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The palace game got me thinking of other postponed games.
My first one was WBA away in the early 70's. Got off the train at Smethick I think. Police escorted us to the ground through the snow. On reaching the ground the police informed us that the game had been cancelled about an hour and a half earlier. Lots of angry fans asking the police why they had marched us to the ground. I think they didn't want us walking around Smethick as we had to get the special back at the same time. They marched us back to the station and tried containing us in the station. If my memory serves me right this was only a very small station and we were packed in like sardines. Any way after some time we managed to break out and soon we were all over Smethick. Comedy ensured with the coppers trying to round us up and get us back to the station. The coppers helmets made great targets for the snowballs. To avoid being caught by the the coppers I dived into a library. Thought I was safe until I went through the doors and the place was packed with fellow blues. 10 mins later coppers burst in told us to put the books down and marched us back the station. Went on like this for hours with the cat and mouse games and dribs and drabs of blues being rounded up. On the platform a train carrying wolves fans stopped and the fun and games continued.
Other game I remember was the Bolton game. I was with mates in a car snow was terrible. We got near the ground just after half time. Got out the car and walked up to the ground only to see loads fans coming the other way telling us that the game had been abandoned.
Anyone else think of any others?
My first one was WBA away in the early 70's. Got off the train at Smethick I think. Police escorted us to the ground through the snow. On reaching the ground the police informed us that the game had been cancelled about an hour and a half earlier. Lots of angry fans asking the police why they had marched us to the ground. I think they didn't want us walking around Smethick as we had to get the special back at the same time. They marched us back to the station and tried containing us in the station. If my memory serves me right this was only a very small station and we were packed in like sardines. Any way after some time we managed to break out and soon we were all over Smethick. Comedy ensured with the coppers trying to round us up and get us back to the station. The coppers helmets made great targets for the snowballs. To avoid being caught by the the coppers I dived into a library. Thought I was safe until I went through the doors and the place was packed with fellow blues. 10 mins later coppers burst in told us to put the books down and marched us back the station. Went on like this for hours with the cat and mouse games and dribs and drabs of blues being rounded up. On the platform a train carrying wolves fans stopped and the fun and games continued.
Other game I remember was the Bolton game. I was with mates in a car snow was terrible. We got near the ground just after half time. Got out the car and walked up to the ground only to see loads fans coming the other way telling us that the game had been abandoned.
Anyone else think of any others?
