Little things you no longer see in football

Brass bands playing before kick off and at half time.

Seat cushions being thrown on the pitch.

Brown footballs

Braann Boots. (Oldies will remember Stanley Holloway.).
 
Half a dozen people carrying a large blanket around the pitch on behalf of the St John's Ambulance into which coins
were thrown.
 
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The ground was so full that my dad would pass me to the bloke in front and so on and so on until you were lifted to sit on the cinder track around the pitch whilst the game carried on, can you imagine that today? 😝
 
From being a kid I miss cartons of NCP orange and the greasy cheeseburgers from the van at / around Bloomfield Rosd. I also miss watching opposition GK’s taking abuse from the terraces (modern stadiums keep fans too far away) and also them occasionally giving it back pretty good too. South Paddock used to be a good laugh as a youngster.
 
Plumbs said:
I used to like the Topical Times football annuals but no idea as to where they evolved from. Always got one at Christmas and ended up with the photos on my wall.
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Billy Wright's Football Book and Charlie Buchan's Football Annual for me, there was another one too, but I can't remember the title.
 
Burridge doing his acrobatic warm up routine
Pom Pom cheerleaders
A sponge and bucket of water to cure injured players
Children sat on the wall around the pitch
Football special buses from Fleetwood / Thornton
A full standing kop with scsrves raised and singing 'You will never walk alone'
Huge punch ups on the Revoe Green and in the old bus station
Doc Martins and skinheads
 
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As a kids in the South Paddock me and my mates would desperately try get the attention of Chris Hull at half time, who’d then get us up pitch side and have us lug around a big plastic board with the Golden Gamble numbers on. Would give the away fans the middle finger on the way around and thought we were real hooligans for doing just that.
Tbh that board would be welcome back at Bloomfield Road now given the the quality of the intercom !!
 
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Groups of mainly men gathered outside Radio Rentals or another TV shop watching the scores coming in after the games on a Saturday afternoon.
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As a side issue, remember watching most of the Italy vs Brazil WC game at radio rentals. Was on my way home but couldn't leave. What a game.
 
Tossing a coin before kick off to decide which way they want to play.

Players with without shaven heads and ordinary hair cuts.
Some won't agree with that obviously. 😉
 
All the people lighting up at a night match, I still remember the first time I saw that around 1970.
 
Having to take a long walk to the newsagents to buy the ‘Green’ newspaper only to find they had sold out !
 
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