Big Geordie Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 My old man always goes on about the popular, he was there pretty much every game until he moved away when he was 18. Got some cracking stories but he's pretty old now so takes a long time to tell them. He was there every home game for the fairs cup winning season and a few years either side. My dad was a 'Poplular' side man too back in the 60's and early 70's. He watched the Fairs Cup final from there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca888 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Big Geordie Yep, so was I. On the subject of Frank Clark, he was allowed to leave because we had Alan Kennedy coming through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Big Geordie Yep, so was I. On the subject of Frank Clark, he was allowed to leave because we had Alan Kennedy coming through. I think Kennedy may have been the best ever LB I've seen at the club, although I do like the present fella Enrique a lot. With Irving Nattrass at RB at the same time I don't think any team had such a good pairing and they could both score spectacular goals too. Clarkie was one of those players, more common in that era, who played hundreds of games for his local club, never let them down week in week out but was not fully appreciated until he left. It was fantastic that he went on to enjoy such success. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 http://www.nufc.com/images/sjp70s-1.jpg 1971 :smitten: this is how the ground was when i first went. my first ever game was the opening of the east stand. my dad took me in the Leazes, east corner when i was a kid. can remember seeing the floodlights on from home as well when there was night games on. look at how small the west stand was, it always seemed massive from inside the ground. sure that was 71'. i thought the east stand wasn't finished till 72' ? mick.....mick...MICK. where are you when you're needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoreboard82 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 http://www.nufc.com/images/sjp70s-1.jpg 1971 :smitten: this is how the ground was when i first went. my first ever game was the opening of the east stand. my dad took me in the Leazes, east corner when i was a kid. can remember seeing the floodlights on from home as well when there was night games on. look at how small the west stand was, it always seemed massive from inside the ground. Fantastic photo. Those floodlight pylons were great. Sounding really old now, but that's when grounds had carachter, and weren't the souless, identikit things they are nowadys. Now, where's me pipe and slippers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 http://www.nufc.com/images/sjp70s-1.jpg 1971 :smitten: this is how the ground was when i first went. my first ever game was the opening of the east stand. my dad took me in the Leazes, east corner when i was a kid. can remember seeing the floodlights on from home as well when there was night games on. look at how small the west stand was, it always seemed massive from inside the ground. sure that was 71'. i thought the east stand wasn't finished till 72' ? mick.....mick...MICK. where are you when you're needed. im almost certain it was finished in 71, may have been 72. it was opened with a pre-season friendley against Benfica, it was my first match aged 3 or 4. i can remember being really scared of the hieght in the east stand seats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 http://www.nufc.com/images/sjp70s-1.jpg 1971 :smitten: this is how the ground was when i first went. my first ever game was the opening of the east stand. my dad took me in the Leazes, east corner when i was a kid. can remember seeing the floodlights on from home as well when there was night games on. look at how small the west stand was, it always seemed massive from inside the ground. Fantastic photo. Those floodlight pylons were great. Sounding really old now, but that's when grounds had carachter, and weren't the souless, identikit things they are nowadys. Now, where's me pipe and slippers? i know what you mean 82, when i look at that and think i will never stand on the gallowgate again, never piss in them open top toilets, or scramble through the trees to get out faster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Fantastic photo. Unfortunately am too young to remember the old Leazes End. Must have been class to be in there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 When did they start work at the back of the gallowgate for the St james metro station? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 When did they start work at the back of the gallowgate for the St james metro station? 80 ish as a guess. i can remember it pre metro. i can remember them building it, but not sure of dates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris P Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 That photo's from about 83 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 That photo's from about 83 impossible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris P Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 That photo's from about 83 impossible Aye sorry. The leazes was open then ie no roof Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 That photo's from about 83 impossible Aye sorry. The leazes was open then ie no roof correct. the leazes end was demolished in 78, and the two east pylons. the story was that Mc alpine had the leazes stand to match the east stand, ready to go up, but it was delayed over an argument over season tickets with Westwood. not sure how true like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 http://www.nufc.com/images/sjp70s-1.jpg 1971 :smitten: this is how the ground was when i first went. my first ever game was the opening of the east stand. my dad took me in the Leazes, east corner when i was a kid. can remember seeing the floodlights on from home as well when there was night games on. look at how small the west stand was, it always seemed massive from inside the ground. When you consider how small the east stand is, its amazing how small the west stand looks!