30 Years Later: The Kippax Revisited booklet

[dennishasdoneit]

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.

Brilliant.

 

[dadnlad]

Probably around two hours before kick-off.

ill try catch you before game as dinosaur and ordering on line above my grade

 

[mancityvstoke]

Rags slashing the disabled budgets made me think about the corner of the Kippax and Platt LaneView attachment 138148

got overtook by one of them on the way to Derby away....before the speed cameras.

I was doing about 70

 

[AJ71]

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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I think the East Terrace at The Valley was the daddy, absolutely huge.

 

[BeerIsTheBest]

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 .

I too have an affection for udders ground. Not so much walking away from it!
Rarest of sights I witnessed Steve Kinsey performing there like a £100m winger. He was simply unplayable.

 

[BTH]

UPDATE: 30 Years Later: The Kippax Revisited will be out tomorrow, Saturday, 23 November 2024.

I'll be outside the Metrolink station near to the 'alf 'n' 'alf scarf sellers - cash only - from about 3:30pm.

The first lot of booklets have been sent out, but there are a number of people who haven't provided me with their addresses so I can't send them out! They'll have to get in touch.

Price is £5.00 each and postage is £2.50 UK payable to noel_bayley@yahoo.co.uk via Paypal. 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).

For those who have asked about overseas postage...
Europe is £5.75
US is £7.50
Australia is £8.50

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

The Metrolink Station at the top of Joe Mercer Way?

 

[BTH]

The Metrolink Station at the top of Joe Mercer Way?

Yes. On the side coming from town.

 

[BTH]

It's Bert v Storm Bert today at the tram stop! Stop me and buy one - in all likelihood the last paper-based City fan-produced publication ever.

 

[stonerblue]

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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Cam I have 2 pls?