Wedlock Stand

[Miah Dennehy]

How come the old east end is now referred to as the south stand and not the Wedlock any more?

[Red-Robbo]

1 minute ago, Miah Dennehy said:

How come the old east end is now referred to as the south stand and not the Wedlock any more?

Because it's a new stand.

However, I do wonder about the geography. How did East become South?

[Miah Dennehy]

1 minute ago, Red-Robbo said:

Because it's a new stand.

However, I do wonder about the geography. How did East become South?

I realise it's a new structure, but surely they should have kept the Wedlock name?

[Red-Robbo]

1 minute ago, Miah Dennehy said:

I realise it's a new structure, but surely they should have kept the Wedlock name?

Perhaps they were hoping Flinty would stay at the club for a further 10 years and lead us into the PL and we could name it after him?  

Seriously, I don't know why the name was dropped, but to be fair, most people just called it the East End anyway.

[TV Tom]

10 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

I realise it's a new structure, but surely they should have kept the Wedlock name?

We now have the “Wedlock wall” some great names on there 

[wendyredredrobin]

You will be asking what happened to the Tote End next.  Isn't it burried under Tesco or Ikea?

[pongo88]

47 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

Because it's a new stand.

However, I do wonder about the geography. How did East become South?

The Wedlock was always south. It’s just that some people stood in the eastern corner and called it the east end. Then, gradually, the whole stand became known as the east end 

[Dr Balls]

42 minutes ago, pongo88 said:

The Wedlock was always south. It’s just that some people stood in the eastern corner and called it the east end. Then, gradually, the whole stand became known as the east end 

So pretty much where Section 82 are now positioned, which seems about right.

[Mr Popodopolous]

1 hour ago, pongo88 said:

The Wedlock was always south. It’s just that some people stood in the eastern corner and called it the east end. Then, gradually, the whole stand became known as the east end 

Was Cracker's Corner in that sort of area? Or was that a different thing, part of the ground entirely?

[Red-Robbo]

10 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Was Cracker's Corner in that sort of area? Or was that a different thing, part of the ground entirely?

 

Wasn't that in the Open End? Later to be replaced by the Atyeo??

[Mr Popodopolous]

10 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

Wasn't that in the Open End? Later to be replaced by the Atyeo??

Probably.

Before my time though, so no first hand memories- always wondered if it was Dolman/South Stand (formerly Dolman/East End) corner.

[Drew Peacock]

1 minute ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Probably.

Before my time though, so no first hand memories- always wondered if it was Dolman/South Stand (formerly Dolman/East End) corner.

It was the open end, can't remember which corner though.

Is it just me, or was the most common name for the Wedlock Stand "the covered end"?

[Sir Geoff]

Yes crackers corner was in the open end just next to the Dolman stand. As a kid I used to stand to the left of the goal next to the railings at the front. Crackers corner was very appropriately named.

The covered end became the 'covered end' after seats were installed and away fans were seated there.

[Red-Robbo]

1 minute ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Probably.

Before my time though, so no first hand memories- always wondered if it was Dolman/South Stand (formerly Dolman/East End) corner.

Before mine too, Mr P.

My old man used to stand there though, and I think where he described was up the other end of the ground, pretty much where the Dolman/Atyeo corner would be now.

I think the Atyeo was only built about 1970?

[Nogbad the Bad]

2 minutes ago, Drew Peacock said:

It was the open end, can't remember which corner though.

Is it just me, or was the most common name for the Wedlock Stand "the covered end"?

The club would call it the covered end but to the fans it was the East End, at least from the '60's.

[Nogbad the Bad]

2 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

Before mine too, Mr P.

My old man used to stand there though, and I think where he described was up the other end of the ground, pretty much where the Dolman/Atyeo corner would be now.

I think the Atyeo was only built about 1970?

You mean the Dolman.

[Sir Geoff]

The Atyeo was closer to 1990 than 70. The open end was in existance for all the 1st division days and second and 3rd and 4th divisions. i remeber standing there in a crowd of about 1500 one cold evening for a crappy cup tie during our 4th div days.

[Red-Robbo]

Just now, Nogbad the Bad said:

You mean the Dolman.

Er, yes. 

[pongo88]

“craker’s corner” was, what was then, the open end corner next to the old cow shed stand (later replaced by the Dolman). It was given that name by the players of the day due to the amout of crackpot comments / abuse they got from a large group of fans who used to congregate there. 

[BS4 on Tour...]

1 hour ago, Dr Balls said:

So pretty much where Section 82 are now positioned, which seems about right.

Not to me..... they weren’t around when the proper East End was in its pomp..

[marmite]

56 minutes ago, pongo88 said:

“craker’s corner” was, what was then, the open end corner next to the old cow shed stand (later replaced by the Dolman). It was given that name by the players of the day due to the amout of crackpot comments / abuse they got from a large group of fans who used to congregate there. 

My dad took me to  crackers  corner for my first taste of city around mid fifties.  Must  have made me crackers cos I'm  still going to matches.

[myol'man]

Should have named the south stand after our great left back Mickey Bell

"The Bell End" 

[TV Tom]

2 hours ago, Sir Geoff said:

Yes crackers corner was in the open end just next to the Dolman stand. As a kid I used to stand to the left of the goal next to the railings at the front. Crackers corner was very appropriately named.

The covered end became the 'covered end' after seats were installed and away fans were seated there.

The Covered end (East End) has been called that long before it was known as the East End while the Atyeo was known as the uncovered end, open end & Park end

[redysteadygo1]

20 minutes ago, harrys said:

The Covered end (East End) has been called that long before it was known as the East End while the Atyeo was known as the uncovered end, open end & Park end

Dolman, old stand. Lansdown, new stand or grandstand. 1950s.

[Lanterne Rouge]

When I started going in the early 70s it was the East End and the Open End.

[Offside]

I knew it as the Covered End when I started going to games in the early 80s.

[City Cat]

5 hours ago, myol'man said:

our great left back Mickey Bell

"and we got him cheap".....