Paddyowl Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Can't really remember the 70's but I love this picture... 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panda800 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 1 hour ago, paddyowl said: Can't really remember the 70's but I love this picture... The players association turn the music up i still have that record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Owl Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 24/10/2020 at 15:04, paddyowl said: Can't really remember the 70's but I love this picture... Is that Maurice Gibb from the Bee Gees next to the guy in the middle with the cap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striggy Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 One of my (now fading and inaccurate) memories was from what I thought was our lowest crowd, which would be the Colchester game reading posts above, but I remember it as a night game. It was cold and rainy and miserable and there were a couple thou of us spread all over the Kop, The Star took a photo and published it on the back page circling about a dozen lucky(?) people who won a prize that I think was a free ticket to the next game. I missed out to somebody stood near me. Happy days. 1 1 "nobody told me there would be days like these!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanus Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 18 minutes ago, Striggy said: It was cold and rainy and miserable and there were a couple thou of us spread all over the Kop, So we invented social distancing? SWFC simply decades ahead........ 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubled123456 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 20 minutes ago, Striggy said: One of my (now fading and inaccurate) memories was from what I thought was our lowest crowd, which would be the Colchester game reading posts above, but I remember it as a night game. It was cold and rainy and miserable and there were a couple thou of us spread all over the Kop, The Star took a photo and published it on the back page circling about a dozen lucky(?) people who won a prize that I think was a free ticket to the next game. I missed out to somebody stood near me. Happy days. I remember being on the kop in the early days. My girlfriend and I stood together on the kop and later in the game ended about 50ft apart due to crowd surges. Ahh happy days. Anybody else remember? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striggy Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Yes remember the Kop surges, just not enough fans to surge in 70s "nobody told me there would be days like these!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Dec1966 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 24/10/2020 at 14:12, fredmciverslovechild said: Those years in the old Third, 1975 to 1980, were probably the best years I've ever had supporting Wednesday. The camaraderie on away trips in particular was fantastic....never remotely equalled since. And after Big Jack came even though we were dire for a long while still there was this total belief amongst us that great days lay just ahead. Didn't we have the chance to have brought in both Brian Clough and Tommy Docherty on separate occasions? History would have been so different had we chanced with either. When Clough left Brighton (or when Leeds sacked him, can't remember whcih) I wrote to the club begging them to get him. it could easily have been us winning 2 European cups ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendaryswan Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, 31Dec1966 said: When Clough left Brighton (or when Leeds sacked him, can't remember whcih) I wrote to the club begging them to get him. it could easily have been us winning 2 European cups ! He was under consideration at one point,he eluded to this in a TV interview he did,doubt hed have come we were almost bust back then,think our transfer budget was about 60K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearwood Owl1 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Another picture I like. Fewer than 8,000 in Vs Oxford I think in 1973. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearwood Owl1 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 3 hours ago, legendaryswan said: He was under consideration at one point,he eluded to this in a TV interview he did,doubt hed have come we were almost bust back then,think our transfer budget was about 60K Clough himself (or his ghost writer) wrote in the Nottingham Post of being approached for the Owls job. I'm not sure how accurate his version of events was though. He effectively said that he was asked to apply - and that he didn't apply for jobs but waited to be offered them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearwood Owl1 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 23 hours ago, Striggy said: One of my (now fading and inaccurate) memories was from what I thought was our lowest crowd, which would be the Colchester game reading posts above, but I remember it as a night game. It was cold and rainy and miserable and there were a couple thou of us spread all over the Kop, The Star took a photo and published it on the back page circling about a dozen lucky(?) people who won a prize that I think was a free ticket to the next game. I missed out to somebody stood near me. Happy days. Was it this one? Sorry the quality isn't great... There was a pound waiting for the lucky few if they turned up at the Star's offices. Picture from a friendly game against Burnley during the Save Our Owls era of early 1975. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striggy Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 51 minutes ago, Bearwood Owl1 said: Was it this one? Sorry the quality isn't great... There was a pound waiting for the lucky few if they turned up at the Star's offices. Picture from a friendly game against Burnley during the Save Our Owls era of early 1975. That’s the fella, excellent work thank you 1 1 "nobody told me there would be days like these!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 14 hours ago, Bearwood Owl1 said: Clough himself (or his ghost writer) wrote in the Nottingham Post of being approached for the Owls job. I'm not sure how accurate his version of events was though. He effectively said that he was asked to apply - and that he didn't apply for jobs but waited to be offered them. I think Clough was well known for making himself linked with other jobs when he wanted a better contract at Forest or more transfer funds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearwood Owl1 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, matthefish2002 said: I think Clough was well known for making himself linked with other jobs when he wanted a better contract at Forest or more transfer funds. Yes, absolutely this. I was told (after the book was published) by a respected journalist of the time that the story was very likely a 'plant' by Clough. I think there was more in the Owls being linked with Ron Atkinson. Cambridge turned down an approach from an 'unnamed club' just before Steve Burtenshaw was sacked. Don Megson also talks of being 'tapped up' for the job in his autobiography. The Liverpool press even reported that SWFC asked Bill Shankley if he'd come out of retirement. He wouldn't! How much is truth and how much rumour out of all that is difficult to know for sure 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtheowl Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 23/10/2020 at 12:56, owls about that said: Tough times but great times As a young teenager following Wednesday home and away, like you said tough times but it has left me with some Fabulous memories !! UTO 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi1867 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 One thing Burtenshaw did was set up Middlewood Rovers as the youth team for SWFC, they went on to produce the players for Ashurst and 'Sir' Jack to mould into 1st team regulars. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrysgame Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 24/10/2020 at 15:04, paddyowl said: Can't really remember the 70's but I love this picture... Who can't afford to buy their own clothes hence the owls jumper. Cant believe the fashion then, looks like the goodies cast offs. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Crawshaw Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, Harrysgame said: Who can't afford to buy their own clothes hence the owls jumper. Cant believe the fashion then, looks like the goodies cast offs. Hey don't knock those lambswool jumpers with the embroidered owl they were the biz I had a navy blue one. I'm sure quite a few of the players used to wear them too. Maybe a marketing ploy. Check out the flares though! There's enough material in those trousers to make the sails for several tall ships. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Dec1966 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 20 hours ago, Bearwood Owl1 said: Another picture I like. Fewer than 8,000 in Vs Oxford I think in 1973. Photographer was probably stood next to me. I like watching from high up so often used to stand at the very top in those days (the photos I posted a while ago from 1971 are from that very spot.) I also stood there for the BDM, although there were a few more in that day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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