When the Ramsden Arms took a coach to Charlton

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Back in the early 80s

This included the famous punch-up on the motorway bridge with the Arsenal hooligans at Watford Gap Services.

The Arsenal firm raced across the bridge looking for a fight, but ended up beaten and chased back to their side of the motorway with their tails between their legs. They were on their way to Anfield that day.

At Charlton, I recall we lost the game 2-0, and then 3 coaches (Ramsden, Beatties and another) went into London for the night out.

I seem to remember the Rammy coach had to travel all the way back without a back window, as it had been smashed by an angry mob.

Anyone else on here go?
 
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There were 7 coach loads of Sheff United lads at Watford Gap, on their way to Millwall, who stood by and watched the fighting on the bridge.
And many of them gave the Blackpool fans a round of applause as they returned to the service station.
 
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Not many fans had the Rammy lot over I can tell you, they were game for a scrap with whoever fancied it.
 
The coach was driven round to a couple of lads houses so they could be woken up. It was an early start 😴

At one of the stops at the services we managed to leave Charley Medley behind somehow but he hitch hiked from there and arrived at the ground before kick off 👍🏻

I think it was a side front window that was smashed but I stand to be corrected. It was a bit nippy on the way home.

A normal days out for the Rammy 🚌
 
Even I was a little too young for that one, but I remember some lads in older years in the school talking about it.
I remember thinking “One-sided BS”.......I have since heard too many consistent independent stories to the contrary.
There is no doubt,
The Rammy were something more “spicy” than the lads who were down Torquay at the same time as me in 1984 as were Benny’s Mob (supported “of course by “The New Anchor”😀......🚌#88
#ProperFirms👍😎
 
Even I was a little too young for that one, but I remember some lads in older years in the school talking about it.
I remember thinking “One-sided BS”.......I have since heard too many consistent independent stories to the contrary.
There is no doubt,
The Rammy were something more “spicy” than the lads who were down Torquay at the same time as me in 1984 as were Benny’s Mob (supported “of course by “The New Anchor”😀......🚌#88
#ProperFirms👍😎
Of course .... 🤣
 
Back in the early 80s

This included the famous punch-up on the motorway bridge with the Arsenal hooligans at Watford Gap Services.

The Arsenal firm raced across the bridge looking for a fight, but ended up beaten and chased back to their side of the motorway with their tails between their legs. They were on their way to Anfield that day.

At Charlton, I recall we lost the game 2-0, and then 3 coaches (Ramsden, Beatties and another) went into London for the night out.

I seem to remember the Rammy coach had to travel all the way back without a back window, as it had been smashed by an angry mob.

Anyone else on here go?
I’m looking for some 70’s BFC stories for my book - more than the football, more than the music’ - u available for a chat at some stage ...
 
Even I was a little too young for that one, but I remember some lads in older years in the school talking about it.
I remember thinking “One-sided BS”.......I have since heard too many consistent independent stories to the contrary.
There is no doubt,
The Rammy were something more “spicy” than the lads who were down Torquay at the same time as me in 1984 as were Benny’s Mob (supported “of course by “The New Anchor”😀......🚌#88

There was a weekend in Torquay before the infamous “4 poster bed” that was lifted from a B&B by TT and co.

In the “first” one there was a Rammy lad who managed to get on the roof. That’s another story though ..... 🤦🏻‍♂️

His brother might post later to explain 😉


#ProperFirms👍😎
 
I’m looking for some 70’s BFC stories for my book - more than the football, more than the music’ - u available for a chat at some stage ...
I've got some cracking stories from early 80's I wrote about 20 years ago in small articles. You're on my Facebook, so inbox me if you want to read any of them.
 
Back in the early 80s

This included the famous punch-up on the motorway bridge with the Arsenal hooligans at Watford Gap Services.

The Arsenal firm raced across the bridge looking for a fight, but ended up beaten and chased back to their side of the motorway with their tails between their legs. They were on their way to Anfield that day.

At Charlton, I recall we lost the game 2-0, and then 3 coaches (Ramsden, Beatties and another) went into London for the night out.

I seem to remember the Rammy coach had to travel all the way back without a back window, as it had been smashed by an angry mob.

Anyone else on
Back in the early 80s

This included the famous punch-up on the motorway bridge with the Arsenal hooligans at Watford Gap Services.

The Arsenal firm raced across the bridge looking for a fight, but ended up beaten and chased back to their side of the motorway with their tails between their legs. They were on their way to Anfield that day.

At Charlton, I recall we lost the game 2-0, and then 3 coaches (Ramsden, Beatties and another) went into London for the night out.

