I remember going with my Dad in the Lowfields in the late 60s and he paid 7 and 6, I went in another (boys?) entrance lower down and paid 3 shillings. We met up on the other side of the turnstiles and we went to get our usual place near the halfway line.
(I'm sure after '71 I still paid 15p to go in the boys entrance) We'd go in to the ground as soon as the gates opened (12-1ish?) to try and get a place against the wall so I could see. We also took a small wooden step/stool that my Dad made for me to stand on to get a better view. (A common thing in those days) No health & safety nonsense in those times!!! Ted H On Tue, 16 Feb 2021, 19:48 Damian Walsh, <pussaydam...@gmail.com> wrote: > Are you sure there's not a time lens distortion there? At Tottenham it was > 3'6 too at that time (1'6 for a reserve match - the only ones I went to on > my own) but that was for boys. It was still 17 1/2 np after decimalisation, > still for boys. I'll ask mi dad but I think adult prices were round the 8 > or 9 shillings mark. > > Did you grow up in the summer of 1971? Did you go back to Elland Road in > the autumn as a man? :) > > Damian > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 12:53 PM Graham White <gcwhite2...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > Yeah, I remember decimalisation, some people used it as an excuse for > > ripping people off. For instance prior to decimalisation it cost 3s 6d to > > go in the Kop and afterwards it went up to 50p! A 285% increase, robbing > > bastards!!! > > > > > > Graham White > > > > -------------------- > > > > On Monday, 15 February 2021, 18:35:46 CET, Damian Walsh < > > pussaydam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Funny stories no, but memories yes. > > > > I used to live near to White Hart Lane and after football matches we'd > work > > through the thousands of discarded cigarette boxes in the hope that we'd > > find a cigarette or two that we would then try to sell. I only remember > > being successful once. For the rest of that 1971 football season though, > > we'd ask the people coming out of games if they had any old pennies they > > didn't want (and couldn't spend). However for a few months you could > > actually still spend them in multiples of 6. We'd easily make a good > > shilling each at the start because nobody begrudged the odd penny that > they > > couldn't spend to little kids. > > > > However, the happy memories of that Spring were soon overshadowed by West > > Bludy Brom..... > > > > Damian > > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 1:51 PM James A. Lundon @ Yahoo! via Leedslist < > > leedslist@gn.apc.org> wrote: > > > > > Folks, > > > A lot of ye will remember that day. I don't...just that bit too young! > > > 240 (20 shillings, each with 12) pence in a pound became only 100. > > > Any funny stories? > > > James. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leedslist mailing list > > > Info and options: > https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > > > > > Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > > > Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat! > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat! _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat!
