What happened to England's lost football grounds?
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MrMagoo said:
Cheers for that, very intresting.
Such fond memories of Highbury that I struggle just walking past. Spent many weekends as a kid sitting outside listening to the fans to get a feel of what was happening.
As a Chelsea fan and a once a season away fan at Highbury, it should never have been allowed to close. It wasn't Burnden Pk or Ayrsome Park or the Baseball ground or some other non entity venue....it was fking Highbury. It was iconic, the marbled halls and all that. Being in the Clock End when Chelsea scored was amazing, and not something that can ever be replicated.Such fond memories of Highbury that I struggle just walking past. Spent many weekends as a kid sitting outside listening to the fans to get a feel of what was happening.
A tragedy for all true football fans when it was shut.
My fave memory from many years of away days at Highbury:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1bDQ6WoGGQ
TwigtheWonderkid said:
As a Chelsea fan and a once a season away fan at Highbury, it should never have been allowed to close. It wasn't Burnden Pk or Ayrsome Park or the Baseball ground or some other non entity venue....it was fking Highbury. It was iconic, the marbled halls and all that. Being in the Clock End when Chelsea scored was amazing, and not something that can ever be replicated.
A tragedy for all true football fans when it was shut.
My fave memory from many years of away days at Highbury:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1bDQ6WoGGQ
I know what you mean, the old Forest Trent End used to have a great atmosphere. I used to go with a mate about 25 years ago when it was a standing terrace. I didn't even support Forest, I'm a Notts County fan!A tragedy for all true football fans when it was shut.
My fave memory from many years of away days at Highbury:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1bDQ6WoGGQ
anonymous said:
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All grounds have history, but that doesn't make them Highbury! I've had many trips following Chelsea to Burnden Pk, Ayrsome Pak and the Baseball ground, plus the Dell, Vetch Field, Gay Meadow, Filbert St and numerous other long gone grounds. Surprised I can recall their names given my obvious lack of football knowledge. All those places were special to their fans, just as the old Stamford Bridge was special to me. But I'm not arrogant enough to expect the old Stamford Bridge (same sight, rebuild ground) to be special to anyone else. It was a rathole. But Highbury was special, to all Arsenal fans and visiting fans who went there.
If you don't get that, then I suspect your football knowledge may be even worse than mine.
anonymous said:
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Why was Highbury THAT special to visiting fans? It was surely no different to any other ground - and I went there a lot in the 70s as a kid - although I wasn't an Arsenal fan - my old ma just happened to get a few tickets - just to the clock side of those little greenhouses the managers used to sit in ...The away fans never actually saw the marble halls? They saw the liveried bloke outside the Art Deco frontage but that was about it and the marching band at half time who threw the stick in the air when he came to the goalmouth .... You speak tosh.
Puggit said:
How many enclosed old style grounds are there now? I'm pleased that my team still play in such a place - Vicarage Road (and thank god it's having the 4th side built at the moment!)
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