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Post by Gods on Apr 16, 2020 10:16:20 GMT
Not paddocks with seats behind but complete terraces.
Always a certain, how do I put it, 'frisson' about sharing these spaces with home fans as I recall
St Andrews and Maine Road spring to mind.
Cavernous bleak spaces often quite empty in places, leaving room for manoeuvre.
What about the 'Shelf' at White Hart Lane, stood there once, or did that have seats behind, perhaps more of a 2-tier paddock. It was rammed so a different vibe to Birmingham City say.
Anywhere else?
NOTE: I wonder who decreed that, in general, standing was an activity to be done behind a goal and sitting was to be done to the side!
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Post by desman2 on Apr 16, 2020 10:24:15 GMT
The old Charlton ground had a massive one which if I remember right once had 35000 on it.
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Post by thestatusquo on Apr 16, 2020 10:29:53 GMT
The Vic had standing down both sides. Didn’t the railway stand have terracing?
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Post by Gods on Apr 16, 2020 10:34:07 GMT
The Vic had standing down both sides. Didn’t the railway stand have terracing? It did but I didn't mean paddocks with seats behind. Rather complete terraces such as Birmingham and Man City. Guess I'm thinking 70's and 80's I suppose everywhere had standing on all 4 sides if you go back far enough. |
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Post by wagsastokie on Apr 16, 2020 10:54:06 GMT
If I remember right Leeds Rd Huddersfield had one that on a dank day it seemed to go into the clouds
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Post by Davef on Apr 16, 2020 11:02:47 GMT
Burnley.
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Apr 16, 2020 11:06:41 GMT
[br Was going to say Burnley, I remember standing right next to a net separating home and away. Always pretty tense! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2020 11:23:33 GMT
The old Huddserfield ground had one.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2020 11:25:07 GMT
Blackpool had the 'scratching shed', which has now been replaced by their permanently fixtured temporary stand...  |
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Post by AlliG on Apr 16, 2020 11:28:17 GMT
The Molineux had a terrace on the side where the John Ireland (now Steve Bull) stand is. I remember standing on it in the 1960s.  There was a time when 3 sides of the ground were condemned and you could only stand on the side terrace, which made for a really weird experience over and above being at a Wolves game.  |
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Post by NassauDave on Apr 16, 2020 11:29:48 GMT
Blackpool had the 'scratching shed', which has now been replaced by their permanently fixtured temporary stand... So called as a result of a visit the week before by Port Vale . An outbreak of fleas was left behind as the unwashed travelled back to Burslum in their caravans. |
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Post by BristolMick on Apr 16, 2020 11:30:55 GMT
Not paddocks with seats behind but complete terraces. Always a certain, how do I put it, 'frisson' about sharing these spaces with home fans as I recall St Andrews and Maine Road spring to mind. Cavernous bleak spaces often quite empty in places, leaving room for manoeuvre. What about the 'Shelf' at White Hart Lane, stood there once, or did that have seats behind, perhaps more of a 2-tier paddock. Anywhere else? NOTE: I wonder who decreed that, in general, standing was an activity to be done behind a goal and sitting was to be done to the side! Swansea’s North Bank, Cardiff’s Bob Bank. The Lyndhurst at Plymouth Argyle, South Bank at Elm Park, Reading. BM |
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Post by thestatusquo on Apr 16, 2020 11:32:47 GMT
The Vic had standing down both sides. Didn’t the railway stand have terracing? It did but I didn't mean paddocks with seats behind. Rather complete terraces such as Birmingham and Man City. Guess I'm thinking 70's and 80's I suppose everywhere had standing on all 4 sides if you go back far enough. Ah ok. Did the Huddersfield Leeds road have one? |
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Post by nott1 on Apr 16, 2020 11:33:13 GMT
Safe standing will now feature social distancing. Two metres apart front, back and sides!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2020 11:35:01 GMT
Old Springfield Park had one too, but they were posh as they also had a freshly mown grass bank as a half a terrace...  A few more pics for the memories: Leeds Road - Huddersfield  Turf Moor - Burnley  Gay Meadow - Shrewsbury  Boothferry Park - Hull  Home Park - Plymouth  |
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Post by AlliG on Apr 16, 2020 11:37:41 GMT
I know it doesn't really count as a football ground, but Gresty Road had a terrace down one side in the 1970s to allow the fans to wnader to which ever end Crewe might occasionally attack. |
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Post by Gods on Apr 16, 2020 11:38:24 GMT
Cambridge United maybe? But it was a tiddler. I recall standing there in the suffocating heat with stewards throwing water to us.
Wrexham the Racecourse ground when we used to swamp the place.
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Post by somersetstokie on Apr 16, 2020 11:39:19 GMT
Safe standing will now feature social distancing. Two metres apart front, back and sides!
Why would we want to copy a practice regularly used at the Vale, where the fans spread out so that it is more difficult to see how few in number they actually are.
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Post by somersetstokie on Apr 16, 2020 11:43:23 GMT
I know it doesn't really count as a football ground, but Gresty Road had a terrace down one side in the 1970s to allow the fans to wnader to which ever end Crewe might occasionally attack. Yes you're right. I remember seeing a Crewe attack there once. |
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Post by zerps on Apr 16, 2020 11:49:16 GMT
The Vic had standing down both sides. Didn’t the railway stand have terracing? It did but I didn't mean paddocks with seats behind. Rather complete terraces such as Birmingham and Man City. Guess I'm thinking 70's and 80's I suppose everywhere had standing on all 4 sides if you go back far enough. The napoli stadium in the Maradona documentary was a standing dream |
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Post by Squeekster on Apr 16, 2020 12:10:05 GMT
Blackpool had the 'scratching shed', which has now been replaced by their permanently fixtured temporary stand... Bradford's was very similar to Blackpools in the old days. |
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Post by mickstupp on Apr 16, 2020 12:10:14 GMT
I can only add small “side terraces” at Bradford, Bournemouth and Exeter to those already listed.
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Post by BristolMick on Apr 16, 2020 13:32:43 GMT
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Post by elystokie on Apr 16, 2020 13:58:12 GMT
The old Charlton ground had a massive one which if I remember right once had 35000 on it. Saw it once when we played there in a cup game, think it had been condemned by then as (as far as I remember anyway) there was nobody on it, it was quite a sight, it must have been awesome full. |
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Post by maninasuitcase on Apr 16, 2020 14:59:56 GMT
Old Springfield Park had one too, but they were posh as they also had a freshly mown grass bank as a half a terrace... A few more pics for the memories: Leeds Road - Huddersfield Turf Moor - Burnley Gay Meadow - Shrewsbury Boothferry Park - Hull Home Park - Plymouth Boothferry Park the only ground i know that had 6 full sized floodlight pylons. They were massive in comparison to the stands. |
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Post by likelyladgalizmo on Apr 16, 2020 15:03:28 GMT
Ninian Park
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Post by kronkie on Apr 16, 2020 15:13:58 GMT
Oldham and Carlisle a long time ago though.And of course Sheffield United when the cricket pitch was there.
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Post by tnbiscuitswithtone on Apr 16, 2020 15:23:43 GMT
I was in the boothferry terrace for the 6th round of the cup.
2 - 0 down, we won 2 - 3
Happy days 😁
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Apr 16, 2020 15:34:15 GMT
Hereford had terracing on three side and very few seats on the forth!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2020 15:35:12 GMT
[br Was going to say Burnley, I remember standing right next to a net separating home and away. Always pretty tense! John Dreyer's 94th minute equaliser, what a mental...... |
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