The Baseball Ground tribute pages start here with some words penned by Tony Eyre from Derbyshire.
Tony has been a lifelong fan of the Rams and his memories are encapsulated here.
Well
they have finally decided
She
is coming down
Perhaps
time
After
all
On
the tour
She
looked desolate
Sad
and neglected
How
could you?
Allow
her
To
Get
in this state
After
all she has given us
The
memories
The
games
The
players
The
managers
We
all remember
Our
first time
Of
course you do!
Mine?
Bolton
Who
had
Franny
Lee
October
1965
Yes
BC
Before
Cloughie!
9
years old
I
started with
Tim
Ward’s side
Some
good players
Durban
my favourite
Webster
and Parry
Thomas,
Upton, Hughes
And
Daniel
Ticker
Yes
he was there
Long
before his finest year
74-75
Player
of the season
Our
second time
As
Champions
Were
you one of the 6,810
Against
(Leyton) Orient
I
was
3-1
to them
Pouring
Rain
The
best days and nights
When
Cloughie came
6
glorious years 67-73
71-72
Our
First
Championship!
The
atmosphere
Always
special
Which
was the best game
For
you ?
Chelsea
in 68
The
league cup
The
night some say
It
all began
Alas
I wasn’t there
Ill
in bed
So
for me
It
was
Everton
The
next round
Hector’s
Goal
Carlin
and Durban
Men
of the Match
Then
there was
So
many
Mackay’s
Match
Spurs
September 69
41,826
The
record
A
sunny day
We
couldn’t move
5-0
Against
his old mates
Jennings,
Mullery, Greaves, Gilzean
The
day we knew
We
could take on the best
And
win
No
Outplay
Our
weapons
Clough
and Taylor
Mackay
Hector
Hinton McFarland O’Hare Durban
And
the BBG
The
fondest memories
Will
always be
The
European nights
Zeljeznicar
Spartak
Juventus
Still
hurts
That
one
Real
Madrid
But
the best ever?
Benefica
So
magical
Eusebio
The
Eagles
Shot
down
At
the BBG
In
Cloughie’s
Man
made lake
This
was the night
The
world then knew
Our
BBG
It
didn’t get better
Than
that
Mackay’s
team
Better
than Cloughie’s?
The
debate still rages
On
that one
In
my mind
No
doubt
Many
great players
Have
graced the BBG
Since
those
Championship
Days
Of
Carlin,
Gemmill, Hennessy
Rioch,
George and Lee
And
Big Rog
Dean,
Mark Wright and
Bobby
Davison
and
Paul McGrath
Unsung
heroes like
Green,
Boulton, Webster
McGovern
Robson,
Wignall and Walker
Langan,
Billy Hughes and
Steve
Buckley
We
remember you all
At
the BBG
So
as we say farewell
To
you
Old
Girl
Which
was the best
Part
of you?
The
boy’s enclosure?
Where
it all started
Or
over the next 33 years
The
Normanton End?
Osmaston
End?
Seats
in the Normanton Paddock?
The
Ley Stand?
Ending
in B Stand?
The
best was
None
of those..........
Standing
in
The
Normanton Middle tier
Was
the best
Yes
standing
So special
Why?
The
atmosphere
And
it was 71-72
You see......
So
when you pass away
Old
Girl
Every
part
Of
you
Will
be remembered
For
every game
By
everyone
Who
ever
Stepped
foot
In
you
And
if you can
Be
there
When
she passes into history
Stand
and remember
Your
special memories
Of
The
Old girl
I
will
Our
heritage
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