Pants Shaton Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I call it the 'new school old stand' because the new school's behind it. I call the 'roseburn' the 'old school new stand' Finally some clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masonic Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 its funny trying to talk to my auld man about which stand we will be in and where i should meet him as he refers to the stands as the school end, next to the school end, the old school end and the other end next to the school despite him having been to almost a thousand games and staying like 5 doors from the main stand end lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb66 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 So if it is the old main stand, where is the new main stand? Not built yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notts1874 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 It's the Main stand and the School End. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gilbert Wauchope Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 The Archibald Leitch would be more appropriate. But would that start folk singing "Sunshine on Leitch"? A step too far for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsalllaughathobos Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Old stand as people keep waving old flags. Sure it is old, But it is beautiful, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 The Shed The Corner The Shed floodlight The School End The Main Stand The Gorgie Road End Settle for The Wheatfield and The Gorgie Stand - never The Roseburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupid Sexy Flanders Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 But it is the oldest stand, weatfield is the biggest stand so to some people its the main stand It's the main stand as that's where the front door/offices/changing rooms are, not because of its size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Green Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I've never heard someone call the wheatfield the main stand I call (the old stand) the main stand. Always have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidoug Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 this. And folk callin it Bertie when you could just say willie bauld? To be fair, the Bertie is marginally preferable to the Willie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alva-Jambo Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 It's the main stand, the stand my late dad took me to at age 6 and 7. Conn Bauld Wardhaugh and the rest of them right in front of me when they were playing in B matches. Hearts Pennants, triangular flags, on my bedroom wall Then he died. So, memories all right! I Still cram my big self into a small seat these days, What other stand IS there? I know it needs replaced but I hope we move first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunblestjambo Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 its funny trying to talk to my auld man about which stand we will be in and where i should meet him as he refers to the stands as the school end, next to the school end, the old school end and the other end next to the school despite him having been to almost a thousand games and staying like 5 doors from the main stand end lol I had about 5 goes at working out what stand(s)? you are talking about here and eventually my brain burst in flames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 What was the Main Stand called when it was the only stand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afm Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 The School End, the Shed, the Wheatfield, Gorgie Road end and Main stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 To be fair, the Bertie is marginally preferable to the Willie. Nah, it's rotten patter that one poster seems obsessed with using in the hope other people start using it. Good stuff, lets give our stand a nickname based on an ex Celtic player and Hibs manager. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalamazoo Jambo Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Nah, it's rotten patter that one poster seems obsessed with using in the hope other people start using it. Good stuff, lets give our stand a nickname based on an ex Celtic player and Hibs manager. Love it. Pretty much this. Terrible nickname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 What was the Main Stand called when it was the only stand? The Grandstand? I think... Sure I read that somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gilbert Wauchope Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 What was the Main Stand called when it was the only stand? It was called the "Sit in there when I could be standing in the Shed? Nae chance!" Stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasavallan Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 What was the Main Stand called when it was the only stand? When I started going in the 70s it was The Stand, The Enclosure and The Terracing. The terraces were based on the entrances Gorgie, School and Wheatfield (Shed). Until it was redeveloped, I stood behind the goal at the school end, a couple of barriers down from the old pie stand. That was our meeting point. We would stay there for the first half and if Hearts attacked the Gorgie end in the 2nd half then we would make our way around to the Gorgie end at HT. Of course we stayed put at the school end when it was a full house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 When I first started going I was always taken to the Gorgie rd end and stood with my dad his pals and their kids under the pylon at the " stand" side or as some will remember to the right of the A B C D E F etc scoreboard ( I'm sure some of the younger posters will be saying to themselves what the feks that all about ) only useable with a programme Anyway when I needed a piss during the game after a couple of Kia ora juices it was the " toilet" under the MAIN stand I was told to use , Gorgie /Shed /School and Main are the areas for me Unfair criticism of the senior dot counter though IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 When I started going in the 70s it was The Stand, The Enclosure and The Terracing. The terraces were based on the entrances Gorgie, School and Wheatfield (Shed). Until it was redeveloped, I stood behind the goal at the school end, a couple of barriers down from the old pie stand. That was our meeting point. We would stay there for the first half and if Hearts attacked the Gorgie end in the 2nd half then we would make our way around to the Gorgie end at HT. Of course we stayed put at the school end when it was a full house. Gorgie Road end when my old Dad first took me when I was a wee 10 year old - top RH corner. For the big Hibs/OF games the first thing you had to do was get a hold of 2 empty beer cans and balance on them whilst hanging on to the old mans shoulders to see the game. Not only did they help the viewing but they came in handy when guys were pissing against the old corrugated iron barrier at halftime and the piss was running down the terracing. Ah the good old days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clerry Jambo Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 When I first started going I was always taken to the Gorgie rd end and stood with my dad his pals and their kids under the pylon at the " stand" side or as some will remember to the right of the A B C D E F etc scoreboard ( I'm sure some of the younger posters will be saying to themselves what the feks that all about ) only useable with a programme Anyway when I needed a piss during the game after a couple of Kia ora juices it was the " toilet" under the MAIN stand I was told to use , Gorgie /Shed /School and Main are the areas for me Unfair criticism of the senior dot counter though IMHO Loved the bit in bold mate, can