Billy Bremner Raploch memorial

On the 25th anniversary of the death of my hero Billy Bremner I thought I'd share some information about a project I am involved in where there will be a memorial in Raploch where Billy was born.

My interview
https://collections.stir.ac.uk/billyandme/

BBC article today
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotl...6zrbqCPTFsmBO4man6TMC4dHsEzRuWMrBwr2pTBhMbJ3A


University of Stirling
https://collections.stir.ac.uk/bill...UGTrgG_xoS1lw43_CCkGZT_i_F-EWCdpy-5OrxU2HA7s[

 

Heidi, brilliant stuff as usual and putting my Wakey head on “great ass back in the day” seriously though did you really play back then because that would have been unusual to have a girls team?

 

Thank you. No I only played twice for Croda Canaries as we were called and we played for charity.. Once against the nurses from Goole hospital and the other against Goole dockers!! I can remember one of the nurses shouting stop that Billy Bremner as I ran down the wing. I was that hot at half time I nearly passed out.

 

Croda Canaries - Norwich...

 

Great articles Heidi. As I said to you elsewhere, my big regret is never having been able to see the Dons team live. Travel etc was way too expensive for most from overseas. God bless Ryanair

 

Croda is olde English for six fingered

 

We were named that long before we ever played Norwich lol

 

Yes I understand that. I'm one of the privileged fans to have been there watching the best team in the world.

 

Excuse me but Croda International was a great company to work for in those days. It's a shame I didn't stick with them but realise what a great start to working life they gave us. Took us to the bank to set up an account where they showed us how to budget etc. I was lucky in the first instance that I was allowed to take 3 days unpaid which meant I got to Wolverhampton in 1972. I was then allowed to take my holidays once I accrued them in half days so I was able to follow Leeds everywhere. Turned a bit sour in the end when they appointed a new lady and I found out she'd been given a grade higher than me. Normally I'd have been the next in line but maybe my football days made a difference. I'll never know now.

 

It was meant as a light hearted joke,toward our Norfolk foes, no offence intended Heidi

 

No offence was taken by me don't worry. I can't remember why we chose the name either lol.

 

I was nervously watching from afar thinking it was a sexual reference tbh

 

, When I re read this morning I did think erm