tommytowne
Player Valuation: £50m
Rather atmospheric I reckon.
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Togger Blue
Player Valuation: £2.5m
Stan Osborne - a blast from the past. I didn't know him, but in 1969 I left school & the job I had allowed 1 day a week release at Childwall College, with Maths, Social Studies & the like and the option to take an old 'O' level. Anyway, Stan and Peter Scott also attended (day release from Everton) always on a Friday. They seemed good lads, but kept to themselves. I remember some staff member coming into a classroom on one Friday and muttering to Peter Scott - he had been drafted in to travel with the 1st team playing at Spurs the next day. I was there as well, but only as a Street End lad going to another away game. Scotty made a few appearances in due course before moving on. I think he was a Kirkby lad, Stan may have come from there as well, but I'm not sure.It's a lad called Stan Osborne Eggs,he wrote a book called "Making the grade"which I can recommend if you can find a copy about his time as an apprentice I think from 1969-1971
Dario Terracotta
Player Valuation: £70m
Yep mate,stan was a Kirkby boy.
wilfjacko
Player Valuation: £8m
Wow!! Fantastic pic.
Time travel does exist.
tommytowne
Player Valuation: £50m
Occasionally I trawl the usual sites for vintage pics, so this is the first time I've seen this.
I'm trying to date it. Obviously pre-1969 and after 1965. No other clues that I can see.
bluelord49
Player Valuation: £8m
It is showing as 7th Feb. 1969
Alamy stock photo...ENHK7T
Supposedly taken the day before their match was called off,which is strange really cos we played Spurs away on 8th Feb.
Alamy stock photo...ENHK7T
Supposedly taken the day before their match was called off,which is strange really cos we played Spurs away on 8th Feb.
*sighs
Contrary to the supposed memory we didn't get that much snow back in the day - yeah it got cold, but snow was rare. Jan 63 yep...maybe, but I don't think so. Given the glass 'greenhouse things' behind the dug outs I'd go with 1969.
tommytowne
Player Valuation: £50m
Without getting any smart arse comments, I can just about imagine how silent it would have been inside.
You know, when the snow is freshly laid the world seems so peaceful.
Thanks to bluelord 49 for the date.
Of all the stadiums that I've seen, in person or on TV that stand is to me the greats stand there is, truly magnificent, an absolute crying shame that that was demolished for the monstrosity we have now
tommytowne
Player Valuation: £50m
You are spot on of course.
For me it was all about the four floodlight towers.
The first thing you saw as the 544 got to the top of Everton Brow. Absolute monoliths guarding the whole stadium.
As a kid I was living in Rock Ferry and from my bedroom window you could just see them at night time when they were lit for the night games.
I used to gaze at them imagining being there in body not just in spirit.
...seen the snow and immediately thought 1963 but the glass boxes entering the pitch are much later. 1969 though.
Not sure what went wrong with that last post, but you get my drift.
Yorkie
Player Valuation: £35m
The overall brightnsss is still nice, love night games in winter and seeing the glow of light above the ground as you get up to it. Like a beacon.