Blundering your way into grounds (when you're not meant to)

[Pavel Srníček's Haircut]

Here's a cheeky tale or two from today's Fiver that caught my eye and made me chortle ('specially the bit about "are you from Sky?") Anyone else got any similar tales?

"Security at the Monumental? Pah! Arriving 20 minutes late to watch the mighty York City away at Leigh RMI a few years ago, we tried every gate to no avail. We eventually found a door slightly ajar, walked in and found ourselves in the Leigh boardroom. After grabbing a sandwich or two from the half-time platter we wandered up the players' tunnel and into the ground as the game was in full swing. We even bid a cheery hello to the City subs sat on the bench as we wandered in front of them and on to the terrace. In fairness there wasn't much to steal from the trophy cabinet though ..."
- Chris Horner

"A few years back, myself and a colleague joined the office West Ham fan on a trip to Chesterfield for a League Cup game. The Hammers fan was the only one of us with a ticket, so we decided to get to the ground early, to make sure we'd get tickets for this red-hot tie. When we arrived at Saltergate, we wandered in through what we took to be the main gates (wide open), into a compound of portable buildings and other temporary offices. Undeterred by the lack of life, we continued to search for the ticket office. We wandered along the pot-hole littered 'footpath' and suddenly found ourselves stood by a corner flag. 'Are you lads from Sky?' asked a passing steward, leaving us to it when we told him we weren't. From there, we walked into the bowels of what I now take to be the 'main' stand, through poorly-lit, damp-smelling corridors, lined with photos and paintings of teams gone by. Finally we saw a chink of daylight, and managed to exit through a fire door, into the players' car park (Ford Mondeos abound), where we were able to finally purchase our tickets and head off to the pub. The reason I bring this up isn't really to raise concerns about security (a la Jon Caley), but to ask how on earth Chesterfield were ever taken over for £1m?"
- Neil McIntyre

 

[Brightonfan1983]

I like The Fiver a LOT.

Danny Baker had a similar category on his short-lived podcast-only show but it mainly involved kids at lunchtime wandering into QPR - bloody funny though.