Rab B Nesbit Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 A pretty amazing blog on Gala written around the game with WW last month. Well worth a read ... https://dbauckham.exposure.co/a2d984f01dfbc4f39f647a5602e4f050 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) Wow. That's some article. Many WW people can be seen including yours truly, Tommy and Sir Peter Here's a reverse photo of the author who flew up from Eastbourne for the day: Edited October 17, 2017 by The Mantis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven W Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Tremendous read that 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Excellent read, the photos and the history. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menzel Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 great article, thanks for sharing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmc80 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Brilliant article. Pictures are great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinky Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Quite a history....great read and appreciate the insight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holme Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Good read. Looking forward to our visit there on Sat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makrel Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) Nice pics and great to read but for me, it can be best. I need to find something about Rocket League and trade it, cause I;ve got 69 Crates for sell, some keys and rare items. Rocket League Crates nad RL items for sell https://odealo.com/games/rocket-league Edited October 30, 2017 by Makrel 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) On 10/17/2017 at 09:00, Rab B Nesbit said: A pretty amazing blog on Gala written around the game with WW last month. Well worth a read ... https://dbauckham.exposure.co/a2d984f01dfbc4f39f647a5602e4f050 Really enjoyed that Rab sure Jimmy was down at that game. Quite interesting the folks views on liking the stand and not liking it. I suppose its the sort of thing you either love or hate its architecture of its day I suppose concrete seemed to be the rage in the 60s I remember the first time I went there was in 1978 for a Scottish Cup tie and I probably had a "wow" factor when I seen it hadn't seen anything like it Gala are one of those clubs who should have really got into the league during the 60s-90s who knows what would have happened. If they had got in when the stand was built they could have really taken off given the money they were pulling in from that lottery which built the stand. Interesting that they were going to extend if if the had got into the SFL. Hopefully they get the grants that they need to do the work required on the stand. Edited to add I wonder why the rugby club moved a few 100 yards along the same road? Its strange seeing the rugby stand at the "new" ground for it being built around the same time it looks a few decades older than the football one. Edited October 20, 2017 by cowdenbeath 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I've seen photos of the stand as originally built - with the only thing joining the roof and the main body of the stand being the 4 uprights - and, while the photos being in black-n-white probably helps, it does look gravity-defying and utterly space-age. Gala and Hawick - whose stand is less 21st century and more 19th being the upperwork of a woollen mill which burnt down - and Clydebank applied to join SFL in 1967 when (after more than decade of running with an odd number) it was decided to make Division Two up to 20. Clydebank won which wasn't a huge surprise... as they'd only just been detached from the ill-fated "East Stirlingshire Clydebank FC" experiment and had been marking time in the Combined Reserve League. Third Lanark folded at the end of the season but they just ran with an odd number again up to 1974... when Hawick tried again, and alongside Inverness Thistle, Elgin, Forres, Ross County and Gateshead lost-out to Ferranti Thistle. Gala tried again unsuccessfully in 1994, 2000 and 2002. There was also a brief prospect of Clydebank relocating to Gala before they folded.To this day the only Borders club to have played in the Scottish League remains Peebles who featured for 3 seasons in the 1920s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 30 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: I've seen photos of the stand as originally built - with the only thing joining the roof and the main body of the stand being the 4 uprights - and, while the photos being in black-n-white probably helps, it does look gravity-defying and utterly space-age. Gala and Hawick - whose stand is less 21st century and more 19th being the upperwork of a woollen mill which burnt down - and Clydebank applied to join SFL in 1967 when (after more than decade of running with an odd number) it was decided to make Division Two up to 20. Clydebank won which wasn't a huge surprise... as they'd only just been detached from the ill-fated "East Stirlingshire Clydebank FC" experiment and had been marking time in the Combined Reserve League. Third Lanark folded at the end of the season but they just ran with an odd number again up to 1974... when Hawick tried again, and alongside Inverness Thistle, Elgin, Forres, Ross County and Gateshead lost-out to Ferranti Thistle. Gala tried again unsuccessfully in 1994, 2000 and 2002. There was also a brief prospect of Clydebank relocating to Gala before they folded.To this day the only Borders club to have played in the Scottish League remains Peebles who featured for 3 seasons in the 1920s. Don't know why they ever took so long to replace Third Lanark as I said in my previous post it would have been interesting if Gala had got in in the 60s with them having a bit of money behind them with their fundraising lottery. Probably a bit unlucky in 94 Inverness were always going to get in but Ross County were on the back of a few decent Scottish Cup results which brought them to notice, anyway those 2 have been well justified. Its quite amazing really that apart from Peebles short stint in the 20s the Borders has never been represented in the national leagues, I suppose you could sort of say Berwick represents the area but its not really the same thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle broon Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Sad to see probably the best stand in non league fitba could be in trouble.Hopefully it gets an uplift,cracking views of the match from up there and decent bar underneath. Fingers crossed it survives. https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/both-loved-and-loathed-gala-s-a-listed-brutalist-stand-is-under-threat-1-4858381/amp?__twitter_impression=true Edited January 18, 2019 by newcastle broon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magoo Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Best away days by far.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soor Plooms Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 2 hours ago, newcastle broon said: Sad to see probably the best stand in non league fitba could be in trouble.Hopefully it gets an uplift,cracking views of the match from up there and decent bar underneath. Fingers crossed it survives. https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/both-loved-and-loathed-gala-s-a-listed-brutalist-stand-is-under-threat-1-4858381/amp?__twitter_impression=true We hope and expect that the intrusive drilling will show that the stand is substantially structurally sound and that it only requires repairs to the eroded concrete on parts of the exterior along with a general facelift, clean up and repair of the drainage etc. A great deal of work has so far gone into securing in excess of £200k to fund these repairs. If the costs are higher then we are confident we can secure the extra money needed. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle broon Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, Soor Plooms said: We hope and expect that the intrusive drilling will show that the stand is substantially structurally sound and that it only requires repairs to the eroded concrete on parts of the exterior along with a general facelift, clean up and repair of the drainage etc. A great deal of work has so far gone into securing in excess of £200k to fund these repairs. If the costs are higher then we are confident we can secure the extra money needed. Good to hear,it certainly looks structurally sound,impressive funding by the way in what is an amazing piece of architecture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RampantFM Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Soor Plooms said: We hope and expect that the intrusive drilling will show that the stand is substantially structurally sound and that it only requires repairs to the eroded concrete on parts of the exterior along with a general facelift, clean up and repair of the drainage etc. A great deal of work has so far gone into securing in excess of £200k to fund these repairs. If the costs are higher then we are confident we can secure the extra money needed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Informer Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I’ve heard a rumour tonight that Dean Shanks has been sacked. Shocking if true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton Up Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 No way! Had a good season first season and looked as if they were building a decent side down there. Baffling if true 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jon Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 8 hours ago, The Informer said: I’ve heard a rumour tonight that Dean Shanks has been sacked. Shocking if true. Confirmed: https://www.gfrfc.co.uk/single-post/2019/05/15/CLUB-ANNOUNCEMENT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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