torchomatic
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Have to say some of his other photographs are stunning. I wish mine turned out as good as those.
pictures of highfield road (3 Viewers)
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Joy Division
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Stumbled across this fine picture. Love it.
Gynnsthetonic
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It hurts looking at those pics, Highfield Rd through and through why oh why did we sell our sell soul I would do anything to be back there, police horses on Gosford Green, Gosford St pubs easy walk into town jump on the 13 back home best days of my life
TheParsonsHose
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I started to hate highfield road towards the end and wished for the new age stadium. A bit like a reasonable looking girlfriend that you dump for somebidy who turns out to be a total nightmare.
the grass is never greener literally!
the grass is never greener literally!
Wheelfass
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7yIwsKkRaU
26 Nov 2013 - Uploaded by SkyBluesTV
A QUICK LOOK THROUGH THE YEARS OF COVENTRY CITY'S RISE FROM DIVISION THREE ...
Lovely stuff here. Such great memories........maybe we can create some more soon eh. PUSB.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7yIwsKkRaU
26 Nov 2013 - Uploaded by SkyBluesTV
A QUICK LOOK THROUGH THE YEARS OF COVENTRY CITY'S RISE FROM DIVISION THREE ...
Lovely stuff here. Such great memories........maybe we can create some more soon eh. PUSB.
Wheelfass
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Ohhhhhhhh yes, I was there with my cycle bulb horn bought from Atkins Cycles in Gosford St on the same morning. If you were sat in front of me in the Sky Blue stand block nearest the Kop you may remember.lol
hands up who went to this match v wolves
Wheelfass
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You must be a Wolves fan.........they couldn't get anywhere near it!!!!
cloughie
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and me THOUGH MY DAD TOLD ME OFF ......NOT allowed on the pitch!
cloughie
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hands up who went to this match v wolves
I was there spion cop on my stool so i could see
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Wheelfass
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Great picture but it's important that history doesn't get misread. Before the "Wolves game" both us and Wolves were both already promoted. What was left to play for was the status of Champions. That didn't happen until the last game of the season when we beat Millwall 3-1 at home and Crystal Palace beat Wolves at Selhurst Park.Fans on the pitch after the Division 2 title decider
cloughie
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Wheelfass
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What an amazing atmospheric photo. From the island at the Howitzers club and up through Hillfields. One of my favourites. Thank you.
Wheelfass
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Best thread ever and all of the comments just show what a passion we all had for our whole club back in those days. The stadium was ours and a stronghold for all of us. A place that we had a oneness with and a belief in. Sadly all gone and if I ever win the Euro millions I will buy all of the flats and houses on the site, demolish them and build a replica Highfield Road.
tommydazzle
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I remember the 1969-1970 season average attendance around 32,000 at HR - floodlit games - how green the pitch looked, the smell of Rothmans menthol ciggies and frying onions from the burger vans. Watching from the Kop the whole West End (we never called it the West Terrace) holding sky blue scarves aloft and the roar if it was a big game and we simply won a corner - you could feel that as well as hear it.
oscillatewildly
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I, and I'm sure many others will hold you to that pledge. Good luck with your initial quest. Just one thing tho - once you've got the lolly and have obtained planning permission, please, please sort out the toilets at the top of the Kop.
Wheelfass
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Im gonna stick with them, after all we will need something to climb onto during capacity gate games.
sky_blue_up_north
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Two games always stick in my mind the Wolves game and West Ham in the league cup. Brilliant days, everything was so rosy, the only way was up, wished we never left the place. All our troubles started w it's the sale of HR
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Joy Division
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Just found this one from an old football grounds book I had. Did anyone ever stand on that death trap that was the Crows Nest?
Cheshire Sky Blue
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Yes. I remember my Brothers & I standing there and watching West Ham Fans try to throw stones from Swan Lane. They were Dicks then also:claping hands:
Sky Blue Dal
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Had a lump in the throat seeing these pictures and memories. Reminds me of what we used to have in Highfield Road and what we could have had in the Ricoh and we lost it.
This atmosphere could easily be replicated in the Ricoh and even better if we were in the Prem. Our return back to Coventry last year is proof of that and the atmosphere would have been five times better if we had owed the stadium with better owners and management.
We can only dream now
This atmosphere could easily be replicated in the Ricoh and even better if we were in the Prem. Our return back to Coventry last year is proof of that and the atmosphere would have been five times better if we had owed the stadium with better owners and management.
We can only dream now
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Calista
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Thank you so much for that Joy. I stood in the exact spot the picture was taken from with my dear old Dad for many years. So happy to see the image, yet it so nearly brought tears to my eyes.
I'm pretty sure I was there with my Dad for the very last match before they made it all-seater and you could no longer stand there. Against Leeds if I'm not mistaken, and the PINK printed a great big photo of the terrace as an historical record. They cut us out of shot by about a yard, the b***ards!
skybluericoh
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Remember when they did the face in the crowd? If your face was circled you could claim a prize, just a faint memory not sure if it was the CET or the program.
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From Coventry Evening Telegraph Promotion Souvenir May 18th 1967
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We are a Million miles away from this. Last century. Ancient history. Now it is all about plodding along and waiting for a final JR decision. Clowns talking about a stadium at the uni or in Nuneaton. 18. In the third division. Loan players. Manager who is lost. Rugby team as leading sports team in Cov.. Gone is the hope, the passion, the dream....... Just looking forward hopefully to a nil nil against Rochdale.
cloughie
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I think most of understand where you are coming from except for a very few delusional ones that still exist
Wheelfass
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Always has been my absolute favourite. It sits in my collection in pride of place.
fernandopartridge
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The Telegraph's recent series of 'On This Day' pics has some great pictures with HR as the backdrop. Particularly the West Ham league cup semi (36k attendance) and Derby 4th round in '74 I think (reported as 41k but might be less).
letsallsingtogether
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Got to agree can just make out my daughter and brother at the back of the West end I was behind the stanchion.
We had season tickets there for years loved it couldn't wait till the next game now I don't even know who we are playing half the time.
Was at West Ham semi, home and away...
rondog1973
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The Crows nest, An extension to the concrete bulk of the Spion kop made from wooden slats with bushes, shrubs and garbage underneath.
Still amazes me it was still open for 3 seasons after the Bradford fire.