2 hours ago, erskblue said:

 

It looks like Dirty Leeds are wearing our home socks ! Their own home socks were white with a single blue and yellow band at the top.

Perhaps they forgot to bring their own socks ??😀

Hope we many the gits wash them afterwards!

2 hours ago, Gate 13 said:

Hope we many the gits wash them afterwards!

True!

9 hours ago, Timmy Elms said:

Just thinking back on the songs that were sung when he got caught having it away with Mary Brown. Incredibly bad taste considering he’d been a very instrumental manager of ours only ten years or so previous 

Yeah, he ended up with a black eye !

Another time he got his foot caught in a carwash track!

Loved him as our manager, put a load of youngsters together.

Doc's Diamonds, came close to glory a few times.

14 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

Yeah, he ended up with a black eye !

Another time he got his foot caught in a carwash track!

Loved him as our manager, put a load of youngsters together.

Doc's Diamonds, came close to glory a few times.

I remember Peter Shilton getting some serious stick from the Shed when he got caught out with that Tina bird. 
When Stan Bowls died recently read a brilliant piece from a Birmingham fan in a letters column of a newspaper.

He had a publicised separation from his missus, and was playing at St Andrews.

” Where’s your wife gone, Where’s your wife gone Stanley Bowls”

Stan schrugged his shoulders

” With the Milkman, with the milkman Stanley Bowls”

Apparantly he doubled up with laughter. What a man

 

1927 / 1928 season - Chelsea 
Back (left to right): Harold Miller, John Priestley, Leslie Odell, Simeon Millington, Jack Townrow, Harry Wilding, William Jackson.
Front: Tommy Law, George Biswell, Willam Ferguson, Andy Wilson, George Anderson, George Pearson

10 hours ago, Scott said:

1927 / 1928 season - Chelsea 
Back (left to right): Harold Miller, John Priestley, Leslie Odell, Simeon Millington, Jack Townrow, Harry Wilding, William Jackson.
Front: Tommy Law, George Biswell, Willam Ferguson, Andy Wilson, George Anderson, George Pearson

Tommy Law, one of the famous Wembley Wizards when Scotland beat 5-1 at Wembley on 31 March 1928.

3 hours ago, Boyne said:

Tommy Law, one of the famous Wembley Wizards when Scotland beat 5-1 at Wembley on 31 March 1928.

Johnny B and Vinny Jones, behind Vinny is Micky Hazard and left of him, I think, is Wally Downes.  After our great le Coq strips the Chelsea Collection kits were garbage.  Never knew who made them, Woolworth’s perhaps?

4 hours ago, Gate 13 said:

Johnny B and Vinny Jones, behind Vinny is Micky Hazard and left of him, I think, is Wally Downes.  After our great le Coq strips the Chelsea Collection kits were garbage.  Never knew who made them, Woolworth’s perhaps?

Batessweatshops Ltd.

18 hours ago, Gate 13 said:

Johnny B and Vinny Jones, behind Vinny is Micky Hazard and left of him, I think, is Wally Downes.  After our great le Coq strips the Chelsea Collection kits were garbage.  Never knew who made them, Woolworth’s perhaps?

Character Wally Downes. A mate played with him at Wimbledon. Numerous stories regarding his conduct none suitable for public airing 

7 hours ago, Timmy Elms said:

Character Wally Downes. A mate played with him at Wimbledon. Numerous stories regarding his conduct none suitable for public airing 

I reckon you'll know. Who was that QPR player kept getting sent off etc ? He came out of a pub near Selhurst / Thornton Heath one morning after  an all nighter, had a row with some bloke walking past and got himself stabbed ?

EDIT: Got It !

Mark Dennis! Sent off 12 times, Streatham lad, nut case.

On one occasion he got his wife to wheel him out of hospital where he was being treated for an injury and they both went on a drunken session together..

Interesting and stuff about him on the internet. Not suitable reading for those of a sensitive nature !

Edited May 27, 20242 yr by The Rising Sun
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‘l gave us a three goal lead at half time with a headed goal from a Charlie Cooke corner. It was my first experience of playing alongside Cooke and what an absolute pleasure that was.Charlie was a wild man in those days, although I gather he hasn’t touched a drop of drink for years. I knew him as a party animal, but a sublime player into the bargain. He was a great character to have around and a huge bonus on the Park. He had tremendous ability on the ball, not to mention defence shredding vision and it is little wonder he became such a hero at Chelsea.’

Colin Stein, Rangers, Coventry City and Scotland striker on Charlie Cooke. This was in his autobiography ‘Shooting Star.’

