BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[Waggy76]

On 31/05/2025 at 12:49, Herbie6590 said:

Oh this is a joy…great cameos from Don Martin & Tony Parkes 🤍💙

It was indeed and the Oldham player Alan Groves was a very good player too. 

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

46 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

It was indeed and the Oldham player Alan Groves was a very good player too. 

 

Yeah I remember seeing him playing for Bournemouth on the left wing with Harry Redknapp on the right wing. He was a seriously rapid winger. He died very young. The rumour was he was doing a bit of horizontal jogging at the time.

[Gav]

Jack leading out the team at Wembley for the Charity Shield, brilliant stuff.

*Sounds not great.
 

 

[Herbie6590]

1979/80

[oldjamfan1]

On 01/06/2025 at 16:16, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Yeah I remember seeing him playing for Bournemouth on the left wing with Harry Redknapp on the right wing. He was a seriously rapid winger. He died very young. The rumour was he was doing a bit of horizontal jogging at the time.

I seem to remember some kerfuffle about the age of his girlfriend as well?

[Claytons Left Boot]

Attendances in the mid 1980s were dire and weren’t much better in the late 70s, especially in the old First Division..Three weeks after the Grimsby game, I was a married man..😳

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

49 minutes ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

Attendances in the mid 1980s were dire and weren’t much better in the late 70s, especially in the old First Division..Three weeks after the Grimsby game, I was a married man..😳

Our game was the only 0-0.

[oneandycrawford]

1 hour ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

Attendances in the mid 1980s were dire and weren’t much better in the late 70s, especially in the old First Division..Three weeks after the Grimsby game, I was a married man..😳

Noticed how many names of the Div 3 goalscorers I can remember!

[Herbie6590]

On 23/05/2025 at 14:55, Gav said:

The Villa went to a replay, I don't remember the match, but that Villa side won European Cup the season after, beating Bayern Munuch in the final

16 February 1980

Score 1-1

Competition FA Cup 5th round

Venue Ewood Park

Attendance 29,468

 

[Gav]

Thats a great picture, packed Riverside, a few sat on the wall and The Manxman pub in the background, superb Herbie.

Edited Thursday at 02:57 by Gav

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Me and and my mate were on the Riverside that day but just out of that photo.

[Herbie6590]

The previous round…

[Herbie6590]

The Villa replay…

[Claytons Left Boot]

More attendance shockers from the mid 1980s

[oneandycrawford]

9 hours ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

More attendance shockers from the mid 1980s

Football really was in terminal decline in the early /mid 80's. Also it was the Thatcher era with mass unemployment, the miners strike,etc. so money was tight for many people.

Many of us who were around at the time have fond memories of the football back then and the feeling of connection with the club, owners and players.

But without the kick up the arse the game received with the start of the Premier League - and I know there are lots of things wrong with it - who knows what would have happened. 

[Mattyblue]

‘Look. We are a small club, pre Jack we only had 6,7k on!’

So did everybody!

[dingles staying down 4ever]

On 03/06/2025 at 07:17, Herbie6590 said:

1979/80

There are two players between Glenn Keeley and Paul Round but only Tim Parkin is named, who is the missing player?

[arbitro]

35 minutes ago, dingles staying down 4ever said:

There are two players between Glenn Keeley and Paul Round but only Tim Parkin is named, who is the missing player?

It looks like Mick Wood.

[Waggy76]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

It looks like Mick Wood.

Too late for Mick Wood , I think it is Stuart Parker (mix up on row ) or possibly Paul Comstive.

[arbitro]

29 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

Too late for Mick Wood , I think it is Stuart Parker (mix up on row ) or possibly Paul Comstive.

Stuart Parker is a good shout. I don't think it's Comstive.

[47er]

11 hours ago, oneandycrawford said:

Football really was in terminal decline in the early /mid 80's. Also it was the Thatcher era with mass unemployment, the miners strike,etc. so money was tight for many people.

Other factors---the stadiums and facilities for fans were terrible and hooliganism flourished. People expected better.

[oneandycrawford]

6 hours ago, 47er said:

Other factors---the stadiums and facilities for fans were terrible and hooliganism flourished. People expected better.

Good points. The toilets on the Riverside were delightful. A great view of the stars on a clear night but sploshing through the rain and whatever else (!) in the dark otherwise 😬

I was lucky (I think) to have a dad who took me to games despite the ever present threat of trouble but I can imagine a lot of people took the alternative view. Once or twice we had to make a hasty retreat!!

[simongarnerisgod]

50 minutes ago, oneandycrawford said:

Good points. The toilets on the Riverside were delightful. A great view of the stars on a clear night but sploshing through the rain and whatever else (!) in the dark otherwise 😬

I was lucky (I think) to have a dad who took me to games despite the ever present threat of trouble but I can imagine a lot of people took the alternative view. Once or twice we had to make a hasty retreat!!

the toilets at the side of the blackburn end were exactly the same,hence you had everyone p*****g against the back wall,coupled with the smell of urine,strange looking tea/coffee,pies that hazarded food poisoning and the threat of getting your head kicked in,it`s no surprise that crowds were bad

despite all that ,i found the blackburn end magical,i was devasted when they bulldozed it