Oblivion Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 From soccernet: Ken Shellito in Malaysia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWestwayWonder Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I agree, it was a really good read, and its great to hear about former players helping grow the game in other parts of the globe like that Soccernet is often more sensationalistic with the stories they carry, but their interview/history pieces are generally great great reads. If anyone ever gets a chance, check out their "On This Day" feature for some great looks back to (sometimes recent) history. I will post a few links if anyone is interested, I just cant dig them up at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiegood Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Enjoyed that read. I'm over there soon so might se if I can catch up with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKBlue Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I grew up a stones throw from the old training ground in Mitcham, the site currently occupied by Tooting and Mitcham's new stadium and previously Palace's training ground having taken it over from us after our first bankruptcy in 76. Anyway, living that close to the place meant that me and many of the local kids from Mitcham, Morden and the St Helier estate in Carshalton spent a lot of time down there. At this time the youth set up was run by Dario Gradi and Ken Shellito. I've often wondered if any of the kids from that team made it, Britton, Wilkins x 2, Stanley, Lewington, Finnieston and Sparrow. Ken and Dario were brilliant towards the local waifs and strays and would often allow us to have an 11 vs 50 or so match at the end of training, we never beat them once by the way. I don't remember Ken as a player but have been told by my dad that if it wasn't for the knee injury that finished him off as a player then there would have been a Chelsea player in the World Cup final in 66 as Ken was widely recognised as being a better full back than Wilson or Cohen, can't remember which one of those two played in the same position. I also remember Ken's short stint as manager of the team after taking over the promoted team from Eddie Mcreadie in 77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluevale2 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I also remember Ken's short stint as manager of the team after taking over the promoted team from Eddie Mcreadie in 77. I do too and it wasn't so good. There was a depression hanging over the place in those days which was really hard to shake off. Ken was a nice bloke who had a hard act to follow because Eddie had installed a bit of belief in the supporters, and when he went things started to slide. Ive never forgiven Brian Mears for getting rid of Eddie, and often muse on what might of happened had he stayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBeard Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I grew up a stones throw from the old training ground in Mitcham, the site currently occupied by Tooting and Mitcham's new stadium and previously Palace's training ground having taken it over from us after our first bankruptcy in 76. Anyway, living that close to the place meant that me and many of the local kids from Mitcham, Morden and the St Helier estate in Carshalton spent a lot of time down there. At this time the youth set up was run by Dario Gradi and Ken Shellito. I lived just round the corner from the old NAAFI Sports Ground too, back in the late '60's, spent many a day over there watching the team training and waiting afterwards for autographs. I was a Mitcham boy who went to school on the St.Helier estate, maybe we've got some mutual mates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckham Blue Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I lived just round the corner from the old NAAFI Sports Ground too, back in the late '60's, spent many a day over there watching the team training and waiting afterwards for autographs. I was a Mitcham boy who went to school on the St.Helier estate, maybe we've got some mutual mates? So was I, born in St.Helier lived off Love Lane, Mitcham until I was two and then we moved to Fulham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKBlue Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I'm tempted to say small world innit, but given the level of Chelsea support in that part of the world maybe not. I live in Peterborough Road, the first road on St Helier as you come up from Mitcham, it was the road you could see looking across the park from the NAAFI grounds. Moved out in 81 and have been in MK since 82, still go back a lot as all my family are still in that part of the world and it's good to see that it's still a Chelsea area. Bluebeard, are you the same chap who used to have loads of good old Chelsea stuff on youtube? Peckham, would that have been Garth school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKBlue Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Oops, just read the thread again and it was Bluebeard who spoke of going to school on St Helier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBeard Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 So was I, born in St.Helier lived off Love Lane, Mitcham until I was two and then we moved to Fulham. Weird, I lived off Love Lane, Mitcham for many years - which street were you in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBeard Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I'm tempted to say small world innit, but given the level of Chelsea support in that part of the world maybe not. I live in Peterborough Road, the first road on St Helier as you come up from Mitcham, it was the road you could see looking across the park from the NAAFI grounds. Moved out in 81 and have been in MK since 82, still go back a lot as all my family are still in that part of the world and it's good to see that it's still a Chelsea area.Bluebeard, are you the same chap who used to have loads of good old Chelsea stuff on youtube? Peckham, would that have been Garth school? Bloody hell, it is a small world. Because I lived in Mitcham, I had to walk to my school in Welbeck Road on St.Heliers. I'd go through Poulters Park and then walk down Peterborough Road! And yes, I did used to have loads of old Chelsea stuff on YouTube, but the b*stards started threatening me with legal action if I didn't remove them. Still got all the clips of course! