----- Original Message ----- > I think that when they built the South Stand they moved the pitch towards > the Kop to give them more room so I'm sure you're right about the back of > the Shed being at road level.> We played almost a whole season with a > large are of grass in front of the Kop so they could move the pitch once > the grass had settled.
You are definitely correct about moving the playing area towards the new covered kop (Gelderd End). I have pictures of it somewhere, but that was to give more room to build the South stand i.e allow it to be bigger -front to back. I was thinking more about the height level of the pitch. If the back of the shed had been at road level then the pitch must have been very high up in front of the front of the shed. I remember that the shed wasn't very deep front to back and the "pitch" of the steps/levels to stand on was very poor, but even so, if you were standing at the front of the shed the pitch must have been nearly at adult chest level. It must have been like watching from a dug-out if you were at the front. It makes that crowd against Sunderland for the cup replay sound even more dangerous when you think how small the shed was. There were more in there that night than the records show because many people climbed over the wall after the gates were locked. _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!! DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!!
