Marshall22 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Celebrating my 60th Birthday this weekend I was sent the attached programme from our opening day of the 1960/61 season. Fascinating content including the debenture offer to fund the new North Stand. Also that the West Brom team included both Bobby Robson and Don Howe, both of whom went on to be pretty impressive managers! Believe we came second in the first division that season .. better times. I went to my first match in 1966 at beginning of the 66/67 season and earliest match memory is beating Man U 5-4 in 1968. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Happy Birthday mate, I will be joining you on that milestone next weekend. Like you the Man U game is my first memory . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall22 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 We were sat on the second row of the North Stand. I remember the game and the crowd on the kop. I was taken by a neighbour who was the night editor of the Star as my dad worked on Saturdays. Dad took me to night matches until we were allowed to go on our own Aged 9 or 10! First Season Ticket was the 70/71 season in Div 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashi Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) Makes interesting reading, things have obviously developed a lot since then when quaint concepts such as the club chairman planning to invest in the clubs infrastructure to build for the future and adverts in the programme for real businesses selling real products that the people of Sheffield could buy seemed to be the thing. Obviously 60 years on we can look back with the benefit of hindsight and know that rather than mess about with all that they should just have sold the old ground to themselves for an inflated price and run advertising for companies that don’t trade...so much easier than working hard and trying to run the club properly. Edited August 23, 2020 by kobayashi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 It all sounds like some sort of Chansiri scheme to me. Maybe he is right up there alongside E.W. Taylor as one of our forward thinkers. Who'd have thought it ! HBD BTW Have a great day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owler66 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 The programme shows the completed North Stand but it didn't officially open till a year later in August 61 so would've been still under construction when this match was played Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls-swfc Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 hour ago, BIG D said: Happy Birthday mate, I will be joining you on that milestone next weekend. Like you the Man U game is my first memory . Deborah Harry is 75... BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 43 minutes ago, owls-swfc said: Deborah Harry is 75... BTW Still would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 My dad bought some debenture shares , I think the only benefit as I remember was preference on buying cup tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls-swfc Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, BIG D said: Still would Dreaming is free.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 36 minutes ago, owls-swfc said: Dreaming is free.... it is mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall22 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, BIG D said: it is mate Saw DH at a charity concert last December along with some incredible others including Bruce S, James Taylor, Sting and the Eurythmics. On leaving I asked my wife who she was most impressed to have seen ... straight away she said ..Blondie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sefton owl Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Why does it say 1866? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siggi's Jonnson Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 It says established 1866! Have we lost a year somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 OMG! All those incorrect tattoos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincs Owl Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 That was the only home game I missed that season. My parents dragged me to Filey on holiday. Yes, for years I thought we were founded in 1866. Dunno why it took so long to correct it. With Notts Co and chesterfield out of the league, there's only Forest and Stoke older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian joicey Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 35 minutes ago, Lincs Owl said: That was the only home game I missed that season. My parents dragged me to Filey on holiday. Yes, for years I thought we were founded in 1866. Dunno why it took so long to correct it. With Notts Co and chesterfield out of the league, there's only Forest and Stoke older. Am I correct in thinking the stoke date is unproven and is just an estimated date (same as chesterfield) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 On 23/08/2020 at 17:29, Marshall22 said: Think my next eye test is due, I thought Chuck Berry was playing for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) I hope your ticker is still ticking Baggiehy? Edited August 24, 2020 by theowlsman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 On 23/08/2020 at 23:15, brian joicey said: Am I correct in thinking the stoke date is unproven and is just an estimated date (same as chesterfield) ? The very Royal Stoke & Hanley Walking and Rambling Association est 1862 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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