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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. 18:37 - Dec 30 with 11244 viewsporschejack

At the time , who in their right mind at the FA decided that a neutral ground to stage this replay should be in Cardiff ?
It was a disaster waiting to happen - and as it turned out - it was .
Anyone remember the carnage on the Bob Bank ?
There would be questions asked if it happened today .
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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 20:57 - Dec 30 with 2748 viewsOldjack

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 20:44 - Dec 30 by Darran

Cold night too there was snow everywhere.


Aye it was 3.30pm we knew the game was officially still on

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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 21:04 - Dec 30 with 2726 viewscontroversial_jack

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 20:44 - Dec 30 by Darran

Cold night too there was snow everywhere.


I don't remember here being snow, but it was freezing
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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 21:08 - Dec 30 with 2717 viewsSwanjaxs

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 21:04 - Dec 30 by controversial_jack

I don't remember here being snow, but it was freezing


No snow but ice everywhere

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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 23:49 - Dec 30 with 2600 viewsawayjack

Yes we got stuck in traffic and a few jumped out of van and walked to make kick off. A few scum on street corners but no major trouble. Police took us to the open Grange end and amazing to see 90% of Bob bank go wild when we scored! Again groups waiting outside Grange exit after match but run off when they realised the numbers. Must have been timing but relatively tame by some 'away' matches in those days.
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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 23:52 - Dec 30 with 2591 viewsraynor94

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 21:08 - Dec 30 by Swanjaxs

No snow but ice everywhere


I certainly remember the snow travelling up on the supporters busses

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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 23:57 - Dec 30 with 2581 viewsMatlock_Jack

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 18:43 - Dec 30 by 34dfgdf54

Didn't a Swans fan die outside the ground?

Terrible planning, god only knows what was going through their heads planning that.


Wasn't that match played in 1980? I was at that game and the KO was in doubt, until an hour before the scheduled start; ice and snow all over the shop.
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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 00:09 - Dec 31 with 2557 viewsBloodyhills

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 23:57 - Dec 30 by Matlock_Jack

Wasn't that match played in 1980? I was at that game and the KO was in doubt, until an hour before the scheduled start; ice and snow all over the shop.


It was early 1980, F.A Cup 3rd round replay.

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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 00:21 - Dec 31 with 2533 viewscontroversial_jack

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 23:52 - Dec 30 by raynor94

I certainly remember the snow travelling up on the supporters busses


Not according to the weather reports from South Wales for the 14th Jan 1980
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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 00:25 - Dec 31 with 2527 viewsmorningstar

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 23:52 - Dec 30 by raynor94

I certainly remember the snow travelling up on the supporters busses


Did the snow get there safely?

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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 00:26 - Dec 31 with 2525 viewsraynor94

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 00:21 - Dec 31 by controversial_jack

Not according to the weather reports from South Wales for the 14th Jan 1980


What a surprise, you saying the opposite, I'm getting old but not senile, quite a bout of snow early evening game was in doubt, please post your weather report up

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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 00:42 - Dec 31 with 2498 viewsbarry_island

Some kind Cardiff fans helped a few of us climb into the ground from the railway sidings. Which was nice.

Great fun for a couple of hours. I can't remember there being any Palace fans there if I'm honest but there were a few hundred of their lot on the Bob Bank, which again was nice. Dare I say it but quite a few of them were supporting us, a few hundred though were quite intent on causing us serious injury, and rather a crowd of ours were keen to reciprocate. I learned the game of dodge the flying Alsatian that evening as well.

If I remember correctly the bloke who died was from West Cross.

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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 01:08 - Dec 31 with 2472 viewsPacemaker

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 00:26 - Dec 31 by raynor94

What a surprise, you saying the opposite, I'm getting old but not senile, quite a bout of snow early evening game was in doubt, please post your weather report up


Def snow on Sloper road I can remember it well.

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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 01:19 - Dec 31 with 2457 viewsowainglyndwr

We had a double decker bus and a mini bus leaving Clydach.
About 70odd of us aged between 16 and 30.
We arrived at the grange end part of the ground and rouours of a Swans fan being killed circulated. Someone pointed out that a few of our mates got into a scrap on the Bob bank so we all jumped over the wall to get into the grange end.
Well ...... with it being icy and which seemed to be well over a 100 people going over only to find that it was hell of a drop over the other side, I landed on my mates brother knocking him clean out.
A couple of us made sure he was ok and tbe met up with tbe otbers in a middle of a scrap on the Bob bank which went o for ages until we scored and then Swans fans chased the cardiff fans off or away but it all stopped aftwr that goal.
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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 03:59 - Dec 31 with 2418 viewsSwansNZ

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 00:21 - Dec 31 by controversial_jack

Not according to the weather reports from South Wales for the 14th Jan 1980


I can't recall if it was snowing at the time, but there was plenty of snow on the ground.

