foghorn leghorn 608 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Funnily enough the highest match attendance at a football match that I was at was the 1970 Celtic versus Leeds european cup semi final at Hampden where 146,000 attended that (it was probably way more than that) I am sure that there were many thousands of bears there that night. I think there was 132,000 at the 1969 Scottish cup final and that is the largest attendance I attended watching Rangers. It must be really hard for younger bears to imagine such huge attendances given the smaller capacities nowadays.Linny, I know you and wouldn't of admitted to that one, does bud 72 and clan mc crae know about that outing?Think my biggest attendance was at Hampdump in front of 120,000, about 1970 and against the great unwashed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 1973 cup final. Agree with the poster who suggested those 12,000 "unsold" tickets were bogus, and also saw a few sneak in with backhanders and a few youngsters lifted over the turnstyles, so suspect the actual attendance was a bit higher. Certainly the most crowded game I was at. When Conn scored early in the second half I literally ended up about 20-30 yards further down when the celebrations died down than where i was originally just with the crowd pressure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedurranty 28 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 113,900 Michigan Vs Notre Dame 2013. Blue beat the catholics 41-30 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunk and disorderly. 14,204 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 -. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger ranger 922 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Would say Barcelona away not sure of the actual number but remeber it was biggest traveling away fans too a group stage match. If I remeber there was at least 15000 rangers fans there25,000 mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger ranger 922 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 As Linny said there were thousands of bears there that night; Leeds were a top side and some of us might have been there not only to see such a team but maybe just hoping to see the team which had been dominant in Scotland to get humped.Unfortunately,Leeds let us down.In amongst that fucking shower of fucking scum, don't think so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterC 12,196 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 199854 for me WCF 1950. Halcyon days Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn leghorn 608 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 113,900 Michigan Vs Notre Dame 2013. Blue beat the catholics 41-30Where was that, it's been years since I've been there, but attended the Detroit RSC in Mount Clemnts off Gratiot Avenue 18 years ago?Off to bed now, nite nite one and all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 199854 for me WCF 1950. Halcyon days And in true Forest Gump fashion I bet you were the one who told the Uruguayan manager at half time that the Brazilian goalkeeper was suspect at his near post, which led to a tactical change which created Uruguay's second half goals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
murzo 7,428 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Can't mind the attendance,but I'll never forget Cooper smashing that free kick past LeightonThink hampden capacity was about 72,000 in those days. Still heard the ball hit the back of the net on the TV , then the silence for what felt like a second or two ,finally the bedlam of noise , happy days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterC 12,196 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 And in true Forest Gump fashion I bet you were the one who told the Uruguayan manager at half time that the Brazilian goalkeeper was suspect at his near post, which led to a tactical change which created Uruguay's second half goals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Rph3ZVKo0I couldn't possibly say Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCapone 7,678 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I started going to the games around 76 when the big attendances started dropping off, being from that era I can't tell you how much I respect the early 70s, sometimes I close my eyes and feel I can taste it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCapone 7,678 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 oops Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKirk 25,461 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 200,000 Manchester Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCapone 7,678 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 The 122,000 and whatever at the 1973 cup final. Although I still refuse to believe another 12,000 tickets were unsold or unused.See above Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I started going to the games around 76 when the big attendances started dropping off, being from that era I can't tell you how much I respect the early 70s, sometimes I close my eyes and feel I can taste itThat's just the aftertaste of the mutton pies they served back then, takes decades to clear out from the system.Anyone remember the hamburger stall at the back of the Copland Road terrace back then. Was just dodgy hamburgers floating around in a big steel container of brown gravy stuff, amongst the worst food i ever ate. That was also where the gas cannister exploded in a midweek game against Motherwell and we all though initially it was an IRA bomb, and all ran on the park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCapone 7,678 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 200,000 ManchesterDoesn't even come close, if we had competed in a European final in the early 70s in Manchester a million would have turned up Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCapone 7,678 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 That's just the aftertaste of the mutton pies they served back then, takes decades to clear out from the system.Anyone remember the hamburger stall at the back of the Copland Road terrace back then. Was just dodgy hamburgers floating around in a big steel container of brown gravy stuff, amongst the worst food i ever ate. That was also where the gas cannister exploded in a midweek game against Motherwell and we all though initially it was an IRA bomb, and all ran on the park.Fucking pussies Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Fucking pussiesNah, the game restarted with me and the mates having jumped in the Centenary Stand and we were still singing the songs even though we did not know what had caused the explosion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBlue 136 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Scotland v Czechoslovakia in 1977 - official crowd 85 000 but loads of people got in by paying the guys on the turnstiles, myself included. I ended up in the Celtic end with my mate who for some reason had brought his Rangers scarf. He kept it hidden until we scored but then started waving it about which didn't really endear us to some of the crowd around us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band of Brothers 10,303 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Not sure but my Dad took me as a boy when the enclosures were still standing and people still got a carryout in. Remember on a cold day the back of my leg getting warm as some steamer pished down the back a my leg was early 80's to mid but fuck knows attendances back then.I hear tales of having fires in the enclosures in winter to keep warm but not sure if a wind up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKirk 25,461 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Doesn't even come close, if we had competed in a European final in the early 70s in Manchester a million would have turned upI was asked the largest attendance I had been to that was it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delamonty 992 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Always +100k Midweek cup replay +100k I guess it meant more back then.... Controversial I know. Point is... we had jobs. Now we fight for jobs. The world has changed. But we ..... (watp) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 No idea now i come to think about it. How much does the City of Manchester stadium hold?Apart from Ibrox and the Rolf Harris Arena the biggest stadium ive bèen to is the Emirates but dont think it was sold out. Was in Stuutgart as well but dont know how much that holds.Ive been to a UNC Tarheels American Football game and i think the stadium held 60 odd thousand but i dont think it was a sell out when u was there Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,913 Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 Yes indeedy ! especially when we won! Easter Road that day in your gif was lively as well 1975 I think when we won our first after the tims 9iar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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