remember awe the skinflints who wouldnae buy a programme and trying to find out who wiz A, B, C etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 When I first started going I was always taken to the Gorgie rd end and stood with my dad his pals and their kids under the pylon at the " stand" side or as some will remember to the right of the A B C D E F etc scoreboard ( I'm sure some of the younger posters will be saying to themselves what the feks that all about ) only useable with a programme Anyway when I needed a piss during the game after a couple of Kia ora juices it was the " toilet" under the MAIN stand I was told to use , Gorgie /Shed /School and Main are the areas for me Unfair criticism of the senior dot counter though IMHO When I was a kid I used to sit on the wall in the south enclosure. Never forget the derby Aug 78 when a fan came on the pitch and made a beeline for the ref. I looked to my right just a few yards down and thinking what was going on ! Fences came soon after that and my place on the wall gone ! Wonder if that guy is still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 When I was a kid I used to sit on the wall in the south enclosure. Never forget the derby Aug 78 when a fan came on the pitch and made a beeline for the ref. I looked to my right just a few yards down and thinking what was going on ! Fences came soon after that and my place on the wall gone ! Wonder if that guy is still around. 1978 where have the years gone ? I still try to explain the old ground to my daughters but it just goes over their heads things such as the fences , where the tunnel used to be with it's rounded wall which was a nightmare to try and stay on so you could pat the back of your heroes running out I even try to explain the " golden goal " tickets my sister used to sell mainly in the Gorgie Rd end. Tynecastle park a fine old lady ( can it be called a lady ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbee647 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I don't like the School End being called The Roseburn. It's the school end plain and simple, never ever heard of it being referred to as the Roseburn end only ever since the stand went up in 1997. It was always the school end FFS Roseburn is nowhere near it, if anything the McLeod Street end or the Russell Road End Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bilel Mohsni Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Main stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 What was the Main Stand called when it was the only stand? Probably 'the Stand' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavrentiy Beria Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I miss the old Tynecastle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gilbert Wauchope Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I miss the old Tynecastle Me too. I particualarly miss the Shed. I even miss the surge of the crowd tumbling down the terracing after a goal, even though I always feared for my ankles. I don't really miss the streams of pish from the toilet up in the top corner of the Shed though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Herbertson Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Me too. I particualarly miss the Shed. I even miss the surge of the crowd tumbling down the terracing after a goal, even though I always feared for my ankles. I don't really miss the streams of pish from the toilet up in the top corner of the Shed though..... The scarey bits were great. Lack of pish is a definite improvement. I'm sad enough to miss the old scoreboard. I think the retro look would be another brilliant sales point for Hearts. It used to be exciting as a kid waiting for the guy to change the score. There was almost a bit of delay as they tried to find the right number and the occasional laugh as they got it wrong. I amit laughs were easier to get in those days and tastes were much simpler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE16 3LN Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 My first home game I was in the old stand. We called it the "stand" then as there was only one stand. Never went back to the "stand" for almost twenty years, the day Robbo put Celtic out the cup. I'll cry when they knock it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gilbert Wauchope Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 The scarey bits were great. Lack of pish is a definite improvement. I'm sad enough to miss the old scoreboard. I think the retro look would be another brilliant sales point for Hearts. It used to be exciting as a kid waiting for the guy to change the score. There was almost a bit of delay as they tried to find the right number and the occasional laugh as they got it wrong. I amit laughs were easier to get in those days and tastes were much simpler. The laughs made up for the football in those days, Craig. The 70s weren't the greatest period in the club's history, that's for sure. Growing up watching the likes of Ernie WInchester certainly makes you appreciate what we've got now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalamazoo Jambo Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Main stand. From now on it's "The Alan", in honour of the entirely relevant former Dundee United, St Johnstone and Gretna goalkeeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 From now on it's "The Alan", in honour of the entirely relevant former Dundee United, St Johnstone and Gretna goalkeeper. I was thinking more Davey as in Davidson Mains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 My first ever Hearts game was in the old stand with my old man who took me to see Hearts win the league against Killie... I also sat in it for a few seasons prior to the Wheatfield being built. I'll be sorry to se the old dear go but we have to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Not forgetting of course the price difference for match tickets depending where you were in the stand relative to the halfway line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I've been watching hearts since 1970 but have only watched probably about 20 games out of getting on for a thousand games from the old stand. Call me heartless but Stands with wooden floors and pillars should be a thing of the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Cockade Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Used to have a season ticket for the old South Enclosure back in the 70's/early 80's Great memories of Cruikie, Ford,Busby,Prentice,Cant etc Never won many games in those days mind Moved to the School End after that getting soaked in the rain behind the goals Then after that to the cheap plastic seats under the Shed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I've been watching hearts since 1970 but have only watched probably about 20 games out of getting on for a thousand games from the old stand. Call me heartless but Stands with wooden floors and pillars should be a thing of the past. Whilst your correct in saying there are more modern safe ways to build a stand the wooden floor helps to generate a hell of a big part in the atmosphere at games when the foot stamping begins and I'll be sorry to see it go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Whilst your correct in saying there are more modern safe ways to build a stand the wooden floor helps to generate a hell of a big part in the atmosphere at games when the foot stamping begins and I'll be sorry to see it go Agree about atmosphere though that's probably more to do with all seated stadiums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Should've also said whilst it helps the atmosphere it's also a good way to keep the feet warm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE16 3LN Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Section N used to be the wing stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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