olderskyblue
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A lad my son used to play football with lived in one of the houses behind the west stand. Could see his garden as you came down the stairs from the top tier.
Leaving my house at 2.59pm and making it to the west terrace on time.
The Dales by any chance?I used to live 5 mins from the Ricoh site in the 70's. Sadly now it's a 6,000 mile trip. I do go as often as I can. Next game will be Sep 15th for a league 1 game
Hen LaneThe Dales by any chance?
That game would never have kicked off under todays H&S, I'm hanging somewhere off the lower legs of that pylon .
The shop and the chippy were great. Small bag of chips and a Fanta to take into the ground. They must have only made money on match days.I remember that small shop just around the corner from the west terrace entrance. My dad used to pop in there on the way to get a small bottle of whiskey and would pass it around the people near us. WT4 Row N seat 94 and 95 I think we were.
Remember the shop very well. The bloke behind the counter looked the double of Bob Carolgees.....the geezer who partnered Spit the dog.I remember that small shop just around the corner from the west terrace entrance. My dad used to pop in there on the way to get a small bottle of whiskey and would pass it around the people near us. WT4 Row N seat 94 and 95 I think we were.
Remember when the buses cost 2p for kids. Was when I started doing away games. Would cost 4p to get to Brum and 4p to get back. Then another 2p to get to thw ground once in Brum.4 quid in with a Passport to Leisure...or pleasure
Good attitude but probably not usable at family funerals .....Controversial, but I don't miss anything at all.
It's kind of in my make up in general though. I just move on and tend not to miss stuff. It was what it was, but now it's gone.
It's great though for aunties and uncles I don't like.Good attitude but probably not usable at family funerals .....
I remember that small shop just around the corner from the west terrace entrance. My dad used to pop in there on the way to get a small bottle of whiskey and would pass it around the people near us. WT4 Row N seat 94 and 95 I think we were.
Proper floodlight pylons. Could see them from all over the city. For me on matchday the first glimpse was coming down the hill on the Humber Road.
I think the real reason for the 3:15 starts was to piss off Sunderland fansThe chap who ran that shop used to sit next to me in the then new Sky Blue stand and always left 15 minutes from time to get ready to sell the Cov Telegraph late final which arrived at 5. We always kicked off at 3.15 I believe something to do with giving factory workers time to finish work and get to the match. Most factories worked 4 hours Saturday mornings as part of their working week in those days.
I think the real reason for the 3:15 starts was to piss off Sunderland fans
I remember that shop H. I used to go in there after the games, buy a gob stopper. I remember a game against Newcastle in the FA Cup, 1967. We lost 4-3, a great game, big Geordie turn out, superb atmosphere. I went in the shop afterwards, must have looked sad, as a Newcastle fan said to me ‘don’t worry bonnie lad, you’ll be in the first division next season’. I remember it, the first time I’d heard ‘bonnie lad’ and, more importantly, he was right!I remember that small shop just around the corner from the west terrace entrance. My dad used to pop in there on the way to get a small bottle of whiskey and would pass it around the people near us. WT4 Row N seat 94 and 95 I think we were.
Off topic but as there is a Welsh connection, just listened to Aaron Ramsey after the Arsenal game .That’s always a good reason. Sad to see them lose again today.
The pink could be a thread all by itself. We used to take one of the "special"busses from the game and by the time we got home it was time to line up outside the paper shop for the pinkAfter the game, I would walk to Broadgate on my way home to Radford, and would buy the pink ‘un. How did they do that?
tobably stood right beside you (Fishy Moores as well) or underage at the silver swordHappy days. Saturday morning in town going round the record stores then walk up to HR, stopping off at Fishy Moores on the way.
Get their early and stand on the kop behind the goal and watch the warms up. After the match picked up by someones parents and given a lift home and then queue up for a Pink.
Ok, Glaisdale ave myself!Hen Lane
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