| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 09:14 - Mar 23 with 2893 views | grumpy |
To those who supported Saints there the Dell will always be special to them. |  | |  |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 22:07 - Mar 23 with 2698 views | cocklebreath |
Micah Richards hasn’t heard of the Dell. Excellent. |  |
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 22:22 - Mar 23 with 2687 views | Bicester_North |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 22:07 - Mar 23 by cocklebreath |
Micah Richards hasn’t heard of the Dell. Excellent. |
He would’ve been 13 when Saints moved to St Mary’s, you’d think he would have some idea.
Most football mad lads know all the grounds by that age, especially the top division. |  |
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 08:49 - Mar 24 with 2566 views | kernow |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 22:22 - Mar 23 by Bicester_North |
He would’ve been 13 when Saints moved to St Mary’s, you’d think he would have some idea.
Most football mad lads know all the grounds by that age, especially the top division. |
As a nipper I could remember the grounds and colours of all 92.
Wouldn't have a clue today?! | | | |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 09:02 - Mar 24 with 2558 views | grumpy |
I remember going to Chelsea once in the 80s and watching a large space appear in the Shed End and then found large group stood behind us.  | | | |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 09:02 - Mar 24 with 2557 views | Bicester_North |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 08:49 - Mar 24 by kernow |
As a nipper I could remember the grounds and colours of all 92.
Wouldn't have a clue today?! |
Same here, lost track of the name changes. Give me a Burnden Park or Valley Parade over a university of Bolton stadium or Coral Windows stadium any day. (I had to look the new names up) | |
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 13:24 - Mar 24 with 2463 views | TimSaint |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 08:49 - Mar 24 by kernow |
As a nipper I could remember the grounds and colours of all 92.
Wouldn't have a clue today?! |
......and the nicknames of all 92 !!
.....but even some of those have changed now. Didn't Sunderland have a fans vote to determine their Black Cats nickname ? |  |
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 06:46 - Mar 25 with 2268 views | RednWight |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 13:24 - Mar 24 by TimSaint |
......and the nicknames of all 92 !!
.....but even some of those have changed now. Didn't Sunderland have a fans vote to determine their Black Cats nickname ? |
Yes but to be fair they could hardly continue as the Rokermen once they’d moved grounds |  |
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 18:28 - Mar 25 with 2142 views | Berber |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 13:24 - Mar 24 by TimSaint |
......and the nicknames of all 92 !!
.....but even some of those have changed now. Didn't Sunderland have a fans vote to determine their Black Cats nickname ? |
Yes, but the black cat was in the first club badge, which influenced the vote.
"That name then became associated with the newly-formed football club and upon adopting red-and-white stripes as their strip, the first Sunderland badge featured a black cat, along with a ship, a football and party of the city's coat of arms." |  | | |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 22:59 - Mar 25 with 2035 views | dirk_doone |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 06:46 - Mar 25 by RednWight |
Yes but to be fair they could hardly continue as the Rokermen once they’d moved grounds |
Portsmouth kept their nickname of Pompey even after they changed their shirt colour from Pompadour pink to blue.
But, Reading changed their nickname from Biscuitmen to Royals after the Huntley & Palmer biscuit factory closed. |  |
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 08:25 - Mar 26 with 1958 views | SaintNick |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 22:59 - Mar 25 by dirk_doone |
Portsmouth kept their nickname of Pompey even after they changed their shirt colour from Pompadour pink to blue.
But, Reading changed their nickname from Biscuitmen to Royals after the Huntley & Palmer biscuit factory closed. |
I think Pompey was the nickname for the City first rather than the football team, it was coined by sailors |  |
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 12:02 - Mar 26 with 1917 views | dirk_doone |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 08:25 - Mar 26 by SaintNick |
I think Pompey was the nickname for the City first rather than the football team, it was coined by sailors |
No, it wasn't, Nick. The nickname Pompey came from the Pompadour pink colour of their shirts. Since then, it has become a nickname for the city as well. Of course, Pompey fans have tried to come up with all sorts of myths about its origin but that is the simple fact of the matter.
