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Post by West Acton on Jan 30, 2021 7:26:14 GMT
Maybe a thread for the vintage posters once again 😃
I only remember seeing prob four or five games on the plastic. But what were the thoughts of those that had to really watch the games week in week out
As I kid remember thinking wow this is futuristic
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Jan 30, 2021 7:45:28 GMT
Having a head like a yoyo
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Post by 1qprdk on Jan 30, 2021 8:49:45 GMT
Welcome back leighsie. Where've you been?
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Jan 30, 2021 9:09:19 GMT
I online detox
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Post by West Acton on Jan 30, 2021 9:45:58 GMT
Welcome back leighsie. Where've you been? he’s a social media influencer he’s been In Dubai |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2021 10:03:54 GMT
The partnership of Simon Stainrod and Gary Bannister.
Gary Bannister was very under rated at the time but for me was a natural goal scorer.
For me he seemed to get on the end of flick ons from Stainrod or punts up the pitch for one on one with the keeper and seemed to score every time.
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Post by Rangers77 on Jan 30, 2021 10:07:38 GMT
I hated it. It was horrible.
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Post by West Acton on Jan 30, 2021 10:15:10 GMT
Did players avoid sliding tackles?
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Post by Stanley75 on Jan 30, 2021 10:18:20 GMT
I hated it. It was horrible. Same here. The bounce was too unnatural and sliding tackles were a complete no no due to the 'grass' burns. On the plus side, I remember Venables commenting at the time that it did force a players to improve their skills as it required better ball control to get the best from it. After a while it actually gave us a distinct home advantage as our players were far more used to it. |
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Jan 30, 2021 10:25:51 GMT
Luton always beat us on it,hence the real rivalry not like Chelsea. Kerry Dixon looked like he shedding like a snake one game on it. Keepers wore trackies. One team's fans tried to set it alight. More sand on it than the Sahara. Crowd use to chant boing boing boing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2021 10:27:17 GMT
Luton followed us with a plastic pitch
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Post by Stanley75 on Jan 30, 2021 10:27:45 GMT
Luton always beat us on it Because they had one too, which evened things up a bit. |
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Post by 1973ranger on Jan 30, 2021 10:31:48 GMT
Remember Alan Brazil scoring a winner in a night game for us, I was never really a fan of the pitch.
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Jan 30, 2021 10:34:39 GMT
It wasn't really grass.more like shit u have on a market grocers store. When we invaded it a few times no give in surface at all.
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Post by alanwycombe on Jan 30, 2021 11:07:46 GMT
I hated it. It was horrible. This. It was an early one remember, probably better now. Luton beat us in the first game played on it. Coped with the bounce better than we did - which is somehow a typical QPR story😁 |
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Post by Rangers77 on Jan 30, 2021 11:09:32 GMT
1-2. Allen scored a nice one. I remember we bunked into the Paddock. I Instantly thought yuck. Put up with it, but never liked it.
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Post by West Acton on Jan 30, 2021 11:10:18 GMT
Talking about artificial all weather pitches Aberdeen have their third attempt at playing Livingston as previous two games got called off as all weather pitch was unplayable
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Post by West Acton on Jan 30, 2021 11:12:17 GMT
Here’s one from the plastic! Anyone here in the crowd
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Post by 1973ranger on Jan 30, 2021 11:24:11 GMT
Here’s one from the plastic! Anyone here in the crowd Was at the game and remember the fans were on the pitch as ground was bursting. |
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Jan 30, 2021 11:26:45 GMT
Here’s one from the plastic! Anyone here in the crowd Was at the game and remember the fans were on the pitch as ground was bursting. Spurs was same,only game on in London as snow.had leeds ,geordies all sorts in paddock,tbd all up for having it with spurs lol |
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Post by BrightonR on Jan 30, 2021 11:37:07 GMT
Can’t verify this obviously, although Bill might be able to if he was working there. Apparently, about 10 minutes before the teams were due out, the away team’s dressing room door would open and in slid a bucket of vaseline. Was told it was to get them worried about the effects of friction burns. 😂
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Post by Corbray on Jan 30, 2021 12:02:16 GMT
my dad used to say it was all we were known for lol.
that and that we used to have a player who was bang average at best normally but was amazing on a plastic pitch. no idea who he was on about lol
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Jan 30, 2021 12:04:30 GMT
my dad used to say it was all we were known for lol. that and that we used to have a player who was bang average at best normally but was amazing on a plastic pitch. no idea who he was on about lol Probably hop along leg bannister |
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Post by Bill on Jan 30, 2021 13:46:51 GMT
Can’t verify this obviously, although Bill might be able to if he was working there. Apparently, about 10 minutes before the teams were due out, the away team’s dressing room door would open and in slid a bucket of vaseline. Was told it was to get them worried about the effects of friction burns. 😂 Indeed I was working there in the dressing rooms. I can confirm this,the burns that were inflicted were bad and some horrendous. That pitch was like concrete and the bounce was awful. |
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Post by coneysboots on Jan 30, 2021 13:52:43 GMT
Here’s one from the plastic! Anyone here in the crowd Fantastic game and atmosphere. For the first half I was in the East Paddock, but due to the overcrowding ended up in the Loft. What a goal from Pizanti. |
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