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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)
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SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
I think they were on sale when chelsea visited one year.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.1 -
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
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I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!1 -
Just a thought after reading the old age thread, this thread has now reached a year that none of its avid contributors will see
Unless you join Walt Disney in his freezer in the meantime.0 -
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!1 -
SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
Especially the hot steam rising from the men's urinals on a freezing winters night.... somehow hypnotic and bizarrely surreal.SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!7 -
Shame no one told Chelsea that! 😂SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.0 -
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That urinal at the very top of the east terrace near the Sam Bartram gate was possibly the most basic I can remember.SoundAsa£ said:SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
Especially the hot steam rising from the men's urinals on a freezing winters night.... somehow hypnotic and bizarrely surreal.SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
It literally was just a wall.
In fact, I am not even sure that the "building" had a roof. Can you recall?0 -
No roof that’s how I used to bunk in!Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
That urinal at the very top of the east terrace near the Sam Bartram gate was possibly the most basic I can remember.SoundAsa£ said:SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
Especially the hot steam rising from the men's urinals on a freezing winters night.... somehow hypnotic and bizarrely surreal.SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
It literally was just a wall.
In fact, I am not even sure that the "building" had a roof. Can you recall?3 -
You braved the steam then TCET_C_E said:
No roof that’s how I used to bunk in!Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
That urinal at the very top of the east terrace near the Sam Bartram gate was possibly the most basic I can remember.SoundAsa£ said:SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
Especially the hot steam rising from the men's urinals on a freezing winters night.... somehow hypnotic and bizarrely surreal.SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
It literally was just a wall.
In fact, I am not even sure that the "building" had a roof. Can you recall?
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East Street investment not worth billions is it.Henry Irving said:CAFC not owned by STAN0 -
Hope he had a bath when he got home.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
You braved the steam then TCET_C_E said:
No roof that’s how I used to bunk in!Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
That urinal at the very top of the east terrace near the Sam Bartram gate was possibly the most basic I can remember.SoundAsa£ said:SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
Especially the hot steam rising from the men's urinals on a freezing winters night.... somehow hypnotic and bizarrely surreal.SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
It literally was just a wall.
In fact, I am not even sure that the "building" had a roof. Can you recall?
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If you could bottle that memory you could put it in a museumSoundAsa£ said:SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
Especially the hot steam rising from the men's urinals on a freezing winters night.... somehow hypnotic and bizarrely surreal.SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
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The building did not have a roof so the rain would keep everything fresh.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
That urinal at the very top of the east terrace near the Sam Bartram gate was possibly the most basic I can remember.SoundAsa£ said:SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
Especially the hot steam rising from the men's urinals on a freezing winters night.... somehow hypnotic and bizarrely surreal.SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
It literally was just a wall.
In fact, I am not even sure that the "building" had a roof. Can you recall?
You had to hope that we did not have a dry spell between games.0 -
If you say so.Valley27000 said:
East Street investment not worth billions is it.Henry Irving said:CAFC not owned by STAN0 -
That's where some Watford lads bunked out many years ago to escape a few Charlton herbertsT_C_E said:
No roof that’s how I used to bunk in!Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
That urinal at the very top of the east terrace near the Sam Bartram gate was possibly the most basic I can remember.SoundAsa£ said:SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
Especially the hot steam rising from the men's urinals on a freezing winters night.... somehow hypnotic and bizarrely surreal.SoundAsa£ said:
Though we wouldn't have changed it for anything.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
I remember one freezing evening game when it seemed as if old boys were dropping like nine-pins around me on the east terrace.Lincsaddick said:
all too often we could have done with one .. sometimes on that big open space with just a few thousand in the ground, it was fecking freezin'SoundAsa£ said:
Yes, I do remember that......but there was never a brazier actually on the terracing.Pedro45 said:
In the late sixties, I remember a guy with a brazier used to come in (when the gates were opened ten minutes before the end of the game) and sell chestnuts on the open space by the side of the South terrace.SoundAsa£ said:
Mal......are you sure about that?Mal said:
And Hot chestnuts, I remember them being sold on the East terrace.AppyAddick said:
And a peanut seller...Off_it said:Just one question from me; would any new station have a popcorn stand?
I can remember them being sold in the streets around The Valley but not inside, even then health and safety existed and I doubt an open brazier/fire on a terrace would have been allowed.
Began to worry for my own well-being, and I was a fit young lad back then
Back then of course you will recall it was just St. John's Ambulance volunteers rushing to their aid, with those old hard canvass stretchers held together by 2 long wooden poles!!
It literally was just a wall.
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Some of you need to lighten up & chill out. All be done & dusted this week. Both RD & JC will be history by Friday.8
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If that’s the case, you should get a MaccyD’s delivered to celebrate.golfaddick said:Some of you need to lighten up & chill out. All be done & dusted this week. Both RD & JC will be history by Friday.
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Josh Cullen?golfaddick said:Some of you need to lighten up & chill out. All be done & dusted this week. Both RD & JC will be history by Friday.4 -
Jony Ceohane?Pedro45 said:
Josh Cullen?golfaddick said:Some of you need to lighten up & chill out. All be done & dusted this week. Both RD & JC will be history by Friday.5 -
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Jony Ceohane?Pedro45 said:
Josh Cullen?golfaddick said:Some of you need to lighten up & chill out. All be done & dusted this week. Both RD & JC will be history by Friday.0 -
Jeremy Corbyn?golfaddick said:Some of you need to lighten up & chill out. All be done & dusted this week. Both RD & JC will be history by Friday.5 -
golfaddick said:Some of you need to lighten up & chill out. All be done & dusted this week. Both RD & JC will be history by Friday.
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