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I can imagine he must have done. I don't remember what sort of game it was at the time - he may have been glad of an excuse to leave. Although, that is a little extreme.

[quote="hector"]I do remember the match announcer reading out a car number plater, which often happened, with people being called to move their car as they had probably blocked someone's drive in Windsor Road or somewhere.

However, not this time. Instead of asking the owner of the car to move, the match announcer read out the plate and then with a deliberate pause, for comedic effect, proclaimed 'Your car is on fire!'

Cue, big cheers around the ground.[/quote]

That was my mate Dave and the stunned look on his face was priceless !!!
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[quote="Trojan 67"]When Matt gave Bartlett a slap and knocked his baseball cap off. :rofl:

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Remember Hector's 'car on fire' announcement.

I'll always remember Bateson coming across to face his Popside public after the 1-8 defeat to Scunny. A pregnant hush fell over the assembled masses, as we waited for a brave volunteer to sum up succinctly all our hopes and fears. And then it came: "Are you happy with that performance?"

I do remember the match announcer reading out a car number plater, which often happened, with people being called to move their car as they had probably blocked someone's drive in Windsor Road or somewhere.

However, not this time. Instead of asking the owner of the car to move, the match announcer read out the plate and then with a deliberate pause, for comedic effect, proclaimed 'Your car is on fire!'

Cue, big cheers around the ground.

[quote="vinny"]I thought that was Lew Pope ???[/quote]

Vinny - yes, I think you're right ! Funny how the ol' memory plays tricks !! :)

Loads of funny moments at Plainmoor stood on the mini terrace before they knocked it down for the Bench.. great memories. Though most of them aren't very pc. Now I'm based in the east midlands I really miss the laughs that go hand in hand with the despair down at Plainmoor.

I know it's not at Plainmoor but my favourite ever TUFC memory is with my Dad at Boston away, when Paul Bastard (known to us as Wally) got his lunchbox out at half time and the Home fans immediately started up a "Wallys got his lunchbox wallys got his lunchbox la la la la hey la la la la hey." Made I larf.

yeovil away promotion season, mate see's balloon on entering ground, thinks I'll jump on that and create loud bang, balloon doesn't burst, mate lands flat on his arse.. :)

When Matt gave Bartlett a slap and knocked his baseball cap off. :rofl:

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I thought that was Lew Pope ???

I remember a match on a typical Plainmoor windy winter's day when part of the old Grandstand roof was flapping around in the wind (in today's Health & Safely, the game would have been abandoned because of 'Ground Safety'). Mervyn Benney, Torquay Utd through and through, bless him, clambered up on the roof and held down the flapping section whilst all the b*stards on the Pop Side chanted "Jump Mervyn, Jump Mervyn". Can't remember if he was up there for all of the match or if he managed to secure it.

I'm sure it was one of those games where the main entertainment of the afternoon was Mervyn on the roof :)

leaving work for the long drive down to Devon soon, COYY.

[quote="WestLondonYellow"]perhaps moments of joy on the pitch are rare, but i remember the popside was a hilarious place to go in the late 80's when i first started going.[/quote]

[quote]by WestLondonYellow » Today, 14:24
Does anyone remember when the family stand can only have been about 3 or 4 years old, one of the doors to the exec suit on the far left side had been left a little open, someone took a shot and we all watched for the rebound off the stand and instead the ball disappeared straight through the open doorway[/quote]

loads of moments of mirth and merriment back in those days.better songs, more songs, funny songs, better atmosphere, loads of laughs, witty comment, jolly japes and comedic incident. :~D

im sure i vaguely remember something like the incident you mentioned.

i remember standing in the grandstand enclosure looking across and watching the scuffle and kerfuffle unfold with stewards and coppers (it was really a bit of handbags :Oops: ), more and more popsiders were getting involved and then it resulted in bartletts bell being thrown over the advertising hoardings and onto the pitch. :no: :rofl:

perhaps moments of joy on the pitch are rare, but i remember the popside was a hilarious place to go in the late 80's when i first started going.

Don't remember seeing such thread recently. There was a 'funniest chant' thread a couple of years ago as I recall. I don't remember the incident you mention, but I think there was once a brief minute or so when there were two balls on the pitch, both being played at the same time, and I've a hazy recollection of a player who for some reason changed into another pair of shorts on the pitch. Apart from that, my recollections of Plainmoor are years of misery with rare moments of joy.

wow, no one remembers this, i wonder if it really happened?