Sheff Utd 5 City 1

[BLUETIT]

I've always wondered what a 3-sided ground felt like for atmosphere. Were there fans in the cricket stands too because they would have been a long way from the action ? Also did they have loads of ballboys to retrieve balls kicked onto the cricketing area ?

Goalkeepers had bats

[Majorblue]

I cannot remember there being a radio commentary but I do seem to remember there being a special score line telephone number you could ring .
Is my memory playing tricks or can anyone else remember the GPO (as was) providing that one off service for the game?

[life on mars]

I was there. I travelled up to Sheffield on a special from Cardiff General. Sheffield had 6 shots and scored 5. It was unbelievable.

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Gosh tough long round trip for you to witness

[BLUETIT]

I cannot remember there being a radio commentary but I do seem to remember there being a special score line telephone number you could ring .
Is my memory playing tricks or can anyone else remember the GPO (as was) providing that one off service for the game?

We used to phone the echo. Gotta be fair, they always answered, whatever the time

[splott parker]

The County Ground, Northampton was three sided, shared with the cricket as well.

[RonnieBird]

Any of you old dogs remember this promotion game being on the radio. Im guessing it was not. The reason i say that is when the game was almost over i went around to the phone box as we did not have a phone to call the club for the score. When i got to the telephone box there were about 8-10 people waiting to use it.With that a guy came out and asked if any of us if we were phoning to find out the score. Everyone said yes and he told us th bad news.I think i cried myself to sleep that night.

Yes there was a phone service with a recorded score for away games and I remember going down to a phone box and being very disappointed and surprised.

[RonnieBird]

I cannot remember there being a radio commentary but I do seem to remember there being a special score line telephone number you could ring .
Is my memory playing tricks or can anyone else remember the GPO (as was) providing that one off service for the game?

Quite right, but I don’t think it was a one off.

[Steve the Tea]

Gosh tough long round trip for you to witness

The journey back to Cardiff was as long as it was silent. Then a long walk walk followed once in Cardiff.

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