Wednesday 14 December 2011

14/12/2011 HATVENT CALENDAR: I DO LIKE TO SEE A GAME OF FOOTBALL

POMPEYCHICKEN'S HAT OF THE DAY
Today's hat looks like it belongs in a different era (well it does to me!). Something Ena Sharples in Coronation Street may have worn!

Today's video (with its backing track from an even earlier era!) includes some amazing colour footage taken on March 24th 1962 at Fratton Park during Pompey's 1961-62 Division 3 Championship winning season.

There's a big crowd, Jimmy Dickinson (number 6) is playing, look out for the Watney's Brown Ale advert on the North Stand and look at the Pompey shirts with the red numbers on the back!

There are some informative comments for the video on YouTube that tells us a bit more abaout the game including the opponents (Bristol City), the scoreline (5-0), the goalscorers (Ron Saunders, Keith Blackburn, Tony Barton, David Dodson (2)) and the attendance (20,584).

The backing track, from the 1930s, is called I Do Like To See A Game Of Football and it's by Sydney Kyte And His Piccadilly Hotel Band.

Although it's from a different era (nearly 50 years ago) there is something very familiar about Fratton Park in this video don't you think?

Enjoy!

TODAY'S POMPEY VIDEO


Video originally posted on YouTube by: pjf1943 on 10 Dec 2006

Video duration: 2 minutes 06 seconds

LAST YEAR'S HAT
Click on the following link to see last year's hat ==> 14th December 2010

WHAT IS THE BIG KNIT?
PompeyChicken's hats have come from bottles of Innocent Smoothies as part of The Big Knit, it's all in aid of the charity Age UK.

To find out more you can click on the following link ==> The Big Knit

ALTERNATIVE VIDEO LINK
Click on the link here if you're having problems viewing today's video (you may need to click twice) ==> I DO LIKE TO SEE A GAME OF FOOTBALL

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