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Does anyone remember the beambacks from about 95-97ish? I remember being at the Odeon to watch a beamback of the HOME game with Coventry when Ferdinand scored for us, must of been the beginning of the 95-96 season iirc. It was absolutely packed!, plus there was that fit Ingrid bird from Metro radio pushing her tits in my face so I was more than happy. I remember watching the Coventry away game about 97ish when we hammered them something like 5-0 when Shearer scored a couple, Stephen Glass scored too and I think it was when Shay Given didnt realise Dion Dublin was behind him and threw the ball out infront to kick it upfield when Dublin sneaks out from behind Given to tap the ball in the goal! That beamback was in one of the suites in the Milburn and as i recall there was hardly nee fucker in there. Just me and me mates and a couple of others. I think they must have stopped the beambacks shortly after that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Does anyone remember the beambacks from about 95-97ish? I remember being at the Odeon to watch a beamback of the HOME game with Coventry when Ferdinand scored for us, must of been the beginning of the 95-96 season iirc. It was absolutely packed!, plus there was that fit Ingrid bird from Metro radio pushing her tits in my face so I was more than happy. I remember watching the Coventry away game about 97ish when we hammered them something like 5-0 when Shearer scored a couple, Stephen Glass scored too and I think it was when Shay Given didnt realise Dion Dublin was behind him and threw the ball out infront to kick it upfield when Dublin sneaks out from behind Given to tap the ball in the goal! That beamback was in one of the suites in the Milburn and as i recall there was hardly nee fucker in there. Just me and me mates and a couple of others. I think they must have stopped the beambacks shortly after that. Interesting. Aye I went to watch the Man City away match (3-3, 95/96) when Tino elbowed Keith Curle. And later on, he nutted him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 'Aye I went to watch the Man City away match (3-3, 95/96) when Tino elbowed Keith Curle. And later on, he nutted him' those were the fucking days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Spat on him as well...only got a 3-match ban iirc. Would have been 10-12 easily even now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Spat on him as well...only got a 3-match ban iirc. Would have been 10-12 easily even now. they were lenient on account Curle wasa cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/asprilla-and-curle-to-face-fa-charges-1321384.html Announcing the decision to charge the pair, the FA's Claire Tomlinson said: "It is clear both players have a case to answer." Asprilla and Curle have 14 days in which to answer the charges. Well I never knew that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Spat on him as well...only got a 3-match ban iirc. Would have been 10-12 easily even now. they were lenient on account Curle wasa cunt. Massive massive cunt. Got fighting with Andy Goal when he was here too iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/asprilla-and-curle-to-face-fa-charges-1321384.html Announcing the decision to charge the pair, the FA's Claire Tomlinson said: "It is clear both players have a case to answer." Asprilla and Curle have 14 days in which to answer the charges. Well I never knew that. Wasn't she caught with a broken limbed ex Smoggie manager,in a hotel room? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 When did they start work at the back of the gallowgate for the St james metro station? 80 ish as a guess. i can remember it pre metro. i can remember them building it, but not sure of dates. Not entirely sure but I thought the metro work started in the 70's. They had artists (architects) impressions of how stations etc would look when finished in locations around town and I knew a lad who was a draughtsman and did some of them. In very small detail he had drawn a couple having a "knee trembler" against a wall somewhere and also someone getting the shit kicked out of them. It was not noticed and the drawings duly went up. You'd never notice it if it wasn't pointed out but we all thought it was hilarious. Maybe that's why all the boarding is up opposite the Gallowgate in the photo, it could have been because they wewre already working on the SJ metro station. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 When did they start work at the back of the gallowgate for the St james metro station? 80 ish as a guess. i can remember it pre metro. i can remember them building it, but not sure of dates. Not entirely sure but I thought the metro work started in the 70's. They had artists (architects) impressions of how stations etc would look when finished in locations around town and I knew a lad who was a draughtsman and did some of them. In very small detail he had drawn a couple having a "knee trembler" against a wall somewhere and also someone getting the shit kicked out of them. It was not noticed and the drawings duly went up. You'd never notice it if it wasn't pointed out but we all thought it was hilarious. Maybe that's why all the boarding is up opposite the Gallowgate in the photo, it could have been because they wewre already working on the SJ metro station. i thought that as well, but i think the photo maybe too early. it was dated 1971 on th esite i found it, but it could be any date between 71-78. I think the metro opened in 80-81? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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