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[The Esk]

Remember us playing Burnly at G P. Something like 76k there that day, anyone out there know when this was ? Old memory playing tricks like.

27 December 1960 we lost 3-0 in front of 74867 (edited with correct crowd figure)

Did not see earlier posts

 

[royalblue66]

27 December 1960 we lost 3-0 in front of 74600

Cheers mate.

 

[The Esk]

agree the bygone days of getting to the ground well early was to create an atmosphere to ousting the away fans etc, and you could pay on the gate, you could decide at any time yes let's go today, and also more important no restrictions on most away games of just turning up at an away ground, and paying on the day at the same price as the home fans, and choosing to go in any end, obviously the away end was your target - my favourite away ground was Wolves standing with a huge massive following of Blues fans in their Spion Kop which their fans seemed to use the opposite end!

Agree mate, the spontaneity has disappeared, and as you say the ability to just go into any terrace you fancied.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

27 December 1960 we lost 3-0 in front of 74867 (edited with correct crowd figure)

Did not see earlier posts

Bet you went home with a cob on that day esk matelol

 

[Joey66]

Remember us playing Burnly at G P. Something like 76k there that day, anyone out there know when this was ? Old memory playing tricks like.

My older brother was there Season 1960/61 December 27th attendance 74,867 at home we lost 3-0 the previous day we had played Burnley away (Boxing Day) and won 3-1!
My older brother who was a young kid stated it was so overcrowded his feet were off the floor, his hands were stuck in his coat pockets, you were virtually stuck or swaying!-did not see earlier post,!

 

[summerisle]

My older brother was there Season 1960/61 December 27th attendance 74,867 at home we lost 3-0 the previous day we had played Burnley away (Boxing Day) and won 3-1!
My older brother who was a young kid stated it was so overcrowded his feet were off the floor, his hands were stuck in his coat pockets, you were virtually stuck or swaying!

lol

 

[The Esk]

Bet you went home with a cob on that day esk matelol

lollollol

 

[Joey66]

The good old days - health , and safety never came into it- My older brother who had a car would go fo a session of drinking on Friday night, and would be carried away an pledge to go to the away game the next day - I was often woken up early on a Sat - get you scarf/ hat - five of us are off to Leeds fc etc - great times!

 

[Joey66]

Noticeable how much younger the LG crowd was in the days of terracing compared to now. One reason why there's less atmosphere now perhaps.

It was also affordable, the same gang of youngsters met each home game - the noise was tremendous!

 

[Jeff Jones]

Yes when I went on the ground tour, just looking at the stadia with empty seating looked so wrong - the whole reason I seldom went in to sit in the stands ( Grandstands) was everybody stood up as an blues attack occurred. There was a bit of atmosphere sat down was the thumping of the fans feet on the wooden floors in the old stands, I agree the bygone days of getting to the ground well early was to create an atmosphere to ousting the away fans etc, and you could pay on the gate, you could decide at any time yes let's go today, and also more important no restrictions on most away games of just turning up at an away ground, and paying on the day at the same price as the home fans, and choosing to go in any end, obviously the away end was your target - my favourite away ground was Wolves standing with a huge massive following of Blues fans in their Spion Kop which their fans seemed to use the opposite end!
Happy days, but sadly over!

I got all nostalgic reading that, Joey. It just seemed so simple then.

 

[Joey66]

I got all nostalgic reading that, Joey. It just seemed so simple then.

Yes it was simple, it worked for decades, maybe you never know in the future some restricted standing areas may be reintroduced, it won't be in my life time!

 

[Joey66]

My older brother was there Season 1960/61 December 27th attendance 74,867 at home we lost 3-0 the previous day we had played Burnley away (Boxing Day) and won 3-1!
My older brother who was a young kid stated it was so overcrowded his feet were off the floor, his hands were stuck in his coat pockets, you were virtually stuck or swaying!-did not see earlier post,!

Maybe the reason for the high gate was our thumping win the day before v Burnley away on Boxing Day then Typical blues get thumped 3-0 the very next day with a huge crowd! Burnley were a very good top team in that era Ray Crawford at centre forward!

 

[summerisle]

 

[Joey66]

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I bet them kids are stood on crates , boxes etc depending on what year it was!lol

 

[Toffeelover]

Yes when I went on the ground tour, just looking at the stadia with empty seating looked so wrong - the whole reason I seldom went in to sit in the stands ( Grandstands) was everybody stood up as an blues attack occurred. There was a bit of atmosphere sat down was the thumping of the fans feet on the wooden floors in the old stands, I agree the bygone days of getting to the ground well early was to create an atmosphere to ousting the away fans etc, and you could pay on the gate, you could decide at any time yes let's go today, and also more important no restrictions on most away games of just turning up at an away ground, and paying on the day at the same price as the home fans, and choosing to go in any end, obviously the away end was your target - my favourite away ground was Wolves standing with a huge massive following of Blues fans in their Spion Kop which their fans seemed to use the opposite end!
Happy days, but sadly over!

Joey, I remember all that only to well. Man up there in the stand and stamping, nothing like it. Yes they were happy days.