tamthebam Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Flybhoy said: The East Terrace/Kings Park/Celtic end of Hampden was the biggest in world football at one point, this picture, from the 1970's I believe shows it before the rear section was 'shaved' off. I miss those "mighty erections" - stand roof based lights are shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrucerick Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 21/07/2019 at 19:19, Flybhoy said: Somerset Park, Ayr in the 1970's which has changed very little. It's in a better state than the Station Hotel! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Just now, tamthebam said: I miss those "mighty erections" - stand roof based lights are shite. Off the top of my head, QOS and Ayr United still have them do they not? Although it's been about 20 years since ive visited either ground 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrucerick Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Flybhoy said: Off the top of my head, QOS and Ayr United still have them do they not? Although it's been about 20 years since ive visited either ground Somerset only has single pillar lights now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Flybhoy said: Off the top of my head, QOS and Ayr United still have them do they not? Although it's been about 20 years since ive visited either ground Ayr swapped theirs for 'lamp posts' a few years ago, they had to play some games at Cappielow due to some f**k up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrucerick Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, Zen Archer said: Ayr swapped theirs for 'lamp posts' a few years ago, they had to play some games at Cappielow due to some f**k up. Pretty sure it was only one game against Raith. 3-0 win in front of hardly anybody! Edited July 22, 2019 by paulbrucerick 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerheid Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 28 minutes ago, Flybhoy said: And the North Terrace is gone as Hampden undergoes a partial redevelopment in 1992 That's news too me, I've always thought they just seated the old terracing's, I suppose Hampden was pretty alien to us St Mirren fans during the 90s.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 19 minutes ago, Hammerheid said: That's news too me, I've always thought they just seated the old terracing's, I suppose Hampden was pretty alien to us St Mirren fans during the 90s.. Not so... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 7 hours ago, Hammerheid said: That's news too me, I've always thought they just seated the old terracing's Same boat! Very surprised at this. But seriously, they started from scratch, and what we've got now was the best they could come up with?!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 One of the most exciting stadium re-developments in Scotland for years.. New dugouts at McDiarmid Park. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 And the North Terrace is gone as Hampden undergoes a partial redevelopment in 1992That's a photo of the South Stand area after the old stand had been demolished. The West Terracing is to the right.The give away is that had it been the North Stand you would see the tenements on Somerville Drive and the streets rising up behind it towards Cathkin.The street in the background here is Mount Annan Drive, looking towards King's Park.I always understood that there had been no demolition involved in converting the old terraces to seated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 11 hours ago, tamthebam said: I miss those "mighty erections" - stand roof based lights are shite. As I've said before, when going to a ground for the first time the sight of floodlight pylons on the horizon was a good sign that you were getting close. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Le Tout P'ti FC said: That's a photo of the South Stand area after the old stand had been demolished. The West Terracing is to the right. The give away is that had it been the North Stand you would see the tenements on Somerville Drive and the streets rising up behind it towards Cathkin. ...not to mention the car park is there too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 14 hours ago, Flybhoy said: And the North Terrace is gone as Hampden undergoes a partial redevelopment in 1992 south stand surely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, 7-2 said: ...not to mention the car park is there too. 50 minutes ago, thisal said: south stand surely. My bad, just going by the (incorrect) caption on the old Scottish Football Facebook page I saw it on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Le Tout P'ti FC said: That's a photo of the South Stand area after the old stand had been demolished. The West Terracing is to the right. The give away is that had it been the North Stand you would see the tenements on Somerville Drive and the streets rising up behind it towards Cathkin. The street in the background here is Mount Annan Drive, looking towards King's Park. I always understood that there had been no demolition involved in converting the old terraces to seated. That's what I thought when I seen the pic. Houses are far in the distance, while at the North Terrace the tenements are almost on top of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Flybhoy said: My bad, just going by the (incorrect) caption on the old Scottish Football Facebook page I saw it on. Another forum I frequent has an obscenity filter that replaces 'My bad' with 'Mistake'. Mods, can we have this here please? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Another forum I frequent has an obscenity filter that replaces 'My bad' with 'Mistake'. Mods, can we have this here please?Can we replace it with a pair of scissors in the ear of those who type it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Celtic Park, sometime in the 1970's, taken roughly from where the standing section is now, you can make out the top of the old London Road school building in the background which was the ticket office up until about ten years ago when it was demolished as part of the refurbishment of the approaches to the stadium. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Brechin may have a hedge but north junior outfit Burghead Thistle have a forest (land was owned by forestry comission which club used to lease before buying the land from them). 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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