pictures of highfield road (1 Viewer)

Nantwich Skyblues · Oct 15, 2012

Sharpie83 said:
Wow that's an amazing pic

just set that pic as my desktop background..awesome!!!!:claping hands:

usskyblue · Oct 15, 2012

My second home for 27 years

Nick · Oct 15, 2012

I wish they had some of these in hi res for desktop backgrounds

speedie87 · Oct 15, 2012

people need to take over the bottom of the telegraph stand up the ricoh and recreate it.

Marty · Oct 15, 2012

sw88 said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/image_galleries/highfield_road_demolition_gallery.shtml

:'( So many happy memories. Cant believe we'll never see this place again

Thats it, stole all those pics, thought they'd delete them after a few weeks.

speedie87 · Oct 15, 2012

hands up who went to this match v wolves

Houchens Head · Oct 15, 2012

Cookie said:
Keep them coming! Also any of the Ricoh under construction...

I found a couple in my photo album! ......

sw88 · Oct 15, 2012

Marty said:
Thats it, stole all those pics, thought they'd delete them after a few weeks.

A lad at work used the link the other week for some uni work so knew it'd be somewhere online!

Managed to hold the tears back wen he pointed them out to me

KCskyblue · Oct 15, 2012

this is the photo of Highfield Road i use as my desktop background.

Joy Division · Oct 15, 2012

Darth Robins · Oct 15, 2012

Got a bunch on here, will post them as I find em!

Darth Robins · Oct 15, 2012

a few from the last game...

Darth Robins · Oct 15, 2012

My personal favourite, spot the ball! A random one from the 90's (against Man U if I remember right!)

coundonskyblue · Oct 15, 2012

Hate the way advertising took over towards the end. Main Stand being called the Britannia Tyres stand etc

skybluegod · Oct 15, 2012

Puck said:

don't see that many fans at the ricoh as a whole and that's just one stand :O i wish i could have gone to highfield road i never went

Skyblueweeman · Oct 15, 2012

covross said:
Highfield Road was built for Coventry City fc. The Ricoh was built for concerts, exhibitions and gambling. PUSB

A bit like The Emirates, Etihad, St Marys, Pride Park, Reebok, etc etc etc. Sign of the times I'm afraid. It doesn't make sense to build something that's only in use 20-25 days a year.

WM

nicksig · Oct 15, 2012

I seem to remember there was some good old photos in the programme from the last game at HR. I'll have to dig it out. I remember walking to that game past one of the houses by the ground and an old couple had a big banner strung up in their front yard saying thanks for the memories. I didn't think much of it at the time but when HR was pulled down that was the end of the club as we knew it. Nothing beat the West Terrace. I remember being freezing one new year's day and losing 4-0 to Spurs (around 94) and still it was a brilliant atmosphere. I still miss it.

speedie87 · Oct 15, 2012

Jesus this thread is making me feel old.

How many lads on here weren't old enough to go to highfield road???!!!

Fair play if u have a season ticket now but weren't old enough to see top flight football. Hope u do one day it's like a different sport/ atmosphere

cloughie · Oct 15, 2012

speedie87 said:
hands up who went to this match v wolves

I can say,

I WAS THERE

stood on my stool next to my dad

cloughie · Oct 15, 2012

skybluegod said:
don't see that many fans at the ricoh as a whole and that's just one stand :O i wish i could have gone to highfield road i never went

Just look nearly everyone has a team shirt on

PUSB

georgehudson · Oct 16, 2012

i was there, i claim to be 1st in the ground when the gates opened,
half way line, in the sunken terrace
wonderful ground,
special memories,
PUSB

sky blue zam · Oct 16, 2012

Puck said:

youll never see an atmosphere like this at the ricoh RIP WEST TERRACE

melbourneskyblue · Oct 16, 2012

Fantastic thread....lovin' it

hill83 · Oct 16, 2012

Puck said:

That really is a great picture.

coundonskyblue · Oct 16, 2012

Im going to be controversial now and announce I never liked the west terrace. Am I the only one?

KCskyblue · Oct 16, 2012

Sad to see this happen to Highfield Road

Covcraig@bury · Oct 16, 2012

I just had a moment when I seen this picture, tears of joy.as the great memories came back to me. WT5 ROW 22. every season from when the seats was put in. prior to that from 1971 aged 9. TAKE ME HOME HIGHFIELD ROAD.

nicksig · Oct 16, 2012

Puck said:

Ha ha, have just spotted myself in that picture! What a day - look at the scoreboard 4-0 up at a quarter to four! PUSB

skybluelee · Oct 16, 2012

coundonskyblue said:
Im going to be controversial now and announce I never liked the west terrace. Am I the only one?

Dunno. i certainly loved it. back in the days when I used to travel 400 miles to every home game. The hairs used to stand up on the back of my neck every time I walked up the steps behind the stand and out into a sea of sky blue at 5 to 3. Loved it, absolutely loved it.

sky blue zam · Oct 16, 2012

coundonskyblue said:
Im going to be controversial now and announce I never liked the west terrace. Am I the only one?

ive never been in a stand with the atmosphere close to being as good as the west terrace home or away, WT4 row 4 seat 18. some proper hard geezers in there aswell

coundonskyblue · Oct 16, 2012

I liked the atmosphere in there, but the view was crap, it stunk of piss, and (towards the later years) had its fair share of chavs. For those reasons i was more of an east stand man.

Just my opinion btw!

We'll_live_and_die · Oct 16, 2012

sky blue zam said:
some proper hard geezers in there aswell

Can someone explain to me what relevance this is? I just don't get it.

Astute · Oct 16, 2012

coundonskyblue said:
Im going to be controversial now and announce I never liked the west terrace. Am I the only one?

There are always people that are different. You are one of these in this case.

Whenever I took anyone to HR that supported another club it had to be the West Terrace I would take them in. Even in the days we had shite crowds it was the place to be. My elder lads that support other clubs loved that stand. My eldest lad said that the only better atmosphere he has ever known was the Rangers v Celtic games.

Had a look at a few of these pics last night at work. Just had a good look at them now. Feel so sad. Had many great times. The last time I went to HR was after we had left. There had just been a fire above where the club was. Got pissed in there many times. I have never gone to have a look as I want to keep my memories as they are. Times change and we need to move forward, but change is not always good.

fernandopartridge · Oct 16, 2012

coundonskyblue said:
I liked the atmosphere in there, but the view was crap, it stunk of piss, and (towards the later years) had its fair share of chavs. For those reasons i was more of an east stand man.

Just my opinion btw!

It was full of mouthy divs but was a decent place if you were a teenager.

The Main Stand was the best place to sit in HR by the end imo. Much better view than anywhere else in the ground.

covcity4life · Oct 16, 2012

i was always in the west stand

my dad wasnt into footy when i was young(ironically hes now a big cov fan after i got him into footy) so my best mates dad used to take me

we were right at the top of the west stand and it was awesome, loud,swearing,moaning but it wasnt annoying like it is today

i remember when we beat arsenal 3-2 in 1999, i was 17 and i had a really old man next to me who kept telling me stories about the war and on the other side a complete psycho whouldnt stop going off on one but i loved it lo....good ol highfield road.

BUT i also think that the ricoh can be great for us,but we need to fill it!!!!!! the atmosphere for chelsea home was brilliant and the packed out staidum looked amazing to boot, if we ever get back to the prem we will hit 25k minimum attendences imo and the ricoh will truly be home.

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