Joined: Feb 02 2009 Posts: 3533 Location: In the wild West(Leigh)
Photo taken today - she's almost gone now!
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. George Orwell
There are none so blind as those who will not see.
Post subject: I’ll try to name that (1981?) team in ONE!!!
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:29 am
Tom the Pom
International Chairman
Joined: Feb 22 2002 Posts: 173 Location: Dunedin,NZ. But STILL a Keawyed at heart.
howy fro' PLONKY wrote:Heres one for the memories
Remember I’m here in NZ, and not been ‘home’ regularly for ages…
Alf Wilkie (my Cuz, BTW), Tony (Shoey) Cooke?, Ray Tabern, Mick McTigue, erm?, Tommy Martyn, Dessie, Phil Fox, John Woods, Terry Bilsbury, Steve Donlan, Mick Hogan, Kenny Green.
Every single one of them's a bloody hero to me an my generation, with memories of Whitehaven, and Oily Johnnies on the way there and back…!!
Great memories. Thanks lads!!
Joined: Feb 02 2009 Posts: 3533 Location: In the wild West(Leigh)
Taken today from the back of the Tommy Sale Stand (or not, as the case my be)!!
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. George Orwell
There are none so blind as those who will not see.
Joined: Feb 02 2009 Posts: 3533 Location: In the wild West(Leigh)
Saley2 wrote:My Grandads stand has finally gone its a sad day
Yeah I was standing with him when it came down the other day and I could have cried for him, it was very sad, "the end of an era" he said. And also that he was there to see it go up and he was there to see it come down - very poignant!
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. George Orwell
There are none so blind as those who will not see.
Joined: Feb 02 2009 Posts: 3533 Location: In the wild West(Leigh)
Leyther_Matt wrote:I'm sure that there used to be a sign above that right hand turnstile
Ah is that what you 'acquired' Matt?
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. George Orwell
There are none so blind as those who will not see.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum
other you might like.
