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Goldstone Ground memories
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Crispy Ambulance
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Maybank smoke bomb photo is back to front!
Return of the Rev
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The Wookiee
Back From The Dead
Never knew what the term 'juvenile' was until my dad took me to the goldstone!
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Return of the Rev
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Do you know the juvenile with robbo?
The Wookiee
Back From The Dead
A young Matthew if I'm not mistaken!
Return of the Rev
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Are there any top down view aerial photography of the goldstone like this (with landmarks)? it would be easy to find the kick-off spot.
That would be interesting. It would be nice to know where the centre spot is.
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
Remainer
Think that was the Blackburn one, the following season someone next to me in the North set off a big red one when we scored the first against Bolton in our first win in Division 1, I'm still coughing it up to this day!
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
'Lino' encroaching on the pitch, sexy goals though
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
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Right I can't post pictures so I'll do my best to describe, the silver shed on the left, half way up, with the darker rectangle on it. With me so far? The halfway line ran across the picture in a straight line continuing from the highest point of that shed.
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Threads like this I find get my emotions going. But the thing that's never stopped being so vivid. The smell of pipe smoke in the West stand seating near the front on the right as you look at the pitch. Got the seats my Dad had as season tickets for ages in the loft after liberating them after Doncaster game but that smell will never leave me! For those of us lucky enough to gone through those days, I feel lucky to have those memories, even through the dark times, will always be our home for me!
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
Remainer
If you numbered the 4 big retail units L-R 123&4 I'd say the centre spot is right under the separating wall of 2&3
It was an embarrassment of a stadium, mocked, as were we, whenever a 'big' team played us. 'Seaweeds'.
Yes of course I loved it at the time, the pipe smoke, the smell of wintergreen wafting off Henderson's magic thighs, the wonder of an evening game....
But we were never premiership ready, not even divison 2 ready. The East stand was roofless. The North was 'taken' by 5 Gillingham one afternoon. The owners were always lacking ambition. The ratty Tory council never supported any half arsed attempt we made to develop the stadium. It was mediocre. It had no future.
Yes, I loved it, but I also had the total lack of ambition of the age, and never questioned it. All my school mates had division one club badged bags to carry their homework back and forth at HGSB. We had no pride for our town (as it was) or our club, just affection. No real passion or belief.
Things are very different now. I love my Amex, my comfy seat, my ambitious and clever club, my hard nut chairman, the future we have.
Goldstone has gone. RIP. But it was very certainly not better back then. To think so is delusional.
Yes of course I loved it at the time, the pipe smoke, the smell of wintergreen wafting off Henderson's magic thighs, the wonder of an evening game....
But we were never premiership ready, not even divison 2 ready. The East stand was roofless. The North was 'taken' by 5 Gillingham one afternoon. The owners were always lacking ambition. The ratty Tory council never supported any half arsed attempt we made to develop the stadium. It was mediocre. It had no future.
Yes, I loved it, but I also had the total lack of ambition of the age, and never questioned it. All my school mates had division one club badged bags to carry their homework back and forth at HGSB. We had no pride for our town (as it was) or our club, just affection. No real passion or belief.
Things are very different now. I love my Amex, my comfy seat, my ambitious and clever club, my hard nut chairman, the future we have.
Goldstone has gone. RIP. But it was very certainly not better back then. To think so is delusional.
What game is that?? I see the sub is on!
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Coventry '68? Both subs.
AZ Gull
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At first I thought it was the same game as this, Albion v Barnsley Apr 5 1969, but the away team is clearly wearing a different strip. Also, the advertising hoardings are different, so probably not 1968-69:-
