DerbyPride Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 The latest edition of BBC Radio Derby's Rams Daily podcast is looking back at that infamous trip to Millwall for the 1994 Play-Off semi final. A very good listen and some truly excellent commentary from Graham Richards. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jxylkn?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile Indyram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodleyRam Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 I recall listening to that on RD as an excited 9 year old not giving us a chance away at Millwall. A great night, even miserable Mark Pembridge mustered a smile if I recall. Carnero and cstand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTSIDER Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 was there with marks dad and praying the works van had not been turned over in car park as i had a derby scarf on front , it was not parked far from the radio derby car remember fans singing you wont make it back to the train station and lad next to me who came by train said what you reckon i said i have my own transport .... good luck mate popside72 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popside72 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 good to see us taking our full allocation this time around. Time for the chant of "You're not scary anymore!" DavesaRam, Premier ram, TimRam and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 I was at the assembly rooms watching Chubby Brown, with updates of the score when a trip to the bog at the interval was taken as news came through. cstand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Buxton's Bat Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 I remember as we left the BBG after the first leg, Millwall fans giving us the throat-slitting threats and thinking that I was glad I'd not got a ticket for the away game. I listened to the way game on RD whilst out for a run....... and can remember being frightened ! Kudos to anyone who went.......and to the players who put up with stuff players shouldn't have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravanelli Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 (edited) I was there that night. Interesting listening to the RD podcast this morning - it brought it all back. I didn’t even remember the score. All I could remember was how nasty it turned as soon as the Millwall fans realised the tie was lost. One thing I didn’t hear them mention on the podcast was the racist attention Paul Williams got, how we was targeted by the thugs trying to kick him before he could get off the pitch or when he went near the side lines where the thugs were lined up waiting to invade the pitch. RD said that the Derby fans were safe in the upper tier of the away end but it didn’t feel that way because we knew we had to get out of the stadium. The police kept us behind which was often the case in those days before allowing us to leave the stadium. The walk back to the underground was frightening but ultimately uneventful for me. The carnage in the car park with the RD van lying on its side will forever stick in my mind. The site of hundreds of thugs lining the side of the pitch waiting to invade won’t either. At the end all of the outfield players had bunched up near the tunnel, knowing the ref was about to blow. It was our poor goalie Martin Taylor who didn’t have that advantage and had to run the gauntlet. It must have been frightening for the players. I’ve always hated this ground, one of the ugliest grounds in the country for me. I’ve been many times and seen some great results. Who got our first hatrick for around 17 years there? Was it Bryson? I was there for that. I even took my next door neighbour down once when he was injured and out of the team (John Harkes) - might actually have been the same season. I went to the game and he went shopping in London with his wife lol. Edited October 16 by Ravanelli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 4 hours ago, Boycie said: I was at the assembly rooms watching Chubby Brown, with updates of the score when a trip to the bog at the interval was taken as news came through. Sounds like you missed out on a night of nasty overweight men shouting racist abuse! Boycie, richinspain, Steve How Hard? and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwichram2 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 3 hours ago, Ravanelli said: I even took my next door neighbour down once when he was injured and out of the team (John Harkes) - might actually have been the same season. I went to the game and he went shopping in London with his wife lol. Pity he didn't go shopping for the final. Missed a sitter as I recall😁 Reggie Greenwood, HorsforthRam and Ravanelli 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodleyRam Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 8 hours ago, RodleyRam said: I recall listening to that on RD as an excited 9 year old not giving us a chance away at Millwall. A great night, even miserable Mark Pembridge mustered a smile if I recall. I should add I'd completely forgotten about all the trouble until reading the thread, it barely registered at the time, I was so fixated on the result! Innocence of youth. Shocking to hear about, I'm glad I came to football towards the end of that era of violence. I'm a lover not a fighter. ariotofmyown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Still fondly remember Pat van den Hauwes comedy gold own goal Dordogne-Ram and Crewton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hales300k Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 It`s a bit random that both sides had American Internationals playing for them that night , Keller and Harkes , i was in the top tier behind the goal , remember the Millwall chairman Reg Burr making mealy mouthed excuses in the days after about racist fans targeting Paul Williams , he tried to say Jossie was picked out because "he`s a nasty aggressive player" McFarland put him straight in his interviews in the run up to the Leicester play off final Crewton and ariotofmyown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WystonRam Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 We were kept behind for two hours i think so the police could disperse the local hooligans. I live down south back then and the journey home was uneventful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesaRam Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 I remember listening to the great Graham Richards while painting the kitchen ceiling! It was horrifying, and almost bizzarre that the match was interrupted 3 times. I hope that there were loads of arrests. Van de Hauwe scoring that own goal was justice in advance because 'twas he that ended Ted McMinn's career with a red card challenge up at Burnley. I took my daughter 5 or 6 years ago and it was daunting experience - you could almost feel the weight of the atmosphere as we found our way to the ground and noticed that the way out after the match was through a tunnel with a really fine wire mesh covering which we could barely see through. Scary! On a lighter note, we had parked at Stanmore and taken the tube in, and on the way back, two stops before we got back some guys sitting opposite got a phone call from their mates who had gone missing. They had got on the tube in the wrong direction and ended up in Tottenham! I have no idea what time they eventually got home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 23 hours ago, popside72 said: good to see us taking our full allocation this time around. Time for the chant of "You're not scary anymore!" Also recall the West Ham anthem "Blowing bubbles" being sung by us one season. Their reaction was priceless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 17 hours ago, ariotofmyown said: Sounds like you missed out on a night of nasty overweight men shouting racist abuse! I met one of their "firm" who was a neighbour of a mates relative. The Millwall bloke was a berk of the highest order. ariotofmyown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbylad01 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 (edited) I went with the Roadrider crew that night and the police kept the bus in the car park for 2 hours after the game had finished. The driver kept the doors open and you could hear the chanting and the cheers when the Radio Derby van was turned over. Great night Edited October 17 by Derbylad01 cstand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Hennessy Posted Thursday at 19:33 Share Posted Thursday at 19:33 It's worth watching this on YouTube. 1994 Millwall v Derby playoff...mindless violence 🫣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTSIDER Posted Friday at 09:23 Share Posted Friday at 09:23 after the home tie didn't mick mccarthy get annoyed over the team doing a walk around the game and said derby think they won it but we will give them a hostile reception back at the den? Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier ram Posted Friday at 15:51 Share Posted Friday at 15:51 All our car windows got put through that night , must have been the Rams car sticker in the back window that upset the Millwall massive🤣, bloody chilly journey home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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