| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:03 - Feb 20 with 5486 views | Superblue95 |
A series of relegations? Nope, try again |  |
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:04 - Feb 20 with 5482 views | Oxford_Blue |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:03 - Feb 20 by Superblue95 |
A series of relegations? Nope, try again |
2001-02 and this season. Doesn’t mean successive. |  | | |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:14 - Feb 20 with 5417 views | gainsboroughblue |
Anyone care to guess the away fans in picture 3?
I guessed it as being Bradford from the FA Cup match in 1986 that ended 4-4. However, I was sure that they packed the visitors bit out more than that.
That middle picture is from 1990-91 season as I believe it was the only campaign where blue nets were used. |  |
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:18 - Feb 20 with 5386 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
Still p1ssed that we have two tiers in the north.
Imagine the atmosphere if it was straight up like Sheff U, Blue Action would have a field day. [Post edited 20 Feb 2019 22:18]
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:22 - Feb 20 with 5355 views | EastTownBlue |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:14 - Feb 20 by gainsboroughblue |
Anyone care to guess the away fans in picture 3?
I guessed it as being Bradford from the FA Cup match in 1986 that ended 4-4. However, I was sure that they packed the visitors bit out more than that.
That middle picture is from 1990-91 season as I believe it was the only campaign where blue nets were used. |
Or 91-92. Certainly between 90 and 92 as the Pioneer Lower (or West Stand) had seats installed.
The seated North Stand picture was between 92-95 with the Premier League advert. | | | |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:25 - Feb 20 with 5339 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:22 - Feb 20 by EastTownBlue |
Or 91-92. Certainly between 90 and 92 as the Pioneer Lower (or West Stand) had seats installed.
The seated North Stand picture was between 92-95 with the Premier League advert. |
You're right. I was sure the blue nets were done away with after one year but having checked a couple of youtube vids of 91-92 (sob), they were in place then too.
Those vids brought some memories back. That Newcastle game was a superb afternoon. [Post edited 20 Feb 2019 22:27]
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:26 - Feb 20 with 5330 views | EastTownBlue |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:25 - Feb 20 by gainsboroughblue |
You're right. I was sure the blue nets were done away with after one year but having checked a couple of youtube vids of 91-92 (sob), they were in place then too.
Those vids brought some memories back. That Newcastle game was a superb afternoon. [Post edited 20 Feb 2019 22:27]
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Likewise. Just watched the 3-2 win over Newcastle (again). | | | |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:38 - Feb 20 with 5262 views | unstableblue |
Great stuff, thank you.
What that shows is that the capacity of the North Stand Lower is actually smaller than the original North Stand which shows what a flawed design it was.
Atmosphere comes from as big a bank of fans as you can muster.
A steeper single bank, albeit of a lower capacity than the whole two tiered stand, would still have been a better idea. Sheepshanks error.
The North Stand Upper misses the singing from below.
Note: both the upper and lower sections have the same number of rows. |  |
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| hear hear... (n/t) on 22:41 - Feb 20 with 5233 views | unstableblue |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:18 - Feb 20 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
Still p1ssed that we have two tiers in the north.
Imagine the atmosphere if it was straight up like Sheff U, Blue Action would have a field day. [Post edited 20 Feb 2019 22:18]
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:48 - Feb 20 with 5214 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:22 - Feb 20 by EastTownBlue |
Or 91-92. Certainly between 90 and 92 as the Pioneer Lower (or West Stand) had seats installed.
The seated North Stand picture was between 92-95 with the Premier League advert. |
More likely 92-93 thinking about it, as it became the Carling Premiership in 93-94. | |
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 23:03 - Feb 20 with 5169 views | Ftnfwest |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:38 - Feb 20 by unstableblue |
Great stuff, thank you.
What that shows is that the capacity of the North Stand Lower is actually smaller than the original North Stand which shows what a flawed design it was.
Atmosphere comes from as big a bank of fans as you can muster.
A steeper single bank, albeit of a lower capacity than the whole two tiered stand, would still have been a better idea. Sheepshanks error.
The North Stand Upper misses the singing from below.
Note: both the upper and lower sections have the same number of rows. |
That’s what I thought until rangers came that pre season and had both tiers of sir Alf |  | | |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 23:25 - Feb 20 with 5105 views | Plums |
I grew up in there... |  |
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 00:28 - Feb 21 with 5028 views | Ely_Blue |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:18 - Feb 20 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
Still p1ssed that we have two tiers in the north.
