Terry Venables

[bule1]

This is a sad shocker

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67536465

[60YearsAPie]

Died after a long illness, age 80. One of my highlights of watching England play was our 4-1 defeat of the Netherlands in the 1996 Euros, when he was the England manager. (Winning the World Cup and Sven's team beating Germany 5-1 are two others. I'm struggling to remember any more!). Terry Venables was the co-creator of Hazell, a cockney private detective, that ran for two series on TV in the late 1970s. RIP Terry.

[i961pie]

I remember when I was autograph hunting when I was in my early ****s and found out Chelsea were travelling by train to play Forest so we waited at the station. I got loads of signatures and Terry Venables was brilliant with us and signed everything. I’ve still got the likes of Charlie Cook, Barry Bridges, Bobby Tambling and Peter Bonnetis autographs.

[Notsohumblepie]

I remember when I was autograph hunting when I was in my early ****s and found out Chelsea were travelling by train to play Forest so we waited at the station. I got loads of signatures and Terry Venables was brilliant with us and signed everything. I’ve still got the likes of Charlie Cook, Barry Bridges, Bobby Tambling and Peter Bonnetis autographs.

Absolute personification of "style" .

[60YearsAPie]

I remember when I was autograph hunting when I was in my early ****s and found out Chelsea were travelling by train to play Forest so we waited at the station. I got loads of signatures and Terry Venables was brilliant with us and signed everything. I’ve still got the likes of Charlie Cook, Barry Bridges, Bobby Tambling and Peter Bonnetis autographs.

Off topic and the complete opposite of the Terry Venables autograph story above - I remember as a young kid in 1960, when England played South Africa at Trent Bridge, standing outside the TBI waiting to get Freddie Trueman's autograph. When he came out he told me to F*** Off!

[i961pie]

Off topic and the complete opposite of the Terry Venables autograph story above - I remember as a young kid in 1960, when England played South Africa at Trent Bridge, standing outside the TBI waiting to get Freddie Trueman's autograph. When he came out he told me to F*** Off!

Ha ha he did exactly the same to me. I called him Mr Trueman and was polite but he was well known for not signing many autographs. In fact half the Yorkshire team were like it (not swearing though). Hampshire, Padgett, Binks and Close were difficult autographs to get.

[Lullapie]

Ha ha he did exactly the same to me. I called him Mr Trueman and was polite but he was well known for not signing many autographs. In fact half the Yorkshire team were like it (not swearing though). Hampshire, Padgett, Binks and Close were difficult autographs to get.

With him being from Yorkshire, was it possible he couldn't reed or right?

[i961pie]

With him being from Yorkshire, was it possible he couldn't reed or right?

You are on thin ice mate Denise is a Yorkshire lass��

[jonnyt1]

Ha ha he did exactly the same to me. I called him Mr Trueman and was polite but he was well known for not signing many autographs. In fact half the Yorkshire team were like it (not swearing though). Hampshire, Padgett, Binks and Close were difficult autographs to get.

I had the same with Boycott. He got me to carry his bags up to the changing room and still wouldn't give me an autograph. Told me if I did the same again he would. Next time I saw him he picked me out from the crowd, I carried his bags and he signed for me. Said he had remembered me and the promise he made.

Harsh but fair and a man of his word.

[Stan Marshall]

I had a similar experience with Trueman. He was the hardest autograph to acquire in those days. Managed to get him eventually outside a hotel in Nottingham. Colin Cowdrey, on the other hand, would make you queue up in an orderly fashion, but sign for everyone. Happy days autograph hunting at the cricket