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckham Blue Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Weird, I lived off Love Lane, Mitcham for many years - which street were you in? Harwood Avenue, second or third house on the left. We lived upstairs in my Grandparents house until my Dad got a job in Fulham and the house came with it. My main memories of Mitcham are when we used to go back and visit and me and my brother would have to spend the whole saturday evening in the corridor at the back of the Black Bull while the family got pissed up in the pub. I think the Cricketers had a family room so I prefered it when we went there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKBlue Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Weirder and weirder, as I said earlier I grew up on Peterborough Rd and went to school in Green Wrythe Lane Juniors and Gaynesford High that was in Welbeck Road, what years were you there Blue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBeard Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Weirder and weirder, as I said earlier I grew up on Peterborough Rd and went to school in Green Wrythe Lane Juniors and Gaynesford High that was in Welbeck Road, what years were you there Blue? I was at Gaynesford from 1968 till 1972 when I left just after my 15th.birthday, though I hardly bothered going in my last year - how about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKBlue Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Great thing about growing up in that part of the world is that the old supporters club, remember it, next to Fulham town hall, used to use a Mitcham company for the away games, so we could get down to Fair Green and get on there, and to get the back seats, 20 minutes or so before it picked up at the Bridge, as 14-15 year olds was quite a coup. I think the coach company was called Davis and they were at the back of Fair Green on the way up to Phipps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBeard Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Great thing about growing up in that part of the world is that the old supporters club, remember it, next to Fulham town hall, used to use a Mitcham company for the away games, so we could get down to Fair Green and get on there, and to get the back seats, 20 minutes or so before it picked up at the Bridge, as 14-15 year olds was quite a coup. I think the coach company was called Davis and they were at the back of Fair Green on the way up to Phipps. I remember Davis Coaches, they were next to the Nags Head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKBlue Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 (edited) Weirder and weirder, as I said earlier I grew up on Peterborough Rd and went to school in Green Wrythe Lane Juniors and Gaynesford High that was in Welbeck Road, what years were you there Blue? I was there from 71 to 76 so my first year was your last, you may have known my sister who was 2 years above me. Pretty much the same sorry tale regards attendance, from the 3rd year on I only really turned up to get my mark before decamping to someone's house wihle their parents were at work. Edited February 5, 2010 by MKBlue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBeard Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I was there from 71 to 76 so my first year was your last, you may have known my sister who was 2 years above me. Possibly, what was her name? PM me if you don't want to post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKBlue Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Possibly, what was her name? PM me if you don't want to post it. Wont let me send a pm until I've made 15 posts, but seeing as this in number 15 I'll get it done straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBeard Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Got your PM - the world just got incredibly smaller! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckham Blue Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Got your PM - the world just got incredibly smaller! :P I wish we hadn't moved now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKBlue Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I wish we hadn't moved now. The whole area is a tip now mate, even St Helier looks rough now, and don't get me started on Sutton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chippy Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Anyone remember Rose Hill Common when it had all the Prefabs beside it next to the Track? right near that quality School (Tweedale) I left in 1970 and glad I did, that and Sutton have gone right downhill, You can't even drive your Car in Sutton anymore its all Pedestrian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckham Blue Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 The whole area is a tip now mate, even St Helier looks rough now, and don't get me started on Sutton. Tongue in cheek, mate. Here in Peckham we're gentrified, who'd have thought it!! I often (avoid) going through Mitcham and Sutton on my way to my parents now in Epsom but I do wonder when I drive through how my life would have been different if I'd have grown up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBeard Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 MKBlues - does this bring back any memories of our Chelsea days? :o That's actually my passport photo for the Gaynesford school trip to Belgium in 1972, pretty sure I was pissed at the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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