Old Maine Road photos thread

LongsightM13 said:
He decided to drive a bus for his employer, Crossley Brothers, during the general strike of 1926 . Sorry but that’s scab behaviour and he was roundly and correctly scorned for it, especially by striking Mancunians who saw it as a betrayal

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This writer must have been a Sun reader.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
I got mine off a tout just before the gig and by coincidence it was the same tout I’d bought a ticket for the Villa game outside Villa Park a few hours earlier!
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Yeah I was at Villa park that day, in the Villa end (side) quite a few Blues in there when we scored

Edit - they were in there when we didn’t score too, I mean it became apparent when we scored
 
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Gary James said:
That’s part of a bigger photo I found and then used in Farewell To Maine Rd. It’s shortly after the war and the bigger image shows few vehicles on the streets and is quite atmospheric, remembering a time when few had cars.
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Am looking at the pic on your site now I think mate.

 
mexico1970 said:
Am looking at the pic on your site now I think mate.

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This one…
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Maine Road 100 – Day 13

Day 13 of my posts counting down to the centenary of Maine Road’s opening game. Today is another name that year. Have a look at this amazing photo of Maine Road and tell me when you think thi…
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I’ve posted lots of Maine Rd images on there but that one is definitely something special.
 
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