The Old Holte End

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Is that Frankie Detorri giving a Nazi salute?

Oh yes I see who you mean, the comedian Michael McIntyre is standing to his right.
Dont worry though, theres a guy a few yards back who obviously just spotted it and is about to come down and give him a good kicking.

[willywombat]

That was the season when Il Duce forged his reputation as a right winger

[The Man With A Stick]

You could have an eye out on those railings.

[KevinGage]

Sad thing is with the front of the Trinity there isn't a great deal they can do to improve it without it costing a lot of money.

My preference would obviously be for a redbrick façade. If for no other reason than they age so much better than other designs.

Failling that, I'm quite impressed with what Liverpool have done, large images of their players super imposed on large panels of glass on their Centenary Stand. We could do similar, or in our case use older players or older images to tie in with the historic ethos of the club.

The current façade looks like the kind of thing you'd expect to see at legoland grounds like the Stadium of Light and The Riverside.

[London Villan]

The entrances at both of those grounds are better than the Trinity. It reminds me of the sort of entrance you get on large trading estates where there are offices at the front of a big warehouse.

Whatever way you look at it, it's terrible.

[ez]

After the holte was demolished i used the first pic as my wallpaper to remind me of the old place. Probably the best one i took down at vp.

[PeterWithesShin]

Here's a few to add to the collection. I should  add that I didn't take them.

[robbo1874]

In all my time I sat in all 3 stands but I cannot ever recall sitting in the old Witton lane stand. I have been in the Doug Ellis but just cannot recall watching any match from the Witton Lane.

the one and only time i went in the old witton lane stand was the night match against Ipswich that we lot 2-1 the season we won the league.

[Irish villain]

PeterWithesShin, thanks for those. I'd seen the first two before but the third one must be quite rare. The ground looked very well just before the new Holte was built.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Heres one of the ground I havent seen before, taken at the end of the Sunderland promotion game in 1975.

[E I Adio]

Nice pictures, nice memories with Andy lochead, Chico Hamilton and Willie Anderson in the 3rd picture. I have always been a Holte Ender

Isn't it Pat Pat Pat Pat Pat McMahon?

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Nice pictures, nice memories with Andy lochead, Chico Hamilton and Willie Anderson in the 3rd picture. I have always been a Holte Ender

Isn't it Pat Pat Pat Pat Pat McMahon?

Yes it is.  But give him a break, he probably stood right at the back of the Holte. 

[E I Adio]

Nice pictures, nice memories with Andy lochead, Chico Hamilton and Willie Anderson in the 3rd picture. I have always been a Holte Ender

Isn't it Pat Pat Pat Pat Pat McMahon?

Yes it is.  But give him a break, he probably stood right at the back of the Holte. 

Fair enough, I was only about half way up.

[Villan For Life]

Heres one of the ground I havent seen before, taken at the end of the Sunderland promotion game in 1975.

That's one of the few pictures that I've seen of the old Witton end that wasn't taken from the pitch or pitchside.