RIP 😢

Who was George Higson?

4 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Who was George Higson?

Not a clue. But I would say a very large percentage at that time would put Clint Eastwood or Muhammad Ali as the person they would most like to meet.

5 hours ago, Dr Faustus said:

Without wanting to sound Scouse, this needs to be on the big screen Sunday, in front of 20k+ and millions across the globe; not to 900 tomorrow night

 

Really sad news. My dad used to knock about with Roy and I’m with him at the moment. Tells some nice stories about him.

summed up by proper footballer. Proper lad. Proper wanderer.

Roy used to do scouting for, I think, Gerry Francis at QPR.

One day, Roy said he had a couple of comps. for the match against Forest. We sat in the Manny Rd. Stand and he told me about this young midfielder that he was looking forward to seeing. All through the match, he kept tapping me on the leg saying things like, look at that, watch this, watch that etc. Fascinating listening to an ex pro analysing a player. He never said and I didn’t ask if he was actually working. 
The player was Roy Keane.

Roy Greaves scored a hatrick on my first ever Wanderers game. Absolute club legend who always gave his all.  I don’t remember when he finished playing, probably 81/82 but him and Paul Jones were huge losses around that time. RIP Greavo !!

Total stalwart for the Whites, never got the plaudits offered to others unfortunately but the engine room in a fantastic era for us. 

Quite a few of that mid-late 1970s team gone now.

Frank, Tony Dunne, Brian Smith, Chris Thompson, Peter Thompson, Mike Carter, now Roy. 

Grew up watching them lads.

Others who spring to mind...siddall, mcdonagh, jones x 2, taylor, thommo, whatmore, waldron, morgan, train

Think theyre still with us?

Who am i missing...limiting it to players before promotion, say 75 onwards

2 minutes ago, Casino said:

Others who spring to mind...siddall, mcdonagh, jones x 2, taylor, thommo, whatmore, waldron, morgan, train

Think theyre still with us?

Who am i missing...limiting it to players before promotion, say 75 onwards

Stuart Lee ?

Just now, FrancisFogarty said:

Stuart Lee ?

Poss a touch early (with byrom) but aye, id have included him

Maybe ritson, walsh and mcallister a tad too early?

Another name, hugh curran!

8 minutes ago, Casino said:

Others who spring to mind...siddall, mcdonagh, jones x 2, taylor, thommo, whatmore, waldron, morgan, train

Think theyre still with us?

Who am i missing...limiting it to players before promotion, say 75 onwards

Still with us, Peter Nicholson, Don McCallister & Big Sam of course.

Oh aye, nico and allardyce!

7 minutes ago, Casino said:

Poss a touch early (with byrom) but aye, id have included him

Maybe ritson, walsh and mcallister a tad too early?

Another name, hugh curran!

When I think Hugh Curran I also think of Ralph Wright but I can't think if they were contempories.

Mike Walsh. Peter Reid.

Edited August 13, 20241 yr by Dr. Feelgood

4 minutes ago, FrancisFogarty said:

When I think Hugh Curran I also think of Ralph Wright but I can't think if they were contempories.

Wright was pre 73 as i dont think i saw him but saw him on some team groups

Think curran was 74, 75 as i remember him

1 minute ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

Mike Walsh.

Good shout. Milk bottle legs. They were whiter than mine.

1 minute ago, Casino said:

Wright was pre 73 as i dont think i saw him but saw him on some team groups

Think curran was 74, 75 as i remember him

Ralph went to America and played for NY Cosmos annd there's a picture of him with Pele.

Big Frank went to Cosmos too. I wrote to them at thetimeasking for a shirt. They sent mea nice letter and a white T shirt with the logo on.

1 hour ago, FrancisFogarty said:

Ralph went to America and played for NY Cosmos annd there's a picture of him with Pele.

Big Frank went to Cosmos too. I wrote to them at thetimeasking for a shirt. They sent mea nice letter and a white T shirt with the logo on.

Frank played for philly fury and came back late missing some games

Inc a LC game ironically

Maybe sarfend who beat us over 2 legs, i think

Beginning of the end

He didnt play for cosmos, maybe ft lauderdale?

After us though

1 hour ago, Casino said:

Others who spring to mind...siddall, mcdonagh, jones x 2, taylor, thommo, whatmore, waldron, morgan, train

Think theyre still with us?

Who am i missing...limiting it to players before promotion, say 75 onwards

Gary jones isn’t with us, and one of them was on the Mansfield bench tonight. 

Edited August 13, 20241 yr by Mounts Kipper

1 hour ago, FrancisFogarty said:

Ralph went to America and played for NY Cosmos annd there's a picture of him with Pele.

Big Frank went to Cosmos too. I wrote to them at thetimeasking for a shirt. They sent mea nice letter and a white T shirt with the logo on.

You wouldn’t have got one as Frank was at Philadelphia fury. 

Well that’s a bugger. I remember getting the T shirt with the Cosmos crest on.

Ive googled it now and you’re right. I must have just asked for Peles shirt. I do apologise.

 

7 hours ago, Casino said:

Poss a touch early (with byrom) but aye, id have included him

Maybe ritson, walsh and mcallister a tad too early?

Another name, hugh curran!

I think Hugh Curran scored a header from about 25 yards out in about 1975! Does anyone Remember that?

If we are including Frank then we have to include Gowling. 

Aye, but i wasnt...trying to keep it, i guess, greaves years

Though i did 18 months of mr armfield