Many years ago, I went to Blundell Park with a friend who was a Cod Season Ticket holder, using his mates season ticket to sit next to him on the Fish Finger Stand. About a third of the way through the first half, and excitement…. The bloke in the seat in front started to shake and foam at the mouth. Being a first aider my mate lept to assist putting his clean hanky in the guys mouth to stop him biting his tongue and holding him down to stop him banging his head on the concrete. Suddenly, 2 of Humbersides finest appear, dragging my mate off the fitting man, frogmarching him off to the Police post. Fortunately, the epileptic guy came round and at half time tried to explain, along with myself and 2 other blokes who had seen what happened, to the senior steward and a police sargeant. The response was mainly” well if we let him off , everyone will start using that excuse!”. But let him off they did, on condition he handed in his season ticket which the club would return once they had completed their investigation into the incident. They never did….and my mate….a lifelong cod head has never returned to Blundell Park!!!
