BFC fans pictures from late 80's early 90's

Beehole67 · Post by **Beehole67** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:19 pm

When I was College in the late 80's one of my assignments was on the Club. Although it was a long time ago, this shot of fans behind the gold in the Beehole end may have a few familiar faces on it.

Stalbansclaret · Post by **Stalbansclaret** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:24 pm

That's a good photo. Certainly the Narcos would have been interested had they known Pablo Escobar enjoyed the Beehole End's al fresco charms (just right of centre one down from the top there).

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:34 pm

We may not have been so crap in the 80's if............

Beehole67 wrote:fans behind the gold in the Beehole end

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:37 pm

Brilliant picture. Amazing how happy they look given how **** we are. Whereas now...

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:38 pm

Sharon Davis enjoying one of her regular visits to the Turf...

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:39 pm

One of the Su with his dungarees on.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:40 pm

What the hell were so many folk doing on the Beehole End in the late 80's. It always felt like it was just me and ...well,,,me!

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:43 pm

Dark Cloud wrote:What the hell were so many folk doing on the Beehole End in the late 80's. It always felt like it was just me and ...well,,,me!

I think that it may be 1990 looking at one of the shirts a chap has on.

Man City FA Cup?

Edit- 1991 I mean

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:58 pm

Bin Ont Turf wrote:I think that it may be 1990 looking at one of the shirts a chap has on.

Man City FA Cup?

Edit- 1991 I mean

If it was the City cup tie then that would account for the numbers watching. I was in the Longside for that game so no point looking for meself!

Beehole67 · Post by **Beehole67** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:59 pm

Dark Cloud wrote:What the hell were so many folk doing on the Beehole End in the late 80's. It always felt like it was just me and ...well,,,me!

Is this more how you remember it?

mybloodisclaret · Post by **mybloodisclaret** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:00 pm

I only started going on 92. Was always told we only got 3000 on in the 80s. It looks rammers there. Great pic

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:00 pm

Beehole67 wrote:Is this more how you remember it?

That's more like it! And even that was probably a "crunch" fixture!!!

mybloodisclaret · Post by **mybloodisclaret** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:01 pm

ah that's it post 10. keep em coming!!!

Beehole67 · Post by **Beehole67** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:07 pm

This was against Darlington 88/89

Beehole67 · Post by **Beehole67** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:12 pm

The crowd size seemed to vary a lot in there depending on the weather and opponent. Leighton James scoring from the spot against Hereford I think.

Goody1975 · Post by **Goody1975** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:12 pm

Beehole67 wrote:This was against Darlington 88/89

That was funny, bunch of silly pillocks.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:23 pm

Beehole67 wrote:This was against Darlington 88/89

I'm definitely on that picture.

Awayfromburnley · Post by **Awayfromburnley** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:28 pm

Brilliant pictures, nice one!

Though it has to be said we weren't the most attractive bunch!

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:40 pm

Bin Ont Turf wrote:I'm definitely on that picture.

Yes having it away on your toes with a bag of mc ewans export above the angels sign!

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:44 pm

Beehole67 wrote:Is this more how you remember it?

players looking all over for the ball....fan hands in pocket cool as you like heads it back into play to his mates astonishment!

HunterST_BFC · Post by **HunterST_BFC** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:50 pm

Jeremy Beadle was there.
Pic 1 - bottom left area

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:52 pm

tim_noone wrote:Yes having it away on your toes with a bag of mc ewans export above the angels sign!

Some folk think that we should be ashamed because we were battling on Hillsborough day.

Beehole67 · Post by **Beehole67** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:06 am

Bin Ont Turf wrote:I'm definitely on that picture.

Were you on this one mate against Scunthorpe? The guy got a red card for a challenge on Eli, and didn't take to kindly to the thoughts from the Longside.
I remember thinking him sticking two fingers up was either brave or very stupid.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:09 am

Dark Cloud wrote:What the hell were so many folk doing on the Beehole End in the late 80's. It always felt like it was just me and ...well,,,me!

And me too.
I'd be the forlorn one sat like billy-no-mates under a big umbrella as the rain poured down!

Targetman · Post by **Targetman** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:17 am

Im in the original pic at the top so it wasn't the Man City cup game, I was in the Longside for that game.

Beehole67 · Post by **Beehole67** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:39 am

Targetman wrote:Im in the original pic at the top so it wasn't the Man City cup game, I was in the Longside for that game.

I think the original pic was Maidstone home 1989/90

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 1:08 pm

I'm on the Scunthorpe one in the Longside, but looking very grainy and not easy to spot! (Well that's how the wife describes me tbh!)

That's very true about the Beehole being quite crowded or extremely sparse depending on the weather. It was best when it poured down part way through and some ran for cover immediately, some stuck it a while longer and some pillocks tried to pretend it wasn't happening and were just p***ed wet through, but still wouldn't acknowledge that the entire Longside was laughing at them!!!

