Fulwood Blade
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Occasionally you get a WOW moment and I believe i've had one of those today.
The drawings below (which I was permitted to take images of) are of a United fans drawings/caricatures from the 1949/50 season. A friend gave him an autograph book as a birthday present and being a United fan as well as a Sheffielder, he went on a little mission to hand draw mainly United's but some Wednesday players of that season. He then made it his mission to get their individual autographs (on the same page) and also full team pages of autographs. There are also a few Yorkshire cricketers in the back of the book - going back to the days when Yorkshire played at BDTBL. I was fortunate that I caught a few Yorkshire games myself and our place of sitting was "on the kop" but to the left of the old kop roof.
The person in question, who the book belonged to died a few years ago and it was his widow who found this book in a bureau quite recently - totally unknown to her.
Two of them are also in United's carpark !!
I'll post a few now - i'll get round to doing the rest later.
She mentioned today that she would like this go go into United museum eventually (hopefully United could find a place for it) - which seems a generous thing as I am sure it carries a value to it - if only for it's individuality and uniqueness.
Personally, I think they are fabulous - but for a 13yo to do these, they are outstanding.
It's a nice story in todays rather troubled times - hope you enjoy them as much as I did earlier on today.
UTB
The drawings below (which I was permitted to take images of) are of a United fans drawings/caricatures from the 1949/50 season. A friend gave him an autograph book as a birthday present and being a United fan as well as a Sheffielder, he went on a little mission to hand draw mainly United's but some Wednesday players of that season. He then made it his mission to get their individual autographs (on the same page) and also full team pages of autographs. There are also a few Yorkshire cricketers in the back of the book - going back to the days when Yorkshire played at BDTBL. I was fortunate that I caught a few Yorkshire games myself and our place of sitting was "on the kop" but to the left of the old kop roof.
The person in question, who the book belonged to died a few years ago and it was his widow who found this book in a bureau quite recently - totally unknown to her.
Two of them are also in United's carpark !!
I'll post a few now - i'll get round to doing the rest later.
She mentioned today that she would like this go go into United museum eventually (hopefully United could find a place for it) - which seems a generous thing as I am sure it carries a value to it - if only for it's individuality and uniqueness.
Personally, I think they are fabulous - but for a 13yo to do these, they are outstanding.
It's a nice story in todays rather troubled times - hope you enjoy them as much as I did earlier on today.
UTB
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