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[The Bedlington Terrier]

With my low centre of gravity and a tendency to kick anything that moved a simple shoulder charge usually ended up with someone spending Saturday night in casualty Balan and it was never me. y

[sinkov]

With my low centre of gravity and a tendency to kick anything that moved a simple shoulder charge usually ended up with someone spending Saturday night in casualty Balan and it was never me. y

It's been shut 30 years or more now, but when I played in the Burnley Combination the Stork on Westgate used to put out a team. Everyone else had a proper football strip, but not them lads, they played in vests or t shirts, a couple even wore string vests. They looked intimidating, they were intimidating and you knew you were going to get a kicking. 90 minutes of elbows, knees and flying boots. There were some proper hard lads propping the bar up in the Stork back in the day, we were just a few lads wanting to enjoy a game of football, so we put up with it and just tried to finish the game in one piece. You'd have had a field day against that lot mon ami.

[kritichris]

With my low centre of gravity and a tendency to kick anything that moved a simple shoulder charge usually ended up with someone spending Saturday night in casualty Balan and it was never me. y

Who was it said "the ball may go past me, the player may go past me but never both together", whoever it was you sound like him BT

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Who was it said "the ball may go past me, the player may go past me but never both together", whoever it was you sound like him BT

I honestly think it was me who actually coined this phrase k_c.

My nickname was "Chopper" and I often run across old players at the Turf and they always shout "Alreet Chopper!"

A really good old mate of mine was a goalkeeper on Stockport County's books and he said I scared him to death!

He later ran a team in the Rossendale Combination and he asked me to "guest" against a team who sound a lot like sinkov describes in post #12.

If I recall correctly they were called St. Johnsons and me and their left back and left winger took an immediate dislike to each other. After about 50 minutes an ambulance was called for the flying winger who ultimately needed a few months off work mending a nasty break in his left leg.

Me and the other protagonist were both sent off after 80 minutes but continued the feud behind the changing room and had a right proper sorter.

Believe it or not midweek I received a message from a lass I knew in Bacup and the cheeky blighters asked me would I mind seeing out the rest of the season with them.

[ballcock]

I honestly think it was me who actually coined this phrase k_c.

My nickname was "Chopper" and I often run across old players at the Turf and they always shout "Alreet Chopper!"

A really good old mate of mine was a goalkeeper on Stockport County's books and he said I scared him to death!

He later ran a team in the Rossendale Combination and he asked me to "guest" against a team who sound a lot like sinkov describes in post #12.

If I recall correctly they were called St. Johnsons and me and their left back and left winger took an immediate dislike to each other. After about 50 minutes an ambulance was called for the flying winger who ultimately needed a few months off work mending a nasty break in his left leg.

Me and the other protagonist were both sent off after 80 minutes but continued the feud behind the changing room and had a right proper sorter.

Believe it or not midweek I received a message from a lass I knew in Bacup and the cheeky blighters asked me would I mind seeing out the rest of the season with them.

Your talking about John Willys lot from Bacup. Still exist in a fashion. I think it's Windsors now, no longer manufactures just importers and retail
Suppliers of cheap footwear.

Johnsons would have played in the Bacup league with the likes of the Wellington, British Qeen, New Inn and the Joiners to name a few, them lads took no prisoners and they were all clarets

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Your talking about John Willys lot from Bacup. Still exist in a fashion. I think it's Windsors now, no longer manufactures just importers and retail
Suppliers of cheap footwear.

Johnsons would have played in the Bacup league with the likes of the Wellington, British Qeen, New Inn and the Joiners to name a few, them lads took no prisoners and they were all clarets

Took no prisoners is about right b_c, I could never imagine surviving a season against that lot.

[kritichris]

Your talking about John Willys lot from Bacup. Still exist in a fashion. I think it's Windsors now, no longer manufactures just importers and retail
Suppliers of cheap footwear.

Johnsons would have played in the Bacup league with the likes of the Wellington, British Qeen, New Inn and the Joiners to name a few, them lads took no prisoners and they were all clarets

I've done summer work at Johnsons, AKA Suttons then Windsors and my mum and dad ran the Joiners where I lived for a few years in the 80's and was behind the bar quite a lot.

[sinkov]

I've done summer work at Johnsons, AKA Suttons then Windsors and my mum and dad ran the Joiners where I lived for a few years in the 80's and was behind the bar quite a lot.

Just wondering Chris, did you know Peter and David Thompson who played cricket for Bacup ?

[Balanbam00]

My nickname was "Chopper" and I often run across old players at the Turf and they always shout "Alreet Chopper!" Also in the showers after the game they would look at you and say ''That's a reet chopper mate!'' I think it was your nose? That is what they meant surely??? ''Reet?''

[Balanbam00]

I think Mary today, if she saw you in the high street would greet you with ''O'll reeet luv hows mi owd chopper??''