30 Years Later: The Kippax Revisited booklet

[Gazza]

Not many grounds had their popular 'end' along the touch-line. The famous kop ha ha, small-time end terrace.

 

[elbearos]

Not many grounds had their popular 'end' along the touch-line. The famous kop ha ha, small-time end terrace.

I think Derby County ?

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

I think Derby County ?

Birmingham City

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

I think Derby County ?

Birmingham City, Burnley, Swansea, Cardiff, Derby County and Wigan spring to mind maybe a few more I've forgotten about, but the Kippax was the daddy of them all.
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[Blue2112]

Please get me a copy for this FOC Josh. ; )
I'll pick it up at the forest home game no doubt.
How s the hangover ? Hee hee hee

Ok will do. @BTH 4 copies required

 

[BTH]

How much is postage for 2 copies?

I'll PM you.

 

[dadnlad]

Great times & memories.

Moving 30 yards bouncing about after a goal.

Kids today meh.

and end up where you started off from

 

[bernard o'silver]

Birmingham City

Huddersfield Town?

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

A low, gloomy roof, poor lighting, a poorer PA system, a hole in the roof, packed in like sardines, getting in early at 1pm to get a good place on the whitewashed wall halfway up, reading the programme twice over to kill time, moving higher up the terrace the older you got, Wagon Wheels, Clix chewing gum, pints of Greenalls and Grünhalle, Benson & Hedges, "COMMIT NO NUISANCE," a light bulb in the tunnel switched on to indicate the Blues were coming out, "Bring on the Champions!" followed by "Bring on the dustbins!" for the away team, piling forward whenever City scored, running back up the tunnels to see who'd scored it, kids standing on homemade wooden stools to see over the crowd, coppers standing on wooden platforms to oversee the crowd, the 5-1, the 10-1, Luton, Charlton, relegation, promotion, joy, and despair, wins, draws and losses, cheers and jeers, "All round to the main entrance to demonstrate" and "Swales Out!"

The Kippax saw it all and so did we, and this month - on 23 November 2024 - sees the publication of a special souvenir booklet: ‘30 Years Later: The Kippax Revisited’ - a 48-page publication to compliment last year's Maine Road Centenary booklet.

Again, this will have a short print run and as well as a Foreword by Peter Barnes, it will contain illustrated articles from City fans about this legendary Maine Road stand.

Price is £5.00 each and postage is £2.50 UK payable to noel_bayley@yahoo.co.uk via Paypal at https://www.paypal.com/uk/home. PLEASE SELECT THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY option and include your name and address (if you would also like a copy of the Winter Warmer in December add £2.50 rather than the normal £3.00 - making a total of £10.00).

If you want to pay by bank transfer email me, or if you live abroad email me and I'll get you a postage quote.

I'll also be selling outside the ground before the next few home games, close to the Metrolink station. And yes, the club have cleared it!

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Oi! Where's Trumann's for Steel, then, on that photo? I used to stand dead under that. It's as if you've airbrushed me out of history…
See, I wasn't simply a Kippax kid. I was a Kippax Trumann's for Steel kid.

Actually, in all seriousness, wasn't that ad moved around the ground from time to time? I seem to remember it turning up at Platt Lane end. Is that photo in fact pre the ad? Looks at though it might be.

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

Huddersfield Town?

Considered putting Huddersfield down but in addition to the big side terrace had the Cowshed behind the goal where the singing came from.