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Yes great few days in Sweden. A day in helsingborg. A night in malmo and then the last night in Gothenburg. I must admit I was so drunk I slept the first half, but woke up in time for the important 2nd half . Malcolm up on the pool table in Harry's bar orchestrating the pub was funny
Moscow was good too. Liberec, Luxembourg 2 more.
Italy was a let down, one night in Milan and another in Genoa Play off final weren't bad either.
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Best away trip of this century..... on 20:39 - Mar 1 with 2415 views
Best away trip of this century..... on 20:36 - Mar 1 by BluedanW
Yes great few days in Sweden. A day in helsingborg. A night in malmo and then the last night in Gothenburg. I must admit I was so drunk I slept the first half, but woke up in time for the important 2nd half . Malcolm up on the pool table in Harry's bar orchestrating the pub was funny
Moscow was good too. Liberec, Luxembourg 2 more.
Italy was a let down, one night in Milan and another in Genoa Play off final weren't bad either.
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A few of us shared the away season tickets in 2000/2001. Hard to choose between some of the away games i went to including wins at leeds, Everton, Liverpool, man city, derby, coventry, West ham and middlesbrough Middlesbrough was a great turnaround, however missed both goals as smoking a cigarette down stairs after half time.
Those were the days
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Best away trip of this century..... on 20:47 - Mar 1 with 2358 views
Town vs WBA in FA Cup semi final. That bloody clock ( Highbury clock end), just would move !!! And Seeing Mick Mills going down on his knees in prayer when we got the goal that meant we were off to Wembley.
Best away trip of this century..... on 20:39 - Mar 1 by Funge
Most fun I've ever had watching Towun.
Liberec a year later a close second.
I remember we had about 10 of us go. We hired a minibus from our hotel in Prague.
Brand new Mercedes. We left about 11am, and got to the pub near the ground early. Kick off was about 10pm. Drinking all day and tickets plus hire of the bus cost us £20 A head. We still managed to give the bus driver who stayed in liberec all day with us a massive tip. We were even drinking the 35p pint instead of the cheaper 25p pint haha
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Best away trip of this century..... on 20:58 - Mar 1 with 2284 views
Best away trip of this century..... on 20:51 - Mar 1 by BluedanW
I remember we had about 10 of us go. We hired a minibus from our hotel in Prague.
Brand new Mercedes. We left about 11am, and got to the pub near the ground early. Kick off was about 10pm. Drinking all day and tickets plus hire of the bus cost us £20 A head. We still managed to give the bus driver who stayed in liberec all day with us a massive tip. We were even drinking the 35p pint instead of the cheaper 25p pint haha
Were you in that bar close to the ground with the fishing nets covering the ceiling? We got there early after travelling from Prague in a coach and the landlord saw the opportunity to double his drinks prices, they were the equivalent of 30p a pint when we arrived and had been increased to 60p by the time we left just before kick off.... Gutted!
Missed Helsingborg, but went to Moscow and Milan that season. Both fantastic away trips. Moscow was an eye opener - the police presence, going off the beaten track to see the real Moscow, which is so different to the tourist areas, great food if you liked dill. Milan became an extended stay as was combined with a work trip. Flew out with Sheepy, got a chance to chat with him at the airport and big night out after the game in an underground club,
Went to Luxembourg the following season. Musical chairs in the town square as the local Oompah band played. TWTD.
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Best away trip of this century..... on 21:05 - Mar 1 with 2231 views
Best away trip of this century..... on 20:58 - Mar 1 by trulyblue
Were you in that bar close to the ground with the fishing nets covering the ceiling? We got there early after travelling from Prague in a coach and the landlord saw the opportunity to double his drinks prices, they were the equivalent of 30p a pint when we arrived and had been increased to 60p by the time we left just before kick off.... Gutted!
Yes that's the one. We pulled our long table over to the bar. We had malcolm With us lol. He was up on the table and I pulled his trousers down to reveal his great union Jack boxer shorts. We got tickets and ended up in with a load of home fans. I remember I went to the toilet and came back to police with riot shields everywhere. Spent the last 10 mins with a baton in my face. I cant believe there was only 6500 total fans there. Must of been 200 police officers in our end
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Best away trip of this century..... on 21:11 - Mar 1 with 2199 views
Best away trip of this century..... on 21:03 - Mar 1 by xrayspecs
Missed Helsingborg, but went to Moscow and Milan that season. Both fantastic away trips. Moscow was an eye opener - the police presence, going off the beaten track to see the real Moscow, which is so different to the tourist areas, great food if you liked dill. Milan became an extended stay as was combined with a work trip. Flew out with Sheepy, got a chance to chat with him at the airport and big night out after the game in an underground club,
Went to Luxembourg the following season. Musical chairs in the town square as the local Oompah band played. TWTD.
The Russian police stopped me on the way to the ground as I was carrying a flag. They dragged me onto a bus full of police officers that looked more like the army. Told me I should not drink when going to watch football. They then preceded to take €50 off me as a fine and sent me on my way. Not sure if it was for not carrying papers with me or as I had been drinking.
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Best away trip of this century..... on 21:13 - Mar 1 with 2166 views
Best away trip of this century..... on 21:11 - Mar 1 by BluedanW
The Russian police stopped me on the way to the ground as I was carrying a flag. They dragged me onto a bus full of police officers that looked more like the army. Told me I should not drink when going to watch football. They then preceded to take €50 off me as a fine and sent me on my way. Not sure if it was for not carrying papers with me or as I had been drinking.
