Off Topic Hull in the 70's and 80's

[Dills double deckers]

QUOTE="steverico, post: 10256230, member: 1023312"]When the 1972/73 season started I had just turned 17 in the August I was a skinhead, then Bowie broke as Ziggy so I grew my hair, took 6 months mind, got it rainbow dyed at Chelsea Cut by Steve Rowe, and bang, what a ****ing time to go to clubs in Hull then. even walking down the street used to attract comments, old blokes used to shout puff at me, ha.

I had cash the clothes and the hair, the girls loved it, then I met our lass at 19 got married at 21, (40 years ago last Sunday) so then I became an adult, sort of, but that couple of years was bleeding fantastic as a kid.

I'm bleeding 61 now with no hair, ( I blame the hair dye) but look back with fondness to the 70's and even though the football was utter ****e mostly, I'm so glad to have lived through it because I really appreciate the good times at City now.

Anyone remember the kid nicknamed "Suzi Quattro" in the south stand. He wore glasses and carried a bit of timber IIRC?

Edit. When I say timber I mean he was chubby, not he carried a piece of wood to home games.[/QUOTE]
Remember him around..think he got nicknamed that as he has patch on back of his denim jacket..yes he carried timber ..prob not in denim now

 

[newlandcasual]

Just seen this thread....what a cracking read for a Saturday night., as for the punk think there was a few of us went , Kieth Ward, Darren, Ranus, Jobbo as well as thoose of us mentioned. Myself , Rat and Cunny still all go regulary, we never really got any bother at football back then apart from the away fans of course, maybe we were a bit better known ?

 

[tiptoe through the kempton]

Lots of turf wars back in the day.....never did like anyone from the East side of the river......and my mates from Chants Ave had many a ruck with the Stanley Street lot around town and in/outside Tiffs/LA's. Got jumped a few times on my way home from town.

Always had a love/hate relationship with the Boothferry lot too, but that mostly centred around Sunday League rivalries.

We did indeed.

 

[tiptoe through the kempton]

stanley street spring bank? i lived down there from 1970 till 1980 and there was no gangs.unless your on about G HEAD he and his mates were about 12 then.

I assume the original post was referring to the early 80s, maybe 80 - 86 when indeed there was regular scuffles between the Avenues lads and Stanley Street.

 

[DMD]

Anyone remember the kid nicknamed "Suzi Quattro" in the south stand. He wore glasses and carried a bit of timber IIRC?

Edit. When I say timber I mean he was chubby, not he carried a piece of wood to home games.


Remember him around..think he got nicknamed that as he has patch on back of his denim jacket..yes he carried timber ..prob not in denim now

'Suzy' is still around, and still round.

 

[Blaknamberblood]

The Boothferry/Hessle scraps were a nuicence if anything, Hessle was a place to have a good time, Ferry Boat also got lumbered as a bad gig at one point, but it was a place that you could have a good night out without bothering about going into Hull all the time. Ferryboat, Granby, Admiral, Darleys, Top House, Norland/Eight Bells, and with 3 clubs at one point, Grange, Hessle Ex Servicemans and Marlborough (not to be confused with the one off Chants Ave), there was a buzz about the place. Hull was a bonus with the likes of Baileys, Mecca (ok L.A.'s) and an abundance of other venues, but a good night out could be had in Hessle, or if you prefered, Ferriby, Cottingham and even Anlaby. But the lads from Boothferry had their own watering holes so there was no reason to come to Hessle, as I say a nuicence which got the cops involved on a few occasions.

Used to live just off First Lane .. Hessle side .. think the scraps between Hessle and Boothferry were a bit more then nuisance .. every time I went to First Lane shops I was on the look out .. attended Hessle high and our little feud with Sid Smith was more then nuisance value.. I also recall playing footy against Sid Smith in our senior year .. will have been 1978 were it seemed the whole of Sid Smith school turned out to 'welcome' us should I say .. police in attendance told us when the match finished they'd give us a five minute start to get the **** out of there before they were clearing off and leaving us to the mob .. lol .. oh those fun times