It was the cowshed and at that game City fans were in it. The next time we went we were put into the huge all terracing, but covered, side stand.The biggest in the FL at the time I remember. The usual motley crew of younger City fans in the middle of it and the silent majority of older fans safely sat in the seats at the opposite side of the ground. Just before kick off a dozen or so 'beer monsters' in donkey jackets supporting Huddersfield charged into the middle of us and all hell let loose. Football in the 70's. We expected nothing less. Went to Leads Road several times to watch City and it was always an atmopsheric place and it always seemed to be foggy and raining. Scruffy lot the Town fans in those days, mostly long haired greasers. I don't like the new ground at all and we don't have much joy there. One game stands out, beside the 1-0 win midweek when George Boyd scored in our promotion year under Bruce. It was one of our rare Sunday morning games at the time under Peter Taylor. He was still managing England Under 21's and for this game he chose to be with the England set up as they had a game coming up. City filled the away end yet the atmosphere was dead pan and we were walloped about 4-0, all over in the first half. Never forgiven Huddersfield for the cowardly ambush on walton street car park early 2000's and the way City fans were hounded down and jailed for the incident with them getting off scott free. That and the way Sodje put Stuart Elliott out of action for months with a calculated foul/assault on him, which went totally unpunished. No love lost. Didn't mind toothless Jimmy McGill though.
No, he didn't, but it's nothing more than a promising cameo so far. I'm sure he'll play a big part for us, nevertheless.
Ohio showed no sign of coming on against Swansea. Yet did and scored against Rotherham, so I wouldn't be so sure.
I could have almost written all that myself , they were a scruffy bunch , remember when they coujd watch from that massive hill at the back of the stand about 1/2 mile away it looked on tv . I always remenisce about Jimmy MC gill ‘floating ‘ shots over the bar from the edge of the box LOl can’t ever remember him hitting the target but he kept trying , maybe we should have bought Frank Worthington !!
They finished above us that year. I was living in Leeds at the time and wanted to go, but went back home to work at the post office in Hessle for the Christmas hols. Missed a cracking match it turns out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968–69_Football_League
Recall it vaguely. I'd have been 11. That was the season Crystal Palace came from nowhere to get promoted...Mid table in Feb, then went on a long unbeaten run that contained about 14 wins on the bounce. Maybe City could do something similar in 23/24.
A guy at work who’s a Sunderland fan went to last night’s game and was gutted that they lost. He said it was a poor game and he couldn’t see how Huddersfield had scored so many goals in the last few games. He did say that they just marked Jack Clark out of the game, so I guess they’ll try to do the same with Jaden.
I remember the incidents in Walton Street Car Park in the 2000’s, as I nearly walked right into and had my elderly Dad with me, so was just concerned with getting him away from it as quickly as possible. There was a lad laid on the ground who looked like he’d had a right going over but couldn’t tell if he was one of ours or theirs.
I don't mind them for their hatred of TWS, and enjoyed a few rants about them on the odd occasion I've met a Huddersfield fan. Still loudmouth West Yorkshire ****s though
Allsop Coyle Jones Greaves Giles Slater Morton Jaden Fabio Zaroury Ohio Grind out another result whilst we give the front 4 time to click, if they do, we should be firing.
Can't see this being an easy game.One loss in the last 6 games suggests they're putting up a fight and consequently they turned Sunderland over on Weds night. We need to be prepared to take a bit of pressure,they're fighting to stay in the League,we're looking to get out of it...Could be a real battle.UTT!
