Gordon Banks

[summerisle]

No nivea gift sets back then.

Men were real men and didn't spend hours trying to look like something they've seen in a magazine.

Normal haircuts as well.

 

[4737carlin]

I often wondered if Gordon West might of got more England games if he hadnt of been playing at the extra same time as Banks

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

No nivea gift sets back then.

Men were real men and didn't spend hours trying to look like something they've seen in a magazine.

Come on man, who wouldn't want to dress like Michael Jackson and Johnny Depp at the same time if they could?

'kin douche canoe...

 

[chrismpw]

Come on man, who wouldn't want to dress like Michael Jackson and Johnny Depp at the same time if they could?

'kin douche canoe...

The la's clearly blind, give him a break lol

 

[summerisle]

 

[rochdaleblue]

No nivea gift sets back then.

Men were real men and didn't spend hours trying to look like something they've seen in a magazine.

In all seriousness mate, life was a lot harder back in the 50s post war Britain. Still a lot of poverty, families struggling to make ends meet (some would say it hasn’t changed). My uncle made his professional debut in the evening, after doing a half day’s work in the morning, on a building site. I’m not suggesting Banks had a hard upbringing, but certainly life was a lot tougher back then.

 

[Methuselah]

In all seriousness mate, life was a lot harder back in the 50s post war Britain. Still a lot of poverty, families struggling to make ends meet (some would say it hasn’t changed). My uncle made his professional debut in the evening, after doing a half day’s work in the morning, on a building site. I’m not suggesting Banks had a hard upbringing, but certainly life was a lot tougher back then.

Can confirm that.

 

[Methuselah]

We all looked out for each other though. I remember once when doing my National Service, hitch-hiking from Nottingham to Leeds. Depths of winter, pitch black and snowing. I was just south of Doncaster and a bread van stopped, he said he was going just north of Doncaster so I hopped in. There were two guys in the front so I had to stand in the back alongside the racks of loaves of bread, cakes, pies etc., We started off and had only been going for a few minutes when the guy in front shouted out the magic words: 'Help yourself to a pie'. Never had a pie tasted so good. In my army hitch-hiking days I realised how many good people there are about.

 

[chrismpw]

In all seriousness mate, life was a lot harder back in the 50s post war Britain. Still a lot of poverty, families struggling to make ends meet (some would say it hasn’t changed). My uncle made his professional debut in the evening, after doing a half day’s work in the morning, on a building site. I’m not suggesting Banks had a hard upbringing, but certainly life was a lot tougher back then.

No arguments here mate, I saw it with my own eyes. True enough there's poverty today, but even the poorest seem to have freezers, colour TV and more expensive clothes than I was brought up on.

 

[PITA]

No arguments here mate, I saw it with my own eyes. True enough there's poverty today, but even the poorest seem to have freezers, colour TV and more expensive clothes than I was brought up on.

Is right. Having been dragged up in Kirkby I can confirm that a lot of people had next to nothing.

 

[rochdaleblue]

No arguments here mate, I saw it with my own eyes. True enough there's poverty today, but even the poorest seem to have freezers, colour TV and more expensive clothes than I was brought up on.

And the latest I-pads and mobile phones.

 

[Alan Whittle]

I often wondered if Gordon West might of got more England games if he hadnt of been playing at the extra same time as Banks

I think the same about John Jackson.

 

[larbert toffee]

We all looked out for each other though. I remember once when doing my National Service, hitch-hiking from Nottingham to Leeds. Depths of winter, pitch black and snowing. I was just south of Doncaster and a bread van stopped, he said he was going just north of Doncaster so I hopped in. There were two guys in the front so I had to stand in the back alongside the racks of loaves of bread, cakes, pies etc., We started off and had only been going for a few minutes when the guy in front shouted out the magic words: 'Help yourself to a pie'. Never had a pie tasted so good. In my army hitch-hiking days I realised how many good people there are about.

Great story, Banksy has certainly kick-started nostalgia on here this is building up like the four Yorkshiremen sketch, any other old guy on here top this one?

 

[Methuselah]

Is right. Having been dragged up in Kirkby I can confirm that a lot of people had next to nothing.

In the 1940's the trams only went as far as Gilmoss. We used to walk from there to Kirby for a day out. It was all countryside and woodland. Lots of happy memories about Kirby.