Bob Lord books update

[Rodleydave]

signed copies are now being posted out.
Mike S is currently working with Towneley Museum on the Lord exhibition later in the year.
The re union night on Friday Oct 25 is going ahead now that we know it is unaffected by the Chelsea game alteration.
A few signed copies remain if you wish to get in touch... beehive thomas at aol dot com

[Blackrod]

Who has signed these ? Thanks

[Rodleydave]

Keith Hackett referee appointed to the list by Bob Lord and who refereed the last Cup Final Lord attended. Wrote the foreword and still heavily involved in administration. Co author of various ref books with artist Paul Trevillion.

and Frank Casper... who needs no introduction.

[Buxtonclaret]

Well mines arrived today!
Plenty of distraction now if the wickets start tumbling in Birmingham.

[CleggHall]

Hope you enjoyed the book more than the cricket!

[durhamclaret]

Mine arrived yesterday, thanks Dave, only read a few pages as yet but appears to be a great book for fans of our club.

[Buxtonclaret]

Hope you enjoyed the book more than the cricket!

An excellent read! Fully recommend it.

Much better than the cricket too. But that doesn't say a lot. Reading my cornflakes box would have been better than that.

[Stevie2112]

Mine arrived today,thanks Dave.Another to add to my collection of Clarets books.

[Spike]

Mine was here when I got home today! thanks Dave

[claretfern]

Half way through it....a great read.

[standishclarets]

We went over to the club shop earlier this week and couldn't wait to buy the book. Only a quarter way through - if you know Burnley that well,from the descriptions, you can almost visualise what it must have been like in the Burnley Wood area just after the first world war! (By the way, my brother and his wife were married in St Matthew's church, er, not just after the first world war ).

Very quickly I shot to the back of the book and went through the Index, basically to see what was in the book. At the bottom of page 382, it shows Lowerhouse Factory and Lowerhouse Land but I was looking specifically for Lowerhouse cricket club. No mention.

I can just remember either late 1960s/early 1970s when Bob Lord agreed to become chairman of Lowerhouse CC. The club was going through a very rough financial period (?in debt with the brewery?) and he was brought in the 'steady the ship'. It worked. That is when I saw at first hand how he dealt with belligerent people, him not backing down and pretending not to hear, blaming his hearing aids!! If this period is in the book and I've missed it, sincere apologies.

[Rodleydave]

His contributions to Lowerhouse CC are in.

[Rodleydave]

Standish... p344

[standishclarets]

Thanks a lot, guys! You have 'made an old man very happy'!! (Er, can you do the same for me at 5.45 this aft ).

[Rodleydave]

Er that's a whole new thread 'how to make an old man happy?'

[tim_noone]

Er that's a whole new thread 'how to make an old man happy?'

[claretblue]

Standish... p344

anyone'd think you'd read it!

[jackie1971]

Just finished reading this tonight. It's one of those books that I could have devoured a lot quicker, but made myself put it down every so often ! Excellent read , especially the last few chapters which made me feel quite emotional.

Thankyou,

Jackie

[gandhisflipflop]

I just found out recently that my grandma and grandad used to have Bob lord as their landlord as they lived above the butcher's