Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Silent Blade]

Believe 67/68 V Man City home lost 0-3, at least that's what the shorts, the background and the book says to me.

Yes, Francis Lee scoring from a penalty. Woodward had a penalty saved by Mulhearn

 

[Dnblade]

Believe 67/68 V Man City home lost 0-3, at least that's what the shorts, the background and the book says to me.

That's right...I was on the Kop,but can't remember to much about the game...I know Colin Bell scored before half time,then Mike Doyle in the 2nd half and a Franny Lee pen late on...I'm not sure but, i think Colin Bell's goal was from almost the halfway line,but could be my memory exaggerating;and it was probably only 25 yards.

 

[DaveBassettsgoneonholiday]

Some old photos of me looking amazing

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And one of Bramall Lane and the South Stand from John Street. I'll scan it in later, this is just a picture of the picture.

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That last picture from John Street doesn't look a million miles away from where we had season tickets for years.
Gangway 7. Row BB. Second row from the front before the terracing started.

 

[1066blade]

Yes, Francis Lee scoring from a penalty. Woodward had a penalty saved by Mulhearn

I was at that game, both teams had supporters on the kop, no segregation in those days. When we won the pen, I somewhat foolishly shouted "Hot-shot Woodward will bury this" - all the surrounding Citeh fans glared, and then assaulted my ear holes with "Hot SHIT Woodward" :-(

 

[HighfieldBlade]

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Who are we playing here? Man City? Is that Colin Bell, hands on hips on the left of the picture? Mike Summerbee scoring?

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Yes, Francis Lee scoring from a penalty. Woodward had a penalty saved by Mulhearn

here's a little test for you silent - no pressure of course

I used to take penalties where ever I played, and I took them generally the same way Woody took them as he was so good - low, GK's left and aim to hit the side netting - I reckon he missed only 3 - any ideas?

thanks stato.

UTB

 

[Silent Blade]

here's a little test for you silent - no pressure of course

I used to take penalties where ever I played, and I took them generally the same way Woody took them as he was so good - low, GK's left and aim to hit the side netting - I reckon he missed only 3 - any ideas?

thanks stato.

UTB

Four

v Sunderland (h) in 1965-66, v Man City (h) Jan 68 (saved), v Coventry (h) Nov 71 (saved by Glazier) and v West Ham (h) Mar 73 (twice taken pens saved by Ferguson)

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Four

v Sunderland (h) in 1965-66, v Man City (h) Jan 68 (saved), v Coventry (h) Nov 71 (saved by Glazier) and v West Ham (h) Mar 73 (twice taken pens saved by Ferguson)

too good fella - bit quicker next time though

UTB

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Four

v Sunderland (h) in 1965-66, v Man City (h) Jan 68 (saved), v Coventry (h) Nov 71 (saved by Glazier) and v West Ham (h) Mar 73 (twice taken pens saved by Ferguson)

once again - thanks. After looking again, I am going to excuse myself the first one as I only started watching in 67. I can sleep easy now

UTB

 

[Dnblade]

Who are we playing here? Man City? Is that Colin Bell, hands on hips on the left of the picture? Mike Summerbee scoring?

Yes Man City 1968 HB...it's a late Franny Lee Pen to make it 3-0...Colin Bell on the left of the picture with David Munks...not sure if that's Sumerbee or Doyle in the middle.

 

[GrayBlade]

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Probably had this before on one of the 400+ pages, but no matter...

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

The Crimea memorial which stood at Moorhead. Interestingly built after public subscription and one of the 1st war memorials to honour the ordinary soldier, rather than generals and royalty. It was taken down bit by bit over the years, Victoria from the top is now in storage, the column split and in Netherthorpe and the cannon, which were captured from the Russians, were taken and scrapped in 1943.

 

[vorpal blade]

Dismembering and moving a monument to war dead and disappearing it sums up the dickhead level of thought in local authorities.

Having tangled with a few of them, I don't believe local democracy in England has anything to contribute in it's present form. Sack the officers, save the money, run things centrally while we have a good think about what might actually work.

