THE GREAT PELE!
Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:08 pm
playing for Santos against Sheffield Wednesday,Hillsborough .23 Feb 1972 
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Re: THE GREAT PELE!
Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:17 pm
sam salim wrote:playing for Santos against Sheffield Wednesday,Hillsborough .23 Feb 1972
Those were the days, everyone stood up squeezed in like sardines - brilliant
Re: THE GREAT PELE!
Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:22 pm
ihatealiens wrote:sam salim wrote:playing for Santos against Sheffield Wednesday,Hillsborough .23 Feb 1972
Those were the days, everyone stood up squeezed in like sardines - brilliant
A packed Hillsborough Kop is one of the finest sights and sounds in British football, but it's now strange to think that it was only covered back in 1986. Before then it was that uniquely shaped end terrace, known as the East Bank, with no roof and a massive slope from one side of it to the other, making it look almost triangular in appearance. When Wednesday eventually decided to save their supporters from regular soakings and build a roof for it, they also had to make the thing level, subsequently creating a phenomenal stand that held 22500, which at the time made it the largest covered end terrace in Europe. All-seater restrictions have meant that it's capacity has since been almost halved to just over 11,200 but it still remains a fantastic sight, particularly from pitch level.
Re: THE GREAT PELE!
Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:50 pm
sam salim wrote:ihatealiens wrote:sam salim wrote:playing for Santos against Sheffield Wednesday,Hillsborough .23 Feb 1972
Those were the days, everyone stood up squeezed in like sardines - brilliant
A packed Hillsborough Kop is one of the finest sights and sounds in British football, but it's now strange to think that it was only covered back in 1986. Before then it was that uniquely shaped end terrace, known as the East Bank, with no roof and a massive slope from one side of it to the other, making it look almost triangular in appearance. When Wednesday eventually decided to save their supporters from regular soakings and build a roof for it, they also had to make the thing level, subsequently creating a phenomenal stand that held 22500, which at the time made it the largest covered end terrace in Europe. All-seater restrictions have meant that it's capacity has since been almost halved to just over 11,200 but it still remains a fantastic sight, particularly from pitch level.
What a great Site Sam
Where were you standing mate
