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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: AlonzoDrake on January 24, 2018, 02:25:07 pm

Title: What's It All About
Post by: AlonzoDrake on January 24, 2018, 02:25:07 pm
Dutch or TRB -- one is rare, but we now have two Alfies on the books. Have there been any others since my schoolboy hero in the 60s, Alfie Hale? And I would guess there have been no Alberts on the books since the mercurial Broadbent!
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: RedJ on January 24, 2018, 03:52:23 pm
I want to know how many Keiths we've had.
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: Bentley Bullet on January 24, 2018, 03:54:50 pm
What about James's?
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: Dutch Uncle on January 24, 2018, 04:03:15 pm
I know how many Alonzo's we've had..............that any good?

I am pretty sure we have had no Aflie's or Albert's in the last 20 years.

Edit:

Broadbent and Hale were the most recent Albert and Alfie

Other Alfie's:
Alf Calverley 1947-52
Alf Matthews 1933
Alf Wilkinson 1902

Other Albert's:
Albert Bint 1934-35
Albert Hunter 1932-33
Albert Malam 1936-45
Albert Minton 1958
Albert Robinson  1902
Albert Sarson 1945-51
Albert Sissons 1923-25
Albert Smith 1924
Albert Turner 1933-36
Albert Walker 1938-44

Not many then  :chair:

I guess Albert was popular through Victoria's reign through to about 1950.

Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on January 24, 2018, 04:49:05 pm
Carl Alford?

Otherwise there was:
Alf Calverley 47-53
Alf Matthews 33-34
Alfred Smelt 15-1?
Alf Butler 06-0?
Alf Wilkinson 04-05

Other Alberts:
Albert Valentine 38
Albert Shears 23-24
Albert Waterson 09-?
Albert Hoyle 1890-?
Albert Attree 1890-98?
Albert Jenkins 1879-86?
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: DaveDRFC on January 24, 2018, 05:24:53 pm
It's bound to get more and more common, Alfie has been one of the top kid's names for a while now. On the flip side, we probably aren't going to see that many Keith's or Barry's playing for us in the near future.
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: German Rover on January 24, 2018, 05:28:18 pm
By my reckoning Barry Richardson was the last Barry, no idea about the last Keith though!
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: Silkscarf on January 24, 2018, 06:00:33 pm
It puzzled me for a while a few years ago why every young player seemed to be called Jamie, a name I'd never heard before. Then I realised. Your name's James lad, so stick to it or change it, don't give me this 'Jamie' nonsense. Same with 'Robbie' - get it right son, it's Bob or Bobby!
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on January 24, 2018, 06:05:46 pm
You tell 'em Silkie  :mad:
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: roversam on January 24, 2018, 06:06:37 pm
How many Charlies since Charlie Williams and Alicks Since Alick Jeffrey.
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: drfc1951 on January 24, 2018, 06:59:09 pm
I want to know how many Keiths we've had.

Ripley, Lindsay, Kettleborough. Mottershead, Webber.
Cant think of anymore
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: Dagenham Rover on January 24, 2018, 07:05:41 pm
I want to know how many Keiths we've had.

Dont know about Keiths but weve had some Lemons  :chair:
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: anne honemous on January 24, 2018, 10:20:49 pm
Gary's are a dying breed as well.

Think about it. How many kids/young footballers, aged 20 or under, do you know who are called Gary nowadays?

No one wants to be in Gary's Gang anymore!
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: Draytonian III on January 24, 2018, 10:51:29 pm
In the 70's every team seemed to have at least one Alan/Allan

Clarke
Ball
Mullery
Murray
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: Filo on January 24, 2018, 10:57:23 pm
In the 70's every team seemed to have at least one Alan/Allan

Clarke
Ball
Mullery
Murray

Only another 88 teams to go 😀😀😀
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: IDM on January 25, 2018, 08:04:42 am
In the 70's every team seemed to have at least one Alan/Allan

Clarke
Ball
Mullery
Murray

Little??
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: RedJ on January 25, 2018, 01:09:44 pm
Gary's are a dying breed as well.

Think about it. How many kids/young footballers, aged 20 or under, do you know who are called Gary nowadays?

No one wants to be in Gary's Gang anymore!

I'd rather call my first born son Gary than bloody Keith.
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: Herman Hessian on January 25, 2018, 02:39:38 pm
Mike Hunt ?
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on January 25, 2018, 02:49:45 pm
Gary's are a dying breed as well.

Think about it. How many kids/young footballers, aged 20 or under, do you know who are called Gary nowadays?

No one wants to be in Gary's Gang anymore!

I'd rather call my first born son Gary than bloody Keith.
Donny players named as such, from the Rovers Players list on wiki:
Garry 13
Keith 7
Title: Re: What's It All About
Post by: Draytonian III on January 26, 2018, 12:51:35 am
Gary Kimble !!!!!! I think he had a good game at Preston on the plastic pitch, we won 2-0 . The whole bus got in for nothing as there was a supporters match before hand and they thought we were all playing, I remember Bernie Bouldry played