Flybhoy Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Starks Park of Raith Rovers pre redevelopment. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 East Fife's long gone Bayview Park, infinitely better than the soulless one stand breezeblock nightmare they have now. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 The temporary stand at Celtic Park that stood from late 95 to summer of 97 when the Jock Stein Stand was built. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchan30 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 East Fife's long gone Bayview Park, infinitely better than the soulless one stand breezeblock nightmare they have now. I went to the testimonial game against man u there, vaguely remember going up steep steps to get to it. All housing there now 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Celtic Park mid demolition 1994. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchan30 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 The temporary stand at Celtic Park that stood from late 95 to summer of 97 when the Jock Stein Stand was built. I was in the away end when celtic beat raith 2-1 in a cup tie in 95? And we were seated quite close to the edge (in the top teir) and it was scary looking down. Hard to imagine it like that now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ylf Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Some crush barrier porn from Hampden in the early 90's Was that pie huts at top of terrace? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Was that pie huts at top of terrace?No. That's the vomitorium leading down to Somerville Drive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 13:08, Flybhoy said: Some crush barrier porn from Hampden in the early 90's Picture taken from the “Celtic End”. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 (edited) Some more pictures of the original Bayview, found online and 'borrowed' for this thread. Was along the classic lines of Scottish grounds: 3 sides of terracing, with a covered enclosure along the side of the park, and a seated grandstand on the opposite side. I regret never having had the chance to see a game there as it looks a great wee Park, steep terracing close to the pitch and located in the town. You feel that new stand they have now, in place of the stand and directors glass box thing in the first picture, with the other 3 sides the same, and you'd have the perfect lower league ground. As flyboy says, must be heartbreaking for East Fife fans comparing it to the single Stand soulless place their chairman at the time landed them with. Edited October 15, 2018 by PauloPerth Typo 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Aye, that's a cracking wee old school stadium. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wright scores Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 (edited) 45 minutes ago, PauloPerth said: Some more pictures of the original Bayview, found online and 'borrowed' for this thread. Was along the classic lines of Scottish grounds: 3 sides of terracing, with a covered enclosure along the side of the park, and a seated grandstand on the opposite side. I regret never having had the chance to see a game there as it looks a great wee Park, steep terracing close to the pitch and located in the town. You fell that new stand they have now, in place of the stand and directors glass box thing in the first picture, with the other 3 sides the same, and you'd have the perfect lower league ground. As flyboy says, must be heartbreaking for East Fife fans comparing it to the single Stand soulless place their chairman at the time landed them with. Cracking wee ground, which I always enjoyed going to, and it is sad that it is no longer there. Agree about it being shame they moved to the new stadium, possibly a bit similar to Dumbarton, as I always loved going to Boghead. Their fans might feel differently though. My friends father, John Niven, played for East Fife in the 50s before transferring to Kilmarnock. He won a league cup winners medal with them in the early 50s. Edited October 15, 2018 by paul wright scores 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 13:08, Flybhoy said: Some crush barrier porn from Hampden in the early 90's 19 minutes ago, PauloPerth said: OMG...OMG...how lethal do they look. No wonder they replaced these death traps with seats. Unsafe standing was obviously horrific. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Amazing to think they’re up there in the major honours list for Scottish football with 4 major trophies. The last was as recent as 1955, which is good going considering a lot of the smaller clubs who have a bit of historical success did it in the late 1800’s etc. That old Bayview must have been rocking with 22,500 in it for their record crowd! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, 7-2 said: OMG...OMG...how lethal do they look. No wonder they replaced these death traps with seats. Unsafe standing was obviously horrific. A whole culture wiped out in the space of a decade or two, sad. Don’t think it’ll ever go back, but you never know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 17 minutes ago, PauloPerth said: A whole culture wiped out in the space of a decade or two, sad. Don’t think it’ll ever go back, but you never know. Sadly it wont. It obviously wasn't all perfect and society has changed but it's been wiped out for police control and financial reasons, not the safety excuses it's masked as. This is highlighted by a couple of cracking new rugby league grounds that have been built in England that echo many of these old fashioned football grounds and would be absolutely ideal for the vast majority of Scottish football and many English league clubs. Rugby league terracing with traditional crush barriers = no problem. Football terracing with traditional crush barriers = omg, death traps, twitter meltdown, questions asked in parliament. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 26 minutes ago, 7-2 said: Sadly it wont. It obviously wasn't all perfect and society has changed but it's been wiped out for police control and financial reasons, not the safety excuses it's masked as. This is highlighted by a couple of cracking new rugby league grounds that have been built in England that echo many of these old fashioned football grounds and would be absolutely ideal for the vast majority of Scottish football and many English league clubs. Rugby league terracing with traditional crush barriers = no problem. Football terracing with traditional crush barriers = omg, death traps, twitter meltdown, questions asked in parliament. AFAIK you don't get crowd trouble at rugby league games. Violence on the pitch, yes; on the terraces, no. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Bridge Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 54 minutes ago, GordonD said: AFAIK you don't get crowd trouble at rugby league games. Violence on the pitch, yes; on the terraces, no. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, GordonD said: AFAIK you don't get crowd trouble at rugby league games. Violence on the pitch, yes; on the terraces, no. And you don't get trouble at the vast majority of Scottish football games. I've stood on many terraces in Scotland, often close or beside opposition fans with no segregation. Literally zero deaths. In fact literally zero injuries. I've also stood on terracing in Scotland with segregation. Again, no deaths. No injuries. Edited October 15, 2018 by DA Baracus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 2 hours ago, PauloPerth said: Some more pictures of the original Bayview, found online and 'borrowed' for this thread. Was along the classic lines of Scottish grounds: 3 sides of terracing, with a covered enclosure along the side of the park, and a seated grandstand on the opposite side. I regret never having had the chance to see a game there as it looks a great wee Park, steep terracing close to the pitch and located in the town. You feel that new stand they have now, in place of the stand and directors glass box thing in the first picture, with the other 3 sides the same, and you'd have the perfect lower league ground. As flyboy says, must be heartbreaking for East Fife fans comparing it to the single Stand soulless place their chairman at the time landed them with. I was there for East Fife v ICT in August 98 in a 5-1 win for us. Fantastic ground and an excellent view from behind the away goal IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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