I just remember the Charlton fans' 'You're staying down with the Palace' song
at the end, before I drove back home distraught to North Kent, avoiding eye
contact with them all in the traffic and at service stations!Jonathan
On Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 16:58, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
Just read on waccoe that it is 31 years since we lost to Charlton in the play
off finalA day out I remember well - It was pre mobile phones and yet myself
from Manchester, and my two mates coming from Bristol and Leeds respectively
managed to meet up in a pub outside New street (following our 'first right out
of the station and then keep walking to first pub, unless there is one obvious
from station' plan that we always used came up trumps as it most often did)We
ended up in the afternoon when the pubs shut (was before 24 hr opening) getting
some bottles and going to a local park where we, along with some other Leeds
fans, ended up playing an impromptu game of football (my mate smuggled the ball
into the ground where Ian Baird kicked it back into the stands in the pre-match
warm up)
On the way to the ground I saw what I thought was the only Brummie lad I knew
(from a course at work) turns out it was his twin brother !!
We swamped the ground with Charlton having around 300 in one corner - the
play-offs had not really taken off and are not the dog and pony show they are
now.
Then that glorious moment when Shez (possibly my old time Leeds favourite) got
that free-kick and the world was magnificent for a few minutes and then all
came crashing down.
The 'we will support you ever more' songs after the final whistle and Baird
getting stripped down to his undies. A dodgy walk back to New Street with Brum
fans trying to ambush us all the way back and being chased off.
I always remember the journey back (we all went to Leeds) sat in total silence
for around an hour and then someone said "imagine this team in the first
division (as it was)" - that cracked us all up and the atmosphere become one of
gallows humour but humour non the less. Got to Leeds in time for a couple of
late night beers but we were not in the mood for it, so back to my mates house
where he put his Leeds United LP on the stereo and on repeat as we stayed up
till the early hours. Then a trek back home to Salford thinking of what might
have been to find a message on my answerphone from my (scum supporting ) cousin
saying "for once I wanted Leeds to win then I heard after the goal 'are you
watching / listening (?) Manchester and that reminded him how much he hated us"
Great days
Dave
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