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Post by westislandterrier on Jun 12, 2022 20:26:30 GMT 1
Another nostalgic memory - but one I’d guess not one of us wants to see reserecuted - was bloody FENCES and supporters caged in... Not sure exactly what season they came to dearest old Leeds Road - but they were definitely there ! <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> Leeds fans did there level best to pull them down at one match. So they are actually useful for at least something in life then !!!!!
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Post by rugbyterrier on Jun 12, 2022 20:47:44 GMT 1
Waggon wheels the size of waggon wheels.. Smax Crisps, Fish n Chip Crisps, Bovril and Pukka Pies were a Match Day Staple (most of those still available from Home Bargains and similar discount stores) …the very smell and taste takes you right back to your youth. Players with Moustaches and Sideburns and Permed Hair, Ballboys and the Wooden Numbers Boards for Substitutions. Kids in Green Parkas with Red Lining to the hoods and any fan wearing glasses getting mocked and called 4Eyes (with great respect to Town Fan ‘Eyes’ RIP whom I knew reasonably well and shared a pint and no little mutual jokey abuse with back in the day! 😉) Did smack crisps have a cats face on the packet?
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Post by ldr on Jun 12, 2022 21:01:58 GMT 1
Smax Crisps, Fish n Chip Crisps, Bovril and Pukka Pies were a Match Day Staple (most of those still available from Home Bargains and similar discount stores) …the very smell and taste takes you right back to your youth. Players with Moustaches and Sideburns and Permed Hair, Ballboys and the Wooden Numbers Boards for Substitutions. Kids in Green Parkas with Red Lining to the hoods and any fan wearing glasses getting mocked and called 4Eyes (with great respect to Town Fan ‘Eyes’ RIP whom I knew reasonably well and shared a pint and no little mutual jokey abuse with back in the day! 😉) Did smack crisps have a cats face on the packet? I’ve heard of space cake but smack crisps?!?!? 🤣
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Jun 12, 2022 21:28:18 GMT 1
When scolding hot Bovril and a mars bar was considered satisfactory when peckish. And you could get change from a quid!
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Post by drewden on Jun 12, 2022 21:47:39 GMT 1
Stink bombs in the cowshed. Fireworks as well. Whatever happened to stink bombs? They used to be a joke shop on shambles Lane, probably stopped when it shut down, when demolished.
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Post by westislandterrier on Jun 12, 2022 22:01:58 GMT 1
Whatever happened to stink bombs? They used to be a joke shop on shambles Lane, probably stopped when it shut down, when demolished. How appropriate if Jon Moss or Paul Tierney lived there... (on that lane) Plenty description connections to their refereeing abilities above !
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Post by drewden on Jun 12, 2022 22:03:15 GMT 1
Smax Crisps, Fish n Chip Crisps, Bovril and Pukka Pies were a Match Day Staple (most of those still available from Home Bargains and similar discount stores) …the very smell and taste takes you right back to your youth. Players with Moustaches and Sideburns and Permed Hair, Ballboys and the Wooden Numbers Boards for Substitutions. Kids in Green Parkas with Red Lining to the hoods and any fan wearing glasses getting mocked and called 4Eyes (with great respect to Town Fan ‘Eyes’ RIP whom I knew reasonably well and shared a pint and no little mutual jokey abuse with back in the day! 😉) Did smack crisps have a cats face on the packet? The only smax I remember were cereals, honey smax.
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Jun 12, 2022 22:18:13 GMT 1
Did smack crisps have a cats face on the packet? The only smax I remember were cereals, honey smax. The datm member "smax" has a packet of smax next to his username
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Post by sapphireblue on Jun 12, 2022 22:56:20 GMT 1
2 points for a win 1 point for a draw Goal average instead of Goal difference - certainly benefited Huddersfield Town in Season 1923/24 ! Anyone know when it went to Goal Difference (just as well it wasn’t that in 1924 or we’d have lost it to Cardiff on Goals SCORED as goal difference was Level) ! Goal difference came in in 1975. 3 points for a win came in in 1981. So for only 6 years in the entire history of football would we have not won the league using the rules at the time.
