Things that don't happen nowadays (3 Viewers)

[Covcraig@bury]

Skyblue Disabled vehicles parked on the side of the pitch

 

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[SkyblueDad]

New signing and playing same day as Bill Glazier did at Portsmouth, nobody new who he was until we got home.

 

[DannyThomas_1981]

Players with combovers. Who was the last City player with a combover?

 

[mrfr]

My fat twat of an uncle insisting on leaving on 85 minutes even if it was 1-1 in the highest stakes game of the season. Thankfully he can barely waddle himself down the stairs for a mars bar these days.

 

[Nuskyblue]

It would be a straight red nowadays, but back then it was called 'letting them know you are there'

The "reducer"

 

[LastGarrison]

Fingering

 

[Greggs]

Fingering

Nonsense

 

[LastGarrison]

Nonsense

It's a dying art Greggs, I'm telling ya.....

 

[Calista]

The "reducer"

A much later and even more cynical expression I think? But yes that's the one.

 

[Greggs]

It's a dying art Greggs, I'm telling ya.....

Not in my house hahaha

 

[joemercersaces]

Standing on a box as a kid so as to see.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Footballers chewing gum as they played.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Players with combovers. Who was the last City player with a combover?

Think Jim Blyth may have had some kind of similar arrangement going on towards the end of his time with us.
Can't think of anyone else.

 

[Ironface]

10 minute half times.

 

[Ironface]

Allan the w*nker selling programmes.Big Vern standing in the kop.

 

[skyblueheaven]

The old bloke at swan lane, letting us kids in for a quid.

 

[shmmeee]

The old bloke at swan lane, letting us kids in for a quid.

Im sure you could still find an old bloke on swan lane willing to let kids in for a quid.

 

[fatso]

Im sure you could still find an old bloke on swan lane willing to let kids in for a quid.

It's £1.50 now with inflation!



So I've heard.

 

[hill83]

Brown footballs
Tight shorts
Players with Long hair plus moustaches
Terraces swirling
Cigarette smoke
Pens with metal fencing
Skinheads
Lock outs

“Standing in line
To see the show tonight
And there's a light on
Heavy glow
By the way I tried to say
I'd be there, waiting for”

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Busting gates down to get in for free.

 

[LilleSkyBlue]

The smell of the cigars over the Christmas game period was a thing I remember from my childhood.

and pipes and fags

 

[SkyblueDad]

I remember going to the Sunderland FA cup-tie in 1963, the whole side of the Kop in Thackall Street was down and hundreds were pouring in about 7.00. The official gate was about 40000 but there were thousands outside. Luckily my dad got two season stand tickets.

 

[ccfctommy]

Footballers chewing gum as they played.

That still happens

 

[Evo1883]

I'm the one kicking off on skybluestalk

 

[HerneBayGaz]

White dog shit.

That's know way to talk about our friends from Leicester

 

[oscillatewildly]

That still happens.

In the professional game? I'd be surprised. Quick way to dehydrate yourself.

 

[oscillatewildly]

and pipes and fags

Were they an alternative lifestyle choice marching band from the States?

 

[San Francisco]

Players looking old in their 20s.

Still have that today.

 

[hamertime]

Away tickets going on sale after the Saturday home game.

Glass in cement on top of the ground walls.

Half Cov Celtic/Rangers hats.

 

[The Great Eastern]

League Cup Semi 2nd leg at West Ham. Ray Stewart on Peter Bodak, who had destroyed them 2nd half first leg. After that tackle Bodak looked like he didn't want to be on the pitch let alone have the ball.

As I recall, it was a sliding tackle that also involved a hefty punch into Bodaks ribs. On the blindside of the officials. Bodak certainly didnt want to know after that.

 

[Robinshio]

As I recall, it was a sliding tackle that also involved a hefty punch into Bodaks ribs. On the blindside of the officials. Bodak certainly didnt want to know after that.

in the 1st leg , a younger john sillett came over to the right touchline, and coached him through the game from what was then the Disabled dug out

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Were they an alternative lifestyle choice marching band from the States?

Mention of marching bands in the Hill era we used to get some great American ones at half time. Always sticks in my mind the size of the band members.How some of the Tuba players managed to get them round their body was amazing.The bands never had the regiment of British bands but great watching them more or less skipping rather than marching up and down the pitch.

 

[DrPoolittle]

A club shop that sold only one type of pennant, one type of scarf and one type of hat.

 

[Nuskyblue]

Sex with the missus

 

[tommydazzle]

Bog rolls launched after goal scored. Being carried down several terraces on a crowd surge.