Anyone on here remember Foleys coach?

[Jeff Le Taxi]

Only for the hardcore!

[countysaint]

Remember it???

How could you ****in forget it?

The Monster coach (Kingston Coaches) from Salisbury was what it was affectionately known as.

I remember when I was very young and naeive, waiting at the Polygon Hotel for the coach to go to Notts County.

When it turned up it was over booked so someone decided they would get a hire van for those that couldn't get on the coach.

We were asked for £20 and told they would be back later.

When they came back it was an old Leyland Sherpa van with no seats and no windows.

At the time I worked for the old bill and sat quietly in the back with about 8 others.They were all swigging copius amounts of lager and reading all the porn you could imagine.As we got to Banbury the lads decided to raid the local offy and came back with shed loads of stolen booze. then we got talking about what we did for jobs.I didnt dare mention who I worked for(I was **** scared of all of them!)

Later we got to a filling station, filled up and then drove off without paying as a police jaguar followed us out of the services.

I was bricking it!

Then as we got to Nottingham they were talking of doing a smash and grab for some Pringle jumpers but luckilly the kick off was getting close so we didnt get time.

at the game I got hold of Foley and told him to get me home on the coach or else!

He arranged a lift home for me in his mates Morris Marina.

As we travelled down the M1 we saw the Sherpa van stopped on the hard sholder by the old bill with the boys all spreadeagled along the van!

I was so glad I got a lift in the Marina back coz those were PWOPA NAWTY BOYS!

[explorer saint]

Yes some good times were had me and a couple of others used to get picked up at Newbury, apart from Blackburn away when the coach went straight past, good trips that sprung to mind were some of the midweek ones such as Carlisle and Sunderland where we arrived about 5 in the morning for that evenings game but wonder if anybody remembers the trip to Belfast to watch England in about 83 or 84 I think with the overnight trip on the ferry, very hairy and memorable!

[Dimond Geezer]

Until recently Mr F was running the newagents/convenience store at the Oaktree Rd/Copsewood Junction. It closed down a couple of months ago.

[Lets B Avenue]

I knew Clive through his older brother and my first trip on the coach was Wrexham away League cup 79. after this I went to most of the Northern/midland trips for the next few seasons as well as the "Vaffanculo" train trip to Euro 80. Which included being gassed in Turin.

 

 

Did the transit van + mattress trip a few times, so as to have a night out in Oxford on the way home. In the company of the the fans spokesperson.

[Jeff Le Taxi]

Some great times were had on his coaches, what happened to make them stop running them? probably the rave revolution of the late eighties ...... favourite memory was away to Arsenal one year when this big skinhead gooner was walking alongside the coach doing a threatening throat slitting motion at me with his hands before walking into a lampost and competely knocking himself out!

[Jeff Le Taxi]

Only realised in the last few years why he enjoyed the Brighton trips so much! .... he kept THAT well hidden!

[Denzil]

Bit before my time but my workmate Steve Lancaster always tells me about them, anyone of you lot know him?

[dune]

walking into a lampost and competely knocking himself out!

 

I've done that.

[bridge too far]

I've done that.

 

That would explain things..............

 

[krissyboy31]

Had some great times following Saints on Clive's coaches in the early eighties. Particularly remember the trip to St Andrews in the 80/81 season (I think), where we got as far as Chandlers Ford on the old A33 before breaking down, finally getting to the game about 3.15, missing our first goal, in a 3-nil win.

[The Majestic Channon]

I was a regular on clives coaches during the 80's, great memories of al scarf , simon and co . Good bloke clive albeit a grumpy bastard at times . His coaches were for the more ' shady' character but was miles better than the bingo bus, always got there early and stopped at plenty of pubs on the way home. I think the reason he stopped running the coaches was lack of intrest with the branfoot era just beginning.

[Castro 1]

I remember being going to Loftus Road in the 80's in a Southampton City double decker bus and parking at the old White City Stadium. Which was very interesting afterwards!!

[hamster]

Yes.

 

Only a couple of trips but far too boisterous for the faint hearted but always felt very safe, Clive was like a big brother to me and my mate, never failing to pull us aside to make sure we knew where we should and shouldn;t drink and stayed with the bigger lads.

 

One midweek trip to Anfied (Milk Cup iirc) it was kicking off all over the place and we were calmly shepherded into the back of the mini-bus and crept off into the night. Used to have an older lady travel too occasionally who got dropped off down the Avenue near to where I sometimes parked, the lads would without fail ask us to walk her home. Respect.

[View From The Top]

I remember being going to Loftus Road in the 80's in a Southampton City double decker bus and parking at the old White City Stadium. Which was very interesting afterwards!!

 

 

Was that a night game or am I getting confused in my old age?

[Jeff Le Taxi]

I remember the Anfield game, milk cup semi final second leg i think, 1985? 86? perhaps we were in the same van! some other lads in there were Robbo, Steady Gerry driving, Grubby, Sibley, and a couple of the Harraps to name but a few. near the ground we went in the Liver Bird pub which seemed quiet enough on the outside, but upon entering we realised a full scale riot was taking place inside! Saints fans to our left and scousers to our right with a hail of bottles and glasses going over our heads! even that didnt prepare me for the next sight, a policeman in full riot gear, on a police horse INSIDE the pub desperately trying to keep the rival supporters apart!

