Site Supporter MickyD Posted April 9, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, Dimron said: Thanks for that mate. This is the picture I have behind my chairĀ at work, snapped it this morning for Matty2094. Its how I remember Burnden in my mind's eye (from the pie shop), it is from a calendar my old mum had on her wall, it was sold by Bolton Hospice, the artist has signed it "Brian" Brian Barlow is my guess. He does all of Bolton Hospice calendars. https://www.invaluable.com/artist/barlow-brian-ewaqt6stw1/sold-at-auction-prices/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, MickyD said: Brian Barlow is my guess. He does all of Bolton Hospice calendars. https://www.invaluable.com/artist/barlow-brian-ewaqt6stw1/sold-at-auction-prices/ Just had a click around, I think you're right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter desperado Posted April 9, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2021 48 minutes ago, Traf said: Ā Ā Ā 19 minutes ago, Dimron said: Thanks for that mate. This is the picture I have behind my chairĀ at work, snapped it this morning for Matty2094. Its how I remember Burnden in my mind's eye (from the pie shop), it is from a calendar my old mum had on her wall, it was sold by Bolton Hospice, the artist has signed it "Brian" It is a belter that one š Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 34 minutes ago, Dimron said: Thanks for that mate. This is the picture I have behind my chairĀ at work, snapped it this morning for Matty2094. Its how I remember Burnden in my mind's eye (from the pie shop), it is from a calendar my old mum had on her wall, it was sold by Bolton Hospice, the artist has signed it "Brian" Happy to help, even if us old clique members are supposedly being mean to newbies š Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 22 minutes ago, Traf said: Happy to help, even if us old clique members are supposedly being mean to newbies š Oh no... don't start him off over here please, I'm hiding!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted April 9, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 23:27, Casino said: This maybe answers a couple of earlier questionsĀ Fascinating picture that. Before the houses off Bromwich Street etc. Makes you realise how the town has grown over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 On 05/04/2021 at 10:13, Zico said: if you're going to do it would have to be this bit: you'll need one of these over to the right My old hobby horse We could have brought out the terrace houses and moved the pitch 50 to 75 yds away from Normid and redeveloped Burnden Park, just like they did at Molineux. But Gordon wanted his new hotel-stadium complex just down the road from his Georgian House Hotel and jumped into bed with Paul Emerson Jones from Alderley Edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Dimron said: My old hobby horse We could have brought out the terrace houses and moved the pitch 50 to 75 yds away from Normid and redeveloped Burnden Park, just like they did at Molineux. But Gordon wanted his new hotel-stadium complex just down the road from his Georgian House Hotel and jumped into bed with Paul Emerson Jones from Alderley Edge Iām too young to remember the inās and outās of the moveĀ but,Ā on the evidence of the houses around Anfield, it would have taken decades to buy up all of the houses required, and would have cost an absolute fortune.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Steejay Posted April 9, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2021 32 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said: Iām too young to remember the inās and outās of the moveĀ but,Ā on the evidence of the houses around Anfield, it would have taken decades to buy up all of the houses required, and would have cost an absolute fortune.Ā I wondered whetherĀ they could have turned the pitch round and expanded onto the front car park and behind the Burnden paddock, demolishing the gym block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunnerFan Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Dimron said: My old hobby horse We could have brought out the terrace houses and moved the pitch 50 to 75 yds away from Normid and redeveloped Burnden Park, just like they did at Molineux. But Gordon wanted his new hotel-stadium complex just down the road from his Georgian House Hotel and jumped into bed with Paul Emerson Jones from Alderley Edge Peter Emerson Jones. Apologies for the pedantry.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunnerFan Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Just now, RoadRunnerFan said: Peter Emerson Jones. Apologies for the pedantry.Ā A former employee of mine took great pleasure in telling me she used to do work for him.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Steejay said: I wondered whetherĀ they could have turned the pitch round and expanded onto the front car park and behind the Burnden paddock, demolishing the gym block. I always thought that should have been explored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 9 hours ago, RoadRunnerFan said: Peter Emerson Jones. Apologies for the pedantry.Ā Getting old and senile, got mixed up... Paul Jones hosted the Blues Show on Radio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted April 10, 2021 Moderators Share Posted April 10, 2021 at the request of @CasinoĀ for @MannyroaderĀ - some old pics uploaded in b&w and colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty2094 Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Finally got Deepdale out the way. Took more trial and error than Iād anticipated so Iāll be moving on to Burnden this weekend. Will get some pictures up when itās getting nearer designed.