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2 hours ago, Baba O'Riley said:

It’s a Magees Ales bar, think I remember my Dad telling me there was one there and one on the Manchester Road side adjacent to the police control box, where I know there was a bar in the 70s and 80s.

Looks like the Burnden paddock lever end side to me. 

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A large hole appeared in the pitch at the Lever End side during one season .It was probably early - mid seventies .This spawned many jokes about useless players disappearing down it.There was a serious on going problem with subsidence all around the ground hence the excessive piling that went on in the Normid build.

Father in law used to do maintenance on the ground in the close season .He told me that he had seen several Manny road stand stanchions swing in fresh air following subsidence.

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23 hours ago, burnden said:

Cracking pic of the oil undersoil heating going in here >> https://harry-mcguire.pixelrights.com/p/Ww66b  

Some great pics on the nostalgia section of that site.

One v United at home in 78/79, first time I've seen pics from that match.

Cracker of Jeff Chandler with Dave Felgate, and a player I don't recognise.

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23 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Some great pics on the nostalgia section of that site.

One v United at home in 78/79, first time I've seen pics from that match.

Cracker of Jeff Chandler with Dave Felgate, and a player I don't recognise.

Click where it says caption on bottom right of pics S , it tells you there .

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24 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Some great pics on the nostalgia section of that site.

One v United at home in 78/79, first time I've seen pics from that match.

Cracker of Jeff Chandler with Dave Felgate, and a player I don't recognise.

It's Tony Caldwell , if it's the legends line up for the Charlton match.

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Yes, Caldwell, thanks chaps.

This looks like a pre season match, I'm guessing Blackburn,  but their badge looks different

 

https://harry-mcguire.pixelrights.com/albums/9WpwAb/bwfc-nostalgia

 

Skip that, it takes you back to the beginning.

On another pic, it has Peter Thompson with John Thomas, Julian Darby and one I don't recognise, any ideas who it is ? It's not bringing the names up for me.

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6 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Yes, Caldwell, thanks chaps.

This looks like a pre season match, I'm guessing Blackburn,  but their badge looks different

 

https://harry-mcguire.pixelrights.com/albums/9WpwAb/bwfc-nostalgia

 

Skip that, it takes you back to the beginning.

On another pic, it has Peter Thompson with John Thomas, Julian Darby and one I don't recognise, any ideas who it is ? It's not bringing the names up for me.

I think Ian Seddon

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1 minute ago, dusan nikolic said:

To get the picture description up , I just tapped on the photo once and it appeared at the bottom , not sure if that helps.

It didn't for me at first, but doing it now on the bottom left of the pic.

Good to see Carlos leaning on Franky Worthy 's executive Lada 😂

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6 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

It didn't for me at first, but doing it now on the bottom left of the pic.

Good to see Carlos leaning on Franky Worthy 's executive Lada 😂

I bet they were overjoyed when them fuckers rolled up on the car park.

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19 hours ago, miamiwhite said:

It didn't for me at first, but doing it now on the bottom left of the pic.

Good to see Carlos leaning on Franky Worthy 's executive Lada 😂

 

Remembering him mentioning it on here

Take your son to work day

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