Printable View
$hit - that brings back memories. My grandad was a huge Notts fan. Him and my grandma used to go all over England watching Notts in the 1930s and the 1950s. I'm not sure how much she was into it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Canuckpie
Anyway, when I took him to the games, as he got older, we always had to call in at the Norfolk Arms for a drink before the game.
Pork pie sandwiches - now there?s a culinary delight I’ve never tried.Quote:
Originally Posted by Canuckpie
Not sure when the Norfolk Hotel was demolished (I assume that’s the pub you mean - on London Road?), but I used to go in there as a kid when my dad first took me back in the 70s.
About a decade later, we moved on to the Plumtre Arms in the Meadows - many happy pre-match times spent there during the Warnock and Walker years.
I wonder if there is anybody attending games today who is the descendant of somebody who watched Notts in their first Football League season of 1888/89, or earlier.
You're right - my bad. Norfolk Hotel was the name. Apparently it closed in the 1990s.Quote:
Originally Posted by nw6pie
[IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/YjMj1Ln3/nottin...rfolkhotel.jpg[/IMG]
Yeah it was the Norfolk Hotel on London rd, and adjacent was Walter Danks plumbers merchants, we always used to sneak in their car park match days.
Seems extremely likely to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by upthemaggies
My husband's great grandfather would very likely have been watching in the 1800s, not sure exactly when though. I'm guessing it's similar for my family.Quote:
Originally Posted by upthemaggies
We live too far away to attend now sadly.
There's probably a fair few who have ancestors that went to Trent Bridge, or even some of the other grounds we played at, but are unaware that they did, especially the relatives assumed to be exclusively Fword fans. The further you go back, the more fluid the support seems to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by cher1
I didn't know my maternal Grandfather very well but I know he was a big football fan, chiefly of Fword but he did go to watch other clubs, often going to Carrow Road (his best friend supported Norwich) as well as local non-league, so he must have watched Notts occasionally and for all I know his dad may have done also, in which case that would have been Trent Bridge era.
The earliest solid connection I can make with my family to Notts would be my paternal Grandfather's brother who had a trial for Notts as a goalkeeper when he was about 18 (late 1920s). He was asked back for a second look but sadly for him he had an accident at work and lost half of his foot, so that was that.
Yeah, I think you're right about fluid support. My father in law, and his father watched both teams years ago, presumably his grandfather was the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by upthemaggies
My Dad would never have watched the R*ds though! I guess his father watched both teams as none of my aunts or uncles were just Notts.
Has anyone checked under the seats in the Pavis?Quote:
Originally Posted by upthemaggies