drblade
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Interesting piece in the Guardian:
Had it been up to the shareholders, we would have remained a 3-sided ground. Some things never change though:
"the Sheffield crowd was known for being particularly knowledgable about and passionate for the game, if a little more vocal than others – in 1938 the Guardian wrote about “spectators of the usual Bramall Lane breed, howling at times like young lions after their meat”.
UTB
The Spin | How Bramall Lane's occasional cricketing heritage came to an end
Fifty years ago, Sheffield United ended their ground’s strange use for cricket despite most shareholders voting for it to remain
www.theguardian.com
Had it been up to the shareholders, we would have remained a 3-sided ground. Some things never change though:
"the Sheffield crowd was known for being particularly knowledgable about and passionate for the game, if a little more vocal than others – in 1938 the Guardian wrote about “spectators of the usual Bramall Lane breed, howling at times like young lions after their meat”.
UTB