Stan Anderson

[BobG]

This is a good read..Not too long yet well written and very informative.
http://writemark.blogspot.com/2018/10/stan-anderson-on-his-time-as-manager-at.html?m=1
BobG

[Lincoln Rover]

That’s an excellent read that Bob G. Thanks for sharing.

[Campsall rover]

Very nostalgic reading that again.
75/76 was my first season watching Rovers.
Spurs away in that League Cup Qtr Final was my first ever away game watching Rovers.

[Wiltshire Exile]

Some marvellous memories, Bob, many thanks!

P.S. Hope you are keeping well!

P.P.S. Congratulations on your 10,000 posts. 

[BobG]

Crikey WE. I didn't spot that. 

Yes. I'm  ok. Involved in a serious argument with His Majesty's Border Gauleiters which I shan't win but which I sincerely hope will irritate them no end. And I'm thinking harder now of going back to Colombia, this time with the idea of going to Chile too. Always did want to see the Atacama. Christmas on a Colombian Caribbean beach is a nice thought too.... Less likely to be possible though.

You ok.???

Bob

[DD]

Ah the good old days of Belle Vue…..watching the hoodlums being escorted from the Rosso end in front of Pop side by the Old Bill.

“Bloody hooligans” shouts the chap next to me- 
“Isn’t that your Bob?…..” I suggested.
It certainly was

[DD]

“He’d best not be up in front of me on Monday morning” he roared!!!
Ray was a local JP…..hilarious

[BobG]

A big, thick, very stupid Scottish copper who neither knew his brief nor possessed a brain to engage. Still, I got back in - though it cost me another couple of quid entrance money. I suppose he didn't like his failings being pointed out to him. My big gob must've started young...

BobG

[Sprotyrover]

A big, thick, very stupid Scottish copper who neither knew his brief nor possessed a brain to engage. Still, I got back in - though it cost me another couple of quid entrance money. I suppose he didn't like his failings being pointed out to him. My big gob must've started young...

BobG

Hooligan! Thanks for that Bob my favourite memories of Rovers! Peter Wetzl nearly bought the club back then, he always regretted not buying!

[Lesonthewest]

Great read, used to speak to Stan about Rovers before he died, still see & speak to his wife now.

[BobG]

Hi Sproty. Hi Les. Yes. I came across that article completely by accident but, boy did it bring a lot back!
 I was 1 year above Stan's daughter at Warwick University. I knew her, not super well, but enough to have a drink and a chat with. Do you remember the local furore when she got married one Saturday and Stan went to her wedding rather than going to manage the Rovers?! I hope he told the instigators of that to go shove it!
Cheers

BobG
PS Les. If it's appropriate perhaps you could tell Mrs Anderson that there are folk around who still remember her husband (and her daughter in my case) with great fondness? Sadly, I never had the pleasure of meeting Mrs Anderson herself so I can't include her... Thank you.

[Lesonthewest]

Hi Bob, I will certainly mention the article & the fondness & memories of Stan &  his family from yourself & Rovers fans alike next time I see her.

[BobG]

Ok. Thank you Les. Just don't want bringing up memories to upset her. Time does heal but different folk need different amounts. You'll be a far better judge than me. Thanks again.

Bob

[RoversInSpain]

Very nostalgic reading that again.
75/76 was my first season watching Rovers.
Spurs away in that League Cup Qtr Final was my first ever away game watching Rovers.

Snap, Campsall!
Although I did go to the Torquay home 3-0 and the Mansfield 4-3,(what a game that was, even my dad who had no interest in football said it was a great game).
Like you, 75/76 was my first full season properly supporting the Rovers, with the Spurs game being my first away trip.
Always remember Stan and that team with great fondness. With a better defence I’m sure we would have gone up. Losing Uzelac and Brookes didn’t help, but interesting to hear that Stan thought they deserved a better standard and let them go.

[turnbull for england]

Gordon  (noted BB )Foster the groundsman was my wifes Nana's brother. Any mention of Belle Vue in her presence always brought a very proud mention of him

[Bentley Bullet]

Wasn't it Gordon Foster?

[turnbull for england]

Excellent point well made !  Wife always says the two things about me that annoy her most are not paying attention and errr something else

[turnbull for england]

Although it does say George in article, I'll ask when she gets back

[Bentley Bullet]

Yes, it does say George in the article.

George Foster was a coach under Sammy Chung.

[BobG]

Crikey BB. That is some very deep knowledge that is! I can't even remember the name.

BobG

[turnbull for england]

Checked with the boss, BB is correct it should be Gordon not George as the groundsman. Coincidentally there was a brother George but he lived at Hull.

[EasyforDennis]

Hi Sproty. Hi Les. Yes. I came across that article completely by accident but, boy did it bring a lot back!
 I was 1 year above Stan's daughter at Warwick University. I knew her, not super well, but enough to have a drink and a chat with. Do you remember the local furore when she got married one Saturday and Stan went to her wedding rather than going to manage the Rovers?! I hope he told the instigators of that to go shove it!
Cheers

BobG
PS Les. If it's appropriate perhaps you could tell Mrs Anderson that there are folk around who still remember her husband (and her daughter in my case) with great fondness? Sadly, I never had the pleasure of meeting Mrs Anderson herself so I can't include her... Thank you.

I bet there aren't many on here who knew Stan used to bring their little dog to work with him.

[Wokingviking]

Christmas Eve 1975, my mother brings Super Stan back to our house, leaving his wife and my dad in the Three Horse Shoes (Branton) just around the corner.  What sounds like some bizarre swinger set up was all totally innocent - mum asked him to come round and meet me… I was 10 at the time so it was amazing (why I’d been left at home with my parents in the boozer I dunno - 1970s eh?!). I was in my Rovers kit (Ray Harrison Sports shop) and I sat on his knee as we went through some old footy books I’d had handed down, with him in them - I think he captained all three north east clubs and was capped and there were a few articles. He stayed half an hour and then him and mum went back to the pub. He invited me and dad to the Lincoln game on Boxing Day and I went in the dressing room.  Stan got me to repeat my anecdote of how my grandad drank every day with Steve Uzelac in the Westminster Club at Intake and all the players laughed whilst SU looked sheepish. I didn’t understand of course.  Dennis Peacock looked like a giant I remember.
Magical for a ten year old. Thank you Mr (and Mrs) Anderson!

[knockers]

I can remember the rovers training on the Town fields probs late 70’s and the players were well scared of him

[BobG]

Yes. I do believe Stan is still the only man to have ever played for, and captained, all three of the NE bigger clubs.

BobG

[Bentley Bullet]

Anderson was a good manager with far more ambition than Doncaster Rovers.

[BobG]

Lol Woking. That Lincoln game on Boxing Day wouldn't be the one at BV where they trounced us 4-0 would it? We looked like we'd all had far too much Christmas pud. And Dennis probably had had too much sherry as well....

BobG

[IDM]

It was 2-4.

My first ever game..

[BobG]

Thanks. I had a memory that Lincoln had turned us over a few times round that time. But all very vague. I know they did thump us 4-0 one Boxing Day back then - so maybe my old memory focussed on that one. Lol. I remember it because I went with my cousin Barbara. She was extremely glamorous....

BobG

[RoversInSpain]

It was 2-4.

My first ever game..

Yes Lincoln were flying and managed by Graham Taylor at that time.
Think the attendance was around 14,000