A young Peter Suddaby would be straight into our midfield this season.Not sure if this has ben posted before
66, more likely to have been at the centre of the defence. As an aside he coached the Sunday League side I played for in theA young Peter Suddaby would be straight into our midfield this season.
Don,t ever remember him playing in midfield. Always as a central defender from my recollection!A young Peter Suddaby would be straight into our midfield this season.
Yes, you're right. I was misremembering.Don,t ever remember him playing in midfield. Always as a central defender from my recollection!
He was a very solid and reliable central defender and his partnership with Paul Hart was immense. He had a technique of jumping up for headers with his arms down by the side of his body. Because of this I can't remember him giving a handball away. At one stage he lived down Crabtree Rd in Thornton66, more likely to have been at the centre of the defence. As an aside he coached the Sunday League side I played for in the
early 1970s for a year or two. A thoroughly decent smart ( Maths Degree) bloke . We ( some of the team I played for) met up
with him about 4 years ago , he remembered most of our names and was his usual charming self. A good servant to BFC that's
for sure.
Ray Charnley in fact!Ray Charley England international.View attachment 9400
Yeah cheers.Ray Charnley in fact!
Lovely new avatar you have there Scara.
That's a young Allan Clark in the background in his Fulham days before his transfer to dirty Leeds.
The benches the middle row are sat on were still being used for team photos well into the late 90's / early 2000'sAs it's FA Cup Third Round week...
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Jimmy Savile in the bottom right corner!
Now then, now then, jingle jangle, jewellery jewelleryJimmy Savile in the bottom right corner!
Do you remember when he used to come to Blackpool every summer with the Manchester Taxi Drivers Association taking disabled children to the Pleasure Beach? I used to stand outside my house on Waterloo Road waving to all the taxis with the kids waving back. Savile usually was at the front of the cavalcade in his roller.Now then, now then, jingle jangle, jewellery jewellery
I loved South Station. My dad didn't drive until 1971 so when we went up to see my grandparents in Scotland, we went by train and that always started at South station. I remember the magazine stall inside the building and the express platforms for trains going direct to Preston via Yeadon Way.Central Station closed in 64, but that box stayed open until the 70s as it controlled South Station which was substantially larger than it is now.
Right into the early 70s, London trains went from South.I loved South Station. My dad didn't drive until 1971 so when we went up to see my grandparents in Scotland, we went by train and that always started at South station. I remember the magazine stall inside the building and the express platforms for trains going direct to Preston via Yeadon Way.
How big was Tony - he looks huge !!!
Have you not heard of the Jolly Green Giant?How big was Tony - he looks huge !!!
I was fortunate enough to sit at the same table in hospitality for the Stoke game earlier this year. A true gent and still loves to talk about his football days.
Birmingham v Pool 1967/68 ?
Good guess but me and my brother who gets these photos not sure where from, think its possibly Chelsea awayBirmingham v Pool 1967/68 ?
My first thoughts were Stamford Bridge.Good guess but me and my brother who gets these photos not sure where from, think its possibly Chelsea away
I thought Fred but just doesn't look like him from that angle. But yeah I'll go with the man of the year 1970. Why not he's a bona fide hero for sure.That looks like Fred Pickering to me. Our future hero at Deepdung was a Brummie legend.
Thanks for sharing - yes remember it too. Didn't we then appoint Alan Ball as his first job as a manager. Think he took us down again. Bally was never a good manager, though he managed a lot of clubs. Then came the wilderness years when we could have dropped out of the league. Used to go a lot then - and we had some shocking sides. Pity that we suffered for so long.Fantastic but very sad read that. l remember it all too painfully like it was only yesterday!
we had the choice at the time of sudderby or stevie highway66, more likely to have been at the centre of the defence. As an aside he coached the Sunday League side I played for in the
early 1970s for a year or two. A thoroughly decent smart ( Maths Degree) bloke . We ( some of the team I played for) met up
with him about 4 years ago , he remembered most of our names and was his usual charming self. A good servant to BFC that's
for sure.
The option to Steve Heighway was Mickey Burns.we had the choice at the time of sudderby or stevie highway
Yes agree it's St Andrews . Was at that game , went on the Standerwick coach from St Annes pier .Birmingham v Pool 1967/68 ?
Was that the Cup game in 1967 which attracted a big crowd.Yes agree it's St Andrews . Was at that game , went on the Standerwick coach from St Annes pier .