| Things no longer seen in football grounds 08:03 - May 26 with 7655 views | Churchman |
Toilet rolls chucked in the goal - far too valuable
Rattles
Rosettes
Smoking
Blue mobility vehicles around the pitch
St John Ambulance stretcher bearers - in ITFCs case, one a lot bigger than the other.
The bucket and sponge
The sheepskin coated manager
Letters for half time scores.
Any others?
Ah, the good ole days.
[Post edited 26 May 2022 8:05]
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| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:03 - May 26 with 1520 views | BlueBoots |
Only 3 or 4 options for half time refreshments (one of which was Bovril)
Drinking a beer while watching the game
Cars parked around the pitch (remember that at Stamford Bridge - anywhere else?)
Linesmen (Assistant Referees now, innit?)
Having to find out scores from elsewhere by waiting for word to pass from the nearest fan with a radio, or just wait until they're flashed up on the screen at half / full time. |  |
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| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:08 - May 26 with 1491 views | GavTWTD |
Friendly pitch invasions |  |
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| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:10 - May 26 with 1485 views | Swansea_Blue |
Fans climbing the floodlight stanchions for a better view |  |
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| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:12 - May 26 with 1482 views | STYG |
Norwich fans at away matches. |  | | |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:14 - May 26 with 1476 views | Bluespeed225 |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 09:20 - May 26 by farkenhell |
The crane behind Churchmans - you knew then that the game would be first on Match of the Day. |
Chantry kids knew the day before as BBC used to set up a satellite dish on the water tower on Stone lodge lane. | | | |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:15 - May 26 with 1472 views | Bluespeed225 |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 08:06 - May 26 by ITFC_Forever |
Fish & Chip biscuits. |
But still available! Missus biught me a multi pack, think from B & M. That taste! OMG, it was 1977 all over again, superb. | | | |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:20 - May 26 with 1454 views | ellaandred |
Public address announcements,like, 'Would Mr X please go to the Ipswich General Hospital as his wife's gone into labour ' | | | |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:21 - May 26 with 1446 views | STYG |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:15 - May 26 by Bluespeed225 |
But still available! Missus biught me a multi pack, think from B & M. That taste! OMG, it was 1977 all over again, superb. |
These were incredible. Always followed by chewing gum in that massive pack with each bit individually foil sealed. | | | |
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| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:22 - May 26 with 1447 views | Sharkey |
'Dolly birds'. (They had these at Portman Road, but not at Layer Road.)
At Layer Road (and possibly elsewhere), if there was a collection for charity, four guys came round each holding the corner of a tarpaulin and people hurled coins into it, sometimes from quite a distance. Amazing that nobody lost an eye. |  | | |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:28 - May 26 with 1431 views | STYG |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:22 - May 26 by Sharkey |
'Dolly birds'. (They had these at Portman Road, but not at Layer Road.)
At Layer Road (and possibly elsewhere), if there was a collection for charity, four guys came round each holding the corner of a tarpaulin and people hurled coins into it, sometimes from quite a distance. Amazing that nobody lost an eye. |
Dennis!
The lovely old boy that used to walk round the pitch selling Golden Goals! | | | |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 12:06 - May 26 with 1375 views | Heathlander |
Scarves around peoples wrists
Chewing gum thrown at Paul Cooper
Cigar smoke smell
Crowd surges
Autograph books
Alphabet scoreboards
Singing ‘keep right on to the end of the road’ at PR
‘You’ve going home in an Ipswich ambulance’
Mick McNeil soccer camps |  | | |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 12:28 - May 26 with 1341 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:15 - May 26 by Bluespeed225 |
But still available! Missus biught me a multi pack, think from B & M. That taste! OMG, it was 1977 all over again, superb. |
Yep, we buy them regularly! |  |
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| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 15:22 - May 26 with 1280 views | ellaandred |
Half time police dog display's | | | |
| £400 energy bill payment in Autumn on 15:33 - May 26 with 1264 views | blueasfook |
Nice. I'll put it toward a new guitar probably. |  |
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| £400 energy bill payment in Autumn on 15:34 - May 26 with 1259 views | blueasfook |
| £400 energy bill payment in Autumn on 15:33 - May 26 by blueasfook |
Nice. I'll put it toward a new guitar probably. |
Ha ha! i didnt mean to post this here! | |
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| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 17:06 - May 26 with 1211 views | blueprint |
Klix Chewing gum
Waving en masse to the camera during a live game.
Scandinavian advertising boards.
Long haired bloke helping with the divots at half time. |  | | |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 18:22 - May 26 with 1163 views | Vic |
Plain brown balls with laces. |  |
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| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 18:57 - May 26 with 1135 views | Powrigan |
Decent Officials |  | | |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 19:24 - May 26 with 1113 views | trncbluearmy |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 18:57 - May 26 by Powrigan |
Decent Officials |
Like clive thomas? |  | | |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 19:36 - May 26 with 1096 views | Keno |
Unsanitary Northstand toilets |  |
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| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 19:39 - May 26 with 1097 views | gosblue |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 11:03 - May 26 by BlueBoots |
Only 3 or 4 options for half time refreshments (one of which was Bovril)
Drinking a beer while watching the game
Cars parked around the pitch (remember that at Stamford Bridge - anywhere else?)
Linesmen (Assistant Referees now, innit?)
Having to find out scores from elsewhere by waiting for word to pass from the nearest fan with a radio, or just wait until they're flashed up on the screen at half / full time. |
Scalding hot Bovril and meat pies whose gravy burnt your chin if you dribbled.
Huge Wagon Wheels.
Flat caps
All Goalkeepers in long sleeves (it used to be a rule).
Printed team sheets
Mohicans
Military bands
Hooligans
Doc Martins
Bay City Rollers look alikes | | | |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 19:43 - May 26 with 1094 views | hjerman |
Brian knights leaving his Mic on during the game
Brian knights saying “ his friends in churchman’s wish him a happy birthday and can we play blowing in the wind by Bob Dylan, I am afraid we don’t have that record so here’s Mirror Man by the Human League’
All records played at today’s game are available from Parrot records please mention Portman Road when next you pay them a visit. [Post edited 26 May 2022 19:44]
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| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 19:44 - May 26 with 1090 views | britbiker |
Getting gobbed on (or worse) if you walked too close to the North Stand fan division fence.
Flared jeans and sideburns.
The stink of rancid burgers at half time.
Those players sock tie ups with the shirt numbers on them
The surge in the North Stand at kick.off as the 'hard men' arrived from the pub en masse.
Winning cup games.
Buying the 'green un' newspaper early Saturday eve to read the match report and other local scores.
Taking hours getting to games by coach as I was too young to drive.
Swapping scarves with european fans.
(az alkamar) [Post edited 26 May 2022 19:48]
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| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 20:06 - May 26 with 1060 views | ellaandred |
| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 19:39 - May 26 by gosblue |
Scalding hot Bovril and meat pies whose gravy burnt your chin if you dribbled.
Huge Wagon Wheels.
Flat caps
All Goalkeepers in long sleeves (it used to be a rule).
Printed team sheets
Mohicans
Military bands
Hooligans
Doc Martins
Bay City Rollers look alikes |
Goalkeepers in long sleeves, yes it was a rule.
Well, remembered !!
A well deserved uppie
[Post edited 26 May 2022 20:06]
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| Things no longer seen in football grounds on 20:20 - May 26 with 1045 views | brazil1982 |
Paying cash at the turnstiles.
Gates opened about 20 minutes before the end, allowing people to get in for a bit of free football. | | | |
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