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Hi,

I've got number 250 of 500 of the limited edition Farewell to the Baseball Ground Picture (with certificate). Someone has seen it and has shown an interest in buying this. I'm not sure that I'd want to let it go but has anyone any idea how much it would be worth if I do decide to sell it?

Bit of a random topic but if anyone has any ideas it would be great to hear them.

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Wish i could upload the pictures in my memory of the Baseball Ground....

packed terracing, smoky boozy atmospheres, kids lifted down to the front to sit with their backs to the advertising boards, surging just before kick off in the popside with all the different towns/estates chanting, archie gemmill dribbling through mud like messi, roy mcfarland and colin todd being better defenders than ferdinand and vidic by a country mile, bruce rioch being harder than roy keane and a far better player to boot, ossie enders climbing up into the upper tier to knock fck out of leeds fans who threw seats down on to derby fans, frannie lee tw atting norman hunter, kevin hector scoring for fun, gladys hinton hitting 30yarders into the top corner, colin boulton having the instincts of joe hart combined with the calmness of edwin van de saar, derby county being the best team in england, brian clough, dave mackay, charlie george, the kids club, the popside pen, fighting behind the colombo, giving it the big 'un by the fence in the ossie, chasing man utd fans all round the pitch after they thought they'd taken over, cheering as the players lifted another league title, digging bits of turf up, measuring and painting the penalty spot in the mud against man city, defending the popside against invaders, toe to toe brawl with chelsea on vulcan street, sneaking up into the ley stand to batter some stokies, going down, going up, being young, being derby, loving every feckin,daft,mental second of it...

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Wish i could upload the pictures in my memory of the Baseball Ground....

packed terracing, smoky boozy atmospheres, kids lifted down to the front to sit with their backs to the advertising boards, surging just before kick off in the popside with all the different towns/estates chanting, archie gemmill dribbling through mud like messi, roy mcfarland and colin todd being better defenders than ferdinand and vidic by a country mile, bruce rioch being harder than roy keane and a far better player to boot, ossie enders climbing up into the upper tier to knock fck out of leeds fans who threw seats down on to derby fans, frannie lee tw atting norman hunter, kevin hector scoring for fun, gladys hinton hitting 30yarders into the top corner, colin boulton having the instincts of joe hart combined with the calmness of edwin van de saar, derby county being the best team in england, brian clough, dave mackay, charlie george, the kids club, the popside pen, fighting behind the colombo, giving it the big 'un by the fence in the ossie, chasing man utd fans all round the pitch after they thought they'd taken over, cheering as the players lifted another league title, digging bits of turf up, measuring and painting the penalty spot in the mud against man city, defending the popside against invaders, toe to toe brawl with chelsea on vulcan street, sneaking up into the ley stand to batter some stokies, going down, going up, being young, being derby, loving every feckin,daft,mental second of it...

I wish I was alive then.....

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Wish i could upload the pictures in my memory of the Baseball Ground....

packed terracing, smoky boozy atmospheres, kids lifted down to the front to sit with their backs to the advertising boards, surging just before kick off in the popside with all the different towns/estates chanting, archie gemmill dribbling through mud like messi, roy mcfarland and colin todd being better defenders than ferdinand and vidic by a country mile, bruce rioch being harder than roy keane and a far better player to boot, ossie enders climbing up into the upper tier to knock fck out of leeds fans who threw seats down on to derby fans, frannie lee tw atting norman hunter, kevin hector scoring for fun, gladys hinton hitting 30yarders into the top corner, colin boulton having the instincts of joe hart combined with the calmness of edwin van de saar, derby county being the best team in england, brian clough, dave mackay, charlie george, the kids club, the popside pen, fighting behind the colombo, giving it the big 'un by the fence in the ossie, chasing man utd fans all round the pitch after they thought they'd taken over, cheering as the players lifted another league title, digging bits of turf up, measuring and painting the penalty spot in the mud against man city, defending the popside against invaders, toe to toe brawl with chelsea on vulcan street, sneaking up into the ley stand to batter some stokies, going down, going up, being young, being derby, loving every feckin,daft,mental second of it...

I was thinking the same today only my Baseball Ground days started in the 80`s P.P will never be a patch of the Baseball Ground and its such a shame..

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Happy days UttoxRam, I still remember John O'Hare anihilating Spurs's Mike England (no slouch) on a day we put 5 past a decent Spurs team.

Thinking of O'Hare, I'm sure I saw him give Charlie George a good doing when it was the done thing to hate George. I remember the pop side gobbing at him when he scored for Arsenal and he came running over to us giving us the V's...then he signed for us and we loved him.

