Mounts Kipper Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 We were first with lifeline and probably with many of our fund raising activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitestar Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Wonder who's had the same shirt sponsor for the longest time? We had Reebok for ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) We were credited as being first team to sing ‘can we play you every week ‘ Quite a few on here used to fly regularly to London away games £50 return from Manc Seasoned Traveller and I did Fulham away first game Saw Miami’s coach lot meeting at Cattle Market as we set off Rang them when we got to Covent Garden they were approaching Knutsford Edited April 6, 2020 by Ani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted April 6, 2020 Members Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Whitestar said: Wonder who's had the same shirt sponsor for the longest time? We had Reebok for ages I’d hazard a guess at Carlsberg and Liverpool Although I know Barcelona went over 100 years with no sponsor Edited April 6, 2020 by Rudy’s Message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUREADY2ROLL Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Just now, Ani said: We were credited as being first team to sing ‘can we play you every week ‘ And they all thought it was so good that for the last few seasons they all sing it against us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Mounts Kipper said: We were first with lifeline and probably with many of our fund raising activities. Wasn’t that only created in the 80s? Apologies if wrong. Leigh rugby have run a similar lottery since the 60s so you’d have to imagine other football clubs will have done similar in the meantime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Just now, Leyther_Matt said: Wasn’t that only created in the 80s? Apologies if wrong. Leigh rugby have run a similar lottery since the 60s so you’d have to imagine other football clubs will have done similar in the meantime? We invented lifeline. Well Alf Davies did and sold its concept to other clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted April 6, 2020 Moderators Share Posted April 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Leyther_Matt said: Wasn’t that only created in the 80s? Apologies if wrong. Leigh rugby have run a similar lottery since the 60s so you’d have to imagine other football clubs will have done similar in the meantime? Im pretty sure lifeline was clained to ve the first of its kind, though who knows Alf davies pushed it and he was a RL mon, i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusan nikolic Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, Whitestar said: Wonder who's had the same shirt sponsor for the longest time? We had Reebok for ages Red Scum - sharp Arsenal -jvc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted April 6, 2020 Members Share Posted April 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Benny The Ball said: The Question "Were Bolton first" is one that can be applied in various scenarios - but came across this a while ago as it relates to us as fans and I reckon is probably a first Hopefully someone might find this interesting in these times of lockdown Was reading a book " The Lads of 23 "and there was a section in there about fans journeys to the 1923 cup final. Tells tales of West Ham fans walking to the game , with most Bolton fans travelling by train etc But one thing that caught my eye was that its reported that a group of Wanderers fans ( 5 in total ) actually caught a plane and flew down from Manchester to London for the match I did not even know things were possible at that time Did a bit of reading up on this and found out that they flew from the Alexandra Park Aerodrome ( which was located just off Princess Road heading towards West Didsbury ) to Croydon Airport on a scheduled flight What makes me think this is a first for football fans of any club is that the service had only started at the back end of 1922 and was operated by Daimler Airways The planes took 2 hours to get there Anyway there you go - Bolton Wanderers first fans to ever fly to a football match ! And I suppose it begs the question as to what obscure forms of transport folks have used to travel to away games by ... That is absolutely brilliant good work Columbo. I still get shit from my mates to get to Madrid. It was my turn to organise it and I left it too long for all the direct flights (one night stand and had no idea where I was, Tottington. I lived in Morris Green, she must have been stunning or I was desperate, I digress) So to not let them down I had to find an alternative route. Train from Bolton To Manchester. Train to Edinburgh Flight from Edinburgh to Brussels Brussels to Getafe Train from Getafe to Madrid Taxi to the city Centre. Got twatted by a copper Won the leg Madrid to Lisbon Lisbon to Brussels Brussels to Birmingham Train from Birmingham to Manchester Manchester to Bolton. It ended up being quite cheap but fuck me I still get shit for that 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted April 6, 2020 Moderators Share Posted April 6, 2020 The transfer of nowak took forever Mustve been pushing 2 years Im pretty sure he was going to ve the first pole, eastern european, foreigner Or something I know thered been other foreigners, but this was going to be the first signing from a foreign club or something like that Can only think he deteriorated fast in those 2 years, cos he was shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 13 minutes ago, Whitestar said: Wonder who's had the same shirt sponsor for the longest time? We had Reebok for ages Globally will probably be Wolfsburg and VW although that's kind of cheating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted April 6, 2020 Members Share Posted April 6, 2020 We must have had Reebok for 15 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted April 6, 2020 Author Site Supporter Share Posted April 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, Rudy’s Message said: That is absolutely brilliant good work Columbo. I still get shit from my mates to get to Madrid. It was my turn to organise it and I left it too long for all the direct flights (one night stand and had no idea where I was, Tottington. I lived in Morris Green, she must have been stunning or I was desperate, I digress) So to not let them down I had to find an alternative route. Train from Bolton To Manchester. Train to Edinburgh Flight from Edinburgh to Brussels Brussels to Getafe Train from Getafe to Madrid Taxi to the city Centre. Got twatted by a copper Won the leg Madrid to Lisbon