Imagine the atmosphere if it was straight up like Sheff U, Blue Action would have a field day. [Post edited 20 Feb 2019 22:18]
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Not enough room behind the stand from my understanding as to why they couldn’t go back any further on the lower tier |  |
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 07:33 - Feb 21 with 4793 views | Oxford_Blue |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 00:28 - Feb 21 by Ely_Blue |
Not enough room behind the stand from my understanding as to why they couldn’t go back any further on the lower tier |
Not for two tiers but if you look at the photos you see that the single tier was actually a fair way back from the pitch. It would have been much better to build a single tier with say an extra 10 rows or so, and keep a low roof.
I suppose they wanted the extra capacity and a ground holding 30,000 not 27,000 or so, but we never fill it anyway (or very rarely) and the atmosphere has suffered. | | | |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 07:52 - Feb 21 with 4724 views | TractorCam |
Can we stop making us younger fans jealous please  |  |
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 08:18 - Feb 21 with 4650 views | unstableblue |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 07:52 - Feb 21 by TractorCam |
Can we stop making us younger fans jealous please |
Not wishing to increase the jealousy, but during the 3-4 seasons where we built this fantastic momentum that led to Premier League promotion (incremental improvement in playing staff and playing style - which was fast, energetic attacking with a creative midfielder), it was packed in there. Indeed there was a section of seating between the North Stand and Pioneer/Co-Op which would only get filled with a big crowd, that was starting to get full every week.
It was raucous. | |
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 08:26 - Feb 21 with 4623 views | Bluespeed225 |
The other dividing fence is missing, when was that removed? 3 sections created in about 1980? | | | |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 08:31 - Feb 21 with 4605 views | Reuser_is_God |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:04 - Feb 20 by Oxford_Blue |
2001-02 and this season. Doesn’t mean successive. |
2 relegations in 17 years is hardly a series of relegations. |  |
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 08:51 - Feb 21 with 4562 views | Slambo |
Beautiful...
Why why why why can't they just bring back terracing... |  |
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 08:52 - Feb 21 with 4556 views | RonFearonsHair |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 08:18 - Feb 21 by unstableblue |
Not wishing to increase the jealousy, but during the 3-4 seasons where we built this fantastic momentum that led to Premier League promotion (incremental improvement in playing staff and playing style - which was fast, energetic attacking with a creative midfielder), it was packed in there. Indeed there was a section of seating between the North Stand and Pioneer/Co-Op which would only get filled with a big crowd, that was starting to get full every week.
It was raucous. |
The 'Sackers for Scrap' corner stand. |  | | |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 10:27 - Feb 21 with 4438 views | ArnieM |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:38 - Feb 20 by unstableblue |
Great stuff, thank you.
What that shows is that the capacity of the North Stand Lower is actually smaller than the original North Stand which shows what a flawed design it was.
Atmosphere comes from as big a bank of fans as you can muster.
A steeper single bank, albeit of a lower capacity than the whole two tiered stand, would still have been a better idea. Sheepshanks error.
The North Stand Upper misses the singing from below.
Note: both the upper and lower sections have the same number of rows. |
That original North Stand terracing used to house 9k fans, and when we sang and bounced as one it was a helluva din I can tell you! TWTD. |  |
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 11:28 - Feb 21 with 4330 views | Bobbychase |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 22:38 - Feb 20 by unstableblue |
Great stuff, thank you.
What that shows is that the capacity of the North Stand Lower is actually smaller than the original North Stand which shows what a flawed design it was.
Atmosphere comes from as big a bank of fans as you can muster.
A steeper single bank, albeit of a lower capacity than the whole two tiered stand, would still have been a better idea. Sheepshanks error.
The North Stand Upper misses the singing from below.
Note: both the upper and lower sections have the same number of rows. |
Not sure that's fair. As I recall Sheepshanks was in favour of a single tier North Stand but the road behind the stand made it impossible to get planning officers to agree. |  |
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| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 11:31 - Feb 21 with 4319 views | No9 |
That is the second one, do you have any of the first one? | | | |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 11:42 - Feb 21 with 4294 views | PJH |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 11:28 - Feb 21 by Bobbychase |
Not sure that's fair. As I recall Sheepshanks was in favour of a single tier North Stand but the road behind the stand made it impossible to get planning officers to agree. |
I think that objections from residents of Alderman Road were taken into account when plans were being drawn up but I cannot remember if the original proposal was for a single tier,it may well have been. |  | | |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 11:47 - Feb 21 with 4278 views | Reuser_is_God |
| Saw these old Norrh Stand photos on 08:51 - Feb 21 by Slambo |
Beautiful...
Why why why why can't they just bring back terracing... |
What is the clubs stance on safe standing?
I know it was something Clegg was up for but it's gone quiet of late. | |
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