overseas shrimper
Life President⭐
Something on another thread got me thinking:
What is the most grim of away trips when following SUFC?
What's your story behind why?
Mine has to be Walsall at their old ground (late 80's I think) for a Leyland DAF game. Drove up there in howling winds and driving rain. Legs were frozen as we got drenched and found a chippy. Place was an utter dump and all the pubs looked VERY unwelcoming.
The ground was falling to bits and we were out in the open as winds picked up to near hurricane strength. A precarious gantry / tower construction was creaking and swaying above us and I thought it would come down at any moment.
Stuart Rimmer tore us apart and we lost 4-0 (or was it 4-1?).
Had to make our way back though the Walsall ghetto before driving back to Southend with the wind attempting to blow the car from one lane to the next on the motorway.
Second up must be Grimsby end of last season.
What is the most grim of away trips when following SUFC?
What's your story behind why?
Mine has to be Walsall at their old ground (late 80's I think) for a Leyland DAF game. Drove up there in howling winds and driving rain. Legs were frozen as we got drenched and found a chippy. Place was an utter dump and all the pubs looked VERY unwelcoming.
The ground was falling to bits and we were out in the open as winds picked up to near hurricane strength. A precarious gantry / tower construction was creaking and swaying above us and I thought it would come down at any moment.
Stuart Rimmer tore us apart and we lost 4-0 (or was it 4-1?).
Had to make our way back though the Walsall ghetto before driving back to Southend with the wind attempting to blow the car from one lane to the next on the motorway.
Second up must be Grimsby end of last season.