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« Reply #16 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 19:10:06 » |
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i remember them being multi-coloured, how long ago was that?
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #17 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 19:12:46 » |
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I was a bit disappointed when the seats were put in front of the Arkells, that they ddin't completely fill it in, but left the scruffy looking ends open...surely wouldn't have taken much.
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« Reply #18 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 19:40:04 » |
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I think they started putting the red seats in when we got promotion to the Premiership
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« Reply #19 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 19:51:11 » |
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i remember them being more multi coloured too im sure. and i haven't watched town for that long really. since 1996.
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« Reply #20 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 20:30:24 » |
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They have gradually replaced a lot of seats over the seasonswith Red ones. The old coloured ones were pretty flimsy plastic, as still seen in the Yellow section up by the away fans these days. The problem was that the rain and wind go into the North Stand so they kept loosing colour and falling to pieces. I think the big coverage in red happened when the Nationwide was buitl (but I could be wrong on that one).
I remember sitting in the wooden seats above the terracing in Shrivy Rd for my first game!
The segregation wasn't in place yet for this photo, which I guess is taken not long before crowd trouble started at grounds.
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« Reply #21 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 20:43:35 » |
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The colourful seats are horribly uncomfortable, definitely worth avoiding imo!
I think stadiums with one colour are much better looking but right now they can all be yellow if we get a new ground built for all i care!
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« Reply #22 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 20:47:06 » |
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I remember them putting the extra seats in front of the North Stand in 92-93.
I like pictures like that, takes me back a long time. Haven't sat in the North Stand for about 15 years now, was normally a Orange Seat person.
Also stood in the Town End, Shrivenham Road, Stratton Bank etc, covered most places in the ground. Bring back Shrivenham Road! Standing was so much better.
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« Reply #23 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 20:49:57 » |
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They have gradually replaced a lot of seats over the seasonswith Red ones. The old coloured ones were pretty flimsy plastic, as still seen in the Yellow section up by the away fans these days. The problem was that the rain and wind go into the North Stand so they kept loosing colour and falling to pieces. I think the big coverage in red happened when the Nationwide was buitl (but I could be wrong on that one).
I remember sitting in the wooden seats above the terracing in Shrivy Rd for my first game!
The segregation wasn't in place yet for this photo, which I guess is taken not long before crowd trouble started at grounds. Is it the first or second photo you refer to, as the second was taken in 2004. Trouble started at the CG aand probably elsewhere around 66/67, just after England won the WC. |
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« Reply #24 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 20:54:45 » |
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i always ask for green seats too, i really didnt notice
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RobertT
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« Reply #25 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 23:22:13 » |
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They have gradually replaced a lot of seats over the seasonswith Red ones. The old coloured ones were pretty flimsy plastic, as still seen in the Yellow section up by the away fans these days. The problem was that the rain and wind go into the North Stand so they kept loosing colour and falling to pieces. I think the big coverage in red happened when the Nationwide was buitl (but I could be wrong on that one).
I remember sitting in the wooden seats above the terracing in Shrivy Rd for my first game!
The segregation wasn't in place yet for this photo, which I guess is taken not long before crowd trouble started at grounds. Is it the first or second photo you refer to, as the second was taken in 2004. Trouble started at the CG aand probably elsewhere around 66/67, just after England won the WC. 1st one Reg. Was talking about the block up the back which were replaced en masse I think. They had the colour coding for ticker prices. I once got sold a seat that was actually an aisle in the Yellow section! A steward came over to us and told me I was in the wrong seat (in a crowd of just under 3000)! I had to show him where my seat was supposed to be before he'd go away - no change there then. |
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« Reply #27 on: Thursday, January 12, 2006, 10:47:27 » |
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brilliant photos .. love the North stand photo.. stratton bank one .. reminds me of when I first used to stand there in 1980 .. before the red fences went up!
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« Reply #28 on: Thursday, January 12, 2006, 10:56:25 » |
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No Magic Roundabout then either!
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« Reply #29 on: Thursday, January 12, 2006, 11:30:44 » |
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I used to sit in a blue seat but I think it changed to red one year, dunno though. The first couple of rows of seats in the top tier bit were new seats and then after that they were all shite old ones.
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