Things we miss

[C C Csiders]

Horace Harris in his blue and white hooped bobble hat shouting "PROGRAMMMMMMMES". Although, I am told, he did the same thing with a claret and blue bobble hat at Upton Park.

The ice cream van at the top of the North West corner, which also sold boiled hamburgers and hot dogs. I used to have an ice cream, similar to a '99, called a "Fudgery-doo" which just had a stick of fudge in it.

The hot dog stall, I think just outside the ground, where the vendor would shout "'OT DOGS, 'AMBURGERS, 'OT DOGS".

The miserable ba$tard copper at the back of the North Bank who used to escort people out for the most minor misdemeanours. "Whose that c*** in the big blue hat, Dixon, Dixon etc....."

The twins of evil that used to run the away coaches. Would you let them look after your kids?

Chris and Marion Cave!!!!

Martin Ling playing crap if it was raining.

 

[Smudger]

*Most of all I miss the old "real" atmosphere and buzz you would get just from getting amongst it in the middle of the North Bank behind the goal. The songs, the laughs, the amazing spirit we had in there.
*The North Bank stewards-Bungle "HERE COMES BUNGLE..." etc etc (whatever happenned to Bungle???), Catweasel and Jockey. Real local characters......
*The madness of the surge when we scored big goals. John Cornwell's screamer against Preston in our late late late 3-2 win springs immediately to mind (c.1989/90.) I was talking to a mate's missus and after that goal she ended up at one end and me another- I didn't see her for another 9 years!) What a brilliant night that was.
*The smiling tea bar girls being serenaded with "get your tits out" every week by 2,000 geezers about 10 minutes into the second half as they brought the takings back from the east. Wonder what the players made of that.
*Being able to move if you fancied a noisier atmosphere and those around you were too quiet. Turning up to Roots Hall in later years meant far too much silence, sitting next to families etc. Bunch of arse to Jobson for killing the atmosphere.....
*Singing "England's Number 1" to Sammy and really meaning it.
*The geezer who used to shout "I f%&ked your wife" at visiting keepers. I wonder if he ever actually managed it having said it so many times.
*"Woaaaaaaaaahhhhhh you're sh!t ahhhhhhhhhhhh." Followed by a further 5 minutes of "arrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" which seemed to be a North Bank tradition in the late eighties/early nineties.......

 

[canveyshrimper]

Quote[/b] (Firestorm @ Aug. 31 2006,17:23)]

Quote[/b] (Uxbridge Shrimper @ Aug. 31 2006,17:16)]The North Bank

The uncovered toilets on the North Bank

Being a slightly odd child and electing to stand in the North West corner all by myself

Having a kip during Friday night matches

Going to games with the old man

I too miss going to matches with your old man (and I am sure canveyshrimper will say the same)

in addition to all the northbank and refreshment tray posts

"programme an 'andbook"

Bungle

Turning up seconds befor kick off and being able to get to your "space" without disturbing others

"Mr Greasy" who stood in front of us on the north bank

Cushion throwing from the east stand seats

Will heartily second that.

The Noth Bank toilets ankle deep in stale urine.

The botulism burger van on the North Bank.

Discussions about artificially inseminating pandas, and who would extract the semen from said pandas.

Giving up smoking, but still being able to inhale enough smoke for a permanent smokers cough 20 years later.

 

[Bluesmanager]

Noticed the Leicester fans doing the 5 minute ahhhhhhhhhhhh to Darryl at the Walkers.

 

[tommytwoholes]

Iiiitttttsssssss Royyyccciiiiiieeeeeeeeee

Or asking sammy and roycie for a ball and then smashing it around in the north bank until it smacks someone in the face who haldnt been taking a blind bit of notice. Now that was funny

Or seeing fat fry charging up and down when we scored.

 

[DevonShrimper]

Quote[/b] (Shrimper till i die @ Sep. 01 2006,10:21)]happy memories?

Oh yes. I stood behind the barrier where the K is in the Barclays Bank sign with my sister and some 30,000+ fans watching a great match against some Merseyside upstarts.

Being of older stock, standing 3/4 up the South Bank wiv me mates. Uncovered, no two-tier junk. Great view of the pitch. Oddly enough, there was also some tasty totty around us. Met a couple of nice girlfriends that way.

Bovrillll! Can't type it like Jasper Carrott says it.

 

[tommytwoholes]

Plastic banana's and space men.

Here we go here we go here we go

Not having to que for 5 days to get a burger or go to the loo.

Were the north bank were the north bank were the north bank of roots hall followed by east and west and occasionally the south.

sammy whats the score sammy sammy whats the score

 

[tommytwoholes]

Having tops made by beaver LOL

 

[SARF]

In 15 years time I wonder what memories people will have of now. ?

