Wolverhampton Wanderers from inside The Molineux before development 1989-90

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paul gardner

9 жыл бұрын

Just a quick tour round the inside and under the North Bank stand

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@peterturley2960 6 жыл бұрын

Mum and Dads' pub top of Molineux Street/North Street- 'Fox Inn' adjacent the South Bank, now sadly gone too, along with G.O.Connors Shoe Repairs, great friends, great people!! All gone now, many, many great memories , sixties and seventies especially!!! X.

@williamturley3224 4 жыл бұрын

There was only one pub to be in on a match day BILL TURLEY S THE FOX INN NORTH STREET MAGIC TIMES .

@securitysynergyhouse5822 26 күн бұрын

As a Spurs fan who saw us play at Molineux in the 70's and 80's - that is fantastic footage.

@1061andy 7 жыл бұрын

remember those steps at the back of the north bank - a gateway to bliss back in the early 70s, Doog Waggy JR. what memories what times.

@DavidWright3101663156gilbert 6 жыл бұрын

Stood on me wooden stool in the North Bank watching the Doug and Richards through the 70s to Andy Gray-best times of my life. A magical place that will always be in my heart.

@stevenreilly3963 3 жыл бұрын

(Villa fan) Christ, what a state Molineux was in back then! I've taken an interest in the old Molineux after watching an old Villa highlights from the early 80s. I noticed how far away the new Steve Bull/Molineux St stand was from the pitch (and the rest of the stadium!). Some of the comments have already explained the circumstances of the time which answered my interest but blimey Health & Safety would be all over it. It looks sad seeing a stadium being run down into that sort of state. I read that the new stand had to be built because the old one was a safety hazard. Been to Molineux a few times as an away fan but only as the all seater stadia that it is today.

@charlemagnestudios 6 жыл бұрын

Oh God. How I remember with great fondness the memories of the old North Bank and Waterloo Road Enclosure...❤️

@steveford8966 9 жыл бұрын

Doesn't seem that long ago when the original Stan Cullis stand went up. Weird that's now gone and a new one is in its place. I never went into the old cow shed so thank you so much for this insight. I love to see videos of the old ground, such fond memories. 👍

@mrpookywooky66 5 жыл бұрын

THE SOUTH BANK.....those were the days my friend. I miss that ground sooooo much!

@walkabou5 3 жыл бұрын

Many great times standing on the North Bank. These images are so sad.

@paulross2914 3 жыл бұрын

I was there in 1976 for the last game against Liverpool, my Dad thought it was a good idea to go in the away end as my sister supported Liverpool, I thought I was going to die, the place was packed out, scariest match I ever went to!

@mrkipling2201 4 ай бұрын

In Professor Phil Scraton's book called ' Hillsborough, The Truth ' he actually mentions that game in 1976. Apparently the big wooden doors at the back of the stand broke down because of the sheer weight of numbers.

@paulross2914 4 ай бұрын

@@mrkipling2201 never seen so many people, the police tried to form a line to stop anymore fans getting in, I ended up up the wrong side and my Dad and Sister the other, I remember the Scousers picked me up and passed me over the Police to my Dad and Sister who could somehow be heard in the mayhem. I think every red was there that night.

@valiantv2897 9 жыл бұрын

thanks for the upload, I remember standing on the south bank watching Bull and Mutch tear my Vale to shreds in a freight rover trophy game in 88. I think im right in saying the south bank could accommodate 30,000 in its day

@davidhorne6739 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. I didn't go much at that point but I was a regular in the sixties and early seventies. It was in such a state then. I managed to see two league matches this summer, the first time in years. It's a long way to travel from New Zealand for a match.

@shortnewsitemsinfrenchwith1831 10 ай бұрын

So many memories of the North Bank, going back to the 50s. Thanks for sharing this piece of Wolves history.

@JonathanChaseHypnotist 9 жыл бұрын

Just how I remembered it from the late 60's early 70's. Including the trees LOL

@welshie1979 4 жыл бұрын

Im a Cardiff fan, but born in Wolverhampton, first game was 1986, Cardiff won. Still remember one stand being seated and the rest of the stadium in poor state. Memories. Still follow the Wolves and wish them well.

@stevehaire6324 3 жыл бұрын

My first game was against Cardiff too, but we won 3-1 (April 1986). I remember it was near the very end of the season, and we both got relegated. Yours must have been early in the following season in division 4. I remember it so clearly - the match, the atmosphere, the stadium just as you described. Grim but great days.!

@welshie1979 3 жыл бұрын

@@stevehaire6324 yes following season. Grim days really looking back for both clubs. A different world to today with stadiums.

@jasonwilletts559 10 ай бұрын

I remember Cardiff absolutely hammering Wolves 4-1

@welshie1979 10 ай бұрын

@@jasonwilletts559 I'm sure they did the 87 88 season yes. Both sides went up which was for me was quite apt

@tommylucy4738 5 жыл бұрын

Loved going to Wolves in 70s/80s that south bank so big !!

@dange160650 6 жыл бұрын

Great stadium, sadly missed

@sandhurstwolves3956 2 жыл бұрын

I remember standing in the old South Bank and it was so big.Shame they didn't make the new Southbank as imposing.

@stevierussell9755 5 жыл бұрын

Blast from the past, first game 1974, 3 -1 V Ipswich the week after the league cup final

@woodster909 4 жыл бұрын

many childhood memories - from before all seater stadia killed the atmosphere

@shoutinghorse 3 жыл бұрын

I only got to visit the old Molineux once and even then you could tell it had seen better days (just the main stand and home end was open) but as crumbling old shitholes go, she was a giant among many of that time.

