One fut t'old 'uns

[grafikhaus]

Like the long winter evenings, these international breaks just fly by. Anyway, here's the fascinating story of Ivor Broadis:

They don’t make them like Ivor Broadis any more... The remarkable life of England's oldest living international

• Ivor Broadis is England’s oldest surviving international footballer at 95 years
• Broadis earned 14 caps for the England senior team and scored eight goals
• He represented England at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, scoring twice
• He flew for the RAF during the Second World War and spent 45 years as reporter

Without Googling, who is Ivor playing for here?

 

[Deleted member 875]

Sunderland

 

[HighfieldBlade]

As this is in Blades General Chat...got to be us.
When do I get my prize?

 

[alvblade]

Sunderland against Spurs

 

[grafikhaus]

Sunderland

You Googled! The clue in the Archibald Leitch stand in the background.

As this is in Blades General Chat...got to be us.
When do I get my prize?

No, 'International Breaks' makes it justified in General Blades Chat.

 

[Sean Thornton]

The bloke on the far left of the upper stand, front row, is Fred Blenkinsop. Born in Hendon in 1932. Wore a size 8 cap and smoked Capstan. Wife named Audrey.

Who needs Silent Blade

 

[Sean Thornton]

You Googled! The clue in the Archibald Leitch stand in the background.



No, 'International Breaks' makes it justified in General Blades Chat.

The stand identifies it as Roker Park.

 

[Deleted member 875]

You Googled! The clue in the Archibald Leitch stand in the background.



No, 'International Breaks' makes it justified in General Blades Chat.

It was the Leitch Stand that gave it away, and the inkling that he plied his trade in the North East, and that looked like Rokers Leitch Stand.

I love a Leitch Stand, my favourite ones still standing is at Fratton Park, and i loved the ones at Villa Park and Roker Park. Not many still around but Plymouth have got a great one built to a Leitch design, and Hearts have just pulled theirs down.

 

[Sean Thornton]

It was the Leitch Stand that gave it away, and the inkling that he plied his trade in the North East, and that looked like Rokers Leitch Stand.

I love a Leitch Stand, my favourite ones still standing is at Fratton Park, and i loved the ones at Villa Park and Roker Park. Not many still around but Plymouth have got a great one built to a Leitch design, and Hearts have just pulled theirs down.

Goodison, Rangers are fine examples as well.

 

[grafikhaus]

Goodison, Rangers are fine examples as well.

And, I think one of his first projects was our John Street stand. However, the first pic. in the article I linked to in Post #5...

is captioned 'Leitch laid out the first incarnation of Highbury'. Surely it's Wolves' Molineaux?

 

[I should coco]

s captioned 'Leitch laid out the first incarnation of Highbury'. Surely it's Wolves' Molineaux?

Nope, definitely the Library:

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/feature...tenary-celebration-highbury#:XKB5rUOg5_PLyA?t

 

[Sean Thornton]

And, I think one of his first projects was our John Street stand. However, the first pic. in the article I linked to in Post #5...

is captioned 'Leitch laid out the first incarnation of Highbury'. Surely it's Wolves' Molineaux?

Highbury did have a stand like that years ago and Arsenal had a kit in the style of the lighter shirts a few times.

 

[Worksop II]

And, I think one of his first projects was our John Street stand. However, the first pic. in the article I linked to in Post #5...

is captioned 'Leitch laid out the first incarnation of Highbury'. Surely it's Wolves' Molineaux?

Pffft!! look at all that space for Branding

 

[Guesty]

Isn't Archibald Leitch Cary Grant's real name?

What a talent that man was.

 

[Deleted member 875]

Highbury did have a stand like that years ago and Arsenal had a kit in the style of the lighter shirts a few times.

Wolves and Arsenal both had stands like that they was uneconomical and difficult to repair. Wolves had theirs until the 70s when they ripped it down and built the two tiered cantilever stand. Arsenal pulled theirs down in the 30s and replaced it with one of the two Art Deco stands.

 

[Bert]

White Hart Lane had the best example of his work.

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

The bloke on the far left of the upper stand, front row, is Fred Blenkinsop. Born in Hendon in 1932. Wore a size 8 cap and smoked Capstan. Wife named Audrey.

Who needs Silent Blade

We all do, because you didn't mention that Audrey's not sitting next to him because she was making the half time cups of tea that day, whereas Silent would have and it's crucial to the story.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Isn't Archibald Leitch Cary Grant's real name?

What a talent that man was.

He was also the Barrister for Jamie Lee Curtis in A Fish Called Wanda. Unlimited ability!

 

[vorpal blade]

its the Shelf at Tottenham Hotspur isn't it?

playing for money

 

[Bert]

 

[georgebernardshaw]

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The master at work

 

[Bert]

The master at work

Indeed

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

And, I think one of his first projects was our John Street stand. However, the first pic. in the article I linked to in Post #5...

is captioned 'Leitch laid out the first incarnation of Highbury'. Surely it's Wolves' Molineaux?

Still pictures can be misleading, but I think the goalkeeping coach has work to do on the skill 'how to get your hands into position ready to catch a ball'.

 

[Sean Thornton]

The master at work

We talk about what would TC be worth these days, how bloody much would he be worth?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

We talk about what would TC be worth these days, how bloody much would he be worth?

Best goalscorer ever, according to my old man, and he's seen a few over the years. He reckoned Cloughie was pretty decent as well.

 

[Snowman]

We all do, because you didn't mention that Audrey's not sitting next to him because she was making the half time cups of tea that day, whereas Silent would have and it's crucial to the story.

That's what she told Fred she was doing, but she wor wi mi grandad in't Wheatsheaf Hotel. Bet Silent wasn't there that afternoon.

 

[Sean Thornton]

That's what she told Fred she was doing, but she wor wi mi grandad in't Wheatsheaf Hotel. Bet Silent wasn't there that afternoon.

Which is why I never mentioned Audrey going to the match, but now it's out in the open, Fred took Madge the barmaid from his local that day. Brassy cow showed him her ankle at half time. Then tossed him off during the second half.

See what you caused now Isaw Joeshaw ?