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Last Game at The Valley 1985 v Stoke City.
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30 years ago today.
@chathmuseum is now a home for some of the souvenirs taken on the day including this sign and the whistle that blew time on the Valley. Has anyone got any photos or items salvaged from the Valley to share with the museum?
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I was gutted to my core at the time.
As it turned out, after a long weary road, things actually got better, and are much better now, but my God I was sad then.0 -
Isn't that Vince on the left of the photo?Henry Irving said:30 years ago today.
@chathmuseum is now a home for some of the souvenirs taken on the day including this sign and the whistle that blew time on the Valley. Has anyone got any photos or items salvaged from the Valley to share with the museum?1 -
How can you recognise somebody by their arse mate?3
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LOL, it's the hair.0
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Hairy arse?.......
joking.....0 -
Robbo on the wing said:Bought all the Sunday papers. Still have all the reports. Will try and put them on here.
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Some kind words from Bob Stokoe (PDF 26)0
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The next day whilst delivering the Sunday papers, I took a look at the back of one - The Sunday Mirror I'm sure it was. And there in the middle of a big "V" for Valley of Death were some photos from game and quite prominently a picture of my Dad! I finished my round as quick as I could, raced home to tell him, but before I could, he said "I know....I've seen it". He'd came back with a couple of souvenirs, including some turf. Me and brother weren't allowed to go that day!0
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PDF 25 & 26.1
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Yep I got a lump of turf that day.Plumstead_Micky said:The next day whilst delivering the Sunday papers, I took a look at the back of one - The Sunday Mirror I'm sure it was. And there in the middle of a big "V" for Valley of Death were some photos from game and quite prominently a picture of my Dad! I finished my round as quick as I could, raced home to tell him, but before I could, he said "I know....I've seen it". He'd came back with a couple of souvenirs, including some turf. Me and brother weren't allowed to go that day!1 -
The newspaper cutting is the last pdf on the post abovePlumstead_Micky said:The next day whilst delivering the Sunday papers, I took a look at the back of one - The Sunday Mirror I'm sure it was. And there in the middle of a big "V" for Valley of Death were some photos from game and quite prominently a picture of my Dad! I finished my round as quick as I could, raced home to tell him, but before I could, he said "I know....I've seen it". He'd came back with a couple of souvenirs, including some turf. Me and brother weren't allowed to go that day!1 -
The crowd that day was 8858. A 2nd tier match against Stoke. On the day where we were being booted out & everyone wanted to be there.
Today the crowd would be 20k - maybe even full.
Probably why it wasn't viable to stay. Football was dying. Did the Premier League / Sky breath life into football or were their other factors ?0 -
Sky and tv money was the eventual conduit for change but Roman Abramvovitch’s money was the real reason. He stopped a dominoe effect of clubs going under when he bought Chelsea and sent them on a massive spending spree.golfaddick said:The crowd that day was 8858. A 2nd tier match against Stoke. On the day where we were being booted out & everyone wanted to be there.
Today the crowd would be 20k - maybe even full.
Probably why it wasn't viable to stay. Football was dying. Did the Premier League / Sky breath life into football or were their other factors ?0 -
Mum lived in Blendon Road Blackfen at the time and I was staying for a couple of weeks. I wonder if the current occupiers know that part of the hallowed turf grows in their back garden?
So long ago!0 -
I have a different view of that. I'd say Roman Abramvovitch’s money is the real reason a lot of clubs have gone under and many more have gone into administration. His money skewed footfall and its finances. Great for Chelsea though, they could buy players from teams just to ruin their season.letthegoodtimesroll said:
Sky and tv money was the eventual conduit for change but Roman Abramvovitch’s money was the real reason. He stopped a dominoe effect of clubs going under when he bought Chelsea and sent them on a massive spending spree.golfaddick said:The crowd that day was 8858. A 2nd tier match against Stoke. On the day where we were being booted out & everyone wanted to be there.
Today the crowd would be 20k - maybe even full.
