Happy 70th Bomber

[Pies4u]

Hell, I'm so old I saw him score for Rotherham against us. Yes, Happy Birthday Les.

Indeed- me too! We signed him the following day from memory.

Absolute legend, top man & amongst the greatest ever to play for Notts. As a central striker, his goal scoring prowess was immense. We've had great forwards like Rideout & McCullogh, brilliant goal scorers like Lund and the best of all, Hughes, but Sir Les remains the greatest of all for me. Those 2 goals in the League Cup replay against Everton were worth an overnight trip from & back to Liverpool Univ, even tho' my car broke down en route and I had to hitch hike most of the way back!

Very happy birthday wishes to a genuinely nice bloke and true Club icon.

[sidders]

Problem is: they broke the mould!

[SwalePie]

Many happy returns to a proper top bloke and club legend!

[the_anticlough]

My first night match was Notts 2 Everton 0 in the league cup 1975. 23000+ there, I was in the County Road side at the front, level with the 6 yard box and I can see his fantastic header (his second goal) to this day.

[jackal2]

I'm too young to have seen the Les Bradd era (and I've only ever seen TV footage of Don Masson), but Les' goal record speaks for itself!

[navypie]

Listening to him on the radio the other week and he was asked about his Bomber nickname , said his grandkids hadn't quite mastered it and called him bummer , you cant say things like that these days Les

[braddman]

Happy Birthday Sir Les. thanks for all the goals down the years.I was lucky enough to see many of them, and also to see the Don play!.great times.Have a great day.

[Jeekay56]

Indeed- me too! We signed him the following day from memory.

No, he knocked us out of the League Cup (it was still called the League Cup back then) in August 1967, but didn't join us until the October.

My memory isn't what it was, but a transfer fee of £1000 comes to mind.

[Pies4u]

Yes, the fee was £1,000! I recall the LC game with Rotherham was in August, as we went along to celebrate my mate's 13 th birthday (Aug 20), his dad took about 4 or 5 of us, so I would have only been 11 at the time.

I had a feeeling Les signed fairly shortly afterwards, but you are right, it was October. Whenever it was, it marked the beginning of a remarkable career and remains one of our most significant signings ever - along with Masson & Worthington, of course. Well done Billy Gray.