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New strip in shop on Saturday! Are you buying one?
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X Isle":2v3tr1b7 said:IJN":2v3tr1b7 said:He never minded.
.....ask yer Grandad kids ;-)
Re: discounts, does anyone else never bother? I know it's all part of the 'sales pitch' for memberships 'n' all but discounts claimed are profit margins shaved off the transaction for Argyle.
The woman asked if I had my season-ticket on me. How relieved I was to discover £68's worth of stuff only cost £65! :roll:
I hope I've spent enough money today for them to not feel like I'm taking money away from them! :lol:
Adam Dyer":3ejenma7 said:
ASK YOUR GRANDAD? OKAY ...
The PM picture was taken in summer of 1975 (two stripe trim on sleeve) not the inferior one green stripe of the following season. However, I don't think that it is the Ballard Stand in the background. I think it is the Peverell End of the Popular Side - houses can be seen so the goal must be a training goal. Houses could not be seen from Spion Kop.
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Hmmmmm. If that's the Lyndhurst, then the white line is the touch line. It looks too far in for me, so must be the half way line, which would make that the Devonport End. The houses are seen through the gap between the Devonport and Spion Kop (sleepers).
That is the Demport End and the gap between the Demport and Spion Kop - houses behind will be Outland Road.
Also the door/exit at the back of the Demport End (far left in picture), the Lyndhurst didn't have a door/exit at the back of it - you entered the Lyndhurst either end in the good old days - before extra fencing at the Barn Park end of the Lindy.
Also the door/exit at the back of the Demport End (far left in picture), the Lyndhurst didn't have a door/exit at the back of it - you entered the Lyndhurst either end in the good old days - before extra fencing at the Barn Park end of the Lindy.
Back in the Lyndhurst stand yesterday Vs swansea and loads of the green army wearing The new Stripe shirt
Great to see Argyle supporters & players in stripes again
#stripesareback :scarf:
Great to see Argyle supporters & players in stripes again
#stripesareback :scarf:
Yes, definitely the original Devonport End roof, build by the Supporters' Club (with financial help from Ballard) in 1930 - see top-left in this pic and also described here. It was demolished in 1977, 2 years after the Mariner photo was taken. Interesting to see Swillyboy call it the Ballard Stand - I've never heard it called that before. I know Ballard did have part of a stand named after him - the west-end extension of the grandstand that was destroyed in the war.djg145":pnbx0l9n said:
And going off-topic even more, I'm interested to know when the term 'Spion Kop' took hold. It was never that in my day (gulp, did I really use that phrase?!). It was always The Sleepers. Not due to the habits of the inhabitants, but because of the railway sleepers used in its construction. And it wasn't exactly a hotbed of fervour, which makes the SK reference even more strange, given its usual use in football (a stand occupied by a club's most vocal supporters - e.g. Liverpool's Kop).
Back on topic, yes there was a surprising number of shirts on display - the club must have done very well in the first 24 hours of sale. Not sure I'd call 75% green and 25% white 'stripes' though!
djg145":1wyfv8bi said:
Puma pay Arsenal about £30m a year, and their new shirt has a stuck on badge as well. Definitely a 'Puma thing' rather than an 'Argyle thing'. Doesn't bother me too much anyway.
Bought mine today!! :scarf:
Not bothered about the Beast of Badgin
just delicate wash lads and don't iron it!! (basics!)
Not bothered about the Beast of Badgin
just delicate wash lads and don't iron it!! (basics!)
I only rarely heard older fans say "Ballard Stand" but it was definitely "Popular Side" and "Peverell End" in my childhood. However, I think the old Devonport End was not dismantled until the 1979-80 season. I am always willing to be corrected.
I thought we were going to have the Devon and Cornwall flag kits. What happened to them? To be honest, despite being loyal to "Kelly Green" (the traditional shade) my secret preference is the 1960s white kit with the green and black circlet. I am not really a fan of stripes.
I thought we were going to have the Devon and Cornwall flag kits. What happened to them? To be honest, despite being loyal to "Kelly Green" (the traditional shade) my secret preference is the 1960s white kit with the green and black circlet. I am not really a fan of stripes.
I think the average PASOTI member is more likely to buy a shirt than Joe public but agree 3,500 striped shirts at our 1st home game would be amazing and help the club financially. Sadly somehow I just cant see it happening
Just think a non striped shirt is less controversial and generally more appealing, ultimately creating more income for the club but if it takes us to promotion maybe I will come round
Just think a non striped shirt is less controversial and generally more appealing, ultimately creating more income for the club but if it takes us to promotion maybe I will come round