The first thing I would do is have a look at the way they do it in Germany or Holland and probably give outsiders the jobs in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster etc.

I'd be well up for having a local authority totally controlled by foreigners.

 

[grafikhaus]

Dismembering and moving a monument to war dead and disappearing it sums up the dickhead level of thought in local authorities.

Having tangled with a few of them, I don't believe local democracy in England has anything to contribute in it's present form. Sack the officers, save the money, run things centrally while we have a good think about what might actually work.

The first thing I would do is have a look at the way they do it in Germany or Holland and probably give outsiders the jobs in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster etc.

I'd be well up for having a local authority totally controlled by foreigners.

Nice thought(s), but 'they' have already rigged the system so it only works in their favour.

After PMQs yesterday, they were on about the Civil Liability Bill - basically limiting the damages these conmen (and the ambulance-chasers) can claim. All seems reasonable to me, but some fossil MP 'laid down an amendment' meaning it will be kicked even further into the long grass. Anyway, daily rant over...


Captain George Utley leads Sheffield United out for the 1915 FA Cup final at Old Trafford. Blades 3 Chelsea 0.

 

[vorpal blade]

That's funny, I was listening to PMQs as I read your post grafikhaus?

Anyway, one of the problems at Doncaster is that the local authority is run by the *Chief Executive and her officers virtually without any input from elected councillors, including at the moment her meek lapdog, our elected Mayor.

The councillors merely turn up once a fortnight and listen to what she's done since the last meeting.

So dissolving local councils could not be interpreted as anti-democratic in the least.

Further, our MPs seem to think that the councillors DO run their local council, so much so that David Milliband won't meet me and my colleagues in a particular 'pressure group' .... he thinks that because we are at odds with the council, that it reflects badly on Labour .... but if he only knew how little the Labour Party has to do in fact with running Doncaster, he'd be under no such impression.
Thing is though, because it's an ultra-safe Labour seat, he has just been helicoptered in and hasn't a clue about the local situation.



*the Chief Exec. is a salaried job, Jo Miller never had to get elected to the role. By 'officers', I mean similarly unelected salary men and women who run the departments (all badly because they are thick) .... the clever ones went down south.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Big Tree at Woodseats

 

[TJB.]

Big Tree at Woodseats

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Looks a lot less rough than it does now!

 

[Blade for Sale]

Looks a lot less rough than it does now!

It will always be Brewburgers to me!

 

[I should coco]

he Crimea memorial which stood at Moorhead. Interestingly built after public subscription and one of the 1st war memorials to honour the ordinary soldier, rather than generals and royalty. It was taken down bit by bit over the years, Victoria from the top is now in storage, the column split and in Netherthorpe and the cannon, which were captured from the Russians, were taken and scrapped in 1943.

I can understand no wanting to upset our wonderful war time allies and why the cannons were moved, but the monument itself is very much at risk:

https://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/south-yorkshire/the-crimea-monument

Dismembering and moving a monument to war dead and disappearing it sums up the dickhead level of thought in local authorities.

I agree wholeheartedly.

Sadly the trees planted on Western Road in 1919 to commemorate fallen pupils of Westrn Road School, are not deemed worth protecting either.

We really do have a shit-house coucil with absolutely no sense of history or civic pride.

 

[BushBlade]

That's funny, I was listening to PMQs as I read your post grafikhaus?

Anyway, one of the problems at Doncaster is that the local authority is run by the *Chief Executive and her officers virtually without any input from elected councillors, including at the moment her meek lapdog, our elected Mayor.

The councillors merely turn up once a fortnight and listen to what she's done since the last meeting.

So dissolving local councils could not be interpreted as anti-democratic in the least.

Further, our MPs seem to think that the councillors DO run their local council, so much so that David Milliband won't meet me and my colleagues in a particular 'pressure group' .... he thinks that because we are at odds with the council, that it reflects badly on Labour .... but if he only knew how little the Labour Party has to do in fact with running Doncaster, he'd be under no such impression.
Thing is though, because it's an ultra-safe Labour seat, he has just been helicoptered in and hasn't a clue about the local situation.