Big queue outside the grange end, I can't recall if all gates were closed until late or just 1 or 2 were open, but there were loads outside the ground. I think I got in 15-20 minutes after kick off, and didn't know we were 1-0 down until the announcer said the score at half time.

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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 05:40 - Dec 31 with 2405 viewsdameedna

The game was all about stopping Vince Hilaire if I remember correctly. The build up was immense on and off the pitch and good riddance to the Palace dick.
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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 06:39 - Dec 31 with 2323 viewsbarry_island

Isn't this match the origin of Oldjack's quote about Palace being the team of the century'?

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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 06:49 - Dec 31 with 2320 viewsjackal

I remember walking to the ground in a group of about 200 Swans' fans. There was a local kid standing on his own, about 12 years old. He wanted to take us all on.
I remember thinking that this kid is dangerously stupid.
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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 07:57 - Dec 31 with 2277 views1983

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 00:25 - Dec 31 by morningstar

Did the snow get there safely?




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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 08:03 - Dec 31 with 2273 views1983

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 23:52 - Dec 30 by raynor94

I certainly remember the snow travelling up on the supporters busses






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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 08:05 - Dec 31 with 2269 viewsLoyal

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 01:19 - Dec 31 by owainglyndwr

We had a double decker bus and a mini bus leaving Clydach.
About 70odd of us aged between 16 and 30.
We arrived at the grange end part of the ground and rouours of a Swans fan being killed circulated. Someone pointed out that a few of our mates got into a scrap on the Bob bank so we all jumped over the wall to get into the grange end.
Well ...... with it being icy and which seemed to be well over a 100 people going over only to find that it was hell of a drop over the other side, I landed on my mates brother knocking him clean out.
A couple of us made sure he was ok and tbe met up with tbe otbers in a middle of a scrap on the Bob bank which went o for ages until we scored and then Swans fans chased the cardiff fans off or away but it all stopped aftwr that goal.


I spoke to someone who was there back then, don't say we chased them off their own bank ffs, they won't have it ! He confirmed to me they took a real pasting that night at times.
Mind you the swans turn ou 24,000 he reckons 20,000 were jacks.

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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 08:17 - Dec 31 with 2251 views3swan

Not sure about snow in Cardiff, but it snowed heavily in the West Midlands stopping me going to the game
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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 08:32 - Dec 31 with 2232 viewsbarry_island

I remember it started snowing by Coychurch?? roundabout in Bridgend and snowed until just before kick off. Nowadays they'd have cancelled the game.

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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 09:22 - Dec 31 with 2183 viewsowainglyndwr

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 08:05 - Dec 31 by Loyal

I spoke to someone who was there back then, don't say we chased them off their own bank ffs, they won't have it ! He confirmed to me they took a real pasting that night at times.
Mind you the swans turn ou 24,000 he reckons 20,000 were jacks.


When we scored Swans fans turned the Cardiff fans . By then we were in the middle of the Bob bank.
After the match our bus was on Cowbridge Rd in Canton.
There was a good few scuffles at first but far to many of us.
After the very last scuffle I made my way to the bus not realising that I was one of the last making my way back.
Cardiff fans on a service bus tried grabbing me ln ripping ghe sleave of my jacket.
I had to dap the driver and a cardiff fan who tried holding me on and by then aoad of the boys turned up to help.
No police anywhere
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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 09:24 - Dec 31 with 2173 viewsowainglyndwr

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 03:59 - Dec 31 by SwansNZ

I can't recall if it was snowing at the time, but there was plenty of snow on the ground.

Big queue outside the grange end, I can't recall if all gates were closed until late or just 1 or 2 were open, but there were loads outside the ground. I think I got in 15-20 minutes after kick off, and didn't know we were 1-0 down until the announcer said the score at half time.


Do you remember the Swans pulling the grange end gates off ?
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Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 09:28 - Dec 31 with 2164 viewsSwansNZ

Swans v Palace - Ninian Park - 70's. on 09:24 - Dec 31 by owainglyndwr

Do you remember the Swans pulling the grange end gates off ?


Now you mention it, I think something like that did happen, as loads were locked outside and getting very frustrated.

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