Our hero in the February 1967 Sheffield derby

[Silent Blade]

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Long range effort from 18”

 

[metalblade]

Wild Bill Punton, signed from Norwich City.

 

[Silent Blade]

Long range effort from 18”

 

[georgebernardshaw]

A quality finish from a quality player with a quality haircut - Monday morning at school was quality as well...

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

"Give it to Punton!"

 

[derfblade.3]

8I was 10ft away from that goal stood at the front of the kop. Great times. By the way, Bill Punton was crap!

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I love Alan Cork.

 

[finlaytheblade]

8I was 10ft away from that goal stood at the front of the kop. Great times. By the way, Bill Punton was crap!

He was brought in as a stop gap ( from Norwich ) as Gill Reece had broke his leg playing against Blackpool.

 

[Boxer Blade]

Ah the old toilet rolls being slung on, most were thrown when the teams ran out but some saved them in case we scored in front of the Kop, some useless gits didn't hold on to the end of the roll when throwing em, amateurs, real naughty boys back then, stealing bog rolls in the pubs etc. and from the trains when playing away, memories eh

 

[snootyfenooty]

Ah the old toilet rolls being slung on, most were thrown when the teams ran out but some saved them in case we scored in front of the Kop, some useless gits didn't hold on to the end of the roll when throwing em, amateurs, real naughty boys back then, stealing bog rolls in the pubs etc. and from the trains when playing away, memories eh

Talking about trains, I was on a football special one day and and was having a piss. A nice polite young chap appeared behind me said "excuse me" and proceeded to rip the bog out of it's fittings and launched it through the window.

 

[Ricky]

Ah the old toilet rolls being slung on, most were thrown when the teams ran out but some saved them in case we scored in front of the Kop, some useless gits didn't hold on to the end of the roll when throwing em, amateurs, real naughty boys back then, stealing bog rolls in the pubs etc. and from the trains when playing away, memories eh

Couldn't hold on to bog rolls back then, can't hold on to smoke bombs today....

 

[grafikhaus]

Talking about trains, I was on a football special one day and and was having a piss. A nice polite young chap appeared behind me said "excuse me" and proceeded to rip the bog out of it's fittings and launched it through the window.

Excellent stuff, snoots. I went up to Newcastle on 24th January 1977 for a FA Cup 3rd round replay (we'd drawn 0-0 at the Lane). Our 'football special' could have doubled as a cattle truck and it seemed that everybody on board was mega-pissed (probably in anticipation of the battering we expected when we arrived). About ten miles south of Newcastle, the cops on the train told us to pull all the blinds down as they were expecting the train to get 'bricked'. When we got to the ground, the turnstile number that was stated on our tickets was closed. I knocked on the door, it furtively opened and the turnstile guy looked left and right and said 'Gerrin! Fucking quick!' Welcome to Newcastle.

Anyway, apropos your post, a guy on the train going up had to ask one of the cops where the bogs were. The cops - knowing he was 'mortal' - smirked and directed him to the 'Gents' at the end of the carriage. I had a ringside view as he got his knob out with one hand, held onto the wall with the other and performed a full 360+ degree turn before relieving himself. Into the corridor...

 

[Speedracer]

Long range effort from 18”

Apropo of nothing at all but when I see one of your posts I always smile. A dear friend of mine was Bernards best friend many years ago, sadly he passed away a handful of years ago but he had a habit of calling everyone "Bernard" no matter what their name was. He was a pro with Plymouth in his playing days & I got to know him when he was the manager of our Sunday League team, a brilliant guy who I think of every time you post.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Apropo of nothing at all but when I see one of your posts I always smile. A dear friend of mine was Bernards best friend many years ago, sadly he passed away a handful of years ago but he had a habit of calling everyone "Bernard" no matter what their name was. He was a pro with Plymouth in his playing days & I got to know him when he was the manager of our Sunday League team, a brilliant guy who I think of every time you post.

Thank you, Bernard, you’ve been most helpful, I’m sure....

Prime Minister Jim Hacker

 

[Isar]

Talking about trains, I was on a football special one day and and was having a piss. A nice polite young chap appeared behind me said "excuse me" and proceeded to rip the bog out of it's fittings and launched it through the window.

Did he let you finish first

 

[Bladesthorpe]

Remember seeing that winning goal against Wendy, went to watch a group at Firth Park WMC that night that is in a big Wendy area, Bingo started and didn't know but bingo caller was a Blade until he drew out No 11 and instead of saying legs 11 he shouted Bill Punton. We all cheered and that was the cue for an almighty brawl as the tables went up in the air and the beer spilled everywhere, one of the best nights ever as we got thrown out and banned, heard later the committee man who called it was thrown off the committee as well but it was well worth it.