*the Chief Exec. is a salaried job, Jo Miller never had to get elected to the role. By 'officers', I mean similarly unelected salary men and women who run the departments (all badly because they are thick) .... the clever ones went down south.

If you’re prepared to give up your time for a pressure group why not stand in the next council elections?

 

[snootyfenooty]

Dismembering and moving a monument to war dead and disappearing it sums up the dickhead level of thought in local authorities.

Having tangled with a few of them, I don't believe local democracy in England has anything to contribute in it's present form. Sack the officers, save the money, run things centrally while we have a good think about what might actually work.

The first thing I would do is have a look at the way they do it in Germany or Holland and probably give outsiders the jobs in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster etc.

I'd be well up for having a local authority totally controlled by foreigners.

The one that's currently pissing me off is the roundabout being built at the bottom of Birley Spa Lane. It's about the size of a half crown and they've been pissing about with it for the past 6 months, it must be costing an absolute fortune. Traffic's been chaotic as they timed it to coincide with the tram closure and watching the buses trying to negotiate the "improved" layout is pure fucking torture. Now we're sympathetic towards the council with the cuts and all that but come on, it wouldn't hurt if the idiots got their own house in order first.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Whilst we're on the subject of roadworks - there seems to be no end in sight for the roadworks on Chesterfield Rd in Heeley near the Lidl. WTF are they playing at?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[bromtom]

The one that's currently pissing me off is the roundabout being built at the bottom of Birley Spa Lane. It's about the size of a half crown and they've been pissing about with it for the past 6 months, it must be costing an absolute fortune. Traffic's been chaotic as they timed it to coincide with the tram closure and watching the buses trying to negotiate the "improved" layout is pure fucking torture. Now we're sympathetic towards the council with the cuts and all that but come on, it wouldn't hurt if the idiots got their own house in order first.

That roundabout is absolute garbage. Buses can't even go around it without driving over it.

They could have just painted a mini roundabout on and saved thousands of pounds and man hours.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Cathedral under construction:

 

[snootyfenooty]

That roundabout is absolute garbage. Buses can't even go around it without driving over it.

They could have just painted a mini roundabout on and saved thousands of pounds and man hours.

But will they admit it's a disaster and remedy it? Not a fucking chance.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

It wer grim, lad!

 

[vorpal blade]

The one that's currently pissing me off is the roundabout being built at the bottom of Birley Spa Lane

its because they are so scared stiff of solicitors I'm afraid. There was a little triangular traffic island coming up to a roundabout in Donny nudged about a foot one way ... at what cost? I suppose they had to move it to adhere strictly to the regulations when another part of the junction was changed but in reality it was just a waste of money. I remember seeing some stupid bike lanes drawn on a plan for an office park, the sort of cycle paths that go onto a pavement with a give way sign when it comes back onto the carriageway .... I pointed out (as a cyclist) that no-one in their right minds would use it .... as indeed they wont ..... and the traffic consultants knew that as well, but it's just part of the game of not getting sued if someone falls off.

New junctions seem to attract forests of traffic lights now ..... how much does it cost to erect one pole with traffic lights on it???? there are always 3 or four duplicates ... (£40K ?) ..... only there because if they weren't, the council would be sued - contrast that with French traffic lights, where instead of having a duplicate set on t'other side of a junction just so the first car driver can see it, they put a mini red, amber, green set halfway down the pole so he can. That would save the cost of a new pole, connection, big set of lights and the foundations etc. but no one at a local authority would ever have the drive to try to campaign to change the regs.

A related subject shows how little British citizens are trusted by our authorities compared with drivers from some other happier nations ...

Americans can always turn right at a set of lights even against a red, if it's safe ..... how often are we frustrated by not being able to turn left at junction despite there being no possibility of a crash?

French lights are turned off and left flashing amber all night after a certain hour when the roads are quiet - they leave it up to the driver to make his own decision and credit him with a bit of common sense .....

By way of contrast the authorities in Blighty don't even trust us to vote sensibly in a referendum