Otis Blue Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 15 hours ago, DA Baracus said: 'Leach' Gettin' confused with Archie (Fish Called Wanda)? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Blue Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 On 25/03/2022 at 23:10, tamthebam said: It was a wooden terrace, made of substandard wood, that gave way. When you look at it with modern eyes you think "there's no way I'd have stood on that" Man ... that just beggars belief ...crazy, just crazy ... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, ScottyDee1893 said: That is a cracking photo of Roker Park. I never knew the open terrace had been built like that, just assumed that it would be the traditional mound that had been created with ash terrace and then later concreted over. Do you know if the structure was always able to be viewed like that or was it filled in to look more substantial? I don't know if it was ever "tidied up". It was a venue used in the 1966 World Cup so it's possible. Here's another picture of the outside from the official safc website. Edited March 27, 2022 by Arch Stanton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, Piquet said: Archibald Leitch designed the terrace but despite this, he had a long, successful career. Among his designs were Ibrox, Roker and Goodison. They all shared his "Saltire" facing on the front of the top deck of the stand. Dens Park's main stand is a Leitch design as well. Besides having pillars, I always felt that it was a good design, necks wouldn't have to be strained to the same extent to see both goals. Think this is the 50's, trams stopped running in 1956. Below is a photo supposedly from 1947, busy looking Dens Park and Dens Road. Edited March 27, 2022 by Dundee Hibernian 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 On 27/03/2022 at 14:51, Arch Stanton said: I don't know if it was ever "tidied up". It was a venue used in the 1966 World Cup so it's possible. Here's another picture of the outside from the official safc website. I was there (the Roker End) around 1994 and I can’t remember seeing this. Nor going up those staircases - I would have remembered that. Looking up the Simon Inglis book it seemed that the concrete supports were condemned in 1982 and the terrace was reduced from 17000-odd to 8000. It’s not clear whether it was demolished. Maybe @Roker Rover will know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Queen's Park's first ever programme Queen's 3 Aberdeen 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House Bartender Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 18 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Queen's Park's first ever programme Queen's 3 Aberdeen 1 A fine document. Playing on Christmas Day and then the 1st and 2nd of January! See thon wimps playing today moaning about 2 games a week... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, House Bartender said: A fine document. Playing on Christmas Day and then the 1st and 2nd of January! See thon wimps playing today moaning about 2 games a week... The Dons played Christmas Day, 29th December and 1st, 2nd & 5th January. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: The Dons played Christmas Day, 29th December and 1st, 2nd & 5th January. Yeah but! They had a 4 day break after Christmas Day! Lazy so and so's 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Jacksgranda said: Queen's Park's first ever programme Queen's 3 Aberdeen 1 I like the way they clarified the date of Christmas Day, just in case anyone wasn't sure 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Noticed the kick offs are all 2pm. Was that the norm year round back then or just during the winter months due to floodlights not being a thing? If the former when did the move to 3pm happen in the SFL? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Jacksgranda said: Queen's Park's first ever programme Queen's 3 Aberdeen 1 Cheeky c***s. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy groundhopper Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Have the Lifted over the turnstiles books (excellent) and this forum always brings up surprises, and stuff I've never seen before. Keep it going, must be loads of hidden treasures around Scotland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 2 hours ago, House Bartender said: A fine document. Playing on Christmas Day and then the 1st and 2nd of January! See thon wimps playing today moaning about 2 games a week... 3 home games too. The Glasgow Football League strikes again... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 hours ago, GNU_Linux said: Noticed the kick offs are all 2pm. Was that the norm year round back then or just during the winter months due to floodlights not being a thing? If the former when did the move to 3pm happen in the SFL? The Devil's Illumination was not a big thing in the East of Scotland League when I first started supporting Edinburgh City in 1995. In August it was 2.30 kick offs, then 2 o'clock when the clocks went back and in the depths of winter it was 1.15 or 1.30 kick offs. In December you'd get into the pub after the match and be pished by the time the Scottish League full times came on the telly! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: Queen's Park's first ever programme Queen's 3 Aberdeen 1 Take R.Brown in goal for Queen’s Park is Bobby Brown one time St Johnstone and Scotland manager and the Dons right back would be Doug Cowie who moved to Dundee? Interesting to see that at the Adelphi it was dine and wine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Cheeky c***s. They would have preferred juicy ones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: 3 home games too. The Glasgow Football League strikes again... I'm guessing the programme only lists home games (on its cover, anyway) and there was at least one other game between Christmas and New Year. Was Boxing Day a bank holiday in those days? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said: I'm guessing the programme only lists home games (on its cover, anyway) and there was at least one other game between Christmas and New Year. Was Boxing Day a bank holiday in those days? Boxing Day wasn’t a Scottish thing In I’d say Christmas Day wasn’t a holiday for most of Scotland until the late 60’s/early 70’s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 That's mental. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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