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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 10:28:24 GMT
Is my mind playing tricks but the previous threads about Leicester City got me thinking. Weren't the home fans and the away fans at Filbert Street side by side in a caged end with a link type fencing dividing line that had big enough gaps for coins to get through ?
Or am I going demented ?
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Post by wembley4372 on Jul 24, 2014 10:36:09 GMT
Not sure about demented but it sounds like you're going senile, focus on the present!  |
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Post by NG4POTTERS on Jul 24, 2014 10:42:53 GMT
Here's a video off my channel which might be a bit of a reminder.
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Post by staffsvilla on Jul 24, 2014 10:43:36 GMT
nah your not demented Dave, their "Spion kop" was a lower tier terrace behind the goal divided into 5 pens numbered SK1-5, away fans usually had SK4 &5 to the right of the goal , for cup games away fans also had the seats above, eventually they moved away fans to the side stand and cut the allocation,in the early 70's the away fans were put in the end opposite the kop  |
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Post by Linx on Jul 24, 2014 10:50:48 GMT
My main memory of Leicester back then was Keith Birchall (I think that was his name) running around in tights. We're used to football players wearing all sorts of things to avoid groin strains, etc. these days, but back then it just looked weird and ever so slightly dodgy.
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Post by march4 on Jul 24, 2014 11:28:30 GMT
My main memory of Leicester back then was Keith Birchall (I think that was his name) running around in tights. We're used to football players wearing all sorts of things to avoid groin strains, etc. these days, but back then it just looked weird and ever so slightly dodgy. Keith Weller |
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Post by NG4POTTERS on Jul 24, 2014 12:28:23 GMT
My main memory of Leicester back then was Keith Birchall (I think that was his name) running around in tights. We're used to football players wearing all sorts of things to avoid groin strains, etc. these days, but back then it just looked weird and ever so slightly dodgy. Keith Weller And alan birchinall ? Classic mix up of names linx  |
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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 24, 2014 12:52:04 GMT
The big heated balloon.
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Post by foxysgloves on Jul 24, 2014 12:56:33 GMT
I remember the cage and not being able to see the far goal at all.
And that was the 90s!!!
Godforsaken hole.
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Post by Gods on Jul 24, 2014 12:57:06 GMT
Is my mind playing tricks but the previous threads about Leicester City got me thinking. Weren't the home fans and the away fans at Filbert Street side by side in a caged end with a link type fencing dividing line that had big enough gaps for coins to get through ?
Or am I going demented ?
GD It was de rigueur at the time for both sets of fans to pelt one another with loose change over the link type fencing to which you refer. So you could say you are bang on the money there GD  It certainly lent a little extra frisson to a day out at Filbert Street. |
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Post by Linx on Jul 24, 2014 13:24:34 GMT
And alan birchinall ? Classic mix up of names linx My memory's shot, these days.  |
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Post by jnb14 on Jul 24, 2014 13:58:28 GMT
They certainly were. In the same week we played Stockport and the Gannon/Steino incident happened, I was in the away end with my Sunderland supporting mate ( we both lived in Leicester at the time). I first bumped in to Odd Arnie (RIP) from the Norwegian branch - couldn't quite work out what he was doing there - combination of my lack of Norwegian and his excess of booze!
Later, the Leicester fans started up with the old we hate Geordies song, only to be drowned out by the Mackems at the last line of- we are the Geordie haters. I think to this day, there are Leicester fans trying to work that one out.....a mere 21 years ago *sigh*.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 14:14:12 GMT
Is my mind playing tricks but the previous threads about Leicester City got me thinking. Weren't the home fans and the away fans at Filbert Street side by side in a caged end with a link type fencing dividing line that had big enough gaps for coins to get through ?
Or am I going demented ?
GD Maybe you're thinking of Turf Moor ? |
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Post by harrysburrow on Jul 24, 2014 18:20:01 GMT
Keith Weller in long johns.
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Post by NG4POTTERS on Jul 24, 2014 18:29:58 GMT
And alan birchinall ? Classic mix up of names linx My memory's shot, these days. You're not alone there matey. |
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Post by stonmg on Jul 24, 2014 18:31:02 GMT
When did we play them on ice, think it was the only game to survive the weather, we battered them but failed to score. Was on motd.
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Post by swampySCFC on Jul 24, 2014 21:13:25 GMT
They had an end that was so low a Tony Ellis grass cutter would have knocked the windows out in no 53 Filbert St
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Post by Northy on Jul 24, 2014 21:21:44 GMT
Is my mind playing tricks but the previous threads about Leicester City got me thinking. Weren't the home fans and the away fans at Filbert Street side by side in a caged end with a link type fencing dividing line that had big enough gaps for coins to get through ?
Or am I going demented ?
GD No your not senile yet, I remember going there in 79, it was jampacked in that end which was split in two, I think we had 4 special trains that day and they closed off one side of the dual carriageway for the stoke fans to get from the station to the ground. Thinking back it was quite scary as my feet could hardly touch the ground on the way out, just carried out in a mass of shuffling people. |
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Post by muglump on Jul 24, 2014 21:25:20 GMT
Here's a video off my channel which might be a bit of a reminder. I was there! Blimey that was a while ago |
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Jul 24, 2014 21:34:48 GMT
Don't remember Tommy Doyle playing for us???  |
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Post by muglump on Jul 24, 2014 21:37:24 GMT
Don't remember Tommy Doyle playing for us??? Micky Doyle did at the time |
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Post by muglump on Jul 24, 2014 21:38:54 GMT
Don't remember Tommy Doyle playing for us??? Micky Doyle did at the time RIP always liked him |
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Post by craig67 on Jul 24, 2014 21:42:58 GMT
When did we play them on ice, think it was the only game to survive the weather, we battered them but failed to score. Was on motd. Their goalie saved everything-Mark Wallington was it? |
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Jul 24, 2014 21:47:56 GMT
Don't remember Tommy Doyle playing for us??? Micky Doyle did at the time Yeah, I can remember "MICKY" Doyle (one of me fav players was Mike, god rest his soul), but who's this "TOMMY" Doyle the commentator refers too???  |
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Post by lordb on Jul 24, 2014 21:55:57 GMT
Filbert street was one of those crap but brilliant grounds.
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Post by Naughtyfarty on Jul 24, 2014 22:16:50 GMT
went there in about 1975, I was about fifteen, midweek game, 1-1 I recall(Lakeland might help me out here), coming back just from the ground Leicester fans completely smashed the PMT bus, as a snotty farty teenager, I shat my pants
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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 25, 2014 7:15:39 GMT
Steve Whitworth
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Post by stonmg on Jul 25, 2014 15:07:14 GMT
When did we play them on ice, think it was the only game to survive the weather, we battered them but failed to score. Was on motd. Their goalie saved everything-Mark Wallington was it? That was him. |
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