| For the oldies on 08:45 - May 3 with 2219 views | jackb |
It was a wooden stand if I remember correctly, and you could feel it flexing as we bounced unforgettable experience of a day. The buses going up on the MW were quite a sight |  | |  |
| For the oldies on 09:09 - May 3 with 2194 views | trampie |
Great goal by Leighton James, controlled it, ran at the defender beat him and curled a perfect shot into the corner of the net from the angle of the penalty box, very talented player Leighton James. |  |
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| For the oldies on 09:34 - May 3 with 2171 views | union_jack |
| For the oldies on 08:45 - May 3 by jackb |
It was a wooden stand if I remember correctly, and you could feel it flexing as we bounced unforgettable experience of a day. The buses going up on the MW were quite a sight |
I seem to remember the buses parking by a park(?) and all you could see was thus long line of them.
Agree about the safety aspect. My God, it could have been a day to remember for all the wrong reasons. I lost my glasses when Leighton scored but as we were so tightly packed in, they landed on the guy in front so I just picked them off his back!!! I'd never have got them back if they'd dropped to the floor. |  |
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| For the oldies on 09:50 - May 3 with 2157 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| For the oldies on 09:34 - May 3 by union_jack |
I seem to remember the buses parking by a park(?) and all you could see was thus long line of them.
Agree about the safety aspect. My God, it could have been a day to remember for all the wrong reasons. I lost my glasses when Leighton scored but as we were so tightly packed in, they landed on the guy in front so I just picked them off his back!!! I'd never have got them back if they'd dropped to the floor. |
There must have been a hundred buses in that park at least. |  |
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| For the oldies on 12:25 - May 3 with 2116 views | jackb |
| For the oldies on 09:34 - May 3 by union_jack |
I seem to remember the buses parking by a park(?) and all you could see was thus long line of them.
Agree about the safety aspect. My God, it could have been a day to remember for all the wrong reasons. I lost my glasses when Leighton scored but as we were so tightly packed in, they landed on the guy in front so I just picked them off his back!!! I'd never have got them back if they'd dropped to the floor. |
It didn't feel unsafe though, just how you watched football then. Packed in, shoulder to shoulder, moving with the crowd as one.
Still miss that way of watching football, not the same in seats | | | |
| For the oldies on 12:31 - May 3 with 2110 views | union_jack |
| For the oldies on 12:25 - May 3 by jackb |
It didn't feel unsafe though, just how you watched football then. Packed in, shoulder to shoulder, moving with the crowd as one.
Still miss that way of watching football, not the same in seats |
You are right there though personally I don't miss that aspect. Much prefer a nice seat! | |
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| For the oldies on 12:44 - May 3 with 2096 views | Pegojack |
I was sitting in the side stand, directly in line with the Preston penalty area in the second half. I think a friend who lived in Lancashire got me tickets, I was living in the Lake District at the time and didn't have the opportunity to buy away end tickets (pre internet, if you youngsters can imagine such a thing).
The image of Charlo smashing that ball into the net directly in front of me about thirty yards away is permanently seared into my brain and will be with me until my dying day.
That was our Leicester City moment. |  | | |
| For the oldies on 19:08 - May 3 with 2033 views | 3swan |
| For the oldies on 09:34 - May 3 by union_jack |
I seem to remember the buses parking by a park(?) and all you could see was thus long line of them.
Agree about the safety aspect. My God, it could have been a day to remember for all the wrong reasons. I lost my glasses when Leighton scored but as we were so tightly packed in, they landed on the guy in front so I just picked them off his back!!! I'd never have got them back if they'd dropped to the floor. |
Yes from memory the park was over the road from the ground bus after bus as far as the eye could see.
What a sight, and the M6 a sea of black & white |  | | |
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| For the oldies on 19:10 - May 3 with 2033 views | 3swan |
| For the oldies on 23:16 - May 2 by dulaisjack |
i wonder how many of the 10,000 that went to preston still go regularley to the liberty myself and 2 others from llandeilo still go, wonder how many more on here. |
Yes.
When you look back on the ups and downs of OUR club, you can't say it's been boring | | | |
| For the oldies on 20:09 - May 3 with 1988 views | Tummer_from_Texas |
Blue away kits??? How'd that go over? |  |
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| For the oldies on 20:17 - May 3 with 1986 views | GeoffThom |
| For the oldies on 20:09 - May 3 by Tummer_from_Texas |
Blue away kits??? How'd that go over? |
That was a bit of a sore point with some ,it wasn't used that much over the season if I remember right ,on the day we couldn't care as we won but your right a strange colour again by adidas |  | | |
| For the oldies on 23:23 - May 3 with 1932 views | Swanseajill |
| For the oldies on 20:09 - May 3 by Tummer_from_Texas |
Blue away kits??? How'd that go over? |
We wore cornflower blue, Them up East wore more...a royal blue. 
THere....I feel better now. |  | | |
| For the oldies on 23:57 - May 3 with 1906 views | londonlisa2001 |
God was it really 35 years ago - of course it must be. Can remember it as clearly as if it was last week. Picking up the bus from the old bus garage behind the East Bank with my father. Brother upset because he was only 9 and my Mum wouldn't let him go with us. I was only 13 so had a seat rather than the bank - wouldn't have been able to see anything on the bank. Sat in a stand full of Swans fans next to the away bank - opposite side to where Leighton cut in from.
Just everyone screaming when Charlo's went in - been a bit under the cosh before that. Players up on the fences.
That walk back to the buses. People falling asleep on the way back with emotional exhaustion. Woken up every half hour by someone on the bus yelling come one mun we won, why aren't we singing to be greeted by a few half hearted songs before everyone went back to sleep. Back into Swansea in the middle of the night in a huge convoy with cars everywhere around the Vetch waiting for the buses to take everyone home.
