30 Years Later: The Kippax Revisited booklet

BTH said:
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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Noel are you doing an e-version? Happy to pay the print price.
 
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BTH said:
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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I'll see you lurking around the tram station before Spurs and grab one :)
 
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TheGhost said:
Bolton?
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Originally the Lever End behind the goal was where their boys went, got chased out of there with Blackpool in 1970. After Lever end was seated many moved to paddock on the side to bait away fans.
 
80-81 City 1 Stoke 2
93-94 City 4 Leicester 1

It's obviously an age thing, but I've been watching games from my current seat at the Etihad for longer than I stood on the Kippax

Strange because it seemed to last forever
 
Spurs quarter 69 said:
Sorry. Forgot one of the most famous, The Shelf at White Hart Lane.
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Always liked looking at old photos iof The Shelf. It was unique as far as I know
Cos it had terrace below it , seats behind on an upper level...but this beautifully separate terrace wedged in between .
It's the only thing about spurs I've ever liked in my life tbh.
The Shelf was mint to look at. Proper.
 
bluestevei said:
Huddersfield had a end ( town end ) and a side end
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I do miss their old ground tbh
First time I went there late 80s fa cup tie
I thought about how it must have looked back in the day when udders were a top top team , the best in England iirc
Leeds Road must have bin a place and half in its time!
Frank Worthington cut his teeth on that pitch in more recent history .
 
dennishasdoneit said:
Always liked looking at old photos iof The Shelf. It was unique as far as I know
Cos it had terrace below it , seats behind on an upper level...but this beautifully separate terrace wedged in between .
It's the only thing about spurs I've ever liked in my life tbh.
The Shelf was mint to look at. Proper.
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A few of us used to 'brave' the home sections at away grounds back in the early 70s. It started as a bet/dare, and we had quite a few hairy moments.
Standing on the Shelf at White Hart Lane was quite an experience... As I recall, it had a low ceiling didn't go back as far as I thought, but the sound was like being in a tunnel and very loud.
The locals weren't too bad. Probably because we didn't score, but we got a few odd looks when we didn't celebrate their goals.
 
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