CANARYKING 720 Posted April 14, 2021 I’m somewhere in the middle 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary Jedi 616 Posted April 14, 2021 My initial reaction was that this was the first gathering of Norwich fans post lockdown but before any of them had the chance to visit the barbers! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,718 Posted April 15, 2021 Did someone say part 2 ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 5,303 Posted April 15, 2021 2 hours ago, FenwayFrank said: Did someone say part 2 ? My Google search surrounding your post FF proved negative. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 6,463 Posted April 15, 2021 This was Watford, presumably? Only the glory hunters went to Watford, and for just that kind of photo op. The real fans had been at Brisbane Road a few days before and left it at that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 5,303 Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) 57 minutes ago, PurpleCanary said: This was Watford, presumably? Only the glory hunters went to Watford, and for just that kind of photo op. The real fans had been at Brisbane Road a few days before and left it at that... Maybe those that went to both games were those ' Elite ' fans that get mentioned on here. I wonder how many are still around from back in the day ? Edited April 15, 2021 by TIL 1010 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Horn (again) 154 Posted April 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said: Maybe those that went to both games were those ' Elite ' fans that get mentioned on here. Here, here Tilly - difficult to convince Spike that I hadn't gone to Orient when I had a sickie from school on the Monday 😂 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Horn (again) 154 Posted April 15, 2021 14 hours ago, TIL 1010 said: There somewhere - gutted when the lad next to me caught Big Dunc's shirt when he threw it to the crowd!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Horn (again) 154 Posted April 15, 2021 All these youngsters banging on about taking 5,000+ to Wigan or 9,000 to Spurs - we had 17,000 fans at Watford out of a 22,000 crowd! Them were the days! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drazen Muzinic 1,512 Posted April 15, 2021 My father in law remembers this day a lot. He talks about it starting to rain and the rush to take the Rookery...having to dodge the coppers (apologies Til) almost throwing his own father over the wall into the terrace before he could get nicked. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 5,303 Posted April 15, 2021 My dear old landlady back in the day had a sister married to a Watford director and she got me a ticket for the directors box that day. No rain or mud for me as i mingled with the elite in the boardroom after the game. 😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Horn (again) 154 Posted April 15, 2021 35 minutes ago, Drazen Muzinic said: My father in law remembers this day a lot. He talks about it starting to rain and the rush to take the Rookery...having to dodge the coppers (apologies Til) almost throwing his own father over the wall into the terrace before he could get nicked. Yes, remember legging it across the pitch from the rain soaked open end to the relative dryness of The Rookery End. I think the coppers had given up at that point. Chants of "We took The Rookery...Easy Easy" echoing round the ground. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Horn (again) 154 Posted April 15, 2021 19 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said: My dear old landlady back in the day had a sister married to a Watford director and she got me a ticket for the directors box that day. No rain or mud for me as i mingled with the elite in the boardroom after the game. 😂 No AC-12 in those days then Tilly? 😂😂😂 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drazen Muzinic 1,512 Posted April 15, 2021 43 minutes ago, Lord Horn (again) said: No AC-12 in those days then Tilly? 😂😂😂 Mother of God...Til would've been investigated to the letter of the the law...the FULL letter of the law😂 Wait, is there a chance he knows who 'H' is...or even he is 'H'...😳 The 'Inner Circle' and the 'Elite' all make sense now... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,661 Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) Any truth in the rumour that whilst @cambridgeshire canary didnt start this thread - he must have been the one taking the pic! 😉 Edited April 15, 2021 by Greavsy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shannock1956 7 Posted April 15, 2021 I remember going to this game at Watford, I was 16. If I recollect there were more Norwich fans than Watford's. It was a 1-1 draw and Dave Stringer got our goal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,963 Posted April 15, 2021 4 hours ago, Shannock1956 said: I remember going to this game at Watford, I was 16. If I recollect there were more Norwich fans than Watford's. It was a 1-1 draw and Dave Stringer got our goal. I'm another 1956er but was 15. Here's some more pictures from that day... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 556 Posted April 15, 2021 What a great night it was at Brisbane Road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,963 Posted April 15, 2021 16 minutes ago, Crafty Canary said: What a great night it was at Brisbane Road. http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/118588 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jools 584 Posted April 15, 2021 Superb footage... Thank you for this, chaps 👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Horn (again) 154 Posted April 16, 2021 11 hours ago, nutty nigel said: http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/118588 That's a brilliant clip but what an odd bunch of interviewees at the end!!!!! (not including Sir Geoffrey, of course) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sillysausage 13 Posted April 16, 2021 I was there twice ! Old Bill chucked me out after running across pitch so I had to pay again to get back in 😒. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 5,303 Posted April 16, 2021 31 minutes ago, sillysausage said: I was there twice ! OLD BILL chucked me out after running across pitch so I had to pay again to get back in 😒. Shame he has not been around for this last week as i am sure he would have loved reliving the story from his perspective. 😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,680 Posted April 16, 2021 We went to Orient in my mates Mini and were part of the snake of cars that drove back that night. But we (MrsKG) hitch hiked to Watford and got a lift on Newmarket Road by a tutor at City College. Mrs KG and I will be at the back somewhere in that pic. We had to sit in a gutter and clean our shoes after all the heaving and shoving. It was pishing down before the game so we all crossed the pitch to the covered end. We did make a B/W on the back page of the EEN on Monday night. Next to the Pride of Anglia flag. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sillysausage 13 Posted April 16, 2021 47 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said: Shame he has not been around for this last week as i am sure he would have loved reliving the story from his perspective. 😂 I'm sure he's glad to know you're thinking of him 🤭 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites