Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[vorpal blade]

Don Valley Stadium was mooted but, if I recall, only once the plans for the athletics stadium had been announced.

The council asked the club to look into moving to Don Valley Stadium in 1996, as a fig leaf to cover it's white elephant, if you know what I mean .

 

[I should coco]

grafikhaus post of the two videos above includes a link to the 'Sheffield on the move" promo film that starts off the Full Monty.

I've got a VHS video called "The Reel Monty" which runs for 28 mins and includes the full 'City on the move' film.

If it's okay with Foxy / Linz , then for a £10 bid to the Children's Hospital or Bluebell Wood I'll post it out.

If it's not I guess this will be taken down and I'll be dragged round the back for a slap.

 

[essex blade]

 

[dublin 10 blade]

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

Your right was Leeds , on ferry home met up with Leeds / shamrock rovers fans going back to Dublin .
And in my enthusiasm to help clear the pitch tried climbing over the fence from John st terrace , police of course said there’s no need to lads ,
and gentle ruffled our hair , and let us play with there batons ( easy guys ) .

 

[dublin 10 blade]

West Terrace squaring up

We certainly were .

 

[Grappler]

Bobby Charlton looks dejected and his United team-mates deflated as George Best shakes the hand of Willie Carlin of Derby (Watney Cup Final, August 1970 - Derby 4 Man. Utd. 1.Full article.​

Ah, Willie Carlin, a great player. We got him from Carlisle and he then went on to Derby. According to Wikipedia, our then-manager Arthur Rowley was a bit of a bastard towards him.

Will try and dig out the picture of me and Willie in Majorca, back in the 90's, when he had a restaurant there.

We were sat outside in the sun, me, wife and kids, and were ordering food from the waiter, Wee Wille walked out and said "bloody hell that must be a Sheffield accent!" and we chatted for a while.

 

[Grappler]

For all you kids who were teenagers back in the late 70's and early 80's, when Sheffield was everywhere..........

 

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snowy day at brighton

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

Is that the Goldstone ground?

The three lads to the right are carrying rattles and someone has brought a stool to stand on (can you bring a stool to the Lane?) It looks like the type you made in woodwork and was covered in woven sea grass which you took hope to proudly show to your mum.

I'm guessing early 60s.

 

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snowy day at brighton
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Got to feel sorry for the kid in the short trousers.

 

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Got to feel sorry for the kid in the short trousers.

I wore short trousers up to going to secondary school at Rowlinson aged 11.
Was how it was

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

My first year at Rowlinson we had to wear short trousers. At Junior school we were allowed long trousers so felt a bit of a tit on my first day with shorts, briefcase and, horror of horrors, a cap.

I used to walk through Graves Park to catch my bus home and conveniently "lost" the cap one day.

Some weeks later Todge Askham, the deputy head, called me out of a science class with Connie Stevens. He was holding the dreaded cap. Some kind member of the public had found it under a bush in the park and had handed it in to the school.

Of course, along with every other bit of clothing I had, a name tag had been stitched into the cap by my mother. I'm sure Todge didn't believe a word of my accidentally losing the cap, he just gave me a stern warning which was enough to make your blood run cold. Happy days.

 

[Kentblade]

I have never come across anyone who went to Rowlinson.
Remember Askham very well but was never taught by him, used to teach Geography I recall, was not good enough to do Geography.

Mr Kay was head master.
What period did you go mine was 1952-1957.

Enjoyed the football and cross country running.

One of my best days was leaving school.

UTB

 

[DifferentClass]

I wore short trousers up to going to secondary school at Rowlinson aged 11.
Was how it was

My mum had one kid in short trousers in her class at Carter Lodge... he later bit a bloke’s ear off

 

[BigBed]

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

I have never come across anyone who went to Rowlinson.
Remember Askham very well but was never taught by him, used to teach Geography I recall, was not good enough to do Geography.

Mr Kay was head master.
What period did you go mine was 1952-1957.

Enjoyed the football and cross country running.

One of my best days was leaving school.

UTB

63-70. Mr Kay (Yak) was still Headmaster when I started but died very shortly after he retired. Very old school and was rarely seen without his gown on. He was followed by Peter Dixon.

Can' t say that I particularly liked or disliked school. It was just OK.

I'm built more for rugby than football and was in the first XI at cricket.

