Rovers played there before we did they moved from playing across the road from Raynors to the Boulevard and then we gazzumped them by offering a lot more rent and we took over. Many Rover/Hull Combined teams also played there against touring Australian and New Zealand teams too.

I would love a couple of seats, if they wont let us in ther for h&s reasons to take some why carnt they just pile the seats up outside and let people take them but knowing the tight council theyd rather have the scrap money for them.

Or does anyone know what type of security they have on a night time if any

Might have to get me balaclava on then and go for a midnight stroll

A sad day, but amusing as I was listening today how the council had done us a favour and were giving the boulevard back to us for a pittance after buying it for 750k. These Rovers fans should just stick to licking windows and signing petitions.

I don't want a seat personally as I don't believe I ever sat in one. Would like a slab of concrete!

Born on Cholmley Street, started going to matches with my Grandad, first season pass 5 shillings including 'A' team games.

The European Cup matches against Albi and Carcassone.

The Harlem Globetrotters.

Blackpool Borough coming over for a Cup match going round throwing sticks of rock into the crowd.

Bill Drake, Johnny Whiteley, Wilf Rosenberg, Clive Sullivan, Arthur Keegan, Jim Neale, Terry Devonshire, Chris Davidson, Brian Hancock, Keith Boxall, 'Super Alf' Macklin, George Robinson, Mick Crane, Knocker Norton, James Leuluai, Lee Crooks, Peter Sterling, Chico Jackson, Greg Mackie, Tevita ...

Arthur Bunting, Arthur Walker, the coaches lookout tower, the SJ Electrical hospitality box ...

The last Floodlit Cup Final, the 1982 Aussies, the last minute try against Wigan, the survival match against Sheffield...

And finally a tour round the dressing rooms, couldn't believe how bad the facilites the were, the medical room !!!

HULL FC

OLD FAITHFUL

THE BOULEVARD

Might not mean alot to you oldies who remember the old threepenny stand but its the only threepenny stand i knew and ive got alot of good and funny memories of that stand, and the first time i ever got a fc season pass was for the seating area.

Progress was represented by Hull F.C's move to the KC Stadium. For me it came at the right time for Hull and the new era of Super League, but the Boulevard will for me always be Hull's spiritual home and the place where I first developed my love for Hull F.C and rugby league. Happy memories....here's to the future! F.C & Proud.

My son is up from Sussex and despite everything that he feels about the club at this moment in time (he has yet to attend a home game since the derby debacle) he felt moved to attend the Boulevard this afternoon with his two young sons in tow ( 4 years and 18 months). They did not appreciate what he was telling them. It was where he watched Hull FC, it was also where he wore the black and white for the colts and he in his words grew up there. His most vivid memories from his childhood are mainly at the Boulevard. From Hancock through to Horne he attended the Boulevard. I am not sure we will get the same emotional attachment to the KC but possibly futrure generations will.
He took some photos but I am not sure how they can be attached on to here.
Sad day but as Wilf says its time to move on. Providing we get the memorial and a small area for reflection for us to recall our memories and also those who's ashes are scattered there I am sure the Boulevard will never be forgotten.
As Expro says Wilf has been a great ambassador for us fans and is certainly deserving of the fan of the year award for his tireless work on our behalf.

That was almost eerie that night. Seemed like a wind came from nowhere during that rendition after almost everyone had gone. Will take that memory with me.

brings a tear to my eye all that does.......i remember the three old dears in the portacbin club shop selling my mum my new kit whilst i was in attendance one summer holidays...bless em, probably not with us no more....
i also remeber having to go in the fc lottery shop on airlie street corner for our season passes, those were the days....

everyone seems to forget the fc club!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
matchdays with my old man and his mates having half of coke waiting for the raffle to be drawn, that place was fc...full of proper memorabilia......just wish id have stuffed some down my pants whilst it was still there..
waiting till 2.55 for my old man to finish his pint so we could watch the game, walking down back of the stand, and going to toilet before we went down the centre entrance in best stand, then onto gordon street hill.....not too far round tho, just on the corner in a 75 degrees type of view..just incase it rained so we could either put up the brolly or run into best stand near the boulevard kids......
some memories will never die....OLDEN BUT GOLDEN...in my opinion

My aunt & Uncle both worked at the club from the late 70's to the early 80's. Auntie worked in the club bar & Uncle was a Steward so getting in for nowt was a breeze if I turned up when Auntie was going in Always stood on the little wall to the left of the speedway gates & usually tried to get there about 1 to get autographs & sort my spot out (Wo betide any begger who pinched my spot..lol)
Tried my hand in the 3d stand a couple of times as a 13/14 yr old & the atmosphere was always awesome. I even had a slosh at the back, well, 'when in Rome'

Loving the portakabin souvenir shop story, was always in there buying other teams progs, sometimes it was so packed you couldn't get in...sigh.
The first game I remember was Oldham 61-10, Sammy knocking over 14 goals, vaugely remember watching the West Indians knocking the ball out the ground when we had floodlight cricket, the best match that I actually remember though was us running the 82 Invincibles close when Crooks, Skerrett & a couple of others were out injured.
happy happy days
So long old Pal of Mine, Non Omnis Moriar

(my fave Latin phrase is "Mihi est compositum in taberna mori"icon_wink.gif