BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[Waggy76]

5 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

See above

I stand corrected .

[oldjamfan1]

2 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

I stand corrected .

No mate you were still correct, Wimbledon DID share with Palace (just not at the same time Charlton did 😉)

[simongarnerisgod]

9 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

 

So glad we got to see that down at Ewood. Souness was a the perfect manager for us at that time.

I recently watched the League Cup final on YouTube as I hadn't actually seen it since the day we were there. Can't believe what a great game it actually was. The only thing I remember from the day was that most of the Spurs fans had left with 10 minutes still to play. I couldn't believe it since we were only one goal ahead and it was a close game.

Souness also let Tony Parks lead out the team. Top bloke.

 

The atmosphere at Ewood back then was absolutely amazing.

we were a serious pest to man utd,arsenal and liverpool under souness regime,they hated coming to ewood😂,wenger especially had complete hatred for us and bolton,i honestly think he and ferguson thought we should just jog out of the tunnel and give them 3 points

[Aqualung]

18 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

1985-1991 charlton shared selhurst park as the valley was in serious disrepair and failed it`s safety cert,the club did`nt have the money to start the repairs

1991-93 charlton moved into upton park as wimbledon took their place and shared selhurst park

93-to present supporters and business men raised enough money to repair the valley and they moved back

Thanks for clearing that up mate. 

[Upside Down]

27 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

we were a serious pest to man utd,arsenal and liverpool under souness regime,they hated coming to ewood😂,wenger especially had complete hatred for us and bolton,i honestly think he and ferguson thought we should just jog out of the tunnel and give them 3 points

Apparently that's what everyone thought we should have done at the cup final too.

[Gav]

Some other bits I’ve come across, spanning the decades:

 

 

 

Who is this? I’ve just worked it out:

 

Edited November 13, 2021 by Gav

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

£2 on the BBE eh!

[Gav]

38 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

£2 on the BBE eh!

If memory serves me right, YTS (Youth training schemes) paid about £27 a week at the time, apprenticeships a bit more. People say football was more affordable back then, I'm not convinced, especially for the younger supports, many who didn't have jobs.

Still 23,000 on that night, I can still see Branagan standing on the ball and Strachan curling it into the top corner......Gutted!

Edited November 13, 2021 by Gav

[Gav]

Some very poor footage of the FA Cup 4th Round tie at Oxford 1985 - We drew United in the next round above.

 

[oldjamfan1]

16 minutes ago, Gav said:

Some very poor footage of the FA Cup 4th Round tie at Oxford 1985 - We drew United in the next round above.

 

The game was played in the knowledge that the prize was a home game against United as the draw had already been made. I was at that game - A few of us finished work at lunchtime and we drove down. It was a brilliant atmosphere in the away end. We seemed to play Oxford about 6 times that season!

Edited November 13, 2021 by oldjamfan1

[Gav]

48 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

The game was played in the knowledge that the prize was a home game against United as the draw had already been made. I was at that game - A few of us finished work at lunchtime and we drove down. It was a brilliant atmosphere in the away end. We seemed to play Oxford about 6 times that season!

Oxford had a good side back then ojf, think they went up eventually.

[oldjamfan1]

1 hour ago, Gav said:

Oxford had a good side back then ojf, think they went up eventually.

Yeah they did - would it have been Aldridge and Hamilton up front?

[Aqualung]

1 hour ago, Gav said:

Oxford had a good side back then ojf, think they went up eventually.

Billy Hamilton getting injured in the pre match warm up helped us! 

[Gav]

42 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Yeah they did - would it have been Aldridge and Hamilton up front?

Yes, Ray Houghton too.

[Riversider28]

5 hours ago, Gav said:

Some other bits I’ve come across, spanning the decades:

 

 

 

Who is this? I’ve just worked it out:

 

Is it the maestro himself, Bryan Douglas?

[DeeCee]

5 hours ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

£2 on the BBE eh!

My first ST as a youth was £13 for the BBE, 1973/4 at a guess.

Edited November 13, 2021 by DeeCee

[Gav]

Great footage from 1995.

[simongarnerisgod]

we tried to get into town later that night,got as far as the fieldens in fenny,everyone was in the road having a party singing about ferguson and burnley🤣,despite these **** owners and a dodgy c.e.o  they can`t take the memories off us

[Colt Seavers]

On 13/11/2021 at 11:06, Gav said:

 

Still 23,000 on that night, I can still see Branagan standing on the ball and Strachan curling it into the top corner......Gutted!

Massive away support infiltrated the Riverside that night which caused concern to my 14 year old self.

Think it was Baz rather than Branagan who stood on the ball leading to the bit of quality from Strachan.

[Gav]

16 minutes ago, Colt Seavers said:

Massive away support infiltrated the Riverside that night which caused concern to my 14 year old self.

Think it was Baz rather than Branagan who stood on the ball leading to the bit of quality from Strachan.

Memory not what it used to be clearly......

I remember a group United fans at the Darwen End of the Riverside, lots of trouble before and after the game, a few stabbings I seem to remember. 

Edited November 14, 2021 by Gav

[Colt Seavers]

1 hour ago, Gav said:

 

I remember a group United fans at the Darwen End of the Riverside, lots of trouble before and after the game, a few stabbings I seem to remember. 

Happy days... 😁

Edited November 14, 2021 by Colt Seavers

[bazza]

On 12/11/2021 at 17:57, simongarnerisgod said:

fantastic memories,vince o`keefe deputising for the injured terry gennoe if i remember,he was man of the match as well,30000 rovers fans and not many charlton fans☺️,loved the mackay years,he nearly got us to the promised land of the first division on a budget that was virtually non existant

In this video, at 0.30 it shows Ronnie Clayton, Dave Whelan and a person who looks like Russ Abbott. I was expecting Dougie to be with Ronnie but not so. Any ideas?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

45 minutes ago, bazza said:

In this video, at 0.30 it shows Ronnie Clayton, Dave Whelan and a person who looks like Russ Abbott. I was expecting Dougie to be with Ronnie but not so. Any ideas?

He wasn’t a member of the 1960 Cup Final team.

[Herbie6590]

Rovers visit Dean Court in December 1988 looking to stay in the hunt for promotion. 

 

 

[Herbie6590]

9 hours ago, Colt Seavers said:

Massive away support infiltrated the Riverside that night which caused concern to my 14 year old self.

Think it was Baz rather than Branagan who stood on the ball leading to the bit of quality from Strachan.