@lewstone1934 6 жыл бұрын

The last football game I went to was at Molineux around 1984. I never went again when it became all seating.Nothing matches standing in a packed north or south bank - the atmosphere was electric - for about £2.The days before inhuman sanitary overpriced football.......alas.

@stevehaire6324 3 жыл бұрын

You want to get down there now - it's standing in the South Bank.!

@markchurchill6579 6 жыл бұрын

The cowshed 👌

@mrkipling2201 4 ай бұрын

I remember watching highlights of games at Molineux and one of the ends was empty and the other end was half away fans and half home fans. This was the late 1980's and very early 1990's. Due to one end being shut down because it was partly a wooden construction i believe??

@pincermovement72 Ай бұрын

Watched a game there around this time with only 2 sides open and the new stand miles from the pitch against Plymouth Argyle , think wolves won 3 - 1 . Shocking the state the club had got in and wonder how many of those turnstiles actually took in money ?

@mikeyd0801 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. Recording the everyday stuff isn't done enough. You forget how big The South Bank was! Immense. Anyone know the reason why The John Ireland Stand now Steve Bull Stand had red seats originally? Cost maybe?

@Turrican60 6 жыл бұрын

According to Wolves at the time, manufacturing gold seats would be very expensive (compared to the much commoner red colour), plus they apparently wouldn't last as long due to the effects of sunlight (UV) breaking down the plastic. That last bit was clearly a load of old bollocks so, yes, it was all about costs!

@MrRobm81 5 жыл бұрын

They was second hand from Notts forest hence the color I read

@davidcorbett1404 9 жыл бұрын

It was the best of times it was the worst of times

@ASuwan22 7 жыл бұрын

Did we have an Asda next to it in those days

@stevehaire6324 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think so by the look of the video. I'm not exactly sure when it was built, but Asda gained permission in 1986 when they and Wolverhampton council saved the club from going under. The council bought the stadium and land, while Asda paid off Wolves debts on the condition they be allowed to build a supermarket on adjacent land also owned by Wolves.

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 5 жыл бұрын

We really need to bring standing back to top flight football

@stevehaire6324 3 жыл бұрын

It is already at Molineux - in the South Bank.! *it's actually rail seating (small seats with rails directly in front) which although giving you the option to sit, is never the case as the whole of the South Bank always stand. Molineux is the first Premier League team to use this method.

@mrkipling2201 4 ай бұрын

Brentford have got it as well now.

@RayhaberWeb 3 жыл бұрын

+like

@mrkipling2201 6 жыл бұрын

Why is there such a big gap between the new stand and the pitch??

@paulgardner3394 6 жыл бұрын

Andy clohessy back in late 70,s when they purchased all the houses behind what is now the Steve Bull stand, they moved the building over and then the pitch was going to be moved over and the Waterloo stand would be built in front of the old one .therefor the stadium was all completed and should have been moved over by about 20/30 feet

@peterdavis943 3 жыл бұрын

What a mess it had got in to that was a club in crisis!

@stevehaire6324 3 жыл бұрын

@@peterdavis943 Indeed it was. In 1982 we hit bad times and were bought by the Bhatti brothers - who didn't invest a penny. The story goes that they only wanted the land to build a hotel and shopping centre, so were deliberately trying to dissolve the club. Alas, they jumped ship in 1986 as Wolves were relegated to division 4 and were literally on the verge of going under. Wolverhampton council and Asda saved the club in the end, with the council buying the stadium, and Asda paying off our debts on the condition they be allowed to build a supermarket on adjacent land also owned by Wolves (which, if you're not from the area, is still there to this day - perfect for a sausage roll and a bottle of pop for the walk back home).

@camwat5193 2 жыл бұрын

You half expect a little bit of a taped-over porn film to appear at the end.

@jbprice387 6 жыл бұрын

The ground is called Molineux not The Molineux

@birrysund3269 4 жыл бұрын

The man said inside the Molineux, he is saying the ground...

@stevehaire6324 3 жыл бұрын

@@birrysund3269 I think what he means is that the stadium is simply called "Molineux" as opposed to "the Molineux" or "Molineux stadium'. By this, the phrase "inside the Molineux" would be incorrect, whereas "inside Molineux" would be the correct statement.

@jamisbillson4872 Жыл бұрын

The character is lost with these soulless new grounds.

@peterdavis943 3 жыл бұрын

What a mess it had got in to that was a club in crisis!

@stevehaire6324 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed it was. In 1982 we hit bad times and were bought by the Bhatti brothers - who didn't invest a penny. The story goes that they only wanted the land to build a hotel and shopping centre, so were deliberately trying to dissolve the club. Alas, they jumped ship in 1986 as Wolves were literally on the verge of going under, and we're relegated to division 4. Wolverhampton council and Asda saved the club in the end, with the council buying the stadium, and Asda paying off our debts on the condition they be allowed to build a supermarket on adjacent land also owned by Wolves (which, if you're not from the area, is still there to this day - perfect for a sausage roll and a bottle of pop for the walk back home).

@peterdavis943 3 жыл бұрын

Thank's for that! The old ground did have character though, things seem to be on the up at the moment so good luck 👍

@stevehaire6324 3 жыл бұрын

@@peterdavis943 As Wolves motto says - "Out Of Darkness, Cometh Light'.. Stay safe my friend.. 👍🐺

@davidcorbett1404 9 жыл бұрын

The bull mutch project