Highlandmagyar Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 That was a fantastic terracing. First time I saw it I was awe struck. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Yeah my dad said that was the case. He attended the final match at muirton & the first at mcdiarmid. He told me it never felt the same to him. I drive by asdas and I just try and picture how the place would have looked as a football grous. I even once tried to pinpoint where the centre spot would have been when I was with my friend. I understand why we moved. I just wish I could have seen muirton in the flesh, I wasn't born until 91 so all I've known is mcdiarmid. Out of curiosity does anyone have pictures of our original ground on the inch? I believe it was called "recreation park" I think we moved to muirton in 1930? http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/history-stadiums-recreation-ground.php 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Laird Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Out of curiosity does anyone have pictures of our original ground on the inch? I believe it was called "recreation park" I think we moved to muirton in 1930?. The Recreation Ground wasn't on the south inch. It was opposite the prison...I think there is a petrol station there now...or was.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doonhamebud Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Has there ever been a better thread? Honestly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Has there ever been a better thread? Honestly. Not that I've seen. Misty eyed nostalgia in forum form. Some of those ground bring back great memories. For those of you too young to remember rickety old grounds smelling of urine, may I suggest a trip to Somerset Park for that "heritage" experience... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) 1927 1955 Prior to North Bank being roofed. 1958 Roofed North Bank 1970 1990 1991 (North Bank seated after Taylor Report) 1995 New Away Stand 2005 Fully compliant with SPL criteria. 2008 Edited January 24, 2014 by AberdeenBud 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Not that I've seen. Misty eyed nostalgia in forum form. Some of those ground bring back great memories. For those of you too young to remember rickety old grounds smelling of urine, may I suggest a trip to Somerset Park for that "heritage" experience... God I miss that! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Looking at these images makes me realise that I was lucky to see all this. I feel sorry for the young ones nowadays watching sanitised football, Atmosphere almost non existent. Halcyon days indeed! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Central Park in Cowdungbeath has barely changed bar Main Stand part-replacement. Edited January 24, 2014 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I think the only thing that's changed about Cowdenbeath is they've moved some of the tractor tyres around. Also - did HJ really refer to them as Cowdungbeath? I'm shocked and stunned! Also also - I was actually at the last match at Muirton with my brother, who is a lapsed SJ season ticket holder. We were issued with little SJFC pin badges as mementos, he gave his to a friend (!!) but mine is still around my folks' house somewhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Supposedly plans were afoot to start a five year re-development of Hampden Park following the 1980 FA Cup final. Something must have gone awry... hampden_1980_plan.jpeg I believe Celtic & Rangers fans started the demolition just before the final whistle.......:ph34r: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Yeah my dad said that was the case. He attended the final match at muirton & the first at mcdiarmid. He told me it never felt the same to him. I drive by asdas and I just try and picture how the place would have looked as a football grous. I even once tried to pinpoint where the centre spot would have been when I was with my friend. I understand why we moved. I just wish I could have seen muirton in the flesh, I wasn't born until 91 so all I've known is mcdiarmid. Out of curiosity does anyone have pictures of our original ground on the inch? I believe it was called "recreation park" I think we moved to muirton in 1930? The nostalgia is great but Muirton really was a tired old ground......the supermarket deal & that with Farmer McDiarmid when combined with the work deal the previous couple of years by Geoff Brown & Alex Totten laid the foundations of St Johnstone being a full time Club for the last 25years (they were part time from 85-89 I think). People slag off McDiarmid but the first 2years where the Club averaged over 7,000 were amazing plus the football was great too.....Perth just seems to have fallen out of love with their team a bit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 McDiarmid is a great stadium. Perfect size for the club, and great when there's a sizeable support in. The noise gets kept in quite well I think. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Are they still planning to demolish one end for a ringroad? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydave Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Looking at these images makes me realise that I was lucky to see all this. I feel sorry for the young ones nowadays watching sanitised football, Atmosphere almost non existent. Halcyon days indeed! Couldn't agree more! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyg Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Rod, do you know when the last pic was from? Is the No. 4 Tam Forsyth? Edited to add: Great thread, especially for wee auld yins, and thanks to QLP for starting it. Pretty sure it is , that's John Martis wearing 5 and him and Forsyth had at least one season together in the team , 68-69 ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 The famous old North Bank @ Highbury. Not terracing in the truest sense but "safe standing at Dortmund. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Palmerston isn't exactly the most modern stadium but how the Cowshed manged to pass the safety tests I'll never know Aah the coo shed. Many memories of the place and the amazing toilets round behind it (a steel fence/wall) A smile on my face too seeing that picture and CID (Casuals Internal Division) sprayed on the side, brings it all back.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larbert_Par Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I stood on that terrace at Dortmund earlier this year while in Germany for some Bundesliga football with Fudge, and my Christ, you couldn't move. We got in about an hour and a half before kick off and even then when we got to our section (right at the back) it was mobbed. Going for a beer / trip to the toilet was more hassle than it was worth! Fantastic atmosphere though and a great experience, but there wasn't much room to move! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverSinging Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I stood on that terrace at Dortmund earlier this year while in Germany for some Bundesliga football with Fudge, and my Christ, you couldn't move. We got in about an hour and a half before kick off and even then when we got to our section (right at the back) it was mobbed. Going for a beer / trip to the toilet was more hassle than it was worth! Fantastic atmosphere though and a great experience, but there wasn't much room to move! What was it like when they scored? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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