slartibartfast Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: I missed the Leeds game for some reason, Sprake got sent off I seem to recall, something involving Garland? He knocked CG out..claimed he was spat at ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlborough Red Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Was 16 years old , first time going to a London match.Went on the football special from Temple Meads with my Dad and two older brothers (Sadly all passed on to a higher division ) and what seemed like 10,000 other City fans No segregation so we stood on the famous shelf 2nd level up. See photo to get an idea of what a great place to watch a match . Held 20,000 fans very close to the pitch . Twice taken penalty still lingers in my mind which would surely have given us a replay at the gate . Greaves second goal ,put clean through 1 on 1 as we pressed for an equaliser was taken so calmly and efficiently by the master. One of my all time favourite players. The noise was deafening, colour and atmosphere amazing., fans surging behind both goals and on the shelf and the photograph has brought it all back. Thanks Ciderhead abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlborough Red Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Edit - should have said thanks to Esmond Million's Bung .not Ciderhead abroad . Apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 13 minutes ago, Marlborough Red said: Was 16 years old , first time going to a London match.Went on the football special from Temple Meads with my Dad and two older brothers (Sadly all passed on to a higher division ) and what seemed like 10,000 other City fans No segregation so we stood on the famous shelf 2nd level up. See photo to get an idea of what a great place to watch a match . Held 20,000 fans very close to the pitch . Twice taken penalty still lingers in my mind which would surely have given us a replay at the gate . Greaves second goal ,put clean through 1 on 1 as we pressed for an equaliser was taken so calmly and efficiently by the master. One of my all time favourite players. The noise was deafening, colour and atmosphere amazing., fans surging behind both goals and on the shelf and the photograph has brought it all back. Thanks Ciderhead abroad. 4 minutes ago, Marlborough Red said: Edit - should have said thanks to Esmond Million's Bung .not Ciderhead abroad . Apologies. Your'e welcome, although the Greaves penalty was the 2nd goal, that was the final irony. Pat Jennings was required to save a Bristol penalty in the second half. The penalty was retaken because Jennings moved too soon and the re-take was hit wide. To add insult to injury Greaves scored Spurs’ second goal from the penalty spot in the final minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 2 hours ago, ZiderEyed said: Gibson is better than Yashin. We all agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 7 hours ago, CodeRed said: So even back then you had no idea what was going on,? clueless as usual Plus ca change Can you remember what what was going on when you were 13 or 14? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Seeing these old pictures of proper football grounds stirs memories. Compared to the plastic atmosphere of todays grounds - the roar, the human waves when we scored, the smell of cigars coming out the East End, the smell of hot dogs and bovril, the smell of piss in the bogs, the sound of football rattlers, noise, noise, noise. Where has it all gone? Give me the old skool football grounds any day. Great pictures of Mike Gibson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtucks Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Probably my first away game. Certainly the first I remember. Went with a school-mate (Mike Green) and remember being stood on tiptoe in the crowd......then it surged forward..... feet were off the ground and we just got carried forward, totally out of control. Remember the penalty incidents well. Tony Ford had never missed.....till then!!! Retake!!!.............Chris Crowe! (he blasts them apparently!)...............Did he f**k.....................Side footed it miles wide!!! Then later Greavesie showed them both how to do it. I lost touch with that school-mate, but incredibly bumped into him for the first time in fifty years at Bradford on our promotion night (he's lived in Manchester for years and apparently now only sees City when they are up north). Woke up the following morning not sure whether it had all been a dream............ ...........we won 6-0 away???...........we're promoted???................No it must have been a dream, Mike Green was in it and I haven't seen him for fifty years!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 This thread is cool! I wasnt born for another 10 years, but hey! Jjst how good wAs jimmy greaves back in the day?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Looks like one of those terrible movies where the hero goes back in time to save his future self Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 11 hours ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: This was the published teams in the programme, but i'm sure there were a few changes. Proper old school Left half, inside left and outside left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atyeo's lift Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 I was there as well - great day in so many ways and my only ever visit to White Hart Lane. Funny but I can't remember the goals at all - but at my age I don't remember much anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abraham Romanovich Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 11 hours ago, slartibartfast said: Yep 6 trains, they reckon we took about 12k there (all over the ground ) I was on the Shelf..........but we did take the Park Lane End ! I was there aged 12 in the Paxton Road end down the front , there were a lot of City fans by me ,my recollection was that it was about half and half in the Park Lane end to my knowledge the only teams to have full control of the Park Lane were Millwall and Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Gibbo...........no gloves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 29 minutes ago, Abraham Romanovich said: I was there aged 12 in the Paxton Road end down the front , there were a lot of City fans by me ,my recollection was that it was about half and half in the Park Lane end to my knowledge the only teams to have full control of the Park Lane were Millwall and Arsenal. Well, depends what you count as "took" They were all in there and they didn't get moved ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 My dad took 11 year old me to the match by supporters club coach. Having been stuck in horrendous traffic on the North Circular, we got into the ground about 10 minutes before HT. Dad somehow got us a space by a floodlight pylon from where I could see some, but not all of the pitch. I remember the goals and the missed penalties. Afterwards, he bought us sandwiches from a nearby cafe then purchased me a poster picture of the Spurs team before we got back onto the coach for the long trip home. I've still got the programme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said: My dad took 11 year old me to the match by supporters club coach. Having been stuck in horrendous traffic on the North Circular, we got into the ground about 10 minutes before HT. Dad somehow got us a space by a floodlight pylon from where I could see some, but not all of the pitch. I remember the goals and the missed penalties. Afterwards, he bought us sandwiches from a nearby cafe then purchased me a poster picture of the Spurs team before we got back onto the coach for the long trip home. I've still got the programme! and me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 15 hours ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: I remember on the station in London, city had hired the old blue Pullman that people could travel in what was the luxury of the day at a price. The cockney train guard was walking along the platform saying "ok, stand back, this is yer actual Pullman not for the likes of you lot, this for the posh people". I loved this old ad back in the day.I think there was one with Bowler hatted geezers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Mao Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Any chance we can buy a win on eBay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 11 hours ago, Super said: Proper old school Left half, inside left and outside left! I was ‘right half’ in the first team I played for and wore number 4 - loved football back then.....proper old skool! That’s why it meant a lot to me when my all time City hero Gerry Gow wore 4 on his back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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