I was! I remember two things: Tony Blackburn posing before the South Stand in a medallion surrounding by what was known then a 'a bevvy of beauties' and Radio 2 getting a penalty in which every single member of the team ran over the ball until the last player scored. For some reason, I remember it finishing 2-2. Not long after this we played what I think was a post-season friendly (or even a during-season friendly) against Newcastle not long after Kevin Keegan had signed for them. Some fans City fans invaded the pitch at the end and nicked a commemorative necklace that the Liverpool fans had given him when he left. I was a sucker for **** friendlies in those days. Even went to Elland Road to watch a replay of the 1966 World Cup final in aid of the Bradford fire disaster (6-4 to England, Hurst scored a hat-trick, every member of the crowd shouted 'keep your eye on the ball Gordon' at some point).
The only times I went on "special trains" to see City away it was for cup games. The date in the ad is for October of some year, so not a cup game. Did British Rail at one time do frequent specials to see City away in league games?
Hull v Sunderland (back when flares didn't involve any pyrotechnics)... please log in to view this image
Hull or Hal? We need to know. This is the Aug 77 game (w3-0) and looks like the OB are moving in after a report of excessive flareage in No Man's Land with suspected Falmers and cap sleeve t shirts. This could well have been taken after Tr*g's kami kaze dash from Bunkers across the pitch, ably backed up by Bransholme's favourite Welshman had been stopped in its tracks by some well timed rugby tackles from Humberside Police.
Not 100% certain but Saturday morning was part of the working week back then so its possible that 3-15pm was to give folks a little extra time to get to the match, can always remember sitting on the doorstep waiting for my old man to get home from work so we could get off to the match.
A quick google suggests that's correct, apparently Plymouth always kicked off at 3.15pm, as it allowed enough time for the dock workers to get there after the Saturday shift.
I remember those days, we worked every Saturday morning up to 12, the only days we didn't work was Xmas day and Good Friday and Saturday afternoon and a Sunday.
