Fulham Broadway 17,361 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 1984-5 Season. Robert Isaac was Young Player of the Year We were away at Millwall. The old Den probably the most dangerous place to visit as an away fan back then. Isaac and five friends including Pat Nevin, were at a League Cup game between Millwall and Chelsea at The Den on 9 October 1984, when they realised they were heading towards the home end. To avoid any incidents, they decided to cut through an alleyway, where they were confronted by a group of Millwall fans. According to Isaac, he and his friends were asked to name the Millwall reserve team goalkeeper, which they could not do, due to fear. He was then 'slashed across his back from his armpit to the base of his spine', before charging through the group and fleeing. He was found bleeding by council worker George Bennetts, before being rushed to the Lewisham Hospital, where he required 55 stitches. He reportedly only survived due to the thickness of the leather jacket he was wearing at the time. Since retiring, he has worked as a chauffeur for the Maktoums, the ruling family of Dubai. Vesper and nyikolajevics 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,291 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 11/03/2025 at 11:54, Fulham Broadway said: 1984-5 Season. Robert Isaac was Young Player of the Year We were away at Millwall. The old Den probably the most dangerous place to visit as an away fan back then. Isaac and five friends including Pat Nevin, were at a League Cup game between Millwall and Chelsea at The Den on 9 October 1984, when they realised they were heading towards the home end. To avoid any incidents, they decided to cut through an alleyway, where they were confronted by a group of Millwall fans. According to Isaac, he and his friends were asked to name the Millwall reserve team goalkeeper, which they could not do, due to fear. He was then 'slashed across his back from his armpit to the base of his spine', before charging through the group and fleeing. He was found bleeding by council worker George Bennetts, before being rushed to the Lewisham Hospital, where he required 55 stitches. He reportedly only survived due to the thickness of the leather jacket he was wearing at the time. Since retiring, he has worked as a chauffeur for the Maktoums, the ruling family of Dubai. Match detail: Millwall v Chelsea - 09/10/1984 Match detail: Millwall v Chelsea Match Date: Tuesday, 9th Oct 1984 at 19:30 Competition: League Cup - 2nd Round - 2nd Leg Opponent: Millwall Venue: The Den Attendance: 11,157 Half Time: 1 - 1 Result: Drew 1 - 1 Referee: Alan Seville (Birmingham) Team: John Bumstead Kerry Dixon Keith Jones Colin Lee Joe McLaughlin Eddie Niedzwiecki (GK) Colin Pates (C) Doug Rougvie Nigel Spackman David Speedie Mickey Thomas Chelsea Goal Scorers: Kerry Dixon (27) Millwall Goal Scorers: Steve Lovell (7) Fulham Broadway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey 0 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 After attending today’s game against Fulham this incident was brought up talking to previous players. I can also witness this as I was the other person that got stabbed that night it was terrifying. it was a nightmare trying to get help as the Police didn’t want to know it was only when I turned round to them with blood pouring out of my wound that they called an ambulance. No help then just had to get on with it , after attending most games that season afterwards it was time to call it a day as I was continuously looking over my shoulder. Fulham Broadway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,361 Posted August 30 Author Share Posted August 30 1 hour ago, Smokey said: After attending today’s game against Fulham this incident was brought up talking to previous players. I can also witness this as I was the other person that got stabbed that night it was terrifying. it was a nightmare trying to get help as the Police didn’t want to know it was only when I turned round to them with blood pouring out of my wound that they called an ambulance. No help then just had to get on with it , after attending most games that season afterwards it was time to call it a day as I was continuously looking over my shoulder. Mate that was awful. You went through a lot of trauma. Attending football 70s and 80s was a totally different experience to today. People have no idea. Can recount so many horrific incidents. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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