17 hours ago, erskblue said:

Big Micky Droy v Coventry City.

Looks like Stuart Pearce and the late Cyrille Regis, are the Coventry players in this picture.

Can I lay claim to the sad twat of the day award by knowing that it's Trevor Peake in the background.

15 hours ago, erskblue said:

A time-travelling Alan Shearer boots Marvin Hinton up the arse.

3 hours ago, Backbiter said:

A time-travelling Alan Shearer boots Marvin Hinton up the arse.

 

3 hours ago, Backbiter said:

A time-travelling Alan Shearer boots Marvin Hinton up the arse.

I always knew that my obsession with late 60s/early 70s sticker albums and bubble gum cards would come good one of these days. It's Andy Lockhead of Burnley, my life is so empty.

16 minutes ago, MKBlue said:

 

I always knew that my obsession with late 60s/early 70s sticker albums and bubble gum cards would come good one of these days. It's Andy Lockhead of Burnley, my life is so empty.

Judging by your Trevor Peake spot above, you were still obsessed in the late 80s.

2 minutes ago, Backbiter said:

Judging by your Trevor Peake spot above, you were still obsessed in the late 80s.

In the immortal words of the great Homer J "But every time I learn something new, it pushes out something old. Remember that time I took a home wine-making course and forgot how to drive?" I'm going to stay in my old man bubble, it's a safe place where I can tell Keith and Henry Newton, or even Ron and Wyn Davies apart.

1 minute ago, MKBlue said:

In the immortal words of the great Homer J "But every time I learn something new, it pushes out something old. Remember that time I took a home wine-making course and forgot how to drive?" I'm going to stay in my old man bubble, it's a safe place where I can tell Keith and Henry Newton, or even Ron and Wyn Davies apart.

Those four are easy. What really gets me is that lots of players - the Charltons, Lochhead, Coates, Moncur, Rodrigues to name but 6 - looked like really old men when I was a kid.

Fast forward fifty years and I watch old footage of these players, and they still look 30 years older than me, even though I'm 58. Weird.

2 minutes ago, Backbiter said:

Those four are easy. What really gets me is that lots of players - the Charltons, Lochhead, Coates, Moncur, Rodrigues to name but 6 - looked like really old men when I was a kid.

Fast forward fifty years and I watch old footage of these players, and they still look 30 years older than me, even though I'm 58. Weird.

Very true mate, I'm gonna add John McCormick of Palace, Harry Cripps at Millwall, Nobby Stiles and Alan Gilzean.

21 hours ago, Boyne said:

John Hollins in the background I think.

12 hours ago, Backbiter said:

Is that Ronnie Simpson ?

A long throw about to be taken by Ian Hutchinson.

'Chelsea footballers John Hollins, Terry Venables, Ron Harris, George Graham and Eddie McCreadie pose for the camera.'

9 hours ago, erskblue said:

Is that Ronnie Simpson ?

Good spot. I only added the photo as part of the exchange between me and MKBlue - no Chelsea link that I'm aware of (maybe a guy who lived in the same street as him once drank in a pub that a relative of Billy Gilmour's once had a pint in).

54 minutes ago, Backbiter said:

Good spot. I only added the photo as part of the exchange between me and MKBlue - no Chelsea link that I'm aware of (maybe a guy who lived in the same street as him once drank in a pub that a relative of Billy Gilmour's once had a pint in).

I was trying to work out the Chelsea link too.

He played in the same Scotland team as Eddie Mac in 1967 that beat England at Wembley 3-2.

About as much a Chelsea link as I can think of

3 hours ago, erskblue said:

I was trying to work out the Chelsea link too.

He played in the same Scotland team as Eddie Mac in 1967 that beat England at Wembley 3-2.

About as much a Chelsea link as I can think of

He played for the only club in their city to win the European Cup.

2 hours ago, MKBlue said:

He played for the only club in their city to win the European Cup.

Good shout. Never thought of that one.

Jimmy Greaves debut for Chelsea at Spurs, August 1957

No sound on this item about 17 year old Greaves' first match for Chelsea.

Mainly build up showing him training at Stamford Bridge, shots of manager Drake; Greaves runs on to pitch at White Hart Lane, has photo taken. Greaves has shot. We don't see his goal in 1-1 draw.

A very Happy Birthday to our great club

105 years young.

Founded today,10th Match 1905.

'Catering' at The Shed End.

Edited March 10, 20206 yr by erskblue

1 hour ago, erskblue said:

A very Happy Birthday to our great club

115 years young.

Founded today,10th March 1905.

A great decision taken by those concerned all those years ago.

Edited March 10, 20206 yr by erskblue

My error it is of course 115 years ago today, not 105 years...

My old maths teacher would not have been surprised to be fair...

Edited March 10, 20206 yr by erskblue