| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum 21:02 - May 19 with 10919 views | Brother_Ben |
I was looking around for a picture of the Vetch for the background on my PC and came across a collection entitled THE GAME: 30 YEARS THROUGH THE LENS OF STUART ROY CLARKE
each photo has an audio file alongside it where he describes each one.
http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/exhibitions/the-game
The Vetch photo is number 37, a great picture from the old upper east in 1994 looking down on the corner of the North Bank. The Vetch was unique in so many ways, not least the crazy layout. Just went through the entire thing, some great shots in there.
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 21:06 - May 19 with 9402 views | Darran |
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 21:18 - May 19 with 9349 views | longlostjack |
Went there with my son on the Sunday after our game this year. Brilliant photo. [Post edited 19 May 2018 21:19]
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 21:39 - May 19 with 9277 views | MrSwansea |
What’s the dog doing | |
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 21:59 - May 19 with 9227 views | STID2017 |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 21:39 - May 19 by MrSwansea |
What’s the dog doing |
Sleeping |  |
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 22:21 - May 19 with 9169 views | phact0rri |
"and there's a pair of black trousers and white.. uh something hanging on the line. they are the colours of the football club, unconnected of course." |  |
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 22:58 - May 19 with 9082 views | dickythorpe |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 21:39 - May 19 by MrSwansea |
What’s the dog doing |
Recovering from being hit by a Paul raynor miscued volley |  | | |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 23:36 - May 19 with 9027 views | TNT |
I bought Stuart Clarke's book, as I'm standing behind the girl sitting on The North Bank, behind the large black & white chequered flag.
I first saw the original at an exhibition near the Marina in Swansea, before a game at The Vetch. It was for sale, but I couldn't afford it at the time. Not buying it was one of my biggest regrets. Finding the book made up for it somewhat. | |
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 23:53 - May 19 with 8999 views | a_Swanderful_life |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 23:36 - May 19 by TNT |
I bought Stuart Clarke's book, as I'm standing behind the girl sitting on The North Bank, behind the large black & white chequered flag.
I first saw the original at an exhibition near the Marina in Swansea, before a game at The Vetch. It was for sale, but I couldn't afford it at the time. Not buying it was one of my biggest regrets. Finding the book made up for it somewhat. |
call me a sentimental fool but when your sitting in your seat in east stand doesn't a part of you yearn for the concrete of the north bank | | | |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 00:22 - May 20 with 8962 views | TNT |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 23:53 - May 19 by a_Swanderful_life |
call me a sentimental fool but when your sitting in your seat in east stand doesn't a part of you yearn for the concrete of the north bank |
Call me a sentimental fool too, but yes... absolutely.
My username is derived from the title Stuart Clarke chose for his photo. | |
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 17:18 - May 21 with 8404 views | Brother_Ben |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 22:21 - May 19 by phact0rri |
"and there's a pair of black trousers and white.. uh something hanging on the line. they are the colours of the football club, unconnected of course." |
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 19:01 - May 21 with 8324 views | sainthelens |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 21:06 - May 19 by Darran |
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Now if that was my garden, I'd have built a tidy platform against the wall to sit/stand to watch the games. |  | | |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 19:20 - May 21 with 8303 views | sherpajacob |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 21:06 - May 19 by Darran |
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Isn't that the end of the North bank where the namby pamby part time plastic supporters stood.
Whereas the hard core loyal fans stood packed shoulder to shoulder at the TA end.
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose |  |
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 19:28 - May 21 with 8288 views | AnotherJohn |
Wasn't there a special door in that wall for Dolly Phillips, the tea lady? | | | |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 21:55 - May 22 with 8013 views | TNT |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 19:20 - May 21 by sherpajacob |
Isn't that the end of the North bank where the namby pamby part time plastic supporters stood.
Whereas the hard core loyal fans stood packed shoulder to shoulder at the TA end.
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose |
You obviously weren't one of 'The Three Thousand' regulars then, Sherp?  | |
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 07:11 - May 23 with 7890 views | STID2017 |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 19:20 - May 21 by sherpajacob |
Isn't that the end of the North bank where the namby pamby part time plastic supporters stood.
