TheScarf Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) 15 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: I mind that there was a terrace/standing area opposite the main stand previously (extended round behind the goals where the away stand is now). I recall standing on it in season 99/00 to see us up there. It's been so long since I've been to that stadium that I can't recall if it's still there. If so, there's nothing to stop them opening it again. This is about a good a picture as I could find. None facing the A9 unfortunately. The terracing at the away end is still there but is closed off. At the home end, it was transformed into uncovered seating that only opens for Celtic I think. The ICT fans used to be able to sit in it when it first opened I think. Edit - Just found the 2nd picture, if you look closely you can just see the blue seats on the right of the picture. Edited September 2, 2016 by TheScarf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liviguy Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 6 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Was under the away stand. Must have shut down circa 2006. God I wish I was old enough to remember that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 1 hour ago, jamamafegan said: Central Park, Cowden. The podium. A podium which stands for no purpose provided an entertaining night for me and a mate as Saints took on the Blue Brazil in the cup one cold winters evening. During the match we spotted the unmanned podium so we left the terraces and made our way there. We climbed the rickety wooden steps and suddenly we were upon the podium looking over a floodlit central park in all its glory. It was special. The game was soon up for us though. As Cowdens keeper went for a goal kick, a loud "OOOHHHHHHHH" to put him off from my mate drew the attention of basically everyone in attendance that night. We could see the stewards had spotted us and they had walkie talkies to their mouths. "They're on the podium, I repeat they are on the podium" I could imagine them saying. We were ordered down from the podium and that was that. We went home after a 3-0 victory and unforgettable memories of the podium. Left over from the stock car days maybe? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 7 minutes ago, TheScarf said: This is about a good a picture as I could find. None facing the A9 unfortunately. The terracing at the away end is still there but is closed off. At the home end, it was transformed into uncovered seating that only opens for Celtic I think. The ICT fans used to be able to sit in it when it first opened I think. Edit - Just found the 2nd picture, if you look closely you can just see the blue seats on the right of the picture. Aye, I can just make them out. What a shitey wee seating section. Would be much better to just get it to f**k and make it a standing area again. 4 minutes ago, Liviguy said: God I wish I was old enough to remember that. It was both dreadful and fantastic. Beer was served in plastic glasses (not the firm ones but the shitey ones you get at gigs) and the floor was probably never washed, but it was definitely an experience to try and was fairly cheap and very handily located. I was quite disappointed when I heard it was closed down. For some reason I never saw home fans in it (I was only used it about 3 times). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 19 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Ibrox has the only 3-tiered stand, AFAIA. There are precious few proper 2-tiered stands too, i.e. that actually have an overhang over the tier below:- Main Stand at Hibs - South Stand at Hampden - side stand at Rangers - 3 new stands at Celtic - most stands at Tannadice - Richard Donald Stand at Aberdeen? - stand at Formartine Utd Spartans? Main Stands at EEP and Dens? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM. Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Away stand at Motherwell 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 6 minutes ago, C. Muir said: Away stand at Motherwell Probably the best away end in the country 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Salvo Montalbano said: If you're classing Tannadice as having an in-filled corner then Raith have one too as the Main Stand goes round the corner just as the Main Stand at Tannadice does. Aberdeen: Edited September 2, 2016 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liviguy Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 55 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: It was both dreadful and fantastic. Beer was served in plastic glasses (not the firm ones but the shitey ones you get at gigs) and the floor was probably never washed, but it was definitely an experience to try and was fairly cheap and very handily located. I was quite disappointed when I heard it was closed down. For some reason I never saw home fans in it (I was only used it about 3 times). Just sounds awful and amazing at the same time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 1 hour ago, Marr1 said: Spartans? Main Stands at EEP and Dens? Tynecastle main stand? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 36 minutes ago, Liviguy said: Just sounds awful and amazing at the same time. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+naff+nite+spot+-+that's+Livi+all+right%3B+Club%3A+Livi.-a077996305 http://www.livingstoni.co.uk/powerstation.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liviguy Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 15 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+naff+nite+spot+-+that's+Livi+all+right%3B+Club%3A+Livi.-a077996305 http://www.livingstoni.co.uk/powerstation.htm Wow we did anything to get money back then and I think that is a gym now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Does anybody have photos of Ibrox during the reconstruction? I remember seeing it on TV, with the area opposite the main stand fenced off and big JCB excavators digging the foundations of what's now the Govan Stand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 9 minutes ago, GordonD said: Does anybody have photos of Ibrox during the reconstruction? I remember seeing it on TV, with the area opposite the main stand fenced off and big JCB excavators digging the foundations of what's now the Govan Stand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Firhill had a quirky covered area at the top of the north terracing in the 60s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liviguy Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 7 minutes ago, Zen Archer said: My uncle helped build the new ibrox he used to shout at Jim denny from the top of the broomlin stand 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Former Thistle and Scotland player Jimmy Davidson. He became groundsman and grew potatoes on a patch of spare ground at the main stand just before where the North Terrace began. That stand also used to have cover before storms in the early 60s. You can see the start of the roofing on the top of the picture. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 3 minutes ago, Liviguy said: My uncle helped build the new ibrox he used to shout at Jim denny from the top of the broomlin stand He may have known my friend's dad, Alex Adamson, a Dundonian who lived in Kinghorn, Alex was a site agent IIRC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liviguy Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 4 minutes ago, Zen Archer said: He may have known my friend's dad, Alex Adamson, a Dundonian who lived in Kinghorn, Alex was a site agent IIRC. Next time I see him I'll ask him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Absolutely loving this thread. Some great photos guys, keep them coming! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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