West Ham v Forest October 1977 - 1000 Forest Invade West Ham South Bank. - Here’s What Happened Next

West Ham's Upton Park is the scene. 1977 is the year. 1,000 Nottingham Forest Executive Crew make a surprise visit to the Bolelyn Ground. What happens next will shock you (or maybe not?) Let the memories begin!
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[@nottinghamsoul7790]

The FEC didn't exist in 1977. I've read two of your posts about Forest and both are factually incorrect

[@peterking5016]

The Forest Executive Crew did not exist until the early 1980s, they were named the FEC after the Executive Stand (the old East Stand) was built at the City Ground in 1980, so I dunno where you get your info but it's wrong. The Forest crew of the 70s was the Mad Squad.

[@manutd7015]

Never heard of them. I didn't even know Forest had a firm back then. Shows you how much impact they had in the grand scale of things. Non.

[@zigzung5569]

​@@manutd7015Heard Forest had a decent mob in the early 00's, as you said never knew they were about in the 70's and 80's. Just goes to show, not many people know Arsenal were in the top 3 firms in London as well from 84 onwards. Done the ICF twice in their own manor in 85 and 87 when they were in their prime. Had a proper tear up and ended up even with Millwall in their prime at Highbury in 88.

[@jatsher]

@@manutd7015 you are clueless . Little boy.

[@andymusson3889]

@manutd7015 makes me wonder whether you were ever actually about back then as your memory is rather selective at best🤔man who only ever any good when you had the numbers.

[@manutd7015]

@@andymusson3889 We were good in small groups as well. A lot of United's support was Hoolies and I'd say we were taking 5 to 10.000 to away games and sometimes more. But we were not always together some of us used to travel the night before the game and stayed after the game. A good stopping off point for us on the way back was Sheffield. We used to have a few drinks there. I'm only talking about 100 at the most. We didn't have the numbers in the away sections either. But we were in there. City, Villa, Chelsea, Spurs, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Arsenal, West Ham, and loads more from Division 2 and to this day. We have at least 4 big firms in name I mean. About 50/80 handed. The MIB, ICJ, MOSTON RATS AND THE RED ARMY and I forgot the COCKNEY REDS. so at least 5. There are quite a few more around Manchester I was part of the ECCLES REDS in my time and we had a bit of a name for ourselves. But places like Middleton have a good firm and obviously Salford. Remember when Salford took on the Birmingham Zulus and battered them, at the boxing. Manchester is full of United fans I don't care what anyone says. I know because I know.

[@davidramsay6461]

I was there in 77, with a couple of mates, we were only 14, and in the North Bank. From my memory, Forest had a decent mob in the South Bank, their allocated end, but got set about by the West Ham there. They were escorted to the West Side stand ,up the North Bank end ,with chants of " come up the North Bank " from them. The Forest just started singing, when they were again set about by the West Side mob, and were then escorted out the ground. No shame on Forest, West Ham, was a really tough frightening place in the 70s, and folklore has it ,the coppers, eastenders themselves, would, to a point, turn a blind eye to opposition fans getting done

[@user-it3dd6xm8j]

One Forest Special, at least, got held back because of the trouble, though one fan made it and joined us in the West Ham Social Club. Three of us stood on a side terrace. They knew we were Forest but left us alone, decent people. I had heard bricks thrown and seen Forest fans climbing out over the turnstiles when I arrived by coach. I think the problem was that Forest couldn't group together in the South Bank or see who was who. It looked like complete chaos, though there was no panic. I had a good view from the side. I suspect a lot of Forest just kept their mouths shut. West Ham got segregation at the City Ground so we will never know how they would have fared under similar conditions, well I expect, knowing them. Better than Chelsea.

[@andybirch1256]

@@user-it3dd6xm8jcan’t remember West Ham ever bringing many to Nottingham in the seventies or early eighties when it used to kick off.

