Ian H Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 I can also recall George Hunter needing Police protection to leave the stadium in the 1960's. Mind you they could dish it out then and also take it without whinging, with riders like Ivor Brown and Dougie Templeton around - hard, hard men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boss 2 Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Just joined forum and read scooters comments and Rami(hello Rami) and Salty's replies showing My age but remember Middleton incident and Neill Weiss,but don't seem to recall that "Barry Duke deliberately fenced Him??" Has Scooter forgotten Preben Eriksen deliberately fencing just about anyone He could(accidental wheelies across them-ask Kelvin Tatum-direct result a disintegrating hip-joint!),or Neil Collins turning right on Janno the week before the '89 World Final smashing His arm to name a couple?? And i don't look through rose-tints remember certain Cradley riders doing similar(Scott Smith,Morten Andersen and Simon Cross to name a few.) but if You didn't like it You could have stayed at home unless You enjoyed the pain of defeat (more often than not!!) And I attend 'The Kennel' every Monday to support the Opposition because 'Dogheads' will forever be the enemy and i could NEVER,EVER cheer them-unfortunately My son is 8 and never knew 'The Pride of The Black Country' so guess who He cheers for??And He thinks Sam is brilliant(Greg and Billy too cos is Dad does!)Keep telling Him He is such a let-down!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howling gorgon Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 (edited) I went to CH for a period of about 30 years. I never had a happy night there except when Wolves won. Found the supporters gave a very aggresive and hostile enviroment. Remember loads of stories of riders like Gary Middleton and Ray Wilson and Mitch Shirra having to be smuggled out. Remember one very sick night in the early seventies when Barry Duke deliberatly put a young protege of Ole Olsen named Neils Weiss I think, into the fence and how they cheered. He was stretchered off and bad facial injuries that night I think ended his career. How they loved that. I cant say I am sorry to see that back of the fans. It is a shame that the midlands lost another track though. As a supporter of Coventry I have no love for either Wolves or CH, however I have visited both tracks numerous times. I have watched & listened in disbelief at the stadium wide cheers as kelvin tatum/Tommy Knudsen/Hans Nielsen/Brian Andersen/Billy Hamill & others hurtled into the fence at Monmore & the continued laughing/jeering as he lay on the track. I have witnessed aggression/abuse & threats of violence from Wolves fans on more than one ocassion. At Dudley Wood, despite a real bitter rivalry, between Cov & CH I have never witnessed anything else than grudging respect from both sets of fans win or lose, and lets face it as far as Cov were concerned, THE team to beat were CH, Wolves were always a bit of a side issue. In short give me CH over the morons of monmore anytime. As for going each week & supporting the away side, whats wrong with that, you pay your money, I could never ever support any other team should Cov go, I have tried, I now live near Sheffield (missionary work), its just not the same Edited August 25, 2004 by howling gorgon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceadon Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 I never had a problem with Wolves or Cradley, although I only ever went to Dudley Wood once but couldn't have timed it better - 1984 when the Dons ended Cradley's long winning run at home in the British League. I was there when Eriksen smashed into Tatum, though. Eriksen's backside fell out when Gordon Kennett went for him after the crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boss 2 Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Remember it well onceadon longest home run ever and some muppet invites You for challenge a week before the league match and after 13 heats practice You came back and beat Us!! And howling gorgon,don't worry They cheered Our riders when They were hurt too,even Erik and Janno who never hurt anyone so Your lot weren't singled out.I once got three broken ribs there cos some sixty year old bloke kicked Me in the back for cheering as Erik passed John Eskildsen on the line.As You rightly said plenty of banter at Cov/Cradley matches but no trouble,goes part way to explain why Cradley fans find it easier to cheer Cov(that and the fact Our riders came there!)And most of Us could never contemplate supporting 'The Dogheads'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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