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Match Day Thread West Ham v Hull City

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by Chazz Rheinhold, Sep 21, 2020.

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City win?

Poll closed Sep 28, 2020.
  1. City win

    16.2%
  2. West Ham win

    58.8%
  3. City win on pens

    25.0%
  1. petersaxton

    petersaxton Well-Known Member

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    wasn't that against Millwall?
     
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  2. Barchullona

    Barchullona Well-Known Member

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    Millwall was just over 40,000. Can't recall anyone sat round the edges of the pitch for that game. Or for the Stoke game which was just under 42,000. There were for the Chelsea Cup replay in 1966.
     
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  3. petersaxton

    petersaxton Well-Known Member

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    I went to a lot of reserve games in the 60s. When I went there was about 3,000 there most times.
     
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  4. Barchullona

    Barchullona Well-Known Member

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    26,000 there for Neil Franklin's debut in the reserves. Back in the days when a lot of people worked Saturday mornings there la4ge crowds for reserve games. Sunderland averaged 28,000 for reserve games at one time.
     
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  5. petersaxton

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    A lot climbed over the barriers to get into the ground because they had closed the gates. Estimates were about 46,000. I was on the edge of the pitch at the North Stand really close to where the goal was scored.
     
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  6. Tickton Tiger.

    Tickton Tiger. Well-Known Member

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    3/4/5,000 on a good day, 10,000 v Workington ( won 10-0) which was sometimes more then fc and rovers were getting at the time.. Talking 1966 onwards here.
     
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    I remember when all this was fields <laugh>
     
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  8. John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.

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    It was indeed Peter,
     
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  9. Barchullona

    Barchullona Well-Known Member

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    I can remember when you wrote complete sentences.
     
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  10. mazzer

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    Rightly so.
     
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  11. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    Don’t remember many for waggys testimonial unfortunately.
    Doubt there was Even10000 there
     
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  12. Barchullona

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    Yes, I remember being disappointed at how many were there for that. And for Mally Lord's where the attendance was abysmal.
     
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  13. Tickton Tiger.

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    Very poor turnout for Waggy. Just shows how important timing is.
    Chilton's testimonial followed a relatively successful season when we finished 6th in the old second division and reached the FA Cup quarter finals under Terry Neil and was played on a lovely early May night against Leeds who were still in with a serious shout for the Div 1 title ( they actually lost it that night when Arsenal ? won)
    Waggys in 1976 v a Billy Bremner X1, followed a season when we finished 14th in the old second division. The attendance of just short of 7,000 was actually on par with the average league gate for that season.
    Waggy deserved much better, but.....
     
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  14. Tigger

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    I was at Waggy's. I've still got the programme.
     
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    I was at Chris Chilton's as well but I don't remember anything other than that about it.
     
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  16. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    We are a weird crowd aren’t we
     
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  17. Tickton Tiger.

    Tickton Tiger. Well-Known Member

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    Who said something on the lines that we only following a winning team ?
     
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    I explored the loft a couple if weeks back & found a programme & brochure tor Mally Lord’s testimonial.

    It was an interesting read,
     
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    Who's testimonial was it when we played Tottenham?
     
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  20. Tigger

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    I am trying to remember it. If it was pre 1976 I would have gone because I went to every match. After 76 I wouldn't have gone as I had moved away.
     
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