Chanters and Pointers of the second row - succinct as ever Sir C. That old

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

staple "Come up the North Bank" chanted at the opposition in the CE always amused me. As if they would leave the ground and pay their gate money again. Then one day, hundreds of Man Utd fans responded by spilling out of the CE and marching menacingly towards the half way line. The North Bank pooped its collective pants. (pre-prwan sandwich days).

[Guns 'n' Roses]

We were the 'ardest!

Wasn't the Bear around then to sort things out?

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

actually saw. The CE was full of psychos Guns. The North Bank was, I'm afraid, mostly pointers and chanters. We were very easily taken in the early and mid seventies :nod:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

This wasn't he same 'Arry who many years later killed a policeman, was it? This 'Arry was reputed to be a skinhead with white butcher's coat and oxblood DMs.

[Guns 'n' Roses]

Or did you only feel contempt for them?

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

was their contempt for the North Bank

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Was it the same 'Arry?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Helped me climb in from behind the goal, they did.

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

invariable rise to the bait and go charging across towards the oppo fans ( straight into a line of the Met's largest and meanest of course).

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Must be a different 'Arry.