Anybody else miss the old Ibrox?

[KeyserSoze 14,545]

3 minutes ago, With Heart and Hand said:

literally every older bear has a story about being pished on at games, "pish" is the most used word in these threads

I take it the pubs in town after matches were stinkin?

Back in the day drink and football went hand in hand.....it was the cultural norm. Hardly anyone had a car or drove to games so it was easy to get full of it because you travelled on the RSC bus. You were also allowed to take drink onto the bus and easily sneak it into the game.

so when you have had a few beers and you needed a pish it wasn't so easy to make it to the toilet because you would be standing and packed in like sardines - so the only option was to pish where you stood... on someones leg or in a can or bottle. Sounds nostalgic but mainly it was howling, I missed a few games as a young lad, blind drunk and being left on the bus to sleep it off 

 

[Fred H Crawford 1,182]

45 minutes ago, Johnny Dangerously said:

My old man took me to watch Rangers v Ayr Utd  around about 69. Was 9 at the time. Anyway, we were standing in the Derry, which became the Centenary stand and is now the Govan. Half an hour in to the game and someone from further back threw what appeared to be half a greasy pie and it skelped my old man on the back of the kneck. He was fuckin ragin, turned and shouted “who the fuck was that, ya fuckin arsehole ye?” Some cunt shouts back, “shut the fuck up ya dick” haha

iI was afraid to speak to my old man for about an hour after that but as the years have went by I’ve related the story to everyone. Even my old mum found it amusing.

Glesga banter mate , ye cannae beat it  

Seriously mate , I was just first year at secondary school when I started going regularly with a group of mates , sometimes just a  couple of us and some games about a dozen and no matter what , you couldn't help watching what was happening on the terrace as it could turn mental quite quickly . some guys seemed to take offence at getting called a clatty bastard for pishing where they stood   

I'm not sure if I miss the old ground much or if it's just because we were all young with no worries , At the recent cup tie at thistle my seat was near the front at the halfway line where all the young team gathered so we ended up standing all game , no hardship for my boy who loved bouncing about but my old legs were fuckin killing me afterwards so I think it's back to sitting now for me but I'd love it if the younger Bears could enjoy the same sort of experiences that we had . Except the cans of pish , soggy rolls & flying pies !

[Thermopylae 15,286]

19 hours ago, With Heart and Hand said:

back when all the polis were orangemen eh ;)

When they really were Glasgow's finest 

Great replies guys hopefully it will open a few younger bear's eyes to what they missed  

[Thermopylae 15,286]

31 minutes ago, Fred H Crawford said:

Glesga banter mate , ye cannae beat it  

Seriously mate , I was just first year at secondary school when I started going regularly with a group of mates , sometimes just a  couple of us and some games about a dozen and no matter what , you couldn't help watching what was happening on the terrace as it could turn mental quite quickly . some guys seemed to take offence at getting called a clatty bastard for pishing where they stood   

I'm not sure if I miss the old ground much or if it's just because we were all young with no worries , At the recent cup tie at thistle my seat was near the front at the halfway line where all the young team gathered so we ended up standing all game , no hardship for my boy who loved bouncing about but my old legs were fuckin killing me afterwards so I think it's back to sitting now for me but I'd love it if the younger Bears could enjoy the same sort of experiences that we had . Except the cans of pish , soggy rolls & flying pies !

It's a really good point I think it's impossible to unravel the two for example I will always see Souness's first season as sparkling but I was only 20yo at the time and it would be hard to remember it any other way 

[With Heart and Hand 8,949]

27 minutes ago, Fred H Crawford said:

Glesga banter mate , ye cannae beat it  

Seriously mate , I was just first year at secondary school when I started going regularly with a group of mates , sometimes just a  couple of us and some games about a dozen and no matter what , you couldn't help watching what was happening on the terrace as it could turn mental quite quickly . some guys seemed to take offence at getting called a clatty bastard for pishing where they stood   

I'm not sure if I miss the old ground much or if it's just because we were all young with no worries , 

at least you got to experience it mate  getting pished on every week doesn't sound great but id give anything to experience old Ibrox just once, closest many of us youngsters have came to it was the terraces  at Berwick

[Johnny Dangerously 7,562]

My old man was not one for showing great affection, mans man if you like and he scared the shit out of me at times, so I knew exactly were I stood with him.

