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 Baires Eagle  Buenos Aires (ex Bexleyheath) 19 Apr 17 8.48pm |
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The song was... "you're going home in a St. John's ambulance", and I think that there were always some St. John's ambulance staff pitchside. What first struck me as a kid in the 70's in the Holmesdale Road end was the VERY STRONG smell of overcooked hamburgers mixed with cigarette smoke, it was like a smell that you didn't experience elsewhere (nor today). You almost felt like gagging on it, but it was the same smell at some other grounds when we went away. We all crammed into the Holmesdale and there was a lot of pushing and surges... looking at some attendances in those days we were over 40,000. There was a big mix of homegrown culture (skinheads, boneheads, punks and leather jacket types etc) in those days but Harrington jackets and Doctor Martins were I recall the order of the day... I think they used to check if you had steelies on (steel toecaps) sometimes. Yes, there was nearly always a ruck in the middle of the Whitehorse away end a little before kickoff, lead by XXXXX ! I don't have a brilliant memory and probably lost a lot of brain cells along the way, but that's what sticks out, although Brighton away on boxing day 1979 was quite disturbing for a 15 year old when I look back at it now.
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Flightsequence  20 Apr 17 8.39am |
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Originally posted by JRW2
I'd love someone to confirm this, because the memory is very hazy. But I seem to remember the Holmesdale end singing (if you could call it singing) what I now know is the Funeral March (composed by Chopin) when an opposition player was carried off on a stretcher. Please someone tell me I'm right. You are correct. And the Holmesdale (including me) added the word Sh**(At 18 seconds in to clip)at the end of the last note, very loud! I got told off for swearing though! Edited by Flightsequence (20 Apr 2017 8.43am) Edited by Flightsequence (20 Apr 2017 8.45am)
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| Willo Online South coast - west of Brighton. 20 Apr 17 8.56am |
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Originally posted by Baires Eagle
The song was... "you're going home in a St. John's ambulance", and I think that there were always some St. John's ambulance staff pitchside. What first struck me as a kid in the 70's in the Holmesdale Road end was the VERY STRONG smell of overcooked hamburgers mixed with cigarette smoke, it was like a smell that you didn't experience elsewhere (nor today). You almost felt like gagging on it, but it was the same smell at some other grounds when we went away. We all crammed into the Holmesdale and there was a lot of pushing and surges... looking at some attendances in those days we were over 40,000. There was a big mix of homegrown culture (skinheads, boneheads, punks and leather jacket types etc) in those days but Harrington jackets and Doctor Martins were I recall the order of the day... I think they used to check if you had steelies on (steel toecaps) sometimes. Yes, there was nearly always a ruck in the middle of the Whitehorse away end a little before kickoff, lead by XXXXX ! I don't have a brilliant memory and probably lost a lot of brain cells along the way, but that's what sticks out, although Brighton away on boxing day 1979 was quite disturbing for a 15 year old when I look back at it now. Indeed ! When that "Knees Up Mother Brown" was started, often hordes used to plummet down the terrace with some crashing into the barriers.Bloody dangerous.
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| alaneagle1 Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 20 Apr 17 10.35am |
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Originally posted by Willo
I recall the days of Palace supporters being ejected from the Whitehorse where they went to confront 'Home' supporters.Recall them being marched along the side of the pitch and into the Holmesdale. And the Millwall cries of "Warren, where are you ?" referring to Denny Warren. Edited by Willo (23 Feb 2017 7.18pm) Denny still has his seat in the Holmesdale.
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| JRW2 Dulwich 20 Apr 17 2.42pm |
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Originally posted by Flightsequence
You are correct. And the Holmesdale (including me) added the word Sh**(At 18 seconds in to clip)at the end of the last note, very loud! I got told off for swearing though! Edited by Flightsequence (20 Apr 2017 8.43am) Edited by Flightsequence (20 Apr 2017 8.45am) Thanks for that. Having listened to your clip of the "original", I can't help feeling that Mr Chopin wouldn't have been very impressed with the Holmesdale's rendition of his piece!
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| monkey Sittingbourne 20 Apr 17 3.04pm |
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Originally posted by so many memories
I recall something along the lines of 'Your going home in a f***ing ambulance. I think it's quite funny now when you watch old 70's stuff, almost without fail at some stage you'll hear a chorous of "you're gonna get your fcuking 'eads kicked in' in the back ground
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| Willo Online South coast - west of Brighton. 20 Apr 17 3.19pm |
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Originally posted by monkey
I think it's quite funny now when you watch old 70's stuff, almost without fail at some stage you'll hear a chorous of "you're gonna get your fcuking 'eads kicked in' in the back ground Lots of vile chants in those days.
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| Flightsequence 20 Apr 17 5.03pm |
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Originally posted by JRW2
Thanks for that. Having listened to your clip of the "original", I can't help feeling that Mr Chopin wouldn't have been very impressed with the Holmesdale's rendition of his piece! It was ok, he's season ticket had lapsed the season before so he didn't hear it.
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| monkey Sittingbourne 20 Apr 17 5.20pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
Lots of vile chants in those days. My particular favourite was ' he shot, he cum, all over mullery's bum, Peter Ward, Peter Ward'
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| Willo Online South coast - west of Brighton. 20 Apr 17 5.30pm |
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Maybe we could have a 'Nostalgia Day' at Selhurst Park where supporters sing all the old songs. Rather than all the vile chants why not : "Those were the days my friend we are the Holmesdale End...." (Mary Hopkin). Would bring back some very happy memories
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| monkey Sittingbourne 20 Apr 17 5.38pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
Maybe we could have a 'Nostalgia Day' at Selhurst Park where supporters sing all the old songs. Rather than all the vile chants why not : "Those were the days my friend we are the Holmesdale End...." (Mary Hopkin). Would bring back some very happy memories Actually listening to pick of the pops on the radio, number one this very week 43 years ago was Terry Jacks, seasons in the sun!!! We had joy we had fun, we had Brighton on the run, but the joy didn't last coz the b******s run too fast!!!
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 21 Apr 17 12.02pm |
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Was in the East Stand for Chelsea v Spurs late '78 - the ref upset the home support, and the entire shed sung 'you're a b****** referee' to the tune of Oh My Darling Clementine. And football grounds always used to smell of four things: piss, bubble/chewing gum, beer and tobacco smoke. Now it's only three things, or two depending on which part of the ground urin.
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