Sixty years Ago Today

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Sixty years Ago Today

Post by levraiclaret » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:02 am

I attended my first game on t'Turf.

An 8-0 thrashing of Forest with Jimmy Robson scoring 5(five).

Later I will have the the pleasure of reading he match report, thanks Tony
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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by houseboy » Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:11 pm

levraiclaret wrote:I attended my first game on t'Turf.

An 8-0 thrashing of Forest with Jimmy Robson scoring 5(five).

Later I will have the the pleasure of reading he match report, thanks Tony
I was 5 bud and had to wait another 9 years before my first game (Derby County FA Cup 3rd round). They went on to win the second division championship that season under Cloughie and the rest is history. I think we won 3-1 that day. I was stood in the Bee Hole looking across at the still being built CFS. Now it is the oldest part of the ground - it seems strange when I think about it.
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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by claretblue » Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:16 pm

levraiclaret wrote:Later I will have the the pleasure of reading he match report, thanks Tony
enjoy levrai...and Happy Anniversary! :D

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by Bosscat » Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:20 pm

I was 18 months old and we had just moved to Long Preston..... it would be another 8 yrs before my 1st game at Turf Moor .... December 67 against the Arsenil and a 1-0 win .... but thats all I really remember of it tbh...
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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by houseboy » Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:36 pm

Bosscat wrote:I was 18 months old and we had just moved to Long Preston..... it would be another 8 yrs before my 1st game at Turf Moor .... December 67 against the Arsenil and a 1-0 win .... but thats all I really remember of it tbh...
Shouldn't Long Preston just be called Preestoonnnn?
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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by claretblue » Thu Nov 21, 2019 5:32 pm

houseboy wrote:Shouldn't Long Preston just be called Preestoonnnn?
long...but superior! ;)

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by Juan Tanamera » Thu Nov 21, 2019 5:45 pm

I was 6 and my first game would be ten months later, September 1960.
My big brother took me to watch the reigning champions beat Bolton 2-0 (I think) for my 7th birthday.
My abiding memory is of getting whacked with one of those old wooden rattles. Ouch! :oops:

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by Funkydrummer » Thu Nov 21, 2019 5:48 pm

Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play.

Well, nearly. :lol:

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by Hroogar » Thu Nov 21, 2019 7:45 pm

levraiclaret wrote:I attended my first game on t'Turf.

An 8-0 thrashing of Forest with Jimmy Robson scoring 5(five).

Later I will have the the pleasure of reading he match report, thanks Tony
Remember it as though it was yesterday................. dark, muddy pitch, 5-0 half time. Stood right at the back of the Longside as usual. A happy lad who walked home, not able to afford a pint, but it didn't matter, we had the empty matchbox to kick all the way home.

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by mdd2 » Thu Nov 21, 2019 8:44 pm

Was that the game where Pointer crashed into the wall of the old cricket field stand? I seem to remember he did it in that season. We went nap that day for sure.
It was cracking stuff and even better in the 61-62 season until we ran out of steam in March 62

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by Sozturf7 » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:23 pm

8 nil for us oldies I remember a card or poem at that time that went `Remember Nots Forrest when you nearly got nine they were the team that got there last time ' I think that was due to the fact that they had got to Wembley Cup final the year before. Can't remember much more but that stays with me. UYC

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:30 pm

mdd2 wrote:Was that the game where Pointer crashed into the wall of the old cricket field stand? I seem to remember he did it in that season. We went nap that day for sure.
It was cracking stuff and even better in the 61-62 season until we ran out of steam in March 62
Already reported in a previous game - report from this game linked on the other thread.

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by Whitgord » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:35 pm

Heh Bosscat. I lived in Long Preston (on Greengates Terrace?) in the early sixties and went to the junior school there for about a year. I moved away when I was six years old. