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Thought I would share this link with you. I found it very interesting. Great clip of Maine Road on there. A personal interest to me was Chesters old ground. Had a lot more character than the shite stadium that they play in now. Take a look....

http://footballgroundguide.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=13962&st=0

great find that mate, nice one.

Nice one. Just looking at that & Anfield, even Burneden Park etc brings back certainl types memories, perhaps because of the dodgy cinecam etc but it makes me realise that my current 'matchday experience' is a bit shit really.

Ha ha, loved the way the camerman keep focussing on our MASSIVE floodlights ... they were the biggest in the country doncha know

The Boundary Park one brought back memories as my dad used to take me there when i was a whippersnapper.Another useless piece of info one of the stands was actually in effect the biggest trophy ever won.Oldham won it through the Ford sporting league when they were in the old fourth division.

wow that background music was depressing!

Maine Road looked beautiful. I can now see what so many loved it.

the_georgian_genius wrote:Maine Road looked beautiful. I can now see what so many loved it.

Non standing stadiums was the death knell for grounds like Maine Road imo.Just think when it was all standing it could hold over 50 thousand so if all seaters had not come in we would still be there imo.

gillie wrote:

the_georgian_genius wrote:Maine Road looked beautiful. I can now see what so many loved it.

Non standing stadiums was the death knell for grounds like Maine Road imo.Just think when it was all standing it could hold over 50 thousand so if all seaters had not come in we would still be there imo.

true, but then i doubt we would of been taken over by the sheik and would hooligism still be rife?

the_georgian_genius wrote:

gillie wrote:

the_georgian_genius wrote:Maine Road looked beautiful. I can now see what so many loved it.

Non standing stadiums was the death knell for grounds like Maine Road imo.Just think when it was all standing it could hold over 50 thousand so if all seaters had not come in we would still be there imo.

true, but then i doubt we would of been taken over by the sheik and would hooligism still be rife?

If you think hooliganism has gone away you are deluded my friend its now underground.

gillie wrote:

the_georgian_genius wrote:

gillie wrote:

the_georgian_genius wrote:Maine Road looked beautiful. I can now see what so many loved it.

Non standing stadiums was the death knell for grounds like Maine Road imo.Just think when it was all standing it could hold over 50 thousand so if all seaters had not come in we would still be there imo.

true, but then i doubt we would of been taken over by the sheik and would hooligism still be rife?

If you think hooliganism has gone away you are deluded my friend its now underground.

In the grounds i meant.

the_georgian_genius wrote:

gillie wrote:

the_georgian_genius wrote:

gillie wrote:

the_georgian_genius wrote:Maine Road looked beautiful. I can now see what so many loved it.

Non standing stadiums was the death knell for grounds like Maine Road imo.Just think when it was all standing it could hold over 50 thousand so if all seaters had not come in we would still be there imo.

true, but then i doubt we would of been taken over by the sheik and would hooligism still be rife?

If you think hooliganism has gone away you are deluded my friend its now underground.

In the grounds i meant.

Ok mate i thought you was generalising.

Hooligans, meat pies that take the skin off your mouth, tea urns, Waggonwheels, horse shit, Peter fucking Swales, Tannoys, Big Helen, ring your bell, Colin Bell, attacking football, atmosphere, the Kippax, Jimmy Hill shut your mouth, small boys, jumpers for goalposts.

Isn't it Eh?

Ted Hughes wrote:Hooligans, meat pies that take the skin off your mouth, tea urns, Waggonwheels, horse shit, Peter fucking Swales, Tannoys, Big Helen, ring your bell, Colin Bell, attacking football, atmosphere, the Kippax, Jimmy Hill shut your mouth, small boys, jumpers for goalposts.

Isn't it Eh?

Now that was a real "match experience".

Nice find - I was hoping they'd also have footage of Huddersfield's old ground just to reminisce.