Racing to look at the Post (which I still have - the 'First Division' one).
I'd be alright if I could remember everything else from the last 35 years as clearly as I can remember that day !! | | | |
| For the oldies on 07:42 - May 4 with 1863 views | Starsky |
| For the oldies on 23:16 - May 2 by dulaisjack |
i wonder how many of the 10,000 that went to preston still go regularley to the liberty myself and 2 others from llandeilo still go, wonder how many more on here. |
Remembering absent friends who attended this great occasion. RIP yjbs [Post edited 4 May 2016 7:43]
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| For the oldies on 08:05 - May 4 with 1852 views | JBG |
| For the oldies on 18:36 - May 2 by hydraulicjack |
Probably one of the best days of my life back to Blackpool to celebrate it was f@cking mental there had a great night with sunderland fans who beat liverpool to stay up happy days |
in the manchester pub on the seafront? i was there |  | | |
| For the oldies on 08:28 - May 4 with 1661 views | somersetsimon |
| For the oldies on 07:42 - May 4 by Starsky |
Remembering absent friends who attended this great occasion. RIP yjbs [Post edited 4 May 2016 7:43]
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My dad took me to the match. He'd been saying all week that he couldn't get tickets, then on Friday evening he told me he had match tickets and train tickets, so he must have had them for ages!
30 years later, I took my son to Wembley to see our next promotion to the top tier!
We were in line with the Preston 18 yard line in the first half (I can remember that the crossbar looked like it had a big curve in it). I think Leighton's goal was so important that people forget what a brilliant goal it was, one of the best I've ever seen for the Swans. |  | | |
| For the oldies on 08:44 - May 4 with 1652 views | Al_Bundy |
Apart from winning.. the other great aspects of the day was..
The train journey through Cardiff outward and return
The double decker buses that were laid on at the station which almost toppled over
The Blackburn fans in the ground and at Stoke station after the match
The away end terracing - don't think anyone actually was in one place too long ! | | | |
| For the oldies on 10:01 - May 4 with 1630 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| For the oldies on 23:57 - May 3 by londonlisa2001 |
God was it really 35 years ago - of course it must be. Can remember it as clearly as if it was last week. Picking up the bus from the old bus garage behind the East Bank with my father. Brother upset because he was only 9 and my Mum wouldn't let him go with us. I was only 13 so had a seat rather than the bank - wouldn't have been able to see anything on the bank. Sat in a stand full of Swans fans next to the away bank - opposite side to where Leighton cut in from.
Just everyone screaming when Charlo's went in - been a bit under the cosh before that. Players up on the fences.
That walk back to the buses. People falling asleep on the way back with emotional exhaustion. Woken up every half hour by someone on the bus yelling come one mun we won, why aren't we singing to be greeted by a few half hearted songs before everyone went back to sleep. Back into Swansea in the middle of the night in a huge convoy with cars everywhere around the Vetch waiting for the buses to take everyone home.
Racing to look at the Post (which I still have - the 'First Division' one).
I'd be alright if I could remember everything else from the last 35 years as clearly as I can remember that day !! |
Looks like the other 13 years olds didn't have to go in the mosh pit then. Thanks dad!!!
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| For the oldies on 10:06 - May 4 with 1622 views | oh_tommy_tommy |
Forever grateful my dad took me up there .
We sat on a bench eating chips in a park I think ,watching Preston fans stone the swans busses as they passed .
Sat on a barrier right behind the goal ,couldn't have been many younger there than me that day 😄 |  |
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| For the oldies on 10:08 - May 4 with 1621 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| For the oldies on 10:06 - May 4 by oh_tommy_tommy |
Forever grateful my dad took me up there .
We sat on a bench eating chips in a park I think ,watching Preston fans stone the swans busses as they passed .
Sat on a barrier right behind the goal ,couldn't have been many younger there than me that day 😄 |
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| For the oldies on 10:14 - May 4 with 1617 views | oh_tommy_tommy |
| For the oldies on 10:08 - May 4 by Brynmill_Jack |
How old were you then NSJ? |
May 1981 ,I was 8 | |
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| For the oldies on 12:23 - May 4 with 1573 views | Brynmill_Jack |
Good God man, i thought you were older than me mwaaahaahaahaahaaa | |
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| For the oldies on 17:00 - May 4 with 1529 views | canhecatchit |
All I remember of the busses fron the train station, was the seat padding had gone and there was only play boards, also our bus had a flat tyre and I remember every single bump we went over LOL
Game was a cracker, 500 Blackburn fans over to our left so gutted that we won the match and beat them on goal difference :)
Hell of a goal from Leights, Tommy hammered in the second through the Keeper, and under the cosh. Don't know whatCharlo must have thought of the big groan as Robbie passed the ball to him, with us all thinking Oh God he will miss this LOL But sure enough he used his wrong foot and buried it low and hard passed the advancing keeper( Cue great Celebration ) Great day!!! |  |
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| For the oldies on 17:09 - May 4 with 1527 views | londonlisa2001 |
| For the oldies on 10:01 - May 4 by Brynmill_Jack |
Looks like the other 13 years olds didn't have to go in the mosh pit then. Thanks dad!!!
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Dads are always more bothered about their young daughters I suspect !
I was short as well (still am) so could never see anything! [Post edited 4 May 2016 17:09]
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| For the oldies on 18:32 - May 4 with 1488 views | oldgrey |
I was there and it was a particularly memorable day because as well as the result, I won £100 on the scratch card thing on the bus on the way up (that was a lot of money in 1981, paid for next years season), plus it was and is my birthday. | | | |
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