Redtucks Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Blackbird1 said: I was there when the floodlights were commissioned, and I am pretty sure it was a friendly. Not according to the picture of the program I posted earlier. Also the fixture list from: https://www.11v11.com/teams/bristol-city/tab/matches/season/1966/ shows us playing away at Wolves (drew 1-1) on 27th December, and at home to Wolves (lost 0-1) on 28th in Div 2 fixtures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtucks Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 22 minutes ago, Bob Taylor is GOD said: Don't think they put them up then, because this is their last game at Springfield Park - and these are definitely NOT ours... I agree that the lights are not ours (these look square, whereas ours were twice as tall as they were wide) but the pylons look very similar to what we had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Blackbird1 said: I was there when the floodlights were commissioned, and I am pretty sure it was a friendly. If it's the Wolves game it sure wasn't a friendly - it was my first game, December 28th, 65. I still have the programme. As a young kid I thought every game would be that packed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Redtucks said: Yes, I was in the open end. Wolves won 1-0. The crowd was 36,184. By chance I saw this for sale for £5 on ebay earlier: That's the kidder. I, too, was in the Open End at Cracker's Corner being passed over heads to the front. Recall the sheer excitement all day in the build-up (my Grandmother lived in Bath St,) and walking to the ground with my Dad and Uncle after getting togged up in Xmas bobbler, scarf, rosette & being handed a Gert Big wooden rattle. Recall being wedged up against the railings by some fella or other then clinging on chimp-like for the duration of the game having been told to ' cheer the boys in Red.' That game alone is why I follow City all these years later, though you rarely see an Everton Mint doing the rounds these days..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 47 minutes ago, Bob Taylor is GOD said: Don't think they put them up then, because this is their last game at Springfield Park - and these are definitely NOT ours... They could quite easily cut the excess off the top. Why fit something you don't need? Presumably they got professionals in, to do the erecting. Our floodlights had to go higher than our grandstand and obviously be equal height on all corners to give equally distributed light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 15 minutes ago, BTRFTG said: If it's the Wolves game it sure wasn't a friendly - it was my first game, December 28th, 65. I still have the programme. As a young kid I thought every game would be that packed.... Picture posted by Redtucks one hour ago of the programme stating grand opening of floodlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 52 minutes ago, Bob Taylor is GOD said: Don't think they put them up then, because this is their last game at Springfield Park - and these are definitely NOT ours... My source is the Bristol City historian David Wood -in his book "Bristol City The first 100 years" He was quite specific, maybe they modified them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1891 B.C. Sweden Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 Feb 1941 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Final 3 Star Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 6 hours ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said: I will always remember the official opening of the new floodlights, it was a night game against Wolves, I think, and the crowd was over 30,000. I was in the shed and it was practically impossible to see much, as I was short and still am, on tiptoe most of the match, legs aching the next day. Impossible to move anywhere, as everyone was packed in tight, those were the days! I had a seat for that game on the bench that used to run alongside the touchline in front of the enclosure. Sitting just a few feet from the pitch. Can't imagine that happening these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Balls Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 On 02/02/2021 at 07:40, WarksRobin said: Pre Dolman Stand? Still looks far better and more robust than the tented areas at the Mem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Dr Balls said: Still looks far better and more robust than the tented areas at the Mem! I was just thinking it looks like the sort of structure the gas would knock up with a job lot of wood from B&Q and then announce it as their new state of the art home stand with comfortable, dry seating. It might even have a Row M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KernowRed Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 1st Floodlight match 27 Jan 1953, previous fixture postponed due to fog 20Jan 1953 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KernowRed Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Another report on the 1st Floodlit match 27 Jan 1953 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KernowRed Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Burton Albion,s purchase of the floodlights. Burton Observer 20 May 1965. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KernowRed Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Burton V City 20 Oct 1965 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Taylor is GOD Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 20 hours ago, CodeRed said: My source is the Bristol City historian David Wood -in his book "Bristol City The first 100 years" He was quite specific, maybe they modified them? This is an old picture of Springfield Park showing the same floodlights, so why would they need ours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Atyeo Stand has been redeveloped during the Covid lockdown ..... * ....... *fake news 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 20 hours ago, 1891 B.C. Sweden said: Feb 1941 Still better than the Mem now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton_fan Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 On 30/01/2021 at 11:19, miser said: I'd reckon mid 70s as the Dolman still has the clear side panels. It wasn't too long after construction when they blew out in a storm and replaced by standard cladding. I think those panels blew out in 1971 or 72 so that photo must have been taken soon after the stand was completed in 1970. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miser Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, ashton_fan said: I think those panels blew out in 1971 or 72 so that photo must have been taken soon after the stand was completed in 1970. There's a post above from a more observant member than myself, noting that the stand is incomplete (missing stairs and seats). So 1970 is fairly definitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 21 hours ago, 1891 B.C. Sweden said: Feb 1941 The Fewers would give their right arm (and six fingers) for a stand as good as this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 hour ago, myol'man said: Atyeo Stand has been redeveloped during the Covid lockdown ..... * ....... *fake news Nice one ! All we need now is a team good-enough to do it justice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephjnr Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 hour ago, myol'man said: Atyeo Stand has been redeveloped during the Covid lockdown ..... * ....... *fake news Can you fake one where all four sides are like the Lansdown? Not that we'd ever get in the position to need that... (nice job btw) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show Me The Money! Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 On 02/02/2021 at 07:40, WarksRobin said: Pre Dolman Stand? They the posh seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Bob Taylor is GOD said: This is an old picture of Springfield Park showing the same floodlights, so why would they need ours? Dunno mate, I was just saying what is written in the history books.........I wasn't actually there at Wigan on the day the lights were allegedly installed (or not). Maybe Henry Ford was right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SecretSam Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 On 03/02/2021 at 19:12, 1891 B.C. Sweden said: Feb 1941 Christ, did we play Millwall the day before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Mr X said: Are the beverages on offer to the offices actually in date by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted February 5, 2021 Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 Ashton Gate 1930 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted February 5, 2021 Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, myol'man said: Ashton Gate 1930 What a fascinating picture! Not just the surrounding area, like where Cumberland Basin is now, but also I didn’t know there used to be an advert on the roof of the EE! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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