blunted
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Sunderland and Wolves. The only time I have been on the Highfield Rd pitch. My brother did play there.
For those that remember 1967 (6 Viewers)
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blunted
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That song and the speech. Really was from a different era. Felt modern at the time. Jolly good show old chap.
I was another 14 year old who ended up on the side of the pitch for the Wolves game. There may have been hope but not expectation (we were already both promoted) - the Sky Blue Song was still proud Posh or Cobblers (although Northampton had just had a year in Division One I think) not the "bigger" clubs. Wolves were seen as a big club (look at 1958-60) only in that division two years and even after our win they were likely to be champions. Imagine the delight of a late birthday present when the day after my birthday we beat Millwall AND became champions as they faltered. There was certainly not any sense of inevitability even from the turn of the year when we were up at the top. This was the culmination of my second full season (I had been at a few games in 64-65), pulled in by Jimmy Hill's Sky Blue revolution. Soon to be tempered by JH leaving ,and George Curtis breaking his leg heralding future struggles.
ProfessorbyGrace
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T’was 13 years before I entered the world but if I did remember 1967, I’d say: ‘ooh, this were all fields in my day.’
The Great Eastern
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Nope. Harold definitely touched down at HR in 1966. It was my 1st season of regularly supporting after having my interest in football massively raised by the world cup win that year.
I can recall Harold Wilson and City director, John Camkin, wearing identically coloured rain coats standing side by side in the main stand. Harold had a broad grin on his face as his Huddersfield team beat us.