Craziest thing you did or wore at a football match?

[SotonianWill]

3 hours ago, Nordic Saint said:

That was 43 years ago. I was at that game too. In those days if we didn't have a game, Saints' fans used to go down to Fratton to support the opposition and Pompey fans did the same at the Dell, especially when we played Millwall.

Spurs won 2-1, which pleased us. After one of those friendlies at Fratton Park a Pompey fan got thrown under a moving train during the brawl that ensued.

That’s funny because apparently on a train back down south whilst pompey were coming back from an away day my mate from up north says they were singing the song “we ain’t stupid, we’ve got brains, we chuck scummers under trains” along with a bunch of other saints related stuff

Edited 11 August, 2023 by SotonianWill

[Turkish]

10 minutes ago, SotonianWill said:

That’s funny because apparently on a train back down south whilst pompey were coming back from an away day my mate from up north says they were singing the song “we ain’t stupid, we’ve got brains, we chuck scummers under trains” along with a bunch of other saints related stuff

Another myth. They are so full of bollocks 

[steve green]

22nd Jan 1966 at Boothferry Park, Hull. F.A Cup.

My Mum's relatives all came from Hull so up we went, I was 8yrs old and given no choice about wearing a red/white Dalek suit -

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I was also coached to recite SAINTS WILL EXTERMINATE HULL CITY loudly every few seconds. We of course promptly lost and were then chased through the backstreets by Hull fans. My dad said it took some time to shut me up and avoid us all being battered.

I couldn't see a pigging thing through the slots.

[jasonb]

I didn't do this but certainly one of the oddest things I've ever seen at football was the two people refused entry at Ellend Road in maybe 2009 for donning full Nazi SS uniforms. Leather trench coats, full on insignia, the lot. Only in Leeds eh! 

The other oddity that sticks out from my regular match-going days in the late 80s early 90s was that mad bloke in the leather jacket who reminded me of Bon Scott from AC/DC who would appear on the Milton terrace, move straight in to the middle of the vocal mob and produce a big bunch of celery. This of course prompted the celery song and lots of pogo'ing. I was one of the Muppets loving it every home game haha! 

Edited 11 August, 2023 by jasonb

[skintsaint]

I once gave a wanker sign at a Cardiff fan at SMS. He then lobbed his coffee at me and it hit the missus. She won't go to football again. Win win.

[sadoldgit]

Back in 1976 I was fortunate enough to be given a cup final ticket. Giving no thought to what strip we would be wearing or where I would be sitting I set off for Wembley wearing a yellow jumper and blue jeans. Upon arrival I was concerned to find that, not only were we going to play in yellow and blue, but that I was also sat amongst several hundred United supporters!

All went well until Bobby Stokes hit the back of the net and I jumped out of my seat yelling “goal” in the midst of a bunch of very unimpressed opposition fans. Sat back down in my seat and aware of a number of hostile stares aimed in my direction, I managed to mutter something about being a neutral and just wanting to see a goal. Fortunately I have a London accent which probably saved me from a bit of a hiding at the final whistle.

[Fan The Flames]

Ran on the pitch at Brentford. Brentford v Brighton and I was a skinny 17 year old and went there with my mates from school. It was a FA Cup game and we all lined up to run on the pitch at the end, the whistle went and I hopped over the fence and ran on, only to find that it wasn't the final whistle and my mates hadn't come with me. I was told to 'fuck off' by Garry Nelson and man handled out of the ground by the police, most of that was for show because when we were out of sight they were alright to me and when they found out I was sober and driving (I had passed me test the day before and borrowed my mums car) they opened the ground gate and let me out.

Edited 11 August, 2023 by Fan The Flames

[eurosaint]

5 hours ago, Lymington Saint said:

Happy days.  Back when 606 phone ins were worth listening to.  It's tedious now and I switch off - plastic fans phoning in to moan about refs, managers or who they should be buying/selling.

Funniest phone call I remember from those days was from a Partick Thistle fan who ran to away games.  When asked the furthest he had run, replied 'Queen of the South'.  Dumfries - over 70 miles away.  Took him 2 days to get there.  

Well I'm a Jags fan but it certainly wasn't me 😉

[FarehamSaintJames]

This’ll be a wasted story but we were playing Birmingham at home in the 06/07 season and the chanting backwards and forwards between fans was hilarious for the full ninety minutes.

Probably some content that would be frowned upon nowadays. 😂

[Pilchards]

Took my ex wife to a Saints game for the first time.

Played West Ham in a night cup game and the ref kept giving them most of the decisions. The ex stood up after another decision went against us and shouted ‘Ref did you come off the oppositions coach?’

I grabbed her and pulled her down with embarrassment, everyone in the archers laughed.

PS that was her last game as I never took her again.

Edited 11 August, 2023 by Pilchards

[Noodles34]

9 hours ago, Nordic Saint said:

That was 43 years ago. I was at that game too. In those days if we didn't have a game, Saints' fans used to go down to Fratton to support the opposition and Pompey fans did the same at the Dell, especially when we played Millwall.

Spurs won 2-1, which pleased us. After one of those friendlies at Fratton Park a Pompey fan got thrown under a moving train during the brawl that ensued.

It wasn’t that game. This was during the 90’s. Pre season 

[gio1saints]

On 10/08/2023 at 20:06, Pilchards said:

(1) Wore a Saints shirt at the 2003 cup final with ‘RIX 15 and under’ on the back.

