Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Bert]

 

[Bert]

 

[Bert]

 

[Bert]

 

[Silent Blade]

Silent will be able to name the Derby player.

Kevin Hector

 

[Silent Blade]

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Woody was ill so Ian Holmes replaced him. My dad said after the match "We lost because Holmes is not a good replacement"

 

[Therealfurphy]

I sat in the John Street stand to watch EJO bat for Worcestershire, along with about 100 other. would have thought about a thousand turned up for a day's cricket at BDTBL in those times.

 

[Golden Gordon]

Was it windy ?

No, he said it was on Monday!

 

[Tom Bott]

Transfer Deadline Day was the worst. Our purchase of Cecil Shillingworth from Old Etonions fell through due to the Carrier Pigeon going missing.

I thought it fell through because we only offered a tanner for him when Old Etonions valued him worthy of a full shilling.

No ambition..then.

 

[The Crab]

I thought it fell through because we only offered a tanner for him when Old Etonions valued him worthy of a full shilling.

No ambition..then.

You could be right, my memory is a bit vague. I remember all the hulabaloo at the time was quite something. Later to be eclipsed by the controversy surrounding our potential first foreign signing, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Certain board members decided to take matters into their own hands, and poor old Franz was done for. Things went a bit sideways after that IIRC.

 

[Tom Bott]

You could be right, my memory is a bit vague. I remember all the hulabaloo at the time was quite something. Later to be eclipsed by the controversy surrounding our potential first foreign signing, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Certain board members decided to take matters into their own hands, and poor old Franz was done for. Things went a bit sideways after that IIRC.

Though with hindsight it could be argued that we dodged a bullet in not signing him, whereas poor Franz ended up taking one for the team elsewhere.

 

[DifferentClass]

Though with hindsight it could be argued that we dodged a bullet in not signing him, whereas poor Franz ended up taking one for the team elsewhere.

Take Me Out were a reyt choon.

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

I sat in the John Street stand to watch EJO bat for Worcestershire, along with about 100 other. would have thought about a thousand turned up for a day's cricket at BDTBL in those times.

I think I sat on the kop, the bit in the sunshine towards the cricket pavilion. I certainly went to that game mainly because Ted was playing.

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

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Folkestone! Never got to that one but have seen Yorkshire at Tunbridge Wells and Canterbury.

 

[Bert]

Folkestone! Never got to that one but have seen Yorkshire at Tunbridge Wells and Canterbury.

Bert was working the summer on Dover docks.

 

[ourbob]

Me & the lads before the Preston match.

 

[Bert]

Sunday football on Parson Cross with the proverbial audience.

 

[Hamburg Blade]

Come on, hands up, out yerselves.

 

[Bert]

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

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Come on, hands up, out yerselves.

If the old town hall hadn't been in the picture I'd have had LYDON down as favourite.

 

[Bert]

 

[georgebernardshaw]

That takes me back - three United greats, and one all-time great. It also highlights the fact that Hodgy would have played more for England but for Ron Springett, Graham Shaw was overlooked with England picking just about anyone from bigger clubs, and Joe Shaw was considered “too small” compared to a certain Peter Swan.
Greaves was rarely overlooked due to his unmatched scoring ability, apart from the 1966 World Cup final when Ramsey picked Geoff Hurst

 

[DiggerBlade]

Hodgy & Jimmy Greaves?

 

[Bert]

Hodgy & Jimmy Greaves?

Yes, England's greatest ever goalscorer getting another one at The Lane

 

[Bert]

https://flashbak.com/wonderful-retro-photos-of-footballers-in-the-bath-31473/ .............. United players apparently

 

[Bert]

 

[Bert]

Not one of ours but it had Bert laughing..

 

[Bert]

http://footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/Articles/DidYouKnow30.htm

 

[DifferentClass]

https://flashbak.com/wonderful-retro-photos-of-footballers-in-the-bath-31473/ .............. United players apparently

Bert, just WHY were you looking for pictures of footballers in the bath?!

 

[Bert]

Bert, just WHY were you looking for pictures of footballers in the bath?!

Bert ....err...stumbled on them by accident.