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Post by westislandterrier on Jun 13, 2022 0:10:46 GMT 1
Goal average instead of Goal difference - certainly benefited Huddersfield Town in Season 1923/24 ! Anyone know when it went to Goal Difference (just as well it wasn’t that in 1924 or we’d have lost it to Cardiff on Goals SCORED as goal difference was Level) ! Goal difference came in in 1975. 3 points for a win came in in 1981. So for only 6 years in the entire history of football would we have not won the league using the rules at the time. Great spot sapphire about the 3 points situation - aye Town would’ve been 80 and Cardiff would’ve got 79... however having read an excellent publication I got as a gift from a couple of Town fans from Honely recently, (Huddersfield Town - 75 years on) - it looks like Cardiff got part revenge in 1972/73 when they got one point from the four available from their final two games in hand and relegated HTAFC by a superior goal average of 0.741 to 0.643(Town) but even goal difference wouldn’t have saved Town as they were fifteen behind... Cardiff were very lucky as had it been the following season the bottom three went down and if escaping relegation in such a manner was lucky, they even got bloody European football by virtue of winning The Welsh Cup - pity there wasn’t a route to Europe through a Yorkshire Cup type of back door entry for Huddersfield Town !
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Post by detox on Jun 13, 2022 7:02:22 GMT 1
The days of brass bands being allowed to march up and down the pitch are long gone, but anyone remember when an army band played at leeds rd and the 'corporal' at the front kept lobbing the 'baton' in the air and dropping it ? The crowd loved it and he played up to it with a couple of thumbs up when he rarely caught it. Simple pleasures eh....
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Post by Porrohman on Jun 13, 2022 8:48:50 GMT 1
On the odd occasion the keeper would wear red or blue instead of green. Made my day. One linesman with a red flag, the other yellow. So you could identify them from the programme I suppose. Half way flags Anyone remember Shilton’s Admiral keepers kit in All Blue! Also, it’s why pictures of the 66 World Cup wax so different - Banks in a yellow jersey. As a kid I remember the England keeper always wore yellow, Shilton and Clemence in yellow admiral shirts.
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Post by Porrohman on Jun 13, 2022 8:49:37 GMT 1
Shirts numbered 1 to 12 - 12 the sub, 1 the goalie, 4 & 5 centre halves, 7 & 11 wingers My recollection would be that 5 and 6 were the centre halves . And that 4 would usually be the more defensive of the midfielders .. Bremner wore 4 . I might be wrong though But Brian Stanton wore 4 😉
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Post by Porrohman on Jun 13, 2022 8:52:19 GMT 1
The Examiner schools penalty competition, played out during the half time interval at Leeds Road. I once took part in that. Saved two. Scored two. Still lost though. Waited all through school to be able to play in that, we got to the 5th year, the fixture we'd be playing in was announced....the teachers were working to rule so the bloke who took the 5th year team refused to go to it so we had to forfeit. Never forgiven Devlin, the twat 🤬
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Post by Porrohman on Jun 13, 2022 8:57:08 GMT 1
I'm afraid to say I'm not sure cos I left Huddersfield years ago and have forgotten street names - I think there were two - one on Cross Church Street and "my" one where John Manners used to be - on the corner opposite near where the Alassio coffee bar was - a bit further down and opposite where I caught the no 71 bus to Lindley . Sorry, it was over 50 years ago Somebody may hopefully be able to correct me if necessary ! No problem I remember that there was a mens clothes shop at the New Street end of the Imperial Arcade but can’t remember it’s name. Wasn't that Ray Allen's ?
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Post by Porrohman on Jun 13, 2022 9:00:27 GMT 1
Did smack crisps have a cats face on the packet? The only smax I remember were cereals, honey smax. Smax were a bit like mini chedders, same sort of snack as the bags of fish and chips, can't remember what flavour snax were though 🤔
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Post by terriers2000 on Jun 13, 2022 9:32:12 GMT 1
soccer am
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Post by Lard Buttie on Jun 13, 2022 9:38:01 GMT 1
Shoot magazine with 'in depth interviews' and training tips and of course 'you are the ref'
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Jun 13, 2022 9:53:37 GMT 1
No problem I remember that there was a mens clothes shop at the New Street end of the Imperial Arcade but can’t remember it’s name. Wasn't that Ray Allen's ? Could have been.
