My Boy Harry
Striker
I'm talking about the game at Charlton, circa 1978. We got to the ground about 1.30pm and were standing on the big open side. About 1.45pm Harry The Dog, Billy The Wolf, Ginger Rob, or whatever they are called all strode in and it kicked off at the bottom of that huge paddock. We got chased. As I say I was around 16.No it was at the Den,no such person as Harry the Dog or Treatment.
It was hairy that day,but we didn't run
The next year there was a full blown pitch invasion by the SAFC fans and Millwall/Spurs et al followed on from the Charlton end. They were building a roof over the open end and the only way out was over the pitch or through their end and as their end was full of all sorts from London the SAFC fans went over the pitch to get out. It was then decided that it would be a good idea to invade their end and a mass battle involving around 1500 people took place. It didnt even make a footnote in the nationals. The Shields Gazette covered it.
Me and my mates ended up fighting with 2 or 3 lads over by the halfway line/tunnel area. The police came on with the dogs and scattered everyone.