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Post by cantspellwontspell on May 29, 2009 16:53:36 GMT
Its about time we had a pinned thread about The Vic.
Still can't believe its a dozen years since we left our beloved Temple of all things Red n White.
I'm going to hunt out some old pictures and scan them in, in the mean time, leave yours below
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Post by Matthews dad on May 29, 2009 17:02:35 GMT
I remember the massive crowds,the fantastic noise,the fantasy football,the world class players and other ROSE TINTED SHIT LIKE THAT.  |
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Post by MUZZPERTH on May 29, 2009 17:03:36 GMT
I remember i never made it there  |
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Post by Orbs on May 29, 2009 17:07:25 GMT
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Post by cantspellwontspell on May 29, 2009 17:16:28 GMT
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Post by CraigWally on May 29, 2009 17:49:17 GMT
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Post by kiwi on May 29, 2009 18:20:43 GMT
What year was the stoke end stand built?
Dinna go there til 84, i,m only a young un!
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Post by sonofbanks on May 29, 2009 18:26:27 GMT
79/80 I think. Was first game against Nottingham Shrubbery???? whoever it was it was a right foggy night and you couldn't see it from the Boothen  |
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Post by mark71 on May 29, 2009 18:45:46 GMT
What year was the stoke end stand built? Dinna go there til 84, i,m only a young un! I remember just the Paddock was built and used for a bit. I think it was fully open about 80-81 |
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Post by walrus on May 29, 2009 18:54:27 GMT
I remember my first ever match when I was I think four years old and being completely bemused, having no idea what was going on.
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Post by imallstokedup on May 29, 2009 19:59:14 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2009 21:38:45 GMT
i remember standing behind the goal in the old stoke end(as shown in craigwally's pic) against everton in my first ever game. the match ended 1-1, with big john ritchie scoring from a penalty, if my memory serves me correct. i think it was 1970.
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Post by kidsgrove4 on May 29, 2009 22:16:22 GMT
My memories of The Vic are unusual ones. You have to remember, I came back to England from 89-92 after being away for a long time, and well, it wasn't Stoke's greatest years.
The sit in after we lost to Sunderland and getting pinned against the wall by a police horse. I didn't know what was going on! I just started running coz everyone was running.
Many years before, I was on holidays and my Aunty took me to Stoke v Oldham ( I am pretty sure it was Oldham. Around 78-79?), I was 10-11 years old. Walking back to the station the oldham fans( who had lost) lit a huge fire with their scarves and flags, burning them on the footpath. I'd never seen that before.
Picking up a right saucy bird at the Marquis Of Granby while well plastered, taking her to Stoke - Barnsley ( Potters holiday I think), then back to her place for a nightcap. ahem. "ooh, I like your accent" ( and didn't I use it!) 1-1 if I remember.
The 1-1 draw with West ham, first game of the season, McAvennie's leg.
Arsenal in the cup. Nial Quinn scored late. 0-1.
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Post by offthewall on May 29, 2009 22:19:51 GMT
The Paddock
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Post by scfcrmagic on May 29, 2009 22:24:50 GMT
 A spiffingly good picture of the Team at the Victoria Ground ......... Good show boys !! ;D |
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Post by DannyStokie on May 29, 2009 22:39:44 GMT
I dont remember it, my first game was about a year after the brit opened, i was only 6 or 7.
