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He's still serving a prison sentence as far as I am awareWhatever happened to Michael Branch...
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He's still serving a prison sentence as far as I am awareWhatever happened to Michael Branch...
He's still serving a prison sentence as far as I am aware
Only catch a glimpse of the crowd but I was there and it was mayhem
The younger generation really can't appreciate what the atmosphere in the Street End once was. Sometimes uncomfortable: often memorable.
I am personally in form favour of brining about safe standing in the PL to bring some of that atmosphere back.
Remember that Southhampton game like it was yesterday....
49000 in Goodison on a Tuesday night, St End packed .....when you walked in there was a wall of backs and no room anywhere... Ended up behind the goal and what a game to follow
I have been an Evertonian since the late 60's and I think that and the Bayern game are the best for atmosphere by miles.
Not true. We already had metal structures that kept the crowd away from behind the goals, and they were erected because of our penchant for throwing things at opposing defences.I always thought that the arc was introduced because of crowd trouble and objects being thrown, but it was introduced for the 1966 World Cup as the crowd had to be a minimum distance from the goal.
They were indeed. None of the younger generation can ever appreciate the pure electricity generated by packed grounds in those days. To rave about some modern day atmosphere experiences is laughable in comparison.Those were the days !!!
heard a tale once from my old fella that one time in the sixties we played spurs and the goal area was filled with cockerels headslolNot true. We already had metal structures that kept the crowd away from behind the goals, and they were erected because of our penchant for throwing things at opposing defences.
heard a tale once from my old fella that one time in the sixties we played spurs and the goal area was filled with cockerels headslol
I vaguely remember I must have only been around six or seven so forgive me if my minds playing tricks,St John at Goodison with Coventry I think,anyhow some fella runs on the pitch and does a monkey/ape jumping up and down movement in front of the Saint which didn't amuse him,christ if that happened now the PC brigade would have a canary fit!!......don't recall that but not surprising. The toilet rolls were the obvious ones that have now disappeared. Somebody on here posted a vid of Everton V Man Utd around 1970 and as the players are walking off at Half-Time a toilet roll comes from the crowd behind he Goodison Rd dug ou and nearly hits Alan Ball. None of the players bats an eye, how things change in a short period of time.
Remember the bananas thrown at Ian St John (before John Barnes), think he was playing for Coventry, and the reds running on to give Gordon West a handbag. Gordon laughed and put it in the net with his cap.
I vaguely remember I must have only been around six or seven so forgive me if my minds playing tricks,St John at Goodison with Coventry I think,anyhow some fella runs on the pitch and does a monkey/ape jumping up and down movement in front of the Saint which didn't amuse him,christ if that happened now the PC brigade would have a canary fit!!
Not true. We already had metal structures that kept the crowd away from behind the goals, and they were erected because of our penchant for throwing things at opposing defences.