Things you miss from yesteryear at Oakwell

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    Sick or piss?:biggrin:
     
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    2 old blokes that used to stand behind me and my dad in the West Stand that where know by everyone around them as Mr Nicely as thats what he said after every time we strung 2 passes together and his mate Mr Come and stand up here, as he shouted it every time someone f.ucked up.
     
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    3:15 kick off
     
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    piss, bloke was absolutely hammered when he got on the coach, fell asleep and pissed his sen, dint realise till back of mi leg started getting warm :eek:
     
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    Throwing toilet rolls or till rolls and the St John's Ambulance dugout in the far corner by the Kop - prime position for sitting and watching the match - only bettered by sitting on the away team dugout!
     
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    Sounds like I missed a lot.


    Wish football was like that now.
     
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  7. I'm Spartacus

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    Used to be characters all over ground, many who could have made the"funniest comedians" thread...miss the humour...far too serious now.
     
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    Double
     
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    Albert Hirst's pork pies at half-time. Still warm, with gravy in them. I think they were ninepence, which is what it cost me as a lad to get in.
     
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    This^^
    Ringing club call from work to get the latest up to date transfer news (the days before the Internet)
    The clap clap song
    The buzz when Glavin got the ball
     
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    Jason Thelwell doing the match announcements, he was really good

    The caterers actually having more than one meat and potato pie available for sale

    The "new" smell of the East Stand

    Being able to spark up in your seat was nice as well
     
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    Rosettes for FA Cup Matches
    Wooden rattles
    St John's Ambulancemen in corner dug-outs complete with first aid kits and rolled up stretchers.
    Short cut straight down grass (weeds) banking at back of Ponty end, slipped over many a time when it was muddy.
    Walking through muddy car-park pre-tarmac
    Coppers directing traffic at end of Grove Street and another one at bottom of Oakwell Lane - could do with them now.
     
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    Concur about tiny west stand club shop like the boot room.

    Woman shouting near us at all players using their first name. Come on Gerald was a common one.

    Staring at the floodlights at the start of the evening and being blinded for subsequent ten mins.
     
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    St John's ambulance 'dug out; we used to perch on between ponty and brewery stand.

    Muck stack behind that same corner that used to blow round on windy days and blind thi.

    "Music courtesy of Lenny Prince at Casa Disco"

    Bovril that used to take your skin off

    "They dunt want to go up"

    Being able to wander up length of Brewery Stand to watch us play into the kop.

    Red shirts, white shorts, white socks

    celery

    Social Club - supporters club run by genuine fans for other fans.

    Not being fcking obsessed by who runs the club, who owns it, how much do we pay in wages, 'marketing' and all the other business world **** that has ruined it as a game.
     
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    Being able to walk rarnd from ponty to top of brewery stand after half time (or before kick off) dependent on who won toss up
     
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    Back of west stand half time
    Listening to away team half time talk (windows open)
    Best was phil neal , not sure if he managed man city
    Not a very inspiring talk
     
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    Standing with Ada at the entrance to the players carpark grabbing autographs.
    The club shop at the back of the West Stand.
    The copper who used to stand at the end of the tunnel.
    Away players slipping over at the end of said tunnel.
    Parking on the old YEB and walking down the away carpark.
    Half time draw in that spinny white tombola thing.
    End of season presentations on the pitch with the trophies on a table complete with white net tablecloth.
    Big Eric Winstanley.
    The half time snack trolley.
    50p programmes.
    Excitement when we were the Sunday afternoon live game on YTV - John Helme & Shires. Used to record it on VHS then go home and watch it.
    The 'John Smiths' painted on top of the Brewery Stand.
    Tina Tyke.
     
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    As many have said, changing ends at half-time.
    Booing Ray McHale
    Lads in the ground straight off shift, still in their pit-muck
    Home-made ticker-tape (usually school exercise books!)
    Bar scarves
     
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    Mid week games - fog
    400 blokes in NCB donkey jackets having a piss against brewery stand perimeter wall h time
    3-0 up draw 4-4
    Tony cunningham
    Black smoke brewery chimney
    3:15
     
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    Players coming onto the pitch from the halfway line tunnel, lining up in the middle and waving to acknowledge all the stands. Class.
     
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