Central Coast Stadium, our idyllic bayside home

[style_cafe]

The colours in the NSL were Sydney United ... they mainly played RL there ... I recall playing a pre season match there in RL I played for the Guildford Owls...

Who!Who!

 

[Golly]

im for gosford city dragons
sometime after 1983 as thats the year the grey otto bins came to gosford

 

[Manny_ccm]

The old Graham Park grandstand about 1997 and a game of football in progress in the rain. Whose colours are those in the NSL?

KB United vs Combined Central Coast in 1981 if some Google image searches are anything to go by

http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums_photos.php?id=79

http://newcastlekbunited.wordpress.com/photo-album/

http://www.austadiums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=61236&sid=4f1844ce1483325e17f4567aa6b6faa3

 

[sydmariner]

KB United vs Combined Central Coast in 1981 if some Google image searches are anything to go by

http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums_photos.php?id=79

http://newcastlekbunited.wordpress.com/photo-album/

http://www.austadiums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=61236&sid=4f1844ce1483325e17f4567aa6b6faa3

1 of the photos looks like it has danny mcbreens dad in it

 

[MrCelery]

That photo was KB United v Combined Central Coast - 1981. What do I win?

 

[MrCelery]

Bugger Manny beat me to it. I know that's correct, as I took the photo.

 

[sydmariner]

That photo was KB United v Combined Central Coast - 1981. What do I win?

Cheese

 

[MrCelery]

Cheese

Actually I'm mistaken. That photo was of the curtain-raiser BEFORE the Newcastle KB United v Combined Central Coast match. In the main match Newcastle United (before they became Scum) won the match 4-0. Goals to David Kamasz, Alf Stamp, Malcolm McClelland (2).

And as if I didn't feel old already, I notice my old classmate Brett Cowburn, who played for KB United, had his son playing for the Jets tonight.

Sydmariner, I'll have a nice Danish Blue please.

Full size photo:

 

[MrCelery]

Bay 16 end

 

[sydmariner]

Actually I'm mistaken. That photo was of the curtain-raiser BEFORE the Newcastle KB United v Combined Central Coast match. In the main match Newcastle United (before they became Scum) won the match 4-0. Goals to David Kamasz, Alf Stamp, Malcolm McClelland (2).

And as if I didn't feel old already, I notice my old classmate Brett Cowburn, who played for KB United, had his son playing for the Jets tonight.

Sydmariner, I'll have a nice Danish Blue please.

Full size photo:

 

[MrCelery]

Central Coast Stadium 'Eastern Grandstand':

 

[MrCelery]

Central Coast Stadium's iconic palm trees:

 

[nearlyyellow]

Fabulous, fabulous pictures. Thanks for the research and posting them. All the clues were there, the Otto bins, the Silver 80 Wheeler. 1981 eh. When I were just a lad. Well not really but half a lifetime ago. Seems just like yesterday.

 

[style_cafe]

Central Coast Stadium's iconic palm trees:

What happened to the pines ?

& FFS bring back decent shorts....

 

[nearlyyellow]

Much as I love our stadium with all it's failings, what a contrast driving up Dane Drive beside the Leagues Club on one side and the trees through to the ground then, compared to now it's a concrete canyon. Many's a time when driving up there I parked and wandered over to spend an idle hour watching a cricket game in progress. The sandstone blocks with "Graham Park" carved on them are still there aren't they? I haven't noticed them, but I bet they are. I'll have a look on Sunday.

 

[dibo]

They're still there

 

[nearlyyellow]

Sure are, and thank goodness for that. It does soften the stadium presence somewhat. Still, it was great to be driving along there and look to the left or right and see whatever sport was being played on the ground at the time. More feeling of openness. Not complaining though, just an observation.

 

[nearlyyellow]

Mike Baird has said that, if re-elected next year, they would flog off 49% of the electricity poles and wires for $20b. ("You Will Pay More" and that's a moral!) Infrastructure NSW Chairman, the well known chin talking capitalist, Graeme Bradley, has done a study on how the proceeds should be spent, and in part $600m. will be allocated for sports stadia updates etc. half for Allianz Stadium (new roof?).
Maybe, just maybe, someone could whisper in Mike Baird's ear that CCS needs some sun protection for it's long suffering Eastern Stand patrons?

 

[BrisRecky]

WOW...thems some brilliant pics...I think I was there...not sure, cause there was a lot of Rose Tattoo, The Angels and various other loud indviduals filling my nights with Jimmy Beam

 

[eenfish]

Fantastic photos MrCelery. Gold star for you. Especially those north facing photos, they remind me of being a tiny little kid driving through Gosford before Brian McGowan was built. Love it.