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Title: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: selby on April 08, 2018, 08:56:03 pm
  Is a full page article in the Football League Paper this morning. features a full team photograph, and pen pictures of what has happened to them since their time with us.
   It makes very interesting reading, and happily many have gone on to be very successful in later life, for instance,
      Pat Lally  Is the director of education for the footballers association.
      Dave Bradley   runs a successful network marketing business in Ohio USA
      Des Bennett  now runs DB90 prestigious automobiles
      David Cork played in Australia and lectures in sport for central sports management
      Shaun Flanagan runs his own lumberjack business in British Columbia Canada
      Mark Shipley spent 20 years as regional manager for the England squad, and then north development officer for pentathlon GB, and now coaches squash
     Ian Nimmo owns his own driving school in Boston
      Alan Little now lives in Spain
      Russ Wilcox head of recruitment at Doncaster Rovers
      Ian Nimmo is interviewed about what it was like to play for Billy Bremner, who along with John Dowie has unfortunately passed away since them heady days.
   Some of our older fans will find it interesting, and if someone more computer literate than myself maybe able to copy and post on here for people to share.
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: drfchound on April 08, 2018, 09:09:41 pm

Selby, you have reminded me of something here.
I once played for a team which was managed by Pat Lally.
In his first training session one of the lads kept calling him “Do”,
and he had to ask why?
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: Brian Young on April 08, 2018, 09:37:56 pm
Selby is that your uncover name , do you have dossier on everyone . Anonymous...oops   f***
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: selby on April 08, 2018, 09:54:52 pm
  B Y, don't need dossiers where I come from.
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: Brian Young on April 08, 2018, 10:02:56 pm
😉
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: glosterred on April 09, 2018, 03:46:38 pm
The article

COYR

Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: 1879Rovers on April 09, 2018, 07:53:52 pm
I remember Shaun Flanagan not long after this season becoming a glazer for a window company.
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: Donnywolf on April 09, 2018, 08:23:39 pm
  B Y, don't need dossiers where I come from.

... and I dont need dossers where I live either !
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: Wiltshire Exile on April 09, 2018, 08:27:58 pm
Anybody know if Ian Nimmo is related to Willie Nimmo, who played for us as goalkeeper in the 1960's?
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: essexrover on April 09, 2018, 08:38:52 pm
Great article & a few names I'd totally forgotten ! Good quote from Nimmo too about Billy Bremner " he was a typical Jock"   :) :)
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: scawsby steve on April 09, 2018, 08:48:51 pm
Anybody know if Ian Nimmo is related to Willie Nimmo, who played for us as goalkeeper in the 1960's?

I doubt it, Wiltshire; Ian was born in Boston, Willie was Scottish. I was also surprised to know that Willie died in 1991, aged only 57.
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: Filo on April 09, 2018, 09:25:09 pm
Anybody know if Ian Nimmo is related to Willie Nimmo, who played for us as goalkeeper in the 1960's?

I doubt it, Wiltshire; Ian was born in Boston, Willie was Scottish. I was also surprised to know that Willie died in 1991, aged only 57.

Do the Scottish only breed in Scotland? 😀
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: Wiltshire Exile on April 10, 2018, 02:39:38 pm
Anybody know if Ian Nimmo is related to Willie Nimmo, who played for us as goalkeeper in the 1960's?

I doubt it, Wiltshire; Ian was born in Boston, Willie was Scottish. I was also surprised to know that Willie died in 1991, aged only 57.

Got it. Cheers, Steve
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: Ian Nimmo on April 11, 2018, 07:42:46 pm
Anybody know if Ian Nimmo is related to Willie Nimmo, who played for us as goalkeeper in the 1960's?

Ian was definitely not related to Willie Nimmo, yes Ian was from Boston and lived with his Wife in Cantley whilst at Rovers.
Ian's mum and dad used to attend the majority of Rovers Home and Away games and were great supporters of DRFC
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: Herman Hessian on April 12, 2018, 09:54:33 am
i always felt sorry for Stewart Mell - must have had it ripped out of him on a daily basis at school...
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: scawsby steve on April 12, 2018, 07:31:27 pm
i always felt sorry for Stewart Mell - must have had it ripped out of him on a daily basis at school...

Sorry for appearing ignorant, Herman, but you'll have to explain that one to me.
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: DN8ROVER on April 12, 2018, 07:55:49 pm
i always felt sorry for Stewart Mell - must have had it ripped out of him on a daily basis at school...

Sorry for appearing ignorant, Herman, but you'll have to explain that one to me.

S.Mell
Title: Re: The 1980-81 promotion side where are they now?
Post by: scawsby steve on April 12, 2018, 08:00:03 pm
i always felt sorry for Stewart Mell - must have had it ripped out of him on a daily basis at school...

Sorry for appearing ignorant, Herman, but you'll have to explain that one to me.

S.Mell

F*cking hell, how have I missed that? now I'll definitely get my coat.