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Post by Dutchpeter on Jan 22, 2018 21:22:54 GMT
Great pics and an intersting social commentary For anyone laid up ill in bed the tv series life on mars ( phillip glennister / john simm) brilliantly contrasts the 1970s with today Especially the ending Well worth watching For anyone who grew up in 70s. And surprisingly popular with teenagers not even born then |
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Post by broadwayroundabout on Jan 22, 2018 21:41:55 GMT
What about silk scarves tied around the head? That was proper cool (and fearsome) back then. BM Wasn't that a spin off of the obsession with kung fu back then? To be fair, I don't remember hating it at the time because I didn't know any different, but in retrospect the whole era during which I was a teenager was a time of bad fashion, bad taste, bad food, bad beer, intolerance and quite a lot of violence. No nostalgia for it on my behalf. Obsession with kung fu stars😱 Remember having 1/2 day off school for derby away, mums blessing to polish my docs, then go to Longton station to catch the bus, specials, loads of em, mates in butchers coats Then there was Fenton magistrates on Monday to see who’s been arrested on Saturday Scarves on the wrist saved my brother from a criminal record...he was arrested at the Man U game, plain clothes copper taking him to stoke cop shop, walked around the corner into a gang of Man U who gave em both a kicking cos my brother had his scarves on, (not that would have made any difference tbh), good kicking and free😄 |
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Post by pretzel on Jan 22, 2018 21:58:23 GMT
Every time I watch that video, I wonder if those gentlemen being interviewed about going fighting after the match actually post on this forum? I have my suspicions  |
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Post by Northy on Jan 22, 2018 21:59:53 GMT
I was one of those on the front row of the boothen early - mid 70's  |
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Post by johnnypotter on Jan 22, 2018 22:04:29 GMT
Hard to believe we all dressed like that, but we did, and like others have mentioned we were all skinny in them days, brings the memories flooding back, good and bad.
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Post by BristolMick on Jan 22, 2018 23:28:20 GMT
Every time I watch that video, I wonder if those gentlemen being interviewed about going fighting after the match actually post on this forum? I have my suspicions March? Waggy? |
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Post by kjpt140v on Jan 22, 2018 23:52:19 GMT
Unsure if the same era, but this account does older football fan pics. Stoke pop up fairly often too. The plastic cap worn by one of the guys is similar to one I bought in 1970 in Blackpool. |
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Post by kjpt140v on Jan 23, 2018 0:01:20 GMT
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Post by pretzel on Jan 23, 2018 0:08:41 GMT
Every time I watch that video, I wonder if those gentlemen being interviewed about going fighting after the match actually post on this forum? I have my suspicions March? Waggy? I've always had my suspicions about Waggy |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 0:30:43 GMT
Cheeky fucker, we all looked like that in the 70's. Lack of calcium and vitamins. Look how skinny they all are. Not a fatty in sight. It must be the rationing.  Yeah, 45 years of supposed progress and all we have managed to do is turn working class people from thin to fat  Yes you are right I weighed 11 stone in 1970 I am not prepared to say what I weigh now |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 1:07:28 GMT
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Post by Northy on Jan 23, 2018 7:44:48 GMT
I was born in 75 so missed wearing these fashions. Thank fuck. They were fucking shocking but we thought we were mint. See the lad with the pin stripe bags that look like a dress and the dockers, that was me that was. What a twat  The actual one in the Man Utd gear ? |
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Post by bathstoke on Jan 23, 2018 11:16:29 GMT
Those were the days, when I had hair over my collar! Where's your hair now, on the floor!?! |
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Post by bathstoke on Jan 23, 2018 11:26:08 GMT
That bit when the girl from the family of fanatics is painting her nails red & white. She drops nail varnish down her dress, dosey cow! If she has since died & her relatives are on her I apologise, but to do it on telly is classicXx |
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Post by Northy on Jan 23, 2018 12:21:40 GMT
a young garth crookes on there, and zigger on there looks almost as he does now |
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Post by raythesailor on Jan 23, 2018 12:26:21 GMT
a young garth crookes on there, and zigger on there looks almost as he does now Just watched and enjoyed it myself. I thought it was Garth but decided no as he had a Stoke accent !😀 |
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Jan 23, 2018 12:46:03 GMT
They were fucking shocking but we thought we were mint. See the lad with the pin stripe bags that look like a dress and the dockers, that was me that was. What a twat The actual one in the Man Utd gear ? Noooooooooooo 😂 I meant I looked like that twat in the 70's. Except I had a 'feather cut'. Dead fucking cool I'll tell you. 😜 |
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Post by raythesailor on Jan 23, 2018 12:49:16 GMT
I still have my Flairs but they must of shrunk because they don’t fit me anymore !🤣
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Post by GoBoks on Jan 23, 2018 13:15:57 GMT
You can't look at those photos without realising that kids and youth are the lifeblood of football culture, and right now, the pricing structures in the higher leagues must surely be doing irrevocable damage to the future of football. I also can't look at them without feeling desperately sad for a culture that has effectively been murdered. I know the world changes yada yada yada, but honestly, the way football culture has come under attack from cold-hearted men in suits over the past three or four decades borders on evil. Religions do not come under attack by our governments when a minority of members commit unspeakable evils, yet the comparatively innocuous violence emanating from the terraces around this time led to an all out war against an institution that once belonged to the working-classes of this country, but has now been reduced to a skeletal remnant of former glory. The world is so fucked up. “Innocuous violence”. ....... that says it all really. I am sure that people who ended up in hospital or humiliated in front of their friends/family agree. All good fun really! According to you, business is to blame. The same “business” that has been responsible for a vastly increased standard of living? Prices are too high? What was the average hourly wage in 1920, 1975, 2010? What was the price of admission as a percentage of the hourly wage? How can you even make that comment as a statement of fact when you don’ know the answers? Why don’t t you quickly look up the answer on the internet (would it exist without business?), using your computer (which wouldn’t exist without business), and electricity ( hmm, what role does business play in that?), none of which you could afford without ............ business. Man business has really ruined the world. |
