North part of West Stand question

Did anyone on here stand in that part of the West Stand before it became all seated? If so, did home and away fans share the facilities? Just wondering, as a know that the seating in Block A was for away fans, but I can't imagine how they could have had separate bogs and a snap kiosk, bearing in mind how the terrace is accessed.

 

Yes, shared facilities. Also you used to be able to swap sides of the terrace. We used to watch from different sides in each half, standing closest to the goal we were attacking.

 

What about in later years though like the early 90s when segregation was a thing? Was it still split then or was it all home fans in the west and away in the spion kop?

 

Home fans had the north side of the terrace well after segregation and away fans were always given seats.

 

I recall we gave Leeds fans that section during the 89/90 season when we beat them 1-0 with a Darren Foreman goal.

 

Home fans in there and away on Kop - some away fans were allowed in there on some occasions - Sheff Utd certainly were in there once

 

Opposing fans would pass each other in the Brewery stand at half time.

 

I’ve never heard the West Stand bog’s described as facilities before

 

I started going in the late 80's. We always sat or stood at the end close to the Ponty. If I remember correctly you couldn't walk up the other end of the stand by then as the big gate in the middle was closed. But the north end of the terrace was usually for home fans.

As an aside, does anyone remember when it pissed it down with rain and the Hull (?) fans were herded into the Brewery Stand until the shower had passed?

 

Don't remember that but remember an evening kick off against Cambridge that was abandoned in the second half it was raining so hard. The pitch became a boating lake. There was one Cambridge supporter on the Kop. One. He had himself an umbrella and became the subject of a song. Not a very complimentary song but it's rare that a travelling supporter gets a song for themselves.

 

Absolute fair play to him for effort. When I used to go and watch Lincoln there were a few midweek games where the visiting contingent was in single figures. Chester brought 6, which was a bit of a shame for them as they won 3-0. This girl from our school had a season ticket but didn't always pay much attention to what was happening on the field. As we were walking out, she said "that was a pretty good game for a 0-0". I was extremely impressed that she'd managed to miss three goals, even with only six away fans in the ground.

I also had a huge amount of respect for the three Luch Energy Vladivostok fans who turned up at Zenit for a midweek game. The distance overland is similar to driving from Barnsley to Windhoek in Namibia. In reality they were probably Vladivostok natives who lived in St Petersburg, although the romantic in me hopes that they drove for a week non-stop, spent two hours watching their team lose 3-0, then drove straight back home again.

 

I used to stand there a lot in the early sixties , it was the first turnstiles we come to when we walked up from the bus station & I was actually in there when we played Man utd in the early sixties, crammed in like sardines but a brilliant occasion , great memories .

 

Just for info. The standing section in front of the seats was known as the paddock, as it was at similar stands elsewhere.

 

I remember the first time I heard that term and getting very confused. No sign of any horses or donkeys, at least not in the stands.

 

I drove up to Glasgow for the European Cup final between St Etienne and Bayern Munich. The M6 and M74 were throng with French cars with green and white flags/scarves hanging from the window. Exactly the same on the way back. I did a 500 mile round trip for the game but they must have driven closer to 2,000 miles for a game of football which they lost 1-0. Respect

 

It’s people relaying these truths that make a mockery when fans say not missed a game in x years. Yes you have.


As for West. We started front row seating then went to lower tier Ponty end sat on wall. Never recall a way to get across the other side. This was c1990

 

Really?

 

I regularly stood there in the 80s & 90s. It was always tasty at half time when the fans mixed. Cops tried their best but could rarely contain flare ups. Cops back then just waded in and knocked **** out of anyone and everyone in the vicinity.

 

I did that.

 

Oh yes, happened every game. If the crowd was particularly dense people would go down the steps at either end, bypass the designer open air urinals, and up the steps at the other end. In the 60s we always seemed to play towards the Ponty first half. Opposite to how we do it these days.