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Watching BBC Breakfast this morning where there was a tribute to Ray Clemence.

Loved the bit where the presenter said how moving it was when he went back to Anfield as a Spurs player, and the whole Kop gave him a standing ovation. A sitting ovation at the time would have been even more extraordinary...
(It was a great tribute - the Anfield Kop has always appreciated goalkeepers.)

 

[XM657]

Repeated, in photographic form from slightly different angle.

 

[Summers & Pace]

When TC and Woody scored against Ray Clemence

October 1971 1-1



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September 1974 1-0. Can see my dad on Row A seat 85 in the BLUT. Unfortunately I was at my boarding school.

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I was sat about 5 rows behind your dad Silent. Me and dad had a season ticket there for about 6 years, our kid went on the Kop. He’s always said, “proper supporters go on the Kop,” even berates me now when I want to go in the South Stand.

 

[JJ Sefton]

 

[Silent Blade]

I was sat about 5 rows behind your dad Silent. Me and dad had a season ticket there for about 6 years, our kid went on the Kop. He’s always said, “proper supporters go on the Kop,” even berates me now when I want to go in the South Stand.

Me and my dad had a season ticket for row A in the BLUT from 1971-72 to 1976-77. My seat number was 85, my dad's was either 86 or 84. He would take his workmate's son if I am unable to go to a match due to being 160 miles away (from 1973-74 season). Didnt realise you were sat 5 rows behind me!

 

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I was sat about 5 rows behind your dad Silent. Me and dad had a season ticket there for about 6 years, our kid went on the Kop. He’s always said, “proper supporters go on the Kop,” even berates me now when I want to go in the South Stand.

Did you keep having to shout at Silent Blade to ‘Sit down’?

 

[Summers & Pace]

Did you keep having to shout at Silent Blade to ‘Sit down’?

Yes, he’s rate excitable that lad. On’t first row frightened he’d fall Orr’t wall.

 

[Silent Blade]

Did you keep having to shout at Silent Blade to ‘Sit down’?

Yes, he’s rate excitable that lad. On’t first row frightened he’d fall Orr’t wall.

I remember being excitable and talking loud to my dad not long after after John Flynn had headed us into the lead in that night game against L**ds in August 1971, my dad told me to turn round and look at Gary Sprake, I was surprised to see that his eyes were fixed towards me and he didnt look too happy. The spectators sitting near me (including Tom Fenoughty who was sat next to my dad) burst out laughing at Sprake.

 

[Summers & Pace]

I remember being excitable and talking loud to my dad not long after after John Flynn had headed us into the lead in that night game against L**ds in August 1971, my dad told me to turn round and look at Gary Sprake, I was surprised to see that his eyes were fixed towards me and he didnt look too happy. The spectators sitting near me (including Tom Fenoughty who was sat next to my dad) burst out laughing at Sprake.

Tom Fenoughty, old school part timer who played at the highest level of English football, incredible by today’s standards. Famously played on Match of the Day, against Arsenal at Highbury and Kenneth Wostenholme mispronounced his name.
Unfortunately he’s not in the best of health, troubled by balance problems for a number of years, he now has to use a wheelchair.

 

[sitwell]

Two photos from April 1989, taken from Park Square roundabout.
In the bottom left corner of the first one is the edge of what I think was called "Setts" open air market.

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Anyone remember the shops in the arches ,I think one was a poster shop ,and one was a pizza or potato take away ?

 

[bornablade]

Tom Fenoughty, old school part timer who played at the highest level of English football, incredible by today’s standards. Famously played on Match of the Day, against Arsenal at Highbury and Kenneth Wostenholme mispronounced his name.
Unfortunately he’s not in the best of health, troubled by balance problems for a number of years, he now has to use a wheelchair.

I think Tommy's dad must have owned a shop of some sort as my dad used to visit on business. My dad said Tommy and his brothers were always playing football . I think Tommy was qualified as a chemist.

He didn't make a mark with us but he was part of a successful Chestefield side (1970) alongside John Archer in midfield.

Sorry he's not well.

 

[Silent Blade]

Tom Fenoughty, old school part timer who played at the highest level of English football, incredible by today’s standards. Famously played on Match of the Day, against Arsenal at Highbury and Kenneth Wostenholme mispronounced his name.

Start from 1 min 37 secs

 

[stringjunior]

Anyone remember the shops in the arches ,I think one was a poster shop ,and one was a pizza or potato take away ?

I think you might be right on both counts there Sitters

 

[Alf Tuppers Shorts]

I think you might be right on both counts there Sitters

Start from 1 min 37 secs

Start from 1 min 37 secs

Enjoyed that. Some good football played on “ a sticky pitch”. No diving, no moaning to the Ref and no second co commentator telling us what we already know.

 

[Andingmen]

Anyone remember the shops in the arches ,I think one was a poster shop ,and one was a pizza or potato take away ?

This one was taken 4 years later, Sitwell.
April 1993. It was all a bit grim by then, as supertram work was well under way. But maybe it throws some light on it.

