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  1. bigsmithy9

    bigsmithy9 Well-Known Member

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    I think Bobby Smith spent most of his 20 quid a week at the bookies......and Tommy Lawton was given a couple of benefits after retiring because he was skint. Makes you think,doesn't it?
     
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    40 years old this year and back in cinemas on Friday for Easter

     
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    This scene should be required viewing for the Levy Out mob...
     
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  4. "Thanks for that Brian"

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    Strangely, 20 years since this sideways look at religion, which I like very much too...

     
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    The film is required viewing for anyone who wants an executive
    summary of social bigotry/dogma/partisanship in all aspects of
    life (politics, religion etc) .
     
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  6. humanbeingincroydon

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    A short list of bad **** to happen on April 15th

    1865 - Abraham Lincoln assassinated
    1892 - Thomas Edison forms the General Electric Company
    1912 - RMS Titanic sinks
    1921 - Black Friday
    1955 - the first McDonalds opens
    1970 - Massacre of Vietnamese
    1984 - Tommy Cooper dies live on TV
    1989 - Hillsborough disaster
    2001 - Joey Ramone dies
    2013 - Boston Bombing
    2014 - Bentiu massacre & Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping
    2019 - Notre Dame catches fire
     
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  7. bigsmithy9

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    I preferred the Rod Hull/Emu story. I'm funny like that!
     
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  8. SpursDisciple

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    Remember him?
     
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  9. "Thanks for that Brian"

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    I was at his debut. Quite a good game, as I recall?
     
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    Was that the famous Bristol Rovers game?
     
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    Yep. For reasons that I can't recall, I stood in The Paxton, to the left of the goal we scored 6 in, during the second half. I haven't done that more than a couple of times in 50 years.

    The attendance was 26,000, so it wasn't packed. I've tried to spot myself in the MOTD footage...but no success.

    My overriding memories of the day...discussing that Bristol Rovers were a danger as they'd won by five the week before and shouting "We want 10" as the whistle blew.
     
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  12. bigsmithy9

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    4 for Lee and our fantastic center forward,Ian something or other,got 3!
     
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  13. humanbeingincroydon

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    Don't need both, sell one [/DGC]
     
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    Moores.
     
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    No thanks. I'd had enoughs.
     
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  16. bigsmithy9

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    Please don't mention that name.Made Janssen look like a world beater!!!!
     
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  17. humanbeingincroydon

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    Alex McLeish sacked

    ...hmm, somebody actually appears to be surprised by this
     
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    We used to meet in a pub before the game to see who was going, that day I was the only one who wanted it, went on my own like Billy no mates and I must have been standing near you Brian, those were the days when you could just turn up and get in
     
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    I was in the West Stand on my todd just enjoying the slaughter!
     
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    I was in the Paxton that day!
     
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