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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2012 16:43:13 GMT
I don't expect many folk remember this short-lived Sunday tabloid. For the sake of posterity I bought the first issue and still have it, and it turned up yesterday while we were having a sort-out. This would be the season of the Jim McNichol/ Mad dog incident; after their defeat in this match Torquay United were 23rd, with only Rochdale below. One thing that really stands out are the low attendances. This could have been English football's least attractive era ever: Apologies for the poor quality (especially if all you get to see is a red cross in a box)  1600 at Saltergate to see a 0-1 defeat from behind the fences. Bad times. And look at those meagre few at Cardiff and Wimbledon. At least Torquay's visit persuaded 3000 diehards to turn up at Peterborough. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2012 18:19:58 GMT
I remember the News on Sunday. A lefty "red top". I was a loyal reader of it and bought it most weeks. I imagine I found it easier to obtain in Lancashire rather than Torquay.
Alpine Joe probably has a complete set somewhere which he'll use as evidence against us in highlighting our misguided ways.
But, if I remember correctly, funding was always an issue and the NoS became embroiled in dodgier and dodgier "revenue streams".
"Notts Forest" - not a good start!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2012 18:25:21 GMT
Fascinating stuff Wildebeeste, and you're right, the appallingly low attendances really do underline the sad state football was in at the time. Manchester City just scrapping 18,000 for the Arsenal match. Top Division Luton Town only getting 9,000 for the visit of the Owls. Amazing to think that not far short of 7,000 turned up at that same ground yesterday to watch 'non league' football. Incidentally, coming from your neck of the woods, you'll have noticed the number of Wednesday old boys on the scoresheet just in the top half of the fixtures in Division 2 (Rodger Wylde, Ian Cranson, Danny Wilson, Mark Bright and John Sheridan). Also other reminders that this was still an era when even the top players hadn't made such a fortune from the game that they could retire at the top and live off their mountain of cash. I certainly didn't remember that the legendary figure of Derek Parlane ( 300 games and 111 goals for Glasgow Rangers) turned out for Rochdale ! A different footballing world indeed.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 6:28:45 GMT
Incidentally, coming from your neck of the woods, you'll have noticed the number of Wednesday old boys on the scoresheet just in the top half of the fixtures in Division 2 (Rodger Wylde, Ian Cranson, Danny Wilson, Mark Bright and John Sheridan). Aye, and Imre Varadi too. Derek Parlane looks contemplative, don't you think? I expect the photographer caught him just as he was thinking about his future at Spotland. There are some very regular goalscorers among those who bagged one on 25/4/87. Ian Rush is the most obvious but no-one would have been surprised to see Bernie Slaven score for Boro or Stuart Rimmer for Chester. I think that's Nicky rather than Denis Law notching one for Plymouth, though. |
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