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| Quote BEN_THE_BLACK&WHITE="BEN_THE_BLACK&WHITE"Might have to get me balaclava on then and go for a midnight stroll
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if a couple of plastic seats with less than 10 years meaningful history is what you're after, crack on.
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| 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!
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| 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
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| Quote Standee="Standee"if a couple of plastic seats with less than 10 years meaningful history is what you're after, crack on.'"
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.
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| 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.
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| 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. 
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| Quote Chris28="Chris28"I recall listening to the bagpipers playing Old Faithful and shedding a tear or two before wandering across the pitch back home'"
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.
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| Quote Mrs Barista="Mrs Barista"I remember the portakabin shop on the corner of the best stand staffed by 3 old dears - you could barely get in it on matchday. Changing ends at halftime. And the announcer was quality when the tannoy was working - Arthur I think? Best memories for me were the Gary Nolan salmon-leap vs Leeds, worst the 1 point defeat to Wigan in the cup when we were miles ahead at one point. My mum used to take a flask of coffee that was mainly Tia Maria. Something magical about the winter floodlight games, freezing your @rse off watching the dimly lit packs set for a scrum and seeing the steam rise. Good times.'"
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 
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| 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")
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| Quote knockersbumpMKII="knockersbumpMKII"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.
[uThe first game I remember was Oldham 61-10, Sammy knocking over 14 goals[/u, 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")'"
That was my first game.
Started off standing on that little bridge at the Airlie Street end in front of the bar. Progressed to Threepenny sometime in the 80s then ended up at Gordon Street end (changing ends at half time).
One of the stand out memories for me was the 1982-83 Championship win, when we beat Barrow to clinch the league and the Kiwis led the team and Arthur Bunting in a rendition of the Haka.
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| Quote Standee="Standee"It's owned by the Council, the fixtures and fittings belong to the Council, why would/should they give anything away?
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Because if they dont they will end up paying thousands for the company demolishing it to take it away as scrap for them? Cheaper to tell fans to help yourself.
Sadly this isnt going to happen. I'm made my feelings clear to the management team at the council. (wont change anything though)
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| I read with a heavy heart the announcement it was to be demolished and wiped from the face of the earth. Its a shame, but we have moved on and its not right to have the old gorund slowly slipping into ruin like Boothferry park did. A quick end with a couple of bulldozers and the jobs a good un.
They can not bulldoze the memories we all hold of the place, the joy of watching Sully tear down the ring. Steve Denisons kicks in the floodlit that last drop goal at Boulevard. All safely tucked away now and I have to admit I do not have same effection for the KC and never will have. The Boulevard had a certain charm all of its own, it was never nice for the oppostition and the place was a living history lesson in all things FC. The KC is like a modern dentists waiting room, with piped music to keep the atmosphere controlled and subjued.
I shall try and get onto the old place over the weekend for a bit of "urban exploration", I am so greatful to Wilf for ensuring as much of the place that can be saved will be, perhaps many of these can and should end up within the KC.
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