The Oldies Thread
- Thread starter peteblue
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summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
18th century invitation card. We need this club to be reformed !
royalblue66
Player Valuation: £70m
Goalies wearing flat caps.
And green turtle neck jumpers.
Alan Whittle
Player Valuation: £70m
and leather knee pads
Never saw Ted Sagar with leather knee pads.
LEONARD
Player Valuation: £60m
Itchy as hell.
Alan Whittle
Player Valuation: £70m
They had gone by the time I started going to games in the mid sixties but my cousins old Football annuals had pictures of the likes of Ted Ditchburn and George Swindin wearing them. Probably only when the pitches were hard and bare?
A charming young nurse (possibly Polish) fell right into my trap today.
(She) ' Have you given blood recently sir?'
(Me) 'Given no, spilt yes, are you familiar with the Ardennes young lady?'
She had no idea what I was going on about!
My old man used to quote “the blood donor“ without fail (or success)
"It was either that or join the Young Conservatives”
"I don't mind giving a reasonable amount, but a pint! That's very nearly an armful!"
Nobody ever knew what he was on about but it always made him chuckle to himself.
Once sat on the tram in the seat behind George Swindin. (Footballers didn't have cars in those days!) Me and my brother started talking about how great Everton were and how crap Liverpool were but he didn't react.
Alan Whittle
Player Valuation: £70m
He never played for Liverpool. Am I missing something? Might you have meant Elisha Scott?
Yes you are right. I blame my memory! I was thinking of Cyril Sidlow.
Regarding Elisha Scott. There is a story, I'm sure not true, that Dixie Dean was walking through Liverpool City centre when he passed Elisha Scott walking the other way. Dixie nodded and Elisha dived.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Worth watching just for Alexandra Bastedo. 
Worth watching just for Alexandra Bastedo.
That bad its...nah, not aged well