: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:04 am  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

Its just wrong to suggest we've never had The Boulevard atmosphere at the KC.

Anyway the The Boulevard lost a lot of the intimidating atmosphere post Bradford fire and the Popplewell Report which led to the back half of Threepenny being closed.

You are right, and that was over 23 years ago.

And some on here thinkg rovers fans are stuck in the 1980's

: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:06 am  

EXILEDHULLADGATESHEAD wrote:

Disagree totally the closer the fans are to to pitch (smaller the ground) the better the atmosphere FACT the boulevard atmosphere will never be recreated at the kc!!!

You mean, like they were at both end of the Boulevard

You are right about not recreating the atmosphere, it was plain rubbish at the Boulevard in the final 10 years of playing there. The only noise generated was from one stand which ran only one third of the pitch and couldn't be heard at any other point in the ground.

: Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:38 pm  

The Kings of Hull wrote:

For the same reason people still want to play at 3.15 on a sunday?

yep and they used to have a derby match on Christmas day

Wonder what the allowed capacity would be now? probably about 5000 at most.

: Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:40 pm  

Monday morning coach wrote:

yep and they used to have a derby match on Christmas day

Wonder what the allowed capacity would be now? probably about 5000 at most.

nope

Boxing Day

New Years Day

never xmas day in my memory.

: Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:45 pm  

Standee wrote:

nope

Boxing Day

New Years Day

never xmas day in my memory.

I'm sure they used to play on Christmas day right up to the early 60s.

: Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:46 pm  

Monday morning coach wrote:

I'm sure they used to play on Christmas day right up to the early 60s.

No idea, before my time, we could as Ian... oh bugger.

: Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:50 pm  

Standee wrote:

nope

Boxing Day

New Years Day

never xmas day in my memory.

That doesn't mean it never happend.

The xmas day fixture was before my time but I am aware of it.

: Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:51 pm  

Standee wrote:

No idea, before my time, we could as Ian... oh bugger.

I'm not that old myself, but I do remember being suprised when reading it that games took place on the 25th. I would think players would have prefered the 25th to the 26th.

: Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:16 pm  

EXILEDHULLADGATESHEAD wrote:

Disagree totally the closer the fans are to to pitch (smaller the ground) the better the atmosphere FACT the boulevard atmosphere will never be recreated at the kc!!!

You'll enjoy it at our place first game then.

Typical old fashioned ground.

: Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:20 pm  

The Key wrote:

Why the hell would we want to go back to that crap hole? Granted, its got a lot of memories for some people (I only saw one season there and a few others before and even I have a few good memories) and had a good atmosphere but it was a terrible ground itself.
We now play in a fantastic 25k+ all seater stadium instead of a crumbling, now 1/4 knocked down, 12k+ capacity hole and some, albeit a minority, still want to go back? Theres needs to be more padded cells in this city

A little advice:

Read what the original post says, not what you think it says.