Site Supporter Steejay Posted April 14, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted April 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, miamiwhite said: Bolty will be interested in this....spoken about at our meet up last year. Yep, he’ll have been there. I remember loads of names from that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamiwhite Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, Steejay said: Yep, he’ll have been there. I remember loads of names from that day. Just emailed him mate, he’ll love this thread. Proper old skool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltonBoy80 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Was just about to say anybody else enjoying this thread. sick and tired of the depressing bull shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted April 15, 2019 Members Share Posted April 15, 2019 5 hours ago, Steejay said: Yep, I was on that. They kicked us off at Swinton and escorted us all the way back to Bolton. Coppers picked on a mixed race lad called Martin Reid and it took about 6 of them to restrain him after he fought back. Loads of guys arrested that day. Mad day and just FYI, Martin ended up in a court case after this incident and got off due to what would now be termed 'racist comments' by members of the constabulary. Top lad Martin and just before I emigrated I gave him a very valuable set of maritime related books what with him being a RN man and, if my memory serves me correctly, having a seriously impressive record in there too for sorting out a certain high ranking individual One of the in crowd at the Bolton Palais and on the terraces. Salt of the Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted April 15, 2019 Members Share Posted April 15, 2019 5 hours ago, miamiwhite said: Bolty will be interested in this....spoken about at our meet up last year. Yer reet pal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted April 15, 2019 Members Share Posted April 15, 2019 Now then, this thread title. I felt sure I would see lots of "A 3-0 home win against Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in warm sunshine at Burnden as the Jimmy Armfield era commenced" Some of us ex Lever End 'operatives' who had graduated to being Burnden Paddock boot boys had decided to spend one season in the Manny Road North - main aim being to silence the boo boys and general negativity coming from that section nearest to the players tunnel. Took about 3 home games and we'd dispersed the fuckers and acquired a couple of dozen 'new friends' who were relieved to see the back of the whingeing cunts. Various highlights in that remarkable season on the pitch (Alan Waldrons 40 yarder v. Chesterfield; Jim McDonaghs fuck up for Rotherham; Sir Jim smashing his forehead open on the dugout ceiling when Alan Waldron scored the 40 yarder etc.) and a few in the Manny Road North too! A particular favourite was that game against bastard Rovers when they decided we looked an easier proposition to take on than the Burnden Paddock and they came seriously unstuck that day. As plenty know, the MNR already had one good crew of lads and we were one season only reinforcements. Don't remember anyone trying it on in the MNR for the rest of that season. Wild times but nothing ever matched '69 and the skinhead era in the Lever End (shoulder to shoulder with the likes of the aforementioned Mr. Reid). Utter carnage that was and almost every club who came wanted to try and take the Lever End. None ever did during that era unless my memory is failing me. Some monumental battles with Leicester, Villa, Sheffield United and Derby County in particular. Stabbings, darts, house bricks, bottles - you name it. Complete fucking madhouse and I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Steejay Posted April 15, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, bolty58 said: Now then, this thread title. I felt sure I would see lots of "A 3-0 home win against Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in warm sunshine at Burnden as the Jimmy Armfield era commenced" Some of us ex Lever End 'operatives' who had graduated to being Burnden Paddock boot boys had decided to spend one season in the Manny Road North - main aim being to silence the boo boys and general negativity coming from that section nearest to the players tunnel. Took about 3 home games and we'd dispersed the fuckers and acquired a couple of dozen 'new friends' who were relieved to see the back of the whingeing cunts. Various highlights in that remarkable season on the pitch (Alan Waldrons 40 yarder v. Chesterfield; Jim McDonaghs fuck up for Rotherham; Sir Jim smashing his forehead open on the dugout ceiling when Alan Waldron scored the 40 yarder etc.) and a few in the Manny Road North too! A particular favourite was that game against bastard Rovers when they decided we looked an easier proposition to take on than the Burnden Paddock and they came seriously unstuck that day. As plenty know, the MNR already had one good crew of lads and we were one season only reinforcements. Don't remember anyone trying it on in the MNR for the rest of that season. Wild times but nothing ever matched '69 and the skinhead era in the Lever End (shoulder to shoulder with the likes of the aforementioned Mr. Reid). Utter carnage that was and almost every club who came wanted to try and take the Lever End. None ever did during that era unless my memory is failing me. Some monumental battles with Leicester, Villa, Sheffield United and Derby County in particular. Stabbings, darts, house bricks, bottles - you name it. Complete fucking madhouse and I wouldn't have missed it for the world. I remember Boro coming on the Lever End & fucking test tubes of chemicals were being thrown by them! Fortunately nothing as dangerous as the sinister acid attacks nowadays. I was only young but I remember going home & messing around with my chemistry set to see if I could concoct something for the next game! Obviously nothing much stronger than Vimto was formulated. Edited April 15, 2019 by Steejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted April 15, 2019 Members Share Posted April 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Steejay said: I remember Boro coming on the Lever End & fucking test tubes of chemicals were being thrown by them! Fortunately nothing as dangerous as the sinister acid attacks nowadays. I was young but I remember going home & messing around with my chemistry set to see if I could concoct something for the next game! Obviously nothing much stronger than Vimto was formulated. You probably didn't deploy it but the capability was there. Make a right