The ground itself was OK, I believe it was more about backing from the council who own the ground.Didnt Gateshead get knocked back at end of last season.....ground not good enough for football league so were denied their place in the play offs ?
I think they just about are unless the rules have changed. When Darlington were denied a playoff place about five years ago it wasn’t because the overall capacity as such was insufficient for National League, but because they lacked sufficient covered seats in the segregated part of the ground (which I believe they now have). And Scarborough’s ground is slightly bigger on its rated capacity. Pretty sure neither of them meet football league though. Probably not just for capacity reasons either.
I don’t know mate. I know the played at Thirnaby for a while in the early 80sIs that where Stockton played in the 60's / 70's ?
I think the game I’m thinking of was a league game, Rippers and Brenda scored for us and I think Edward Sheringham scored for them (may have been Lee chapman) not sure. Was late 80s. It absolute hammered down.Seem to remember Forest in the FA Cup whe. Clough was still there. It was a draw and replay at Ayresome we lost..
Absolutely torrential rain walking down to the city ground...go soaked that day.
That was my first match as well !!!!My first ever game was Boro v Oldham in 1966 in the 3rd division. They beat us 2-0.
I think the game I’m thinking of was a league game, Rippers and Brenda scored for us and I think Edward Sheringham scored for them (may have been Lee chapman) not sure. Was late 80s. It absolute hammered down.
Edit: must’ve been xhapman as Edward wasn’t at forest til early 90s
Different clubI don’t know mate. I know the played at Thirnaby for a while in the early 80s
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I see the Boro has printed the Stockton v Oldham tickets for the cup tie, Middlesbrough FC emblazoned on them. UTB UTAI didn't see this posted elsewhere, but Stockton have confirmed ticket details for the Oldham game.
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TICKETING ARRANGEMENTS | Stockton Town v Oldham Athletic - Stockton Town Football Club
Stockton Town are pleased to announce the much anticipated ticket details for the visit of Oldham Athletic on Saturday 7th December. Following discussions with Oldham Athletic and the Police and considering all options open to us it has been decided that this fixture will be ALL TICKET and the...stocktontownfc.com
300 Oldham fans, tickets only and the game will be segregated.
Small writing about match day parking underneath the large 4 hours free parking oneI've just read that signs have gone up at Sainsbury's opposite the ground restricting parking on match day to 90 minutes.
Apart for about 120 mins when customers cant get parked to shop and all those in cars are not in store.I'd imagine a matchday brings more revenue to Sainsbury's rather than losing it
There's a big empty car park at Grangefield Academy on Saturday afternoons. I wonder if the club could come to some arrangement with the school?The car park itself is too big for the store. There are spaces that never get filled apart from on a matchday. Even then it doesn't really have that big an impact on the parking apart from on the 1, maybe 2 dates Stockton have big games on per year. Go in before or after a Stockton match and there's loads of fans nipping in there. A fair few even go over at half time. Can't see how they couldn't have worked something out with the club. This is just going to mean more people parking on the streets round there which doesn't resolve any situation they have as people won't want to navigate all the street parked cars to get into their car park
There’s space at the side and behind the store where wagons park and offloadThe car park itself is too big for the store. There are spaces that never get filled apart from on a matchday. Even then it doesn't really have that big an impact on the parking apart from on the 1, maybe 2 dates Stockton have big games on per year. Go in before or after a Stockton match and there's loads of fans nipping in there. A fair few even go over at half time. Can't see how they couldn't have worked something out with the club. This is just going to mean more people parking on the streets round there which doesn't resolve any situation they have as people won't want to navigate all the street parked cars to get into their car park
Is that where Stockton played in the 60's / 70