I seem to remember the Rammy coach had to travel all the way back without a back window, as it had been smashed by an angry mob.

Anyone else on here go?
I was at this game, if memory serves me rightly the coac
Back in the early 80s

This included the famous punch-up on the motorway bridge with the Arsenal hooligans at Watford Gap Services.

The Arsenal firm raced across the bridge looking for a fight, but ended up beaten and chased back to their side of the motorway with their tails between their legs. They were on their way to Anfield that day.

At Charlton, I recall we lost the game 2-0, and then 3 coaches (Ramsden, Beatties and another) went into London for the night out.

I seem to remember the Rammy coach had to travel all the way back without a back window, as it had been smashed by an angry mob.

Anyone else on here go?
I was at the game, if memory serves me rightly the coach driver had a white (used to be) vest with stains and fag burns on a clapped out old H reg coach?. I’m sure some of the rammy lads had there steel toe cap boots confuscated going in the ground (it was a long time ago). It was my first year of going to away games on our own and I think we were on the supporters bus.
The steps on the terrace were all worn down.
 
I don’t recall any problems getting in the ground but the OB did move us from the Charlton end before it kicked off properly as far as I can remember. They knew , obviously that we were from Blackpool. No one had any colors on but you just know ..... 👀

Doc Martens Or trainers not steel toe capped 🥾
 
Yes, it was 2-1 (defeat). I was at the game and most of the away end vacated the (then) terrace to confront the Charlton fans down the side of the ground. I recall the Watford Gap incident spawned the song, 'Hark now hear, the Blackpool sing, the Arsenal ran away, and we will fight forever more, because of Watford Gap!!!
 
Mansfield away some time maybe late 1970s or early 1980s not sure. In the open away end, looking over toward their home end and all of a sudden all hell let's loose. About 20 or so Blackpool, led by - not sure if names are allowed but someone from Bispham with the same as the former name of the bar that became Rumours.... right in the middle of their home end.

And the Blackpool lads just walked round the side of the pitch after "taking the home end" to a heros welcome.

Funniest for me was Colchester away on a Beatties weekend trip in the mid 1980s. Went out Friday night, got home Sunday morning, including some fisticuffs with as I recall Darlington in Soho area, where we were told quite firmly, no one runs....
 
79/80 Pool stayed up at Rotherham away I was there.

80/81 we were relegated......we were already down but last game of the season was Exeter away was there too👍👍....🚌#88
 
Only asking but I thought the Charlton away game was 1977 early season, around the same time the Rammy went to Sheffield Wed away midweek (league cup) & were escorted off a packed Wednesday East Bank.....not sure for whose safety it was looking back at the Rammy’s reputation at the time 😀😀#88
 
Lancaster took a 52 seater to that but straight back home I think. Also got bricked after the game under a road bridge.
 
Mansfield away some time maybe late 1970s or early 1980s not sure. In the open away end, looking over toward their home end and all of a sudden all hell let's loose. About 20 or so Blackpool, led by - not sure if names are allowed but someone from Bispham with the same as the former name of the bar that became Rumours.... right in the middle of their home end.

And the Blackpool lads just walked round the side of the pitch after "taking the home end" to a heros welcome.

Funniest for me was Colchester away on a Beatties weekend trip in the mid 1980s. Went out Friday night, got home Sunday morning, including some fisticuffs with as I recall Darlington in Soho area, where we were told quite firmly, no one runs....
The bar bloke. I never felt at ease around him, I sensed he didn't like me, but with his weather type mate we got on very well. They were characters, possibly to be avoided in the main.
 
'TURIN WAS A GAS' v Spain
We were near the halfway line, and were all laughing when you heard, "Rammy boys, we are here, wo-oo, wo-oo" from behind the goal. We watched a few scuffles between England fans and others. All of a sudden, it looked like hundreds of keystone cops charging up from the front. England fans slightly backed off creating a semi-circle then ran straight into them. Next second rounds of tear gas was fired into them, then the cloud slowly came round. I looked at the pitch, and it was empty. A gas canister hit one of our coach drivers in the chest, and he wasn't so good for ages. The thing about the day was that I've never seen as many Pool shirts on lads I hadn't seen before, and I used to go to virtually every away match in them days.
 
One of the stories I recall from Turin was that of a senior police officer who'd gone to the game with his wife and 12 year old son, obviously they'd not been involved with any nonsense, when they got back to the hotel later he decided to pop out and get some fags from the nearest shop still wearing his England top and was pounced upon by the Turin police or their Gardia Civil mates thinking they'd found a hoolie, they kicked lumps out of him and threw him in the cells for the night. 🥴
 
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