sidcow Posted March 6 VT Supporter Share Posted March 6 (edited) On 01/03/2024 at 22:38, imavillan said: Photo credit that place formally known as twitter Witton Lane sometime in the 80's There used to be a good chippy in the row of houses just behind from where the photo was taken But...but....but.... How could they POSSIBLY have developed Witton Lane stand with all those houses next to it? How could a skinflint like DE possibly have afforded that when tickets prices inflated to todays prices were about 1/3 of what they are now. It's surely impossible and no one in their right mind would attempt it. Edited March 6 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 6 VT Supporter Share Posted March 6 Could the girl on the left look any more 80's by the way? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post imavillan Posted March 6 Popular Post Share Posted March 6 (edited) A great picture of social history and the old Trinity. back in the day when you had to queue for hours and hours for tickets. Season ticket holders, programme stubs. Some of our fans will have no idea about this edit: i remember queuing many a time for long hours. Edited March 6 by imavillan 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withes_shin Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 4 minutes ago, imavillan said: A great picture of social history and the old Trinity. back in the day when you had to queue for hours and hours for tickets. Season ticket holders, programme stubs. Some of our fans will have no idea about this edit: i remember queuing many a time for long hours. I'm probably in that queue somewhere. Started queuing by the Holte End thinking that I'd never make it to the ticket office before they had sold out. Luckily I did and enjoyed a great day at Wembley. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 6 VT Supporter Share Posted March 6 10 minutes ago, withes_shin said: I'm probably in that queue somewhere. Started queuing by the Holte End thinking that I'd never make it to the ticket office before they had sold out. Luckily I did and enjoyed a great day at Wembley. Yes, me too with all the tokens I'd cut out of the programmes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 11 minutes ago, sidcow said: Yes, me too with all the tokens I'd cut out of the programmes. Same here. It used to break my heart having to destroy the programmes I’d carefully looked after. Cutting the corner off on the back page It was worth it though just to get a ticket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_Evans Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 1 hour ago, imavillan said: A great picture of social history and the old Trinity. back in the day when you had to queue for hours and hours for tickets. Season ticket holders, programme stubs. Some of our fans will have no idea about this edit: i remember queuing many a time for long hours. My heart just broke again. That stand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Townsend Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 What a beautiful entrance. The old Trinity was special. What a statement it must have been when it was built in the 1920s. Look at us, we are Aston Villa. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhavenhibby Posted March 7 Visiting Supporter Share Posted March 7 (edited) 16 hours ago, imavillan said: A great picture of social history and the old Trinity. back in the day when you had to queue for hours and hours for tickets. Season ticket holders, programme stubs. Some of our fans will have no idea about this edit: i remember queuing many a time for long hours. Remember being in a similar queue in 1977 for tickets for the League Cup Final v Everton. .......times have certainly changed! Edited March 7 by newhavenhibby 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted March 7 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7 4 hours ago, newhavenhibby said: Remember being in a similar queue in 1977 for tickets for the League Cup Final v Everton. .......times have certainly changed! Probably spend more time on the phone to the ticket office than you would in that que 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 On 01/03/2024 at 22:38, imavillan said: Photo credit that place formally known as twitter Witton Lane sometime in the 80's There used to be a good chippy in the row of houses just behind from where the photo was taken I read recently that this was the same original Witton Lane stand shown here, it just had the rolling barrel roof replaced. Is that right? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 4 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: I read recently that this was the same original Witton Lane stand shown here, it just had the rolling barrel roof replaced. Is that right? No, the original stand was bigger than the all seater that replaced it, with standing on the lower level and seating on the level above that, like the old Trinity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_Evans Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 07/03/2024 at 15:01, John said: No, the original stand was bigger than the all seater that replaced it, with standing on the lower level and seating on the level above that, like the old Trinity. I don’t think that’s right. The roof was replaced first. Then the stand was reprofiled a few years later for the World Cup. Externally, from Witton Lane, the stand was the same except that the grey cladding came down from roof level down to cover some of the brick work. Although I’ve never actually seen a picture from the road side of the stand when it had the barrel roof. Anyhow the impact of that stand lives on. Because Ellis technically extended it, it is the reason the current stand is too long compared to the pitch and makes wrapping into the Holte and North Stands so impractical and awkward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 3 hours ago, Stephen_Evans said: I don’t think that’s right. The roof was replaced first. Then the stand was reprofiled a few years later for the World Cup. Externally, from Witton Lane, the stand was the same except that the grey cladding came down from roof level down to cover some of the brick work. Although I’ve never actually seen a picture from the road side of the stand when it had the barrel roof. Anyhow the impact of that stand lives on. Because Ellis technically extended it, it is the reason the current stand is too long compared to the pitch and makes wrapping into the Holte and North Stands so impractical and awkward. The picture was taken in 1963. The one below in 1966, after it had been made all seater. Yes, the roof was replaced before the standing was taken out, but the work done before the World Cup was what really changed that stand for me. I think some photographs were posted earlier of the work being undertaken. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 2 hours ago, TRO said: Th best 2 supporters in the fanbase You are a day late for international womens day! Anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 (edited) On 09/03/2024 at 15:56, Xela said: You are a day late for international womens day! Anyway... I knew her Brother...Its Maria Stevens....Miss Aston Villa at the time. Edited March 10 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted March 9 VT Supporter Share Posted March 9 9 hours ago, TRO said: Th best 2 supporters in the fanbase Erica Rowe forgot about her. You don’t get any of them to the pound corrrrr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nick76 Posted March 14 Popular Post Share Posted March 14 (edited) 1971 Edited March 14 by nick76 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Townsend Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) The colours there, and in the kits up to 1983, were more vibrant. Edited March 14 by Captain_Townsend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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