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And the corners filled with seats at the upper tier level.

If we were to spend on major stadium improvements it should be on safe standing before an extra row of seats.

2 minutes ago, Mannyroader said:

If we were to spend on major stadium improvements it should be on safe standing before an extra row of seats.

absolutely - but I'd always just wondered if it was like one of Leigh Whites "myths" or was actually true

19 minutes ago, SatanGreavsie said:

What was the truth behind the idea that another row of seats could have gone in/go in at the very front?

I recall the seating contractor had an order for 27,500 seats, always made me smile when the attendance board used to put up 25,000 exactly on big games

2 hours ago, Dimron said:

I recall the seating contractor had an order for 27,500 seats, always made me smile when the attendance board used to put up 25,000 exactly on big games

Yet the record crowd at Reebok is above 28,000

• Highest attendance at a home match (Reebok Stadium😞 28,353 (v. Leicester City, Premier League, 28 December 2003).

1 minute ago, desperado said:

Yet the record crowd at Reebok is above 28,000

• Highest attendance at a home match (Reebok Stadium😞 28,353 (v. Leicester City, Premier League, 28 December 2003).

When it first opened the planning permission was for 25,000 only and after a few years  they applied to up the capacity, little did the planners know...

DP

Edited April 16, 20215 yr by Zico

17 hours ago, leigh white said:

With half an add showing a well known brewer, my guess would be Burnden Park.

aye

7 hours ago, Benny The Ball said:

What year was this ?

Fascinating picture 

Some of the crowd on the roof look like they have turned round to wave at the UFO hovering behind them .

 

it pops up about 10 mins into this history of BP video on YouTube when talking about our record attendance v City

so guess it's 1933

 

 

2 hours ago, SatanGreavsie said:

absolutely - but I'd always just wondered if it was like one of Leigh Whites "myths" or was actually true

Absolutely true. The front row in every stand is currently row D to allow space for the new rows in front. 

Anyone remember The Birdman of Burnden ?

Arsenal at home I recall

10 minutes ago, Dimron said:

Anyone remember The Birdman of Burnden ?

Arsenal at home I recall

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Miller_(parachutist)

Found it

8 hours ago, Dimron said:

In 96/97 my old man was security guard at chrotex (factory on CNR), and I basically sat for ages in his gatehouse watching the ground being built on his adjustable cctv camera thing

Security guard at the Reebok was a scouser always on the nick... he was eyeing up my (pedigree) dog until I took him to one side and told him to fk off or else

Undies Friday teaser.

 

Easy, mate.

3 minutes ago, Traf said:

Easy, mate.

I've lowered the bar. Even @Mr Grey
Will get this.

6 minutes ago, Underpants said:

I've lowered the bar. Even @Mr Grey
Will get this.

From reading his previous guesses, I doubt it.

Palace v united?

2 minutes ago, Casino said:

Palace v united?

No. But one of the teams is correct.

1 minute ago, Underpants said:

No. But one of the teams is correct.

Fulham v Utd?

3 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Fulham v Utd?

👎

Northampton united?

Just now, Casino said:

Northampton united?

Ooooooh,  no. 👎

York.

3 minutes ago, Mannyroader said:

York.

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