More than anything else, it's why their pain is so acute.BlueAnorak said:
City1974 said:gordondaviesmoustache said:Completely agree with this cleavers.cleavers said:
Let's not forget the last stand we had with an angled-down roof:
That kept the sound in pretty well at times.
Just a thought about the Kippax.
Were City the only major club to have their main singing\atmospheric section along the length of the pitch rather than behind the goal. i.e Trafford (Stretford End), Liverpool (The Kop), Newcastle (The Gallowgate end), Villa Park (The Holt End), Arsenal (The Clock End).
This in effect City probably had a bigger singing section than anyone else.
What was the capacity of the Kippax with standing only?
Bluep*ss said:City1974 said:gordondaviesmoustache said:Completely agree with this cleavers.
Let's not forget the last stand we had with an angled-down roof:
That kept the sound in pretty well at times.
Just a thought about the Kippax.
Were City the only major club to have their main singing\atmospheric section along the length of the pitch rather than behind the goal. i.e Trafford (Stretford End), Liverpool (The Kop), Newcastle (The Gallowgate end), Villa Park (The Holt End), Arsenal (The Clock End).
This in effect City probably had a bigger singing section than anyone else.
What was the capacity of the Kippax with standing only?
When Maine Road opened in 1923 - it was tagged "Wembley of the North" - Capacity around 80,000.
Maine Stand - 15,00 seats. - Kippax about 30,000. - Platt Lane 15,000 (including the curved section around to Main Stand. -Same for scoreboard end
15,000 - around 75,000 capacity. - BUT 84,569 vs. Stoke FA Cup 1934 went down in history.
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Only Wembley and Odsal had a bigger stand than the Kippax in the country.City1974 said:
KippaxCitizen said:
Skip the Legend, we love you man.George Hannah said:
I wouldn't say the atmosphere went all along from memory looking at that picture the away fans had the first section on the right and the "hardcore" city were next to them along the dividing fence above a tunnel if I remember correctly ? Just trying to remember if I went to the opposite end at halftime ?City1974 said:gordondaviesmoustache said:Completely agree with this cleavers.cleavers said:
Let's not forget the last stand we had with an angled-down roof:
That kept the sound in pretty well at times.
Just a thought about the Kippax.
Were City the only major club to have their main singing\atmospheric section along the length of the pitch rather than behind the goal. i.e Trafford (Stretford End), Liverpool (The Kop), Newcastle (The Gallowgate end), Villa Park (The Holt End), Arsenal (The Clock End).
This in effect City probably had a bigger singing section than anyone else.
What was the capacity of the Kippax with standing only?
Hear hear. The last time i saw him driving down the road with Buzzer he gave me a big smile and thumb's up. I was like a giddy schoolboy all day.its a Barm said: