Moomintroll Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Twitter link here Groundhopper Andy Dakin has announced that he is preparing a book which draws from his own photo archive. If it is anything like his Twitter feed, then there should be colour images of many pre-SL RL grounds included. Minä rakastan rugbyliigaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Oh cool, thanks! I'll have to get a copy of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler of Chiswick Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Me to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogiron Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 That sounds like a must. Is there a email link, not on twitter or such like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 20 hours ago, Clogiron said: That sounds like a must. Is there a email link, not on twitter or such like? I haven't been able to find any other method of contacting him yet. He is on Flickr though: https://www.flickr.com/people/groundhopper27/ I've sent him a message on Twitter and asked him for alternative contact details. Minä rakastan rugbyliigaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 If anyone wants to get in touch with Andy regarding this book, DM me and I'll pass his email address on. Minä rakastan rugbyliigaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogiron Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Contact made and pre-order placed☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fisher Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Hope it manages to get a bit of the much missed Weaste Cricket Club on photos of The Willows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler of Chiswick Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Any photos of our old ground at Chiswick in it? In spite of us spending longer there than Craven Cottage, it never seems to get a mention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Great news. I'll be buying it. It will be lovely to see how Odsal looked before it was transformed. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 34 minutes ago, Chronicler of Chiswick said: Any photos of our old ground at Chiswick in it? In spite of us spending longer there than Craven Cottage, it never seems to get a mention I think Andy mentioned somewhere that he conducted most of his visits between the late 80s and early 90s, but hasn't said specifically which grounds he has been to. I'm sure more details will become clear closer to publication. Minä rakastan rugbyliigaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogiron Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Wolford6 said: Great news. I'll be buying it. It will be lovely to see how Odsal looked before it was transformed. Do you mean pre fence around the track & post fence not around the track with no fence posts either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 28 minutes ago, Clogiron said: Do you mean pre fence around the track & post fence not around the track with no fence posts either We had a few issues to iron out. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogiron Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, Wolford6 said: We had a few issues to iron out. 10 minutes ago, Wolford6 said: We had a few issues to iron out. Grayshon & Son, Hill & Son, Steptoe & Son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Clogiron said: Steptoe & Son One of the seven labours of Hercules. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogiron Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, Wolford6 said: One of the seven labours of Hercules. Don't know about Hercules but sure I once stood on the terrace at Odsal one January next to a bloke called Hannibal and his pet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 You're too young. Hercules was Harold Steptoe's horse. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogiron Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I had forgotten about Steptoes horse, it's the a long, long time since I was told I was too young for something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 Book available for order now. Minä rakastan rugbyliigaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler of Chiswick Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Hope it's got watersheddings in it. I'll have one if it has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 I love stadium books. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 With the rise of 360 degree photography, has anyone done 360's of all the RL grounds from the centre circle, that would be interesting too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB Knight Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Sounds interesting. There's a wealth of information out there that us young uns don't always know about - always enjoy learning, like when someone points out there used to be a stand there, or that had terracing at the front, or that was once a pub etc. I still can't quite picture out where York's Clarence Street ground was, I'd like to know if Odsal's terracing went all the way round, and just why was there that bowling club along one side of Wilderspool, was there ever a bigger stand there, and were people ever allowded to stand under it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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