Probably why it wasn't viable to stay. Football was dying. Did the Premier League / Sky breath life into football or were their other factors ?2 -
Same here, a portion of the lawn in my old house in Welling is from that day at The Valleysoapy_jones said:Mum lived in Blendon Road Blackfen at the time and I was staying for a couple of weeks. I wonder if the current occupiers know that part of the hallowed turf grows in their back garden?
So long ago!1 -
The East terrace being closed would have been a contributing factor to the crowd size.golfaddick said:The crowd that day was 8858. A 2nd tier match against Stoke. On the day where we were being booted out & everyone wanted to be there.
Today the crowd would be 20k - maybe even full.
Probably why it wasn't viable to stay. Football was dying. Did the Premier League / Sky breath life into football or were their other factors ?0 -
Would it? I just walked up and walked in. Don't think I got there particularly early and don't remember anyone not getting in.alan dugdale said:
The East terrace being closed would have been a contributing factor to the crowd size.golfaddick said:The crowd that day was 8858. A 2nd tier match against Stoke. On the day where we were being booted out & everyone wanted to be there.
Today the crowd would be 20k - maybe even full.
Probably why it wasn't viable to stay. Football was dying. Did the Premier League / Sky breath life into football or were their other factors ?0 -
Same for me and my Dad. Our attendances were pretty shit at the time.Stig said:
Would it? I just walked up and walked in. Don't think I got there particularly early and don't remember anyone not getting in.alan dugdale said:
The East terrace being closed would have been a contributing factor to the crowd size.golfaddick said:The crowd that day was 8858. A 2nd tier match against Stoke. On the day where we were being booted out & everyone wanted to be there.
Today the crowd would be 20k - maybe even full.
Probably why it wasn't viable to stay. Football was dying. Did the Premier League / Sky breath life into football or were their other factors ?0 -
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Golfie said that today the crowd would be 20,000 or more. With the east terrace closed, it would have been impossible for that number to get in. Not sure what that left the capacity at, but probably not more than the official attendance on the day.Stig said:
Would it? I just walked up and walked in. Don't think I got there particularly early and don't remember anyone not getting in.alan dugdale said:
The East terrace being closed would have been a contributing factor to the crowd size.golfaddick said:The crowd that day was 8858. A 2nd tier match against Stoke. On the day where we were being booted out & everyone wanted to be there.
Today the crowd would be 20k - maybe even full.
Probably why it wasn't viable to stay. Football was dying. Did the Premier League / Sky breath life into football or were their other factors ?0 -
I think it was pretty much full on the day....alan dugdale said:
Golfie said that today the crowd would be 20,000 or more. With the east terrace closed, it would have been impossible for that number to get in. Not sure what that left the capacity at, but probably not more than the official attendance on the day.Stig said:
Would it? I just walked up and walked in. Don't think I got there particularly early and don't remember anyone not getting in.alan dugdale said:
The East terrace being closed would have been a contributing factor to the crowd size.golfaddick said:The crowd that day was 8858. A 2nd tier match against Stoke. On the day where we were being booted out & everyone wanted to be there.
Today the crowd would be 20k - maybe even full.
Probably why it wasn't viable to stay. Football was dying. Did the Premier League / Sky breath life into football or were their other factors ?0 -
Will dig out my old photos of the day. I think I was in denial and didn't believe we would be leaving the valley for good that day. I was also very young so was of the opinion that I would support Charlton wherever they played0
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Which is my point.Pedro45 said:
I think it was pretty much full on the day....alan dugdale said:
Golfie said that today the crowd would be 20,000 or more. With the east terrace closed, it would have been impossible for that number to get in. Not sure what that left the capacity at, but probably not more than the official attendance on the day.Stig said:
Would it? I just walked up and walked in. Don't think I got there particularly early and don't remember anyone not getting in.alan dugdale said:
The East terrace being closed would have been a contributing factor to the crowd size.golfaddick said:The crowd that day was 8858. A 2nd tier match against Stoke. On the day where we were being booted out & everyone wanted to be there.
Today the crowd would be 20k - maybe even full.
Probably why it wasn't viable to stay. Football was dying. Did the Premier League / Sky breath life into football or were their other factors ?0
