Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[vorpal blade]

Bert, isn't that Leeds v Chelsea picture the Kop at Swillsboro, how very dare you?

is it even Leeds - or is it Wednesday in disguise?

 

[Golden Gordon]

Is it shut? It has been years since I was in there, used to go regularly get a few in before hitting town.

It closed and was re-opened as the Shiregreen Arms then shut again but I'm sure I heard a rumour someone's going to give it another go. It won't last long!
Late 70's, Penguin, disco Thursday night, Talent night Friday. Great memories.

 

[vorpal blade]

I'm calling Pigs v Chelsea, 1968 FA Cup ..... why were you there Bert?

 

[Bert]

I'm calling Pigs v Leeds, 1968 FA Cup ..... why were you there Bert?

Bert has had a rethink on this. He wasn't there and you are right it's Wednesday not Leeds.

 

[vorpal blade]

(for the youth of today - I offer this explanation of Bert's confusion ...... if there was a kit clash in the FA Cup, it used to be customary and considered polite for BOTH teams to change their kits)

if anyone else finds the image that Bert inadvertently posted offensive, please lobby the relevant authorities. I honestly think it may have been a genuine mistake.

 

[Bert]

I'm calling Pigs v Chelsea, 1968 FA Cup ..... why were you there Bert?

Bert is definitely in the background here though.

 

[Sharrow Snuff Mill]

Yeah -just didn't look like Lane end

Wasn`t the Lane end. It was in front of the pavillion (south stand now).

 

[vorpal blade]

....and next to Woodward's right knee is the gate that Martin Peters is walking through in the previous photo.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Bert, isn't that Leeds v Chelsea picture the Kop at Swillsboro, how very dare you?

is it even Leeds - or is it Wednesday in disguise?

9 is Ritchie I think and Harris and Tambling are two of the Chelsea players.

Chelsea beat them the year before as well, after knocking us out in the 5th round.

 

[Bert]

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

View attachment 30826 View attachment 30827 From Facebook 1990 and Nah

The fence at the front always reminds me of Edwards homecoming.

 

[Silent Blade]

Bert is definitely in the background here though.

14th March 1970. The previous night we beat Carlisle at the Lane. I missed the match because I was in bed with flu. After he got home after the match, my dad came up to my bedroom to tell me about Woody's cracker after a short free kick from Barlow. We were in 2nd place in the table with 8 games left to play. We all didnt expect to lose the next 4 matches!

 

[Bert]

Wasn`t the Lane end. It was in front of the pavillion (south stand now).

 

[Bert]

9 is Ritchie I think and Harris and Tambling are two of the Chelsea players.

Chelsea beat them the year before as well, after knocking us out in the 5th round.

Vic Mobley also?

 

[Bert]

 

[Silent Blade]

2-1 win in April 1977 (I was there) or the 2-1 defeat in August 1977 (Garner was involved in a serious car crash either that night or in the next night and was ruled out for most of the season)

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Fair enough I am far to young to recall that .....well about a decade to young

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Did fans used to watch from pavilion? Must have been miles away

 

[Bert]

 

[Bert]

 

[Bert]

Did fans used to watch from pavilion? Must have been miles away

Yes when it was a very big crowd

 

[Sean Thornton]

 

[vorpal blade]

as evidenced by this photo, for younger readers, in the 1970s many football clubs erected fences round the pitch to protect the fans from being attacked by the Police.

 

[The Crab]

They used to come round ours on a Saturday morning. My Grandma used to come back in with allsorts. My favourites were the Cherry Bakewells and Apple Charlottes.

God, I miss that

 

[Grappler]

Wasn't The Cannon the roughest boozer in Sheffield?

As a young man I had a Saturday/part time job in Olivers Shoes (Timpsons Shoes) next to Castle Market.

Our deliveries were Monday by the side of where Burtons was on the road - anyway we were ferrying shoes into shop in boxes on trolleys when someone from Cannon ran across road and jumped on lorry and stole a box of shoes - was a skinhead who told me in no uncertain terms to keep my "fucking gob shut" I saw him run off into boozer but told Police had no idea where he went.

No. It was a meeting place for villains and thieves but there were tougher boozers

 

[Silent Blade]

9 is Ritchie I think and Harris and Tambling are two of the Chelsea players.

Chelsea beat them the year before as well, after knocking us out in the 5th round.

Vic Mobley also?

John Ritchie, Jim Thomson, Ron Harris, Eddie McCreadie, Jack Whitham, Vic Mobley, Bobby Tambling

http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk/Match Reports/1967/19680309.jpg

 

[Silent Blade]

Harry Latham who later was our trainer

 

[Sean Thornton]

 

[Silent Blade]

as evidenced by this photo, for younger readers, in the 1970s many football clubs erected fences round the pitch to protect the fans from being attacked by the Police.

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Think it was the L**ds match in March 1985. During half time L**ds fans ripped up seats and took off advertisement hoardings

 

[vorpal blade]

......because they felt the adverts were sexist and the seats (polished with beeswax) weren't vegan enough. There are two sides to any story.