[Archived] Utterly Beautiful

[mike at picture]

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=...780052391622842

[yorkblues]

the old blackburn end

[AndyR]

That is a brilliant find, saved it to my hard drive for prosterity.

Thanks

[AggyBlue]

Brought a tear to my eyes. I'll be saving that when I get home

[mike at picture]

I wont be watching that after red wine!

[stuwilky]

*sigh*

[2k.]

Excellent find that. Brings back many happy memories!

Out of curiosity how do you save the video to your hard disk? i thought google video's were protected?

[Fife Rover]

Yes, great stuff in the nostalgic sense, but it also shows how much better off we are today in terms of accomadation at Ewood Park. Also as an aside I looked at all the other grounds featured, and found that I have been on every single one of them at some time. That was quite nostalgic too!

[waggy]

I WONDER when the footage was filmed,no police box in the darwen end enclosure,proper dug outs no perpex late 70's my guess.i must have tramped every inch off the old ground,every game we used to challenge ourseleves to go in every end,side,stand without being thrown out,the stamping off the feet in the riverside,i used to think it was a trian

[Sparky Marky]

No, defintely 80's....I used to live on Nuttall Street and play football against the turnstiles at Blackburn End and that big new sign was only put there when I lived there....

[bob fleming]

I WONDER when the footage was filmed

Looks like 1979 to me Wags!

[AggyBlue]

Looks like 1979 to me Wags!

Looks like 1979 to me as well

[waggy]

knew it was the late 70's

[tonygreenbank]

Did anybody see the clip of Radio Rovers. Gerald jackson looks like one scary guy; nothing like my impression of him from his voice!

[Sandiway Blue]

Those were the days!

BBE, bay 14 for me,near the riverside.

Thanks for the video!

[rog of the rovers]

Shows how far the club has come of late, only went to the old ground once, for my first ever Rovers game in 1990 i think, was only 3 at the time.

Good to look back, but important to look forward!

How do you save videos btw?

[philipl]

Brings home just how impressive the Riverside used to be.

Wonderful, wonderful video- thank you.

[Earlydoors]

That is a brilliant find, saved it to my hard drive for prosterity.

Thanks

How do I save a YouTube video to my hard drive ?

[Jim J]

Christ, what a sh1t hole it was, great memories though, started off in the riverside as an under 10, then got a season ticket in the nuttal street stand up till i was about 14, then progressed onto the BBE, near number 9.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

It may be a 'sh1t hole' compared to what we have now but back then it never was for me.....excellent find!

Again you have to say rare footage like this should be cherised and out into an official Rovers club history DVD.....then again pigs might fly

[Sparky Marky]

Started off on't railings at the front and enjoyed the coppers coming past telling us to get down and then getting straight back up the minute they sodded off.....Midnight!!!!!!! Watch yer Back!!!!!

Progressed to back of BBE when about 10, moshing about and finding myself 30 yards away from where I started when we scored......

Used to love the lads shouting "get yer t**s out for the lads" when any type of female went past.....Oh how times change..!!!

[AndyR]

You can use www.keepvid.com to save youtube/google videos, you will have to save the flv file and then convert it to avi or mpg, I'll do it when I get home and post a link to it later.

[3recurring]

14MB mpg available here

[2k.]

Thanks very much 3recurring, you are a star!

[Derbyshire Blue]

Sigh…. makes me feel as old as I am, Darwen End first half (usually), half time walk along the Riverside (diving into the Ladies Toilets to get out the way of Leicester City skin heads, first ever seen cica 68) Blackburn End second half…

Evenings in late May watching my dad captaining teams in local combination cup finals from the Nuttal Street Terrace. Evening Reserve matches, under floodlights sneaking in and sitting on the benches up in the Riverside Stand…..

And sat with my Grandad in the Nuttal Street Stand eating Cough Candy bought at the bottom of Livsey Branch Road…at my first ever game approx 64/65…now that makes me cry.

Thanks for the memories that have just come flooding back….sniff