GMP Photos from the derby - 21 Feb 1981

[marco]

6th pic down the coloured guy walking next to the copper im sure he was one of the top boys in citys firm then

 

[CITYBOY1000]

Top and bottom pics are the rags section - the normal away section of the Kippax plus the corner next to the Platt Lane.

Look how packed in they were. It's amazing there weren't more tragedies at football.

Yes, I wonder how many got in by slipping the turnstile attendant a couple of notes, not uncommon on the Kippax in those days?

Definitely, but it wouldn't have been a couple of notes. It was only about £1.30 to get in anyway from recollection.

Usually, you 'bumped' the guy in front, pushing up behind him real tight and went through the turnstile together.

Great photographs. Some great fashions as well. Bell-bottomed flairs, bomber jackets and donkey jackets. Anyone know the attendance that day ?

I wasn't at the game but I remember listening to it on the radio. It was the last time we beat them home or away until the 5-1 in 1989 and then not gain until Keegan and the Goat and 2003. Beat them twice in 14 years.

How lucky we are now. Got the league double over them now twice in the last 3 years and blasted 22 goals past them in the last 8 encounters.

Truly happy days.

 

[marco]

Look how packed in they were. It's amazing there weren't more tragedies at football.

Yes, I wonder how many got in by slipping the turnstile attendant a couple of notes, not uncommon on the Kippax in those days?

Definitely, but it wouldn't have been a couple of notes. It was only about £1.30 to get in anyway from recollection.

Usually, you 'bumped' the guy in front, pushing up behind him real tight and went through the turnstile together.

Great photographs. Some great fashions as well. Bell-bottomed flairs, bomber jackets and donkey jackets. Anyone know the attendance that day ?

I wasn't at the game but I remember listening to it on the radio. It was the last time we beat them home or away until the 5-1 in 1989 and then not gain until Keegan and the Goat and 2003. Beat them twice in 14 years.

How lucky we are now. Got the league double over them now twice in the last 3 years and blasted 22 goals past them in the last 8 encounters.

Truly happy days.

not on the pitch but those were the happy days, no tickets just a quid in for a junior, no bullshit from the stewards and great atmosphere

 

[Harvster]

Looking at those pics, you can nearly smell the toilets at the back of the Kippax. And Piccadilly Radio. Those were the days; Dave ''curly Shirley'' Ward, Steve Penk, Susie Mathis, Gary Davies, Pete Reeves, that wanker Sweeney, Brian Clarke, ''IT'S A GOAL''.

*wipes away tears*

Phil Wood used to give out his address for competitions as - The Wood, the Wireless, The World

And the postcards (or sealed don't envelopes in the alternative) actually used to get there!

 

[bluemc1]

The time traveller on his mobi on the 2nd picture down on the right hand side of the photo in a light coloured jumper

no i spotted him 31 years later at Sunderland, he's still got the radio

 

[Carver]

Lad on very left hand side of 2nd picture, 2 seconds later sir Bobby put a ticket in his hand.

 

[lancs blue]

Top and bottom pics are the rags section - the normal away section of the Kippax plus the corner next to the Platt Lane.

In the 1st photo is that where the north stand meets the kippax??

And in the 8th photo, the kid with his legs dangling down with doc martins on- they look like the old rag socks to me, not 100% though in black n white .

No, it's where the Kippax meets Platt Lane.

Look how packed in they were. It's amazing there weren't more tragedies at football.

Yes, I wonder how many got in by slipping the turnstile attendant a couple of notes, not uncommon on the Kippax in those days?

Definitely, but it wouldn't have been a couple of notes. It was only about £1.30 to get in anyway from recollection.

Usually, you 'bumped' the guy in front, pushing up behind him real tight and went through the turnstile together.

Great photographs. Some great fashions as well. Bell-bottomed flairs, bomber jackets and donkey jackets. Anyone know the attendance that day ?

I wasn't at the game but I remember listening to it on the radio. It was the last time we beat them home or away until the 5-1 in 1989 and then not gain until Keegan and the Goat and 2003. Beat them twice in 14 years.

How lucky we are now. Got the league double over them now twice in the last 3 years and blasted 22 goals past them in the last 8 encounters.

Truly happy days.

Ha ha, fair enough I can't remember how much it cost 10 years ago never mind 30-odd.

Official attendance was 50,114, so probably nearer 55,000 in reality. ;-)

 

[Carver]

Top and bottom pics are the rags section - the normal away section of the Kippax plus the corner next to the Platt Lane.

In the 1st photo is that where the north stand meets the kippax??

And in the 8th photo, the kid with his legs dangling down with doc martins on- they look like the old rag socks to me, not 100% though in black n white .

not rag socks those mate, the early 70's ones were 3 bands red/white/red on the turnover then black on the main sock, the kit at that time was an adidas kit and the stripes are too wide on these socks.

Doesn't go with any of City's socks either, must have borrowed them from a rollergirl.

 

[Bill]

I was 26. where have the years gone.

great pics.

 

[Maintainin]

The time traveller on his mobi on the 2nd picture down on the right hand side of the photo in a light coloured jumper

haha, twas bout to post exact same thang.
...flashback to the time traveller thread afew years ago on here !