The Oldies Thread

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Not sure that broccoli was invented when I was a child.

 

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Most of the games I played in were versus other school staff sides, but very regularly. There was one school renowned for being cheats. Lovely people off the pitch, but absolute cheats on it. Once we agreed to play 30 minutes a side (foul winter weather on a Friday after work). We were 1 up and their ref played at least 50 minutes in the 2nd half. The minute they equalised, he blew full time. I think we let them equalise in the end, just to end the game. Anyway - they had 1 really good player, with all the athleticism, pace and skills that made him head and shoulders above our general level. As a defender my strengths were reading the game, position and pace ... that was all really. (As a player ibalways played fair and never deliberately fouled anyone - didnt ever need to really.) Other teams were terrified of him. I always had him in my back pocket though. Why? Psychology.
Before I met him on a pitch in an actual game, I had worked with him in my first year of teaching in a different school. On an outward bound course with kids, we'd fill the summer evenings playing football with the kids. Jumpers for goalposts kind of thing. In these games I obviously left a mark with some "firm" challenges, which meant he never liked coming near me. I liked that and always made a point of picking him up early in matches and share a knowing look!

I used to be a teacher in Liverpool. We used to play other schools and there was one bloke, Vic Christian, iirc who was a raving lunatic. He was the brother of the lead singer from The Christians. Basically you just let him have the ball else you’d end up black and blue.

 

[goldfinchmule]

Anybody ever remember being called a right article ?

Also daft apeth,but that could be regional.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Not sure that broccoli was invented when I was a child.

Like kiwi fruit.

 

[davids]

Anybody ever remember being called a right article ?

Irish expression possibly,my old dad called me one all the time. Alternated with "Yer the proper article to be sure".

 

[Cameron Manning]

Not sure that broccoli was invented when I was a child.

I first heard of broccoli and ate it in Kirkland’s in Hardman St. in the early 1980’s.

 

[PITA]

I first heard of broccoli and ate it in Kirkland’s in Hardman St. in the early 1980’s.

I was a child in the 60s. Not sure when I first came across it but it wasn't then.

 

[Littlesue]

Also daft apeth,but that could be regional.

That's used my way

 

[Littlesue]

I was a child in the 60s. Not sure when I first came across it but it wasn't then.

My Dad used to grow something similar called purple sprouting. That would be late 60's

 

[kev]

My Dad used to grow something similar called purple sprouting. That would be late 60's

Before 'manscaping' became a thing?

 

[Eggs]