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Post by browner on Dec 5, 2017 20:35:36 GMT
The second game I ever watched was v Charlton 5-5, stood with my cousin and his mate, a certain Chris Jelf!
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Post by aghast on Dec 5, 2017 20:37:10 GMT
Yeah another old fart here, 76, 77 78 till i joined up, good times but scary as well. saints fa cup fantastic afternoon i will never forget. What a state that pitch was in. A few prods with a pitchfork and by April it was all lush again. |
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Post by trevorgas on Dec 5, 2017 20:58:27 GMT
Yeah another old fart here, 76, 77 78 till i joined up, good times but scary as well. saints fa cup fantastic afternoon i will never forget. What a state that pitch was in. A few prods with a pitchfork and by April it was all lush again. Any chance we can all meet up after or before a home game? Perhaps we could ask the club to find us some space in a bar? I know we're all over the country but would be a Gas!! |
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Post by trevorgas on Dec 5, 2017 21:01:21 GMT
Is this the showroom? Alfie not around, must be in the Eastville Club!! If it's on the right just before the bridge heading to Eastville then yep, Alfie would be in the bookies! !! |
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Post by yategas78 on Dec 5, 2017 21:02:50 GMT
I'm an old Tote End Boy too👍
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Post by trevorgas on Dec 5, 2017 21:05:23 GMT
I'm an old Tote End Boy too👍 Whereabouts in Yate?? I lived in Melrose Avenue |
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Post by yategas78 on Dec 5, 2017 21:08:04 GMT
I'm an old Tote End Boy too👍 Whereabouts in Yate?? I lived in Melrose Avenue Off Shire Way! |
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Post by Bourne End Gas on Dec 5, 2017 21:10:02 GMT
Yeah another old fart here, 76, 77 78 till i joined up, good times but scary as well. saints fa cup fantastic afternoon i will never forget. What a state that pitch was in. A few prods with a pitchfork and by April it was all lush again. Won't ever forget that day it was my birthday ! What a present that was ! Started watching Rovers from the open end with my Dad in the early 70s Think we went in the open end with all the other tight buggers to save a few quid Got quite scary at times with teams who had big followings Eventually convinced Dad to spend a bit more and then used to watch from the North Enclosure and as I got older ventured into the Tote End but ended up back in the North Enclosure! Happy Days |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2017 21:13:08 GMT
Is this the showroom? Alfie not around, must be in the Eastville Club!! That's the one RCA motors. Photo obviously taken a little earlier than 1960 though by the cars for sale. |
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Post by trevorgas on Dec 5, 2017 21:13:45 GMT
Whereabouts in Yate?? I lived in Melrose Avenue Off Shire Way! Blimey neighbours !! Family home from 1967 until last year when Dad passed away, been away since 1986 but always back on a regular basis small world eh!! |
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Post by oldtoteender on Dec 5, 2017 21:15:29 GMT
What a state that pitch was in. A few prods with a pitchfork and by April it was all lush again. Any chance we can all meet up after or before a home game? Perhaps we could ask the club to find us some space in a bar? I know we're all over the country but would be a Gas!! |
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Post by oldtoteender on Dec 5, 2017 21:16:47 GMT
Those were the days when the FA cup still had it's magic.
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Post by markczgas on Dec 5, 2017 21:30:30 GMT
Was there for a few years - also present for the 5 - 5 v Charlton and many big home wins in the late 70s - e.g. Sheff Utd, Newcastle. Loved David Williams and Paul Randall then.
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Post by torontogaz on Dec 5, 2017 21:31:13 GMT
Count me in on that list.....stood right in front of the rear railing left of the gangway
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Post by Gashead51 on Dec 5, 2017 21:59:05 GMT
Count me in on that list.....stood right in front of the rear railing left of the gangway Just remembered my first visits to the Tote End was with my uncle and aunt from Mina Road who always stood next to a little shack on the side where a lady sold tea from a large tea urn. Anyone remember ? They also took me to my first away game on a train from Stapleton Road to Old Trafford in 1964, lost 4 -1, still got the programme. |
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Post by stevek192 on Dec 6, 2017 1:08:54 GMT
I believe the Aston Villa game was a replay possibly quarter final m we were the better team and should have won but in the last minute Dick sheppard made a fantastic full length save to turn the ball past the post but from a ridiculous angle I believe Pat Mahan or something like that put it in, If I am right the Everton game was in the 5th round or 4th round of the FA Cup after we had beaten Bolton 2-0 away or maybe 2-1 with Wayne Jones scoring both goals. The Everton game although I didn't attend was a fantastic game and we were very unlucky to lose and had a really youthful side with players like Vic Barney and Bobby brown in midfield.
The Arsenal game was a 0-3 defeat at home with an attendance over 36,000 and a very young Laurie Taylor in goal- had an excellent game that day and kept the score down with some magnificent saves. His problem was his height and poor kicking. I remember being on the front of the Evening post that day and the headline was "Arsenal fans run riot but these fans were orderly" I would have been either 12 or 13.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2017 2:06:06 GMT
I was in the north enclosure as a child with my dad 1966-74 then i started playing and only went when possible,but then it was always in the tote end.
The game that stands out sadly was a 5-1 thrashing from wolves maybe on boxing day with steve kindon having a field day and totally taking apart the usually reliable phil bater.
Also recall us beating leicester city in the cup 2-1 when they were a top division team from the tote end.
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Post by Dr Gas on Dec 6, 2017 2:20:21 GMT
I believe the Aston Villa game was a replay possibly quarter final m we were the better team and should have won but in the last minute Dick sheppard made a fantastic full length save to turn the ball past the post but from a ridiculous angle I believe Pat Mahan or something like that put it in, If I am right the Everton game was in the 5th round or 4th round of the FA Cup after we had beaten Bolton 2-0 away or maybe 2-1 with Wayne Jones scoring both goals. The Everton game although I didn't attend was a fantastic game and we were very unlucky to lose and had a really youthful side with players like Vic Barney and Bobby brown in midfield. The Arsenal game was a 0-3 defeat at home with an attendance over 36,000 and a very young Laurie Taylor in goal- had an excellent game that day and kept the score down with some magnificent saves. His problem was his height and poor kicking. I remember being on the front of the Evening post that day and the headline was "Arsenal fans run riot but these fans were orderly" I would have been either 12 or 13. The Villa player was Pat McMahon. The Bolton result was 1-2, after we went 1-0 down. I was 15 at the time and remember chatting to a Bolton fan a couple of years older than me, before the game. He was most amicable. However, at the end, I said good game to him and he taught me a lot of words I never knew  Wayne Jones got both goals in the second half; kicking towards the end we were in. Both stuck in between the right hand stanchion and the net of the goal I was stood directly behind. Like someone else who has posted in this thread, I was not allowed to go to the rearranged Everton game due to school  |
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Post by midlandgas213 on Dec 6, 2017 8:58:10 GMT
Two things come to mind watching that Southampton clip
In football today all f those players would have been sent off for the crunching tackles
And the other is the a,oint of motorists that would stop on the slip road of the m32 pretending to break down to watch a bit of the game
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Post by bradfordmeyerbiggs on Dec 6, 2017 10:33:35 GMT
I'm an original Tote Ender. All I am gonna say on the matter is, Southampton, corner flags.
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Wayne Jones got both goals in the second half; kicking towards the end we were in. Both stuck in between the right hand stanchion and the net of the goal I was stood directly behind. 
