Just came across this old photo of the Bob Bank. Spent many a Saturday afternoon leaning over the barriers having a smoke and a laugh with my mates. And every now and then we watched some of the football. Best memory? Had to be the Leeds cup game. Best atmosphere ever. There was a Leeds supporter who had somehow got a ticket and was in front of us, who decided to celebrate when they scored. Needless to say he was soon escorted to the away end for his own safety!
Yep, used to love Ninian Park even though it was a bit of a s#ithole.... Used to stand under the TV gantry with my mates (or as close to it as we could get) when I first started going regularly as a younger whippersnapper (the crowds were pretty low TBF so it wasn't hard to get a spot ). When the changes were made later on and the seats installed, I used to enjoy a pint and the atmosphere in the Bob Bank "village"... The CCS still isn't a patch on Ninian for atmosphere, though there have been a few occasions when we've had the place rocking in fairness, just not quite often enough...
Anyone recall going into the Bluebirds club left of the entrance to the Bob Bank for a few beers before the game?
Yes I frequented the Bluebirds club and was particularly fond of the mechanical one armed bandit that I used to feed sixpence pieces. It was also open during the evenings and I recall spending my 18th birthday there.
Came across this randomly on Facebook... Don't know if any of you guys have any recollection of the paper it was in/from?? A very brief history of the club on a page.
That's excellent. I can't say I know what publication it came from though. I don't think it's Buchan's Football Monthly. I'll show it to a mate that worked for W H Smith wholesale to see if he recognises it.
Open a bottle of rum to drown your sorrows Cling. Mrs Remote had a bottle of gin and a bottle of Samhain rum delivered from Welsh Witch yesterday. The first for her, the second for me. Not sure the season end deserves it though.
To be fair, thinking about it, we should have expected relegation this year as soon as they termed it a centeneray season... We got relegated from what is now league 1 back to league 2 in our full centenary season in 1999-2000. Fingers crossed that our pathway from next season follows suit again as we then went on to experience 2 promotions in 3 seasons
