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« Reply #30 on: Friday, February 18, 2011, 14:59:45 » |
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"bloody unthinkable" 10/20/30 years ago....
maybe 10 or 20 years ago, not so much 30 years ago as we had a few fantastic crowds in 80 when we had 26k for Spurs, 26k for Wolves and 22k for Arsenal at home. Not league crowds but still pretty good. |
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« Reply #31 on: Friday, February 18, 2011, 15:00:15 » |
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That was a great goal by Carolgees!
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #32 on: Friday, February 18, 2011, 16:20:10 » |
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maybe 10 or 20 years ago, not so much 30 years ago as we had a few fantastic crowds in 80 when we had 26k for Spurs, 26k for Wolves and 22k for Arsenal at home. Not league crowds but still pretty good.
The capacity was reduced not much after that....if the ground was bigger, then there's been a few games during the intervening years where we could have posted a tidy crowd.. |
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #33 on: Friday, February 18, 2011, 16:56:33 » |
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The capacity was reduced not much after that....if the ground was bigger, then there's been a few games during the intervening years where we could have posted a tidy crowd..
Thats very true, wasnt it put down to 18,750 ish about 2 or 3 years after that? I have no doubt that we could have been well into the 20K+ crowds many times since then if we had the capacity allowed. I must admit that for the Spurs and Wolves games when we had 26k in the ground I would have put money on it being closer to 30k as it was cram packed in every stand for those games. |
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« Reply #34 on: Friday, February 18, 2011, 18:32:05 » |
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Was that Watford goal a bit of footage shot from the North stand?
Always been suprised that the TV ever used to use the Shrivenham road position given the obstructions.
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« Reply #35 on: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 17:02:06 » |
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Thats very true, wasnt it put down to 18,750 ish about 2 or 3 years after that?
I have no doubt that we could have been well into the 20K+ crowds many times since then if we had the capacity allowed.
I must admit that for the Spurs and Wolves games when we had 26k in the ground I would have put money on it being closer to 30k as it was cram packed in every stand for those games.
Posted before, but some of the newbies etc, may not know what the CG looked like with 26000 in it. [url width=720 height=960]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Reg__Smeeton/DSCF0005.jpg[/url] |
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« Reply #36 on: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 17:13:42 » |
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Hehe tittenham
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« Reply #37 on: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 17:50:14 » |
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I remember there being a shed load of spurs fans coming down to get tickets when they went on sale. I also remember a few if them in the queue to get in the Town End with spurs shirts on.
We were in the Town End (in the middle at the back) before kick off when it all kicked off. As a you g lad we got a but of a slapping until a few of our more colourful fans joined in the festivities.
One other memory from that day was a spurs fan who got kicked out of the Town End was wearing pyjamas.
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« Reply #38 on: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 17:57:35 » |
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I do remember the Spurs supporter in his stripey japamas, and as Posh says they didn't bother even hiding their team colours.
Brilliant atmosphere that day as every time the ground was packed out to the max.
I had forgotten about the fire that day but it comes back now...."Swindons burning, Swindons burning...etc"
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« Reply #39 on: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 19:28:14 » |
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The replay at Spurs was great fun - as ropy as fuck. Glad to get back home.
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« Reply #40 on: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 19:32:25 » |
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The replay at Spurs was great fun - as ropy as fuck. Glad to get back home.
Was dodgy...as was the midweek replay at Everton...Andersons scores to put us in the lead...as per usual two late Everton goals beat us. Atmosphere that night was electric. |
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« Reply #41 on: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 19:46:35 » |
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Sounds like Spurs. We went one up with a McHale penalty and then they bring on George Armstrong and he pings in a couple. Again a good atmosphere but Spurs fans were fucking horrible and the Old Bill were even worse. I never made the Everton game - did the home one.
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