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« Reply #80 on: July 11, 2020, 12:36:33 pm »

My first ever Cobblers game should have been Wigan Athletic (first season in the league) at the County Ground in 1978.
A 4-2 defeat... graffiti sprayed in the Spion Kop from our Lancashire visitors!

Never made it, had to wait until December 1979 to make my debut!  Grin
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« Reply #81 on: July 11, 2020, 13:54:23 pm »

My first ever Cobblers game should have been Wigan Athletic (first season in the league) at the County Ground in 1978.
A 4-2 defeat... graffiti sprayed in the Spion Kop from our Lancashire visitors!

Never made it, had to wait until December 1979 to make my debut!  Grin

Does that mean you were a Spion Kopite Shocked

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« Reply #82 on: July 11, 2020, 15:48:56 pm »

Does that mean you were a Spion Kopite Shocked

Didn't everyone start at the Spion Kop? It took a while before I ventured to the mean steps of the Hotel End. I can remember my first tentative visit after sneaking around the cricket side at half time.
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« Reply #83 on: July 11, 2020, 16:17:32 pm »

SOG yes they were. Playing in the premiership from 2005 - 2013 and winning the FA cup in 2013 has to count for something.

Good point. Well made.
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« Reply #84 on: July 11, 2020, 16:30:59 pm »

Didn't everyone start at the Spion Kop? It took a while before I ventured to the mean steps of the Hotel End. I can remember my first tentative visit after sneaking around the cricket side at half time.

I was either in the seats at the Hotel End end of the main stand, or the paddock below.....I ventured onto the Hotel End in 82/83 when crowds were around the 1500 mark!
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« Reply #85 on: July 11, 2020, 16:40:30 pm »

Still a very congested picture down at the bottom of the Championship, any 3 of 9 teams could still go down.

From a selfish POV i'd like Charlton to come down, I missed our trips there a couple of seasons ago as I was on holiday one season and working the next, The Valley is one of just five of the current "92" I haven't been to.

Wigan facing a 12 point deduction would now be bottom, but only 4 points from safety, their next two games are against Hull and Charlton.
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« Reply #86 on: July 11, 2020, 16:42:21 pm »

I was either in the seats at the Hotel End end of the main stand, or the paddock below.....I ventured onto the Hotel End in 82/83 when crowds were around the 1500 mark!

That's right, I started at the front of the main stand towards the Hotel End. My dad sent me down the front while he chatted with his mates - it must have been the start of the family enclosure concept. I remember a wooden plank constructed above the front wall where us youngsters all sat to watch the game.
The next step for me was the Spion Kop, waiting at 1pm for the turnstile to open so I could get a spot right behind the goal.  
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« Reply #87 on: July 12, 2020, 11:09:51 am »

Does that mean you were a Spion Kopite Shocked

Been on the Spion Kop for;
Portsmouth - 1980 (10,774) 0-2
Wrexham - final game of season 1984 (1,189) 3-3
Colchester - 1985, kicked off in Hotel End (think won 2-1, forgotten att)
Crewe - 1987, final home game (8,890) 2-1
Ipswich - 1987/88, LC (8,200 aprox) 2-4.

Oh and ironically, in the temporary stand (ala Bristol Rovers' Memorial Ground) next to the Kop in 1988...versus Wigan Athletic!

Think that's it...but remember seeing the graffiti when roaming around the terraces (as you do!) during the cricket.  Grin
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« Reply #88 on: July 12, 2020, 11:16:35 am »

That's right, I started at the front of the main stand towards the Hotel End. My dad sent me down the front while he chatted with his mates - it must have been the start of the family enclosure concept. I remember a wooden plank constructed above the front wall where us youngsters all sat to watch the game.
The next step for me was the Spion Kop, waiting at 1pm for the turnstile to open so I could get a spot right behind the goal.  
Me too!
Main Stand seats with my stepdad, paddock, then finally venturing onto the Hotel End for Darlington I think around 81 time!
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« Reply #89 on: July 12, 2020, 11:30:01 am »

