Well done Halifax Town

LS7 · Post by **LS7** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 10:01 pm

Winnable 2nd round tie at home to AFC Wimbledon too. Would be great to get them at Turf or Shay in round 3.

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 10:05 pm

That'd bring back some memories!

LS7 · Post by **LS7** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 10:10 pm

Haha - I remember a couple of mental games at the shay in 1990/91.

Billy Balfour · Post by **Billy Balfour** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 10:22 pm

Snowball fights.

LS7 · Post by **LS7** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 10:44 pm

And fights

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 4:01 am

I once tried to go see the Shaymen play, but the game was postponed due to a water-logged pitch. I went and saw "Animal House" instead, so, according to your point of view, that was actually a good thing. Seriously, it would be terrific to see a local derby revived.

theroyaldyche · Post by **theroyaldyche** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:12 am

Terrible morcambe

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:46 am

LS7 wrote:Winnable 2nd round tie at home to AFC Wimbledon too. Would be great to get them at Turf or Shay in round 3.

You're joking mate, we need a tie we can actually win.

NottsClaret · Post by **NottsClaret** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:48 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCCvRVmM4-c

Away game would be good, even if it doesn't look like this now.

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:14 am

You can imagine the thoughts of some of the serial whingers on here if they had to attend that standard as well as stand on an uncovered terrace. Fortunately we were spared having the internet and them attend.

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:22 am

Great times!!!!!!!!!!

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:24 am

With our recent record in the Cups, against lower League opposition, Shaymen Fans would be licking their lips at this draw.

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:31 am

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:You can imagine the thoughts of some of the serial whingers on here if they had to attend that standard as well as stand on an uncovered terrace. Fortunately we were spared having the internet and them attend.

I`m 45, loved those days (with the odd caveat!!!

) and moan these

Working_Class_Zero · Post by **Working_Class_Zero** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 6:27 pm

Billy Balfour wrote:Snowball fights.

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A few decent photos from back in the day in these albums:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/138227100 ... 3650946521
https://www.flickr.com/photos/138227100 ... 4959922847

It's a great Flickr account to follow for nostalgia of old grounds.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 6:33 pm

I was there that day. It was hilarious when the cameraman got pelted with snowballs and had a paddy and stormed off.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 6:41 pm

Quite a few years ago I remember when I was crazy driving the 400 return trip to Halifax to watch us play a pre season friendly

I think it was Stans first game in charge
My Son asked him if he was going to get us promoted and Stan told him his first job was to make sure we don't get relegated

I think they had just started calling it The New Shay but the only difference I noticed was the fresh blue paint everywhere

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:00 pm

great day out

Aclaret · Post by **Aclaret** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:08 pm

Have some great memories of being a young chap following the clarets at places like Halifax...........And some not too great.

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:13 pm

remember standing on the cinders well. Presumably left over from the speedway track that ran around the pitch. Went to watch Belle Vue ride against the Dukes around that time too.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:14 pm

Aclaret wrote:Have some great memories of being a young chap following the clarets at places like Halifax...........And some not too great.

the days out where usually far better than the result on the pitch

TurfyMoore · Post by **TurfyMoore** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:23 pm

There were some fine mullets in Halifax back in 91

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:34 pm

Working_Class_Zero wrote:
pend.jpg

snowball.jpg
A few decent photos from back in the day in these albums:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/138227100 ... 3650946521
https://www.flickr.com/photos/138227100 ... 4959922847

It's a great Flickr account to follow for nostalgia of old grounds.

found myself in one of those pics !! nice one

claret_in_exile · Post by **claret_in_exile** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:56 pm

I DESPISE Halifax Town - almost as much as that lot down the M65.

As a tiny exile, my Dad took me on a two hour public bus to get to our away game at The Shay early in the 1988 season, only for them to turn us away as it was tickets only for the Burnley fans. It wasn't published in the paper as tickets only as it was just for our fans, but the ground staff wouldn't let us in because they "knew" we were Burnley fans.

That two hour bus ride back was miserable, as was the WIMPY burger my Dad bought me as a consolation. We won 2-1 (maybe 3-1?), but **** those ********. I was delighted when they went bust.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:07 pm

Aclaret wrote:Have some great memories of being a young chap following the clarets at places like Halifax...........And some not too great.

I'd remove the third word if I were you

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:20 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:the days out where usually far better than the result on the pitch

They still are.

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:29 pm

Didn't Halifax offer fans a free ticket to clear the pitch of snow and it was Burnley fans who went over to do it?

Remember the game for being pelted with snowballs by Clarets in the bus depot who were signing what's it like to pay £5 , John Francis scoring and getting a parking ticket. Outside a bus was flagged down and the driver reluctantly opened the doors only to get snowballed. Never a dull moment (apart from the game) watching the Clarets in them days.

NRC · Post by **NRC** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:20 pm

Aye, but what about the time we were huffin and a puffin at their exit gate because they couldn’t get us through the turnstiles quick enough, so they opened them to let us in to save the gate

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Jan 05, 2019 5:01 am

Pearce, give us a dance

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