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[R87]

On 1/19/2023 at 5:56 PM, Tommy Sweetman said:

I had to spend a night in Old Hill nick for an altercation I had with a Cradley woman who was built like a sumo wrestler.She started mouthing off,and I said shut the f..k up stupid c.. Anyway then it all kicked off,with about six Wolves fans and around 20 spoons.        The police came,and the Cradley lot said I started the scuffle,and consequently I was marched out of Dudley Wood .          I pleaded my inocence but still had to spend a night in the cell to calm down. .Yes,at the time I was angry,but looking back those were the days to be treasured .

I doubt many Wolves supporters miss matches with Cradley at all   I went to a handful and they'd developed a real sinister side to them (not helped by both clubs cashing in on the nonsense by having them race each other endlessly every year.  Hardly an advert for "a family sport" is it.  They should have been banned from racing each other long before Cradley closed.

[Tommy Sweetman]

15 hours ago, R87 said:

I doubt many Wolves supporters miss matches with Cradley at all   I went to a handful and they'd developed a real sinister side to them (not helped by both clubs cashing in on the nonsense by having them race each other endlessly every year.  Hardly an advert for "a family sport" is it.  They should have been banned from racing each other long before Cradley closed.

The one thing I miss about Cradley is the track.Dudley Wood had a tremendous racing circuit,ideal shape and length.     The only thing I didn't like about it was the colour of the shale,where as the Monmore surface has always been red, Cradley had a brown /grey colour although tbf it was always immaculately prepared.

[Col]

Cowley to Blunsden is 35 miles.  Owlerton to Gorton is 33 miles.  Monmore to Dudley Wood is 7.5 miles.  Atmosphere at Cradley/Wolves fixtures were great in the late 80's early 90's, not old enough to remember anything prior to that.  The Dudley Wolves Cup fixture at Monmore when Ermolenko & Correy were excluded from heat 15 allowing Hancock & Hamill to cruise around for a 5-0 was superb.  I've only been Grand Stand at NSS when Sheffield have visited, have been to Owlerton for several Aces visits, but Tigers have always won quite comfortably.
There was animosity between Wolves & Bees fans at Monmore in the early-mid 2000's.

[steve roberts]

Just reading thru' some Oxford programmes (1986) and it mentions the less than friendly "cabbage patch kids" from Dudley who apparenetly threw objects at the victorious "Cheetahs" after one of many wins Oxford enjoyed at Cradley. Yes we made it a habit winning there...great days!