Later on inside the ground all respect for Merseyside Police vanished when i was witness to gangs of them with extra long (compared to Hampshires) truncheons viciously attacking Saints women and children in the stands whilst completely ignoring the scousers raining coins and assorted debris on the trapped Southampton fans!

Next day there was no mention at all of this in the press so i assume this was just run of the mill and happened at all of Liverpools midweek games at the time!

[Jeff Le Taxi]

Just checked and it was 25.02.1987 and we lost 3-0

[EastleighSoulBoy]

I remember the Anfield game, milk cup semi final second leg i think, 1985? 86? perhaps we were in the same van! some other lads in there were Robbo, Steady Gerry driving, Grubby, Sibley, and a couple of the Harraps to name but a few. near the ground we went in the Liver Bird pub which seemed quiet enough on the outside, but upon entering we realised a full scale riot was taking place inside! Saints fans to our left and scousers to our right with a hail of bottles and glasses going over our heads! even that didnt prepare me for the next sight, a policeman in full riot gear, on a police horse INSIDE the pub desperately trying to keep the rival supporters apart!

Later on inside the ground all respect for Merseyside Police vanished when i was witness to gangs of them with extra long (compared to Hampshires) truncheons viciously attacking Saints women and children in the stands whilst completely ignoring the scousers raining coins and assorted debris on the trapped Southampton fans!

Next day there was no mention at all of this in the press so i assume this was just run of the mill and happened at all of Liverpools midweek games at the time!

 

Presumably that would have been Red Robbo? (posts on here sometimes)

[hamster]

Just checked and it was 25.02.1987 and we lost 3-0

 

Did Dalglish come on and play a blinder?

 

i rememeber the coins quite clearly though but re the date I thought it started in response to us singing about them getting us 9English clubs) banned from Europe and we'd have qualified? Cant' have been '87 surely?

 

I certainly don't remember any horses in any pubs though! Then again I always stuck to alcohol for my high's. I would have been with a nipper called Ian Carpenter, owns a printers now, just like his Dad used to/does.

[The Majestic Channon]

It was actually a mate who started the coin throwing , we were stood by the wall seperating us from the seating in the side stand , the scouse ob jumped over to nick him but he manged to lose them sitting down at the back of the stand , a saints lad gave him his scarf to put over his face and he made it back onto clives coach , was ****ing funny watching about 6 ob desperately trying to find him but not having a clue where to look.

[The Majestic Channon]

I remember the Anfield game, milk cup semi final second leg i think, 1985? 86? perhaps we were in the same van! some other lads in there were Robbo, Steady Gerry driving, Grubby, Sibley, and a couple of the Harraps to name but a few. near the ground we went in the Liver Bird pub which seemed quiet enough on the outside, but upon entering we realised a full scale riot was taking place inside! Saints fans to our left and scousers to our right with a hail of bottles and glasses going over our heads! even that didnt prepare me for the next sight, a policeman in full riot gear, on a police horse INSIDE the pub desperately trying to keep the rival supporters apart!

Later on inside the ground all respect for Merseyside Police vanished when i was witness to gangs of them with extra long (compared to Hampshires) truncheons viciously attacking Saints women and children in the stands whilst completely ignoring the scousers raining coins and assorted debris on the trapped Southampton fans!

Next day there was no mention at all of this in the press so i assume this was just run of the mill and happened at all of Liverpools midweek games at the time!

 

Good lad sibley. Talking of that game i remember some scouser running on the pitch at the end and ****ing kevin bond for some unknown reason.

[hamster]

Good lad sibley. Talking of that game i remember some scouser running on the pitch at the end and ****ing kevin bond for some unknown reason.[/QUOTE]

 

Maybe he mistook him for his Dad? ;-)

[Castro 1]

Was that a night game or am I getting confused in my old age?

 

Now you metion it I think it was!

 

I remember going back to the bus and it all kicking off in the car park and bricks/stones be thrown from the flyover down on us.

[View From The Top]

Now you metion it I think it was!

 

I remember going back to the bus and it all kicking off in the car park and bricks/stones be thrown from the flyover down on us.

 

I can deffo remember a night game at QPR (cup maybe) around 82/83 and I travelled up with CF travel! It was very *ahem* lively afterwards.

[krissyboy31]

Then of course, there was Jim Redpath, "Southampton's leading psychopath!!"

[rich saints]

use to go with these guys in early nineties getting picked up at toys r us!!

[The Majestic Channon]

Then of course, there was Jim Redpath, "Southampton's leading psychopath!!"

Never met him but have heard some great stories, R.I.P. !

Anyone know what became of the legend that is dougall??

[EastleighSoulBoy]

Never met him but have heard some great stories, R.I.P. !

Anyone know what became of the legend that is dougall??

 

I last saw Dougall walking his Old English Sheepdogs in Fleming Park about ten years ago? Maybe even longer?