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Post by 28901 on Jun 13, 2022 13:28:58 GMT 1
Did smack crisps have a cats face on the packet? The only smax I remember were cereals, honey smax. Sugar Smacks Kellogg's version of SugarPuffs
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Post by 28901 on Jun 13, 2022 13:29:54 GMT 1
No problem I remember that there was a mens clothes shop at the New Street end of the Imperial Arcade but can’t remember it’s name. Wasn't that Ray Allen's ? I thought he had his fist up Lord charles?
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Post by 28901 on Jun 13, 2022 13:30:52 GMT 1
Anyone remember Shilton’s Admiral keepers kit in All Blue! Also, it’s why pictures of the 66 World Cup wax so different - Banks in a yellow jersey. As a kid I remember the England keeper always wore yellow, Shilton and Clemence in yellow admiral shirts. And Scottish keepers Celtic & Rangers
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Jun 13, 2022 14:12:34 GMT 1
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Jun 13, 2022 14:13:59 GMT 1
Wasn't that Ray Allen's ? I thought he had his fist up Lord charles? Always thought the staff in there were dummies.
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Post by westislandterrier on Jun 13, 2022 14:40:03 GMT 1
As a kid I remember the England keeper always wore yellow, Shilton and Clemence in yellow admiral shirts. And Scottish keepers Celtic & Rangers Can’t ever see a Rangers goalie playing in a green top... There’s not much they can do about having to play on a big green pitch though !
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Post by sabailand on Jun 13, 2022 16:21:39 GMT 1
Shoot magazine with 'in depth interviews' and training tips and of course 'you are the ref' Yeah those interviews were really insightfull,favourite food,steak...favourite holiday destination,Majorca...favourite pastime,driving etc etc.
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Jun 13, 2022 16:24:52 GMT 1
Shoot magazine with 'in depth interviews' and training tips and of course 'you are the ref' Yeah those interviews were really insightfull,favourite food,steak...favourite holiday destination,Majorca...favourite pastime,driving etc etc. John Wark's favourite meal Sunday Roast and a can of Tartan Fact
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Jun 13, 2022 16:35:15 GMT 1
Shoot magazine with 'in depth interviews' and training tips and of course 'you are the ref' Yeah those interviews were really insightfull,favourite food,steak...favourite holiday destination,Majorca...favourite pastime,driving etc etc. I think every footballer at that time preferred to eat either steak or scampi.
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Post by gledholt terrier on Jun 13, 2022 17:17:02 GMT 1
No problem I remember that there was a mens clothes shop at the New Street end of the Imperial Arcade but can’t remember it’s name. Wasn't that Ray Allen's ? No - Mr Ray and Mr Alan, 2 brothers They had sons called David and Warren - worked there on Saturdays between 76 and 78. Edit - worked at David Warren’s I meant.
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Post by westislandterrier on Jun 13, 2022 17:50:08 GMT 1
Nostalgia for me was ‘normal’ trackside advertising boards with adverts like Vishionhire - Metaxa - Bristol Street Motors - and Johnny’s Huddersfield Hotel - of which many of DATM’s finest may well have a nostalgic tale or two to tell !!!!
The electronic boards took a bit of getting used to (for me anyway) and one Saturday after an all night Friday session in Glasgow, I went to Parkhead with a couple of friends to pass the Saturday afternoon and was sitting in the lower tier about 15 rows up from the corner flag and jeez - what a bloody shock it was trying to watch footy with a hangover and these dazzling things buzzing round continuously - once in the first half and twice in the second half, I had to run to the bogs to be pure sick (Christ you don’t wanna lose have to fish your false teeth outta the Parkhead sinks if you can help it) !
I’m sure plenty more had the same problem by the look of the look of the sinks and thankfully it’s nothing like that at Huddersfield Town, they had these boards as well but I never had a bit of bother with them at The John Smith’s stadium and that was after an equally heavy night out in Huddy - so I’m gonna say it must’ve been something in the Scottish water (or water of life) 🥃 that hairy old weekend to blame !!!
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