http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/bolton-wanderers/8262455/Bolton-Wanderers-and-England-legend-Nat-Lofthouse-dies-aged-85.html

 

I never realised that he was the seventh highest goalscorer in the history of top flight English football.

brought a tear to my eye has that!

Lovely piece in Four Four Two

 

 

http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/fourfourtwoview/archive/2011/01/17/the-piratical-practical-genius-of-nat-lofthouse.aspx

 

Aye well worth a read. Cheered me up on a shite work day!

Great stuff.

 

It should be re-recorded/or original put on itunes. All proceeds to statue fund or other worth Nat related cause.

 

I reckon there would be thousands of downloads.

 

If others agree, please reply so that the club are aware of the possible support. We also finally get our club anthem at the same time.

for info....link to song (or if it doesn't work, go to you tube and search on houghton weavers, lion of vienna).

 

Edited January 18, 201115 yr by Proper White

Great stuff.

 

It should be re-recorded/or original put on itunes. All proceeds to statue fund or other worth Nat related cause.

 

I reckon there would be thousands of downloads.

 

If others agree, please reply so that the club are aware of the possible support. We also finally get our club anthem at the same time.

 

Capital idea!

Great stuff.

 

It should be re-recorded/or original put on itunes. All proceeds to statue fund or other worth Nat related cause.

 

I reckon there would be thousands of downloads.

 

If others agree, please reply so that the club are aware of the possible support. We also finally get our club anthem at the same time.

I like the notion and I don't want to pooh-pooh the idea

 

But I doubt you would get thousands of downloads

 

Folk are fickle and it will pass to the back of their minds soon

 

JSL

Article in todays Daily Express

 

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/223744/A-man-who-will-always-be-the-Lion-of-Vienna

 

and an interview from Radio 5 first broadcast in 1995 where Nat talks about his life and career.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/football_legends/11901.shtml

Edited January 18, 201115 yr by freds dad

Great thread folks.

Tribute on sky sports 2 now

Chocked me up that song.

I've got the mp3 of it and have played it 5 or 6 times since I heard the news, I'm not ashamed to say, I've scriked every single time!!

I've got the mp3 of it and have played it 5 or 6 times since I heard the news, I'm not ashamed to say, I've scriked every single time!!

 

can you upload it somewhere?

can you upload it somewhere?

Trimmed and converted to 320 kbps

 

File is 7.15mb mp3, scanned, and no viruses!

 

http://www.mediafire.com/?bvyiz54b8betsk6

good man

 

probably breach of copyright but all in a good cause

Excellent tribute on Granada tonight. Had lump in my throat

 

http://www.itv.com/granada/nat-lofthouse-1925-201126780/

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/news-articles/32157-bolton-england-footballer-nat-lofthouse-dies.html

There's a few pictures here that I've never seen before of Nat.

 

http://www.colorsport.co.uk/galleries/football/nat-lofthouse

Good Lad, nice find that

Some good old photos on here http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/lists/61636/21-brilliant-photos-of-the-great-nat-lofthouse.html?pid=11577

Heartfelt tribute from Gerald Sindstadt at the end of Football Focus yesterday (starts around 37.30 mins)

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/football_focus/9370825.stm

Minutes silence last night:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccIrGR33c3A

 

Interesting comment below the clip, I don't have any connection with the teams, i'm from Romania, but i've got chills coming on my spine watching this.

Edited January 25, 201115 yr by SpiritofBurnden

It was a nice touch by Davies to leave his captains armband next to the wreath in front of the Lofthouse Stand.

It was a nice touch by Davies to leave his captains armband next to the wreath in front of the Lofthouse Stand.

 

 

It wasnt the captains armband, it was the NAT RIP bands that the players wore when they came out.

My link

 

Tribute at the start of the World Football phone in from Friday night.

Just seen these two in the related videos in you tube

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC-5d-UG4A4&feature=related

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WG_jl-pW10&feature=related

Anyone find a copy of his 'This Is Your Life' episode? Sure i've read he was on it...