It was. We had a cup tie there in the 80's and by then the ground was in advance stages of decay.
Charlton would get 10K crowds back then and the huge terrace was just used by mobs for those running battles across.
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Charlton would get 10K crowds back then and the huge terrace was just used by mobs for those running battles across.
I saw us get beat 4-1 there in Oct 1977.
About 50 Wall made an appearance catching us by surprise. When the initial shock had worn off they got battered. Give them credit for audacity/front but it was a suicide mission really. A bit like when a couple of coach loads of ours went in the Roker.
Must have been this one: Charlton Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur, 23 January 1985
Never been to Sunderland, why was that a suicide mission? We had good showings in bigger terraces like the north Bank/holte end/Wednesday's kop
I went there early 1979 for an evening kick v Palace (they were my local team so saw them alot in the 1970's).
Was standing opposite that vast terrace. I think it was empty apart from some bushes growing out of the cracks.
Record crowd there > 75,000. Only Chavski with the race track around had a bigger London crowd, 82,000.
It didn't really pay off to open it for small crowds, Birmingham City did the same with most of their big Kop and Wolves with the south bank (that's like 1\16 of the terrace)
There are a couple of good threads on that in different places (ready to go and others) as well as in TBWAH.
Basically a numbers game. Think of the film Zulu.
Never watched a live stream before, but it's pretty impressive how busy the site is. Every where you look there's blokes doing something.
Whats to stop you putting rail seats in and then just saying they're seats?
Was there that day too. Remember both events you speak about, although wasn't at RP.
chavski, chances are it was 2000 with the other 80k claiming to have been there, trying to pretend they aint a post abramovich plastic.
I think i am in the minority here,but i'm not getting excited about the new safe standing.
To me, the fun with standing was meeting your mates in the pub(or elsewhere when younger) having a laugh then continuing to do so altogether, inside the same part of the ground.The new safe standing is no different to modern seating,except you stand up.Its good to have the option, but for me its not what i loved about the old terraces.And they ain't ever coming back.
Will prices go down? Doubt it.
To me, the fun with standing was meeting your mates in the pub(or elsewhere when younger) having a laugh then continuing to do so altogether, inside the same part of the ground.The new safe standing is no different to modern seating,except you stand up.Its good to have the option, but for me its not what i loved about the old terraces.And they ain't ever coming back.
Will prices go down? Doubt it.
As you say it will never be what is was, but I think safe standing is a massive step in the right direction.
Even though last season WHL became a free for all with regards to standing, there have been many incidents with stewards being over militant.
8000 odd legally standing in the new ground gets my vote
Maybe i need to see it in action to be convinced. It's certainly gets the popular vote,so got to be a good thing.
I think the main thing whether we sit or stand is the organization behind the relocating of fans.
Most new grounds end up crap due to the relocation and spreading out of vocal fans.
Woolwich use that excuse but they've always been shit, but I think it is factor in City and West Ham being so diabolical straight after moving.
City have little excuse though now after what ten years in the new place.
Spurs have worked tirelessly on the atmosphere aspect and consulting about fan location, but at the end of the day it's down to people to sing.
I'd like to think standing up like the old days might help with that a bit.
Im all for it, though I would probably never use it due to having old knackered legs
used to love it back in the day. always having my spot on the terrace. (east lower, close to the park lane end pillar)..funnily, when i had a season ticket post all seating, it was about a yard away from where i always tried to stand. I was well happy when i realised that