Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Tunstall Fred]

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City Hall and a frozen fountain in Weston Park

The City Hall in that top photo looks like Albert Speer was the architect responsible,

 

[essex blade]

 

[Tunstall Fred]

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2 great players,Salmons and Hudson,Bonetti the keeper I reckon

 

[DifferentClass]

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Bobby Moore looking disturbingly like former Wet Sham teammate saggy chops there.

 

[essex blade]

 

[Bert]

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2-2 v Spurs 1971? Martin Peters.
Bert in the background.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[BushBlade]

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He's going to do a Brooksy.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[Tunstall Fred]

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Gary Hamson with Lord Woodward ?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Gary Hamson with Lord Woodward ?

Chico, Fred. Had a good chat with him and Len (see above) at the Hull semi-final. Grand fella, is Chico.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Here's one to give older Blades a few nightmares. But the interesting bit, is the old fence and gate from the pavilion. To think the great Don Bradman and others walked through that gate...

 

[torridon]

The City Hall in that top photo looks like Albert Speer was the architect responsible,

It does look a bit 1930's Germany

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[DifferentClass]

Here's one to give older Blades a few nightmares. But the interesting bit, is the old fence and gate from the pavilion. To think the great Don Bradman and others walked through that gate...

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During that time period we had a lot of players who were fucking fantastic earlier in their career but completely shit by then. In addition to Peters, we had Givens. Later in the decade we had Phil Thompson.

Peters still lives in the Sheffield area IIRC, but isn't in the best of health.

 

[BladeFisher]

2 great players,Salmons and Hudson,Bonetti the keeper I reckon

And a 'proper' Blades kit!

 

[GrayBlade]

 

[GrayBlade]

Ok this isn’t that old but what a picture. UTB.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[Silent Blade]

York City's equalizer by Chris Topping before Woody's marvellous winner in the last minute of the 3-2 League Cup win in October 1971

 

[Silent Blade]

1-1 draw in November 1966. Bill Punton's debut

 

[Lane Ender]

Don Masson?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Don Masson?

I reckon that's Don Masson. Silent Blade will confirm but I think that game was 0-0

 

[Silent Blade]

I reckon that's Don Masson. Silent Blade will confirm but I think that game was 0-0

Yes in February 1976. Stan Bowles said in his autobiography that Dave Sexton's tactics for the match was not dynamic enough and Stan said he reckons that Dave's plan for the match had cost them the league title at the end of the season

 

[essex blade]

TC & CC

 

[Hamburg Blade]

I still find this one amazing, circa 1920 -30. I wonder how much of this old stuff was bombed by the Luftwaffe and how much was simply demolished. More of the latter probably, certainly the old Electro works and the clearing to make way for Arundel gate or the infamous egg boxes etc etc

Shame, our City Centre could have had loads more character than it does now.

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Yes it does look wonderful, doesn't it? So much more character than the modern concrete and glass structures. I notice a great looking church where the Peace Gardens are now, does anyone know whether it was bombed or bullldozed?

 

[snootyfenooty]

View attachment 33301 Ok this isn’t that old but what a picture. UTB.

Marvellous. I bet Joe Scarborough could do something with that!