Portland United - an unusual bit of history
Nov 6, 2018 19:18:05 GMT
parky and Bay Dolphin like this
Post by juvenal on Nov 6, 2018 19:18:05 GMT
From their website.
During the winter of their first season (1994) at the new ground, the entire island of Portland had to be evacuated whilst an unexploded wartime bomb - found underneath the penalty area of their old ground - had to be defused!
They played for decades on top of an unexploded bomb in the penalty area. The groundsman always thought the ticking noise was from the cheap watch he wore...
During the winter of their first season (1994) at the new ground, the entire island of Portland had to be evacuated whilst an unexploded wartime bomb - found underneath the penalty area of their old ground - had to be defused!
They played for decades on top of an unexploded bomb in the penalty area. The groundsman always thought the ticking noise was from the cheap watch he wore...
