Snow

[Birches Head Fred]

pete t , fred will probably agree also :)

 

Had a look at lunchtime buddy, looks like the game is not under threat - but it's going to be pretty miserable sat out in the open. Will be quite satisfying though when Lee pops in the winner!

[The Kalamazoo Kid]

Reckon the Bradford home game next Saturday (and the FA Youth Cup tie v Everton on Tuesday) are much bigger doubts to go ahead, if the sub-zero temperatures set in all next week, as has been forecast.

[pensioner]

You might want to have a look For The Big Match revisited on Sunday mornings at 07:40 on ITV4. Proper football pitches with Ice/snow/water and all sorts on it and they still played - This sunday its Sheff Wed v Arsenal in the FA cup Jaqnuary 1979 only 2 other matches were played according to the write up - be interesting to see what the conditions are like and compare with today's pansies.

[vale on toower]

You might want to have a look For The Big Match revisited on Sunday mornings at 07:40 on ITV4. Proper football pitches with Ice/snow/water and all sorts on it and they still played - This sunday its Sheff Wed v Arsenal in the FA cup Jaqnuary 1979 only 2 other matches were played according to the write up - be interesting to see what the conditions are like and compare with today's pansies.

The good old days when you could pelt the keeper with snowballs, is the other game the sheeyite v Oldham which got abandoned at Ayf tarm

[ClntonBoulton]

Who were we playing eons ago....well snowy pitch and when they came out for second half their keeper got absolutely pelted with snowballs from Vale fans on the Hamil End who had spent all half time preparing stocks of them. Keeper retreated to half way line and refused to go back until they stopped.......conner remember except it was years ago...70's?

[Mr Carter]

Who were we playing eons ago....well snowy pitch and when they came out for second half their keeper got absolutely pelted with snowballs from Vale fans on the Hamil End who had spent all half time preparing stocks of them. Keeper retreated to half way line and refused to go back until they stopped.......conner remember except it was years ago...70's?

 

Hartlepool I think,the funny thing about that night was the referee who was allowed to walk right up into the penalty area by those behind the goal and as soon as he was in range he got pelted.

 

The keeper never settled as all through the second half random snow balls landed all around him

[ClntonBoulton]

Hartlepool I think,the funny thing about that night was the referee who was allowed to walk right up into the penalty area by those behind the goal and as soon as he was in range he got pelted.

 

The keeper never settled as all through the second half random snow balls landed all around him

You're right.....didn't it finish up 5 - 0 and the keeper spent more time looking over his shoulder nervously? I remember the Ref bit too and the announcer saying "Will you please stop throwing snowballs so the game may continue"....brilliant! I remember Chester at home on a snow covered pitch as well I think it was....first time they used orange balls and they brush dthe snow off the lines and put blue dye on them.

[melv]

Telephone Engineers love snow

 

Is that what they told you;)

[FolkyVale]

What was it about West Brom and snow?

 

 

[mandywoody]

What was it about West Brom and snow?

 

 

brilliant links enjoyed watching them, breaks your heart to see how the bycars used to be then compared to now though.

[Marge56]

I've got me thermals at the ready, might have to have a brandy warm me insides up too !!!

[soothsayer]

What was it about West Brom and snow?

 

When these two play its a meeting of the two teams with the highest grounds (in England) above sea level - I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it!

[Central Scrutinizer]

Hartlepool I think,the funny thing about that night was the referee who was allowed to walk right up into the penalty area by those behind the goal and as soon as he was in range he got pelted.

 

The keeper never settled as all through the second half random snow balls landed all around him

 

I was there a few years ago when we lost 5-2 to Hartlepool and it started snowing at half time. We hoped the game would be abandoned as a result, but no such luck.

[Reggie Ches]

Was there a game against Huddersfield at Vale Park in the seventies when there were 4 games on throughout the whole country and we even got coverage on Match of the Day?

[valeite]

Who were we playing eons ago....well snowy pitch and when they came out for second half their keeper got absolutely pelted with snowballs from Vale fans on the Hamil End who had spent all half time preparing stocks of them. Keeper retreated to half way line and refused to go back until they stopped.......conner remember except it was years ago...70's?

 

Yep Hartlepool. We won 3-0

 

It was in the days when at half-time the fans in the Bycars used to walk around the running track to stand on the open Hamil end. On that particular night the Hamil was shut because of snow on the terraces.

 

When their goalie came back for the second half he got to about the edge of the area and got a full barrage. Refused to come any nearer so was greeted by "C'mom Goalie"!

 

Ha.. good night..