He took me to Ibrox the day Sellick were playing Thistle in the League Cup Final 1970. When the half time score from Hamden was announced I jumped on him and he held me and we savoured the moment. All sounds a bit gay I know, ha

Those moments were pretty rare though but he was a massive Rangers man and if it wasn’t for him god knows who I’d be following. Respect.

[Don54 25,517]

Back in the days when you got lifted over the turnstile, do I miss it ?

[Don54 25,517]

Rangers 3 Aberdeen 0 in Aug 1967 at Ibrox. Action as Rangers defend in the Scottish League Cup, group section.

[folkestoneger 8,137]

20 hours ago, With Heart and Hand said:

back when all the polis were orangemen eh ;)

Too right they were. My old man was based in Lanarkshire and they only had one shettleston in the whole area. And he only got in by joining the met and getting a transfer.

[With Heart and Hand 8,949]

11 minutes ago, Johnny Dangerously said:

My old man took me to watch Rangers v Ayr Utd  around about 69. Was 9 at the time. Anyway, we were standing in the Derry, which became the Centenary stand and is now the Govan. Half an hour in to the game and someone from further back threw what appeared to be half a greasy pie and it skelped my old man on the back of the kneck. He was fuckin ragin, turned and shouted “who the fuck was that, ya fuckin arsehole ye?” Some cunt shouts back, “shut the fuck up ya dick” haha

iI was afraid to speak to my old man for about an hour after that but as the years have went by I’ve related the story to everyone. Even my old mum found it amusing.

for some reason this reminds me of the 3-2 old firm at Ibrox when the tims could have won the league at Ibrox and we battered them. I took my Mrs at the time to the game and we had a right swally before it and we were in the enclosure, this was just when the sectarianism law was being introduced, when I got to my seat I shouted "Right Rangers intae these fenian bastards!" at the top of my lungs, and a few rows in front this tall older guy turned and pointed at me and went "oi!..." and I shat it thinking this guys offended and is going to grass me in, but the guy smiled and went "SMELLY FENIAN BASTARDS!" I was relieved and the crowd around us had a good laugh. 

what a day that was tho, we fucking hammered them when they should have won the league at Ibrox that day, the scoreline flattered them, Lennon got sent out the dugout by the ref and didn't take any interviews after the game

after the game I was I the Toby Jug and was outside having a smoke, a bus pulled up full of taigs and the polis got on and started searching the bus, a guy shouts "look under the front of the bus, Neil Lennon under there" and instantly another guy shouts "no he's no! He's in the Ibrox car park, with Charlie Mulgrews weans!"

[siddiqi_drinker 14,635]

7 hours ago, marco negri said:

Chipmonk crisps. The old guy who carried the board around the track at half time with the winning programme numbers on it. Just the smell of the place was different to, to what it is now.

Seem to remember that the back of the centenary stand was open as i remember looking up and see folk looking down? Is that right? Would have been about late seventies early eighties.

looking down     cunts were pishing down, dodged the bastards many a time

[siddiqi_drinker 14,635]

3 hours ago, With Heart and Hand said:

at least you got to experience it mate  getting pished on every week doesn't sound great but id give anything to experience old Ibrox just once, closest many of us youngsters have came to it was the terraces  at Berwick

every week??  When there were European games you'd be pished twice a week at least 

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On 12/10/2017 at 09:58, With Heart and Hand said:

think how close some celtic fans felt to their club back in those days

????

