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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: scawsby steve on February 21, 2018, 01:07:26 am
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Hello I've been a reader of this forum for several years, and have always declined to join in with the discussions, because the debate often becomes quite hostile. However, with this season so much in the balance, I now feel ready to contribute. I've supported the Rovers for 61 years, and have had the privilege and joy of watching Alick play at 17 years old, and Harry Gregg in goal, with the rest of Peter Doherty's fabulous team. I'm a good friend of both Hound and the Vicar, and they're both cracking lads. Hound, in particular, has good technical knowledge of the game, having been a part time professional. I can't wait for Rotherham on Saturday, although I don't know what to expect. Personally, I would go with the same team as last Saturday. I hope to see some of you on the train and at the match. Onwards and upwards.
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Welcome Scawsby Steve, look forward to your views.
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Welcome. Steve
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Hi Steve nice to see you on board enjoy
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Been watching since 1957, eh, Steve? Five years after I started! First match v Notts. Forest; drew 1-1.
Welcome!
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Welcome Steve. All the best people are originally from scawsby....
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Welcome onboard Steve
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Welcome Steve.
Sometimes the debate gets a bit lively, but you need to remember that if we put all these people in a room they would quite happily have a beer together and chat Rovers till the cows came home with big smiles on their faces.
Enjoy the ride! (Sounds like you have been for a long time already!)
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Welcome agree with rob if we all met and had a proper sit down chat I’m sure even the most hostile of the minority on here would realise that we are all rovers till/til we/I die
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Hostile my arse, worra load a' b***ox, I'll take the effin' lotta yer on wi' one arm tied be'ind me back, come on then yer mamby pamby's, whose up for a fate??? :boxing: :boxing: :boxing: :evil: :evil: :welcome:
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Hostile my arse, worra load a' b***ox, I'll take the effin' lotta yer on wi' one arm tied be'ind me back, come on then yer mamby pamby's, whose up for a fate??? :boxing: :boxing: :boxing: :evil: :evil: :welcome:
Mamby Pamby's? I am if you keep using my material! :boxing:
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Welcome Steve, but just to warn you anything positive posted on this forum will not be tolerated :chair:
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Welcome Steve, but just to warn you anything positive posted on this forum will not be tolerated :chair:
:zzz:
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Welcome Steve, but just to warn you anything positive posted on this forum will not be tolerated :chair:
Thats why that negative post is still here 😜
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Welcome Steve. All the best people are originally from scawsby....
Almost BFYP, I’d argue those originally from Cusworth are a notch up from Scawsby😊
You’re one of a few hundred others Steve who enjoy reading but rarely post, me being one of them
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Welcome steve :welcome:
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Scawsby folk are like folk from Edlington , just with slightly better jobs and teeth.
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Scawsby folk are like folk from Edlington , just with slightly better jobs and teeth.
Is that better teeth or just teeth?😉
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Welcome Steve . I am very pleased to welcome someone who will remember the first Rovers team I supported . Gregg , Makepeace , Graham , Teasdale , Patterson , Brown , Mooney , Tindill , MxcMorran , Jeffrey , R Walker .
You will also have seen C Williams , Ray Harrison , A Adey , Kilkenny , et al . That was a fine era for the club was it not . I would have loved to have sat in on the recent interview wth Harry Gregg to hear his appreciation of Peter Doherty who put all those players together .
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Thanks for that, Graingrover. My first team was Gregg, Makepeace, Graham, Teasdale, Williams, Gavin, Mooney, Tindill, McMorran, Jeffrey, R. Walker[peg leg]. One of my first matches was the 5th round FA cup tie at home to Spurs, with 32,000 packed into Belle Vue. We lost 0-2, and have never reached that stage since.
The next season I became a regular, and saw us trounce Stoke 4-0, Huddersfield 4-0, Fulham 4-0, and West Ham 3-0. Happy days eh? The first defeat I saw was against Leicester, which we lost 0-2. The second goal was scored by the legendary Arthur Rowley, and they went on to win the title at a canter, whereas we dropped like a stone after Alick broke his leg. The next season we sold Harry Gregg, and ended up being relegated from the 2nd division to the 4th division in 2 seasons. Thus started a long dark era, with Hubert Bates being the tw*t he always was. That dark era continued until some light appeared at the end of the tunnel with George Raynor, although Bill Leivers had improved things considerably, and all the rest is history.
