Quote Originally Posted by macstheman View Post
Did anybody on here go to Chester when we played them in the FA Cup back in Jan '71?? We won 1 - 2 as I recall. Didn't expect any trouble there but my God we had a battle royal after the game. Having said that I don't consider Chester a rival.
I think the real issue at that time was BC related in that he was a natural target for other clubs fans, after all he was well into building his 'old big head image'! At most away games that made us Rams the target of their anti-Clough feelings. Mind you inter-club punch-ups at that time was bog standard so throw in the BC effect and the fact that on the pitch we were ducking good anything and everything went!
Mmmm, good times despite the occasional ��!
I remember that match well and we did win 1-2. It wasn't Chester behind the trouble, it was Citeh. Jan 2 1971. Why they were there I'm not sure as they were at home to Wigan and won 1-0. 46K crowd at Maine Road so maybe they couldn't get in?

A well known Derby window cleaner was arrested that day and got 3 months inside. Why? Derby fans passing a building site on one side, Citeh at the other side of the building site. They started lobbing house bricks. The Derby fan in question caught one just before it contacted his head and launched it back whence it came. Immediately collared by Plod.