I don't believe we ever had a minutes applause for old Jeremy Beadle (R.I.P.). Ah well it's not too late! There's always Saturday.

clansman · Post by **clansman** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 2:51 pm

Re top photo and pablo Escobar. That’s my best mate. I’m to his left(right looking at photo) Now both grey but still go but in jhu.
Was it v Blackpool or sheff Wednesday in cup??

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 2:54 pm

clansman wrote:Re top photo and pablo Escobar. That’s my best mate. I’m to his left(right looking at photo) Now both grey but still go but in jhu.
Was it v Blackpool or sheff Wednesday in cup??

Would Pablo be Mr D Holmes?

clansman · Post by **clansman** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:02 pm

No tim a Mr jLowe

clansman · Post by **clansman** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:02 pm

No tim a Mr jLowe

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:03 pm

clansman wrote:No tim a Mr jLowe

This guy?

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:08 pm

clansman wrote:No tim a Mr jLowe

There must have be two of them...very similar

Leisure · Post by **Leisure** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:47 pm

Beehole67 wrote:This was against Darlington 88/89

Looks like a bit of agro going on there at the bottom of the Beehole!

Barry_Chuckle · Post by **Barry_Chuckle** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:01 pm

Leisure wrote:Looks like a bit of agro going on there at the bottom of the Beehole!

Same day as the Hillsborough disaster if I remember correctly.

A group of Darlo fans, mini van load, thought it would be good to go cause trouble in the Longside, they tried to escape to the Bee Hole end with the assistance of the Plod, only for the Burnley fans to follow them and give them another slap.

Beehole67 · Post by **Beehole67** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:10 pm

Barry_Chuckle wrote:Same day as the Hillsborough disaster if I remember correctly.

A group of Darlo fans, mini van load, thought it would be good to go cause trouble in the Longside, they tried to escape to the Bee Hole end with the assistance of the Plod, only for the Burnley fans to follow them and give them another slap.

That's right made a bizarre set of pictures, as they were set on by fans in the Beehole end as they moved across.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:42 pm

Looking back it was madness having them fences up...not many would get through that gate in a crush!

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:47 pm

I like the first picture bottom middle.... balding guy tash n glasses staring straight ahead ignoring the guy next to him whos ar$e hes just touched!

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:54 pm

Beehole67 wrote:Were you on this one mate against Scunthorpe? The guy got a red card for a challenge on Eli, and didn't take to kindly to the thoughts from the Longside.
I remember thinking him sticking two fingers up was either brave or very stupid.

What year was this one?

Beehole67 · Post by **Beehole67** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:44 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote:What year was this one?

1989/90

Beehole67 · Post by **Beehole67** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:53 pm

Anyone remember this banner last match 1989

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:22 pm

In the first picture, Chris Pearce, dead centre in a leather jacket.

Beehole67 · Post by **Beehole67** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:44 pm

The Disciples of Eli pictured on Harry Potts Way before the Wrexham match 92

ClaretSax · Post by **ClaretSax** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:45 pm

tim_noone wrote:There must have be two of them...very similar

Sh1t, my cover's blown, and after all this time.
Luckily I look nothing like that now.

Claretforever · Post by **Claretforever** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:26 pm

Looking at the first one I couldn’t imagine it being Man City in the Cup? I know it was a sunny day, but it was January. A lot without coats on. Could it have been Peterborough at home in the April. Won 4-1?

Goody1975 · Post by **Goody1975** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:34 pm

Claretforever wrote:Looking at the first one I couldn’t imagine it being Man City in the Cup? I know it was a sunny day, but it was January. A lot without coats on. Could it have been Peterborough at home in the April. Won 4-1?

Peterborough was a 10,000 ish crowd but the following week was Blackpool at home (on a sunny evening) with a crowd of 18,000+, more likely to be that if the Bee Hole was so well populated.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:40 pm

I think they may even have stalled to kick off for the Blackpool game due to the numbers who turned up.

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:41 pm

Beehole67 wrote:The Disciples of Eli pictured on Harry Potts Way before the Wrexham match 92

Son of Eli in the middle of the 3. Just back from covering the Winter Olympics in Korea so i believe.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:52 pm

Beehole67 wrote:Were you on this one mate against Scunthorpe? The guy got a red card for a challenge on Eli, and didn't take to kindly to the thoughts from the Longside.
I remember thinking him sticking two fingers up was either brave or very stupid.

Very probably, but don't expect me to remember individual games 30 years ago and what happened in them .

Edit - No not Wrexham, I've got my years mixed up.

Beehole67 · Post by **Beehole67** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:53 pm

Last one of these Cricket field fans with Jimmy Mullen after the Wrexham match.