OLD PICTURES OF BLACKPOOL FC

[Born tangerine]

Yes it was 66. The barman used to say it was off the wood .

 

[Born tangerine]

You are spot on Mick C the Taverners and the band members you mentioned were at the Kings Arms around 72.
The Raikes I'm sure had a folk club upstairs as well.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

Yes it was 66. The barman used to say it was off the wood .

I went in The King's a few times but I was too young to appreciate real ale. Shame, because I would have liked to have found out if it was any good.

 

[Born tangerine]

66 do you remember Brew ten same again which came into play after the keg beers disappeared and many other poor ones as well.
What we want is Watneys.
Double Diamond.

 

[Wizaard]

I went in The King's a few times but I was too young to appreciate real ale. Shame, because I would have liked to have found out if it was any good.

Kings was Higsons. Very variable.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

66 do you remember Brew ten same again which came into play after the keg beers disappeared and many other poor ones as well.
What we want is Watneys.
Double Diamond.

Brew 10 was anonymous, pretty poor beer. I was pleased when Stones cane over from Sheffield in 1978.

 

[Born tangerine]

66 you're a top man I couldn't remember the the name of the other beer that came out after.
A pint of Stones please.

 

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[Willie Mcgrotty]

Meliora, when I was drinking in the Kings arms in the late 60s and early 70s Higsons was proper keg beer and I would be surprised if anyone drank lager in there those days.

Then there was the Wheatsheaf nearby. Remember the old peculiar going down too well one night. The following morning an ex wasn't speaking to me. Apparently I'd used the calor gas fire in the bedroom as a makeshift toilet overnight. Must have been the pull up lid.

 

[pauliebedders]

1971/72 team photo from football retro plus on x

 

[Allmodcons]

A bit like Barnet, we must have had 30,000 in the ground that day

 

[Meliora]

Unlike Barnet, I was there.

 

[Eventhepenguins]

Pinched this minute off Facebook.
Billy Ronson 1976

 

[ansdellmafia]

A bit like Barnet, we must have had 30,000 in the ground that day

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I was on the Kop , a crowd of around 10,000 I reckon .

 

[Notathome]

I was on the Kop , a crowd of around 10,000 I reckon .

Is that the game where Mick Hill ,on loan from Ipswich, scored a hattrick?

 

[Mr Tangerine Man]

The mud bath prior to the South stand being built

 

[onlyonepool]

Is that the game where Mick Hill ,on loan from Ipswich, scored a hattrick?

I think Hill got a couple, I was hoping we'd sign him from Ipswich. I'm pretty sure Micky Burns got 4 and we were 10-0 up with half an hour to go.

 

[ansdellmafia]

Is that the game where Mick Hill ,on loan from Ipswich, scored a hattrick?

Must say I don’t recall that , maybe someone else that day .

 

[Camberwell1]

Must say I don’t recall that , maybe someone else that day .

Yep Mick Hill scored 2, one of Burnsies was a volleyed of at the Kop End

Probably 20 mins without a goal

Kop we’re singing we want Ten !

 

[Meliora]

Their keeper walked off after the 7th went in and there was a delay until the sub goalie got himself ready.

 

[Born tangerine]

There was no offsides up to the penalty area if I remember rightly and you could just stand 18 yards from goal without being offside.

 

[Wizaard]

There was no offsides up to the penalty area if I remember rightly and you could just stand 18 yards from goal without being offside.

Wasn't that the rule for the Watney Cup?

 

[Born tangerine]

I'm pretty sure it applied to that match Wiz. It's in my head people were saying would Mick Hill score if he wasn't goal hanging on the 18 yd line.

 

[Born tangerine]

You were definitely right about the Watney cup Wiz.
The Watney Cup (from 1970 to 1973) had a unique offside rule. Instead of the standard offside rule applying across the entire field, it was restricted to the area inside the penalty area. This meant that a player could only be deemed offside when they were in the opponent's penalty box. The rule change was implemented to reduce midfield congestion and encourage more goals.

 

[Born tangerine]

We are both right Wiz
In the Anglo-Italian Cup, the offside rule was not applied outside the penalty area, according to some reports. This means that while the standard offside rules applied within the penalty area, they were not enforced in other areas of the field. This unique rule change was one of the key characteristics of the competition.

 

[Wizaard]

Jimmy's final game.

 

[Born tangerine]

A super picture of two of England's greatest players and I was lucky to see them both on the same pitch at little old Blackpool.
I think Sir Jim was given a guard of honour by the utd players.

 

[Camberwell1]

A super picture of two of England's greatest players and I was lucky to see them both on the same pitch at little old Blackpool.
I think Sir Jim was given a guard of honour by the utd players.

Yep I was 7 and wedged to a wall on the South Stand by me dad’s shoulder

Ground was rammed

 

[Davetomo]

Latest cricket scores

 

[Mick Clarke]

We are both right Wiz
In the Anglo-Italian Cup, the offside rule was not applied outside the penalty area, according to some reports. This means that while the standard offside rules applied within the penalty area, they were not enforced in other areas of the field. This unique rule change was one of the key characteristics of the competition.

You are correct BT. The only exception to the IFAB Laws was that there was to be no offside except in the penalty area. I still have the official 50 page match brochure containing details of all the teams involved. Mine is entitled Special 2 match edition, Blackpool v Sampdoria and Lanerossi both in June 1972. Still an interesting read. Teams involved were: Birmingham City, Blackpool, Carlisle United, Leicester City, Stoke City, Sunderland, Atalanta, Cagliari, Cantanzaro, Lanerossi Vicenza, Roma and Sampdoria. Used to love the Anglo-Italian and all the other summer competitions, Watney, Texaco etc. For me made for really good close and pre-season matches. Wish we still had something like it today

 

[Wizaard]

The Gene Kelly Stand in all its glory

 

[pickering_hat_trick]

The man in the white coat going home after him trying to upset the oppo penalty taker

 

[Mcewans Mullet]

Found an old football sticker book from 1978.
I've obviously stuck my doublers on the front cover with us pride of place.
I've also taken a pic of our input to it

 

[Eventhepenguins]

Found an old football sticker book from 1978.
I've obviously stuck my doublers on the front cover with us pride of place.
I've also taken a pic of our input to it

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[Willie Mcgrotty]

Found an old football sticker book from 1978.
I've obviously stuck my doublers on the front cover with us pride of place.
I've also taken a pic of our input to it

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I had all my stickers stuck down the side of the set of drawers by my bed. Mum not best pleased.

 

[mad-link]

Sir Stan, being carried off by 2 legends of the game after his Stoke City testimonial. Guess both and you can take the rest of the day off..

 

[Born tangerine]

Ferenc Puskás and Lev Yashin

 

[Wizaard]

View attachment 24811Sir Stan, being carried off by 2 legends of the game after his Stoke City testimonial. Guess both and you can take the rest of the day off..

Yashin and Puskas. Not a guess

 

[pauliebedders]