Come on then, how many have stories of sneaking into footy without paying? There can't be many grounds where you can get away with it these days.

On a friday night visit to Southend around 2002/2003, I arrived 15 mins late. The away-end was all locked up and I was already stressed at being late but noticed a gap between the top of the turnstile and the roof. I managed to squeeze through and walked into the bank of seating behind the goal, albeit in the wrong corner!

For those that know the ground, I came out in the right hand corner as you face the pitch and the Pools fans were in the other corner I didn't know what to do but just calmly walked through the stewards cordon and took my seat.

Free football and we won 1 nil although Willo scored in the first few minutes so I missed the goal

Does sneaking back in when you've been chucked out count?

i knocked OUT of a match in the early 80s, it was that bad! i cut my hand to buggery on the glass on the top of the wall on the millhouse side.

How ironic I too arrived late due to heavy M25 traffic out of Kent, missed the ggoal but heard on BBc Essex and got in the side again free of charge just walk in with the local overcoated free loaders on a corporate day. I recall Richie anmd Paul Smith playing well that night in a disiciplined bank of 4 in front 4 defenders formation.

I was nabbed at the old feethams ground sneaking in.. My Arm was pinned behind my back and hair tugged by a copper before being marched around the cricket pitch to the jeers and and a few claps of the paying punters ...

I'd have paid good money to get chucked out of Feethams, if only to avoid the health risks in the Tin Shed. Scabies, TB, crabs, Dyspesia, Chlamidia etc etc......

Strange bloke you are ..

hartlepool does that to a man...

i never nicked in as such, but my dad did have a habit of lifting me over the turnstile, whether the person controlling it agreed or not.

it happened for many years until one day i said "dad, just pay me in for gods sake"........i was 15

Remember that game. Walking round southend sea front about half eleven on the evening looking for digs about 10 of us. Got in some digs finally, mutley did a sneak, woke up next morning to the irish landlady screaming at someone, it was mutley asleep in her front room with the cat

We had a smashing time that night didn't we

I think half the Pools fans missed the goal - I was on my way for a piss when Eifion broke clear of the defence so I stood and watched the outcome of the attack before I went to the bog, celebrated the goal and went for me piss!!!

...or the bus station at halifax...i watched a match there after being flung out for been a drunken rarf

Dear me What a cracking weekend that was.

Then just driving back into Hartlepool from a long trip to southend friday night game, listening to the F.A.Cup draw who did we get Southend Turn the car round Lightning Tree

When we played Hull on Boxing Day first game at new ground, stood in queue went to give money but nobody was they so just walked in, very strange.
Kept very quiet walking up them steps then waited forever too get a beer.