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Post by oldmarket65 on Apr 4, 2024 13:36:16 GMT
Recall not long after their demise from the Prem they came to the Mem and were less than complimentary on their first visit.One of their fans said ,'It's like being in Chernobyl'. Best not to ask him a description of Greater Manchester!. |
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Post by wanderlust on Apr 4, 2024 13:40:54 GMT
Recall not long after their demise from the Prem they came to the Mem and were less than complimentary on their first visit.One of their fans said ,'It's like being in Chernobyl'. Hope you don't mind if I have a laugh at that. We usually get "breeze block palace in a shopping mall" or "it's not in Bolton". At least you didn't have to suffer the indignity of having half of one end turned into a crap supermarket (Normid) as we did in the final years of Burnden Park.
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Post by wanderlust on Apr 4, 2024 13:48:57 GMT
Recall not long after their demise from the Prem they came to the Mem and were less than complimentary on their first visit.One of their fans said ,'It's like being in Chernobyl'. Best not to ask him a description of Greater Manchester!. Here's Bolton - Manchester in the distance.... |
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Post by oldmarket65 on Apr 4, 2024 14:29:20 GMT
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Post by wanderlust on Apr 4, 2024 15:25:45 GMT
If it's good enough for Gandalf, it's good enough for me.
TBH I like Brizzle - went there a lot when one of my lads was living in the student bit near Cotham not too far from your ground and once did a radio broadcast from the BBC in Clifton.
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Post by DrFaustus on Apr 4, 2024 15:55:00 GMT
If it's good enough for Gandalf, it's good enough for me. TBH I like Brizzle - went there a lot when one of my lads was living in the student bit near Cotham not too far from your ground and once did a radio broadcast from the BBC in Clifton. Where is Brizzle? |
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Apr 4, 2024 15:56:39 GMT
I see we have reduced capacity again.the new wheelchair access above the family area has meant about 5 rows of terrace has been removed to put in a platform. Although it is good to see wheelchair access, surely they could have instigated this without the need to remove any terrace area capacity. A decent area for wheelchair users has been long overdue. The area they have converted is close to the entrance, and fairly easily accessible by wheelchair, it's not as though that terracing is packed out every week, so I think it was a sensible decision all round. |
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Post by bs16gashead on Apr 4, 2024 16:07:53 GMT
Recall not long after their demise from the Prem they came to the Mem and were less than complimentary on their first visit.One of their fans said ,'It's like being in Chernobyl'. Hope you don't mind if I have a laugh at that. We usually get "breeze block palace in a shopping mall" or "it's not in Bolton". At least you didn't have to suffer the indignity of having half of one end turned into a crap supermarket (Normid) as we did in the final years of Burnden Park.
🤣🤣 that’s mental shame I never got to Burnden looks cracking. I’ll genuinely be surprised if you don’t hammer us Saturday, you’ve looked very good recently when you’ve been on the telly. Majority of you guys will have a slight improvement on facilities as we’ve finally knocked off ( a temporary)! reasonably ok stand down that end. Enjoy the visit if you are coming. Aaron gets a good ovation from me. Ps you aren’t thogdad or thogden are you? 😜 To be fair thogdad was fantastic banter at your place fair dos to him |
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Post by bobbyjones on Apr 4, 2024 17:52:17 GMT
I think you Bolton man in for a shock, Rovers 3 Bolton 1.
Bad luck boss.
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Post by eric on Apr 4, 2024 17:59:04 GMT
There might be a bit of a breeze Saturday - hope it doesn’t stop the beautiful free flowing football we’ve been playing in the past few months
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Post by aghast on Apr 4, 2024 18:00:01 GMT
All fingers and toes crossed that we don't get a hammering. With flip flops suncream and passports at the ready I'm not sure we have the fight left in us, apart from Chris Martin, who's made it clear he fights in every game.
Still, it's the time of the year when nerves kick in, form goes out of the window, and anything can happen.
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Post by wanderlust on Apr 5, 2024 0:41:28 GMT
Hope you don't mind if I have a laugh at that. We usually get "breeze block palace in a shopping mall" or "it's not in Bolton". At least you didn't have to suffer the indignity of having half of one end turned into a crap supermarket (Normid) as we did in the final years of Burnden Park.