Whereas the hard core loyal fans stood packed shoulder to shoulder at the TA end.
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose |
Yes that's that where plastics like me and my brothers (me since the late 60's and my brother since the late 1950's) used to stand.
Plastics one and all, hangers on just came to watch the glory days of re-election, being beaten by Minehad in the cup, taking on the might of Crewe, Workington and Southport..
"The hard core loyal supporters" (led by Buller and followed by the rest like the Pied Piper) used to stand in the middle at the back and would occasionally run down towards the "massed" away supporters (usually about 20 hardy souls) gathered under the Double Decker, before they put the boarding at the back, causing most to "relocate" | |
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 07:27 - May 23 with 7860 views | awayjack |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 07:11 - May 23 by STID2017 |
Yes that's that where plastics like me and my brothers (me since the late 60's and my brother since the late 1950's) used to stand.
Plastics one and all, hangers on just came to watch the glory days of re-election, being beaten by Minehad in the cup, taking on the might of Crewe, Workington and Southport..
"The hard core loyal supporters" (led by Buller and followed by the rest like the Pied Piper) used to stand in the middle at the back and would occasionally run down towards the "massed" away supporters (usually about 20 hardy souls) gathered under the Double Decker, before they put the boarding at the back, causing most to "relocate" |
We used to move from west side to east side of North bank depending on the end we were attacking. It's changed as crowds increased from 4k to 15k+ post Tosh, when the centre NB was jammed. Also remember a few games in the south west corner terrace where they put away fans for a few seasons. |  | | |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 07:47 - May 23 with 7846 views | ItchySphincter |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 19:28 - May 21 by AnotherJohn |
Wasn't there a special door in that wall for Dolly Phillips, the tea lady? |
We used to go from end to end depending on which way we were (not) scoring. It was a joy to behold watching Carl Heggs and Steve Torpey miss so close up. |  |
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 08:03 - May 23 with 7831 views | Devz00 |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 07:27 - May 23 by awayjack |
We used to move from west side to east side of North bank depending on the end we were attacking. It's changed as crowds increased from 4k to 15k+ post Tosh, when the centre NB was jammed. Also remember a few games in the south west corner terrace where they put away fans for a few seasons. |
We used to do the same in the 90s. Change ends at half time. Then, as you say, for the bigger games you weren’t really able to do that anymore. [Post edited 23 May 2018 8:03]
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 09:39 - May 23 with 7763 views | ItchySphincter |
lol
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It seems I was not alone. :) | |
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 12:02 - May 23 with 7710 views | scottishjack |
My cousin sent me this earlier on, brought a big smile to my face...
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 12:16 - May 23 with 7693 views | Taliesin |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 12:02 - May 23 by scottishjack |
My cousin sent me this earlier on, brought a big smile to my face...
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Now that photo really brings the memories back.
Used to walk down from the Builders Arms or the Singleton (Ruffians in the Garibaldi).
The Vetch under lights was, well, special!! |  | | |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 14:57 - May 23 with 7623 views | Jacket |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 07:27 - May 23 by awayjack |
We used to move from west side to east side of North bank depending on the end we were attacking. It's changed as crowds increased from 4k to 15k+ post Tosh, when the centre NB was jammed. Also remember a few games in the south west corner terrace where they put away fans for a few seasons. |
I'm sure I remember this happening when I started going in the late 80s. Probably once the plastics of the early 80s had disappeared. | | | |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 15:04 - May 23 with 7611 views | Joe_bradshaw |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 07:27 - May 23 by awayjack |
We used to move from west side to east side of North bank depending on the end we were attacking. It's changed as crowds increased from 4k to 15k+ post Tosh, when the centre NB was jammed. Also remember a few games in the south west corner terrace where they put away fans for a few seasons. |
Attacking?
Yeah, I have vague recollections of that concept. It's slipped my mind recently though. |  |
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| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 15:25 - May 23 with 7600 views | awayjack |
| Great Vetch photo at the National Football Museum on 15:04 - May 23 by Joe_bradshaw |
Attacking?
Yeah, I have vague recollections of that concept. It's slipped my mind recently though. |
Hehe. Maybe better as the opposite end to our keeper! | | | |
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