WhistleHappy Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Bristol City, Newcastle, Swindon, Norwich, Brighton, & possibly even Cardiff - could lead you to the name of this famous film by a famous director..... ? Ohh, the expected frenzy to answer this one hasn't happened, Daphne du Maurier wouldn't be pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 The cowshed was surely the old stand where the Dolman is now ..............is the correct answer, officially called the No Two stand - but known as the CowShed - the old wooden stand was demolished in the summer of 1966. The East End was always officially called the covered end and was referred to as such by fans until the late 60's/70 with the rise of the so called firms or mobs. Every firm had an end (Holte end, Shed end, Park Lane End, South Bank,North Bank.etc) and "Covered end" didn't quite cut it ! The songs wouldn't have sounded the same would they? ..."Come and have a go at the Covered End aggro" ...." ...Doing the covered end boot walk" ..." 1,2,3,4,5 If you want to stay alive, keep off the covered end" No, the east end was chosen as no one else had an "East" end, it sounded well 'ard, and sort of faced East-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Ohh, the expected frenzy to answer this one hasn't happened, Daphne du Maurier wouldn't be pleased. Missed the question. The Birds, innit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I'm looking forward to seeing how they propose to remove that vertical girder from the Dolman and still keep the roof supported - that's a hefty load of weight they need to support - especially with the Dolman roof being extended out even further !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Missed the question. The Birds, innit? Indeed it is... (Robins, Magpies, Canaries, Seagulls etc etc ) .... Male lead starred Rod Taylor, -obviously Hitchcock had no imagination or he would have cast Gregory Peck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Indeed it is... (Robins, Magpies, Canaries, Seagulls etc etc ) .... Male lead starred Rod Taylor, -obviously Hitchcock had no imagination or he would have cast Gregory Peck And Dame Anna Neagle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 And Dame Anna Neagle.:laugh:, had to think about that one, almost fell into the trap of correcting you with Tippi Hedren.. Samantha Eggar could have nestled in there nicely too. (No Steven Seagal in the remake either.... even worse than that why didn't the alledged City fan from down under have a role? Russell Crowe?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstoniaTallinnRed Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I always stood behind the goal, East End, end of! I used to always stand in the covered end when I was 5 ft nothing and get there an hour early to get a good position and then about 5 minutes before kick off some 6 ft chap would come and stand in front of me. On the Sunday the back of my knees would ache because of all the standing on tip toe. Happy days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I'm looking forward to seeing how they propose to remove that vertical girder from the Dolman and still keep the roof supported - that's a hefty load of weight they need to support - especially with the Dolman roof being extended out even further !! . There is another vertical girder attached to the one in the Williams so maybe the Dolman will be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstoniaTallinnRed Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 No, but he has been known to ride in on it I remember the IKB class 47 and also the IKB Castle. I also have an indoor 16mm scale line 4'3" by 2'9" with 14" curves! Yes, I used to see IMB Castle class going past Victoria Park quite a lot in my old spotting days, Victoria Park was handy for me as I lived in Oxford Street then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rizzle Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 After they've extended the roof of the Dolman are they going to tidy up the existing roof at all? E.g. Paint it or replace the fading panels on top and at the back of the stand? On a lesser issue, what about the seats in the upper section of the Dolman? Will they be replaced to match the new ones in the South stand and new lower rake of the dolman or will they stay the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I believe the roof is being lifted off and replaced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I believe the roof is being lifted off and replaced There's a good chance the roof will come off sooner than planned - probably during the match that confirms the Reds as Champions later this season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rizzle Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I believe the roof is being lifted off and replaced Really? At what point would that happen? Mid-season before they extend the roof out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Rocker Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I believe the roof is being lifted off and replaced I don't think that's what the plans show. From what I've seen the proposal is an extension to the existing roof, with new cladding to the old parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I used to go to the Covered End in the 1970's and it was called the Covered End. There may have been a few people who stood in the corner who called it the East End but they were in the minority. Forty years ago the majority of City Covered End supporters stood behind the goal. Those who stood in the Dolman corner were the 1970's equivalent of the present day Netters Yep, I started going in the Covered end, behind the goal in the mid 60's. It was not known as 'east end' at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rizzle Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I don't think that's what the plans show. From what I've seen the proposal is an extension to the existing roof, with new cladding to the old parts? That sounds more realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 The cowshed was surely the old stand where the Dolman is now, it fell down / was condemned in the mid 60s and we were left with a terraced enclosure. The turnstiles may have said Covered End but it's been the East End since I started standing there in 1973, even when the club stopped half price entry for juveniles. I think entry was 75p in the promotion season and 90p in the first year in Division 1. From memory juvenile entry to the open end was 40p. Exactly, I was referring to idiots such as Sextone mistakingly using it's wrong name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running Man Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I don't think that's what the plans show. From what I've seen the proposal is an extension to the existing roof, with new cladding to the old parts? If you watch the slow mo on the BS site you will see that the plan is to extend the existing roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manon Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I believe the roof is being lifted off and replaced 4 metre extension including revised floodlighting, and reclad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 What would we do without the forum on a Sunday afternoon? All the discussion about whether the Colin Daniel Shed End was previously called the East End or the Covered End is fascinating. I can remember that end before the roof was built and we just called it the gurt tump end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rizzle Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 4 metre extension including revised floodlighting, and reclad. You know your stuff, Manon. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 4 metre extension including revised floodlighting, and reclad. Its a shame they couldnt build floodlight pylons into the roof structure aka West Brom to give a retro look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 My first match was in 1970, and it was certainly called the East End by younger fans by then. 'We are the East End, We are the East End, We are the East End, Ashton Gate' was memorably amongst the chants at my first match, but I'd also heard it referred to as the East End previously by older boys down the park who were already going to AG. I guess the East End at that time was just the lads who stood chanting directly behind the goal, and older fans - maybe not that much older- who didn't want to be part of the developing East End culture (and the often menacing chants that accompanied it) continued to call it the Covered End. It looks like the EE name was around from the late 60's onwards to me, but the East Enders was an expanding youth culture rather than the universally used name by all patrons of the stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 What would we do without the forum on a Sunday afternoon? All the discussion about whether the Colin Daniel Shed End was previously called the East End or the Covered End is fascinating. I can remember that end before the roof was built and we just called it the gurt tump end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghornred Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 If you look where they are putting up the meccano now you can get an idea how big the Wedlock & Williams stands will become,very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WhistleHappy Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 BTW, I lied on Friday, I didn't go out for a Cod Lot after all, despite telling you all I was... I confess I stayed in and had a four egg prawn omelette and chips instead. Sorry chaps. I will most definitely be enjoying a lovely Cod Lot sometime soon though, honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderup Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Hang on, when I was a nipper and my dad first took me to the Gate (1975) we had the covered end and the open end, otherwise known as the Park end and the East end. I always thought the 'East end' was the fans name for the covered end and the 'Park end' was the fans name for the open end. One had a roof, hence the 'covered' end and one didn't hence the 'open' end. It made perfect sense to an 8 year old then but I'm not sure it does to a 47 year old now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderJar Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Its a shame they couldnt build floodlight pylons into the roof structure aka West Brom to give a retro look. Why would a roof structure be alternatively known as West Brom? Or have I misunderstood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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