Do I think Fergie is the man to restore us back to the second tier? I honestly don't know. I think we will have more of an idea after the next 3 games. I will be on the 2.03 train on Saturday, and will be absolutely buzzing. Fingers crossed.
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I am happy to have you around here Steve ! Peg leg Walker ( recently died) and Geoff and Jim Walker . Do you recall Bill Patterson being transfered to Newcastle ? I saw him play his first game at St James' against Busby babes and he had a roasting from Tommy Taylor . Shortly after we played the Maggies under floodlights in a friendly as part of the deal and we won handsomely . Patterson was the first of a sad series of transfers including Harry but also my favourite Bert Tindill who followed Peter Doherty to Bristol City after more than 400 games for us .
I live abroad but will follow the game on Saturday live on I follow .. Enjoy !
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Welcome Steve . I am very pleased to welcome someone who will remember the first Rovers team I supported . Gregg , Makepeace , Graham , Teasdale , Patterson , Brown , Mooney , Tindill , MxcMorran , Jeffrey , R Walker .
You will also have seen C Williams , Ray Harrison , A Adey , Kilkenny , et al . That was a fine era for the club was it not . I would have loved to have sat in on the recent interview wth Harry Gregg to hear his appreciation of Peter Doherty who put all those players together .
Think on.
In 30 years time, there'll be someone wanders onto this forum saying: "The first team I saw was:
That fat bas**rd mate of Weaver's from Stockport, Lee Warren and nine wannabee gangsters from Manc wearing balaclavas"
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It'll be thee,BST( lol)
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Graing
I wish I was young enough to be able to say that was the first team I saw! My first one wasn’t a million miles off the side who played Liverpool in 74.
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Welcome agree with rob if we all met and had a proper sit down chat I’m sure even the most hostile of the minority on here would realise that we are all rovers till/til we/I die
so what is stopping us all meeting up for a chat and a drink then people might get a different view of every one then
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I'm all for that, Dave, but I warn you, I drink Guiness, so if we're drinking in rounds, it'll hammer your pockets.
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Lol ok Steve
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Graingrover. I think my dad took me to my first game about the same time as you. Thats when we used to play 2-3-5 and all of the 5 could score goals. No passing back to the goalie, no passing sideways, no subs (if you were inured you were stuck on the wing as someone would have to mark you ) and definately NO DIVING. Seen some great games in my time watching Rovers and i hope to see plenty more never mind how much the game changes.
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Niteowler .. and you will remember the phsio ( called the trainer in those days ) had a bucket of cold water , a sponge and smelling salts for all injuries !
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Niteowler .. and you will remember the phsio ( called the trainer in those days ) had a bucket of cold water , a sponge and smelling salts for all injuries !
.... and you had to get a Cobblers Last to nail your leather Studs into the Sole of your Boots and if you got one wrong it stuck in your foot for the whole game
Then after the game you had to clean and put Dubbin on your Boots
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and the smell of linament in the dressing room .. the one big bath for the whole team .. the tie ups for your stockings , but especially NO SUBS and the way you automatically carried on regardless . ( See youtube for the famous Mathese final Blackpool v Bolton and the wounded warriors playing on . ).
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I think the game that started the change in the way we played was the game against Hungary in the 50s at the old Wembley Their team included the likes of the Messi of the 50s Puskas , Hiderguti and many more skillful players , a game everybody expected us to win. What happened was unheard of and they tore us to shreds winning 6 3 (i think). After that i always remember the late, great Ken Wolstenholme referring to it as the "continental style of play". And we are where we are now,time moves on!
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Charles Buchan ! Cigarette cards of footballers . Cup Final on black n white TV with programme on all day .
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I think the game that started the change in the way we played was the game against Hungary in the 50s at the old Wembley Their team included the likes of the Messi of the 50s Puskas , Hiderguti and many more skillful players , a game everybody expected us to win. What happened was unheard of and they tore us to shreds winning 6 3 (i think). After that i always remember the late, great Ken Wolstenholme referring to it as the "continental style of play". And we are where we are now,time moves on!
Here are the Black and White highlights which include the "memorable - for me" drag back for their third goal. I was 2 and a bit at the time and of course I did not see it (or any TV) till 1959 BUT it is a goal that got burned into my memory through my early years !
Good to see the Ref hurrying along the scoring Team - an early form of time wasting - and moving a Free Kick further from goal - but it only seemed to help Hungary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wdW5p3jd2Y
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Thanks for that Wolf, first time i have seen that footage since the 50s when i was young sprog! Brilliant.