[@andybirch1256]

Every Forest fan who was there will admit it was a bad day at the office. We arrived late on coaches and the police wouldn’t let us into the ground. Possible a good thing who knows?

[@AnthonyCrane-zc7qv]

Different year mate

[@raytanner4138]

I know Arsenal and Millwall often gave it to West Ham but Forest?

[@paulsturdy8780]

Anyone remember the two white transits of Forest in Barking Road ? One crashed through a wall and the other stopped behind , end of story for them. Forest didn't have a clue that day .

[@AnthonyCrane-zc7qv]

Different year mate

[@KevCassidy-es2qp]

Chelsea games at forest were all ticket in the 70s they were given about 4 or 5000 tickets for the trent end .

[@sidbroughton8750]

Forest went in the chicken run first and got run out of their.

[@stephenadlington8225]

Same old bollocks about chelsea taking the trent end they where put in there by plod

[@user-co5qo8eb2r]

I was there. The police controlled them in to the Trent End, possibly as it was easiest and quickest from the train station to get Chelsea off the streets but they did not take the stand

[@redflag8970]

Chelsea say they got there early and started paying in a the police gave in to there pressure and allocated it in the end .

[@rolorolo6297]

I was with Carlton that day (Billy Davies) and I admit we got battered by Forest, there was Forest everywhere 🙄

[@bigpants6121]

not according to this clip. I dont think anyone turned over West Ham at Upton Park.

[@CIMAmotor]

@@bigpants6121Arsenal always say they did in 1985 but they went in the west side seats. Surely if they wanted a proper result they would have tried the Chicken Run (or any other end really).

[@bigpants6121]

Arsenal had a good firm but I still dont remember anyone sorting out the West Ham boys at Upton Park. Perhaps the Mancs did in the late 60's? Not sure about that one. Bunter and Bill used the chicken run to get into the South Bank and caused mayhem. Always good to see!@@CIMAmotor

[@TheWESTSIDE1967]

@@bigpants6121 mancs never mate, they only turned up in numbers to see a game & sometimes mingled but never tried taking upton park was never took by anyone im proud to say ⚒

[@KevCassidy-es2qp]

@@TheWESTSIDE1967

[@liquidatorcfc1621]

Join Reform Suella you know it makes sense!!

[@allanthorpe7139]

This did not happen no firm ever had a go at the south bank in my days from 76-86 and beyond, a few Arsenal once went in the lower west side seats 🤣with the families

[@kayabent9766]

Dont forget spurs in the cup but that was all ticket but we still got in there and for 200/250 of us we give spurs a proper tear up, Great night spurs were chucking cans of beer and i copped it in the nose and broke it, least I had a beer to chear me up

[@antonyleonard499]

Nobody disputing you had a massive mob i av followed,Forest pre clough days and all i will say ive been to scarier places than old trafford so lets agree to disagree all water under the bridge anyway

[@manutd7015]

Honestly can say we never had a problem with Forest home or away, they turned up at OT in a huge escort in 77 or 78, hundreds of United ran at them and they scattered, when the police sorted it out we had about 150 + amongst them and went in their sections. The rest is history, that was the game i was arrested and was thrown in a police van. My first arrest that. And we lost 4.0.

[@andybirch1256]

I was there in 1977 when we beat Manchester United 4-0 and can assure you that Forest fans weren’t scattered. I went to Old Trafford loads of times in the seventies and eighties and it was a walk in the park.

[@rikmorley1729]

Remember 1 time when united came to Forest in the meadows around the Crown pub Forest were throwing everything at them bottle's bricks etc

[@mickfoskett6629]

​..anyone can go to any ground in 1s and 2s..but forest never did anything to united home or away..EVER!🤨👹

[@manutd7015]

@@andybirch1256 No mate you was scattered before the game as the escort came in I was there. I even saw one Forest fan crying.

[@manutd7015]

@@andybirch1256 Forest were among many who wouldn't come to OT until escorts were introduced. I've seen many of away fans destroyed. No one ever came. City yeah, Liverpool and Everton. Other than that no shows.