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Post by cantspellwontspell on May 29, 2009 23:13:36 GMT
A spiffingly good picture of the Team at the Victoria Ground ......... Good show boys !! ;D That picture is a spoof, the bloke with his foot up on the bench is wearing a modern football boot, would you please remove it from this serious thread |
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Post by kidsgrove4 on May 29, 2009 23:25:01 GMT
A spiffingly good picture of the Team at the Victoria Ground ......... Good show boys !! ;D That picture is a spoof, the bloke with his foot up on the bench is wearing a modern football boot, would you please remove it from this serious thread Terry Conroy with a mo. ;D |
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Post by Butters on May 29, 2009 23:45:24 GMT
A spiffingly good picture of the Team at the Victoria Ground ......... Good show boys !! ;D That picture is a spoof, the bloke with his foot up on the bench is wearing a modern football boot, would you please remove it from this serious thread |
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Post by cantspellwontspell on May 29, 2009 23:51:24 GMT
That picture is a spoof, the bloke with his foot up on the bench is wearing a modern football boot, would you please remove it from this serious thread well its clearly the Vic, and fairly obvious that its from the 70s given that some of the players are recognisable beneath the skewiff comedy moustaches, however it adds fuck all to the thread |
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Post by Paul Spencer on May 30, 2009 1:01:58 GMT
A spiffingly good picture of the Team at the Victoria Ground ......... Good show boys !! ;D That picture is a spoof, the bloke with his foot up on the bench is wearing a modern football boot, would you please remove it from this serious thread And you weren't joking Ilford! That picture brings back great memories for me, they dressed up in that garb for the Christmas card they sent out to all the season ticket holders around '76 ish I think. |
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Post by kidsgrove4 on May 30, 2009 1:09:07 GMT
That picture is a spoof, the bloke with his foot up on the bench is wearing a modern football boot, would you please remove it from this serious thread And you weren't joking Ilford! That picture brings back great memories for me, they dressed up in that garb for the Christmas card they sent out to all the season ticket holders around '76 ish I think. Please remove it from the thread. titters te he. Good one Ilfy. ;D |
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Post by Paul Spencer on May 30, 2009 1:12:25 GMT
Craig the bloke in that picture is standing exactly where me and my two brothers used to stand/sit as young kids. Our dad would buy us all a quarter of extra strong mints from the shop and we would get into that spot just after two o'clock and munch our way through them sitting on that very corner crash barrier, waiting for kick off. Thanks for the pick mate. |
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Post by stoke624 on May 30, 2009 1:27:55 GMT
craig walley that pic is amazing. and all that rose tinted bollox is...bollox. i loved the vic, and i like the brit too, i hope people upload more photos, has anyone got any of the old club shop?
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Post by kidsgrove4 on May 30, 2009 1:28:04 GMT
Craig the bloke in that picture is standing exactly where me and my two brothers used to stand/sit as young kids. Our dad would buy us all a quarter of extra strong mints from the shop and we would get into that spot just after two o'clock and munch our way through them sitting on that very corner crash barrier, waiting for kick off. Thanks for the pick mate. poor crowd that day.  |
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Post by DannyStokie on May 30, 2009 7:25:10 GMT
Craig the bloke in that picture is standing exactly where me and my two brothers used to stand/sit as young kids. Our dad would buy us all a quarter of extra strong mints from the shop and we would get into that spot just after two o'clock and munch our way through them sitting on that very corner crash barrier, waiting for kick off. Thanks for the pick mate. poor crowd that day. doesn't look there was much on show either. |
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Post by you've been Delapped!! on May 30, 2009 8:04:24 GMT
I may be wrong here but I think the gent in the pic is the legend that is Sir Stanley, as I have a very similar picture somewhere.
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Post by NG4POTTERS on May 30, 2009 8:14:24 GMT
Didn't start going 'til 1980, the cup tie against coventry is one i'll always remember, the crowds around the ground and the heaving boothen end, also the game against man city when alan ball was in charge for them, what an atmosphere that day, electric.
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Post by scfclifer on May 30, 2009 8:22:34 GMT
sittin on the red bars as a kid in the boothen end and
going crowd surfing after being launched off them evrytime we scored ;d loved it ;d
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Post by tijuanabrass on May 30, 2009 8:39:01 GMT
A spiffingly good picture of the Team at the Victoria Ground ......... Good show boys !! ;D That picture is a spoof, the bloke with his foot up on the bench is wearing a modern football boot, would you please remove it from this serious thread I can't for the life of me work out how that pic doesn't meet the criteria set out in your title. ??? |
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