Lisbon to Brussels Brussels to Birmingham Train from Birmingham to Manchester Manchester to Bolton. It ended up being quite cheap but fuck me I still get shit for that 😂 Crikey, thought our drive to Birmingham for plane to Amsterdam then Madrid then train from airport to Madrid city centre then same in reverse was a convoluted way of getting there. I escaped the wrath of the Madrid coppers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted April 6, 2020 Members Share Posted April 6, 2020 1 minute ago, MickyD said: Crikey, thought our drive to Birmingham for plane to Amsterdam then Madrid then train from airport to Madrid city centre then same in reverse was a convoluted way of getting there. I escaped the wrath of the Madrid coppers too. Serbia direct flight from Manchester and didn’t get rounded up by the coppers. Ended up in a bar with No Balls before I actually knew her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 25 minutes ago, Rudy’s Message said: That is absolutely brilliant good work Columbo. I still get shit from my mates to get to Madrid. It was my turn to organise it and I left it too long for all the direct flights (one night stand and had no idea where I was, Tottington. I lived in Morris Green, she must have been stunning or I was desperate, I digress) So to not let them down I had to find an alternative route. Train from Bolton To Manchester. Train to Edinburgh Flight from Edinburgh to Brussels Brussels to Getafe Train from Getafe to Madrid Taxi to the city Centre. Got twatted by a copper Won the leg Madrid to Lisbon Lisbon to Brussels Brussels to Birmingham Train from Birmingham to Manchester Manchester to Bolton. It ended up being quite cheap but fuck me I still get shit for that 😂 I was amazed at some of the lengths people went to for Euro trips. I used sky scanner max 1 change and booked cheapest. Bulgaria was only one did not land in the town/city we were playing in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUREADY2ROLL Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Marseille we flew Luton to Nice; it was a late flight and we stayed in the airport hotel Tuesday night. Train to Marseille in the morning and on the train was Big E - that was the first time I met him and saw him later with his bubbles then he got clouted by someone. Great guy We were in their end to the right of the Bolton fans and we moved up to the fence; they clocked us at the end as I joined in singing with the Bolton fans but they had won and was OK and everyone shaking our hands (only two of us) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Aldo Raine Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 1 hour ago, RUREADY2ROLL said: Were Bolton Wanderers; first at everything In the original 12 league The first Sunday game And this Plus we do what we want First ever goal in the Football League First club to win the FA Cup at Wembley (I think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said: Big E - that was the first time I met him and saw him later with his bubbles then he got clouted by someone. Great guy Great guy for clouting Big E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUREADY2ROLL Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Just now, Traf said: Great guy for clouting Big E. I think he went into someone's back yard of something like that And NOOOOOOOOO its Big E who is a great guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted April 6, 2020 Members Share Posted April 6, 2020 21 minutes ago, Ani said: I was amazed at some of the lengths people went to for Euro trips. I used sky scanner max 1 change and booked cheapest. Bulgaria was only one did not land in the town/city we were playing in. I was a broke student fucking around with a. Part time job in insurance £600 a month I probably got. So it was always finding the cheapest way and they ended up being great adventures. Never missed a European game I must have spent a fortune but I’d do it all again ten times over. One particular highlight was celebrating Stelios goal in Marseille I jumped up and I accidentally cracked a guy in the nose behind me. Claret everywhere. Still see him now and again at the match he always laughs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said: And NOOOOOOOOO its Big E who is a great guy Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farnywhite Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Benny The Ball said: The Question "Were Bolton first" is one that can be applied in various scenarios - but came across this a while ago as it relates to us as fans and I reckon is probably a first Hopefully someone might find this interesting in these times of lockdown Was reading a book " The Lads of 23 "and there was a section in there about fans journeys to the 1923 cup final. Tells tales of West Ham fans walking to the game , with most Bolton fans travelling by train etc But one thing that caught my eye was that its reported that a group of Wanderers fans ( 5 in total ) actually caught a plane and flew down from Manchester to London for the match I did not even know things were possible at that time Did a bit of reading up on this and found out that they flew from the Alexandra Park Aerodrome ( which was located just off Princess Road heading towards West Didsbury ) to Croydon Airport on a scheduled flight What makes me think this is a first for football fans of any club is that the service had only started at the back end of 1922 and was operated by Daimler Airways The planes took 2 hours to get there Anyway there you go - Bolton Wanderers first fans to ever fly to a football match ! And I suppose it begs the question as to what obscure forms of transport folks have used to travel to away games by ... One guy walked to every cup game home and away and someone else pushed a wheel barrow from bolton to Wembley stadium . It was covered in the play “ and did those feet “ about the final . Also read a book about the final got from the library many years ago and there was a picture of a guy who was wearing a string of pigs trotters round his neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underpants Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said: First ever goal in the Football League There seems to be some debate on who scored the first ever goal. A few claiming it was them. If this article is to be believed then it was us. This makes me happy. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23397062 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 2 hours ago, RUREADY2ROLL said: its Big E who is a great guy He's not, he's a massive bulb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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