Your favourite away day?

FY3SEASIDER said:
Far too many to mention:

When I was a Junior Seasider: Arsenal (Super Philly Clarkson) and Charlton (that John Hills goal) away fixtures in the FA Cup stand out.

In my 20s and early 30s, I enjoyed so many amazing away days with FY4, kudos to Smithy and Big Bob. Never a dull moment with FY4!

The Oldham away fixture in the 2007 play offs was one I'll never forget.

All the Prem away days but Liverpool was my favourite!

Wes Hoolahans penalty at Dumpdale is unrivalled in my opinion (as it was the first time I saw us beat the Nobbers away)
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It's threads like this that you get to reminisce.
I was at all those games and some great memories. The rain at that Oldham game.
Fortunate enough to be old enough to be at, and remember, PKE 0 Fred 3.
Was at 'that' Barnet game with my ex and 2 kids and at 5 down my lad started a Blackpool we love you chant, that was the day I knew we had him as a tangerine forever.
Halifax away, opening game to a season, Pool fans running a relay race around the speedway track, LA Olympics were on, Kevin Stonehouse 2 goals.
Leicester away first game back in the Championship is a fantastic memory, as was a 3 3 lge cup draw away at Norwich just after the millennium.
Surprised no one has mentioned the game with Bretts' 89th minutes winner at Deepdung. That celebration 🧡
Wish mobile phones had been around all those years ago, would have some great photos, many from.grounds which don't exist any longer.

 
I'll choose a different tack. I wasn't at quite a few of the games mentioned, out of all of them I'd like to have been at Darlington or Forest playoff I think. But I wasn't so that's that.

Instead I shall just say my first ever away game at Oxford in the Cup, after we beat City in 3rd round. We took so many to that, played really well too at a time that Oxford were climbing well in Div2. Recollection is Keith Mercer scoring, and then we got gypped with a dodgy penalty, but can't really remember. I do recall though Everton going there in a later round and were given the whole away end as we had been. Looked rammed and I remember thinking we must have looked impressive that day.
 
CGP1 said:
I'll choose a different tack. I wasn't at quite a few of the games mentioned, out of all of them I'd like to have been at Darlington or Forest playoff I think. But I wasn't so that's that.

Instead I shall just say my first ever away game at Oxford in the Cup, after we beat City in 3rd round. We took so many to that, played really well too at a time that Oxford were climbing well in Div2. Recollection is Keith Mercer scoring, and then we got gypped with a dodgy penalty, but can't really remember. I do recall though Everton going there in a later round and were given the whole away end as we had been. Looked rammed and I remember thinking we must have looked impressive that day.
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we did take loads. Think Aldridge and Briggs were playing for them.

Never felt so sorry for an away (non Pool) fan as I did that day seeing a lad totally covered in blood slumped in a doorway- he wasn't even trying to move. It must have been a hell of a kicking. He didn't even get his scarf pinched.
 
swansea 3 - the mighty 6. morrell hat trick. possibly in the perfect 10, but can't quite remember.
 
Cardiff 1 - 3 Pool back in 2012.

And the goal scored by Kev Phillips to equalise on about the 80th min is one of my all time favourite goals - 50 seconds in on this clip. His positional awareness was fantastic.

Goal
 
Anyone remember Wrexham away over Christmas 1984 when we won 2-1 with an Alex Dyer screamer?
Probably the game and mad day out that got me hooked on many of the subsequent away days mentioned above.
 
L’étranger said:
An honourable mention for the 3-1 win at Ayresome Park in ‘86.
The locals didn’t take it too well😀.
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Indeed they did not. 50 of them came into the away Paddock just after kick off, then beating them 3-1 didn't help. I was on one of three Supporters Club coaches that had to reverse into the ground to pick us up, on police advise.
. Remember it like yesterday. Went again a few weeks later in the FA Cup.
Definitely in my Top 3 away days. Stoke away in 1993 and Swansea in 2007 being the other two. Honourable mention for Bury in 1985.
 
