meggoisgod Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 12 minutes ago, steveger said: that's a matchday at 2.55pm circa 1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 On 10/1/2012 at 11:42, lt109 said: this I believe is from the early 1930's. earlier than the 1930's.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 2 hours ago, Earlsfieldowl said: I'd include this in a possible 'What could have been' section... Proposed plan for Hillsborough in the early 60's but never realised...way ahead of its time and still looks good. I think only the North Stand Cantilever came through in the end. Looks rather bland tbh that mate, much prefer our current stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlsfieldowl Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Just now, Birley Owl 1867 said: Looks rather bland tbh that mate, much prefer our current stadium Black and white probably doesn't do it justice...I like the lines, symmetry and the look of it - plus it would have been easy to modify, much like Old Traffford has undergone in recent times. Current ground is great, but its a bit of a hotchpotch and the Kop and West Stand (especially) look a little dated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 38 minutes ago, Earlsfieldowl said: Black and white probably doesn't do it justice...I like the lines, symmetry and the look of it - plus it would have been easy to modify, much like Old Traffford has undergone in recent times. Current ground is great, but its a bit of a hotchpotch and the Kop and West Stand (especially) look a little dated. It's all the same, it's just boring. and would be so out of date just like the north stand currently is. We'll knock the leppings lane end down soon, the Kop can easily be extended back to Penistone road and I'd be fairly sure the north will look a lot different in 10 years time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBob Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Love seeing the old photos of the ground. Brilliant pics everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moorowl Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 No info on this so if anyone can help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlsfieldowl Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Birley Owl 1867 said: It's all the same, it's just boring. and would be so out of date just like the north stand currently is. We'll knock the leppings lane end down soon, the Kop can easily be extended back to Penistone road and I'd be fairly sure the north will look a lot different in 10 years time Don't agree re the North Stand - it still looks good... great Cantilever, good lines, no struts and timeless look. Just needs a lick of paint. Kop needs adjusting first - the roof it terrible, dated and the struts get in the way. It will probably need relaying if it to be extend backwards..I'd also get rid of the corners, they have never looked good. Think the North and South will stay as focal points of the ground with the Leppings Lane (agree - its dreadful) and the Kop redesigned to blend in. Its all subjective I suppose.... We'll see, but nothing is going to happen until/if/when we get to the Prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Wilko Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Love seeing these old pictures of Hillsborough - they certainly used to pack em in tightly in the olden days! Hope we redevelop the place in the future rather than up sticks and leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 14 minutes ago, Earlsfieldowl said: Don't agree re the North Stand - it still looks good... great Cantilever, good lines, no struts and timeless look. Just needs a lick of paint. Kop needs adjusting first - the roof it terrible, dated and the struts get in the way. It will probably need relaying if it to be extend backwards..I'd also get rid of the corners, they have never looked good. Think the North and South will stay as focal points of the ground with the Leppings Lane (agree - its dreadful) and the Kop redesigned to blend in. Its all subjective I suppose.... We'll see, but nothing is going to happen until/if/when we get to the Prem. Inside the North is out-dated, and I'm certain it will get a complete referb soon, giving the concourses more space which means the cantilever structure will have to go. The 'shell' of the stand is still good though. I can see the Kop being extended back to the wall, covering all the concourses and then it being completly updated, with a new Lepp which perhaps mimics the 'new' Kop, and fill in the corners as we go. Thats what I'd go anyway. Of course it won't happen til we are properly in the Prem, which may still be a few years away we don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincs Owl Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Moorowl said: No info on this so if anyone can help? Jack Brown is the keeper back row 4th from right Mark Hooper is the first player sitting down in stripes. Jimmy Trotter is 3rd player sat down in stripes. Trotter left in Feb 1929. Mark Hooper joined in 1927 so the photo must be dated 1927, 1928 or 1929. That's obviously the Kop behind before the hump was added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Moorowl said: No info on this so if anyone can help? looking at that you can understand why there wasnt a market for replica kits back then ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasthagotanycheese Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 6 hours ago, meggoisgod said: that's a matchday at 2.55pm circa 1978 Im stood at the back with my grandad waiting for Mr Randall to waive us in for free at 5 past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lt109 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 7 hours ago, torryowl said: earlier than the 1930's.......... Yep, just looked again. The South stand was constructed 1913/15, on the picture the houses on Fielding, Bickerton, Farndale, Leake Roads etc don't appear to have been built, I thought they would have preceeded the South Stand or is this just a bit of artistic licence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickjj Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Leppings Lane and NW corner 1950's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickjj Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 No idea on the date or event here. I'm guessing we had just won promotion maybe early 50's? Kivo will know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTO1867 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Not that old but they all add to it i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaskedowl Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) So much awesome in this thread, I think my head asplode. Beautiful old pics there. So much history at this wonderful club. Edited October 22, 2016 by themaskedowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickjj Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Not the greatest quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJH1867OWLS Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 1 hour ago, themaskedowl said: So much awesome in this thread, I think my head asplode. Beautiful old pics there. So much history at this wonderful club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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