West Brom awayday

DonkeyScabs · 23rd August 2010, 04:30 PM

Went to WBA on Sat. Was my first away game in a while. We went down in the car, stopping at Lichfield on the way. By 1pm there were already some very drunk people around. We stayed about an hour, had a couple of pints, then set off for the ground. Getting stuck in traffic, we only got parked up at 2:45, with a mile to walk. Ran down past the away buses, then up the hill at the back of the away end to try to catch the kick-off, only for one of our party to get lifted from the queue at the turnstile (arrested for attempting to enter a sporting venue while intoxicated - copper said he looked 'unsteady on his feet', maybe something to do with having just run half a mile to get there eh?). It was 7:45pm before he got let out of Smethwick nick and we picked him up. He wasn't fined or anything, just got a caution, basically because he wasn't drunk.

Not a very good day really.

oothefuknellsleeds · 23rd August 2010, 04:31 PM

wild day then

DonkeyScabs · 23rd August 2010, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by oothefuknellsleeds

wild day then

Fucking crap

Twisted · 23rd August 2010, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DonkeyScabs

Went to WBA on Sat. Was my first away game in a while. We went down in the car, stopping at Lichfield on the way. By 1pm there were already some very drunk people around. We stayed about an hour, had a couple of pints, then set off for the ground. Getting stuck in traffic, we only got parked up at 2:45, with a mile to walk. Ran down past the away buses, then up the hill at the back of the away end to try to catch the kick-off, only for one of our party to get lifted from the queue at the turnstile (arrested for attempting to enter a sporting venue while intoxicated - copper said he looked 'unsteady on his feet', maybe something to do with having just run half a mile to get there eh?). It was 7:45pm before he got let out of Smethwick nick and we picked him up. He wasn't fined or anything, just got a caution, basically because he wasn't drunk.

Not a very good day really.

was this friend really you?

DonkeyScabs · 23rd August 2010, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Twisted

was this friend really you?

Nope, I got in. Being twice his age, I was 100 yards behind them, and by the time I caught up he'd been pinched.

JohnnyWheeltrim · 23rd August 2010, 04:34 PM

I hope you wern't drinking and driving.

DonkeyScabs · 23rd August 2010, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyWheeltrim

I hope you wern't drinking and driving.

Correct

Twisted · 23rd August 2010, 04:39 PM

it's crazy really, the way we get treated all because we want to give vast sums of money to watch a bunch of overpaid twats kick a bloody ball around

essex boy · 23rd August 2010, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Twisted

it's crazy really, the way we get treated all because we want to give vast sums of money to watch a bunch of overpaid twats kick a bloody ball around

prob why attendances accross the country in the PL are going down year on year (bar the odd excpetion like man city)

DonkeyScabs · 23rd August 2010, 04:46 PM

West Midlands Constabulary obviously needed one more to make up the numbers. It could have been any one of us really. First game of the season and undoubtedly trying to stamp their authority on it. No doubt some away fans get treat the same way at the SOL. Pathetic for sure. Still, the Red Cow in Smethwick was interesting.