Ecko Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=...825527288061579 Wow, looked so much better back then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamworth red Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=...825527288061579 Wow, looked so much better back then! Brings a tear to my eye!! Looking at that footage brings it all back. During the late 70's we had 37,000 packed in the 'Gate' watching us slaughter Liverpool 2-1 - ah happy days!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecko Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Brings a tear to my eye!! Looking at that footage brings it all back. During the late 70's we had 37,000 packed in the 'Gate' watching us slaughter Liverpool 2-1 - ah happy days!! Sounds good, just wish I was born before AG was made into an all seater. That open terrace looks bloody intimidating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamworth red Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Sounds good, just wish I was born before AG was made into an all seater. That open terrace looks bloody intimidating! Spot on - the open terracing was an absolute war zone at the best of times and in a way added to the atmosphere in the ground. Shame this is all in the past now - standing at a football match seems more natural than sitting down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecko Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Spot on - the open terracing was an absolute war zone at the best of times and in a way added to the atmosphere in the ground. Shame this is all in the past now - standing at a football match seems more natural than sitting down. What was the atmosphere like back then? Trouble at most games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamworth red Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 What was the atmosphere like back then? Trouble at most games? There was always something going on back in the 70's & 80's. I remember going to my first game back in 1969. My dad always put me down the front of the East End on the railings and he disappeared to the back with his mates. Remember so many different visiting fans (or firms as they are called today), trying to infiltrate the East End (it was the cool thing to do then) and it going off nearly every week. Like i said - war zone! The football was also good to watch - the days of Norman Hunter, Trevor Tainton, Joe Royle .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Those were the days, that was when we were able to go to football to ENJOY ourselves . Many happy memories of the parkend and the enclosure, atmosphere was so much better then.Chanting etc was just the norm, and FAR more banter in amongst the crowd. And yes, trouble most weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easton boy Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 There was always something going on back in the 70's & 80's. I remember going to my first game back in 1969. My dad always put me down the front of the East End on the railings and he disappeared to the back with his mates. Remember so many different visiting fans (or firms as they are called today), trying to infiltrate the East End (it was the cool thing to do then) and it going off nearly every week. Like i said - war zone! The football was also good to watch - the days of Norman Hunter, Trevor Tainton, Joe Royle .......... Me too!!. I remember watching HTV on a Monday and most games being able to see myself and my brother behind the goal! Happy days - until stewards started to tell us to stand properly in case a shot hit our legs and broke them to which we politely replied - **** Off. Also remember the old away end as was, and being in the home section next to the away fans watching St mirren in the Anglo Scottish Cup Final (anyone know how we qualified for that comp?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garlicbread Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 The breeze block wall at the front of the Williams brings it back. Remember as a kid when the final whstle went, asking your dad for permission to hoik over the wall then run around the pitch. Ah, they were the days. Its true about atmos now its all seating. Was 1000 times better when we were all packed in like sardines in the shed. I feel sorry for any young supporter who hasnt experienced it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hicksy-BCFC Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 The breeze block wall at the front of the Williams brings it back. Remember as a kid when the final whstle went, asking your dad for permission to hoik over the wall then run around the pitch. Ah, they were the days. Its true about atmos now its all seating. Was 1000 times better when we were all packed in like sardines in the shed. I feel sorry for any young supporter who hasnt experienced it Looks terrific to me. Admittedly I was 2 years of age at the time of this video but the old man will love it when I show him Remember standing in the East end when we beat Chelsea (the old lot with Kerry Dixon up front) back in the early 90's. Great atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Used to be in the "enclosure" mob. We used to wait till about 2.45 to watch the gate open to the "sterile" section of the Park end to see hundreds of City lads pouring toward the away fence! Stirring stuff. The season before the no go area was errected...mayhem (ask Everton, Stoke, etc> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmabbuttshair Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Open end on a sunny day was good. Hang around afterwards and you could almost pay for your entrance fee after a good old fashioned coin fight, not so clever when it was sunny at kick off but chucking it down by full time and we'd lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecko Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 The breeze block wall at the front of the Williams brings it back. Remember as a kid when the final whstle went, asking your dad for permission to hoik over the wall then run around the pitch. Ah, they were the days. Its true about atmos now its all seating. Was 1000 times better when we were all packed in like sardines in the shed. I feel sorry for any young supporter who hasnt experienced it Yeah I know, I'm upset that I missed it (born in 1991) and some of the stories that my dad has been telling sounds amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider head Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 And this is the bugger when full (80's) Bristol city 1 Liverpool 0 Season 1978-79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecko Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 And this is the bugger when full (80's) Bristol city 1 Liverpool 0 Season 1978-79 What was the attendance in the first vid and who were City playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider head Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 What was the attendance in the first vid and who were City playing? Nottingham Forest 1 - Bristol city 0 (Littlewoods cup 2nd leg or replay) 26th february 1989 attendance 28,084 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecko Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Nottingham Forest 1 - Bristol city 0 (Littlewoods cup 2nd leg or replay) 26th february 1989 attendance 28,084 28,000?!?! Bloody hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaxbourton Red Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Nottingham Forest 1 - Bristol city 0 (Littlewoods cup 2nd leg or replay) 26th february 1989 attendance 28,084 thats when ashton gate was rocking since then health and safety nerds with their weird obsession with plastic seats have killed the game using hillsborough as a reason we all know it was the police incompetence that killed those Liverpool fans: ban police incompetence rather then terracing - bring back safe standing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 28,000?!?! Bloody hell! AG once packed in over 43,000 against PNE. I guess health & safety wasn't such an issue back then! My first game at AG was against Leeds in 76 & we had over 31,000 that day. I truly feel sorry for the young 'uns that never got to experience watching City in those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmabbuttshair Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Nottingham Forest 1 - Bristol city 0 (Littlewoods cup 2nd leg or replay) 26th february 1989 attendance 28,084 Bleedin hell Cider Head, I remember that like it was yesterday it was my brothers birthday on the day and the EE was pumping right the way across the length of the stand. A game that the late, great Mr Clough admitted we should've have won, Walshy hit that shot that Hodge cleared of the line right in front of me, when I close my eyes it still looks like it's going in now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garlicbread Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 28,000?!?! Bloody hell! Thats the 'official' attendance. They always used to blag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider head Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 28,000?!?! Bloody hell! imagine being there on this day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecko Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Arghhh you guys are making me feel jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamworth red Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 AG once packed in over 43,000 against PNE. I guess health & safety wasn't such an issue back then! My first game at AG was against Leeds in 76 & we had over 31,000 that day. I truly feel sorry for the young 'uns that never got to experience watching City in those days. I am not that old to have been around when AG packed in 43,000+ against PNE - but i was there that evening match against Liverpool in 1977 when the attendance was 38,699. Could not move anywhere in the East End - just had to go with the sway of the crowd. When Chris Garland got the winner, i must have ended up 100 yards away from where i was stood!!!! Absolutely manic! Great days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 You guys in the Dolman think you have a good view now, well maybe but no better than the guys in the flats before it was built.........and it was free Late 60`s and into the 70`s certainly had a bit more than we have now, except for maybe stewards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderup Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I remember the Liverpool game. The whole ground was rammed! If you moved, everyone else moved with you! happy days they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I remember the Liverpool game. The whole ground was rammed! If you moved, everyone else moved with you! happy days they were. The surges behind the goal in the EE when City scored were great, never knew where you would end up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy-shuffle-carl-shutt Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Bleedin hell Cider Head, I remember that like it was yesterday it was my brothers birthday on the day and the EE was pumping right the way across the length of the stand. A game that the late, great Mr Clough admitted we should've have won, Walshy hit that shot that Hodge cleared of the line right in front of me, when I close my eyes it still looks like it's going in now!!! I was gutted that game was so full that they opened up what was the family enclosure in front of the dolman and moved me from the East End damm stewards. The East end was bloody amazin when in full flow i used to stand at the front just behind the goal. I remember everyone surging forwards when we scored it was the best even though the East E is partial open now it will never be recreated which is a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the captain Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 What was the atmosphere like back then? Trouble at most games? Tha atmosphere back then was electric, singing in the east end, the park end, the dolman and even in the enclosures! Fortress Ashton Gate............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frome Valley Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 It was wonderful to be part of it all and it really is better to have loved and lost and all that. Now we have fans moaning about smoking but back then the East End used to stink of smoke and alcohol. Up the Park End on a sunny day and it would be not unusual to see a few who had too many stretched out asleep and fans would simply smile about it. The game has simply been taken over by the intolerant. :noexpression: Modern football more than just a little bit rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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