Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

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Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by IanMcL » Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:49 pm

Accu Clarets coach thread gas just remained me. There was a goodly number of coaches, from the local catchment area, on Saturday. Is this new?

Approve if this is a venture to round up the fans and transport to remove hassle.

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:37 pm

No they have been coming for years.

Barrowford Clarets,Earby Clarets maybe?

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Dark Cloud » Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:40 pm

Football tourists mate. From bloody Rishton!!!! :x (It's the way football is going, sadly!!!)
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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Funkydrummer » Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:57 pm

I remember when Belvedere Road was lined with green double decker buses over from Keighley and surrounding area.

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Dark Cloud » Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:59 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:I remember when Belvedere Road was lined with green double decker buses over from Keighley and surrounding area.
Playing Leeds then?

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Silkyskills1 » Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:04 pm

Dark Cloud wrote:Playing Leeds then?
We didn't play against Leeds then.
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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by tim_noone » Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:09 pm

Silkyskills1 wrote:We didn't play against Leeds then.
When?

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:10 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:I remember when Belvedere Road was lined with green double decker buses over from Keighley and surrounding area.
My youngest lad plays over in Keighley and I was talking to a few of the other dads.
They used to come over every other week to the Turf and alternate with Elland road as youngsters.

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by jrgbfc » Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:43 pm

Barrowford Clarets always run a coach to home games. Makes sense really I suppose.

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by gawthorpe_view » Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:43 am

I remember 2 'Ellen Smith Rochdale' coaches outside the Turf every home game in the 60's and 70's.

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Mondsley » Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:07 am

gawthorpe_view wrote:I remember 2 'Ellen Smith Rochdale' coaches outside the Turf every home game in the 60's and 70's.
Ellen Smith ran coaches to every home game from Rochdale/Littleborough (and many away games) in the Sixties as did Yelloway. They also ran coaches to Man Ure and City. So when we played them the coaches were populated by both sets of fans which made for an interesting journey!
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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by IanMcL » Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:46 am

I didn't see the 2 Hamilton coaches. They are usually the 2 I do see. Change of line up perhaps.

Whatever the reason, it is great to see organised coaches to Turf Moor from surrounding catchment area.

Up the Clarets.

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Top Claret » Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:06 am

I think the Hamilton coaches were for the Jockney hammers who had travelled down from Scotland. Turf Moor will be one of there nearest Premier league ground to follow West Ham

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by CleggHall » Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:46 am

Mondsley wrote:Ellen Smith ran coaches to every home game from Rochdale/Littleborough (and many away games) in the Sixties as did Yelloway.
Yes Mondsley, you could buy coach tickets at Billy Howarth's barbers!
Pomfrets from Shore also ran coaches to Turf Moor

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Longside4evr » Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:50 am

Seen the Hamilton coach there on a few occasions thought it was one of our supporters clubs in the highlands

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Mondsley » Thu Nov 14, 2019 11:18 am

CleggHall wrote:
Yes Mondsley, you could buy coach tickets at Billy Howarth's barbers!
Pomfrets from Shore also ran coaches to Turf Moor
Wow! Pomfrets, I had forgotten about them. Just to be pedantic, Billy Howarth's was Yelloway and Charlie Hollingworth's newsagents was Ellen Smiths. My dad and I preferred the latter as it was more genteel than Yelloway :D On another note. I am sure we must know each other from the LCC connection if nothing else!
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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Silkyskills1 » Thu Nov 14, 2019 1:16 pm

tim_noone wrote:When?
When Leeds wore yellow.and blue and they were a Div2 side. As for coaches bringing in home fans there was always at least one from Haslingden, bookings made on Ratcliffe St. for a Ben Barnes coach. Price in 1960 was 2/-(2 shillings) or 10p . Went up to 2/3d(11p) a couple of years later. Had a radio on it for Sports Report at 5 o'clock too.

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Spike » Thu Nov 14, 2019 1:35 pm

in the 70s Ribblesdale ran two coaches to Burnley home games from Blackburn
One went straight there, before the M65 of course
The second picked up in Great harwood and Rishton

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by IanMcL » Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:32 am

Longside4evr wrote:Seen the Hamilton coach there on a few occasions thought it was one of our supporters clubs in the highlands
Yes Hamilton coaches are regular. I, too, thought it was a Scottish (central rather than Highlands) Burnley contingent.
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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Longside4evr » Fri Nov 15, 2019 12:11 pm

Never went on them coaches in the black and white days
Viscount central for me and Tyrers Tours Coaches
Sometimes we'd come back without a few windows like

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Leisure » Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:02 pm

IanMcL wrote:Yes Hamilton coaches are regular. I, too, thought it was a Scottish (central rather than Highlands) Burnley contingent.
Usually a few Irish buses as well. I think that they're on footballing weekend trips ( Saturday game at the Turf and then a Sunday game in Manchester or Liverpool or vice versa). Anyway, wherever they're from they're welcome.
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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by durhamclaret » Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:39 pm

Anyone remember the Pennine buses to the turf from Skipton in the late sixties, I do, I was on em!

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Claretincraven » Fri Nov 15, 2019 4:30 pm

durhamclaret wrote:Anyone remember the Pennine buses to the turf from Skipton in the late sixties, I do, I was on em!
It would be my Dad driving it. That's how I became a Claret. I could get on for free!
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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by ClaretTony » Sat Nov 16, 2019 12:20 pm

Back in the 1960s on a match day, the perimeter of Fulledge Rec would be full of buses that had come in from outlying areas. They would sit there throughout the match ready to take the passengers back after the final whistle.

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by IanMcL » Sat Nov 16, 2019 12:24 pm

A pity that these collecting bases are not used now. Would surely boost attendance.

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Gerry Hattrick » Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:37 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Back in the 1960s on a match day, the perimeter of Fulledge Rec would be full of buses that had come in from outlying areas. They would sit there throughout the match ready to take the passengers back after the final whistle.
Even before the 60s Tony.
The stretch of Mitella St from Thursfield Rd to past Athletic St would be full of Todmorden buses, and the full length of Thursfield Rd full of BCN ones.
About a quarter of Fulledge rec would generally be packed with away supporters coaches, especially if we were playing any of the North East, or Manchester/Liverpool teams.
Us Fulledge kids would take an old football - not a good un cos the ash/clinker top surface cut 'em to bits, - start a kickabout and before long, the away fans would take over, a sort of full scale match would take place place and then they'd have a collection and we'd end up with quite a lot of money. Not daft us kids from around there :-)
As soon as they'd gone, we'd cash up, share the spoils out, dash over to t'Turf, and either pay to get on with our new found riches or climb over the wall at the Beehole end.
Happy days.
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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by strayclaret » Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:52 pm

Andertons from Keighley in the 70's were there as well. Got a bit lively when there were away buses mixed in as well. Those were the days :D

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Re: Coaches outside Belvedere Road Entrance, Saturday

Post by Longside4evr » Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:17 pm

Never seen as many coaches as Celtic brought down the nearest that came to it was
Man City FA cup, Blackpool when Oyston laided on free

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