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Title: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: 1879Rovers on January 04, 2016, 07:25:53 am
Played for both us and Stoke during his career. I know the club often like to bring back former players has guests for certain games. He was always my mums favourite player. Would be great to see 'Bring Bren' at the Keepmoat on Saturday.
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: idler on January 04, 2016, 09:07:47 am
He has done local commentary for Stoke in the past so might be there with them.
What would be nice would be if Peter Kitchen was there as well. It would be even better if Ian Miller turned up to join them.
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: DearneValleyRover on January 04, 2016, 10:32:47 am
He has done local commentary for Stoke in the past so might be there with them.
What would be nice would be if Peter Kitchen was there as well. It would be even better if Ian Miller turned up to join them.

If that happened is want them on the bench  :rtid:
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: roversdude on January 04, 2016, 12:14:16 pm
Do we have any other connections DU TRB ?
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Dutch Uncle on January 04, 2016, 01:03:57 pm
The only two others I can come up with after a short search are Wayne Thomas who played for us in the Championship in 2010-11 after previously making 189 league appearances for Stoke, and Bob Meadows, a Rovers fullback of the 1960's who had previously been at Stoke, but not made a first team appearance there.
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Bentley Bullet on January 04, 2016, 01:09:06 pm
Think I've got one over Dutch here..............................................

John Flowers, signed from Stoke in 1966!  Woohoo!!
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Bentley Bullet on January 04, 2016, 01:21:06 pm
Paul Barnes
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Bentley Bullet on January 04, 2016, 01:22:09 pm
Jon Parkin
Andy Griffin
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Dutch Uncle on January 04, 2016, 01:37:18 pm
Jon Parkin
Andy Griffin

I resign  :chair:
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Bentley Bullet on January 04, 2016, 01:58:47 pm
Jon Parkin
Andy Griffin

I resign  :chair:

Confession time...Although I thought John Flowers came from Stoke, I googled him to check. On doing this I discovered Parkin and Griffin had played for both clubs also, both of whom I had no idea!

You're still number one Dutch!

Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Dutch Uncle on January 04, 2016, 02:02:21 pm
Jon Parkin
Andy Griffin

I resign  :chair:

Confession time...Although I thought John Flowers came from Stoke, I googled him to check. On doing this I discovered Parkin and Griffin had played for both clubs also, both of whom I had no idea!

You're still number one Dutch!


Cheers BB, but to be absolutely clear Tony Bluff and Barry Watson are definitely number 1, followed by our own Red Baron. I just have a lot of fun.
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Iberian Red on January 04, 2016, 02:09:06 pm
Didn't we get Gerry Daly/Daley? from Stoke?
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Avsuptem on January 04, 2016, 02:41:42 pm
Goal keeper circa 1963 Fred Potter.
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Mike_F on January 04, 2016, 02:42:55 pm
Wayne Thomas made nearly 200 appearances for Stoke??? Can he make one more on Saturday for old time's sake?
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Highland Rover on January 04, 2016, 02:47:41 pm
George Antonio
Andy Holmes
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Filo on January 04, 2016, 02:50:47 pm
George Berry



The original BFG
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Bentley Bullet on January 04, 2016, 03:20:14 pm
Mark Wilson
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Lesonthewest on January 04, 2016, 05:31:01 pm
Played for both us and Stoke during his career. I know the club often like to bring back former players has guests for certain games. He was always my mums favourite player. Would be great to see 'Bring Bren' at the Keepmoat on Saturday.

Would be great to see he & Kitch together again, I was devastated when that partnership was broke up.
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: RoversDave on January 04, 2016, 07:07:44 pm
Kitch is skiing in Italy at the moment, so a reunion is unlikely. Look him up on Facebook if you do it.
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Sammy Chung was King on January 05, 2016, 12:59:47 am
On the football league Show it said Jay Simpson was the first orient player to get twenty goals in a season, since Peter Kitchen.
How i wish the club had noticed, like i did that he was a free agent, after playing abroad, gutted we could have had a right free transfer there.
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: roversam on January 05, 2016, 09:33:24 am
We signed striker John Nibloe from Stoke in the 60's, anyone else on here old enough to remember him.
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: The Red Baron on January 05, 2016, 10:00:37 am
We signed striker John Nibloe from Stoke in the 60's, anyone else on here old enough to remember him.

I don't remember him but I do recall he was killed in a car accident. I think he'd left us by then and was playing for Stockport County.
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: idler on January 05, 2016, 10:03:51 am
I remember him well. Centre forward blond hair and eyes a bit like Willie Nimmo.
I think that he was still doing his national service when we signed him.
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Highland Rover on January 05, 2016, 10:06:38 am
Going back to the 1930's :

Hugh McMahon , defender played 8 times for Stoke 1931-32 and just 5 games for Rovers in 1936-37 before  returning to his native Scotland and Albion Rovers
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: drfc1951 on January 05, 2016, 10:14:18 am
We signed striker John Nibloe from Stoke in the 60's, anyone else on here old enough to remember him.
Yes i remember him played for 2 seasons i think.
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: The Red Baron on January 05, 2016, 10:19:38 am
I remember him well. Centre forward blond hair and eyes a bit like Willie Nimmo.
I think that he was still doing his national service when we signed him.

Blond eyes? Was he an albino?  ;)
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: idler on January 05, 2016, 10:23:29 am
Nice one😊
I meant a bit slanty but ought to have put a comma in John.😉
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Colin C No.3 on January 05, 2016, 11:44:28 am
If all the Stoke player's wore their home kit & lay horizontally, we'd both have the same kits!!
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: eastender on January 05, 2016, 12:08:42 pm
   Name and Appearances



Neville Southall   Stoke 9    Rovers 9

Harry Gregg       Stoke 2    Rovers 94

Bruce Dyer         Stoke 11  Rovers 15

Billy Whitehurst   Stoke 3   Rovers  22
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Capmeister on January 05, 2016, 12:17:30 pm
Miller.................skins his man down the right. Puts in a lovely cross in for O'Callaghan. He nods it down............and there's Kitchen to stab it over the line. Goal!!!

Classic wing play. Classic centre forward play................and classic goal poaching. Oh my days!!!!
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Dr Fundlekrotch on January 05, 2016, 12:18:23 pm
Can't believe big Nev only played 9 games for us.  My recollection was that he was with us for a whole season, but you're absolutely right, eastender
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: eastender on January 05, 2016, 12:38:46 pm
Can't believe big Nev only played 9 games for us.  My recollection was that he was with us for a whole season, but you're absolutely right, eastender

Andy Woods made 33 apps that season in goal for us.
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: timdrfc on January 05, 2016, 12:49:15 pm
I used to deliver his milk in Edlington back in the day, how footballs changed
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: Yargo on January 05, 2016, 01:12:44 pm
I used to deliver his milk in Edlington back in the day, how footballs changed
Ooh now Tim Gibson?
Title: Re: Brendan O'Callaghan
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on January 05, 2016, 04:10:31 pm
If all the Stoke player's wore their home kit & lay horizontally, we'd both have the same kits!!

If all the Stoke players were laid horizontally, we might have a chance of pinching a draw.

EDIT. And now my mind's eye has conflated Ryan Shawcross and that old Dorothy Parker quote. Not nice...