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Wizaard said:
Swansea away, 2007, 6 3 away win for the final League game of the season before the playoffs run.

OR

Forest away 2010 in the playoffs. What a night.
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Some absolutely ridiculous goals in the Swansea game - Morrells side foot volley and one of Parker’s goals some the best I recall for us (not seen live unfortunately!)
 
Mcewans Mullet said:
3 3 and we were put in that pavilion stand - down the keft as we look from their away end nowadays.
I've watched us from all 4 sides at Deepdung, only other ground I have done that is Brentford.
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Good point. Think they're my only two as well. Fair few on three sides.

Just thought; Bloomfield Rd as well for me 😀
 
Posh in 2010, the atmosphere was incredible in the terrace and went on for ever, Ollie interviewed on the pitch at the end and the singing was so loud they couldn't hear him. We knew the dream was on then.

Rotherham in the Alan Ball days, needed a win to stay in league 2 (league 1 as it is now) evening game and we won 2-0, it was bedlam.
 
Mcewans Mullet said:
It's threads like this that you get to reminisce.
I was at all those games and some great memories. The rain at that Oldham game.
Fortunate enough to be old enough to be at, and remember, PKE 0 Fred 3.
Was at 'that' Barnet game with my ex and 2 kids and at 5 down my lad started a Blackpool we love you chant, that was the day I knew we had him as a tangerine forever.
Halifax away, opening game to a season, Pool fans running a relay race around the speedway track, LA Olympics were on, Kevin Stonehouse 2 goals.
Leicester away first game back in the Championship is a fantastic memory, as was a 3 3 lge cup draw away at Norwich just after the millennium.
Surprised no one has mentioned the game with Bretts' 89th minutes winner at Deepdung. That celebration 🧡
Wish mobile phones had been around all those years ago, would have some great photos, many from.grounds which don't exist any longer.

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1st away game for daughter still goes around her work.1st home game Tony Ellis hat trick against us Grandson now goes to home games season ticket Block F.🎄🎄🍊🍊
 
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Shootz said:
didn't we spank someone else the week before or after resulting in the sale of Paul Stewart and effectively the end of any promotion hopes...?
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Yes, Swindon 2 Pool 6. I was in home end with my Swindon based Pool friend and his mate. After about 4th went in, there was mayhem at the front as my BASIL friends were celebrating
 
Stoke 1-3 Blackpool 3 1998 went over with a few stoke fans who were so confident pre match they hardly said a word on the way back
 
Bologna v Pool Anglo italian cup final 1971 . Best away weekend of my life . Unbeatable, and travelled with a great set of lads , including the now owner of afc fylde !
 
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Some cracking days being mentioned here. Swansea 3-6 was a ridiculous day out. So was Cheltenham a couple of weeks earlier. Then Leicester a few months later.
 
Many of the main ones have been mentioned. Liverpool and Wgan in the Premier League season stood out. The 6-3 at Swansea was a surreal day. Darlo away in 1985 of course. Hartlepool on the last day in the promotion season was a very good day too.

Winning at Wrexham in the mid-90s was a spectacular piss up even by BASIL standards. Similarly a weekend away in Torquay when Bamber's overhead kick sealed the day was the stuff of legend.
 
Doncaster under Grayson Gnanduillet scored a last minute winner, journey home flew by. Accrington just before homecoming, think first game after takeover? Big crowd and everyone seemed up for a late push before we realised a few games in the players were actually a bit shit
 
I think favourite ever was quite a recent one - Charlton away as it was my stag weekend and somehow co-ordinated 25 lads to a game in London - 23 of them not Blackpool fans (and remarkably we won 3-0!)
 
Liverpool away in the prem. My pal sold me his sons ticket in with the Liverpool fans and I had to contain my celebrations as an eight foot 20 stone Liverpool guy was just behind me but my daughter was listening on the radio traveling back to London and rang me cheering both our goals, thanks for calling NOT 😂 got to say the reds fans applauded us off at the end
 
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