Mucker1884

First one to say we went up because the rest of the league were s*** gets a slap from me! 🤣

Now we know who it is, the answer is "Yes, but we're not allowed to talk about it!"! 👀

Damn it. I'd have known that one! 🤣

More "Club Legend" than "Another Old Boy"... although technically he had old boy knees when he was still playing, I suppose! 😉 Lovely to see that! 🐏🤍

On Video, that reaction is real. That reaction means something. That reaction is unrehearsed emotion. That reaction is pure Ram. Top class. I vote "IN"! 👀 🐏

Deleted, now I have wi-fi again! 🙄 Thanks all. 👍

I assume that's looking towards PP, with Town Centre behind the photographer? Just trying to get my bearings for a drive past. I don't go down that way very often. 🍻 EDIT: Just checked Google Maps. Looks like it's heading to PP from town, but set back away from the road (3rd bridge support?). Might have to wait until we're out on our bikes for a proper good look at it. (And at least that'll give me a photo opportunity). 😁👍

Oh... and whilst I'm still in the mood... I assume we had no Japanese Rams at the game either, looking at the state of the pitch by the end. What is it with scummy litter louts? 🤬 Argentina '78 it was not! #shameful

Didn't you all go on after the Brighton PO win in 2014. I think so? 🤷‍♂️ *I wasn't there. I was half-fanning it from a bar in Spain. 😎🍻🐏

Also forgot to mention... I walked through the turnstiles at c.12:08. I don't ever recall the North Stand concourse appearing to be "rowdy" before, but it was today. 🐏 *That's a good thing btw, just in case anyone was wondering!

Didn't notice it live, but just seen a video... The ref did indeed blow for the final whistle... as he was already heading full pelt to the tunnel... there was an air of "Look after number one, and sod everybody else" about it! 🤣

Well, the right hand (out of shot) was obviously used to zip up his flies 3 mins before that pic was taken!

Bristol City though, eh? You can see why he was tempt... oh wait... nope.

Failing that, put him on matchday DJ duties. That session from the Directors Box was bangin'. 🤣

Either a Bloody Mary, or they've got renal colic!

According to the latest government figures, most people are big enough to eat 2 slices ... as long as it's delivered to the feckin' door! 👀

Ooh... I love this game... my turn... Bush

Good spot! 👍 But... meh! Play Offs. Schmay-Offs.

Like I say... it did look bloody fantastic... (Of course I took my phone out... I'm not a bloody caveman! 👀)

Try reading this whole topic from the start. It'll save you from looking ignorant.

I expected to do the same... but was determined to see it through to the end, as I just thought that was what the players deserved. I don't blame you for giving up early. I was very, very tempted to do the same.

I must concede... I wasn't aware (Due to my ageing eyesight and distance from the pitch) of players being in the thick of the "invasion" until I saw Eboooooo come grinning out of the throngs on the big screen. That must have been at least 10 mins, so he clearly wasn't in a rush to get down the tunnel. I've since seen video snippets of players sipping from cans, riding shoulders, and waving flanges... and all seemingly all enjoying their time out there. For that alone, I take back some comments. I concede I was wrong on those points. As I witness very little social media, I miss out... through conscious choice, I hasten to add... on all the parent/kiddy stuff, all the look at us pics, all the insta-this and tweetex-that. I'm a great believer that memories belong in one's head, not on a screen, a tablet... or even a photo album, come to that! From a fan looking down from the stands, as I've posted earlier elsewhere, it did LOOK good. Excellent in fact. But that was no party out there. There was very little evidence... in real time... with real eyes and ears... of celebration, joy, or even pure unadulterated relief. I never once, for one solitary second, regretted staying at my seat, and wishing I was down there joining in "all the fun"! There was nothing to tempt me down there. Just folk ambling around, clearly not knowing what to do next! Now I know that most folk on the pitch were busy concentrating on focusing their cameras and making sure their tweets got through the thick cloud, I understand why there was little in the way of chanting, of jumping up and down with glee, of actual olde-worlde unrehearsed celebration. I repeat my words from earlier... a celebration of that ilk back in the eighties was reserved for a wake, not a football promotion party. For someone who lived, thrived, and occasionally instigated proceedings throughout that era, then yes, by comparison, today's scenes were embarrassing. They were tin-pot. I know that, as I have memories. I just don't have photographic and/or digital memories. Just actual memories! Hey, I appreciate times have changed. I appreciate I am ageing rapidly every day. I appreciate that folk out there were totally enjoying the experience... as was I... but to claim it was a fantastic atmosphere is phoney in my opinion, as I've witnessed fantastic atmosphere... and been at the heart of it... and today simply didn't compare. Today, as a whole, was a great day, but I will maintain to my dying days that the after-match celebrations were nothing short of a let down. They were certainly nothing special. And hear this... after the announcement/request to leave the pitch to allow the players to receive their trophy... that's right, a trophy... at least 50% of those leaving the pitch headed straight for the exits. Yes, I know, not one of you did. I know all of you went straight back to the stands and stayed to the very end, but don't dare tell me that nobody headed for the exits... Remember, I had a birds eye view. And no... I can't prove it, as I keep my phone tucked away in my pocket! They had had their selfish time on the pitch. They had had their pics, their tweets, and their instas. They didn't give a s*** about the players, and their hard-earned trophy. And for that alone, they can feckoff!

I suspect a misunderstanding... Number of pages = depends on the result. Defeats tend to bring out the longer threads/more pages. My comment bore no relation to your excellent opening posts. 🍻

I'm not sure they did? 🤷‍♂️ Wasn't it more along the lines of "Please do not go on the pitch before the final whistle". That's entirely different to your quote, and covers their arses when it comes to thousands breaking the law on their property! Yes, it was inevitable. No, there was nothing more the club could have done to avoid the invasion. But that still does not make it right or acceptable. ... and as for the atmosphere once they were on the pitch... Embarrassingly non-existent, imo. If we'd have partied like that back in the '80's, it would have been called a wake! 👀 Children sliding around on the hallowed turf, and grown-ups wandering aimlessly wondering "What happens now". No "scenes". Very little jumping around singing and cheering. No passion. No emotion. I repeat... embarrassing. To be fair, having a good overview of the proceedings from my seat, I suspect the majority were puffed out after all that exercise! Looked like most of them had never been near a sports pitch before! It was fully expected of course (as a lot of anti-social/selfish behaviour is nowadays!), so it certainly didn't spoil my afternoon, but I still maintain a lap of honour by the players, management, and Mr Clowes... along with their nearest and dearest... would have been much more preferable... especially in front of 25k+ still in the stands. But much of the stands were nigh on empty within 5 minutes of the final whistle. When the (majority of the ) pitch invaders eventually left the pitch, they weren't miraculously full again, which would imply most had given up, and headed home. Check out the numbers still there once the trophy was brought out. It was like the raffle results at a village fete!

Not to worry mate. I've sorted a replacement...