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Post by ilsonhatter on Oct 25, 2020 21:19:39 GMT
Did anyone else in the early 1970's manage to get in for the last 20 minutes on a Friday night when they used to open the gates?
My dad was a milkman in Offerton and on Friday night had to go round collecting the milk money of his customers as I was still at school I used to help him and then we would go down for the last 20 minutes when they used to open the gates at the railway end.
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Post by fundi on Oct 25, 2020 21:30:20 GMT
My Gran used to take me in for the last 15/20 minutes back in the1950s. Made me a County addict. There have been times when I say "why, oh why, have you burdened me with this,Granny?" But then I realise that she did the most marvellous thing she could have done for me. Thanks to her I am a winner of the jackpot in life's lottery, I am a County fan - the best thing to be in the world! (I can't recall what the second best thing is, but it's so far behind that it doesn't really count)
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Post by dispatcher007 on Oct 25, 2020 23:19:34 GMT
Same for me Fundi.In 1955 my mum and I used to go to Stockport on Saturday afternoon and walk home to Cale Green.If County were playing we used to stand on the Railway End for the last 0 minutes when they opened the gates.Been addicted ever since
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Post by vicar on Oct 26, 2020 9:44:48 GMT
Loads of times as a kid in the late 60s early 70s when I didn't have the gate money, we'd usually be losing and there'd be half dozen going in while hundreds poured out, I remember one pissed up bloke leaving at half time and saying I could take his place, the bloke on the gate refused but after a massive row he relented and let me in, my memory is fading now but the steward could have been Lemon Head.
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Post by donkey on Oct 26, 2020 16:07:58 GMT
Loads of times as a kid in the late 60s early 70s when I didn't have the gate money, we'd usually be losing and there'd be half dozen going in while hundreds poured out, I remember one pissed up bloke leaving at half time and saying I could take his place, the bloke on the gate refused but after a massive row he relented and let me in, my memory is fading now but the steward could have been Lemon Head. |
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Post by donkey on Oct 26, 2020 16:13:59 GMT
I still do it now, have a quick pint before kickoff find out we are 1-0 down so have another then before you know its half 4 so pop over for last 15 mins, best Ive done is make it to the ground for the last min of 5 mins added time and Ive got a ST.
In the early 70's it was over the wall into the bogs far end of railway
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