Funny old game football innit?:D

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Wish i could upload the pictures in my memory of the Baseball Ground....

packed terracing, smoky boozy atmospheres, kids lifted down to the front to sit with their backs to the advertising boards, surging just before kick off in the popside with all the different towns/estates chanting, archie gemmill dribbling through mud like messi, roy mcfarland and colin todd being better defenders than ferdinand and vidic by a country mile, bruce rioch being harder than roy keane and a far better player to boot, ossie enders climbing up into the upper tier to knock fck out of leeds fans who threw seats down on to derby fans, frannie lee tw atting norman hunter, kevin hector scoring for fun, gladys hinton hitting 30yarders into the top corner, colin boulton having the instincts of joe hart combined with the calmness of edwin van de saar, derby county being the best team in england, brian clough, dave mackay, charlie george, the kids club, the popside pen, fighting behind the colombo, giving it the big 'un by the fence in the ossie, chasing man utd fans all round the pitch after they thought they'd taken over, cheering as the players lifted another league title, digging bits of turf up, measuring and painting the penalty spot in the mud against man city, defending the popside against invaders, toe to toe brawl with chelsea on vulcan street, sneaking up into the ley stand to batter some stokies, going down, going up, being young, being derby, loving every feckin,daft,mental second of it...

Great post! Those were the days, night games the atmosphere was electric. "Derby Derby Derby" booming round the ground and the wooden floorboards of Normo and Ossie Ends adding to the wall of noise!

Being part of The Suicide Squad fighting in the Pop Side Columbo End! Crushed against the barriers, and 40,000 crowds swaying and tumbling. Going mental when we scored and no sign of health and safety stewards relling you to sit down.

I always used to love the local rivalries such as Heanor lads chanting "Heanor" then everyone shouting "Sharples" :D

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Wish i could upload the pictures in my memory of the Baseball Ground....

packed terracing, smoky boozy atmospheres, kids lifted down to the front to sit with their backs to the advertising boards, surging just before kick off in the popside with all the different towns/estates chanting, archie gemmill dribbling through mud like messi, roy mcfarland and colin todd being better defenders than ferdinand and vidic by a country mile, bruce rioch being harder than roy keane and a far better player to boot, ossie enders climbing up into the upper tier to knock fck out of leeds fans who threw seats down on to derby fans, frannie lee tw atting norman hunter, kevin hector scoring for fun, gladys hinton hitting 30yarders into the top corner, colin boulton having the instincts of joe hart combined with the calmness of edwin van de saar, derby county being the best team in england, brian clough, dave mackay, charlie george, the kids club, the popside pen, fighting behind the colombo, giving it the big 'un by the fence in the ossie, chasing man utd fans all round the pitch after they thought they'd taken over, cheering as the players lifted another league title, digging bits of turf up, measuring and painting the penalty spot in the mud against man city, defending the popside against invaders, toe to toe brawl with chelsea on vulcan street, sneaking up into the ley stand to batter some stokies, going down, going up, being young, being derby, loving every feckin,daft,mental second of it...

that was right in front of me

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Wish i could upload the pictures in my memory of the Baseball Ground....

packed terracing, smoky boozy atmospheres, kids lifted down to the front to sit with their backs to the advertising boards, surging just before kick off in the popside with all the different towns/estates chanting, archie gemmill dribbling through mud like messi, roy mcfarland and colin todd being better defenders than ferdinand and vidic by a country mile, bruce rioch being harder than roy keane and a far better player to boot, ossie enders climbing up into the upper tier to knock fck out of leeds fans who threw seats down on to derby fans, frannie lee tw atting norman hunter, kevin hector scoring for fun, gladys hinton hitting 30yarders into the top corner, colin boulton having the instincts of joe hart combined with the calmness of edwin van de saar, derby county being the best team in england, brian clough, dave mackay, charlie george, the kids club, the popside pen, fighting behind the colombo, giving it the big 'un by the fence in the ossie, chasing man utd fans all round the pitch after they thought they'd taken over, cheering as the players lifted another league title, digging bits of turf up, measuring and painting the penalty spot in the mud against man city, defending the popside against invaders, toe to toe brawl with chelsea on vulcan street, sneaking up into the ley stand to batter some stokies, going down, going up, being young, being derby, loving every feckin,daft,mental second of it...

Brilliant - Best post on here ever.

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It’s still subject to verification, but we think this archive photo shows uttoxram75 (aka CrombieRam) and RamNut (aka AsboRam) resting just before the final battle of Vulcan Street.

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I have asked the mods to delete your post immediately. You have no right to post up my private photographs.....:D

Crombies V Stone Island...what der yer reckon you fashionistas?

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BBG vs PP - no contest.

In terms of atmosphere, and history, the BBG will never be topped. Sadly the glory days of the 70s were before my time, but it was still a great ground in the 80s and 90s, and to be honest, that atmosphere has rarely, if ever, been matched at PP.

PP is superior to the BBG in a lot of ways, but possibly not the most important ways.

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The Baseball Ground was well past its "use by" date in the end. When they put seats on the Popside it was like going to see the Sex Pistols and the Rubettes turned up instead:eek:

PP is as good as any other modern stadium really, and to be fair, when we play well, or when it matters, the fans respond.

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The Baseball Ground was well past its "use by" date in the end. When they put seats on the Popside it was like going to see the Sex Pistols and the Rubettes turned up instead:eek:

PP is as good as any other modern stadium really, and to be fair, when we play well, or when it matters, the fans respond.

From what i remember though no matter what at the BB we got behind the team that doesn`t happen at PP.

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