• Old football grounds  

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      PISKIE
      Published on 29/04/2011 05:30 PM
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      The modern all seater identikit bowl seems to be replacing what's left of the old football grounds around the UK. Since the Taylor report introduced all seater stadiums for the top division, it meant that many of the old grounds were no longer able to accommodate the new regulations and many clubs decided to start again a build new stadiums. The old grounds were demolished and with them went decades of history and memories.

      This is the nostalgia thread for all those old grounds that have now become supermarkets, housing complexes and car parks. RIP



      From this great website http://www.oldgrounds.co.uk/

       

       

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      1. Tarquin Biscuit-Barrel's Avatar
        Tarquin Biscuit-Barrel - 10/03/2011, 05:39 PM
        Celtic Park circa 1992:

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        bristolcat - 10/03/2011, 09:15 PM
        top 15 based on what ? is this your own opinion or on other data . dont take it the wrong way I was just wondering
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        jerseymackem - 11/03/2011, 05:18 PM
        RIP Roker Park
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        PISKIE - 11/03/2011, 08:25 PM
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        Showoff - 30/04/2011, 11:39 AM
        The Old Den - Possibly the most dangerous ground to go to.

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        PISKIE - 30/04/2011, 04:39 PM
        The Den was a horrible place to go. Millwall fans in the 80's had a bad rep and they lived up to it. I used to live about 5 miles from the Den and always gave the place a wide berth on match days (except when Arsenal were playing there)
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        stopmeandslapme - 30/04/2011, 04:53 PM
        Hitchin aren't allowed to develope their facilities, the local charitable trust who own the ground won't let them do it.
        Probably the most antiquated ground in England:
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        EcosseBear - 30/04/2011, 04:57 PM
        camelon Juniors park, magical place = ****ehole

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        jerseymackem - 30/04/2011, 06:36 PM
        Haha, hilarious... Does it beat the giant cock on the SportsDirect.com?

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        Bespoke - 30/04/2011, 08:40 PM
        Quote Originally Posted by jerseymackem View Post
        Haha, hilarious... Does it beat the giant cock on the SportsDirect.com?

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        You are a giant cock. Howja like them apples?
      1. Jerel Ifil's Avatar
        Jerel Ifil - 30/04/2011, 08:58 PM
        Totally agree, I'd have a mucky old terrace over some dreary sparkling plastic dish-arena any day of the week.
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        JohnHumbles,tape recorder - 30/04/2011, 09:51 PM
        Quote Originally Posted by Showoff View Post
        The Old Den - Possibly the most dangerous ground to go to.

        Was it ****.
      1. Jerel Ifil's Avatar
        Jerel Ifil - 30/04/2011, 11:22 PM
        BTW anyone else who finds themselves shrinking away from these stadia and modern football in general might want to visit www.antimodernfootball.proboards.com, good set of lads and some decent discussion which isn't confined to the usual standard-thinking restraints.
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        AbsolutelyGlorious - 01/05/2011, 12:05 AM


        La Bombonera (Boca's stadium) is epic. On side is pretty much vertical to fit within the boundaries of the premises.
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        Miggins - 01/05/2011, 01:38 AM
        the old den was a proper ****-hole, and who's idead was it to build the Floodlights in the middle of the terracing? I remember going to the WestHam Millwall matches and getting stuck behind one once, what a ****ing waste of money, I had to hope for corners as that was about the only thing i could see.
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        Showoff - 02/05/2011, 08:40 PM
        Quote Originally Posted by Miggins View Post
        the old den was a proper ****-hole, and who's idead was it to build the Floodlights in the middle of the terracing? I remember going to the WestHam Millwall matches and getting stuck behind one once, what a ****ing waste of money, I had to hope for corners as that was about the only thing i could see.

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        PISKIE - 02/05/2011, 09:59 PM
        http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...9317623638213#

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        A couple of really good websites for anyone interested in this topic:

        http://www.oldgrounds.co.uk/

        http://www.premierfootballbooks.co.u..._stadiums.html
      1. Jerel Ifil's Avatar
        Jerel Ifil - 02/05/2011, 09:59 PM
        Quote Originally Posted by Miggins View Post
        the old den was a proper ****-hole, and who's idead was it to build the Floodlights in the middle of the terracing? I remember going to the WestHam Millwall matches and getting stuck behind one once, what a ****ing waste of money, I had to hope for corners as that was about the only thing i could see.
        And you couldn't have moved somewhere else?