Coventry away in 1987 - How it was, when it was nufc
Coventry away in 1987 – How it was, when it wasMy previous visit to see Newcastle play Coventry at Highfield Road in 1986 had been spectacularly uneventful. A short walk to the ground from where we parked the van, no home fans to be seen, a couple of pints in the Mercers Arms and a 3-0 drubbing in the September rain.Two minibuses made the trek, the type with no seats in the back and no windows either.
On the pitch we won 3-1 thanks to goals from Paul Goddard, Gazza and Darren Jackson. Happy days, since not many away trips at that time yielded so many goals, never mind all three points. Walking back out of the ground, we were on a high, with no hint of what was to come. Shortly after leaving, we got stuck in a horrendous traffic jam on the climb away from Highfield Road. The first I’m aware of anything untoward is when our co-driver comments “There’s a canny mob of lads up ahead, milling around the bus stop”. Then wham! The van was being rocked all over the place as a swarm of youths decided it would be fun to put it on its side.
Thankfully, all the cops wanted to do was get us on our way and our driver was directed to mount the kerb and circumvent the stationery traffic by driving a hundred yards on the pavement and through a red light.
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