Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[drblade]

Billy Barnes moved to West Ham after the final.

Looks like it was an unexpectedly swift move to West Ham?

 

[Silent Blade]

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Looks like it was an unexpectedly swift move to West Ham?

He was from that area.

 

[Eskimo]

However uncomfortable your experiences were of going for a haircut in the late ‘40s / early ‘50s , I can assure you that they would have been a mere stroll in the park compared to those of us who had the misfortune to have one provided by Ernest “Chinny” Cooper at his establishment on Station Road at Chapeltown .

This was a quite extraordinary place which , whilst only being the size of the average small shop at the time sold an amazing variety of items which were stacked from floor to ceiling not only in the shop itself but as it transpired when he died , throughout the whole of the living accommodation and much of which had been there for 20 years or more .

In the middle of this chaotic scene was a small area where he went through the pretence of being a barber and where he was accompanied by his harridan of a wife who sat next to him knitting while he practiced his ‘art ‘.

At this point I should mention that both of them had a pathological hatred of young boys , which they had no hesitation in confirming both verbally and physically throughout the whole experience .

The end result , fortunately in my case on just the one occasion , was that unfortunate recipient left the shop feeling that they were possibly the worst child ever to have stepped over their threshold and with a haircut that looked like it had been done with a pair of garden shears ……

I remember Chinny’s in the 60s.

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Not many boxers in this thread. Here’s one of our own …..

 

[HarryHaslam]

Not many boxers in this thread. Here’s one of our own …..

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Jonny cuthbert

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[programmechap]

He was from that area.

His brother Alf was Labour MP for East Ham and Minister of Transport 1945-51

 

[Inter_blade83]

Interblades, happy memories. But fucking hell 13 years ago.....

I look like Mick Miller??????? Fucks sake.....

Today Mr Crab.
Now we're all in the vets tournament instead.

 

[The Crab]

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Today Mr Crab.
Now we're all in the vets tournament instead.

Looking good.

Still managing to do some coaching and take warm ups but I feel like I’m even beyond the vets stage now

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[Woodwaaard]

Played against Lea (Lee?) Brooks once
Far too good for me!

 

[Blade for Sale]

A very young Glenn Cockerill on the cover of his dad's testimonial programme

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

A very young Glenn Cockerill on the cover of his dad's testimonial programme View attachment 188585

As I’ve mentioned before on here , I had the pleasure of seeing Glen’s dad Ron as a young man both as a footballer and a cricketer .

He had a wonderful physique and was a great all round sportsman to the extent that it was said at the time that , had he not chosen football as his career , he would have almost certainly have gone on to play for Yorkshire .

 

[Silent Blade]

A very young Glenn Cockerill on the cover of his dad's testimonial programme View attachment 188585

Glenn on the right, his brother, John who played for Grimsby, on the left.

 

[Bert]

They make a lot of fuss about Jebbison being the youngest player to score on his first start for a Premier League club but here's a 17 year old about to do the same thing in the First Division.

He went on to score a few more after that. 356 more to be exact.

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[XH536]

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Sheffield Utd., another first, got to be, squad photo with snow on the ground.
Tek em in't stand Cec, and wot abart track suits.

 

[programmechap]

Sheffield Utd., another first, got to be, squad photo with snow on the ground.
Tek em in't stand Cec, and wot abart track suits.

Back: Renwick, Frank's, Finnieston, Stainrod, Brown, Conroy, Calvert, Guy, Sabella Anderson, Briggs
Front: Cutbush, Matthews, Hamson, Keeley, Speight, Bergara, Coldwell, Kenworthy, Varadi , Garner, Harwood, Smith.

Obviously it was too cold for Happy Harry to come out...

 

[reedy63]

Bert you must be talking about the Legendary Jimmy Greaves.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

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Best County side I’ve ever seen, bar none

 

[Bert]

Bert you must be talking about the Legendary Jimmy Greaves.

357 top division goals.
There's nobody anywhere near that number and there never will be.

 

[HarryHaslam]

Back: Renwick, Frank's, Finnieston, Stainrod, Brown, Conroy, Calvert, Guy, Sabella Anderson, Briggs
Front: Cutbush, Matthews, Hamson, Keeley, Speight, Bergara, Coldwell, Kenworthy, Varadi , Garner, Harwood, Smith.

Obviously it was too cold for Happy Harry to come out...

Oscar Arce next to Anderson not Briggs. After Garner it’s Steve McKee then Richard Harwood.

Tbh I only knew that because I have the names to go with the pic but cut it out as people like to have a go at the names.

 

[reedy63]

My late Dad always told me Dennis Law was better when I was a kid. I agree with you Bert I realised when I got older. I have always wondered if Legendary Jimmy Greaves was fit to play in the 1966 World Cup final. Would he have scored a hat trick Like Jeff Hurst did? Did he get a belated knighthood?

 

[Bert]

My late Dad always told me Dennis Law was better when I was a kid. I agree with you Bert I realised when I got older. I have always wondered if Legendary Jimmy Greaves was fit to play in the 1966 World Cup final. Would he have scored a hat trick Like Jeff Hurst did? Did he get a belated knighthood?

He got a very belated MBE.

No knighthood, unlike the likes of Sir Trevor Brooking etc, none of them were fit to lace his boots.

He was fit for the World Cup final but Ramsey kept the same team. Of course he would have scored... at least three.

 

[Lane Ender]

He got a very belated MBE.

No knighthood, unlike the likes of Sir Trevor Brooking etc, none of them were fit to lace his boots.

He was fit for the World Cup final but Ramsey kept the same team. Of course he would have scored... at least three.

I was a bit young to appreciate him in the flesh but just looked up his goal scoring record phenomenal.
How much for him in this day and age 120 million?

 

[Bert]

I was a bit young to appreciate him in the flesh but just looked up his goal scoring record phenomenal.
How much for him in this day and age 120 million?

Bert saw him play, £120m would be the deposit.

 

[Blade3]

Anyone got a photo of the 1850s boundary wall? Was always under the impression that the clock on the museum was the oldest part of the ground, until this wall was mentioned...

Would love to see that clock reinstated inside the ground should the KOP/South Stand developments come to fruition.

 

[ancientblade]

My late Dad always told me Dennis Law was better when I was a kid. I agree with you Bert I realised when I got older. I have always wondered if Legendary Jimmy Greaves was fit to play in the 1966 World Cup final. Would he have scored a hat trick Like Jeff Hurst did? Did he get a belated knighthood?

dennis law was a great striker but 2nd to the great jimmy greaves for me best goalscorer ive ever seen or ever will see some of those individual goals from motd in the 60s were unbelievable having said that my favourite footballer of all time has to be bobby charlton what an all round player he was with a thunderbolt of a shot in both feet

 

[Bert]

dennis law was a great striker but 2nd to the great jimmy greaves for me best goalscorer ive ever seen or ever will see some of those individual goals from motd in the 60s were unbelievable having said that my favourite footballer of all time has to be bobby charlton what an all round player he was with a thunderbolt of a shot in both feet

Two footed players are so rare these days, probably the last two we had were Brown and Borbokis.

Greaves could kick perfectly well with both feet. He was left footed but you wouldn't know unless you saw him take a penalty.