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[DifferentClass]

It's a good one. Didn't they have a brown one as well?

Yes Officially called "chocolate brown" but most other fans thought of something else...

 

[Bert]

Yes Officially called "chocolate brown" but most other fans thought of something else...

 

[Silent Blade]

Dennis Mortimer, Coventry.

Martin Peters on left, Wilf Smith (ex-Wendy) on right

 

[Alf Tuppers Shorts]

Bert also at the Bolton game.
He does indeed remember the fighting. Hardly surprising as we were on their end.

Also on the Bolton end. Came via SUT coach, windows bricked after the game. To be honest was a bit scary.

 

[Bert]

Also on the Bolton end. Came via SUT coach, windows bricked after the game. To be honest was a bit scary.

Bert also went SUT but coach windows remained intact.

 

[ancientblade]

Also on the Bolton end. Came via SUT coach, windows bricked after the game. To be honest was a bit scary.

ayresome park that april was a similar experience the smoggies didnt take any prisoners that day either lol

 

[Bert]

ayresome park that april was a similar experience the smoggies didnt take any prisoners that day either lol

Bert again in attendance. A snooker ball (white) just missed his head.

 

[ancientblade]

Bert again in attendance. A snooker ball (white) just missed his head.

vital point that one bert billy dearden header from tc free kick but yes yet another scary afternoon on boros kop lol

 

[kevreedy]

Bert. which ground was the worst for fighting etc. Millwall was the worst for me. just to say I could run fast then.

 

[ancientblade]

the 2 sheffield derby games in our relegation season were a bit tasty both on the shoreham and east bank kops 67-68

 

[Bert]

Bert. which ground was the worst for fighting etc. Millwall was the worst for me. just to say I could run fast then.

Bramall Lane! Leeds, Newcastle, Man U, Chelsea all caused lots of bother.

Away wise, Bolton took some beating, as did Stamford Bridge. Bury was rough as well.

The Chelsea home game....one of Bert's gang was arrested. The Sheffield Star's report said that "Ackroyd was seen to lead the charge" arf arf. Fined £80.

Bert still sees him around.

 

[Wincobank S9 Blade]

Just curious but when it was a cricket/football stadium when football matches occurred did people use to stand on the side with no stand or did they sit near the pavilion back a bit or did none of that happen if any older blade knows

 

[Wincobank S9 Blade]

Thanks in advance

 

[bornablade]

Just curious but when it was a cricket/football stadium when football matches occurred did people use to stand on the side with no stand or did they sit near the pavilion back a bit or did none of that happen if any older blade knows

There were many games where there was enough room for everyone to be accommodated on the 3 sides and the cricket terracing and pavilion seats were not required.

I remember the Boxing Day game against Man Utd (won 2-1) in 1966. There were nearly 43,000 in the ground that day and we had to stand on the terracing near the cricket pavilion with thousands of others.

The Lane was packed that day and we couldn't get through on to the kop.

 

[Silent Blade]

Bert. which ground was the worst for fighting etc. Millwall was the worst for me. just to say I could run fast then.

A mate (no longer with us) told me that the worst fighting he ever saw was just after Mick Jones headed in a Woody corner in our 1-0 win against Man City in April 1967. He said the fighting was in many places in the Kop. Police and St John's ambulance workers were very busy

 

[bornablade]

A mate (no longer with us) told me that the worst fighting he ever saw was just after Mick Jones headed in a Woody corner in our 1-0 win against Man City in April 1967. He said the fighting was in many places in the Kop. Police and St John's ambulance workers were very busy

I am sure I recall an axe been thrown that day. Sailed straight over our shoulders. Spent second half on the Bramall Lane end.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Just curious but when it was a cricket/football stadium when football matches occurred did people use to stand on the side with no stand or did they sit near the pavilion back a bit or did none of that happen if any older blade knows

A curious detail of the 3-sided ground was that except when there was a really big crowd (say 35000+), if Utd kicked towards the Kop in the first half, you could walk right round in front of the pavilion and stand behind the Bramall Lane goal to watch Utd attacking in the second half as well. The miserable old gits at the Lane End, who seemed to go there for the peace and quiet, did not welcome crowds of youngsters with rattles and chants invading their space. As a miserable old git myself, I now understand why...

 

[ghandi]

ayresome park that april was a similar experience the smoggies didnt take any prisoners that day either lol

The old bill made us removes the laces from our DMs that day.

 

[Keef Chedwyn]

 

[davey1889]

Bramall Lane! Leeds, Newcastle, Man U, Chelsea all caused lots of bother.

Away wise, Bolton took some beating, as did Stamford Bridge. Bury was rough as well.

The Chelsea home game....one of Bert's gang was arrested. The Sheffield Star's report said that "Ackroyd was seen to lead the charge" arf arf. Fined £80.

Bert still sees him around.

£80? What year was that? "A close friend" only got £110 at Ipswich in 1998 for 'public order offences'

 

[Bert]

£80? What year was that? "A close friend" only got £110 at Ipswich in 1998 for 'public order offences'

Around 72 or 73.

 

[Silent Blade]

Around 72 or 73.

March 1972 was on a Wednesday night. Either the 4-2 defeat in February 1973 (sub Dave Staniforth acted as a linesman in the last few minutes) or the 2-1 win in Sept 1973

 

[ancientblade]

There were many games where there was enough room for everyone to be accommodated on the 3 sides and the cricket terracing and pavilion seats were not required.

I remember the Boxing Day game against Man Utd (won 2-1) in 1966. There were nearly 43,000 in the ground that day and we had to stand on the terracing near the cricket pavilion with thousands of others.

The Lane was packed that day and we couldn't get through on to the kop.

you probably couldnt get on the kop because of the 10k mancs that were on the shoreham was on the bramall lane end that day mick jones scored the best headed goal at the kop end ive ever seen at the lane stepney never saw it nearly broke back of the net woodys corner by the way

 

[ancientblade]

A mate (no longer with us) told me that the worst fighting he ever saw was just after Mick Jones headed in a Woody corner in our 1-0 win against Man City in April 1967. He said the fighting was in many places in the Kop. Police and St John's ambulance workers were very busy

was on the kop that day and yes it was brutal city were above us at the top of the kop lobbing bricks and all sorts of objects think that game was one of the reasons blades fans moved to the top behind the goal for the september derby next season against wednesday

 

[ancientblade]

Around 72 or 73.

chelsea were on the kop in numbers in the 1972 game at the lane which we won 2 - 1 i think remember there was a big no mans land on the kop with police keeping the 2 factions apart

 

[Bert]

chelsea were on the kop in numbers in the 1972 game at the lane which we won 2 - 1 i think remember there was a big no mans land on the kop with police keeping the 2 factions apart

It's coming back to Bert.... yes, that was the game.
It was Bert's mate who lead the charge across no man's land

 

[Andingmen]

Three more photos around Division Street/ Carver Street. July 1986.

 

[I should coco]

Three more photos around Division Street/ Carver Street. July 1986.

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Keep them coming. Superb pics of places with recent changes. Much 80s town drinking in Frog and Parrot, Sportsman, Henry's (lager drinking mates) Dickens and West Street memories for me.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Three more photos around Division Street/ Carver Street. July 1986.

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Johnny Fatham’s - barber of choice from Steve since I was about 4 to 18. Learned a lot in that little barber shop

 

[ancientblade]

Johnny Fatham’s - barber of choice from Steve since I was about 4 to 18. Learned a lot in that little barber shop

yeah used to go there with lad steve the dry pole on far side john the blade in middle and lad near window was a wendy cant remember his name but all 3 were great lads always plenty of banter and a good laugh when you went in there