As Ray himself described it: "An unsavoury incident".
Ruddy brilliant match, though.
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[Albion] Any remember our very own pitch invader vs Leyton Orient March 97?
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As Ray himself described it: "An unsavoury incident".
Ruddy brilliant match, though.
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
My last game at the Goldstone before flying out to Delhi at the beginning of a RTW backpacker trip. What a last game. Unforgettable, had it all. Brilliant atmosphere in the North.
Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
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One of the best matches I’ve seen. The team dug deep that day. I do remember them scoring straight from a kick off, straight down the middle, hardly a challenge along the way. We were desperate at times. But McGleish was such a dick that despite it being unacceptable at the time it was hard to feel too bad about the pitch invasion
Apologies about not seeing you at Huddersfield mate - should have messaged you sooner. Next time
And yeah that match was ****ing great.
Nice to see that Ian ‘Shrinking violet’ Baird gets involved to protect the bloke! I remember that match like yesterday - it was truly us against the world.
Ecosse Exile
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Yeah, remember thinking at the time, the ref had levelled it up cos he was worried about what might happen if we lose, even if that wasn't what he thought it definitely seemed a soft one.
As has been said, brilliant game, had it all.
It's in the middle of a longer video about the season as a whole. But I can't find it now either.
A few weeks later that shrinking violet got sent off with Darren Moore for fighting in the last match at the Goldstone.
Think he was referred to as “the Butcher of Coldean”. Didn’t he jump into the standing section below the West Stand only to be booted back out?
He doubled up with accurate right hooks. Looked a better pugilist than the Brummie bloke yesterday.
Do you still know the bloke who landed 2 punches on their no.8?
Went to school with Neil (now you have unmasked him). We went on bicycle rides togther. Last saw him at Sussex county when I bumped into him when visiting an infirm relation. A mutual friend told me recently his businesses have failed. If you're lurking on here, good luck to you.
METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
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Is he still an idiot? Wound everyone up at Hereford by hanging off the fence an obstructing the view!
He was eventually banned for an unsavoury incident on the terraces. We called him 'wreck' at school, mainly for ill-judged doomed-to-fail gestures. Actually, he was a nice, warm-hearted bloke, and I feel a bit wistful now....
wigman
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Last time I saw him was at the Hartlepool fans United game.
He paid his admission and went through the turnstile, only to open the gates and let hundreds storm in for free.
Super Steve Earle
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Wow, this Neil the butcher was obviously an ar$hole of the first order. Very much as much a dickhead as the three who caused all sorts of problems with their unacceptable behaviour over the weekend. Morons the lot of them. I hated the idiots then who might have made things worse and risked points deductions for our club and I feel the same about cockheads who feel bold enough to run on the pitch at The Amex, even in celebration. Grow up lads.
Do get over it FFS, he's a great lad. Was on the fence for what 2 minutes max.
jasetheace
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I went on 606 that night (David Mellor era) realising that we needed to muddy the waters AND QUICK! Zeroed in on them goading the North Stand. Barry Hearn got well narked and came on the radio shortly afterwards to defend his players. Sometimes, I yearn for those days of innocence!
- Aug 8, 2005
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I remember this match like it was yesterday. Such was the intensity of this match that the very mild mannered guy who regularly sat near us in the West Stand stood up and shouted abuse at Ray Wilkins questioning his parentage. I'd never heard him ever shout before. I was quite shocked.
Gritt23
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My recollection was that he was heading for McGleish, and "butch" tried to intervene and stop him. I don't think he was heading for Wilkins.