 

[Aganarama]

This one was taken 4 years later, Sitwell.
April 1993. It was all a bit grim by then, as supertram work was well under way. But maybe it throws some light on it.

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I remember passing the "New Yorker" signs on the bus. Blast from the past! And is that the corner of a "Little Nipper" bus? Remember those?!

 

[Kop sufferer]

I remember passing the "New Yorker" signs on the bus. Blast from the past! And is that the corner of a "Little Nipper" bus? Remember those?!

Little Nipper, Eager Beaver and City Clipper, if my memory serves me. I think I once read the Nippers were assembled in Chezzy

 

[S64 Blade]

I remember passing the "New Yorker" signs on the bus. Blast from the past! And is that the corner of a "Little Nipper" bus? Remember those?!

Had the little nippers in Rotherham too. One used to come up on to our small estate, at the end of our street. They seemed to have gone by the late 90s.

 

[Aganarama]

Little Nipper, Eager Beaver and City Clipper, if my memory serves me. I think I once read the Nippers were assembled in Chezzy

Eager Beavers! Had forgotten about those.

 

[Bert]

 

[Bert]

Grappler Sean Thornton These the guys? https://dirtystopouts.com/blogs/news

 

[Grappler]

Grappler Sean Thornton These the guys? https://dirtystopouts.com/blogs/news




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Yes, Kevan on the left, George on the right.

 

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The Burger King, isn't that the Brunswick Hotel building? At first thought it was higher up towards King St.

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

Correct

One of the more 'interesting' pubs of the city centre.

 

[Robby Blade]

Grappler Sean Thornton These the guys? https://dirtystopouts.com/blogs/news




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Was talking to Kevin only two weeks ago. Like all of us, looks much different now.

 

[bornablade]

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One of the more 'interesting' pubs of the city centre.

I worked at Woolco in the late summer 1974 just before it opened. Hughie Green did the honours. I spent far too many lunchtimes in the Brunswick. My afternoon work output was probably zero.

It's a distant memory that the Brunswick's final night of opening was a New Years Eve. Can't recall the year.

 

[dn5 shaun]

Remember these as a Kid, gave you lock jaw trying to chew
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a mans got to do what a mans got to do

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Tom Fenoughty, old school part timer who played at the highest level of English football, incredible by today’s standards. Famously played on Match of the Day, against Arsenal at Highbury and Kenneth Wostenholme mispronounced his name.
Unfortunately he’s not in the best of health, troubled by balance problems for a number of years, he now has to use a wheelchair.

Sad to hear that about Tom . I had a friend who was in his class at De la Salle along with Dennis Finnegan who also played for us .

In respect of the latter , I remember him telling me that at the age of 15 Dennis was built like a fully grown man and played for the First Xl which was normally made up of 17-18 year olds . He told me that he played centre forward and scored over 50 goals in one season and was virtually unstoppable .

My friend said he could never understand why when he joined us , someone had the bright idea of converting a player with such an astonishing goal scoring background into a centre half .

This friend was someone who knew a player when he saw one and expressed the view on more than one occasion that if Dennis had been developed in his natural role , he could have gone on to be as good or even better than Mick Jones .

Sadly , we’ll never know if he was right but the whole thing does sound extraordinary .

 

[diode_blade]

Just seen this and reminds me of what my Dad told me about the bombing of Sheffield. He was there. Bear with me as I may go on a bit. The Germans knew Sheffield as "the city on wheels" because they couldn't find it, hard to believe I know. One of the reasons was because whenever they were on their way, the factories would begin belching out Black smoke which, due to the topography of the city, would shroud the place in smog, resulting in it being hidden. My dad lived at Wisewood and they always knew the Germans were heading this way because the Loxley Valley works would begin producing black smoke which would then drift down the valley and over the city. This was before the sirens sounded. More often than not, they were heading for Manchester or Liverpool but that wasn't known at the time.

If you look at the map of the bombs, it gives a clue as to how they eventually found Sheffield..........they followed the railway tracks up from Derby which explains the first bombs hitting Millhouses, the city centre getting the brunt of the attack and the heavy industry of the east end being pretty much missed completely. It was always fascinating to chat to my dad about the war and he remembered the Sheffield blitz clearly, the devastation it brought to families who lived in the city but the total lack of effect it had on Sheffields ability to keep producing steel for the war effort.

Great post.
There were a lot of starfish sights out near fox house to draw the Luftwaffe to there, also plenty of ack ack guns there as well.
You can just about make out some bomb craters still when walking out that way.
Talking of the steel industry in Sheffield and Rotherham in the war, I believe (correct me if wrong) we were the only ones that could make the quality of steel for the crankshafts for Rolls Royce Merlin Engines.
Also should be noted that when Barnes Wallace was developing his bouncing bomb for the Dam raids, he came to Sheffield to discuss the quality and type of steel required for the casing.
Did the same as well for his Tall boy and blockbuster and grand slam bombs.

 

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