Huddersfield Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 43 minutes ago, Auchinyell Sox Change said: Should of stuck to my original guess then... another bizzare location for olympics ‘48 was green pond in Walthamstow which was my old ‘manor’ in london , had no idea of this at the time ; lived close to the dog track , but never visited there ; altho did the wimbledon one a few years later ; near old plough lane - last i read was wimbledon were planning on relocating to old dog track Just out of interest & given we’re about the same age, when we’re you in Walthamstow? I spent a few months in dump of a bedsit there in 1982 (Erskine Road). There was a pub I frequented fairly regularly on the High Street called The Cock, which was a massive Spurs pub, walls covered in scarves & memorabilia as I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 22 minutes ago, Huddersfield said: Just out of interest & given we’re about the same age, when we’re you in Walthamstow? I spent a few months in dump of a bedsit there in 1982 (Erskine Road). There was a pub I frequented fairly regularly on the High Street called The Cock, which was a massive Spurs pub, walls covered in scarves & memorabilia as I remember. Was way later than that ; 95-97 til move to kensal green ; then wimbledon was on blackhorse lane ; was a pub at station ( live music ) but our local was a little place tucked away run by an ex boxer- likely spent more time ‘up west’ than in Walthamstow central - i did like the village tho and windmill pub / dont recall that spurs pub tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Pub still there ; prince of wales near higham hill used to see bianca from eastenders drive past a lot in her pink jeep think this was when she still had nostrils... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 30 minutes ago, Auchinyell Sox Change said: Was way later than that ; 95-97 til move to kensal green ; then wimbledon was on blackhorse lane ; was a pub at station ( live music ) but our local was a little place tucked away run by an ex boxer- likely spent more time ‘up west’ than in Walthamstow central - i did like the village tho and windmill pub / dont recall that spurs pub tho Looks like it shut down for a while recently but has opened up again as the Cock Tavern. This is how I remember it more or less: I spent most of my time there further in the East End (Bromley-by-Bow)...I was never a fan of London beer but there were some fantastic old London boozers around, some that had amazing histories. All either gone or turned into gastro pubs these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, Huddersfield said: Looks like it shut down for a while recently but has opened up again as the Cock Tavern. This is how I remember it more or less: I spent most of my time there further in the East End (Bromley-by-Bow)...I was never a fan of London beer but there were some fantastic old London boozers around, some that had amazing histories. All either gone or turned into gastro pubs these days. Blinding must have passed it by ; but certain never inside spent a fair few weekends down whitechapel way too blind beggar etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 14 minutes ago, Huddersfield said: Looks like it shut down for a while recently but has opened up again as the Cock Tavern. This is how I remember it more or less: I spent most of my time there further in the East End (Bromley-by-Bow)...I was never a fan of London beer but there were some fantastic old London boozers around, some that had amazing histories. All either gone or turned into gastro pubs these days. Yeah just googled location ; know the area well but never inside that pub tbh always thought area was bit of a hole ; but affordable for newcomer and 20 mins on tube to oxford circus was excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 17 minutes ago, Auchinyell Sox Change said: Blinding must have passed it by ; but certain never inside spent a fair few weekends down whitechapel way too blind beggar etc I was in the Blind Beggar just the other week (down for a midweek game at Charlton), it looked on its knees. Back in the 80s you'd often see some old Cockernee "me, Reggie & Ronnie, we woz like that - show crossed fingers; he nivver shot you wivaat shakin yer 'and first" type. They'd look out for newbies in the pub, tell them they were "sat in the actual seat wot George Cornell woz sat in" & offer to regale them with tales of the old days...in return for booze of course. Still one of my favourite pubs down there. This was a good one as well, although it's very trendy now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Widow's_Son,_London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 21 hours ago, Huddersfield said: I was in the Blind Beggar just the other week (down for a midweek game at Charlton), it looked on its knees. Back in the 80s you'd often see some old Cockernee "me, Reggie & Ronnie, we woz like that - show crossed fingers; he nivver shot you wivaat shakin yer 'and first" type. They'd look out for newbies in the pub, tell them they were "sat in the actual seat wot George Cornell woz sat in" & offer to regale them with tales of the old days...in return for booze of course. Still one of my favourite pubs down there. This was a good one as well, although it's very trendy now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Widow's_Son,_London Another that sprung to mind ; was on a corner , think it was the white hart , bare floorboards and an old dear on the joanna; was very quiet even back mid 90s the pans pipes andes mob would always show up busking looking for cash with no joy used to work at john browns in paddington ; fridays 3pm finish straight to boozer with lads ; some nice mews pubs round town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Auchinyell Sox Change said: Another that sprung to mind ; was on a corner , think it was the white hart , bare floorboards and an old dear on the joanna; was very quiet even back mid 90s the pans pipes andes mob would always show up busking looking for cash with no joy used to work at john browns in paddington ; fridays 3pm finish straight to boozer with lads ; some nice mews pubs round town I lived in the block of flats you can see to the left of this place (Bromley-by-Bow) for just short of 3 years. My first real exposure to a properly rough as hell pub. There was an old Irish couple ran it who operated an 'open all hours' policy...