In the nineteenth century, men who wore pink uniforms were known as Pompadours, which then became abbreviated to Pompey. The 56th West Essex Regiment of Foot were the first organisation to be given those 2 nicknames long before PFC was even founded.
Nicknames based on colours, like Clarets and Royals, are fairly common.
PFC's traditional colours were identical to these:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/785596728732087376/
As you can see here:
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Portsmouth/Portsmouth.htm
https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/southampton/forum/266984/unofficial-club-
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 12:42 - Mar 26 with 1863 views | Berber |
Interesting post, but actually, far more information than I want or need to know about them.  | | | |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 12:54 - Mar 26 with 1844 views | dirk_doone |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 06:46 - Mar 25 by RednWight |
Yes but to be fair they could hardly continue as the Rokermen once they’d moved grounds |
Leeds United's nickname was the Peacocks, not because of their traditional blue and yellow shirts but because they used to play at the Old Peacock ground. But, after Don Revie decided that copying Real Madrid's all-white strip might help improve their performance, they became known as the Lillywhites or just the Whites. [Post edited 26 Mar 2021 12:54]
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 17:40 - Mar 26 with 1759 views | cocklebreath |
Great facts Dirk | |
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 18:12 - Mar 26 with 1731 views | DorsetIan |
Modern stadiums and name changes - almost entirely rubbish.
I worked in Darlington for a while. Great old ground 'Feethams' replaced by the Reynolds Arena, named after Chairman and former safe-cracker George Reynolds who was subsequently sent down again for tax evasion. Ground now sexily titled 'The Darlington Arena' and Reynolds is punting vending machines out of an E-Cig shop in Chester-le-Street.
Not much luck down the road either. Ayresome Park swapped for The Riverside - what a sh!thole that is. | |
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 23:08 - Mar 26 with 1651 views | kernow |
Names you no longer hear.
Eastville (Bristol Rovers), Dean Court (Bournemouth), Goldstone Ground (Brighton), Ninian Park (Cardiff), Vetch Field (Swansea), Gay Meadow (Shrewsbury), Manor Hoad (Oxford), Elm Park (Reading), White Hart Lane (Tottenham), Highbury (Arsenal), County Ground (Northampton), The Old Den (Millwall), Boleyn Ground (West Ham), Layer Road (Colchester), Filbert Street (Leicester), Baseball Ground (Derby), Highfield Road (Coventry), Boothferry Park (Hull), Fellows Park (Walsall), Victoria Park (Stoke), Springfield Park (Wigan), Burnden Park (Bolton), Maine Road (Manchester City), Edgeley Park (Stockport), Haig Avenue (Southport), Gigg Lane (Bury), Peel Park (Accrington Stanley), Leeds Road (Huddersfield), Belle Vue (Doncaster), The Shay (Halifax), The Old Show Ground (Scunthorpe), Roker Park (Sunderland), Feethams (Darlington), Ayresome Park (Middlesbrough), Testwood Park (Totton).
Can any of you fellow anoraks think of any others? | | | |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 23:33 - Mar 26 with 1645 views | hedgeend61 |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 23:08 - Mar 26 by kernow |
Names you no longer hear.
Eastville (Bristol Rovers), Dean Court (Bournemouth), Goldstone Ground (Brighton), Ninian Park (Cardiff), Vetch Field (Swansea), Gay Meadow (Shrewsbury), Manor Hoad (Oxford), Elm Park (Reading), White Hart Lane (Tottenham), Highbury (Arsenal), County Ground (Northampton), The Old Den (Millwall), Boleyn Ground (West Ham), Layer Road (Colchester), Filbert Street (Leicester), Baseball Ground (Derby), Highfield Road (Coventry), Boothferry Park (Hull), Fellows Park (Walsall), Victoria Park (Stoke), Springfield Park (Wigan), Burnden Park (Bolton), Maine Road (Manchester City), Edgeley Park (Stockport), Haig Avenue (Southport), Gigg Lane (Bury), Peel Park (Accrington Stanley), Leeds Road (Huddersfield), Belle Vue (Doncaster), The Shay (Halifax), The Old Show Ground (Scunthorpe), Roker Park (Sunderland), Feethams (Darlington), Ayresome Park (Middlesbrough), Testwood Park (Totton).
