| The North Bank Roof 13:27 - Oct 13 with 860 views | onehunglow |
When did it go up. Was it up in 62. I tink it was
I am in touch with a LFC fan writing a book.
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| The North Bank Roof on 14:23 - Oct 13 with 823 views | KeithHaynes |
Floodlights and roof installed in the same year.
1960. |  |
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| The North Bank Roof on 15:02 - Oct 13 with 802 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
The stadium was well past its sell by date. If there was any serious trouble structural failures could easily resulted in a loss of life. Did it have an active safety certification? Double decker and other stands clearly a fire risk.
Similar to the Heysel disaster. Steel girders were s rusty the roof panel looked time expired and there were many pinch points and places where crushing was a risk. |  |
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| The North Bank Roof on 15:24 - Oct 13 with 789 views | theloneranger |
| The North Bank Roof on 14:23 - Oct 13 by KeithHaynes |
Floodlights and roof installed in the same year.
1960. |
The roof was paid for by the Supporters Club, and the floodlights were first used in a friendly against Hibernian 10th October 1960. [Post edited 13 Oct 2021 15:34]
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| The North Bank Roof on 15:28 - Oct 13 with 784 views | vetchonian |
| The North Bank Roof on 15:02 - Oct 13 by ReslovenSwan1 |
The stadium was well past its sell by date. If there was any serious trouble structural failures could easily resulted in a loss of life. Did it have an active safety certification? Double decker and other stands clearly a fire risk.
Similar to the Heysel disaster. Steel girders were s rusty the roof panel looked time expired and there were many pinch points and places where crushing was a risk. |
The double decker was dsimantled in the 80s under DOug Sharpes stewardship....I think we all know the old lady was past her best and the move to a new stadium was needed..... dont try and credit HJ with this one though.... | |
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| The North Bank Roof on 15:58 - Oct 13 with 753 views | YrAlarch |
| The North Bank Roof on 15:28 - Oct 13 by vetchonian |
The double decker was dsimantled in the 80s under DOug Sharpes stewardship....I think we all know the old lady was past her best and the move to a new stadium was needed..... dont try and credit HJ with this one though.... |
Anyway I thought HJ put a roof on, not took it off. | | | |
| The North Bank Roof on 16:50 - Oct 13 with 730 views | onehunglow |
| The North Bank Roof on 15:24 - Oct 13 by theloneranger |
The roof was paid for by the Supporters Club, and the floodlights were first used in a friendly against Hibernian 10th October 1960. [Post edited 13 Oct 2021 15:34]
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Thank you friends.
I seem to recall going to that Hibs game but it rather sepia coloured memories I have now.
Good lads | |
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| The North Bank Roof on 17:06 - Oct 13 with 717 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| The North Bank Roof on 15:58 - Oct 13 by YrAlarch |
Anyway I thought HJ put a roof on, not took it off. |
The club negotiated the move to the liberty late the Swansea.com stadium. This required a good "networking" skills to deal with the developers and council.
The former chairman was most responsible of all the owners for the glorious period 2007-2015 of almost continued success and great attractive football. The owners, unable to fund expanding the club, sold to people who brought no debt, were decent business men with experience of stadium development. While not 'sugar daddies' their money has kept Swansea a successful going concern despite relegation partly using home grown player sales from the academy set up by the sellers. .
The ex chairman did great things for the club and the city. | |
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| The North Bank Roof on 20:01 - Oct 13 with 657 views | onehunglow |
The chap is writing a book about Liverpool's promotion season 61/62.
He's very complimentary of us and relates our fans in droves at the back of the Kop in 64.
Many older LFC fan have a soft spot for us mainly because of Tosh. | |
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| The North Bank Roof on 23:15 - Oct 13 with 598 views | KeithHaynes |
| The North Bank Roof on 20:01 - Oct 13 by onehunglow |
The chap is writing a book about Liverpool's promotion season 61/62.
He's very complimentary of us and relates our fans in droves at the back of the Kop in 64.
Many older LFC fan have a soft spot for us mainly because of Tosh. |
I do recall the 2-2 draw there, Twice we got in to the kop and twice as we did we scored and were let’s say made,to feel unwelcome, However, in those days we probably deserved it, | |
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| The North Bank Roof on 08:26 - Oct 14 with 544 views | felixstowe_jack |
| The North Bank Roof on 15:28 - Oct 13 by vetchonian |
The double decker was dsimantled in the 80s under DOug Sharpes stewardship....I think we all know the old lady was past her best and the move to a new stadium was needed..... dont try and credit HJ with this one though.... |
The top of the double decker was removed following the Bradford disaster in 1985. The double decker was totally a wooden structure with the only exits being inside the stand. | |
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| The North Bank Roof on 10:00 - Oct 14 with 509 views | onehunglow |
| The North Bank Roof on 23:15 - Oct 13 by KeithHaynes |
I do recall the 2-2 draw there, Twice we got in to the kop and twice as we did we scored and were let’s say made,to feel unwelcome, However, in those days we probably deserved it, |
I was in the centre stand with dad and we had no problems at all.
Had no aggro at work either | |
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| The North Bank Roof on 11:52 - Oct 14 with 484 views | KeithHaynes |
| The North Bank Roof on 10:00 - Oct 14 by onehunglow |
I was in the centre stand with dad and we had no problems at all.
Had no aggro at work either |
It was back in those days fans were walked around the pitch if they found themselves in the wiring end so to speak, happened to us twice. Happy days. Unfortunately one of our lot didn’t come home. | |
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| The North Bank Roof on 13:51 - Oct 14 with 440 views | onehunglow |
| The North Bank Roof on 11:52 - Oct 14 by KeithHaynes |
It was back in those days fans were walked around the pitch if they found themselves in the wiring end so to speak, happened to us twice. Happy days. Unfortunately one of our lot didn’t come home. |
If he was locked up,it wasnt me but it might have been my group.  | |
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| The North Bank Roof on 18:30 - Oct 14 with 383 views | KeithHaynes |
| The North Bank Roof on 13:51 - Oct 14 by onehunglow |
If he was locked up,it wasnt me but it might have been my group. |
We lost two jacks that day mate. They never returned. | |
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| The North Bank Roof on 20:06 - Oct 14 with 357 views | onehunglow |
| The North Bank Roof on 18:30 - Oct 14 by KeithHaynes |
We lost two jacks that day mate. They never returned. |
Im reading that and feeling sadness | |
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