That’s where we used to stand before development.
On a good day, there would be twenty five of us from the same group.
Hardly any go now.
It all changed when it became seated.
Strange thing waa you couldn’t see one corner but it never bothered us.
My memory may be playing up but when I first visited in '63 I cannot recall that blue and white stand only a terrace opposite the main stand.
Krect. We were awful. They were heroic. Machin went onto better things after needlessly losing possession, resulting in Watford's first goal and us going out.I graduated to standing just to the left of the GRS seated stand in the early 80's. Don't know why. Then after the new stand was built, decided to sit there, GRS Block A with my son since it was built.
As a one off, for some reason, I also saw our famous 1 0 win v Newport County in the FA cup circa 1970 from there too. Iirc, remember Mel Machin's goal (free kick?).
That is only the oldest football stand in the entire history of football, going back to when they were using the heads of captives instead of balls. The stand has gone, alas, although the oldest football fans in the entire history of football are still to be found there.
Bradford.Is that a Croydon trolly bus?
Just looking at images brings back memories. The crowds the players and staff.
The biggest change in our lifetime was brought by MR Scally .But those Everton games at Priestfield the Sir Keith time .Terry Cochrane,Dave Shearer ,Tony Cascarino and Gavin Peacock. Then there was Steve Bruce I remember at least one season he seemed like he never lost the ball it the air.If the ball was played forward you simply knew he would win it.While a few of us need seats these days there was something special in that team .Going back to my early memories .Watching Ken Price was a education in how to go to war with the opposition. I had never experienced anything like it .Having been the victim of bullying at School all of a sudden the bully was on my team.I grew to like Gerry Summers he was a regular visitor to the place I worked.
Dave Shipperley was like a tank definitely someone who you moved away from.In the mold of these guys was Colin Greenall it was almost as if the bandage around his head was part of his kit a true lion.The likes of you simply don't see in the modern game.
Our own version of Glenn Hoddle.Tydeman - true class. No two ways about it.