Fancy dress at football

chessington · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:46 pm

I know this is a bit late, but can I just say the 'blues brothers' theme at Leicester the other week looked class. It made me remember a game at Halifax in the late 80's when a big group turned up in chemical suits

and wondered what other themes people have seen at away matches over the years?

I think Mr Chimes was in the chemical suit group, anyone else remember that?

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

I remember Paul Mullen & some mates dressing up in Arab scarf & head dress.

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

Me and Crimes wre part of that group and possibly Katcha as well. It was the day John Smart turned up in his roller and it was apparently surrouded by angry pools fans not very happy with limited signings pre season.
I think we got stuffed 4-0 and we went to Wetherby for the night out and had a barny with the locals.
The funny thing about that day was Halifax were charging £6 to get in so pools fans protested outside and refused to go in because the home fans were only being charged £4.

After talks with the police they announced any fans who had paid the £6 could get a refund of £2. So a mass cue of pools fans with many going back 3 or 4 times, no tickets given in them days :laugh:

baby lemonade · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:27 pm

i was part of the chemical suit gang as well, great fun!! i remember grimsby last game of the season one year we all went as british seaside holidayers - knotted hankies, braces, aint half hot mum shorts, string vests and sandals...meet the gang cos the boys are here the boys to entertain you

chessington · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:40 pm

baby lemonade wrote:

i was part of the chemical suit gang as well, great fun!! i remember grimsby last game of the season one year we all went as british seaside holidayers - knotted hankies, braces, aint half hot mum shorts, string vests and sandals...meet the gang cos the boys are here the boys to entertain you

was that a 3 nil defeat and we were stood in the corner terracing, at the opposite end to where the away end is now? If so, I was there and after the game got my one and only slap at a football match :evil:

I was walking back to cleethorpes train station, when a brave group of lads jumped me and another guy.

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

Yeah, the Grimsby fans invaded the pitch at the end, you'd think they'd won the league, they only finished mid table in division 4 :laugh:

Dugoutpaddy · **Joined:** Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:23 am **Posts:** 1772

I once went to a game as a telephone and swapped into a Pink Panther outfit so I could get into Asters later :uhoh:

Grrr

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

Another end of season game I remember was a couple of Poolies dressed as Brian May & Freddie Mercury of Queen. Think it was at Southend & was the same day that Jimmy Glass the Carlisle keeper scored to keep them in the league.

katcha · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:40 pm

baby lemonade...

You the ex-dancing machine??

baby lemonade · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:40 pm

Fancy dress at football

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