm surprised that they even bothered to do it then Sammy. Who in their right mind would ever want to go to Mansfaild!

Not me, unless we're playing them, that is 😆.

[Alice Cooper]

 Osborne again, on 02 September 2023 - 01:41 PM, said:

Not me, unless we're playing them, that is 😆.

Ditto mate... Even the trains didn't want to go there!

[Mr Mercury]

The Missus has just asked me if Aldershot is in Scotland….unbelievable!

[Vivo]

 Alice Cooper, on 01 September 2023 - 10:28 PM, said:

I remember our bus (Chumbleys of Brimington I think it was) and we picked Warfey up en-route to Hereford. It may have been around the Walsall area if my memory serves me right. I'll never forget those Hells Angels that were waiting for us around the cattle market near the ground though lol.

Yes, remember that game too and the Hells Angels incident.
Also remember Sammy Miles leading the town fans in a rendition of “I can’t read, I can’t write, but I can drive a tractor” to the Hereford fans.