& had no end of dodgy dealings with local Police & wrong-uns. We'd sometimes be in there at 2 or 3am & get chucked out by a shedload of the local plod, who would then lock the doors (with themselves on the inside of course). Like something out of Minder at times. It was the first time I ever saw someone get clattered so hard that they flew backwards & smashed a table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 On 1/14/2020 at 3:41 PM, Huddersfield said: It was indeed. We must be the same age. I remember by that point in life being an avowed Leeds hater already (not helped by being in a school full of glory-hunting Leeds & Liverpool supporters). I got an absolute roasting off my mother who couldn’t understand why I was supporting Germans over a Yorkshire team. The ref (I think) being a smart guy took an instant dislike to the brutal tactics Leeds employed in those days (covering the period 1350-present day) & gave a world-class display of shafting them. Cue Leeds fans destroying as much of Paris as they could squeeze in before the trip home. What “brutal tactics” do Leeds employ present day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, macy37 said: What “brutal tactics” do Leeds employ present day? That kind of post is everything that’s wrong with modern football. I have a perfectly good prejudice that’s been brewing and festering in my brain for half a century & you want it backing up with stats & analysis. Start of a slippery slope this. It’ll be VAR on the TAMB before you know it 👀 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 17 hours ago, Huddersfield said: I lived in the block of flats you can see to the left of this place (Bromley-by-Bow) for just short of 3 years. My first real exposure to a properly rough as hell pub. There was an old Irish couple ran it who operated an 'open all hours' policy...& had no end of dodgy dealings with local Police & wrong-uns. We'd sometimes be in there at 2 or 3am & get chucked out by a shedload of the local plod, who would then lock the doors (with themselves on the inside of course). Like something out of Minder at times. It was the first time I ever saw someone get clattered so hard that they flew backwards & smashed a table. I may have been in there ; south side of main drag used to weekend at a pad ( old council block like the ones on the bill ) closer to stepney tho - we entered via a back door and appeared to be a birthday party for some old folk / karaoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 OK, a bit random, but this came up when I was listening to some tunes as usual. Entertaining in many an old fashioned way. Spoiler alert! Penalty shoot-out is an eye-opener compared to nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 14 hours ago, Huddersfield said: That kind of post is everything that’s wrong with modern football. I have a perfectly good prejudice that’s been brewing and festering in my brain for half a century & you want it backing up with stats & analysis. Start of a slippery slope this. It’ll be VAR on the TAMB before you know it 👀 😉 Ah, you’re talking pish then?!😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddardStark Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) Bayern line up that played Rangers in the ECWC semi at Ibrox in 72 included Maier, Beckenbauer, Breitner, Hoeness, and Muller. I might be wrong but I think Celtic played against Inter in Glasgow on the same evening in the EC Semi. The combined attendance was 155,000. Edited January 18, 2020 by EddardStark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Jim Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 3 hours ago, EddardStark said: Bayern line up that played Rangers in the ECWC semi at Ibrox in 72 included Maier, Beckenbauer, Breitner, Hoeness, and Muller. I might be wrong but I think Celtic played against Inter in Glasgow on the same evening in the EC Semi. The combined attendance was 155,000. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12532811.when-we-were-kings-the-night-155000-attended-two-european-semi-finals-in-glasgow/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Jersey Jim said: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12532811.when-we-were-kings-the-night-155000-attended-two-european-semi-finals-in-glasgow/ Ah yes, this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 14 hours ago, macy37 said: Ah, you’re talking pish then?!😂 I do have some, completely objective analysis. Whenever we play Leeds, I always find myself shouting or singing such songs/phrases as “dirty cheating b@stard”, “same old Leeds scum-always cheating”, “you dirty Leeds b@stard” etc significantly more than the equivalents when we play (say) Brentford or West Brom. Given that my analysis of what is happening is always 100% correct, that suggests there is something in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Leeds post Christmas form taking the usual dip it would appear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, dan cake said: Leeds post Christmas form taking the usual dip it would appear Friend of mine - who's a dirty Leeds fan - pointed out to me that Leeds have been top of what ever division they've been in at the turn of the year at the start of the last four decades. 1990 - top of Division 2, finished 1st. 2000 - top of Premiership, finished 4th 2010 - top of League 1, finished 2nd 2020 - top of Championship, finished ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aaid Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 19 hours ago, Big Ramy 1314 said: Great video - I've been to a few of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ramy 1314 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, aaid said: Great video - I've been to a few of those. I love the nostalga behind the video. I've not been to any, but thought it was done well. Music suited it aswell mate.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ramy 1314 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, aaid said: Great video - I've been to a few of those. Is the old Fir Park still there? I was in Falkirk this past September, my uncle took me to see The Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies. We drove past the New Falkirk stadium, quite nice actually.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, Big Ramy 1314 said: Is the old Fir Park still there? I was in Falkirk this past September, my uncle took me to see The Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies. We drove past the New Falkirk stadium, quite nice actually.. No idea, it was East Stirling that played there, not Falkirk as it says on the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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