Referred to on the SSN report today as the North Stand and I was shouting Covered End at the screen, looking forward to taking my seat in the East Terrace later
Was the East Terrace ever actually called that, was it just known as the 'big side'?
Referred to on the SSN report today as the North Stand and I was shouting Covered End at the screen, looking forward to taking my seat in the East Terrace later
Was the East Terrace ever actually called that, was it just known as the 'big side'?
East Terrace or East Bank as far as I can remember.
Originally I was introduced to the CE by my brother-in-law (well now ex- brother-in-law)...one of the 'lads' in the 70's early 80's.....and yes it meant alot to me at the time it was 'ours'....and something to be proud of, as a youngster I looked up to my brother-in-law and his mates....all were around 10-15 years older then me and my early away days with them was something special. I hated it when it got 'took', it mystified me when I was younger why more effort wasn't made to hold onto it....for example I will never forget the turnout we had for Birmingham in the early eighties....a good 2-3000 firm in there that day, if those same 2-3000 were in there against the likes of Chelsea, Spurs, West Ham and Millwall it would have made things 'very interesting' and there is no way Wednesday would have took it in that FA Cup match. I do remember when Chelsea had 4/5ths of it but our 'lads' held the last 1/5th through-out the game (early 80's)....good on the f-block. On a more positive note I met some good lads in there (we tended to stand at the back in the middle....the main men were d & f block), these lads were mainly from Abbey Wood and Thamesmead and our lot often joined in with them and went away together as well.
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I honestly can't see any stands being renamed unless the 40k plan is finished, or the stadium's naming rights are sold.
I hated it when it got 'took', it mystified me when I was younger why more effort wasn't made to hold onto it....for example I will never forget the turnout we had for Birmingham in the early eighties....a good 2-3000 firm in there that day, if those same 2-3000 were in there against the likes of Chelsea, Spurs, West Ham and Millwall it would have made things 'very interesting' and there is no way Wednesday would have took it in that FA Cup match. I do remember when Chelsea had 4/5ths of it but our 'lads' held the last 1/5th through-out the game (early 80's)....good on the f-block.
On a more positive note I met some good lads in there (we tended to stand at the back in the middle....the main men were d & f block), these lads were mainly from Abbey Wood and Thamesmead and our lot often joined in with them and went away together as well.