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This should be plastered all over Goodison. How far we've fallen.
I think Man Utd were averaging around 40k,the RS 33k and we had 32k,dark,dark times for the economy, unemployment around 3 million, football was frowned upon by the establishment,I was on a Youth Opportunities Programme cable jointing with British Telecom around then earning the princely sum of £23.50 a week and following the Blues here, there and everywhere lolCan never quite understand when viewing these pictures and others of the 84/85 season how our average attendance was only around 31,000, particularly when you take account of the density of the crowd on the terraced sections in those days.
Moggsy waiting to kick Osgood when he lands lol
He ran our club like his successful Littlewood empire pools plus shop & Catalogue -a true businessman shifted a lot of dead wood on becoming Chairman - your right he would not suffer fools like today's set upThis should be plastered all over Goodison. How far we've fallen.
Thatcherism killed of our big industries to defeat the trade Unions - killed the attendances - could not wait to ban clubs from Europe too ....political stats that affected attendances way back then for sure - the slump may have come it was certainly in that era sped up by her Governments - sad but unfortunately true - the days of working man's football in all respects was ending sadly .... admission prices rose etc -I think Man Utd were averaging around 40k,the RS 33k and we had 32k,dark,dark times for the economy, unemployment around 3 million, football was frowned upon by the establishment,I was on a Youth Opportunities Programme cable jointing with British Telecom around then earning the princely sum of £23.50 a week and following the Blues here, there and everywhere lol