Old Maine Road photos thread

[Postman Pep]

 

[Thornliebank]

Great photo . Snow on the terraces. Would never be allowed nowadays. How on earth did we survive those times ?

 

[spinney]

true. I imagine a lot of us have stood/sat in many places on the Kippax.
Ive sat on the front wall, the wall top to bottom next to Gene Kelly, Piccadilly Radio tunnel and tunnel opposite the Main Stand police box. Stood 6 foot up on the very back under the roof, and up the main support girders. Never did the floodlights though.

I stood on the girder along the back wall as well with the spikes sticking through my shoes and just tall enough to grip the top girder , 6 foot above the ground and petrified to move !

 

[spinney]

Great photo . Snow on the terraces. Would never be allowed nowadays. How on earth did we survive those times ?

Wow never seen thst picture before, looks like he's looking over to me in the platt lane stand for my 1st game !

 

[spinney]

It Is true I still see 3 of the guys .If I find it again I'll get it on here

It is true, I was in the platt lane at my 1st Derby and remember them climbing up from the platt lane end of the Kippax roof up on to the gantry on the Kippax roof

 

[spinney]

Maybe. View attachment 67499

Yes, used to do it from time to time for youth cup and reserve games, crazy to think now that every part of the groundcwas open for such games

 

[spinney]

Could you walk round from the Kippax to the Platt Lane Stand which was originally a standing terrace. I was at the back of that stand for my first derby game when we beat the rags 3-0 in 1960.

There was a fence in line with the corner flag where the platt lane seats ended and the Kippax uncovered standing corner started

There was also a fence out the back of the stand separating the Kippax from the platt lane

I think there was also an extra entrance from the Kippax where you could transfer from the Kippax in to the seats for a small payment

 

[xgorton]

Was at the game December 67 stood on the Kippax again,won the League that season and I only missed 2 league games from the 42.

 

[BillCarlisle]

Great photo . Snow on the terraces. Would never be allowed nowadays. How on earth did we survive those times ?

Yeah, in those days it was par for the course that the terraces would be icy during the winter months. An extra pair of socks was necessary from November to February. Wasn't a problem for us, but you try and tell the young people of today that and they won't believe you. :-)

 

[Indaparkside]

Met some bird in the beehive before a West Ham game banged her on a mattress in a run down house close by they were the days:)