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 Post subject: Charlie Birdsall RIP
PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:43 am 
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For those of us older supporters from the 70s the sad news Charlie passed away. Hard as nails forward who had dodgy knees and was always strapped up. But boy what a great tough forward. Could do with the likes of him today. RIP Charlie






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PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:10 pm 
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rip charlie,good tough foreward of the 70s and 80s,complmented the nortons and the cranes very well.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:11 pm 
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Sad news. Condolences to family and friends.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:46 pm 
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The bad news just keeps on coming. RIP Charlie.

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 Post subject: Re: Charlie Birdsall RIP
PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:51 pm 
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Sad news, condolences to his family, R.I.P. Charlie.

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 Post subject: Re: Charlie Birdsall RIP
PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:23 pm 
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1 of my favourite players from that generation and like someone said,complimented Norton and Crane

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 Post subject: Re: Charlie Birdsall RIP
PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:16 pm 
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Very sad news. Charlie was one of my favourite players too.

Played most notably during our return to Division 1 in 1979/80, after our 26/26 wins when clinching the Division 2 title the previous year.

I most remember Charlie for his last minute touchline conversion, in front of the Threepenny Stand, to clinch a 20-20 draw v Rovers at a packed 18,000 Boulevard in that top flight season. He was an old style, straight, toe poking kicker and brought the house down. Charlie won the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy in our win over Rovers that December and also played in the all Hull Wembley final the following May.

Condolences to Charlie’s family at this sad time.

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A forward who did the hard stuff that allowed the flair players to do their magic.
Rip Charlie.

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When we were building a team and had some real stars signed but still some issues in the pack he came in and filled the gap with passion and effort. We all wondered at the time but he never let us down. I remember him as a 100% workhorse who never gave a backward step played prop occasionally, second row and even Loose forward when Knocker was injured. Hard as nails he never ever let us down and as was already said he was an old fashioned torpedo toe prod kicker too. We seem to have lost so many over the last couple of years. Another hero is lost but he'll always evoke some great memories. If only for that Floodlit Trophy win in which he tackled everything after coming on for Boxall and then scored the try that put it to bed as he burst through a posse of Dobbins players and crashed in to set the crowd alight. 18,000 of us in the Boulevard (and the 1000 out on the car Park) loved that moment; thanks Charlie!

R I P Charlie Birdsall!






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 Post subject: Re: Charlie Birdsall RIP
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Sad news about Big Charlie Birdsall
RIP
Can anyone remember the TV clip of referee Stan Wall giving Charlie a telling off.

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