Old Maine Road photos thread

[BlueSpike]

Early 90s

 

[pride in battle]

My old Wythenshawe mate Neil Hadfield " Pickle " on the left . Been gone a few years now View attachment 62265

What year is that mate ? Great photo :)

 

[Stephen230]

What’s left round there pub wise now? The Claremont? Is that it? Not really counting the Wetherspoons as that wasn’t there at the time.

 

[mancityvstoke]

Many times I stood in that part and away fans were in the top part. Mid 70s

Remember when Spurs came in late?

 

[normskih]

That's the away section of The Kippax. Must admit, I don't ever remember them leaving the top bit 'closed off' like that.

It was for the away section. At that time, I used to go in Platt Lane, my brother insisted, him being the ‘big brotherly type’ however a home match v Sunderland was all ticket for some reason in the seats meaning we had to go in Kippax. We ended up in the spot there, I almost got hit on the head by an aerosol can thrown down by a Sunderland fan. It wasn’t a nice experience, I remember it being hostile all the time, we got beat too. It wasn’t until a couple of seasons after I started to go in Kippax but much nearer the middle and I think by then the way fans had moved to the corner nearer to Platt Lane.

 

[normskih]

Platt Lane certainly had reserved seats for Season Ticket holders when it was still considered a home section. It would be painted on each seat whether it was a Season Ticket seat or not. Most, and there weren't many, were dead central behind the goal.

My brother’s boss and his wife were season ticket holders in Platt Lane, when they were on holiday, we used their tickets, thought we were the bees knees. So many took their own cushions to sit on:)

 

[AlexWilliamsGloves]

Do these count? Saturday 27th April 1996

 

[lancs blue]

Platt Lane 'benches' was where I sat as a kid 72 to 76

Yeah, I was glamourising them a bit calling them seats! 72 was when I switched to the North Stand with that state of the art electronic scoreboard! :-)

 

[Jazzyblue]

What’s left round there pub wise now? The Claremont? Is that it? Not really counting the Wetherspoons as that wasn’t there at the time.

Well done to the Claremont for clinging on - Sherwood, Clarence, Birch Hotel, Beehive, The Whitworth, Parkside all gone.

 

[levets]

Remember when Spurs came in late?

Vaguely. Weren’t we already in there before they turned up? About 77