zakswfc Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalowlisback Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Was only winding you up Southernblues. Good on ya' for making the journey up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Spot on Scarbro'. My dad and his chums used to do similar at the Leppings Lane end. Half a dozen or so would be offered a brush apiece when everyone was in the ground. They would sweep back all the cinders and be allowed in about 5 or 10 minutes before half time. Strange thing is no one cried poverty back then. They did something about managing their plight. Washing, baking and tailoring were amongst the favourite family earners. Not forgetting the Pawn shop as an emergency. No nostalgia though for those days even though they are on the verge of making a comeback under the Osbourne ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarboro-owl Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 We used to jump over the south stand wall from my mates outside bog roof in Vere Road in the 1960's I can afford season tickets for my grandkids, son on law and myself so no complaints here - use the early bird system i'm not complaining well i am, but only about the complainers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernblues Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 i'm not complaining well i am, but only about the complainers The vicious circle will never change SO UTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 We used to jump over the south stand wall from my mates outside bog roof in Vere Road in the 1960's I can afford season tickets for my grandkids, son on law and myself so no complaints here - use the early bird system Thats an elluva jump mate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernblues Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Thats an elluva jump mate... Not back in the 60's it was around an 8ft drop, used to hang off the wall and fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Not back in the 60's it was around an 8ft drop, used to hang off the wall and fall No i meant...I thought Vere rd was at the back o the North........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernblues Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) No i meant...I thought Vere rd was at the back o the North........... Sorry - my season ticket is South so automatically switch to that not having lived in Sheffield since 1980, it was the north your right Could anyone photoshop me jumping from an outside toilet in Vere Road over the north stand into the south stand, PM me and i'll send an old photo !! Got into some of the 66 world cup games also Blame it on age, senile behaviour, too many chip butties and living down south Have a good evening Edited October 15, 2015 by Southernblues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaminowl Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 No i meant...I thought Vere rd was at the back o the North........... The world was different in the 60's Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Sorry - my season ticket is South so automatically switch to that not having lived in Sheffield since 1980, it was the north your right Could anyone photoshop me jumping from an outside toilet in Vere Road over the north stand into the south stand, PM me and i'll send an old photo !! Got into some of the 66 world cup games also Blame it on age, senile behaviour, too many chip butties and living down south Have a good evening ..G'night Spiderman................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernblues Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 The world was different in the 60's Andy. Back to front? Strange I got it wrong as we used to live on the corner of Fielding and Penistone Road - oh well time to flounce ..G'night Spiderman................ Waiting for my sedatives then I can retire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Back to front? Strange I got it wrong as we used to live on the corner of Fielding and Penistone Road - oh well time to flounce Waiting for my sedatives then I can retire Only one way out of being an Owls fan mate...no retiring..an' dementias virtually a pre requisite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Arsenal have been given another 1,400 tickets, Upper & Lower West Stand http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1516/tickets/first-team/sheffield-wednesday-v-arsenal-tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Outraged that they are paying less than Wednesday fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I still use the pawn shop as an emergency. Sure it is spelt differently though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Outraged that they are paying less than Wednesday fans I'm surprised no one's already mentioned this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Me too brad obscene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Disagree with the first line. Football isn't as much a tradition as people would like it to be Kivo. Going to watch football is a privilege. Whatever the ticket prices are, whether it's a fiver to get in, or 50 quid to get in, it's a privilege. I would prefer to use my hard earned cash to pay for my children's clothes, nappies, daycare for example. I don't have children. Talking to people. People who have been going for decades. People have always moaned about the price of football. It also doesn't take a wise old owl to know that watching live football isn't a god given right.... Watching 2nd division football or early round cup games should not be a luxury or a privilege it should be cheap working class entertainment that anybody with a normal standard of living can EASILY afford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deleted member Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Spot on Scarbro'. My dad and his chums used to do similar at the Leppings Lane end. Half a dozen or so would be offered a brush apiece when everyone was in the ground. They would sweep back all the cinders and be allowed in about 5 or 10 minutes before half time. Strange thing is no one cried poverty back then. They did something about managing their plight. Washing, baking and tailoring were amongst the favourite family earners. Not forgetting the Pawn shop as an emergency. No nostalgia though for those days even though they are on the verge of making a comeback under the Osbourne ! Only thing is you'd have to pawn your telly to buy a match ticket these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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