oldtimeram Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 These were the good old days down at the BBG https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-derby-county-v-leicester-city-1939-online angieram, Wistaston Ram, LeedsCityRam and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Buckley’s Dog Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Looked a good turn out. Curiosity got the better of me - 11,922! Looks more than that. 10,000 probably bunged the turnstile operator a shilling to let them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufferingfool Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Never seen that before looks at least 20,000 plus but always hard to tell with terraces. sobering to think many would soon be off to war maybe to never make it back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimeram Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 13 hours ago, Sufferingfool said: Never seen that before looks at least 20,000 plus but always hard to tell with terraces. sobering to think many would soon be off to war maybe to never make it back! Yes I was thinking that too. Within a year or two many of the crowd would have been dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Time Lurker Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 There are some more Derby clips on the BFI site. This one - https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-fourth-round-english-cup-newcastle-united-v-derby-county-march-11-1911-1911-online - shows the Rams being led out by what looks like the great man himself, Steve Bloomer, so for once we can say we were watching him rather than the other way round. Unfortunately, we lost the game 4- 0 and Derby fans were no doubt ruing the fact that Steve was picked ahead of Chris Martin.... NellyRam and Carl Sagan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkleyram Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 On 29/01/2023 at 18:15, oldtimeram said: These were the good old days down at the BBG https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-derby-county-v-leicester-city-1939-online With the best will in the world you could only call that warm up lackadaisical. Warne would be having a fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Anyone got the xG data? Day, Reggie Greenwood, LeedsCityRam and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wistaston Ram Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 15 hours ago, Baffled said: There are some more Derby clips on the BFI site. This one - https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-fourth-round-english-cup-newcastle-united-v-derby-county-march-11-1911-1911-online - shows the Rams being led out by what looks like the great man himself, Steve Bloomer, so for once we can say we were watching him rather than the other way round. Unfortunately, we lost the game 4- 0 and Derby fans were no doubt ruing the fact that Steve was picked ahead of Chris Martin.... Fascinating to see football from that era and and also the great man himself. Again like the 1939 game, many of the crowd crammed into St James Park would die in the war to end all wars a couple of years later. Must have been hard to see much in those days over the big flat caps and enormous Edwardian hats the woman wore. I wonder what is the earliest footage of Derby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 On 30/01/2023 at 22:38, Steve Buckley’s Dog said: Looked a good turn out. Curiosity got the better of me - 11,922! Looks more than that. 10,000 probably bunged the turnstile operator a shilling to let them in. Definitely more than that there! No wonder they never got injured back then though, don't think there was a single actual sprint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wistaston Ram Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) 59,700 at the Newcastle match apparently plus a few on the rooves of the adjacent houses! Edited February 3, 2023 by Wistaston Ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Daly Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Many of us went to the Baseball ground loads of times. I'm telling you that was a 30,000 plus crowd easily. Its packed! OK putting up the Ley stand raised the capacity a bit, but in those days there was standing on the lower tiers of both the Normanton and Osmaston ends. Also standing on the paddocks. There was no areas lost for segregation Great stuff anyway, thanks for finding it and posting it Oldtimeram Betty Swollocks and oldtimeram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 They are really interesting, thanks for posting. I can’t believe the reported only circa 12k crowd, from what it says on the DCFC website the capacity after 1935 was about 38,000 which makes sense with the extra standing at each end, and a much bigger pop side before the Ley stand was added on top. It’s amazing to think that that 1911 match is well over 100 years ago - an obvious statement I know, but it really does hammer home how long our beloved club has been around, and why we are all glad it still is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Did they only count 1 in 3 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Did Chris Martin start ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, hintonsboots said: Did Chris Martin start ? On loan at Corinthians, we recalled him and doubled his ages to 10 shillings and some free dubbin hintonsboots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawhillram Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 On 29/01/2023 at 18:15, oldtimeram said: These were the good old days down at the BBG https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-derby-county-v-leicester-city-1939-online What camera did you use oldtimer? i thought Curtis Davies had a good game. Black and white forever oldtimeram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimeram Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 3 hours ago, StrawHillRam said: What camera did you use oldtimer? i thought Curtis Davies had a good game. Black and white forever A Leica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normanton Lad Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) On 02/02/2023 at 23:21, Baffled said: There are some more Derby clips on the BFI site. This one - https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-fourth-round-english-cup-newcastle-united-v-derby-county-march-11-1911-1911-online - shows the Rams being led out by what looks like the great man himself, Steve Bloomer, so for once we can say we were watching him rather than the other way round. That 1911 video is great. Bill McCracken's name can be see on the Newcastle team sheet for that game. He made his debut for Distillery in 1900 and he was still involved in the game in the modern era. He was a manager for many years and then he was a scout. He found Pat Jennings for Watford. One link says he formally retired as a scout in 1971 but I have seen other references that suggest he was still scouting almost until his death in 1979. As a player he was so influential he was the reason they changed the offside law from three to two players. Edited February 5, 2023 by Normanton Lad Wistaston Ram and Reggie Greenwood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normanton Lad Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 29/01/2023 at 18:15, oldtimeram said: These were the good old days down at the BBG https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-derby-county-v-leicester-city-1939-online Those of us who remember the old ground can see that apart from the floodlights that ground was the same in 1939 as it was in 1969 before they build the Ley Stand. I imagine they spent nothing on it except a few bob for paint and whitewash. Very little money went into the club. We had shopkeepers as directors rather than oligarchs. They didn't spend much but at least they kept us on an even keel. oldtimeram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimeram Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 58 minutes ago, Normanton Lad said: Those of us who remember the old ground can see that apart from the floodlights that ground was the same in 1939 as it was in 1969 before they build the Ley Stand. I imagine they spent nothing on it except a few bob for paint and whitewash. Very little money went into the club. We had shopkeepers as directors rather than oligarchs. They didn't spend much but at least they kept us on an even keel. I seem to recall they put new floodlights up in about 1970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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