IslandExile Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 9 hours ago, uttoxram75 said: Zak and Charlie up front And Franny Lee 75-76. Oh happy days. Grumpy Git, uttoxram75 and Kathcairns 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB83 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I love this thread ❤️ My earliest BBG memory is being in the Normanton End for that amazing 3-3 draw against Sheffield Wednesday in (I think??) 1993. I can still vividly see that Shane Nicholson shot hammering the bar and bouncing in via Chris Woods. I was 10 years old and never experienced anything like it. Jimbo Ram and Sufferingfool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Off topic, but at the rate the pitch at PP is deteriorating, we'll be able to rename the stadium back to the BBG soon. It's in a bloody awful state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Spalding Ram Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 7 hours ago, Grumpy Git said: Off topic, but at the rate the pitch at PP is deteriorating, we'll be able to rename the stadium back to the BBG soon. It's in a bloody awful state Oh I don’t know……..reckon it’s got a bit of a way to go yet! 👍😁 Abu Derby, Hector was the best, Crewton and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathcairns Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 13 minutes ago, Old Spalding Ram said: Oh I don’t know……..reckon it’s got a bit of a way to go yet! 👍😁 Sure has, not had to bring the paint pot on yet😂 Dordogne-Ram and Old Spalding Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesaRam Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 8 hours ago, Kathcairns said: Sure has, not had to bring the paint pot on yet😂 I noticed the Alan Hinton, who never liked the "rough stuff" had a virtually clean shirt on despite that bog of a pitch! Kathcairns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJs dms Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 10 hours ago, Old Spalding Ram said: Oh I don’t know……..reckon it’s got a bit of a way to go yet! 👍😁 I was at that game with my dad couldn't believe we lost to Stoke!! In fairness I reckon they weren't a bad side at the time but what a leveller that pitch must have been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 10 hours ago, Old Spalding Ram said: Oh I don’t know……..reckon it’s got a bit of a way to go yet! 👍😁 One of the best games of football on the worst of surfaces that I've ever seen, even though we lost. The talent on display in both teams was phenomenal. Loads of crowd trouble inside and outside the ground too - a typical 70s local 'derby' of sorts. Old Spalding Ram and Kathcairns 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathcairns Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 2 hours ago, DavesaRam said: I noticed the Alan Hinton, who never liked the "rough stuff" had a virtually clean shirt on despite that bog of a pitch! His white boots didnt escape though😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 If any of you reminiscing guys are interested, RamsTrust has recently published an exclusive two-part interview with Stuart Webb on the website: HERE and HERE. We also have some copies of his autobiography, "Clough, Maxwell and Me" available to buy on there. Link is at the end of the article. Thanks. IslandExile, Kathcairns and GuiseleyRam 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Not one of my memories, though like everyone I have many, but I once heard the story of a young lad going to his first match in the late 60s. It was a night match, and the lad and his dad walked over Elton Rd. bridge into the dark terraced streets. Through the turnstiles and into the dimly-lit area beneath B stand and on up the dusty stairs, to emerge into a strange new world. As a wall of noise hit him, the boy shouted "Wow, it's in colour!" Sums up the BBG perfectly. I know nothing, Sufferingfool and Crewton 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufferingfool Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 3 hours ago, Crewton said: One of the best games of football on the worst of surfaces that I've ever seen, even though we lost. The talent on display in both teams was phenomenal. Loads of crowd trouble inside and outside the ground too - a typical 70s local 'derby' of sorts. Astonishing the quality of football played on the ‘grass’ not in the air! It seems a heavy touch was a good thing then. You’ve got to think that the game would be called off these days. Plus the players were fit must have been like running through treacle. Strangely they didn’t seem to get the injuries we get now. Apparently the game has changed for the better! Crewton and Phoenix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Greenwood Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 20 hours ago, Sufferingfool said: Astonishing the quality of football played on the ‘grass’ not in the air! It seems a heavy touch was a good thing then. You’ve got to think that the game would be called off these days. Plus the players were fit must have been like running through treacle. Strangely they didn’t seem to get the injuries we get now. Apparently the game has changed for the better! They did get the injuries but were many times sent out with pain killing and cortisone injections plus the like. Hence many ex players such as Roy Mac will tell you they are crippled with arthritis and other complications. Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufferingfool Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 1 hour ago, Reggie Greenwood said: They did get the injuries but were many times sent out with pain killing and cortisone injections plus the like. Hence many ex players such as Roy Mac will tell you they are crippled with arthritis and other complications. Fair point. Reggie Greenwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipley Ram Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 41 Years ago today, makes me feel old. I miss the BBG. Kathcairns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 1 hour ago, Shipley Ram said: 41 Years ago today, makes me feel old. I miss the BBG. Very hostile atmosphere, Vulcan St Popside was absolutely packed solid, dangerously so tbh. Norman Whiteside scored a great goal but we deserved a draw on the day. Even Mick Brolly did well at times! Shenanigans of the highest order took place after the game with gentlemen from Lancashire and Derbyshire exchanging pleasantries on the mile stroll to the station. Abu Derby, Dordogne-Ram and Steadybreeze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Going back to earlier comments in another thread by @uttoxram75... if I may... Thought it more appropriate to continue in here... 1/ Does anyone still have a "We'll be back in 81" Tee shirt stashed away somewhere? Surely not? 🤷♂️ 2/ I really miss mine! I so wish I'd saved it for posterity... (Dare I say more so than any specific actual replica shirt I still have)...as low quality as they were... and as factually incorrect as they proved to be! 🤣 3/ Pretty certain mine was yellow. Were they all the same, or was there options for different colours? I honestly don't remember. 4/ I presume they were "unofficial merch"? I'd guess they weren't stocked in The Ramtique? Honestly don't recall where I got mine from! 🤷♂️ Someone must have made a killing, as they were damn popular, albeit short-lived! 4/ Also pretty certain they came out before the season's end (but already confirmed as relegated, obvs). I'm damn sure I was wearing mine as we clambered up the vandal-greased cages into the rafters at Carrow Road, to hail our failed heroes long after the final whistle (until they sent in the dogs to clear us all out!). #differentera! #buthappytimesthough,yeah? Memories, anyone? 🐏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, Mucker1884 said: Going back to earlier comments in another thread by @uttoxram75... if I may... Thought it more appropriate to continue in here... 1/ Does anyone still have a "We'll be back in 81" Tee shirt stashed away somewhere? Surely not? 🤷♂️ 2/ I really miss mine! I so wish I'd saved it for posterity... (Dare I say more so than any specific actual replica shirt I still have)...as low quality as they were... and as factually incorrect as they proved to be! 🤣 3/ Pretty certain mine was yellow. Were they all the same, or was there options for different colours? I honestly don't remember. 4/ I presume they were "unofficial merch"? I'd guess they weren't stocked in The Ramtique? Honestly don't recall where I got mine from! 🤷♂️ Someone must have made a killing, as they were damn popular, albeit short-lived! 4/ Also pretty certain they came out before the season's end (but already confirmed as relegated, obvs). I'm damn sure I was wearing mine as we clambered up the vandal-greased cages into the rafters at Carrow Road, to hail our failed heroes long after the final whistle (until they sent in the dogs to clear us all out!). #differentera! #buthappytimesthough,yeah? Memories, anyone? 🐏 Not got that one but I can put you in touch with a supplier in Leeds with a lorry load of 👁️ spy Wembley tee shirts. Mucker1884 and Dordogne-Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweman2 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 21/02/2024 at 11:06, Mucker1884 said: Going back to earlier comments in another thread by @uttoxram75... if I may... Thought it more appropriate to continue in here... 1/ Does anyone still have a "We'll be back in 81" Tee shirt stashed away somewhere? Surely not? 🤷♂️ 2/ I really miss mine! I so wish I'd saved it for posterity... (Dare I say more so than any specific actual replica shirt I still have)...as low quality as they were... and as factually incorrect as they proved to be! 🤣 3/ Pretty certain mine was yellow. Were they all the same, or was there options for different colours? I honestly don't remember. 4/ I presume they were "unofficial merch"? I'd guess they weren't stocked in The Ramtique? Honestly don't recall where I got mine from! 🤷♂️ Someone must have made a killing, as they were damn popular, albeit short-lived! 4/ Also pretty certain they came out before the season's end (but already confirmed as relegated, obvs). I'm damn sure I was wearing mine as we clambered up the vandal-greased cages into the rafters at Carrow Road, to hail our failed heroes long after the final whistle (until they sent in the dogs to clear us all out!). #differentera! #buthappytimesthough,yeah? Memories, anyone? 🐏 Mucker1884, AbuDerbyDave and Kathcairns 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweman2 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 18/02/2024 at 20:36, Kathcairns said: His white boots didnt escape though😂 IslandExile, europia, uttoxram75 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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