who is?

[Webbo MFI]

he?

 

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

Chris McMenamin

 

 

[Webbo MFI]

fankyoo velly mutch

[Webbo MFI]

oh and for those of you that haven't noticed there is a page on the site at http://www.sacfc.co.uk/pastandpresentplayers.php which is quite interesting(ish)

 

anyway if anyone can help with a few lines on info about a player I would be gratefull - please pm me

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

Chris McMenamin - brought in by Bob Dowie, scored stunning goal in 3-3 draw at Canvey, then disappeared.

 

Anyone else??

 

 

[Laz]

Appeared in preseason against Stevenage Borough. Steve Clark scored the winner!

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

Indeed Webbo, your photo is from said Stevenage pre-season match.

 

 

[Webbo MFI]

god know how I got it!

[Laz]

You should have focused on the poor looking Stevenage fans in the background. Some of them are probably begging for food.

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

I remember a couple of the Yorkshire Branch getting quite aggro with a few Stevenage fans that day. Vizzy was getting involved too. Not sure what it was about.

 

 

[Laz]

It goes back to '92!

 

I'm told that the Yorkshire branch, then just young pups, were pelted with stones (really, it did happen) at the Stevenage away game.

 

Since then they've dedicated their lives to seeking retribution.

 

Hence on the day all you could hear with "Scum! Scum! Scum!" reverberating about the ground (the then new fencing adding to the effect), and "Where were you in 92!.

 

There were a few nasty scenes afterwards.

 

I was discussing the matter with Nobby just the other week.

 

Perhaps MDET could comment further.

[JKiF]

was the away game in The FA Cup?

[gertcha EFM]

That great 3-3 draw ? Duffs penalty in injury time.

 

The replay down the Park was quality to. "Kevin Mudd salutes his new fan club" and all that.

[mdetaylor]

It was actually after the league game - we must have taken quite a few and were in the little stand on the side. The stewards would not let anyone else into the stand and people were being pulled up over the side - I seem to remember there being a scuffle with a steward (Dave Costa was involved I think).

 

City won although the score escapes me - I think Brett scored and it was quite muddy.

 

As you walked round the back of the ground and under a sub-way to get to the retail park (bit like Wolves) all sorts were coming over the fence from the home end. Never liked S***enage from then on.

 

The friendly was a good day - 20-30 city fans in good voice, Laz has got the chants spot on (with a few more that are not repeatable). I think Tony Rivers threw one of their fans in the Cola stand down the terraces and then at the York Road end as we were going up to the bar a couple of their lot had a bit of a go about City being a small club, which got the "where were you in '92 response, they reacted and Nobby (possibly El Wood) and viz had a go back. Handbags broken up by Leigh Page

 

Still hate them

[Laz]

I remember their keeper was "sin-binned" during the friendly and their manager went on goal for the duration. He took horrible abuse too.

 

There was a report on their website later where he reported it was the worst he'd ever heard.

 

There have been no subsequent friendlies with Boro!

[JKiF]

 

 

...build a bonfire, build a bonfire.....

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

Funny you should say about that 'pack of wolves' thing, mde.

 

We ended up at Stevenage/Farnborough on New Years Day this year when our away match at Hitchin was called off. We sat in the Farnborough end and must have left a good 15 minutes before the end.

 

Anyway, this bunch of kids, aged 14 or so, followed us out of the ground and to the Retail Park a good mile away, just skulking a few yards behind, and trying to round up more of their chav mates on their mobiles.

 

Very sad.

 

 

[Laz]

From what I heard you made quite an impression when you went there.

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

In the Farnborough end, yeah!

 

They loved us actually - we were the only ones doing any singing!

 

We arrived about ten minutes into the game, and I think the Farnborough fans thought we were Stevenage, trying to 'run' their end, as a few looked a bit nervous, and a couple of their beefier fans stood up in anticipation.

 

Once they realised we were City, they loved us!

 

They'd heard of EFM too!!

 

 

[Laz]

I spoke to the guy in the bakers over the road from here who's a Boro' fan.

 

I said something like: a few of our fans came over to your place the other day.

 

He said: yeah! we noticed!