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HQ 1980 21:00 - Feb 19 with 6040 viewsrichranger

Here is a rather nice amateur film of LR from March 1980. Love the shots of the empty stadium, especially the Loft and School end terrace. That close season, the school end stand was built, and became the home end for the next season. However, the year afterwards, the Loftus Road stand was built, and we move back there.

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HQ 1980 on 21:11 - Feb 19 with 5214 viewsBoston

Go again Rich, it's just saying error when you click on it.

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HQ 1980 on 21:48 - Feb 19 with 5139 viewsTacticalR

Edit the link and change it to (removing quotes):

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Air hostess clique

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HQ 1980 on 21:56 - Feb 19 with 5113 viewsTacticalR

I see there's film of Currie playing in there.
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Air hostess clique

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HQ 1980 on 00:32 - Feb 20 with 4953 viewsPommyhoop


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HQ 1980 on 01:28 - Feb 20 with 4933 viewsNov77

Thanks for posting that.

Have we ever had a decent playing surface at HQ?

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HQ 1980 on 09:44 - Feb 20 with 4766 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Lovely video.

Thanks Rich.

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HQ 1980 on 10:09 - Feb 20 with 4716 viewsWalnut

I was at that game, we were still outsiders for promotion & Birmingham were above us (they went up). Steve Burke equalised in injury time. The game was on the Big Match the next day :-)
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HQ 1980 on 11:07 - Feb 20 with 4642 viewsblacky200

Proper ground with proper advertising. Pontins Holidays. None of this Air Asia crap.
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HQ 1980 on 11:19 - Feb 20 with 4621 views2Thomas2Bowles

Proper pitch none of this billiard table of today stuff.
Hard as rock one week mud heap the next, sliding tackles, players today would cry their eyes out, hardly any ACL'S back then
Thanks for that.
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HQ 1980 on 11:22 - Feb 20 with 4609 viewsPinnerPaul

What a brilliant film!

Loft seems so much smaller than I remember it.

I used to stand in that strange angled area to the right (from the pitch) of the loft.

The badge looks good, the pitch doesn't!

I remember thinking the scoreboard was the height of cutting edge technology when I first saw it.

EVERYONE's boots are black, no advertising on shirts.

The pre match warm up was a bit more laid back in those days!

Finally, love the way there is a policeman on stand by as the players leave the field at half time???? and why does the ref give the ball to a steward as he leaves at h/t.

Wonderful memories - thanks again for posting
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HQ 1980 on 11:24 - Feb 20 with 4602 viewsHordleHoop

HQ 1980 on 10:09 - Feb 20 by Walnut

I was at that game, we were still outsiders for promotion & Birmingham were above us (they went up). Steve Burke equalised in injury time. The game was on the Big Match the next day :-)


Me too. First ever game.
Grandad took me, drove up from south coast, long old poke in them days.
Brilliant day, never forget it. Burke scored a cracker (well I thought so) deep into injury time
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HQ 1980 on 18:06 - Feb 20 with 4443 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Brian Rowe was the match sponsor, later a director.

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HQ 1980 on 18:53 - Feb 20 with 4385 viewsrichranger

I remember a game that year, against Oldham I think, when the game started in bright sunny weather, with the pitch in not too bad condition (at least for that season!) and we were 4-0 up at half time, playing brilliant passing football. At half time, there was a real downpour, and the pitch turned into a paddy field. Oldham got 3 goals back and we held on to win 4-3.
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HQ 1980 on 19:40 - Feb 20 with 4313 viewsQPRski

A great nostalgic film that brings back the memories.

As mentioned above, the Loft seems much smaller and rather "pokey". It is amazing how the memory may deceive.

Thanks for posting. :)
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HQ 1980 on 19:41 - Feb 20 with 4310 viewsbrad

well done... this is brilliant!!myself and snipper were at it........happy days!!
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HQ 1980 on 20:30 - Feb 20 with 4252 viewsBoston

HQ 1980 on 11:22 - Feb 20 by PinnerPaul

What a brilliant film!

Loft seems so much smaller than I remember it.

I used to stand in that strange angled area to the right (from the pitch) of the loft.

The badge looks good, the pitch doesn't!

I remember thinking the scoreboard was the height of cutting edge technology when I first saw it.

EVERYONE's boots are black, no advertising on shirts.

The pre match warm up was a bit more laid back in those days!

Finally, love the way there is a policeman on stand by as the players leave the field at half time???? and why does the ref give the ball to a steward as he leaves at h/t.

Wonderful memories - thanks again for posting


The "strange angled area". I can't make out the tea bar, what ya do with it?

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HQ 1980 on 21:40 - Feb 20 with 4150 viewsHollowayRanger

Chris woods in goal for us

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HQ 1980 on 21:41 - Feb 20 with 4148 viewsstowmarketrange

HQ 1980 on 20:30 - Feb 20 by Boston

The "strange angled area". I can't make out the tea bar, what ya do with it?


I always used to stand by the tea bar in the corner.At least until I managed to move behind the goal in about 78.
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HQ 1980 on 21:50 - Feb 20 with 4134 viewsLongsufferingR

HQ 1980 on 10:09 - Feb 20 by Walnut

I was at that game, we were still outsiders for promotion & Birmingham were above us (they went up). Steve Burke equalised in injury time. The game was on the Big Match the next day :-)


It was indeed on the Big Match. I remember being rather excited to spot myself on TV sitting next to the tunnel as the players went off at half time. Can't believe it's 37 years ago.
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HQ 1980 on 01:07 - Feb 21 with 4047 viewsPlanetHonneywood

What kind of a crappy mobile phone were they using back then?

Well shaky and no sound either!

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HQ 1980 on 02:18 - Feb 21 with 4037 viewsFredManRave

HQ 1980 on 20:30 - Feb 20 by Boston

The "strange angled area". I can't make out the tea bar, what ya do with it?


Geat video.

Why were the barriers in the corners at such extreme angles?!

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HQ 1980 on 13:12 - Feb 21 with 3917 viewsPinnerPaul

HQ 1980 on 20:30 - Feb 20 by Boston

The "strange angled area". I can't make out the tea bar, what ya do with it?


It was at the back if I remember correctly.

Don't think I was there long, we then moved to School End terracing and then when we got promoted in 72/73 got a S/T in ER which, apart from a break to get married, have kids etc, is where I've been ever since.
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HQ 1980 (n/t) on 13:18 - Feb 21 with 3909 viewsLunarJetman

Didn't quite realise how many seats were lost when the Executive boxes went in!
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HQ 1980 on 13:19 - Feb 21 with 3909 viewsLunarJetman

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HQ 1980 on 14:05 - Feb 21 with 3848 viewsenfieldargh

HQ 1980 on 18:53 - Feb 20 by richranger

I remember a game that year, against Oldham I think, when the game started in bright sunny weather, with the pitch in not too bad condition (at least for that season!) and we were 4-0 up at half time, playing brilliant passing football. At half time, there was a real downpour, and the pitch turned into a paddy field. Oldham got 3 goals back and we held on to win 4-3.


I'm sure we signed Salmon Stainrod on the back of his performance against us

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