now that would be funny huh

A group of us were stood on the rubble that was the higher terracing at that end of the ground. I remember thinking "if this kicks off it could be really nasty". When the bricks started flying i gallantly fled in the direction of the turnstiles shouting "Every man for himself!" I gained alot of respect for the Coppers on duty that day, while i legged it out of the battleground, these Policemen were filling the no-mans-land that had developed between the two sets of supporters. "Rather you than me". As regards who started it, i witnessed the early exchanges but i think it's fair to say that morons were wearing both clubs colours on that fatefull day. Never been so $hit scared in all my life.

Sad days, that was the same game a 50 something FC female spat on me and my 4 yr old and muttered 'red and white **nts and was bollocked big time by other FC fans who saw it. Lets hope we never return to such times (although we did come close walking back over the bridge after the very first KC friendly, but they were just kids)

We left early that match as my youngest got scared, on the landing in the east there was fighting and a few blokes both set of fans (not that young) covered in blood, the saddest part was it was kicking of straight outside and all you saw was parents rushing away with young kids, no need for it scum bags

On behalf of true FC fans I apologise, there is no place in a family sport for that!, I would do time if anyone spat at my youngest so i feel for you
. we do both seem to have a contingent who would rather see us on the front page than the back page huh!!

what ever happened to that show weilding slapper who was on the front page after a recent derby at KR?? what ever happened to her ??

I think the fashion of that day was stretch arrow jeans and addidas sambas..mamba or kick depending how high up the social scale u were.

Stretch arrow jeans......now your talking.
They were the biz!

I'm pretty sure it was actually 1980 not 81. That's why everyone was so worried about what would happen with us meeting at Wembely later that year. Thankfully we all did ourselves proud with a trouble free day.

It was 1981

It was after the 1980 cup final for Deffo.


You see my girlfriend of the time decided that going to rugby was OK and it started with that 1980 cup final. She had to miss that one due to work but managed a quick drink in 5 ways before hand, she went of to work and I went of to the war zone.

Took her to every game bar odd ones for her work and her last visit was the 1985 Wembley cup final, she was Mrs P by that time

The guys who started the trouble that day were wearing no colours, they were the same group of idiots that we used to have trouble with in the city centre bars during that period in time, i remember them well.

No, it was 1981

Correct - it was '81 - my initial mistake.

I was there with my uncle who copped a brick on the head. Only saving grace was he was so pished he didn't feel it at the time

I'VE GOT IT!
How about a 30 year anniversary re-enactment?
Especially seeing as the padlocks are coming off at the Boulevard.

We could partake in a little role reversal this time.


Us lot could be at the top of the stand, (within easy reach of the ammunition).
And our dear little red and white cousins could all stand obliviously below!






I'm joking by the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It will be no good asking the original cast to participate, they probably all have arthritic arms now, or huge beer bellies preventing them from stooping down to pick up the bricks.

Not me, i'm as fit as a fiddle. cough cough!!!

I was 11 and in the rovers end. Got hit above the eye by a coin and it split my eye brow open. Two women in FC gear took pity on me and cleaned me up and gave me a pound note!

Funny because I also got hit by a coin at Elland Road at the Rovers CC semi final. What is it with me and flying coins?

That was the only game for Rovers that SH Sammy Sanderson was on the winning side . We lost his other 4 or 5 games.

Pity?

You just attract money - two coins and a pound note from nowhere! I hope you invested it all well.

I was almost 12 at the time and I was stood with my parents in the middle of the Threepenny stand. I was shocked at what i saw that day. It was strange to see adults acting with such anger towards each other. I remember seeing a female aged late teens been carried out of the stand covered in blood and bearly consious. Her Hull shirt looked black with red irregular hoops because of the blood. This incident spawned a song that Hull and Rovers sang for years.

On a lighter note, can anyone remember a few seasons later a derby match played at The Boulevard. It was a warm spring afternoon, the sun was beating down and the Boulevard pitch was bare due to a heavy winter. The centre of the pitch did not have a blade of grass on it, it was covered in sand. 10 minutes before kick off a Rovers supporter ran onto the pitch with a plastic carrier bag, he then started skipping around the half way line scattering grass cuttings he pulled from out of his carrier. Well funny and got a massive cheer from both sets of supporters.

[iCome and hear the FC sing , the Rovers ran away

and we will fight for evermore because of Good Friday [/i


To the tune[i come hear the angels sing' [/iicon_eek.gif

Thats the one.

There was also the song

'were gonna brick you on the head'

to the tune of 'boots up side your head'