SPFL Fixtures 25/26: Rangers FC

[JohnMc 3,321]

2 hours ago, Gonzo79 said:

Brockville was a crackin' wee ground.  The Falkirk stadium is one of the worst places I've been to - won't ever go back.  

It's got some tough competition but I think Brockville was the most dangerous ground I was ever in. Witnessed some terrible crushing there. East End Park was awful as well. I heard a girl's leg break in a crush there and it's a noise I'll never forget. I also get nostalgic for places I visited as a teenager but in reality most were shitholes where we were treated like animals. 

[Gonzo79 15,646]

Parkhead used to be bad for crushing, from what I can recall.  

 

I used to love places like Brockville and Firhill because if you stood next to no man's land, you could see the whites of their eyes and occasionally get whatever bit of pie that had made it through the fences right on the bonce.  😃

[L72 550]

10 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

Parkhead used to be bad for crushing, from what I can recall.  

 

I used to love places like Brockville and Firhill because if you stood next to no man's land, you could see the whites of their eyes and occasionally get whatever bit of pie that had made it through the fences right on the bonce.  😃

Still is.

[Tannochsidebear 2,540]

Normally with a new manager you are keen to hear from them and soak up as much content as you can to get a feel for them and their plans. I am so underwhelmed by this guy's appointment I havent listened to one word from him yet. Just cant bring myself to accept this guy is manager of our team. I am just going to hope that he can deliver on the park rather than talk a good game off it. We have had too many the wrong way round in recent years. 

However the manager wont have even the remotest chance of success if we continue to do nothing in the transfer market. 

One board replaces another board, but the dithering at getting players in seems to remain constant. Training starts on Monday and he has very few players that will be part of his future plans to train. I assume those taking part in June internationals (Raskin etc) will have some additional time off so it will be even emptier than normal. Not been a good summer so far. 

[Scott7 7,004]

 

1 hour ago, Gonzo79 said:

Parkhead used to be bad for crushing,

The tunnel exiting Tynecastle onto Gorgie Road was a weird experience. Been down it once or twice without my feet touching the ground.

[JohnMc 3,321]

1 hour ago, Gonzo79 said:

Parkhead used to be bad for crushing, from what I can recall.  

 

I used to love places like Brockville and Firhill because if you stood next to no man's land, you could see the whites of their eyes and occasionally get whatever bit of pie that had made it through the fences right on the bonce.  😃

The only time I recall crushing at Parkhead was leaving the Jungle. It was a cup semi against, I think, St Johnstone. I only remember it because it was also the day of the Hillsborough disaster. How people didn't die leaving that place I'll never know. I was in the 'Rangers' end a few times but never experienced any crushing beyond the usual 'sway' all terraces had. Ironically the away end at Parkhead was better than the home ends.

 

You had to watch yourself leaving Hampden and both Tynecastle and Easter Road had horrible narrow exits everyone got funnelled through. I quite liked Tannadice and Love Street, they were open terraces with wide exits. Often the polis caused the problems as they closed streets and exits forcing thousands through the same tight space. 

[JohnMc 3,321]

The game you really want someone to tell you about was Bohemians away in the early 80s. I'd a mate who went and the stories he told are barely believable. Not only was the ground a crumbling shit hole but it turned into a war. He genuinely witnessed a group of guys dig a railway sleeper out of the terrace and try and kill a Dublin copper with it so they could try and steal his gun. They only stopped when they realised Irish polis don't carry guns. Leaving the ground and trying to get to the bus and then the bus trip back to Northern Ireland is the stuff of legend. 

[compo 8,203]

Just now, JohnMc said:

The game you really want someone to tell you about was Bohemians away in the early 80s. I'd a mate who went and the stories he told are barely believable. Not only was the ground a crumbling shit hole but it turned into a war. He genuinely witnessed a group of guys dig a railway sleeper out of the terrace and try and kill a Dublin copper with it so they could try and steal his gun. They only stopped when they realised Irish polis don't carry guns. Leaving the ground and trying to get to the bus and then the bus trip back to Northern Ireland is the stuff of legend. 

Just a few Paddy’s enjoying themselves 

[Scott7 7,004]

26 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

The game you really want someone to tell you about was Bohemians away in the early 80s.

Tell us more, tell us more.

[buster. 5,853]

43 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

The game you really want someone to tell you about was Bohemians away in the early 80s. I'd a mate who went and the stories he told are barely believable. Not only was the ground a crumbling shit hole but it turned into a war. He genuinely witnessed a group of guys dig a railway sleeper out of the terrace and try and kill a Dublin copper with it so they could try and steal his gun. They only stopped when they realised Irish polis don't carry guns. Leaving the ground and trying to get to the bus and then the bus trip back to Northern Ireland is the stuff of legend. 

Back in the early 80's, sleepers were something in a John Le Carré book.

 

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