Detail is unimportant. We saw Town fans being fined in Red Square for a whole range of indiscretions. Throwing cigarette butts to the ground, not carrying ID, being stupid looking.
To be fair, those in the ground who effectively man-marked us aggressively quickly realised we were no threat and we had good time with them. Trying to navigate the tube where all the information was in Cyrillic was a challenge. Good times.
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Best away trip of this century..... on 21:20 - Mar 1 with 2131 views
Best away trip of this century..... on 21:03 - Mar 1 by xrayspecs
Missed Helsingborg, but went to Moscow and Milan that season. Both fantastic away trips. Moscow was an eye opener - the police presence, going off the beaten track to see the real Moscow, which is so different to the tourist areas, great food if you liked dill. Milan became an extended stay as was combined with a work trip. Flew out with Sheepy, got a chance to chat with him at the airport and big night out after the game in an underground club,
Went to Luxembourg the following season. Musical chairs in the town square as the local Oompah band played. TWTD.
I was in the square for the musical chairs, it was hilarious. I remember going to a bar that didn't have a front door, everyone had to enter and exit through a window!
Best away trip of this century..... on 20:47 - Mar 1 by ArnieM
Town vs WBA in FA Cup semi final. That bloody clock ( Highbury clock end), just would move !!! And Seeing Mick Mills going down on his knees in prayer when we got the goal that meant we were off to Wembley.
You obviously didn't see the 'this century' part of the original post 🤣.... Good memory though.
Best away trip of this century..... on 20:47 - Mar 1 by ArnieM
Town vs WBA in FA Cup semi final. That bloody clock ( Highbury clock end), just would move !!! And Seeing Mick Mills going down on his knees in prayer when we got the goal that meant we were off to Wembley.
Yep, was there!... Posture, posture!!
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Best away trip of this century..... on 20:51 - Mar 1 by BluedanW
I remember we had about 10 of us go. We hired a minibus from our hotel in Prague.
Brand new Mercedes. We left about 11am, and got to the pub near the ground early. Kick off was about 10pm. Drinking all day and tickets plus hire of the bus cost us £20 A head. We still managed to give the bus driver who stayed in liberec all day with us a massive tip. We were even drinking the 35p pint instead of the cheaper 25p pint haha
6 of us went for dinner before the game, had 4-5 pints each and a bloody great steak in some bar in Liberec.
Bill came at the end and it was £12, which we all thought was bloody good value per person. Then the waiter said no, it's £12 in total. Nuts.
The Friday afterwards in Prague is the drunkest I've ever been.
Really good times.
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Best away trip of this century..... on 22:09 - Mar 1 with 1936 views
Best away trip of this century..... on 21:05 - Mar 1 by BluedanW
Yes that's the one. We pulled our long table over to the bar. We had malcolm With us lol. He was up on the table and I pulled his trousers down to reveal his great union Jack boxer shorts. We got tickets and ended up in with a load of home fans. I remember I went to the toilet and came back to police with riot shields everywhere. Spent the last 10 mins with a baton in my face. I cant believe there was only 6500 total fans there. Must of been 200 police officers in our end
Best away trip of this century..... on 20:58 - Mar 1 by trulyblue
Were you in that bar close to the ground with the fishing nets covering the ceiling? We got there early after travelling from Prague in a coach and the landlord saw the opportunity to double his drinks prices, they were the equivalent of 30p a pint when we arrived and had been increased to 60p by the time we left just before kick off.... Gutted!
ha ha...I ended up serving behind the bar cos bloke couldn’t cope...I reckon they still talk about the day Town-paid a visit. ..
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Best away trip of this century..... on 23:42 - Mar 1 with 1724 views
Best away trip of this century..... on 21:13 - Mar 1 by noggin
Yep. What a few days that was. Copenhagen was bouncing with Town fans.
Had 4 very heavy nights in Copenhagen, I felt a bit broken when I got home.
Other than the football and the beer one of my main memory was the ticket collector on the train from Copenhagen to Malmo being one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. Had a carriage full of rowdy Town fans eating out of her hand!
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Best away trip of this century..... on 06:38 - Mar 2 with 1560 views
A great trip i remember the bar staff wearing town t shirts, sheepshanks coming into the bar. Moscow coaches from hotel stopped by police searched then straight into ground at airport when boarding flight all you could see was rows of fur hats. Liberec the pub near the ground at the fork of the roads and the police all dressed up looking like Darth vader
Heinsberg Blue
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Best away trip of this century..... on 07:06 - Mar 2 with 1514 views
Best away trip of this century..... on 22:01 - Mar 1 by MillsyVOR
Yep, was there!... Posture, posture!!
Mick Mills did have, and I think still does have, the most wonderful posture. Absolutely upright, like a sergeant-major, walking advert for the alexander technique.
Those Russian military birds at the airport, full make up and stiletto heels, like an Austin Powers film! Took US dollars on advice, only the furry hat bloke took them! A lovely waitress spoke English and pointed out a bank, I’m sure we were done on the exchange rate, but I still have Rubles which you can’t change here! Went round the corner, Maccy D was full of Town fans looking for a toilet! A sneezing outbreak on the plane home due to the hats, I have pictures of Sheepy in Harry’s Bar on the shoulders of fans. Tuborg all dayer, over on that little ferry, back on a posh one! Copenhagen nights! TWTD indeed..
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