[McEwan's Lager 30,524]

18 hours ago, With Heart and Hand said:

when were the blue seats put in? I'm sure i can remember the coloured seats but I started going to games about 92 or 93

96/97 I think. When the screens went in in the corners.

It was already all blue by the time of my first game - which was 99. I used to love watching games on the TV with the grass bank in the corners with the big Umbro / Admiral / Adidas and McEwan's Lager signs on them and the brick wall.

[siddiqi_drinker 14,635]

On 10/13/2017 at 07:42, Johnny Dangerously said:

My old man was not one for showing great affection, mans man if you like and he scared the shit out of me at times, so I knew exactly were I stood with him.

He took me to Ibrox the day Sellick were playing Thistle in the League Cup Final 1970. When the half time score from Hamden was announced I jumped on him and he held me and we savoured the moment. All sounds a bit gay I know, ha

Those moments were pretty rare though but he was a massive Rangers man and if it wasn’t for him god knows who I’d be following. Respect.

Fuk all gay about it M8, your dad would have defended you with his life, that's what a  'safe space' was back then and none of this wee poofy millennial bullshit.   Was at that game as well btw, Ibrox was bouncing and the noise got louder with every Thistle goal.   

[Johnny Dangerously 7,562]

3 minutes ago, siddiqi_drinker said:

Fuk all gay about it M8, your dad would have defended you with his life, that's what a  'safe space' was back then and none of this wee poofy millennial bullshit.   Was at that game as well btw, Ibrox was bouncing and the noise got louder with every Thistle goal.   

Yeah, your right bud. It was one of those moments in time that you never forget. It’s funny how you can’t remember what you had for your tea yesterday but you can recall an incident from over 40 years ago vividly. Ha

[siddiqi_drinker 14,635]

25 minutes ago, Johnny Dangerously said:

Yeah, your right bud. It was one of those moments in time that you never forget. It’s funny how you can’t remember what you had for your tea yesterday but you can recall an incident from over 40 years ago vividly. Ha

46 years ago next week and we beat Motherwell 5-1 that day, IIRC Graham Fyffe got a hat trick.

[Johnny Dangerously 7,562]

3 minutes ago, siddiqi_drinker said:

46 years ago next week and we beat Motherwell 5-1 that day, IIRC Graham Fyffe got a hat trick.

You know I couldn’t remember the actual score always thought it was 4-0 after drawing 0-0 at half time. But I defo remember being there and the moment I shared with my old man.

[Johnny Dangerously 7,562]

I’ve checked siddiqi and you’re spot on with the score that day ?

[Corky True Legend 2,682]

On 12/10/2017 at 19:44, With Heart and Hand said:

back when all the polis were orangemen eh ;)

In these days the Glasgow polis had their own Masonic degree team, The Glapol team.

[siddiqi_drinker 14,635]

Last time I was back neither of the two counts who did me for speeding were in the craft, bastards

[harlands plater 16,975]

3 hours ago, siddiqi_drinker said:

Last time I was back neither of the two counts who did me for speeding were in the craft, bastards

It’s changed days, you just have to look at some of their names these days.

[BLUEDIGNITY 33,647]

These two were probably the two tipples that football was built on, preferred the EL-D myself to Lanliq but sometimes bought Barchester cream or Old England, ah halcyon daze of your youth! 

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5 minutes ago, BLUEDIGNITY said:

These two were probably the two tipples that football was built on, preferred the EL-D myself to Lanliq but sometimes bought Barchester cream or Old England, ah halcyon daze of your youth! 

I did a wine tour in California a few years back, and the tour guide couldn’t understand why I was so excited when he said the area we were in was called “El Dorado”.

I didn’t even attempt to explain.

[Thermopylae 15,286]

17 hours ago, harlands plater said:

I did a wine tour in California a few years back, and the tour guide couldn’t understand why I was so excited when he said the area we were in was called “El Dorado”.

I didn’t even attempt to explain.

Hands across the sea