January 2, 201511 yr Can anyone confirm or correct me on an old memory of mine from being a kid at burnden? Could have most of this totally wrong Early 80's Opening day of season Newcastle at home, they were newly promoted Kevin keegan just joined them Geordies everywhere, fighting in burnden paddock Won 3-1, Jeff chandler. ???
January 2, 201511 yr Can anyone confirm or correct me on an old memory of mine from being a kid at burnden? Could have most of this totally wrong Early 80's Opening day of season Newcastle at home, they were newly promoted Kevin keegan just joined them Geordies everywhere, fighting in burnden paddock Won 3-1, Jeff chandler. ??? Fighting in Manny road don't remember Burnden paddock fighting. I'd say Tony Henry not so much Chandler. Edited January 2, 201511 yr by Mounts Kipper
January 2, 201511 yr Author Fighting in Manny road don't remember Burnden paddock fighting. I'd say Tony Henry not so much Chandler. So correct on everything else ?
January 2, 201511 yr Author Remember being in paddock sat in the railings, vague memory off my old man rushin down to me cos it was all going off in the walkway.saying that it could easy of been another match
January 2, 201511 yr So correct on everything else ? It's a long time ago some others might have a clearer memory. Definitely remember more Geordies on than Bolton and Newcastle fans being chased over the fence by the Manny Roaders who though few in number were a fiesty bunch. Edited January 2, 201511 yr by Mounts Kipper
January 2, 201511 yr I was in paddock, first game without my dad, first fv too... I real eye opener, they where mainly pissed up Geordie's who went down pretty quickly.
January 3, 201511 yr Spaz nobs first game Correcatmundo. The only thing I remember of the game though is being on the embankment and old fella in front of me eating a packet of biscuits.
January 3, 201511 yr Can anyone confirm or correct me on an old memory of mine from being a kid at burnden? Could have most of this totally wrong Early 80's Opening day of season Newcastle at home, they were newly promoted Kevin keegan just joined them Geordies everywhere, fighting in burnden paddock Won 3-1, Jeff chandler. ??? 1982 It was the first home game of the season, we had played away at Burnely the week before (and drawn 0:0) We won 3-1 with Henry getting 2 and Reid getting the other. I remember it being heaving, but having just checked there were only 17,738 on.....still, it was our largest crowd that season by a long way, with the next highest being 10,784 when we got beat by Leeds at home. Looking at the results, we really were dogshit that season
January 3, 201511 yr Author I wasn't far off, seeing it was my 1st match n being a nipper. Remember being scared shitless but I couldn't wait go again. Edited January 3, 201511 yr by Cinnykid
January 3, 201511 yr I was in the Paddock, there was plenty of fisticuffs in there, the pissed Geordies were left nursing their wounds. The main action I believe was on Lever St before the game, serious mayhem around the Nightingale and Little John. Burnden was meant to hold 42,000 in those days, if there was only that crowd mentioned on that day, there was some serious fiddling of gate receipts.
January 3, 201511 yr was a very scared 14 year old that day..the walk up manny road after the match was not for the faint hearted..
January 3, 201511 yr Remember that day, my old man had me under his arms leaving manny road whilst one arrowing the geordies running in Edited January 3, 201511 yr by anewman
January 3, 201511 yr Remember that day, my old man had me under his arms leaving manny road whilst one arrowing the geordies running in Must have known your dad what was his name? I was in the Manny road north for every home game from 81 to the early early 90s when I moved to the Burnden paddock.
January 3, 201511 yr I remember as a kid in school being the only one in my class that went watching bolton..... Edited January 3, 201511 yr by Pablo
January 3, 201511 yr I remember as a kid in school being the only one in my class that went watching bolton..... Woodside had a coach going to Old Trafford most weeks.
January 3, 201511 yr Woodside had a coach going to Old Trafford most weeks. Full of sad wannabe glory hunting cunts no doubt.
January 3, 201511 yr Must have known your dad what was his name? I was in the Manny road north for every home game from 81 to the early early 90s when I moved to the Burnden paddock. 77 now me dad, big Al
January 3, 201511 yr I remember as a kid in school being the only one in my class that went watching bolton.....There were 2 of us in my primary school class And this wasn't in Bolton and in the 80's Random
January 3, 201511 yr Don't remember much of the game I was sat on the metal fencing in the paddock on halfway line With my dad stood behind me giving a few Geordies a crack that were getting to close Like others have said the walk through the car park and up manny road was was very eventful
January 3, 201511 yr Painful memories of the rest of the season after beating the barcodes. As a 14 year old the slight aprehension of when the Geordies were in town was nothing compared to the fear when bloody Chelsea Tore the place apart in that last home game - sat in Burnden Stand (lightweight I know) as the seats were flying back and forth. Worse still though was one week later - the trip to the Valley to see the relegation capitulation. The slide didn't stop there of course - only Robbie's goal 5 years later turned the tide. Memories indeed.....
January 3, 201511 yr Burnden was meant to hold 42,000 in those days, if there was only that crowd mentioned on that day, there was some serious fiddling of gate receipts. I remember Sheffield Utd taking over the whole of the Embankment End later in the 80's. They were just climbing over the fence at the back rather than going through the turnstiles.
January 3, 201511 yr Was my mates 18th birthday when we played the Geordies, got pissed in Howcroft & Prince Bill before the game, never saw a goal & sprained my ankle as I walked up the Burnden Paddock with 2 pints...we scored & everyone piled down into me! Were we on match of the day? Seem to remember going home to sleep it off thinking I'd watch it on the box but sleeping straight through til Sunday. Could be wrong though, the memory does play tricks.
January 3, 201511 yr Author Painful memories of the rest of the season after beating the barcodes. As a 14 year old the slight aprehension of when the Geordies were in town was nothing compared to the fear when bloody Chelsea Tore the place apart in that last home game - sat in Burnden Stand (lightweight I know) as the seats were flying back and forth. Worse still though was one week later - the trip to the Valley to see the relegation capitulation. The slide didn't stop there of course - only Robbie's goal 5 years later turned the tide. Memories indeed.....Did both sets of fans swap ends from lever to embankment during the Chelsea match , remember my brother mentioning a Chelsea game that was total mayhem
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