(2) Dressed up as a Saints version of John Westwood and wore it to Fratton with a big fish on the hat. Took it off when a brick missed me by inches. PS the train station to Fratton was the best journey ever!

(3) Took a replica FA cup to the DJ stand at Bristol nightclub and stood up to lift it in front of loads of Saints fans who travelled up before Cardiff. TOP NIGHT

(4) On the travel coach journey coming back from a London match I stupidly put up a message to coach 2 which was directed at the secretary of the club. Rightly he threaten to twat me when we got to the dell supporters club 😕

 

 

 

I was with you at that Bristol nightclub and you nearly got all us saints into a lot of bother with the locals ahead of onward trip to Cardiff! Or were you our black belt protector from them Col? Memory fails!!! No idea where I crashed the night…
As for that pompey away - yeah I was there too ducking the concrete but I went to fratton in a full tuxedo giving out Ferraro rocher as part of the Southampton diplomats crew. Made it into the Daily echo pic lol. Quite epic in It’s way. 
Went to see saints away at orient in an fa cup match way back when wearing a cut off denim jacket with saints badges / patches all over the back was cool/ hard. Well I thought it was. Except it marked me out as a big target for likely lads. Just me and a mate and we got rather outnumbered swiftly outside..same happened spurs away. 
Went to an Saints evening match away to millwall first time there by myself got lost parking my car was walking around the damn minefield bushwhacker territory of s place with a saints shirt tucked so tight under a jacket I squeaked when I walked. Don’t think I ever saw as many animals in cages even at Whipsnade as there. 

[Essruu]

17 hours ago, Turkish said:

The infamous orange SI. Called out on another forum by another clubs lads as well 🤣🤣🤣

It was red you f*****s, as well you know. I could dig it out of my wardrobe  to prove it, you colour blind maggots.

[wadesmith]

Patrick cagoule & Farah action slacks.

[benjii]

Drinking in Walkabout in Cardiff before a match there. Police decided to send a bus to escort all the Saints fans to the ground.

For some reason, a big chant of "No surrender to the IRA" commenced. I joined in as it seemed funny.

That's it.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

38 minutes ago, benjii said:

Drinking in Walkabout in Cardiff before a match there. Police decided to send a bus to escort all the Saints fans to the ground.

For some reason, a big chant of "No surrender to the IRA" commenced. I joined in as it seemed funny.

That's it.

 

Remember that well

[swannymere]

Saints shirt.

[Draino76]

On starting a rendition of 'oh when the Saints', I raised my hands and my little finger on my right hand went straight into the left nostril of the poor chap stood next to me. 

[Pilchards]

I joined an online Saints group called the Old codgers.

If my memory is correct we arranged a meet for tea and cake at a cafe as we had Pompey and that all pubs were shut.

The police turned up after a tip off as they thought we were a fighting cult meeting for a punch up.

They saw the funny side when seeing us!

Great days 

[Pilchards]

8 minutes ago, Draino76 said:

On starting a rendition of 'oh when the Saints', I raised my hands and my little finger on my right hand went straight into the left nostril of the poor chap stood next to me. 

I remember a bald headed guy celebrating a goal by jumping out of his seat and someone behind planted their front teeth straight in the back of his skull.

Had blood everywhere and to make matters worse he would turn up to future games to  remind the bloke behind him the scars on his head.

[Turkish]

9 hours ago, Essruu said:

It was red you f*****s, as well you know. I could dig it out of my wardrobe  to prove it, you colour blind maggots.

“Suppose you were the one in the orange SI” were the words of an independent source I believe. 😃

 

[Turkish]

I got off a train once…..

[Lighthouse]

I went on a machete wielding killing spree away at Rochdale in 2011. It was hilarious, although I guess you had to be there.

[ant]

19 hours ago, steve green said:

22nd Jan 1966 at Boothferry Park, Hull. F.A Cup.

My Mum's relatives all came from Hull so up we went, I was 8yrs old and given no choice about wearing a red/white Dalek suit -

https://zapwowhq.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/a7.jpg

I was also coached to recite SAINTS WILL EXTERMINATE HULL CITY loudly every few seconds. We of course promptly lost and were then chased through the backstreets by Hull fans. My dad said it took some time to shut me up and avoid us all being battered.

I couldn't see a pigging thing through the slots.

Surely my favourite ever post on here. This thread. 😂

[Challenger]

Remember attending a game at the Dell in the 70,s with a group of fellow schoolmates. Saints were playing Notts Forest and we arrived early and took up a position at the back of the Milton. Forest had in their ranks at that time Kenny Burns,and uncompromising, hate figure of a player.

When the Forest players walked on to the pitch in their suits to get a feel of the playing conditions, we decided it would be fun to bait Burns.

We sang the ditty " Kenny,Kenny, Kenny Burns, Kenny Burns,over there.Oh wank, wank,wank" all accompanied by the hand gestures.

Even  allowing for the sparsely filled terrace,we did not expect him to hear.

He did.

With a scowl he reared around and quickly located the source of the abuse and moved towards the nearest part of the pitch to the now silent and terrified youngsters.

After a pause his face broke into a grin and he blew us a kiss. We cheered and applauded the now popular player,glad to have survived the incident without harm.