🤣🤣 that’s mental shame I never got to Burnden looks cracking. Amazing ground full of memories for me. FWIW on top of the half stand (The Embankment) on the picture was a railway line and occasionally the trains would park up to watch the game.  ![]() Capacity 70k and full in the glory years but reduced over time. 33 died in the 1946 Burnden disaster which we commemorate every year.I’ll genuinely be surprised if you don’t hammer us Saturday, you’ve looked very good recently when you’ve been on the telly. We blow hot and cold - a joy to watch when we're on it, frustrating as hell when we're not. We have to win to keep any hope of automatics alive, but anything else should focus minds on the playoffs which I for one am expecting.Majority of you guys will have a slight improvement on facilities as we’ve finally knocked off ( a temporary)! reasonably ok stand down that end. Excellent work. Enjoy the visit if you are coming. Can't so it's iFollow for me.Aaron gets a good ovation from me. Proper fanPs you aren’t thogdad or thogden are you? 😜 God no!To be fair thogdad was fantastic banter at your place fair dos to him. I think they live in London but travel to many games. I've no time for "celebrity fans". |
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Post by eric on Apr 5, 2024 8:17:00 GMT
🤣🤣 that’s mental shame I never got to Burnden looks cracking. Amazing ground full of memories for me. FWIW on top of the half stand (The Embankment) on the picture was a railway line and occasionally the trains would park up to watch the game. ![]() Capacity 70k and full in the glory years but reduced over time. 33 died in the 1946 Burnden disaster which we commemorate every year.I’ll genuinely be surprised if you don’t hammer us Saturday, you’ve looked very good recently when you’ve been on the telly. We blow hot and cold - a joy to watch when we're on it, frustrating as hell when we're not. We have to win to keep any hope of automatics alive, but anything else should focus minds on the playoffs which I for one am expecting.Majority of you guys will have a slight improvement on facilities as we’ve finally knocked off ( a temporary)! reasonably ok stand down that end. Excellent work. Enjoy the visit if you are coming. Can't so it's iFollow for me.Aaron gets a good ovation from me. Proper fanPs you aren’t thogdad or thogden are you? 😜 God no!To be fair thogdad was fantastic banter at your place fair dos to him. I think they live in London but travel to many games. I've no time for "celebrity fans".Was the Burnden Disaster the one where the game continued with bodies piled on the side of the pitch? |
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Post by wanderlust on Apr 5, 2024 9:43:41 GMT
Aren't you thinking of Hillsborough? But yes, the game carried on after a stoppage. Wiki does a decent job of summarising it....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnden_Park_disaster
Crowd estimated at £85k
"The Railway End became over capacity and closely packed so, at 2:40 pm, it was decided to close the turnstiles. However, that did not stop more people entering the ground, with spectators climbing in from the railway, clambering over the closed turnstiles and, when a locked gate was opened, entering through it. Such was the pressure from the Railway End, that many fans were pushed inexorably along the side of the pitch, around the far end and, eventually, right out of the ground, ending up in the car park.
Shortly after the game started, the crowd began spilling onto the pitch, so the game was temporarily stopped to clear the pitch. However, two barriers then collapsed and the crowd behind them fell forward, crushing those underneath.The game was restarted but was quickly halted again when a Bolton Borough Police officer came onto the pitch to speak to the referee, George Dutton, to inform him there had been a fatality. The referee called together the two captains, Bolton's Harry Hubbick and Stoke's Neil Franklin, to inform them of the problem, and the players left the pitch
The dead and injured were taken from the Railway End terrace, with those who had died laid along the touchline and covered in coats. A little under half an hour after the players had left the pitch, the game was restarted, with a new sawdust-lined touchline separating the players from the corpses. At the end of the first-half, the players immediately changed ends and started the second half. Stanley Matthews was on the Stoke team, and said later that he was sickened that the game was allowed to continue."
The disaster sparked the first Public Enquiry/Report into crowd safety. It's as though they never bothered about it before when you think back to the estimated 300k in attendance at the White Horse FA Cup final which certainly raised the question.
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Post by eric on Apr 5, 2024 9:58:34 GMT
Aren't you thinking of Hillsborough? But yes, the game carried on after a stoppage. Wiki does a decent job of summarising it....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnden_Park_disaster
Crowd estimated at £85k
"The Railway End became over capacity and closely packed so, at 2:40 pm, it was decided to close the turnstiles. However, that did not stop more people entering the ground, with spectators climbing in from the railway, clambering over the closed turnstiles and, when a locked gate was opened, entering through it. Such was the pressure from the Railway End, that many fans were pushed inexorably along the side of the pitch, around the far end and, eventually, right out of the ground, ending up in the car park.
Shortly after the game started, the crowd began spilling onto the pitch, so the game was temporarily stopped to clear the pitch. However, two barriers then collapsed and the crowd behind them fell forward, crushing those underneath.The game was restarted but was quickly halted again when a Bolton Borough Police officer came onto the pitch to speak to the referee, George Dutton, to inform him there had been a fatality. The referee called together the two captains, Bolton's Harry Hubbick and Stoke's Neil Franklin, to inform them of the problem, and the players left the pitch
The dead and injured were taken from the Railway End terrace, with those who had died laid along the touchline and covered in coats. A little under half an hour after the players had left the pitch, the game was restarted, with a new sawdust-lined touchline separating the players from the corpses. At the end of the first-half, the players immediately changed ends and started the second half. Stanley Matthews was on the Stoke team, and said later that he was sickened that the game was allowed to continue."
I just recall seeing black and white footage of a disaster so knew it wasn’t Hillsborough which I watched unfold as a kid. I thought it was Bolton but there was also one at Ibrox but I’m sure that was after a game? |
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Post by percy on Apr 5, 2024 10:21:18 GMT
Odds on Azza being awarded a penalty for dive? Gotta happen for all the times he tried and failed to win one for us!
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Post by wanderlust on Apr 5, 2024 10:30:09 GMT
Odds on Azza being awarded a penalty for dive? Gotta happen for all the times he tried and failed to win one for us! ...and a sending off a la Santos? Not bitter, really - you outplayed us anyway that day 
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Post by Sir Trevor on Apr 5, 2024 10:58:15 GMT
Unless our midfield can limit the play making skills of Josh Sheehan we will struggle in this fixture.
After two injury hit seasons with BWFC he is now firing on all cylinders.
He plays every game now and has been the POTM for their last THREE games.
If Stuart Sinclair was playing for us now he would have been the ideal foil. Fans may recall his tireless display for us when he thwarted a similar style of player, Bradley Dack.
Are any of our current players capable of shutting JS out for 100 minutes?
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Post by Marshy on Apr 5, 2024 10:59:56 GMT
Have we scored yet?
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Post by DrFaustus on Apr 5, 2024 11:07:00 GMT
eric The second Ibrox disaster was in 1971. The first was 1902.
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