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When we were in the old third division, I was a at loose end, took time off work and had a good session in the Lion. Just by chance we were playing Southend that evening, and, as Brownie would say I was, in a very advanced state of refreshment, I found myself ,heading for Southend. getting the last place on the bus
When we arrived I phoned Mrs S who was not too pleased and the evening meal went inside the dog. .

We were well received on arrival and joined the home supporters in their club.
I can't believe how long ago that was. Would we? Are we made welcome. elsewhere these days?
 

It was The season of Borbokis' opening day debut v Sunderland we'd met some mackum lads on holiday in Tenerife. A few of them came down to that opener and we decided to accept their hospitality for the return.

I think the away game was in jan/ feb 98. Cold, wet and miserable. So we drove up to a place outside Sunderland. It was a bit of a rough area, but we walked into their local boozer at around 11am in blades shirts. The pub was full of mackums...

We got looked after, hardly bought a drink all day. Ended up at idols in Sunderland for prematch beers and strippers.

The game was crap and we got beat, then headed back to get changed for the night out. One of the best nights out I've had. We got treated really well by the locals and as a bonus I pulled a local young lass.
 
Bury made us very welcome except for the handicapped kid who tried to pick my pockets in their boozer, apparently it was just his thing and he couldn't help it as he was disabled. Other than that though had a good drink with the locals and they all thanked us for coming and putting some cash into their club.
 
At Watford in our last promotion season (we won 3-2). It was the stewards rather than the away fans, they were friendly, helpful and had a joke with us. Also Bury last season there was a chatty steward as we queued to get in who was showing off his knowledge of our early 70s team.
 
Southampton a couple of seasons ago - the match where they had to win to stay up and we had a very slim outside chance of getting into the play offs under Blackwell - the first part of his solo effort as manager.

Me and Kenil'th Junior had a few beers and a meal at a pub a fair distance form St Mary's. Southampton fans we got talking to said parking was a mare near the ground and it would be best to leave the motor there and walk - getting away from the ground even worse. Really friendly people and walked us to the away end.

One of the better "New" grounds I have been to St Mary's
Good game as well with some cracking goals - the result didn't matter for us at the end as we couldn't have made the play offs anyway (thanks Robson you fucker)
 
Old Trafford 1991 - got lost looking for car-parking spaces near the ground and looking like obvious out-of-towners in derelict dock-land a knackered estate brimming with Salford's finest pulls up alongside us and asks us if we need somewhere to park. Being told to follow them and keeping our eyes peeled for an ambush we end up being taken to a social club about 2 minutes walk from the away end.

Free parking, they signed us into the social club - and despite being the only blokes in there not wearing Manchester United shirts we were able to sup cheap ale and eat cheap hot-pot until 10 minutes before kick-off and still take our spot on the scoreboard paddock behind the goal before a ball was kicked.

The experience took away all preconceptions I had of Man U fans all being arrogant and up their own arses - these guys were as down to earth as us and knew the afternoon was all about having a few beers and a laugh at the match. Think the social club is under a car-park now unfortunately.
 
Notts County a couple of seasons ago. Very friendly stewards, bizarrely as the oldest league club, a very non-league feel to the ground.
 
Sirius said:
When we were in the old third division, I was a at loose end, took time off work and had a good session in the Lion. Just by chance we were playing Southend that evening, and, as Brownie would say I was, in a very advanced state of refreshment, I found myself ,heading for Southend. getting the last place on the bus
When we arrived I phoned Mrs S who was not too pleased and the evening meal went inside the dog. .

We were well received on arrival and joined the home supporters in their club.
I can't believe how long ago that was. Would we? Are we made welcome. elsewhere these days?
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Ive mentioned before about this game ,we pretended we were Utd players and got in the club bar after the game. Even when they realised they were fine with us.
Lincoln first time it kicked off all over ,but in the cup a few years ago we were made very welcome in the club bar, always found Fulham very hospitable too.
 

Wapping Blade said:
Burnley in the cricket club bar is always a good one and Walsall in their (very cheap) supporters club
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Burnley is indeed a great welcome. A night out in Accrington for myself and a fellow blade was one of the best nights out in history.

Best overall welcome however was Rochdale when we humped them 5-2. I was travelling past on my way from Scotland to Sheffield and decided to chance my arm. Ticket only was the cry but one of the stewards said to go to the ticket office and see if I could get sorted out. Cut a long story short and I was in the executive box free of charge fed and watered to see one of our best away performances. With a Dunfermline post code no one twigged I was a Blade. :)
 
Sirius said:
When we were in the old third division, I was a at loose end, took time off work and had a good session in the Lion. Just by chance we were playing Southend that evening, and, as Brownie would say I was, in a very advanced state of refreshment, I found myself ,heading for Southend. getting the last place on the bus
When we arrived I phoned Mrs S who was not too pleased and the evening meal went inside the dog. .

