The toilets at Brentford are like medieval latrines
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The toilets at Brentford are like medieval latrines
I went to Tranmere vs Huddersfield about 15 years ago, and was intensely intrigued by the old chap to my left who gave it "Come on Rovers, come on" at lest 50 times during the game. In my household, "Come on Rovers, come on" is now a byword (or byphrase) for "Come on football, give us a goal!" aka the Partridge. If its not a bit mental, its a bit shit. Basically
Last time I went, about 100 BHA chaps had to point their chaps through the fence at 45 minutes in order to lower the water table, so to speak. Brentford = not yet up to 'tin pot' status. Still 'through the fence, no pot, not even tin'.
In the Goldstone era, travelling from Bexhill rail station, changing at Eastbourne to Hove and return trip.
Remembering the smells, especially from cigars and match programme's and listening to fans with tranny radios giving their verdict on the game.
For me, that will never go away
PS: trains actually ran properly then!!
Likewise, though I got on two stops later at Cooden Beach!
Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!
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That's an excellent call.
m20gull
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And Watford
Not strictly an old ground but to this day the flag pole on top of the Kop at Anfield that caries the Liverpool club crest is the flag pole from the Isambard Kingdom Brunel ship The Great Eastern.
ROSM
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Bodged up ground repairs. Remember once having kick off at Macclesfield delayed by an hour as the new terrace behind the goal had been finished but the emergency exists at the front had been welded shut and needed Oxy acetylene cutters and angle grinders quickly hired for any tool place in Cheshire to rectify
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Is the half-time winning ticket prize still a cake from Gellatly's, the baker shop in the High Street?
Lord Bracknell
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This was just a one-off occurrence, but it's a shame that this sort of thing doesn't happen more frequently.
Lady B and I were at Bristol City and the Albion won a corner. Kerry Mayo came across to take it. He looked up and saw Lady B in the crowd, waved and shouted out "Hi, Roz, how are you doing?"
Lady B and I were at Bristol City and the Albion won a corner. Kerry Mayo came across to take it. He looked up and saw Lady B in the crowd, waved and shouted out "Hi, Roz, how are you doing?"
Lord Bracknell
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The squirrel that used to run up the side of the pitch at Withdean. Or am I confusing this with Nathan Jones?
Taybha
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Not sure if they've changed it but the away entrance into Lutons ground is odd to say the least , i can only assume those people living either side of the staircases which look like they are in their back gardens get a rent reduction .
Leekbrookgull
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That,s a brillant shout !
JC Footy Genius
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That moment when you first glimpse the pitch at a ground/stadium and that moment when you exit a ground/stadium at a venue where the locals are known for getting a bit tasty.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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No, m'lord, it was definitely the squirrel. Nathan Jones could only run diagonally to the corner flag.
AnotherArch
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More like up a farm track with the ground on one side and a field of cows on the other.
Quirky weather there - snow at half-time in April!
AnotherArch
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When we first played at Mansfield, the whole main stand had been bought second-hand from Hurst Park racecourse in Surrey. That had been modelled on one of the Highbury stand designs.
Leekbrookgull
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Kits that just had a badge and number.
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