 

[Firestorm]

Quote[/b] (canveyshrimper @ Sep. 01 2006,12:07)]Discussions about artificially inseminating pandas, and who would extract the semen from said pandas.

Giving up smoking, but still being able to inhale enough smoke for a permanent smokers cough 20 years later.

As for the ball in the stand bit, I broke two pairs of glasses in one season thanks to that stunt so please don't be offended if I don't miss that little gem....

You gave up smoking because it got too far to walk to ask the bloke standing next to you for a light....


Shouting out to the Manager, Bobby Moore "Sell the Bracelet" as the club were a tad short of funds at the time.

Singing "Rubins out" to the tune of doo wah diddy,

 

[tommytwoholes]

Seeing a load of away fans and laughing that they had got non stick paint over all the burberry and ralph lauren

 

[Xàbia Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (tommytwoholes @ Sep. 01 2006,14:13)]Or asking sammy and roycie for a ball and then smashing it around in the north bank until it smacks someone in the face who haldnt been taking a blind bit of notice. Now that was funny

Ah yes! Many of broken nose caused by the sudden rebound of a hard ball off a curved roof ...

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Quote[/b] (* ORM * @ Aug. 31 2006,23:19)]Seeing the 10-1 Aldershot video reminded me - Walking around the pitch after the final whistle to get out of the ground

Yes, and do you remember the sit down protest when they stopped us jumping over the West Stand wall at the end of matches. We were there about an hour protesting. Probably around the time of the Aldershot game?

The club were right to stop us doing it under health and safety grounds but we were not happy about it!

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Quote[/b] (BILLERICAY BLUE @ Sep. 01 2006,10:38)]Check out the YouTube items, especially the Luton game, to see the old North Bank in full flow.  

Memo for our younger supporters - that's what it is all about  

North Bank

I have better 'footage' of the North Bank from the 4-4 draw with Northampton and also the 3-2 win over Wigan of which I still think the 3rd goal was one of the loudest cheers I have ever heard at Roots Hall. Even though the crowd was only 5,000 you can see the North Bank and even the whole West Stand going 'mental'.

 

[* ORM *]

Quote[/b] (BILLERICAY BLUE @ Sep. 01 2006,10:38)]Check out the YouTube items, especially the Luton game, to see the old North Bank in full flow.  

Memo for our younger supporters - that's what it is all about  

North Bank

Horrible reminder of the fences for the North Bank as well

Did Brett need to dive for the header ?

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

standing wiv me dad in the west, both of us 6ft plus and looking round to see no one standing within 5 steps behind us

my perfect place in the west where I could stand with only three stanchions in the way

looking at our old south bank with approx 100 or so away fans on it ringinged by a few dis-interested coppers and then with equal symetry a posse of southend fans

hearing someone being called 'Brains' and on looking at said person wondering if he appreciated irony

the tannoy system working in September 1973

 

[* ORM *]

Ooooooh, just remembered - The other programme you used to get (for 5p I think) in addition to the matchday programme. Was it called League ? The second set of turnstiles to get into the West. The SUFC scratchcard. Did anyone ever win ?

And of course (though more recent) - 1 substitute, back passes where the keeper could pick it up, the four step rule.

 

[DistantBlue]

I miss standing in the Paddock,first of all down by the wall when I was nipper and then garduating back to where my Dad and his chums would be ,then actually standing where he would stand before he passed away,
I miss getting into the Spread on Friday nights after the game only to find that Phil Chisnall had beaten us to it.
I miss Joe Jacques and Brian Albeson
But most of all I miss (like someone else on here) us being crap then brill then crap then brill.
Can't get used to consistent success-it's not how we were brought up!
had beaten us to it!

 

[Beefy]

Quote[/b] (* ORM * @ Sep. 04 2006,00:03)]Ooooooh, just remembered - The other programme you used to get (for 5p I think) in addition to the matchday programme. Was it called League ? The second set of turnstiles to get into the West. The SUFC scratchcard. Did anyone ever win ?

And of course (though more recent) - 1 substitute, back passes where the keeper could pick it up, the four step rule.

Why would you miss keepers being able to pick up the ball? I'd have thought that that the abolition of that very thing was universally accepted as being a good thing.

 

[* ORM *]

Quote[/b] (Beefy @ Sep. 04 2006,18:24)]

Quote[/b] (* ORM * @ Sep. 04 2006,00:03)]Ooooooh, just remembered - The other programme you used to get (for 5p I think) in addition to the matchday programme. Was it called League ? The second set of turnstiles to get into the West. The SUFC scratchcard. Did anyone ever win ?

And of course (though more recent) - 1 substitute, back passes where the keeper could pick it up, the four step rule.

Why would you miss keepers being able to pick up the ball? I'd have thought that that the abolition of that very thing was universally accepted as being a good thing.

Agreed but I miss the comfort of seeing Paul Clark mop things up at the back before slipping the ball back to Sammy.