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted April 10, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted April 10, 2021 15 hours ago, Steejay said: I wondered whetherĀ they could have turned the pitch round and expanded onto the front car park and behind the Burnden paddock, demolishing the gym block. Iād imagine whoever was in goal at the St Peters Way end wouldāve been buggered by the low winter sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannyroader Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Zico said: at the request of @CasinoĀ for @MannyroaderĀ - some old pics uploaded in b&w and colour Those 2 pics show the clocks and what looks like a TV gantry atop the Manny Rd stand. Thanks for posting @Zico. šš Edited April 10, 2021 by Mannyroader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I still drop my jaw when I see that fckg supermarket !! I once, post Bruce's promotion to the Premiership, at a celebratory dinner in the Town Hall, was sat at a table with the no-tail council planning employee who gave that aberration the green light. My brother said she was very touchy about it & to avoid the subject. F'cough. I got into it very early on. She left the table all huffy. Someone said I'd upset her. "Good .... nowhere near as much as she upset me !". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 6 hours ago, Dr. Feelgood said: I still drop my jaw when I see that fckg supermarket !! I once, post Bruce's promotion to the Premiership, at a celebratory dinner in the Town Hall, was sat at a table with the no-tail council planning employee who gave that aberration the green light. My brother said she was very touchy about it & to avoid the subject. F'cough. I got into it very early on. She left the table all huffy. Someone said I'd upset her. "Good .... nowhere near as much as she upset me !". Good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 On 10/04/2021 at 11:42, matty2094 said: Finally got Deepdale out the way. Took more trial and error than Iād anticipated so Iāll be moving on to Burnden this weekend. Will get some pictures up when itās getting nearer designed.Ā Are you going to be selling this off mate? If you are can I suggest (tell me to fuck off) that you auction it maybe on here? Maybe even with a charity angle of some sort within?Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 6 hours ago, Dr. Feelgood said: I still drop my jaw when I see that fckg supermarket !! I once, post Bruce's promotion to the Premiership, at a celebratory dinner in the Town Hall, was sat at a table with the no-tail council planning employee who gave that aberration the green light. My brother said she was very touchy about it & to avoid the subject. F'cough. I got into it very early on. She left the table all huffy. Someone said I'd upset her. "Good .... nowhere near as much as she upset me !". Well said mate. I recall "The Embankment Redevelopment" promised us on site dining etc. and escalators up to our seats,,, what did we get? An effing big brick wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 46 minutes ago, Dimron said: Well said mate. I recall "The Embankment Redevelopment" promised us on site dining etc. and escalators up to our seats,,, what did we get? An effing big brick wall. iirc the projected plan was to build the Normid right along the embankment. Reducing its depth right along, build a roof off it & we'd still look like a football ground. I was still playing & lived in Chester so wasn't up to date. I walked in for a very early season league cup match (Wigan or Bury I think) and saw a fckg brick wallĀ consuming 40% of the embankment coming up to 6ft of the cinder track. I don't recall the game. Just my confusion. How the fckg Hell could anyone have accepted that plan ? Surely it was anninterim 'solution' ? Meeting this idiot, a Scot if I recall, who apparently didn't understand the fuss & the hostility and had been very vocal about "people will get used to it"Ā was an opportunity I wasn't going to let go. I didn't.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted April 11, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted April 11, 2021 54 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said: iirc the projected plan was to build the Normid right along the embankment. Reducing its depth right along, build a roof off it & we'd still look like a football ground. I was still playing & lived in Chester so wasn't up to date. I walked in for a very early season league cup match (Wigan or Bury I think) and saw a fckg brick wallĀ consuming 40% of the embankment coming up to 6ft of the cinder track. I don't recall the game. Just my confusion. How the fckg Hell could anyone have accepted that plan ? Surely it was anninterim 'solution' ? Meeting this idiot, a Scot if I recall, who apparently didn't understand the fuss & the hostility and had been very vocal about "people will get used to it"Ā was an opportunity I wasn't going to let go. I didn't.Ā Word is, if Normid hadnāt happened then nor would any future for Wanderers. I have no idea if someone was over-egging the pudding but it was certainly the word at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 5 hours ago, MickyD said: Word is, if Normid hadnāt happened then nor would any future for Wanderers. I have no idea if someone was over-egging the pudding but it was certainly the word at the time. Yep, I remember, but that changed the whole supermarket decision. I'm not sure we weren't scammed. Fckg Qwarp. Obviously I'm not sure we were either but fck me, what an outcome.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Take Hunt Off Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 The original plan published in the BEN showed a small covered stand(not the Henley Regatta srand) between the pitch & the NormidĀ Remember being totally gobsmacked when I attended the first home game of the season & THAT wall was right up to the pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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