United road v Stretford end

Originally Posted by irk

Didn't United Road at it's barmiest used to be adults? Chock fill of loons especially in that end paddock.

That was my impression too. Only once as a kid climbed from Stretford End into United Road and that was Lou Macari's testimonial ffs

Stetford End seats with my old man against Barca in 84 still my best OT memory though. Thought the stand might collapse.

Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma United Road. Is that enough Karmas

#topterracechant

Originally Posted by no fun

Then that @#%&! thatcher/those scouse @#%&!s ruined it all

Not to exculpate the dippers in any way, but it was mostly the former. She genuinely hated and despised football.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Not to exculpate the dippers in any way, but it was mostly the former. She genuinely hated and despised football.

And the £#%&!ing murdering, drunken, blame-denying @#%&!s gave her just the excuse she needed

Originally Posted by no fun

And the £#%&!ing murdering, drunken, blame-denying @#%&!s gave her just the excuse she needed

They did. But even without them, she would likely have found another one soon enough.

90 percent of the forum will never have stood on either ... fact

Originally Posted by puressence

90 percent of the forum will never have stood on either ... fact

True tbf. I'm 35 and can only half-remember a couple of these glory days. Could 93% swear I was in the scoreboard for the Michael Knighton Arsenal season curtain-raiser in 89. Beat the champions 4-1 and my brother cried because he thought it was first to ten and my abiding memory is a grown man calling Mal Donaghy a %@#$&!.

Scoreboard Paddock LMTB holder in my early teens. Then United Road end.
Parents and both sets of grandparents Salfordians.

Originally Posted by Knockers

True tbf. I'm 35 and can only half-remember a couple of these glory days. Could 93% swear I was in the scoreboard for the Michael Knighton Arsenal season curtain-raiser in 89. Beat the champions 4-1 and my brother cried because he thought it was first to ten and my abiding memory is a grown man calling Mal Donaghy a %@#$&!.

Originally Posted by sa7

The thick @#%&! was only 5 and thought we'd be there all day.

Originally Posted by shenwen

That was my impression too. Only once as a kid climbed from Stretford End into United Road and that was Lou Macari's testimonial ffs

Stetford End seats with my old man against Barca in 84 still my best OT memory though. Thought the stand might collapse.

Ah, good old E stand, the one that nobody who didn't go to games really knew about. About as posh as the old Wembley.

Originally Posted by 75Red

Scoreboard Paddock LMTB holder in my early teens. Then United Road end.
Parents and both sets of grandparents Salfordians.

Stretford End, Scoreboard End.
United Road was a side, opposite the main stand.

Originally Posted by 92ToBury

Stretford End, Scoreboard End.
United Road was a side, opposite the main stand.

Me schooled.
Can't even blame it on a typo - just vodka and old age.

You couldn't always get into the scoreboard paddock - it would depend on how many away fans came .

Remember being in scoreboard seats above the away fans versus the murderers and them punctuating our UNITED clap clap clap with a perfectly timed SHIT . It was the first time I'd heard that done . I was shocked .

They all turned round to point at us when they said shit as well .

Think it was 1-1 and big norm scored the equaliser.

Started in the stretty but was instantly attracted to United road after witnessing better dressed hooligans heading in that direction. I was soon jumping over the fences, ' burberried up' to get into the pens nearest the away fans with the rough and tumble of greater Manchester and I never really looked back. Some of the great 1980's victories against Liverpool were witnessed in there - absolute bedlam.

Towards the late 80's I noticed the well dressed lads had moved into k stand so I joined them there (sat next to the happy Mondays lot quite a few times). From there, various assaults were made on the unsuspecting away fans below us and we were routinely ejected. Can remember Middlesbrough being in k one year which caused quite a stir

Great days - it all went down hill when it went all seater and we started being successful tbh.

Never really went in united rd regularly, but was in there when we beat Barca 3-0, possibly the best atmosphere I've witnessed at OT

Was also in there for the night match v Southampton when there was a half time announcement that Deidre had chosen ken Barlow over mike baldwin

Originally Posted by no fun

Never really went in united rd regularly, but was in there when we beat Barca 3-0, possibly the best atmosphere I've witnessed at OT

Was also in there for the night match v Southampton when there was a half time announcement that Deidre had chosen ken Barlow over mike baldwin

Originally Posted by Child of Darkness

Apologies, we were playing arsenal

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Originally Posted by no fun

Never really went in united rd regularly, but was in there when we beat Barca 3-0, possibly the best atmosphere I've witnessed at OT

Was also in there for the night match v Southampton when there was a half time announcement that Deidre had chosen ken Barlow over mike baldwin

was superb that

Originally Posted by My Name is Keith

Started in the stretty but was instantly attracted to United road after witnessing better dressed hooligans heading in that direction. I was soon jumping over the fences, ' burberried up' to get into the pens nearest the away fans with the rough and tumble of greater Manchester and I never really looked back. Some of the great 1980's victories against Liverpool were witnessed in there - absolute bedlam.

Towards the late 80's I noticed the well dressed lads had moved into k stand so I joined them there (sat next to the happy Mondays lot quite a few times). From there, various assaults were made on the unsuspecting away fans below us and we were routinely ejected. Can remember Middlesbrough being in k one year which caused quite a stir

Great days - it all went down hill when it went all seater and we started being successful tbh.

Could you imagine what would have happened to someone with a half and half scarf and an iPad in the old United road?

Football was better when there was an air of menace about it.

They should never have taken the lead out of petrol.

My abiding feeling re United road was just the vitriol that seeped out if it .

Remember spending virtually the whole game singing macaaaavenieee is a £#%&!er is a £#%&!er .

Was £#%&!ing brilliant