I rarely watched from Spion Kop but did from the Hotel End for a while. When I first started going we went on the cricket side and us kids were let stand at the front. The 1965-66 division 1 season I had a terrace season ticket in front of the main stand, the area from the tunnel to Spion Kop end was made all season ticket and tafter that I continued to watch from the terrace the other side of the tunnel.
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« Reply #90 on: July 12, 2020, 15:51:21 pm »

Didn’t like the Kop and apart from one rare game avoided the Kop as generally it was populated by away support! Looked on disdain at Main Stand; don’t now though!
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« Reply #91 on: July 12, 2020, 21:25:20 pm »

Did you know, the name Spion Kop originates from the Battle of Spion Kop fought in the Boer War
The battle took place 24 miles west-south-west of Ladysmith on the hilltop of Spioenkop along the Tugela River, Natal in South Africa from 23–24 January 1900. Originating from Dutch it translates as Lookout Hill. I didn’t, but just looked it up.
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« Reply #92 on: July 13, 2020, 12:17:48 pm »

Did you know, the name Spion Kop originates from the Battle of Spion Kop fought in the Boer War
The battle took place 24 miles west-south-west of Ladysmith on the hilltop of Spioenkop along the Tugela River, Natal in South Africa from 23–24 January 1900. Originating from Dutch it translates as Lookout Hill. I didn’t, but just looked it up.
Er yes! Thougt it was pretty much common knowledge tbf!
Ironically, just reading a book on the Zulu Wars, prior to the Boer War.
Tad bit of British Imperial propoganda regarding their heavy defeat at the hands of the Zulus at Isandlwana. Claims that the regiments ran out of ammunition and were asleep even, to mask the humiliation!
Biggest Kops (not Natal or Transval) were Wolves, South Bank, followed by the Holte End, Villa Park.
Ours had been variously described as a hummock and appendage!
Spoke to Villa fans years back, who said they were crapping it on the terrace back in 82, as was moving under the weight.
Some years later, Swindon fans reported similar - what a day that was!
Following the Swindon game, the top third was fenced off.
The Zulus were finally forced to surrender and give up land in 1879.
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« Reply #93 on: July 13, 2020, 20:40:25 pm »

Oxford remain in League 1 for next season!!  Grin
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« Reply #94 on: July 13, 2020, 20:45:50 pm »

At least we'll get our traditional 6 points next season!
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« Reply #95 on: July 13, 2020, 20:56:54 pm »

Well, I'm going to enjoy perusing the Yellows Forum!  Grin Grin Grin

Sure there's a craft ale bar in Wycombe opening...called Bayo & Stewert!
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« Reply #96 on: July 13, 2020, 21:03:56 pm »

The play off games are far more entertaining than the premier games have been.
Great to see Wycombe do it and Bayo give it the large one .
I sincerely hope we don’t resign him though .
If he moved any less he would be done for loitering on a football pitch
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« Reply #97 on: July 13, 2020, 21:19:50 pm »

The play off games are far more entertaining than the premier games have been.
Great to see Wycombe do it and Bayo give it the large one .
I sincerely hope we don’t resign him though .
If he moved any less he would be done for loitering on a football pitch
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He spent the second half dog walking.
Top chap but he’s approaching the stage where he is nicking a living....
His persona rather than his footballing ability might get him a league two club that’ll take him into his forties.
Fair play to him on a great career but he isn’t a league one striker based on that effort.
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« Reply #98 on: July 13, 2020, 21:24:24 pm »

Well, I'm going to enjoy perusing the Yellows Forum!  Grin Grin Grin

Sure there's a craft ale bar in Wycombe opening...called Bayo & Stewert!

You'll have a field day - massive disappointment  all round. Most  want to sack half the team ; din't turn up, pig sick, totally gutted, losing against a long ball team etc ad finitum. Good job they weren't facing us as Morton would have had a field day plus more long balls and Goode throw ins. Still well done Wycombe!
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« Reply #99 on: July 13, 2020, 21:34:29 pm »

Forget the Yellows Forum. LondonRoad.net will be magnificent for weeks  Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin

What a dream end to the season these last 2 weeks have been from.a Northampton Town perspective. Knowing how much Posh hated our promotion has been brilliant and this caps it all off Grin
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