RR Roker Ramble: "Standing in the Roker End was genuinely terrifying - I'll sit, thanks!"

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[Deleted User 11453]

Standing in the crowd at the Roker End as a kid and experiencing the uncontrolled helplessness of being in a huge mass of moving people was genuinely terrifying; nothing I’ve experienced since has changed my mind. Those who want to stand – great, fill your boots, I’ll have a nice seat, jump up and down in a controlled fashion if and when appropriate, and if someone can bring a cold beer to my seat in the meantime then I’ll be in heaven.



Plenty of bairns stood on terracing. In the olden days you'd have been hoyed over people's heads until you reached the front.

Watch at about 1 mins, loads of kids at the front.

 

[Mowgli]

Bloke sounds a bit of a tail tbh

 

[Roadhouse]

Aye, because safe standing is exactly the same as a terrace...

 

[PhilSAFC]

Aye, because safe standing is exactly the same as a terrace...

This no one is suggesting a return to terraces. What a pointless article.

 

[nilid69]

Started in the Roker end when I was 9. Loved standing then, love it now.

 

[PrisonBroken]

Sounds like a right laugh him.

GET YA FLASKS OUT, GET YA FLASKS OUT, GET YA FLASKS OUT FOR THE LADS

 

[Deleted member 26]

was it bollocks !

 

[Deleted member 14054]

The old Roker End was great although a long walk up and down the stairs.
For some reason when they reduced the height it seemed to be a lot colder.

 

[Roker Scoreboard]

Standing in the Roker end from the mid 80's onwards was anything but terrifying.....Bit of an overreaction from the author IMHO.

 

[L1lyBrown]

Far better to stand in a seated area and go arse over tit when we score a goal.

 

[DeLonge]

I loved it but saying that my Dad used to sit me on the metal railings most of the time

I was only 10 when it closed.

 

[Stubbs ftm]

f***ing fanny.

Standing in the fulwell and paddocks was class.

 

[BS1000]

To pinch Del Boy

You tart

 

[Dsb]

Delete

 

[James]

Modern day rail seating is absolutely nothing like the terraces of old. You can't be swayed by the crowd or pile forwards. It's much safer than standing up in your current seat.

It's like banging your head off a brick wall trying to explain this to some.

 

[The Beautiful Game]

What a mewling quim

 

[Mowgli]

Modern day rail seating is absolutely nothing like the terraces of old. You can't be swayed by the crowd or pile forwards. It's much safer than standing up in your current seat.

It's like banging your head off a brick wall trying to explain this to some.

They dont want to know. Gives them something to bleat about

 

[samaistonsrightfoot]

Author leaves 20 mins early so he doesn't have to walk over the bridge with others at full time as well

 

[MickeyV]

Plenty of bairns stood on terracing. In the olden days you'd have been hoyed over people's heads until you reached the front.

Watch at about 1 mins, loads of kids at the front.

This^^^
The crowd was especially mad that day, and it is great to see the Roker End in it's full glory. I never felt in any danger at Roker Park, but I was savvy enough to get there early and stand in front of a crush barrier.
I love that clip because I can see myself (at 1.27) part-way up the east floodlight in the Fulwell end!