Magnificent memories

Durhamlion

Durhamlion

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The whole of the 1985 FA cup run was amazing. Proud to say I went to every game

Weymouth away 3-0, we were banned, I managed to get in, got a mate in Plymouth to get some tickets posted to him, then on to us - think there was around 100-150 of us.
Barnet at home, 1-0 pretty dull afair
Palace after a replay - 1-1 then 2-1,Took over Selhurst Park as per usual
Chelsea away 3-2, bonfires on the terraces, Speedie missing a penalty and a pure evil atmosphere
Leicester at home 2-1, where they had Lineker and Alan Smith up front and we had 16,000 at The Den (felt & sounded like 160,000), usual home gate awas around the 5,000 mark.
Then Luton away 1-0 defeat, what can I say. Free to get in as well, after the turnstiles were smashed in. What a night to say that I was there.

Decent write up here, but I really don't get the "other London fans turned up, Chelsea & The Vermin" I can honestly say that I never saw, met or talked to anyone other than Millwall.
Never met any Millwall fans since, that saw, met or talked to anyone other than Millwall.

www.theguardian.com

Luton Town v Millwall 1985 – the night football died a slow death | Sean Ingle

Sean Ingle: As the clubs prepare to meet in another FA Cup tie, it is impossible not to recall with a shudder the riot at their infamous quarter-final
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
Durhamlion said:
The whole of the 1985 FA cup run was amazing. Proud to say I went to every game

Weymouth away 3-0, we were banned, I managed to get in, got a mate in Plymouth to get some tickets posted to him, then on to us - think there was around 100-150 of us.
Barnet at home, 1-0 pretty dull afair
Palace after a replay - 1-1 then 2-1,Took over Selhurst Park as per usual
Chelsea away 3-2, bonfires on the terraces, Speedie missing a penalty and a pure evil atmosphere
Leicester at home 2-1, where they had Lineker and Alan Smith up front and we had 16,000 at The Den (felt & sounded like 160,000), usual home gate awas around the 5,000 mark.
Then Luton away 1-0 defeat, what can I say. Free to get in as well, after the turnstiles were smashed in. What a night to say that I was there.

Decent write up here, but I really don't get the "other London fans turned up, Chelsea & The Vermin" I can honestly say that I never saw, met or talked to anyone other than Millwall.
Never met any Millwall fans since, that saw, met or talked to anyone other than Millwall.

www.theguardian.com

Luton Town v Millwall 1985 – the night football died a slow death | Sean Ingle

Sean Ingle: As the clubs prepare to meet in another FA Cup tie, it is impossible not to recall with a shudder the riot at their infamous quarter-final
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Said this before, but when Man U came to wall in 74 (I was one of the few that did) the Millwall mob was massive. So much so, word on the street was that Chelsea and the vermin had teamed up with wall to have a pop. Utter bollocks of course. What some don't get is the sheer number of bods at wall as a proportion of the crowd that can and will have it. Was it you that pointed that out recently in another thread about the Slough turnout? Always been that way and I've been seeing it since that night in 1974. 600 pure firm in Budapest. How many Premiershit clubs could turn out that many? Milwall is not normal😁👀
 
I was just to the left of the goal as we looked at it, about halfway up. Well that's where we started, ended up all over the place as it was just ridiculous
 
My first game was with my Grandad and Uncle, they took me and my brother to the home game vs Palace in the promotion season to Division one. So many good days out down the years, with all the trails and tribulations of life in between.

A couple of years ago, I was gifted 1885 club tickets, took the wife and my two girls. I’ll never forget jumping up and down with my eldest as we come back from 0-2 down to win 3-2 vs Coventry. Her face was sheer delight and like looking into a mirror of my soul. Plus we were greeted by Horne- a true gent.
 
Overseaswall said:
To be fair have so many memories but mine us old trafford fa cup semi only time I have cried with emotion seeing my old man crying who had been going wall since the 50s genuinely felt like I had just played the game myself and run a marathon physically and emotionally drained
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Same as though about all me pals who died too young, good millwall boys, sat down so the cameras didn't mug me off,looked up and see one the hardest boys I know he looked at me and started bawling his eyes out
 
Kryan Bing said:
Another game that is still in my mind, and one for all fellow Dinosaurs.
Away to The Spotters in 1968. We won 3-4 and surprise, surprise...
We did the double over them that season with a 3-2 win at the old place.

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All white kit Weller and possee
 
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