Fan Nicknames - who sits near you and what/why have you nicknamed them?

You may have been Father Christmas because you didn't have a white beard, you just looked jolly!

Weird that I see kelvin and the undertaker at games and they don't sit together but I have seen them say hello.

Did you used to go to other games as a neutral? My mate was doing the 92 and he mentioned that he had seen you at a few games when the reds weren't playing.

Do you still get to many games?

 

I used to go all over with Pete, Dave, Kel and Ash with sometimes Kev Nutting as well. Stockport Friday nights and other places such as Hyde Mossley etc. Also went on my own to quite a few places
Settled down south 30 years ago now so trips to Oakwell are very limited especially as I was a betting shop manager for years so Saturdays were a no no
Still try to help the club money wise by buying stuff from the club shop, programmes etc even though I can't get up there very often. Got to say I miss it big time sometimes

 

I also knocked about with Harker, Rog, Steve and Reg and spent many a boozy Saturday night in Sheffield with them usually drinking miniature Southern Comforts with Steve Harker on the X32 into Sheffield

 

I sit in different seats every match these days, otherwise someone might be calling me the "gerrit art" bloke. I panic every time a cross comes into our box and shout that (or other variations on the same theme). I stopped doing it at 3-0 last Saturday, but I don't usually have that luxury.

 

He also used to urge players to hit the "******* ball". I never heard him complete a sentence without a swear word. He seems to have mellowed a bit in recent years though.

 

He's mellowed but simmering

 

Your right he used to shout that. Now it's "hit the fcking thing"

 

92

Kelvin and Ashley completed the "92" in 1984,they got a mention in the Southampton programme when we played them at the Dell in the FA Cup.

 

Was Kev Nutting the larger gentleman with the beard? I recall some away games in the later 70's where "Big Kev" was usually on the coach
Might not be the same guy just wondering?

 

It was indeed. Kev lived down Kendray . Sadly died from cancer far too early

 

West Stand by any chance?

 

Sorry to hear that, I well remember away at Torquay on a freezing January morning having set off at midnight from Barnsley, and for some reason Kev wanted to throw someone into the harbour.
Lost 1-0 with 7 minutes to go.
Also the famous match at Newport on a p*ssing down Tuesday night called off before we got there, ended up drunk as skunks in Chepstow
A sad loss to the Reds followers

 

I used to talk to Kev in the social club. He was a really nice bloke and very knowledgeable, especially about past players and games.

 

I'll have to dig that out. I was at that game.

 

Aye, West Stand lower but the 2 people in question are both West Stand upper.

It will never not be a bit unnerving to hear “kill him Potts, kill him”.

 

We've got a Fergie, Graeme Souness, The Babysitter and Jaws

 

Aye just entering Newport and see team bus going back tother way. Chepstow were great.

 

He comes in car with me a bit now, his language hasn't mellowed.