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Post by Gods on Jan 23, 2018 13:16:01 GMT
Top picture, is that the Boothen and which year? It doesn't quite look right for the Boothen... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 13:40:34 GMT
Yes Boothen End 1960s link |
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Post by kentpotter on Jan 23, 2018 14:21:02 GMT
 Always a good look eh?  |
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Post by kronkie on Jan 23, 2018 15:32:51 GMT
Yes Boothen End 1960s link That's a brilliant link, never seen it before, those were the days, playing for Stoke and not the money. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2018 10:38:25 GMT
You can't look at those photos without realising that kids and youth are the lifeblood of football culture, and right now, the pricing structures in the higher leagues must surely be doing irrevocable damage to the future of football. I also can't look at them without feeling desperately sad for a culture that has effectively been murdered. I know the world changes yada yada yada, but honestly, the way football culture has come under attack from cold-hearted men in suits over the past three or four decades borders on evil. Religions do not come under attack by our governments when a minority of members commit unspeakable evils, yet the comparatively innocuous violence emanating from the terraces around this time led to an all out war against an institution that once belonged to the working-classes of this country, but has now been reduced to a skeletal remnant of former glory. The world is so fucked up. “Innocuous violence”. ....... that says it all really. I am sure that people who ended up in hospital or humiliated in front of their friends/family agree. All good fun really! According to you, business is to blame. The same “business” that has been responsible for a vastly increased standard of living? Prices are too high? What was the average hourly wage in 1920, 1975, 2010? What was the price of admission as a percentage of the hourly wage? How can you even make that comment as a statement of fact when you don’ know the answers? Why don’t t you quickly look up the answer on the internet (would it exist without business?), using your computer (which wouldn’t exist without business), and electricity ( hmm, what role does business play in that?), none of which you could afford without ............ business. Man business has really ruined the world. The word "comparatively" is fairly significant here. I'm sorry if you were offended but I do believe you misinterpreted what I wrote. It was in no way trivialising anyone who suffered, or even lost life, as a result of football violence. I just don't believe that the thriving youth culture around football in the past and the widespread trouble that ensued were in any way intrinsic to one another. I do believe that the authorities were more than happy to short-sightedly eradicate the good in an attempt to eradicate the bad. Whilst I do include big business as part of the reason why football has been screwed (big business is almost always harmful to society) my criticism was more aimed at the governments of the day. Specifically, the taylor report, which by and large changed the face of football forever. The loss of the terraces was a disgusting conclusion following the Hillsborough disaster. Even the report said that it wasn't terracing that killed those supporters. (and they were killed btw, they didn't merely die) It was fences, pens, catastrophic organisational failures, nazi-police, widespread prejudices and neglectful safety laws that led to Hillsborough. The terraces were merely a scapegoat that the state successfully used for a quarter of a century to cover their sorry arses. |
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Post by Gods on Jan 24, 2018 11:34:51 GMT
You could make 3 pairs of jeans out of the denim in some of those jeans! |
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Post by northstaffycher on Jan 24, 2018 13:24:57 GMT
That 1970's film about Stoke fans is brilliant! Never seen that before. I agree with some other posters that the young fans and lets face it mostly lads, around 15 to 25 in age, in groups, always created the now sadly lacking atmosphere at a match. Groups standing together on terraces (jumpers for goalposts  . If you look around now you all you will see is a sea of middle aged (mostly grumpy) faces. |
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Post by GoBoks on Jan 24, 2018 17:33:47 GMT
That 1970's film about Stoke fans is brilliant! Never seen that before. I agree with some other posters that the young fans and lets face it mostly lads, around 15 to 25 in age, in groups, always created the now sadly lacking atmosphere at a match. Groups standing together on terraces (jumpers for goalposts . If you look around now you all you will see is a sea of middle aged (mostly grumpy) faces. Just remember that those "Middle aged, grumpy faces" are the exact same people that were 15-25 in some of those shots. They're still here, but 40 years of willing Stoke on to a second cup or even a 5th place finish takes it's toll. I hope that in 40 years time, the 15-25 year olds of today will be as persistent in their support.  |
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Post by nott1 on Jan 24, 2018 17:56:56 GMT
At least we were not obese then like todays lardies!
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Post by felonious on Jan 24, 2018 18:30:20 GMT
Always a good look eh? You could make 3 pairs of jeans out of the denim in some of those jeans! Skinners |
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Post by simple on Jan 24, 2018 21:45:02 GMT
Yes Boothen End 1960s linkI don’t think that is the Boothen end,there is no step half way up,the front of the Boothen was a white wall and a 4 foot flat terrace so if you did not have a box and you were under 5ft you could not see. |
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