Guest Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 we pitched up at that square in burslem......wudnt make that mistake again wer it a bank holiday ir summat ?cant remember mate, it was in the week anyway, night match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richowls Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I remember that match because I bruised my ribs on the crush barriers after our first goal. Took days for it to stop hurting. Still, what a day that was !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl-zat Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Think it was over 7,000 That's correct, 7,000 fans travelled down taking Ipswich and the Police by surprised for some reason and this in the days when there wasn't really any per match sale of tickets so most fans were paying on the day. We saw the queue and tried getting in the Ipswich end for which a couple did but me and my mate didn't so tried buying tickets for those seats on the side but was refused but in the end Wednesday fans went into those seats after spilling onto the pitch. What a great season it was though, anyone remember Filbert Street, Boothferry Park and The Hawthorns to name a few grounds where we were allocated what normally were home stands due to our travelling hoards? UTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawowl Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Port vale away the same year were the same Notts County too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookiebear Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 My first ever game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tim Crawshaw Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 They crammed us in that day cud have turned ugly but they allowed Wednesday fans onto pitch side.Start of a great season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fedor Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I was there too. I can't remember buggar all about the game, but I know we had a brill time round the pubs in that square before the match. Can't remember much other than we took over Ipswich and there was a big pub like a converted barn full of Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I was there incredible crush outside the ground we were stood at back in the ground so had no problem inside for us. A few memories of that game The Wednesday players face when they came out to warm up, I don't think they could believe how many had turned up to watch the newly relegated owls. The fat ipswich fan, and him obliging when we chanted.fatty fatty show us your boobies,his mates loved.it Then a steward tried to get him to cover up only to turn round to face several thousand Wednesday fans chanting leave the fat b4stard alone I was listening to my pocket radio it was the weekend before football left radio 2 and moved to the new radio 5. The featured game the newly promoted blades against the Champions Liverpool! I remember Simon Tracey being carried off with a broken jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tim Crawshaw Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 They crammed us in that day cud have turned ugly but they allowed Wednesday fans onto pitch side.Start of a great season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totleyowl Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Right weekend .... I went with a mate from work and some of his pals.....got mashed ...never drunk as much in my life ....Ipswich town centre was full of Wednesday .....spent the night in Yarmouth in the back of an Ford orion with 4 others.....fights with Sunderland and Norwich fans......but the thing that's stays with me to this days was the 2 lads from Barnsley who wer rooting thru a bin outside the Britania pier at 2am looking for something to eat........Dirty fookers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl in Manc Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I was there with my two younger brothers, I was bricking it until they started to move us to the seated area! Great day out though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Toytown was also a scary crush to get in and out of during the '70s. Especially when SYP tried to keep us in after the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookieisdown Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Travelled from London on my own. On the train got chatting to a nice guy in an Owls shirt. We sank maybe 4 pints before the game. He asked me to look after his wallet for some reason and then we got separated in the crush. Eventually saw him in the distance climbing the fence. Fortunately managed to find him again at the station and return the wallet. By then we'd seen a truly fantastic performance, one of the really great days. Hirsty missed a penalty I recall. But those fences. 18 months after those poor souls were crushed... unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormOwl Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I remember it well, I got lifted off my feet and crushed against a barrier towards the top of the middle section but only for around 20 secs or so Could easily have been another Hillsborough if the ground had higher fences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride_of_the_road Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 cant remember mate, it was in the week anyway, night match Was madness in that square before kick off, windows through and people spilling through them tryig to get out of the pub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride_of_the_road Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 That's correct, 7,000 fans travelled down taking Ipswich and the Police by surprised for some reason and this in the days when there wasn't really any per match sale of tickets so most fans were paying on the day. We saw the queue and tried getting in the Ipswich end for which a couple did but me and my mate didn't so tried buying tickets for those seats on the side but was refused but in the end Wednesday fans went into those seats after spilling onto the pitch. What a great season it was though, anyone remember Filbert Street, Boothferry Park and The Hawthorns to name a few grounds where we were allocated what normally were home stands due to our travelling hoards? UTO Leicester 4-2, hull 1-0 I think and west brom 2-1 all brilliant away days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride_of_the_road Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 The Ipswich game we were up at the back and had loads of room although it didn't look good down at the front Remember wednesdayites in seating at the far end where we will be on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 They crammed us in that day cud have turned ugly but they allowed Wednesday fans onto pitch side.Start of a great season Exactly.What could have ended up as another Hillsborough style incident at the start of the season turned out to be the most memorable season in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senwar Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Leicester 4-2, hull 1-0 I think and west brom 2-1 all brilliant away days Aye all fantastic ones. That west brom one was amazing. What a comeback. I only missed 4 games all season. Yet the first match of the season was definitely one of the best. A lot to chose from tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride_of_the_road Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Aye all fantastic ones. That west brom one was amazing. What a comeback. I only missed 4 games all season. Yet the first match of the season was definitely one of the best. A lot to chose from tho. We didnt miss many, brighton away in mid week was one, went to twerton park haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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