We were well received on arrival and joined the home supporters in their club.
I can't believe how long ago that was. Would we? Are we made welcome. elsewhere these days?[/quote
Sirius said:
When we were in the old third division, I was a at loose end, took time off work and had a good session in the Lion. Just by chance we were playing Southend that evening, and, as Brownie would say I was, in a very advanced state of refreshment, I found myself ,heading for Southend. getting the last place on the bus
When we arrived I phoned Mrs S who was not too pleased and the evening meal went inside the dog. .

We were well received on arrival and joined the home supporters in their club.
I can't believe how long ago that was. Would we? Are we made welcome. elsewhere these days?
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:) Foxy Linz. I have posted this in the wrong section. Sorry, Please would you correct my mistake. Many thanks S
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I can't remember whether it was in the 4th or 3rd division, 4th I think and we played at Chester. Some of us got a late train only getting to Chester at 3-30pm. I asked for directions outside the ground, when it was apparent I was an away fan they opened the door to their main seating area, didn't charge me a penny. Never forgot that act of kindness.

At the old Ayresome park in our 1971 promotion season got kicked to shit on their kop, never forgot that act of kindness either LOL
 
Burnley - always welcome in the bar behind the (David Fishwick?) Stand near the cricket ground.
Hartlepool last season - sat in a working men's club pre-match behind the ground, chatting to some locals. Just felt like when 2 teams go for a few pints after a Sunday league game!
Brentford - they were all bemused by my accent and what me to 'teach them some sheffield accent'! (I aren't even from sheffield)
Newcastle - live up here for Uni, so always go to games with em, and happy to welcome me in the strawberry next to the ground for a piss up! Converted em all to having blades as their 2nd team.
 
stockport,there is a working mens club next to last turnstyle near the away end,very friendly committee,decent ale and a snack bar inside the club
 
Sirius said:
When we were in the old third division, I was a at loose end, took time off work and had a good session in the Lion. Just by chance we were playing Southend that evening, and, as Brownie would say I was, in a very advanced state of refreshment, I found myself ,heading for Southend. getting the last place on the bus
When we arrived I phoned Mrs S who was not too pleased and the evening meal went inside the dog. .

We were well received on arrival and joined the home supporters in their club.
I can't believe how long ago that was. Would we? Are we made welcome. elsewhere these days?
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Hi Foxy and Linz, Sorry but I posted this by error in the wrong section. Please would you correct my dumb mistake? Computer playing up. If I could find the smiley I would send one to both of you and BOSS
 
cahill said:
I can't remember whether it was in the 4th or 3rd division, 4th I think and we played at Chester. Some of us got a late train only getting to Chester at 3-30pm. I asked for directions outside the ground, when it was apparent I was an away fan they opened the door to their main seating area, didn't charge me a penny. Never forgot that act of kindness.

At the old Ayresome park in our 1971 promotion season got kicked to shit on their kop, never forgot that act of kindness either LOL
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Chester away ,one of my worst ,involving hells angels ,every nutter in chester on to 10 of us ,brawling in the town centre being massively outnumbered ,my car getting a full housebrick through the windscreen while doing about 50 mph and hitting one of he back seat passengers smashing his arm up ,driving home bloodied and freezing over the snake and worst of all a forward line of Bourne and Butlin. Not my favourite away game.
 
I was well looked after by a couple of blokes at Bristol Rovers. I walked with them to the ground from the pub and they looked after me very well.

Decent blokes those gasmen.
 
sitwell said:
Chester away ,one of my worst ,involving hells angels ,every nutter in chester on to 10 of us ,brawling in the town centre being massively outnumbered ,my car getting a full housebrick through the windscreen while doing about 50 mph and hitting one of he back seat passengers smashing his arm up ,driving home bloodied and freezing over the snake and worst of all a forward line of Bourne and Butlin. Not my favourite away game.
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He`s here, he`s there, he`s every fucking where
Jeffrey Bourne, Jeffrey Bourne....
 
Hartley Hare said:
I was well looked after by a couple of blokes at Bristol Rovers. I walked with them to the ground from the pub and they looked after me very well ;)

Decent blokes those gasmen.
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That, just, sounds so wrong HH.
Not so sure it's the way you intended - it just sounds wrong.
 

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