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Home/Away fans in the North on 20:29 - Aug 1 by Cheera
It changed in Summer 1992 when the ground became all seater.
Away fans in the Pioneer side 1/3 of North Stand from 1988 when I first went till 1992 (all seater). Not sure how long the North Stand had been split, and whether it changed for Cup matches.
Home/Away fans in the North on 20:53 - Aug 1 by ITFC_Forever
The away half on the left of the NS was split in two and if the away following was likely to be small, the middle section was given to Town fans.
There was a swivel board at the turnstiles which denoted if it was allocated to home or away fans for that day’s game.
More often than not the middle was kept empty. It was only on occasional games when the home crowd was large and the away crowd was smaller than anticipated (it was pay on the gate)
Norwich and West Ham games spring to mind.
Away fans were definitely next to West Stand in 79/80 season. 100%
“Hello, I'm your MP. Actually I'm not. I'm your candidate. Gosh.”
Boris Johnson canvassing in Henley, 2005.
Home/Away fans in the North on 20:58 - Aug 1 by Lord_Lucan
More often than not the middle was kept empty. It was only on occasional games when the home crowd was large and the away crowd was smaller than anticipated (it was pay on the gate)
Norwich and West Ham games spring to mind.
Away fans were definitely next to West Stand in 79/80 season. 100%
My first full season was 1983-84, I remember plenty of youths making half arsed efforts to climb up the mesh that separated the home and away fans in The North. Plenty of abuse and V signs too, shameful really. It didn’t take me long to realise that some of the surges in there could be a bit lively so I took to standing with my back to a barrier to stay safe. Looking back, even though I was dripping in casual gear and sporting an impressive flick, I was never really North Stand material.
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Home/Away fans in the North on 21:25 - Aug 1 with 2764 views
Home/Away fans in the North on 21:20 - Aug 1 by monkeymagic
My first full season was 1983-84, I remember plenty of youths making half arsed efforts to climb up the mesh that separated the home and away fans in The North. Plenty of abuse and V signs too, shameful really. It didn’t take me long to realise that some of the surges in there could be a bit lively so I took to standing with my back to a barrier to stay safe. Looking back, even though I was dripping in casual gear and sporting an impressive flick, I was never really North Stand material.
bout the time I started, but took me a few years to progress from the West stand, to Churchmans to the North, not least cos there were no concessions.
First game I watched a.couple of Naaridge scarves being set alight, proper mesmerising to a teenage lad :-)
Home/Away fans in the North on 20:58 - Aug 1 by Lord_Lucan
More often than not the middle was kept empty. It was only on occasional games when the home crowd was large and the away crowd was smaller than anticipated (it was pay on the gate)
Norwich and West Ham games spring to mind.
Away fans were definitely next to West Stand in 79/80 season. 100%
North Stand was divided into three pens when I started going, Big followings would take 2 out of 3 or it would either be Town in two or the middle one empty, which was a bit of a feature of the Ferguson era. The first big following I recall seeing was Charlton in the cup.
Home/Away fans in the North on 21:25 - Aug 1 by bluelagos
bout the time I started, but took me a few years to progress from the West stand, to Churchmans to the North, not least cos there were no concessions.
First game I watched a.couple of Naaridge scarves being set alight, proper mesmerising to a teenage lad :-)
Totally agree, although I used to fairly often be on the brink of soiling myself there was something addictive and magical about the old North. The experience was often aided by several under age pints in the Falcon pre game, which was a regular part of the match day routine. If cash was tight, the alternative was egg and chips in a cafe, which I think was called griddles?
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Home/Away fans in the North on 21:55 - Aug 1 with 2546 views
Home/Away fans in the North on 20:42 - Aug 1 by Lord_Lucan
Memory fades but it would have been around that time, possibly the following season.
Yep, any change would have been within about a year of this clip. I moved to Ipswich in the summer of 78 and remember the way fans were always on the left.
Home/Away fans in the North on 22:15 - Aug 1 by Swansea_Blue
Yep, any change would have been within about a year of this clip. I moved to Ipswich in the summer of 78 and remember the way fans were always on the left.
Do you think anyone alive can remember pre-segregation days?
Home/Away fans in the North on 08:25 - Aug 2 by Edmundo
Do you think anyone alive can remember pre-segregation days?
I remember pre segregation, when away fans would arrive early and try and stand their ground as home fans arrived. Liverpool was particularly tasty as scousers waited by the turnstiles to pick off town fans, Spurs just waited outside the North, and the last game of the 1975 season against West Ham, there was a no man’s land in the middle of the North between the two sets of supporters throughout the game. It might have been the latter that caused the fencing I guess. Whether you wanted to get involved or not, violence was an integral part Tod the football experience back then.
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Home/Away fans in the North on 10:33 - Aug 2 with 1738 views
Home/Away fans in the North on 10:06 - Aug 2 by bluefunk
I remember pre segregation, when away fans would arrive early and try and stand their ground as home fans arrived. Liverpool was particularly tasty as scousers waited by the turnstiles to pick off town fans, Spurs just waited outside the North, and the last game of the 1975 season against West Ham, there was a no man’s land in the middle of the North between the two sets of supporters throughout the game. It might have been the latter that caused the fencing I guess. Whether you wanted to get involved or not, violence was an integral part Tod the football experience back then.
I seem to remember in early 70's no fences in the North Stand. Just a thin line of coppers between the supporters and many bog rolls trailing over their heads.
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Home/Away fans in the North on 11:46 - Aug 2 with 1606 views
Away coaches were parked just up the road in what is now Sir Alf Way, end of game was always a hold up to wait for them to get out and walk up ..... Home coaches were on West end road which was always a fun walk when we were "released " go up there behind a line of coppers who thinned out as you got nearer WERd
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