O/T Archibald Leitch

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https://x.com/rangersfc/status/1745883343898771815?s=61&t=opXYWu2ILhmySD2aRt-GNg

[NYCBlue]

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Looks interesting. I'll definitely give that a look.

[Fatty Foggon]

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And here was I thinking Cary Grant? :facepalm:

[JumpersforGoalposts]

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I used to really enjoy a bit of Xcom on the Playstation!

[xsnaggle]

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He designed the stadia for Aston villa and all the ones that look like it. mostly red brick I think. There used to be a poster on here who used the name.

[Claude Blue]

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Great poster on here back in the day.

Not the real Mr. Leitch obviously but the political "discussions" between him and Feedback were legendary. So much better than the current WUM's and the "gifted and talented" conspiracy fruitloops we have today.

Does he still post under a different pseudonym? :sherlock:

[NYCBlue]

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I'd love it if the CCS was finished in brick.

[Canton Kev]

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I'd love it if the CCS was finished in brick.

Removing the cladding and having the framework left open would go a decent way to improving the look of the stadium. Even when it’s been cleaned (which hasn’t been done in a long while looking at it currently) the plastic colours just look cheap.

[cityhammer]

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I'd love it if the CCS was finished in brick.

I love American stadia for that very reason.

[NYCBlue]

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I love American stadia for that very reason.

There's been a conscious movement over the last 30 years to make baseball parks "old school" starting with Camden Yards in Baltimore. Pretty much complete now. The oldest park is Fenway Park, Boston opened in 1912, the second is Wrigley Field in Chicago opened in 1914 the third is Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles built in 1962. A mid-century classic. I've been to Camden Yards, Fenway and Wrigley. Hoping to go to Dodgers Stadium this year.

[the other bob wilson]

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Leitch stands often used to have x shaped frontings to them facing the pitch. Thinking back, I’ve sat in Leitch stands at Villa, Highbury, Portsmouth and, possibly, Everton (not sure if that one was Leitch designed). There may be others, because, at one time, there were lots of them around - barely any about now I would have thought.

[bobh]

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And here was I thinking Cary Grant? :facepalm:

Me too

[splott parker]

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The main frontage of Villa Park is a masterpiece.

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Leitch stands often used to have x shaped frontings to them facing the pitch. Thinking back, I’ve sat in Leitch stands at Villa, Highbury, Portsmouth and, possibly, Everton (not sure if that one was Leitch designed). There may be others, because, at one time, there were lots of them around - barely any about now I would have thought.

Everton’s is , I think most stands with the X Faced fronting is a signature of Leitch.

The two stands at Roker Park were both magnificent, as is the one at Ibrox which they have kept.

I would have though any remaining Leitch designs are listed.

[the other bob wilson]

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Everton’s is , I think most stands with the X Faced fronting is a signature of Leitch.

The two stands at Roker Park were both magnificent, as is the one at Ibrox which they have kept.

I would have though any remaining Leitch designs are listed.

Just looked it up and there are still Leitch stands at Goodison (two of them), the main stand at Craven Cottage and the stand at Ibrox still in use and you’re right about them being listed buildings, there’s also one at Hearts which I don’t think is used any more.

I can remember Villa being a trend setting club in 1969/70, they were the first team to wear the shirts with a rugby type collar that became very popular in the early 70s, I’m pretty sure they also put claret and blue plastic covers over the x facings - something they paid for because they were relegated to the Third Division that season.