napierblue
Well-Known Member
Pre 78 with modern updates would be amazing
Same here, remember when the old derry had the big benches put in!As I get older I cannot stand for 2 hours now so it has to be post 78 for me
^ I'm in agreement with the aboveLoved the old Ibrox, but deffo post 78.
Pre 78 climbing the railway sleepers used as fencing between the Rangers end and the Centenary stand and walking through the undergrowth to the away end to watch the second half.
The "away end" Scaredy Cat!! Go on, call it by the name that was used at the time.
I never changed ends when it was the "Celtic" end.
Me pre 78Given the choice, which would you prefer?
I'm somewhere in between. Pre ‘78, but completely covered & proper seating in the centenary stand.
Remember bonfires being lit at the Copland rd end in winter to keep warmPost. People are remembering the old stadium with rose tinted glasses. It could be great, but could also be murder if it was either cold or not too busy.
With a bit more money the stadium can be back to its best. The new energy brought by Steven Gerard has got it back to an atmosphere befitting our great club.
Loved the East enclosure but was always a bit dodgy leaving the stadium squeezed together, knowing the stairs were coming up somewhere and hoping nobody fell.was never in the pre 78 ground but i do think we made a mistake taking away the enclosure.
Spent many a Saturday among 20,000 watching. Believe me when I say standing among the rivers of piss on big crowd days was not great.Given the choice, which would you prefer?
I'm somewhere in between. Pre ‘78, but completely covered & proper seating in the centenary stand.
Used to sit on the really crap benches in the 'Centenery Stand'Post 78 definitely
From my ST seat in CD5 I still admire the engineering excellence. Extrapolate the the extra revenue ogenerated since 1992/3 Vs your 'love' of a press box that would now be filled with people most of us would ban from being any where near the famous old ground.Ibrox with the differant coloured seats for me, also hate that fucking clubdeck. Too me it was a vanity project by murray loved the press box and the old floodlights on the main stand
You've been too spoiledPost, for obvious reasons. Imagine standing there when it’s absolutely freezing and pouring down. No thanks, would rather the stadium we have right now.
However it would be amazing to experience Derry’s Grace in real life.
Christ almighty.Spent many a Saturday among 20,000 watching. Believe me when I say standing among the rivers of piss on big crowd days was not great.
For younger viewers many many cans of beer were taken into the ground and many chose to open up said cans when empty to then piss into. Said piss was then poured down the terracing.
I like standing at the football but hearing stories of rivers of piss has taken me aback.You've been too spoiled
I've not made up a version of reality..Christ almighty.
I understand that, to be honest, to me it was just part and parcel of going to the football. Same when there was trouble, was just part of the day.I like standing at the football but hearing stories of rivers of piss has taken me aback.
Crazy stuff.I've not made up a version of reality..
Different times.
The cans were not ring pull, but opened with a separate opening/piercing tool. To open the can to pour two holes were made on oppose side of the can but once empty the same tool was used to cut around the can to open it up. This left a ring of very sharp edges. Hard to believe that more than a few did not incur injuries while relieving them selves..Crazy stuff.