[@steve-kl9iv]

These vids are so funny. They get fans who were there at the time, who are probably now aged 50,60 and 70 arguing about what they did when they were teenagers 😂 i know that 99% of it is total bull,

[@KevCassidy-es2qp]

Yes it all seems so silly and pointless now falling out about football while we were losing our country.

[@Isleofskye]

@@KevCassidy-es2qpYes, mate. We were distracted while another invasion was taking place..

[@KevCassidy-es2qp]

@@Isleofskye And still most people have not woken up to what is happening.

[@henryclarke5363]

what books is this guy quoting from,all the time.

[@steve9542000]

Probably 'Cass's Xmas annual ' 😂

[@henryclarke5363]

@@steve9542000 lol yea never thought of his greatest hits double L.P

[@jj-oc2sy]

It's the one that starts,Once upon a time.

[@user-qy4um1db4k]

Where was forest when Leicester took there town in the facup

[@andymusson3889]

Are you called baby squad because you only attack women and kids?

[@jatsher]

FYI. The days of footy firms ended in 90,s.

[@antonyleonard499]

Yeah i was in fat cats,when your baby squad pmsl threw chairs at windows oh how we laughed you did make a few kids cry howevwe who eating their sunday dinners with thwir mums and dads .all your idiots got big bird and not a punch was thrown 😂😂

[@antonyleonard499]

Yh the baby squad lived up to their reputation alright throwing chairs at shatterproof windows pmsl They did however make a few kids cry who were having sunday dinner with their mums dads,and grand parents but atleast the idiots got big jail time later on 😂😂

[@longlivetheboleyn1917]

More bollox 😂😂. This is a american account

[@bigpants6121]

If I remember correctly nobody "invaded" the South Bank as all visiting supporters were sent there.

[@mickfoskett6629]

True,i don't know where this guy gets his info from..most of these vlogs are full of bull💩! ...but I do listen to them for entertainment!😉👹

[@zigzung5569]

​@@mickfoskett6629 Totally agree. Think i've seen a few of your posts before and i might be wrong but think you're an old school Man Utd fan? Would be interesting on your take on Man Utd Arsenal down the years. Cockney Reds turned up a few times in North London but got battered one year on the Holloway Rd. Interesting O'Neill said he rated Arsenal the best mob in London back in the day. Have to admit we never really turned up at your place before 84/85, but had a few scraps with your lot at Deansgate.

[@mickfoskett6629]

​@@zigzung5569..hi mate,yes I was one of the cockney reds,born in Salford but family moved to finchley in London when I was 5 so grew up right on arsenal and spurs doorstep!..when I started being active in the 70s Arsenal imo were the top firm in London with West Ham 2nd...I was at both of those incidents you said..we came out of Holloway tube about 50 of us,saw a few arsenal outside the pub opposite just by the bridge,can't remember the name but it had a black front...we thought it would be a fiddle but as we rushed it more arsenal came out to front us,Miller was one of them,there was more arsenal than we thought,caught us by surprise as they threw bottles and glasses at us,we had to leg it,one of my mates slipped in the road and they gave him a kicking...at Sandgate we were waiting for the arsenal train to come in after the match,we hid on the stairs,arsenal rushed off the train and fronted us,forced us down the stairs and we couldn't get up there again,my only excuse is there were only about 10 of the proper united firm there the rest were "barmies"..but fair play to arsenal,i didn't think they'd get off the train!!..arsenal were. Definitely the best firm in London in the 70s but as the years went on West Ham,Chelsea and spurs got stronger and by the early 80s arsenal imo seemed to drop away,maybe Denton passing had something to do with it but don't know really...had a few hairy moments in the north bank too😉..stay safe fella!👹

[@mickfoskett6629]

Doddle and deansgate...not those other words,keyboard errors!

[@zigzung5569]

@@mickfoskett6629 No idea what you mean mate. Doddle and Deansgate?