Can any of you fellow anoraks think of any others? |
Brentford - Griffin Park
Rotherham - Millmoor
MKDons - National Hockey Stadium
Chesterfield - Saltergate
Barnet - Underhill
Yeovil - Huish Athletic Stadium. |  | | |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 00:32 - Mar 28 with 1472 views | Bicester_North |
Just watching the programme on BBC, Richards is cringeworthy with his cliché ridden bantz and so is Lineker kissing his arse and coming up with no stories of any interest. What a bland character.
Shearer is the only one with anything interesting to say. | |
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 00:50 - Mar 28 with 1469 views | Bicester_North |
Worst grounds for fans is difficult as in worst grounds for what reason.
Reading Madjeski- most boring to visit
Luton- biggest dump back in the 80’s
West Ham/Spurs- Most intimidating back in the 80’s early 90’s, but in Spurs case was more outside the ground than in it.
Best/loudest home atmosphere- West Ham, Leeds and Everton going back a few years very loud. | |
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 00:52 - Mar 28 with 1467 views | dirk_doone |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 00:32 - Mar 28 by Bicester_North |
Just watching the programme on BBC, Richards is cringeworthy with his cliché ridden bantz and so is Lineker kissing his arse and coming up with no stories of any interest. What a bland character.
Shearer is the only one with anything interesting to say. |
I remember David Beckham saying that the Dell was the ground he hated playing at most. There was a season when he was public enemy No.1 and he had the misfortune to come to the Dell at the height of his unpopularity. The crowd were merciless. I felt sorry for him.
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 17:27 - Mar 28 with 1313 views | ericofarabia |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 00:52 - Mar 28 by dirk_doone |
I remember David Beckham saying that the Dell was the ground he hated playing at most. There was a season when he was public enemy No.1 and he had the misfortune to come to the Dell at the height of his unpopularity. The crowd were merciless. I felt sorry for him.
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Didn't a little kid chuck the ball at him whilst he was walking towards the touchline to take a throw in and get him in the nads? Also some spotty little oik pulling his shirt when he was about to take a throw in as well, or is my memory making up things that I wish had happened? |  | | |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 19:22 - Mar 28 with 1269 views | cocklebreath |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 23:08 - Mar 26 by kernow |
Names you no longer hear.
Eastville (Bristol Rovers), Dean Court (Bournemouth), Goldstone Ground (Brighton), Ninian Park (Cardiff), Vetch Field (Swansea), Gay Meadow (Shrewsbury), Manor Hoad (Oxford), Elm Park (Reading), White Hart Lane (Tottenham), Highbury (Arsenal), County Ground (Northampton), The Old Den (Millwall), Boleyn Ground (West Ham), Layer Road (Colchester), Filbert Street (Leicester), Baseball Ground (Derby), Highfield Road (Coventry), Boothferry Park (Hull), Fellows Park (Walsall), Victoria Park (Stoke), Springfield Park (Wigan), Burnden Park (Bolton), Maine Road (Manchester City), Edgeley Park (Stockport), Haig Avenue (Southport), Gigg Lane (Bury), Peel Park (Accrington Stanley), Leeds Road (Huddersfield), Belle Vue (Doncaster), The Shay (Halifax), The Old Show Ground (Scunthorpe), Roker Park (Sunderland), Feethams (Darlington), Ayresome Park (Middlesbrough), Testwood Park (Totton).
Can any of you fellow anoraks think of any others? |
I’m gonna pull you up on the Boleyn ground, it’s Upton park, it just got trendy near the end | |
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 23:34 - Mar 28 with 1187 views | Gennaro_Contaldo |
| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 19:22 - Mar 28 by cocklebreath |
I’m gonna pull you up on the Boleyn ground, it’s Upton park, it just got trendy near the end |
This. |  |
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| I don’t see the old girl listed here... on 06:47 - Mar 29 with 1150 views | JaySaint |
some of the old grounds take me back 25-30 years, watching FA cup 3rd round scores / results on a sat afternoon
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