dunsbyowl Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Came across this photo and piece written by Bert McGee in the Hillsborough FA Cup semi final programme of 1987. You can see how much Wednesday meant to him and the photo is a great view of the unseated Kop and the North with the old wooden seats. Seems incredible it's had a roof for over 25 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Where is the plaque the Queen unveiled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GrahamHydeFanClub Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Brilliant stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 The Kop looks massive in that picture. Can pick out the place where me and all my School mates used to stand. Happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 The Kop looks MASSIVE in that picture. Can pick out the place where me and all my School mates used to stand. Happy days. I remember standing halfway up on the left for the Kaiserslauten game - one of the best atmospheres ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I used to love being on that Kop!! The Coventry quarter final is my lasting memory!! God knows how many we're squeezed on that day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 The Kop looks MASSIVE in that picture. Can pick out the place where me and all my School mates used to stand. Happy days. Me too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 You can see the old shape of the Kop (darkened concrete) it used to hold 26k in a reduced capacity of 58k from 65k. Had the capacity of the Kop not been reduced how many would we have got on there. Me and my mate used to argue the throw between 34k and 38k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horny owl Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I used to love being on that Kop!! The Coventry quarter final is my lasting memory!! God knows how many we're squeezed on that day!!I was on the kop that night too it was an awesome atmosphere Was that the same match as all the Mr Tom bars were getting thrown everywhere??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls4effa Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I was looking through some old programmes the other week and found some great pictures. But haven't got a scooby doo how to upload them on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ben29 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 You can see the old shape of the Kop (darkened concrete) it used to hold 26k in a reduced capacity of 58k from 65k. Had the capacity of the Kop not been reduced how many would we have got on there. Me and my mate used to argue the throw between 34k and 38k. ?? Kop used to hold 18000 to 22000 at its peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TC OWL Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Does anybody remember Swansea City at home before the roof went on? massive hail stones in the face, ouch!!! We won either 4-1 or 5-1, John Toshack was their manager at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senwar Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Does anybody remember Swansea City at home before the roof went on? MASSIVE hail stones in the face, ouch!!! We won either 4-1 or 5-1, John Toshack was their manager at the time. It was 6-1 mate. And yep, cold and painful that day. Thank Christ we gave out a hammering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Owl Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 He's got one thing wrong. The reason we wanted a roof on the Kop was to improve the atmosphere and give some amplification to the home support which had been finding it extremely difficult to get any proper singing and chanting going. A little known fact that from 1964 to 1986 we were the only league club out of 92 which couldn't accommodate standing home fans undercover in some part of the ground.that in itself was a disgrace and I blame Eric Taylor and the other cronies as much as anybody in allowing the Leppings Lane shed to be knocked down in 1964. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodytheowl Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) First home match after they covered the Kop as an 11 year old I sat on a crush barrier before the game for 20 mins and got blue paint all over my new jeans as it still hadn't dried properly. Wish I'd framed the paint smeared wranglers as a momento in retrospect. Edited April 17, 2013 by goodytheowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Does anybody remember Swansea City at home before the roof went on? MASSIVE hail stones in the face, ouch!!! We won either 4-1 or 5-1, John Toshack was their manager at the time. As has already been said it was 6-1 and Toshack scored an own goal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Bach Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Shame the band have ruined it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian joicey Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Where is the plaque the Queen unveiled? near the bogs in the middle of the kop ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bradwell.owl Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I used to love being on that Kop!! The Coventry quarter final is my lasting memory!! God knows how many we're squeezed on that day!! that was my first ever match :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animis Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 For all i loved the old kop both uncovered and covered, people forget that it was only a handfull of games each season in the 70s/80s that were packed. Indeed with most of the crowd in the ground on the kop the north was regulaly half full at best. It was left to kop to raise some noise, which they did, even without the aid of a drum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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