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  1. Seb Coe, Rod?

    Seb Coe, Rod?
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    80 in a few months and still got all my own...

    80 in a few months and still got all my own teeth-well nearly all. Happy Birthday Gallon.
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    Well, Chips, I agree with you. I saw almost every...

    Well, Chips, I agree with you. I saw almost every home game Hodgy played, and to my mind , he was better than Yashin. Yes, Yashin was brilliant but our Hodgy matched him. Yashin appeared several...
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    Yes, Ronnie, I remember watching some of the 1948...

    Yes, Ronnie, I remember watching some of the 1948 match (England 52 allout) on the old newsreals - Pathe and Movietone- at the Balfour Cinema (Darnall) . We didn't own a TV then. It was also, the...
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    Yes, Rod , they were known as 'The Invincibles'...

    Yes, Rod , they were known as 'The Invincibles' after their first season ,in the first season, the League was formed -1988-89. There were only 12 teams- thus 22 games. PNE won 18 and drew the other 4...
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    If this thread is still ongoing. Yes, SBT I had...

    If this thread is still ongoing. Yes, SBT I had similar feelings- all those memories being built over. I reckon my New South Stand seat (Row O seat (92) was right where Fred would have been starting...
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    Great photos of the old pavilion, FKB. I can see...

    Great photos of the old pavilion, FKB. I can see the area I stood in , centre ,top deck. Just saw the one match, in around 1951, when we beat Arsenal 1-0. We had just been promoted and Arsenal were...
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    Think it is 93 years since we won at Wembley ,...

    Think it is 93 years since we won at Wembley , Aya. 1-0 V Cardiff in 1925. 83 years ago when we last appeared at Wembley. Lost 0-1 to the Arsenal. Whatever, how many supporters were alive when we...
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    Kim Hughes- when he was sacked (I think) and...

    Kim Hughes- when he was sacked (I think) and Michael Clarke after Phillip Hughes' untimely death.
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    Yes, BlockD, wasn't that 7-3 season the same...

    Yes, BlockD, wasn't that 7-3 season the same season they beat us to promotion on goal difference of .008 of a goal. Think that's eight thousandths of a goal?? Suppose they would say that it is eight...
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    Yes, Ronnie you were quite right about the...

    Yes, Ronnie you were quite right about the Blackburn and Grimsby dates in the1947-8 season .I got the scores correct though , not bad for 70 years ago, and remember Grimsby in White shirts rather...
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    Yes, Shoreham, the only song I remember in the...

    Yes, Shoreham, the only song I remember in the late 40's was very corny by to-day's standards (or lack of).It went something like- Roll along Sheffield United ,Roll along- to the top of the league...
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    Ronnie your first match Versus Stoke (14th Feb...

    Ronnie your first match Versus Stoke (14th Feb 1948) was 2 weeks after my first match which was on 17th January, 1948. We won that 4-0 against Grimsby Town. I remember some of their players had socks...
  14. Yes, mahatma, I was also at that game. Can't...

    Yes, mahatma, I was also at that game. Can't remember the year though. Do remember the Ray Pointer "goal'. Crowd went mad. Was that the one where the wall at the bottom of the Kop collapsed? Also ,...
  15. David Ford.

    David Ford.
  16. Yes, Charlie, Ted Burgin and Hodgy my 2 all-time...

    Yes, Charlie, Ted Burgin and Hodgy my 2 all-time favourites. Interestingly, Ted is still alive and is in his 90's. Locally born in Bradfield he was hated by the piggies (obviously because he was...
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    Yes, Shoreham, I remember Tony Fields mazy run...

    Yes, Shoreham, I remember Tony Fields mazy run but didn't he beat 7 men? Well 6, as you say, but he beat one man twice by turning round and running back towards our goal and then nut megging the same...
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    Chipbuttyblade- Carlton Palmer works as Director...

    Chipbuttyblade- Carlton Palmer works as Director of Sport at a Shanghai college and , also, does some TV punditry which we can get, over here, on the Thailand channels from Dubai. Must admit he does...
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    Benitachell- Regarding IFollow- it is only...

    Benitachell- Regarding IFollow- it is only available to people who do not live in UK. I can understand this as it would take away viewers from SKY, BBC BT etc. However, as I do live abroad, I can get...
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    Yes,bulmer, I would put 4 players ,of the ones...

    Yes,bulmer, I would put 4 players ,of the ones I've seen live, in the truly great bracket. They are Hagan , Currie , Shaw(Joe), and Hodgy.
    3 England internationals and one who should have been but...
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    First Derby after WW2

    Thanks for the additional info Ronnie. Also, have to agree with you, in my opinion , having watched both Jimmy and TC then Jimmy just shades it. Yes, young Rod, I know it's all abart opinions....
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    First Derby after WW2

    GrayBlade's post about the 7-3 thrashing we administered to our ' beloved neighbours' jogged my memory. I certainly remember that 1951 match which was a League match, obviously. I , also, seem to...
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    Excellent S_M_. More, please.

    Excellent S_M_. More, please.
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    Agree TMT- but then, who is?

    Agree TMT- but then, who is?
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    New Away Kit

    Yes, Gray,the Ward's sponsored kit does bring back good memories. There is , absolutely, no need to stray anywhere near blue given the number of possible colours and their shades. At the end of the...
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