The 33,000 Cardiff Play Off Final Count

[rblockells]

Met the lads at Paddington Station at about 830,everyone had brought enough cans for the whole train!!Journey down was a brilliant crack-loads of atmos.boozing and sense of anticipation.Blown-away by the stadium,also met-up with Rnagers lads I hadn't seen for about 20 years.Game itself was dire-Tommy Williams incident seemed to be in slow motion.Their goal was a total sickener-journey home depressing.Did not want to talk or think about football for about a week after.

[McQPR100]

Never forget the pride at seeing so many r'ssss and the buzz/anticaption outside the ground.

Couldnt believe how good the stadium was.

Have to say i was a tad disapointed with the atmosphere.

The worst memory was the shriek and explosion of sound when campbell scored.

Dont think i will ever be as disapointed about a game of football as i was that day. Got out of there on the final whistle, ashamed to say i hardly clapped the boys.

Last image i saw was gallen in tears.

GREAT couple of years they were though!

[mk37hoops]

I was there, my memory was at the car park across the road to the prison, and all the lags showing their tackle and arses through the windows. Also the fight / stabbing that happened at the service station on the M4 2 Rangers fans fighting each other. Oh and the dissapointment of losing. Gutted. But it was great to see so many Rangers fans down there.

[Kit]

Can still remember that day as if it was yesterday, the pride seeing so many Rangers fans, the despair before kick off due to the whole day being so geared towards Cardiff, it was unreal and of course no National Anthem for an English Play off final.
Then Tommy Williams run and the fateful shot and the look of disbelief around me that he hadn't seen Furlong.
I was sat next to Ralph Little during the game and at half time he was a little ****ed and started barracking the girl presenter on the pitch, shouting out 6 or 7 times I shagged her and she was crap !!!!!!!!! Ah memories

[qpr_yuley]

I was there!

funnily enough I remember the pre-match entertainment, where it was to see which fans made the loudest noise, and whoever did the big footballs would move.

Great atmosphere that day!

[crowlehoops]

what a day

[themodfather]

about 9 lsa coaches went...
me, george and a qpr mate tony went
i managed to get a stack of fezzes for some reason!??
blue hair spray dye and white....
we lost. awful journey home, sober!

[alexferguson60]

The night before I went to the Homelands Dance Festival, so after dancing the night away to Pete Tong etc in a QPR shirt, I was pretty knackered before the game.

On the way there sat with a Cardiff fan, who was an utter prick. Somehow, I didn't mention Richard Langley's last minute winner and we both agreed that Bristol City were "gashead #######s".

Arrived before pub opening time to see QPR fans queuing up outside the pubs, but quietly made my way over to the Millennium Stadium.

We went there with a group of around 30 people - couldn't believe that Tommy Williams didn't square that ****ing ball and still remember Andy Campbell's goal and 40,000 Welsh #######s going absolutely nuts.

Remember a sad coach ride back, where my mate nearly broke out the coach and attacked some Welsh scummers.

Which made me doubly happy about Cardiff's end-of-season collapse last season. Ha ****ing ha.

[RamseyR]

Missed it. Flew out to Tunisia on family holiday that day. Gutted. Tried to find a bar showing SKY. No luck.

[QPRGilo]

I was there. Cried when we lost lol

[Rich]

Unfortunately I couldn't make it for personal reasons.

[nuffieldranger]

I was there went up on a coach from the dolphin pub in uxbridge, someone had made qpr shirt biscuits for the journey LOL Great bunch of lads though.
hope for a day out like that again soon hopefully with better result next time.

[Gtleighsr3]

Stayed in Bath round a cousins of mine.He drove next day ,with me him and 2 of his mates one who was a bit of a hoolie at the Spuds.Great ground,good drink,lucky as the Spud wanted to hit everything welsh that moved so had to control the fella.Crap game,back to Bath for more drink.

[hhrangers]

i was there with 3 other of my family.

just remember square it and the chavs after the game celebrating in the streets

[dorsetranger]

I was there. The one and only time I've managed to get my two eldest wearing hoops. (the youngest who is an R wasn't born)

Things I'll never forget are -

Joining the M4 at Bristol and seeing all the blue and white flags and scarfs on the other cars.

The stadium:exciting:

30 odd thousand R fans singing "your supposed to be at home to the taffs"


Having a long journey home, stopping off for something to eat at a crappy Little chef :very_sad: