Dunning1874 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 26/07/2020 at 23:54, tamthebam said: I'm so old I've stood in the crumbling terracing in the background. I remember seeing the fiery glow of a steelworks from it. I had the pleasure of standing on it in 2003, it's the best view in the ground. I'm assuming that was one of of the last times it was used, considering their big cup draws are now moved to Airdrie or Hamilton. A real shame. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northboy Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 13 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: QPR. Eta, I think that's West Ham, both had narrow space behind the goals. QPR is mentioned on the scoreboard but that is Goodison Park in the OP's last picture. Everton in traditional blue and QPR look to be in a red and blacked hooped kit I recall from the 1980s. I'm sure QPR's Lofthus Road ground had the same narrow space behind the goals as West Ham though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Not a Scottish stadium I know but the net talk made me remember the old Park End stand looked brilliant. The small terrace then the high wall up to the seats. Superb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanFan Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 12/09/2020 at 14:37, GNU_Linux said: North Caledonian League newboys Scourie's Achlochan Park That's phenomenal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 2 hours ago, TheScarf said: Not a Scottish stadium I know but the net talk made me remember the old Park End stand looked brilliant. The small terrace then the high wall up to the seats. Superb. Speaking as someone not good with heights, and used to nearly get a panic attack on the old terracing at Tannadice, I'd probably pass out if in the upper tier of that stand! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Heliums Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 15 hours ago, tamthebam said: I wonder which ground was the last to lose its square posts? I'm sure Cliftonhill had a set in the late 80s. Muirton Park always had them. And I think we still had some at McDiarmid until the early 1990s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrucerick Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, TheScarf said: Not a Scottish stadium I know but the net talk made me remember the old Park End stand looked brilliant. The small terrace then the high wall up to the seats. Superb. Seeing as you have opened the topic up a bit! Can anywhere in Scotland match this for a quirky entrance? Ps. Apologies if it has been previously mentioned. Edited September 14, 2020 by paulbrucerick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Blue Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 21 hours ago, tamthebam said: I wonder which ground was the last to lose its square posts? I'm sure Cliftonhill had a set in the late 80s. Square posts ..... the French have never forgiven Hampden for its square posts due to St Etienne losing 1-0 to Bayern Munich in the 1976 European Cup Final. Twice the French hit the woodwork and twice the ball came back out, they always reckoned they would have scored with round posts. It was such a big thing with St Etienne they even bought the old Hampden square posts for their museum - see BBC article .... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24501627 Those posts really are burned into the French psyche - 7 years ago I was in a joint venture with a French company and on the day of the first meeting the French manager said to me ...."you are from Scotland? I'll never forget those damned square posts, it lost us the European Cup". I said to him that I was at that game. Wasn't a bad week really, saw the Rolling Stones at the Apollo on the Tuesday night, then the European Cup final on the Wednesday night - Glasgow extended its licensing hours specially for the French/German fans in the city on the Wednesday night (closing time in those days was something like 10pm and it was extended to 1 am IIRC) ..... Thursday was dreadful .... hangover from hell .... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 8 hours ago, Boghead ranter said: Speaking as someone not good with heights, and used to nearly get a panic attack on the old terracing at Tannadice, I'd probably pass out if in the upper tier of that stand! My sister and brother-in-law took me into that top deck stand to watch Everton v Leeds in September 1974. It was a fantastic game which ended 3-2 Everton, but I spent the entire match holding on to the back of my seat so that I wouldn’t fall out of the stand on to the pitch. I was terrified and only really appreciated the match after watching it on Match Of The Day that night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGafraidh Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 17 hours ago, DA Baracus said: The SPFL are time travelers? Lol you! The league I meant! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 6 hours ago, MacGafraidh said: Lol you! The league I meant! Yup, I knew what you meant, but I'm a total pedant for that sort of stuff! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munoz Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54156072 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/541560728/10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Got 7/10. Made a couple of silly errors! There were a few obvious ones given the options. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 8/10. Thought Celtic Park was Hampden and didn't recognise Cathkin Park at all from the older picture, thought it was Shawfield. Easter Road looked a little strange with the red terrace barriers! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 10/10 from me. Some nice pics in there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrucerick Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 9/10. Never seen a picture of Easter Road with the reduced terracing but no roof before! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 19 hours ago, paulbrucerick said: Seeing as you have opened the topic up a bit! Can anywhere in Scotland match this for a quirky entrance? Ps. Apologies if it has been previously mentioned. That reminded me of the Bill Shankly quote: "If Everton were playing at the bottom of the garden, I'd pull the curtains." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Munoz said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54156072 Bloody Easter Road did for my full house. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 8/10, got the wrong answer for Hampden/Ibrox/Celtic Park and the Clyde/Dunfermline/Hibs questions. Bonus question: can anyone identify the player in the picture for the Raydale/Firs Park/Firhill question? Answer in spoiler. Chris Templeman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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