I started watching from the ''Jungle'' - and like the real jungle it was very wet , especially as games progressed . As a wee boy , being short , I was in danger of being drenched as beer cans were filled , then emptied on to the terracing .
Still , can't complain as I like so many others at that time I got in to the match for nothing . To those who are too young to remember , ask your granda about getting a ''lift over '' !
i would have loved to properly sample the jungle atmosphere! I did go with my granda/dad but was too wee to really remember It tbh!I started watching from the ''Jungle'' - and like the real jungle it was very wet , especially as games progressed . As a wee boy , being short , I was in danger of being drenched as beer cans were filled , then emptied on to the terracing .
Still , can't complain as I like so many others at that time I got in to the match for nothing . To those who are too young to remember , ask your granda about getting a ''lift over '' !
I was still getting 'lifted over as a 16 year old ! This set me on the path of being a mean old b***** !
Got lifted over many a time sounds silly but you felt save all the weans pushed to the front so you could see the men around you keeping an eye out ,I used to travel on the old 62 bus from Blantyre or on the supporters bus if there was space many a time sat in the passage way on bus great times live in Swindon so don't get to gamesI started watching from the ''Jungle'' - and like the real jungle it was very wet , especially as games progressed . As a wee boy , being short , I was in danger of being drenched as beer cans were filled , then emptied on to the terracing .
Still , can't complain as I like so many others at that time I got in to the match for nothing . To those who are too young to remember , ask your granda about getting a ''lift over '' !
I was still getting 'lifted over as a 16 year old ! This set me on the path of being a mean old b***** !
I remember those days fondly Millsy aye my maw wanting to know how my socks were always soaking wet when i came hame fa the match,oh nostalgia, happy days. h.hThey make a big thing of 'safe standing' these days but in the old Celtic Park most areas were safe for standing . Standing in the Jungle the biggest risk to health was either Trench Foot ( one for the oldies ) or catching some disease due to your feet being soaked in urine . ( using the toilets was a personal choice ! )
Big crowds were common but crushing did not seem to be a problem as there were strategically placed wooden barriers - plus at the front of the terracing you could spill out onto the pitch in a crush ( though I can never remember that happening - but daft wee boys often ran on to the park , usually at the end of the game )