 

Edited May 27, 20242 yr by erskblue

On 26/05/2024 at 11:16, Boyne said:

Tommy Law, one of the famous Wembley Wizards when Scotland beat 5-1 at Wembley on 31 March 1928.

Tommy Law only made two Scotland appearances, both at Wembley!
 

His second and final Scotland appearance was at Wembley in 1930, when England gained revenge for 1928 by winning 5-2 !! 

16 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

I reckon you'll know. Who was that QPR player kept getting sent off etc ? He came out of a pub near Selhurst / Thornton Heath one morning after  an all nighter, had a row with some bloke walking past and got himself stabbed ?

EDIT: Got It !

Mark Dennis! Sent off 12 times, Streatham lad, nut case.

On one occasion he got his wife to wheel him out of hospital where he was being treated for an injury and they both went on a drunken session together..

Interesting and stuff about him on the internet. Not suitable reading for those of a sensitive nature !

Funnily enough he’s the cousin of a mate of mine that’s been stalwart CFC for years. Thought he was more Mitcham than Streatham but could be wrong. Yes heard stories about him attaching bangers to cats tails as a kid- no idea whether true or not.

Pretty sure he played for Mitcham Royals who were a sh*t hot Sunday team. He was at Birmingham when they had a few “ hatters” in the team. Hopkins, Mick Hartford, Noel Blake etc

Re Wally Downes, my mate was only an apprentice there, however he learnt early not to stand to close to him in the shower, otherwise he might mistake your leg for a tree trunk….

 

 

7 hours ago, Timmy Elms said:

Funnily enough he’s the cousin of a mate of mine that’s been stalwart CFC for years. Thought he was more Mitcham than Streatham but could be wrong. Yes heard stories about him attaching bangers to cats tails as a kid- no idea whether true or not.

Pretty sure he played for Mitcham Royals who were a sh*t hot Sunday team. He was at Birmingham when they had a few “ hatters” in the team. Hopkins, Mick Hartford, Noel Blake etc

Re Wally Downes, my mate was only an apprentice there, however he learnt early not to stand to close to him in the shower, otherwise he might mistake your leg for a tree trunk….

 

 

Yeah Streatham/mitcham . You ever go in the Pollard's Oak ? f**king hell that was well rough. There was a Gypsy site " Lonesome Depot" up that way , they used to ride their ponies and motorbikes round the park. Wild , the lot of em .

20 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

Yeah Streatham/mitcham . You ever go in the Pollard's Oak ? f**king hell that was well rough. There was a Gypsy site " Lonesome Depot" up that way , they used to ride their ponies and motorbikes round the park. Wild , the lot of em .

Yes knew the Pollards Oak. CFC pub. Some good thieves there, who had an inside track of going’s on at London City Aiirport. Briefly lived in between buying and selling houses, with my brother who lived on Mitcham Lane, Streatham- opposite the Park Tavern- another Pikey: Chelsea stronghold. Kebab shop on the corner.Losers corner we used to call it. Every Friday/ Saturday night, dunk your nut out the window, guaranteed to see a punch up. Strange spot
 

Btw, a bit further up the road, we had a very lively bunch from The Sussex Arms in Norbury who had their own coach. Palace was the nearest team but a lot of top boys from that way, plus Sydenham, Dulwich etc

21 minutes ago, Timmy Elms said:

Yes knew the Pollards Oak. CFC pub. Some good thieves there, who had an inside track of going’s on at London City Aiirport. Briefly lived in between buying and selling houses, with my brother who lived on Mitcham Lane, Streatham- opposite the Park Tavern- another Pikey: Chelsea stronghold. Kebab shop on the corner.Losers corner we used to call it. Every Friday/ Saturday night, dunk your nut out the window, guaranteed to see a punch up. Strange spot
 

I'll send you a message mate 

2 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

I'll send you a message mate 

Taken after the Barnsley match in Spring 84 when promotion back to Div 1 was secured - left to right: Hugh Hastings (club photographer), Micky Thomas, Pat Nevin, Dale Jasper and Joe McLaughlin 

21 hours ago, Timmy Elms said:

Re Wally Downes, my mate was only an apprentice there, however he learnt early not to stand to close to him in the shower, otherwise he might mistake your leg for a tree trunk….

 

Went to the same school as Wally. He always bunked football, maybe he knew he was destined for greater things?

Saw him in the dugout at West Ham a few years back. Was twice! Maybe three times the size he used to be- obviously enjoying food and drink more

 

On 26/05/2024 at 06:14, Boyne said:

LOL those were the days, when Webb would occasionally have to take the green jersey off Bonetti when he got injured!