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Flag would have been better stagnant in the middle of the stand and Tifo raised around it

 

Gonna be a youtube sensation

 

My old man's going to be really confused and we sit in top tier. Best make him drink a pint less on Saturday.

 

It will be like a watching the movement of a Swiss watch.

 

Why not just unravel from top of lower kop in the middle then just place cards where needed

 

I can't wait to see the size of the pole they wave it off

 

Well what did you think to the flag bit?

Watched them trying to figure out which way up the flag was for about 10 minutes before ditching the original plan and eventually dragging it to the front of the kop and hauling it on from there.

Not seen any pics of it yet but I assume it looked good?

 

On the contrary, if they investigate paper aeroplanes, then they cannot avoid investigation of pyros. Security at turnstiles is crap for these to be brought into the ground. CCTV will find them at the end of the day.

 

Mitchell made a meal of everything he did encouraged on by his management team in the dug out.

 

How come we’ve got a flag of Jason Donovan?

 

I think we’ve seen and that it’s been proven that the opposition actually relish it and perform at a higher level when greeted with a large crowd.
I’m not saying it’s a bad thing I just think when players for clubs like Newport and Harrogate walk at VP that they up their performance.
The pressure is off for them so to speak and all the expectation is on our lads.

 

It would make the hairs on anyone’s neck stand on end to walk out to a great crowd. Some fantastic times at VP and boy do I miss them.

 

You being one of our older fans like myself can you remember if in the past we prefered playing to the Kop second half or the Bradford End.

 

Did they even have this change ends rule then / Wasn't the toss just for KO and away teams generally had the respect to go to the end that the home team didn't want ?

Maybe fading memory, but I'm sure we always played towards the kop in the second half.

 

Used to have to pay a few pence to walk along the paddock to the other end

 

5p i think it was if i remember correctly.

 

That’s right, there was a little turnstile at the corner of the paddock by the Kop and one at the top.Us tight arses used to all congregate on the end terracing at the side of the old main stand ( Kop End) for a sideways view of the action. Or jump the wall!

I’m sure Dave @Bronco will remember that terrace that ran from front to back of the main stand?

 

I don’t ever remember a cost to go from Midland Rd to the Bradford end. From memory there was always a big iron gate blocking access?

 

This picture must be pretty old as in bottom right there used to be a hut that you could get a hot tea crisps etc and I thought any turnstile would be there but obviously not at the time this picture was taken.
The little kiosk is here on this picture which was taken around August, 1983.
with regards the bottom picture I was borrowed from John Dewhirst's book "Wool City Rivals" These photographs feature Valley Parade in the first half of the 1980s, before the disaster of 1985. The image below is of storm damage at Valley Parade in 1981, my bad.

 

That's where we used to walk round.

Alec Smith kicked the winger over the wall between the two wall banners.

Not even sure the winger got a free kick.