Lament the passing of the terrace

[Mr Blobby]

Bring back terraces and flat caps/hats!

 

[Dirk Gently]

Bring back terraces and flat caps/hats!

Some mistake! There appear to be a number of ladies in that picture. What are they doing there?

 

[Storer 68]

Went to Aldershot v Plymouth Argyle on new years eve and stood in the away end for the whole game, no rails, no nothing, just stood on what looked like steps for the whole game. Bloody loved it despite the domino effect I created when I leapt up at thinking Nick Chadwick had scored.

Terraces are what football is about. It's a working class game where you let out the frustrations from the week whilst watching the game and having a drink. Not getting tutted at and told to sit down in the West Stand at the Amex by some bored looking old bird who spent the whole game looking at her watch!!!

£23.50 admission has taken it well away from a "working class game"

 

[Mutts Nuts]

Apologies for the self-plug, but with due deference to the game tomorrow night, I've actually been thinking about this weekend's trip to London Road and what may possibly be a last chance to stand on a big terrace, with a low roof, and watch footy the best and old-fashioned way.

To that end, my latest blog entry is about what is, for me, the end of the terrace era.

Well thats killed the plans i had for a bit of much needed diy on the old house this Saturday thanks for that .

 

[pauli cee]

right, thats it, booking posh tix now, my 1st bha away day on my todd.....

 

[Gritt23]

£23.50 admission has taken it well away from a "working class game"

Seats always were the expensive option, and that hasn't changed. What HAS changed is that there is no longer the cheaper option of standing on a terrace. It's the proliferation of all-seater stadia that has taken it well away from a working class game, but it is therefore only the re-introduction of a terrace and the affordable admission onto it, from being returned to the "working class".

I used to be able to buy my season ticket as a kid, out of my paper round money no problem. Today, I'd have had to have been running the whole paper shop.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Interesting piece in the Brum Mail about Villa trying to reintroduce standing at VP...

http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2012/01/17/aston-villa-set-to-bring-back-terrace-standing-area-at-villa-park-97319-30138906/

 

[cloud]

Funny how 20,000 people are going to be fine standing on the pitch for Fatboy Slim.

It's not the same though. Fatboy slim isn't going to score a goal and suddenly you find yourself pushed several rows forward and swept off your feet

It would be great if they could bring back terracing in some areas though