Games you've seen in the opposition's home end

Just remembered we were down in Brum & pool were playing Walsall on the last day of the season & I just happened to have got tickets for me & 5 year old son. Drove to the ground from Sutton Coldfield about 10 miles & got stuck in traffic, arrived with about 5 minutes to spare to be told by the police we couldn't go in as there had been a charge on the gate & they were not letting anybody else in. I told the copper do we look like we're here to cause trouble & I've got tickets, but before he could think of an excuse not to let us in a guy on the gate heard & said come in here. We ended up in the away family stand. I suppose this counts, there wasn't much to cheer about & my lad was cold so I gave him my coat to wrap round him. From memory even after the loss there was still a chance of promotion but some other team scored as we were leaving the Bescot lots of people had transistor radios pressed up to their ears & there was a collective groan amongst the leaving Pool contingent. At least I didn't have far to travel back to my ex's nans where we were staying over. I suppose that may count as in the opposition end. Colin Methven played a stormer for them & was almost apologetic to some pool fans, but he was just being professional & I think he may have travelled back with some of of our lot.
 
Stretford End for the final Premier League game - stood up and screamed when the Charlie free kick went in but, being grey haired, nobody really bothered.
I was in the United end for that game as well - one of the most souk destroying experiences of my life because their fans just simply didn't care.
 
Chesterfield the old stadium couldn't get tickets ,went in away end ,got some funny looks sure they knew (how I kept my missus quiet every time Bret came towards their goal I don't know to this day 😀 funny though).
 
Liverpool in the Premiership, in the Centenary stand.
A work colleague is a Liverpool season ticket holder and got me a spare season ticket being unused from one of his mates.
Nothing more than friendly banter from those sitting around us ... ( fortunately he knew most of them )
 
Bradford Away years back, plenty of pool on their job that day scary factor 8 out of 10

Liverpool away in the prem, scary factor 2 out of 10

United away in the prem, scary factor 9 out of 10

Bournemouth away years ago, scary factor 1 out of 10

There may be a few more but I’m struggling to remember them.
 
Millwall 96 or 97 I think it was just after we'd signed Chris Malkin. Went with a Millwall supporting colleague and Malkin scored early on, forgetting which end I was in I was about to jump to my feet when my colleague put his hand on my shoulder and said "If you want to get out alive stay in your f'kin seat"

Arsenal for the cup game in 99.
 
Barnsley away Boxing Day 2011 (Ithink) won 3-1. Sat in the Ponty end, mate is a huge Barnsley fan. Had to sit on my hands.

Sheff Weds away around 2009 drew 1-1 that was Boxing Day also. Sat in the North Stand

Oldham away around 2003, sat in the Chaddy End. Think we won or drew. Greg Strong scored I think

Newcastle away 2010, sat in the Gallowgate end. Lost 4-1. Sussed as a pool fan because of constant moaning when we gave the ball away. Geordies kept laughing at me, all good natured.
 
Was in corporate at Deepdale for the classic penalty - fair to say we got dog’s abuse when Wes scored 😁😁😁
 
Swindon away many years ago when we won 6-2. We were with locals and just had a really good time and home fans weren't too bothered.
Premier League - Wigan and Arsenal away. Couldn't keep my gob shut for differing reasons. Wigan fans weren't too bothered. However, a lady at Arsenal reported us to the stewards after I lost it following Evatt's sending off. Some were OK though, especially one lad who'd been on the Liverpool Kop and fully understood.
We were 4-0 up at half time at Swindon and I was still convinced we were going to lose.
 
Sheffield United away 1979 - I was 19 at the time and drove myself and 3 mates there in my Cortina Mark 2.
It's not like the away end was full for a midweek game in Division 3 but being young and daft we somehow managed to go in the wrong turnstile into the home end.

Tony Kellow scored for us and after our initial reaction of jumping up and down etc. we thought better of it and kept ourselves in check for the remainder of the game. There wasn't too much danger of getting overexcited as they came from behind and beat us 3-1 😥.

My overriding memory from that game was having to listen to a couple Yarkies behind us constantly shouting "give it t'Alec" in Yorkshire accents broader than Amos Brearley and Brian Glover combined. I can't imagine that Alec* had any clue what they were on about

*Alejadro "Alex" Sabella - an Argentinian who went on to play for dirty Leeds but then had the good sense to leave and return home
I was on the Sheffield United kop myself at that very same game. A friend from Uni supported them so I went with him. I recall we had our reserve keeper playing and their fans were asking why. They were a bit curious as to how I knew all about it. I had to stifle leaping off the ground when we scored first. Then it all went downhill fast. My recollection was that it was packed on that end. I didn't enjoy the experience very much.
 
Newcastle in 2010 when we got beat 4-1 fortunately there wasn’t a great lot to cheer about! Thought our season was going to fizzle out after that but very glad to be proven wrong!
Me too - although left early and went to Shearers bar and the strawberry
 
There were quite a few of us in the Gallowgate end for the 4-1 defeat. Geordies didn't give us a hard time, would have been different if we'd scored first.
 
Wimbledon 1983, lost 5-0. Last game of the season in Div 4 I think. Went in the pub by the ground early and got drinking with Wimbledon fans, ended up going in their end, had a top day apart from the score.
I was at that Wimbledon game Andy, I was working in south London at the time.
I was sat in the stand with a mate with Wimbledon fans below us. Never seen a less scary mob.
Remember pool fans behind the goal. At half time I think it was their youth team were parading a trophy around the pitch. 3 sides applauded & then they walked passed the away end & received a load of jeering & pelted with stuff
 
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