Mounts Kipper Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 https://twitter.com/officialbwfc/status/972011605088178176?s=21 RIP the 33. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted March 9, 2018 Members Share Posted March 9, 2018 Seconded. I know we have discussed it many times in the past but I will never forget the story recounted to me by my grandmother fearing the loss of my grandfather who was an 'Embankment man'. She was at Ashburner Street market when the news broke and she dashed, sobbing, down Manny Road. She saw panic, corpses and all sorts but couldn't find him anywhere. When she got home later to find him supping a pint pot of tea and smookin' a Park Drive she didn't half 'give him what for' for frightening her before collapsing on him in a sobbing heap and counting her blessings. I only wish such a happy ending would have been possible for the 33. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Biggish Dave Posted March 9, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted March 9, 2018 Gone but never forgotten around Bolton. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc505 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 RIP, a terrible tragedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostock Whites Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Could never imagine somebody going to a football match, and never returning. Rest in Peace to all, you will never be forgotten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUREADY2ROLL Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 RIP the 33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medwaywhite Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 RIP the 33 gone but not forgotten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted March 9, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted March 9, 2018 A very sobering film. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salford Trotter Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 RIP..Gone but not forgotten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Seconded. I know we have discussed it many times in the past but I will never forget the story recounted to me by my grandmother fearing the loss of my grandfather who was an 'Embankment man'. She was at Ashburner Street market when the news broke and she dashed, sobbing, down Manny Road. She saw panic, corpses and all sorts but couldn't find him anywhere. When she got home later to find him supping a pint pot of tea and smookin' a Park Drive she didn't half 'give him what for' for frightening her before collapsing on him in a sobbing heap and counting her blessings. I only wish such a happy ending would have been possible for the 33. RIP. Aye. Same sentiments here bolty. My grandad was also there. Think I've told it on here before that he was utterly confused when he got off the tram on the way home to find lots of women waiting for their "menfolk" at the tram stop as that didn't usually happen after a match. He'd no idea what had happened other than an overspill on to the pitch. Seems weird in today's digital age of instant news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolton va va Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 My dad was on the Embankment that day but I can never remember him talking about it & it didn't put him off from going. Coming so soon after the war, maybe some of the men were a bit more hardened then. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 The sadly departed Grampa Spencer was on the embankment with his mate, they got passed over the fence to safety. When you got him to talk about it he said it always haunted him not knowing if those who helped him survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Nice to see a few getting behind this today. Robbie Fowler included ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted March 9, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted March 9, 2018 Nice to see a few getting behind this today. Robbie Fowler included What's he said/done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madthatter Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Seconded. I know we have discussed it many times in the past but I will never forget the story recounted to me by my grandmother fearing the loss of my grandfather who was an 'Embankment man'. She was at Ashburner Street market when the news broke and she dashed, sobbing, down Manny Road. She saw panic, corpses and all sorts but couldn't find him anywhere. When she got home later to find him supping a pint pot of tea and smookin' a Park Drive she didn't half 'give him what for' for frightening her before collapsing on him in a sobbing heap and counting her blessings. I only wish such a happy ending would have been possible for the 33. RIP. My Grandad was on there that day and I remember my Grandma telling a similar tale. He never mentioned it though. As Va Va says, most of the men on that day would have seen much worse, I'm sure, and he never spoke of the war either. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freds dad Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 My mum was there with her friend on the Lever End. She used to tell the story of the crowd on the Embankment swaying around and her friend commenting that it looked like they were having fun. After the match they stopped at Tognarellis on Market St Farnworth and then walked the last mile home to be met my Grandma who was so relieved to see them and though they had been caught up in the disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 RIP Interesting only 6 or 7 from Bolton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Egg Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Asked my old man about it last night. His dad was there but wouldn't take him that day. Dad's sister delivered the BEN/Buff on a Saturday and came home to say there'd been trouble at the match with some deaths. My dad, his sister and mum all had a few anxious hours waiting for my grandfather to come home. He had to walk back to Walkden as he hadn't been able to get on a bus. He'd been on the Lever End that day saw the bedlam but was unaware anything serious had gone on until he walked in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted March 10, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2018 RIP Interesting only 6 or 7 from Bolton. Noticed that. It was talked about during the video; folk tended to travel around the north west for the "game of the day". After the war I suppose that football was the main entertainment and folk were just pleased to be able to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 After the war I suppose that football was the main entertainment and folk were just pleased to be able to go. That’s what my dad used to say and football was less tribal in those days so if there was a big game on folk would travel from far and wide to watch it. Particularly if Mathews was playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Noticed that. It was talked about during the video; folk tended to travel around the north west for the "game of the day". After the war I suppose that football was the main entertainment and folk were just pleased to be able to go. And....Bolton drew fans from a much wider hinterland in those days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 RIP Interesting only 6 or 7 from Bolton. As a kid growing up in Leigh, I was always struck by the number who perished from Leigh & Atherton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burndens Bogs Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) My Dad was there that day as a 16 year old and was on the Manny Rd side of the Embankment.He never seemed to want to talk about it when i was a kid growing up - so i never mithered him about it. Didn't stop him being a White till his dying day though. RiP Edited March 10, 2018 by Burndens Bogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted March 11, 2018 Moderators Share Posted March 11, 2018 As a kid growing up in Leigh, I was always struck by the number who perished from Leigh & Atherton. Presumably you would travel and stand with your mates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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