fucking mess of a treasured Ben Sherman or Fred Perry that would. You mad bastard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 On 14/04/2019 at 10:47, Roger_Dubuis said: I had a season ticket 82/83 and didn't renew and i didn't attend the first few matches of 83/84. Tony Caldwell's exploits enticed me back, off the top of my head the first match i can remember is a 2-2 home draw with Preston.The crazy corner types went in the Lever End seats at that time which is where me and my school mates went.It didn't take long to get hooked on BWFC again. by Xmas i travelled to the Wigan and Sheff Utd away games. It was a cracking atmosphere in the Lever End, I started the season in the Burnden Paddock and moved after a few games to join in the singing. (Didn't bother with a season ticket in them days, no need). I remember the novelty of actually getting a ticket from the ticket office to get in the seats rather than just paying on the turnstile for terraces. Great songs and characters in the Lever End that season, although it did die a death post Christmas once our chance of promotion gradually disappeared (no play offs to aim for then). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northender Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 First day of the 86/87 season, it was my first game and we got beat by Swindon 2-1. Happy memories walking with my dad from Bromwich Street and through the St Peters Way subway to the ground. Think Chris Kamara was playing for Swindon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 18 hours ago, MancWanderer said: You're probably right mate. Can't be arsed googling but had it in mind we won but my memory is badly affected by age David Platt scored equaliser for Crewe at Lever End. 1st 2 games of season were at home for some reason, possibly Cardiff couldn't host a home game so the fixtures were switched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted April 15, 2019 Moderators Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said: It was a cracking atmosphere in the Lever End, I started the season in the Burnden Paddock and moved after a few games to join in the singing. (Didn't bother with a season ticket in them days, no need). I remember the novelty of actually getting a ticket from the ticket office to get in the seats rather than just paying on the turnstile for terraces. Great songs and characters in the Lever End that season, although it did die a death post Christmas once our chance of promotion gradually disappeared (no play offs to aim for then). i had a paddock season ticket and swapped to the lever end 48 quid, it was Edited April 15, 2019 by Casino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piemon Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 i started in the Old Div 3 89/90 my first season i can remember going. Ended up at Wembley for the Sherpa Van Final. )Id take that again next year ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Egg Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, Piemon said: i started in the Old Div 3 89/90 my first season i can remember going. Ended up at Wembley for the Sherpa Van Final. )Id take that again next year ) So it was season 88/89 then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltonBoy80 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Northender said: First day of the 86/87 season, it was my first game and we got beat by Swindon 2-1. Happy memories walking with my dad from Bromwich Street and through the St Peters Way subway to the ground. Think Chris Kamara was playing for Swindon. Swindon fan knocked over Bolton fans in his car after getting his car stoned after game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Egg Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, BoltonBoy80 said: Swindon fan knocked over Bolton fans in his car after getting his car stoned after game Was like the wild west at the back of the embankment that day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhanley Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 On 14/04/2019 at 18:12, miamiwhite said: Similar topic, but without googling......who were our opponents for our first ever match in Division 4 ? I went to it and it was actually attended by almost a thousand more than our match v Wimbledon in ‘83. This is the game in question. Bolton 1 Crewe 1 - 1987. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltonBoy80 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 56 minutes ago, paulhanley said: This is the game in question. Bolton 1 Crewe 1 - 1987. Cheers for posting pal. great vids these ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhanley Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, BoltonBoy80 said: Cheers for posting pal. great vids these ! More to come in due course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydan Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 1 hour ago, paulhanley said: This is the game in question. Bolton 1 Crewe 1 - 1987. First game I went to with my mates from school rather than with my Dad. Stood at the back of the paddock near the segregation, the original crazy corner! Think Sweep from off here was with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUREADY2ROLL Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 On 14/04/2019 at 21:30, Steejay said: Yep, I was on that. They kicked us off at Swinton and escorted us all the way back to Bolton. Coppers picked on a mixed race lad called Martin Reid and it took about 6 of them to restrain him after he fought back. Loads of guys arrested that day. I was with the twins and a few other Daubhill lads - might have been you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Steejay Posted April 16, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted April 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said: I was with the twins and a few other Daubhill lads - might have been you Yep, I can remember loads of stuff from around then, mad times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted April 16, 2019 Moderators Share Posted April 16, 2019 First league game was Brentford at home, April 92, lost 2-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusan nikolic Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 44 minutes ago, paulhanley said: More to come in due course! Thanks for posting Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhanley Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, dusan nikolic said: Thanks for posting Paul. No worries. Will try to keep on posting these regularly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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