Saggar Makers Social Club

7 May 12

Manchester writer Mike Duff reads his short story ‘And John Terry Cried’ at the Manchester Independent Book Market, June 2010.

Absolutely heart breaking but totally amazing. Pull up a chair and give it a listen for a few minutes.

(Originally seen on Soft Water blog)

4 May 12

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May 4th marks 63 years since one of the worst tragedies in football history, the Superga air disaster. A plane carrying almost the entire Torino F.C. football squad crashed into the hill of Superga near Turin killing all 31 aboard including 18 players, club officials, journalists accompanying the team, and the plane’s crew.

The 1940s were a Golden age for Torino with the team becoming known as ‘Il Grande Torino’ due to their success. During that decade they won Serie A five times and set a number of records for Italian football that still stand to this day. They would never again reach the heights of the 1940s.

31 March 12

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Surveillance photo of Port Vale fans at a ‘high risk’ game against Wrexham, early 70s.

18 March 12

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1 March 12

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pitchinvasion:

A selection from an upcoming PI post on the excellent match day posters produced by non-League Lewes FC (“The Rooks”) in Sussex, England.

25 February 12

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The Man Don’t Give A Fuck - Super Furry Animals

The ultimate protest song from the Welsh rockers that uses a sample from the Steely Dan song “Show Biz Kids” - “You know they don’t give a fuck about anybody else”.

The cover of the single featured a picture of tragic former Cardiff and Reading footballer Robin Friday flicking the v’s to to Luton Town goalkeeper Milija Aleksic. The sleeve featured a dedication to Friday “and his stand against the ‘Man’” alongside the Welsh proverb “Stwffiwch y dolig ddim y twrci” which roughly translates into English as “Stuff Christmas not a turkey”

13 February 12

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Bruce Forsyth entertains the crowd before the 1974 FA Cup final.

3 February 12

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sievetronix:

Posters calling for a boycott of the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.

Read more about when “A World Cup legitimised a dictatorship” here.

14 January 12

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Anti-board protest at Vale Park, 14/01/2012.

Read why we’re protesting and what an absolute bunch of bastards our board of directors are here - http://www.getoutofportvale.co.uk/

3 January 12

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All the young punks at Stamford Bridge. Probably taken in the late 70s/early 80s. Chelsea still had a punk following by the time the scallies in the north had moved on to Lois cords and adidas trainers.

29 December 11

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pitchinvasion:

Climbing up the walls.

28 December 11

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(Source: punksstepuptogetbeatdown)

27 December 11

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Boxing Day action in the local derby between Kidsgrove Athletic and Newcastle Town at The Seddon Stadium.

After a festive pint in the clubhouse we took our place in the stand to see Kidsgrove start the brighter and open the scoring but fade later on with Newcastle grabbing an equaliser before half time. After another pint at half time the second half was goalless but both teams came close.

Final score - 1 - 1

14 December 11

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The destruction of Ninian Park, former home of Cardiff City FC, with the new Cardiff City stadium rising in the background.

27 November 11

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footballandmusic:

BBC football coverage - 1963

Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh