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Valley Parade 1966

 

Full house.

 

25 games undefeated, those were the days now we can't even get a positive result at home to bloody Rochdale !!!.

 

1977 season open top bus on its way down Morley Street to the City Hall.

 

Even though i've see this pic a few times I love it, very evocative...

 

Valley Parade along with the power station and the rickety bridge we crossed from the "Fox & Goose"

 

An old disused chimney that were demolished in the old power station around 1979/80, the old ground to the middle right in the back ground.

 

I'd forgotten what a sight that power station was ! Reading up on Forster Sq, the two main buildings were John Poulson's work, which confirmed my long held belief that the man who destroyed Bradford (Stanley Wardley) was very much in the pocket of Poulson and his co-corruptor T Dan Smith.

If I could turn back time, I would happily shoot Wardley for the way his so called "master plan" destroyed our once beautiful city. A man whose actions ultimately lead to the destruction of Swan Arcade, mechanics Institute, Kirkgate Market, The Glass Toilets (what a bar that would have made in current times) and the German Church at the end of Thornton Road.

Thank god he died at the age of 64 before he could do anymore damage.

 

Not what it was though

 

What on earth gives you that idea...?
I'm not tight just a wee bit thrifty...

 

In the 80's a mates dad took me to old Trafford to watch them against Liverpool. No tickets, just paid into the paddock when we got there.

Can't imagine thay happening now!

 

Everything has changed mate, some for the better, others not for the better, a few weeks ago were talking possible new owners and new stadium, after this lot is sorted (God willing) most will be happy with a club to support as they say .

 

For you older guys these in the winter.

 

Wow @Bronco I've never seen that photo from the top of the Kop. I'm guessing early to mid-sixties? Notice what looks like piles of rubble as the base of the Midland Road stand
I love looking at the goods yard, power station etc. Most of it was just disappearing when I started watching City.

 

You've a better memory than me mate, when I was an apprentice at Crofts Eng many moons ago a certain Malcolm Currie was a labourer in the electrician's dept, one day I plucked enough courage up to ask him why he didn't stick the ball in row Z instead of giving a corner away for Burnley to score and take us back to Turf Moor on the following Tuesday night, he wasn't that quick in those days and I got away.
He got his revenge when me and a mate went down to see if we could sign on for the team he coached/managed Phoenix Park I believe, he had us walking around behind the goals then sprinting full out down the side lines needless to say three laps in I was bringing my tea up, after training I went to the local chippy where ironically his wife worked behind the counter, I told her I been down training with Malcolm, to which she asked did he have you being sick, one way or the other he got the new guys to throw up as a sort of initiation, we really should have beaten Burnley that day at Valley Parade even with Jimmy Mcllroy.