OldLeazes
Vital Football Hero
I think West Ham is my most visited away ground after Sunderland and Brighton. Counting up and I've been there five times. The first time i went was some time early mid 80s. I'm pretty sure we played a draw. First time I'd been to West Ham and I was shitting myself. We went down on a coach which parked at Kings Cross. Three coach loads of us went over on the tube and met the rest of the Newcastle support in Covent Garden. I'd say about 700+ made our way over on the tube. The police picked us up on the way and we were taken to Upton Park under heavy escort. After the game it was dark and we were under attack all the way back to the tube. it got out of hand next to the fruit market with both sides really piling into each other. Took the police a while to get it sorted. I was pleased to get on the tube out of the place. Swore never to go again. next season went again, but this time on the cowards bus from the official supporters club. We got humped 8-1, but it was relatively safe.