 

[stringjunior]

I wore short trousers up to going to secondary school at Rowlinson aged 11.
Was how it was

My first year at Rowlinson we had to wear short trousers. At Junior school we were allowed long trousers so felt a bit of a tit on my first day with shorts, briefcase and, horror of horrors, a cap.

I used to walk through Graves Park to catch my bus home and conveniently "lost" the cap one day.

Some weeks later Todge Askham, the deputy head, called me out of a science class with Connie Stevens. He was holding the dreaded cap. Some kind member of the public had found it under a bush in the park and had handed it in to the school.

Of course, along with every other bit of clothing I had, a name tag had been stitched into the cap by my mother. I'm sure Todge didn't believe a word of my accidentally losing the cap, he just gave me a stern warning which was enough to make your blood run cold. Happy days.

You may be interested in this that my dad gave me the other day

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

I'll see you your scarf and raise you a running vest. Found these in a part of the wardrobe I've not been in for years. Thought I was going to end up in Narnia.

The scarf has still got a bloody name tag stitched to it, same as the one that got me in trouble earlier in the thread.

The vest has a makers tag of Lillywhite Frowd who were a major sports good manufacturer. I'm sure they had a shop in Sheffield but for the life of me I can't recall where it was

 

[sitwell]

What age is your brother?,I wonder if I might know him

I lived there for a short while when my godfather Mick Doughty had it ,he also had the Mailcoach on West St ,The Nottingham at Broomhill ,The Station at Woodhouse and The Railway at Brightside

 

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still got my Huntsman badge
from Rowlinson

 

[Wapping Blade]

My mum had one kid in short trousers in her class at Carter Lodge... he later bit a bloke’s ear off

We had to wear shorts at Ecclesall Juniors until the 4th year (year 6 in modern parlance). One kid turned up in shorts on day 1 of the 4th year but had long trousers the next day. No shorts at big school.

 

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That picture brings back memories of a few old blokes sat on benches getting pissed near the bus stops on Pinstone Street in the late seventies

 

[sitwell]

Remember my 2nd ever day at abbeydale had to go to the hall for PE , everyone all whites on and pumps but one kid turned up in full football kit ,with boots and shinpads. He was mercilessly bullied by Howard Wilkinson and Dick Bate who nicknamed him Scuttle after the Benny Hill character. This stuck with him right up to leaving school and he never regained his confidence again despite being a really nice kid. Bastard that Wilkinson ,full weight.

 

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Remember my 2nd ever day at abbeydale had to go to the hall for PE , everyone all whites on and pumps but one kid turned up in full football kit ,with boots and shinpads. He was mercilessly bullied by Howard Wilkinson and Dick Bate who nicknamed him Scuttle after the Benny Hill character. This stuck with him right up to leaving school and he never regained his confidence again despite being a really nice kid. Bastard that Wilkinson ,full weight.

Dick Bate, Cousins and Hague were tossers, I think the other one called Downswell if my memory is correct wasn't to bad?

 

[sitwell]

Dick Bate, Cousins and Hague were tossers, I think the other one called Downswell if my memory is correct wasn't to bad?

Keith Dowdswell ,used you as golf target practice when running cross country because Sebastian was so good at it. Yes he was the best

 

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Keith Dowdswell ,used you as golf target practice when running cross country because Sebastian was so good at it. Yes he was the best

Dowdswell must have fancied me in the showers, that's why I got off lightly.

 

[sitwell]

Dowdswell must have fancied me in the showers, that's why I got off lightly.

So close to the truth

 

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So close to the truth

Some odd men in authority back then sitwell, getting their kicks watching young lads in cold showers.

 

[northsomersetblade]

Bobby Charlton looks dejected and his United team-mates deflated as George Best shakes the hand of Willie Carlin of Derby (Watney Cup Final, August 1970 - Derby 4 Man. Utd. 1.Full article.​

Ah, Willie Carlin, a great player. We got him from Carlisle and he then went on to Derby. According to Wikipedia, our then-manager Arthur Rowley was a bit of a bastard towards him.

Very clean shirts and shorts there, no wonder they lost

 

[bornablade]

Keith Dowdswell ,used you as golf target practice when running cross country because Sebastian was so good at it. Yes he was the best

Dowdswell must have fancied me in the showers, that's why I got off lightly.

Have a look at post number 453 on this thread - page 23. Do you think the golf instructor looks like KD?