leigh white Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 I managed to make a balls of that topic headline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Steejay Posted July 11, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 minute ago, leigh white said: I managed to make a balls of that topic headline. Yes, you did. š Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Steejay Posted July 11, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted July 11, 2022 Think he played at Burnden in his last season for Stoke. Iām sure I saw him around 1963, I was nicking through the turnstiles as you did in them days. Not that bothered about the game itself, supping left over Magees and picking up tabs. š Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burndens Bogs Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Itās always pissed me off that i was too young to see Sir Nat play. Met him a good few times though and was never disappointed. A top, top fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Rooneys looking well thoughĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrotter Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 33 minutes ago, gonzo said: Rooneys looking well thoughĀ Looks a bit like Billy Bremner. Proper shirts by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted July 12, 2022 Members Share Posted July 12, 2022 Never saw him play but saw him in the flesh outside of his villa in Marsaxloxx after he'd retired. Shortly after I watched the Maltese Cup Final at Ta Qali where Hibernians sadly beat Sliema Wanderers. Obviously I wanted the Wanderers to win. My dad admired Stanley Matthews greatly but always insisted that the greatest player he ever saw play was George Best. That would stick in his throat because he despised Bests club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted July 12, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2022 My mum once told me Matthews would get to Burnden Park and ask who was in our team. If Banks and Hartle were both playing heād develop an injury so he didnāt need to play against them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 2 hours ago, MickyD said: My mum once told me Matthews would get to Burnden Park and ask who was in our team. If Banks and Hartle were both playing heād develop an injury so he didnāt need to play against them. My dad's story too. Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Egg Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 ^ I heard the same from older relatives but it doesn't stand up to scrutiny apparently.Ā It was said he could be a right git - Alan Ball had a bust up with him in his first day at training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farnywhite Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 8 hours ago, MickyD said: My mum once told me Matthews would get to Burnden Park and ask who was in our team. If Banks and Hartle were both playing heād develop an injury so he didnāt need to play against them. I have known Tommy since I was a kid and I asked him once about Mathews not playing and he said it was rubbish he said you also have to remember the Bolton players were in there prime and Mathews was in is 40s . When you think Mathews lost is prime years during ww2 and still regarded as a all time great he must of been specialĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted July 12, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2022 24 minutes ago, Farnywhite said: I have known Tommy since I was a kid and I asked him once about Mathews not playing and he said it was rubbish he said you also have to remember the Bolton players were in there prime and Mathews was in is 40s . When you think Mathews lost is prime years during ww2 and still regarded as a all time great he must of been specialĀ You callinā my mum a liar? š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£ Maybe it was just āthe word on the streetsā and it went down in folk lore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 2 hours ago, MickyD said: You callinā my mum a liar? š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£ Maybe it was just āthe word on the streetsā and it went down in folk lore. It suits me to believe it. Tommy Banks was being a wuss.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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