Maine Road (Football Away Days)

[berryblue]

To be fair to Swales he did invest heavily on players, we just chose the wrong ones time and time again.

He chose the the wrong managers as well, time and time again!

 

[salford blue 62]

Stevieatlasblue.......couldnt put it in any better words mate.

 

[Scouse Blue]

28 years on the Kippax. Loved the place. Only been to the Etihad about 20 times in total, too far away and easy TV viewing these days. Not sure what's the matter with me, probably concern about the impacts of the economic downturn on everybody, but I really am not arsed about when (if ever)I watch my beloved team again. This is from someone who has done Ewood Park promotion, Gillingham Wembley (and stayed until the end), Barcelona in the CL, but not York away P. S. Without exaggeration, I have wrecked a number of TV's over the years when things have not gone to plan. #historicallymyabsolutelifebutseeminglyforwhateverreasonnotanymore

 

[bobbymimms]

You can see st edwards school top left of the kippax roof. It is now called divine mercy. Rebuilt and flushed more with thornton rd.

 

[The Colonel]

St Edwards also right behind the Kippax.

My dad went there. We’re talking 1940.

 

[The Colonel]

When the old Kippax was knocked down Maine Road was never quite the same place to me. In fact football was never quite the same again. I was away when it was demolished and I remember on the occasional times that I could visit in the 90s I’d spend half my time in the north stand being shouted at to sit down. I was institutionalised from growing up watching football stood up and starting songs that everyone would join in with straight away.

 

[Northerndave]

Pretty sure there were plans to have a new roof on the kippax to match the main stand and have the platt lane and north stand matching too.

Ive either dreamt it or ive seen the plans!

This was deffo swales. Franny had ideas to have the whole stadium like tge new kippax

You didn't dream it, it was in a program during the John Bond era. Same roof that was on the Main was to go over the Kippax and matching Platt and North stands. I can see the illustration now, but can't track down the programme.

But the t'internet strikes again,,,,laydees and gennulmen, the new Maine Road:

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kHBHCuYKdyo/TqGr9_7vfhI/AAAAAAAAAx0/yndzLOAjiTY/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg

EDIT: Sorry, just asw AJ's post of the same.

 

[bobbymimms]

You didn't dream it, it was in a program during the John Bond era. Same roof that was on the Main was to go over the Kippax and matching Platt and North stands. I can see the illustration now, but can't track down the programme.

But the t'internet strikes again,,,,laydees and gennulmen, the new Maine Road:

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kHBHCuYKdyo/TqGr9_7vfhI/AAAAAAAAAx0/yndzLOAjiTY/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg

EDIT: Sorry, just asw AJ's post of the same.

That would of been the best stadium in the land

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

Whenever I think of Maine road I think of the old Kippax and Platt lane stands. I hated the new Kippax and Umbro stand. Cheap and nasty, but that was Peter Swales all over!

I was in the umbro stand 1st game v spurs in cup, fuckin joke of a stand

 

[bobbymimms]

I was in the umbro stand 1st game v spurs in cup, fuckin joke of a stand

on the pitch then