The Dead Thread

tommye · April 12, 2020

chrismpw said:
Or was it because you gave the defence kittens?

Used to sit in the corner of the goal licking his own arse

tommytowne · April 12, 2020

Geebawn said:
When I played in goal they used to call me the cat. Not because I was like Bonetti. Just cause I was cat.

I gave you a like because it's been a while since I've seen or heard someone use the word cat as a term of uselessness. I've done my bit having educated my grandson to use it frequently.

tommye · April 12, 2020

About to start on Talksport...

My Sporting Life with Sir Stirling Moss.
2hr special with the Legend himself.

(This is a repeat from a show made about 5yrs ago but still a great listen)

gonetomorrow · April 12, 2020

tommytowne said:
I gave you a like because it's been a while since I've seen or heard someone use the word cat as a term of uselessness. I've done my bit having educated my grandson to use it frequently.

What does it stand for? I must know.

Walken · April 12, 2020

The binman chronicles said:
RIP Peter Bonetti

comes across as a really nice fella in that, clearly stayed pretty fit after retirement as a player also

Toast · April 12, 2020

Walken said:
comes across as a really nice fella in that, clearly stayed pretty fit after retirement as a player also

I just go on what me dad says about these players as before my time.
On the phone tonight " He was a smashing goalie, I actually liked that Chelsea team at the time as well you know. He went to the World Cup instead of Gordon West as he has issues with his Mrs. He played when Banks got food poisioning but he had a stinker. Seemed a lovely man though. "

So that's good enough for me.

jaycee · April 12, 2020

And finally with a vulture on their chest......

Diogenes the Cynic · April 13, 2020

Absolutely devastated about Tim Brooke Taylor, he's been a part of my life as long as I can remember. I used to listen to him on "Sorry I haven't a clue" with my Grandad and he and that show has kept me laughing through some tough times and no matter what things came and went I'd always have it as a constant in my life. Its my birthday this week, I didn't realise it until I thought about it but I've been listening to him and that show for around 35 years now, how did that happen?
His humour could be witty, clever, childish, silly, weird and contagious. I never heard him being mean spirited towards anyone with his jokes and he put so much laughter into the world.

He's left behind a legacy of radio work (I never really watched the telly stuff) I would urge people to listen to. Here's an episode of Hamish and Dougal with Tim, Barry Cryer and the also greatly missed Jeremy Hardy.

Cool_Blue · April 13, 2020

Toast said:
I just go on what me dad says about these players as before my time.
On the phone tonight " He was a smashing goalie, I actually liked that Chelsea team at the time as well you know. He went to the World Cup instead of Gordon West as he has issues with his Mrs. He played when Banks got food poisioning but he had a stinker. Seemed a lovely man though. "

So that's good enough for me.

That’ll be the England v W Germany game in Mexico I think, Labone was at CH, Bonetti in goal. England were 2-0 up and lost 3-2 iirc. Remember the ITV pundit saying “we’ve got a CH who doesn’t know what time of day it is”

tommytowne · April 13, 2020

gonetomorrow said:
What does it stand for? I must know.

I first started hearing it in the late sixties when I was among a group of apprentice lads at college for 12 months. If someone finished a task, as a group we judged it either as an ace piece of work, or "cat" if it didn't come up to expectations. I've used it ever since and my immediate circle of work colleagues and friends know what it means and utter it also. I'm thinking it's a Merseyside thing.

tommytowne · April 13, 2020

Cool_Blue said:
That’ll be the England v W Germany game in Mexico I think, Labone was at CH, Bonetti in goal. England were 2-0 up and lost 3-2 iirc. Remember the ITV pundit saying “we’ve got a CH who doesn’t know what time of day it is”

Nothing changes then. I think the issue with Bonetti that day was one of the goals was a soft looping header which he made no effort to save.

hallamblue · April 13, 2020

jaycee said:
Soul riever FC straight in

My first football hero, mum was from London and her family had Chelsea season tickets. He also played in the first game I ever saw at Goodison. RIP "the cat".

terryefc · April 13, 2020

Cool_Blue said:
That’ll be the England v W Germany game in Mexico I think, Labone was at CH, Bonetti in goal. England were 2-0 up and lost 3-2 iirc. Remember the ITV pundit saying “we’ve got a CH who doesn’t know what time of day it is”

Ramsey subbed Bobby Charlton at 2-0 and Beckenbauer - released from his Charlton marking role - just bossed the game from then on.

EvertonCJ · April 13, 2020

Doug Sanders, the golfer, has died. Famous for missing a 3 feet putt to win the 1970 Open.

Blue Piper · April 13, 2020

tommytowne said:
I first started hearing it in the late sixties when I was among a group of apprentice lads at college for 12 months. If someone finished a task, as a group we judged it either as an ace piece of work, or "cat" if it didn't come up to expectations. I've used it ever since and my immediate circle of work colleagues and friends know what it means and utter it also. I'm thinking it's a Merseyside thing.

I heard it used in Dublin quite a lot when I was growing up in the sixties. Not so much now. But all of my peer group would know what you meant if you described something as cat.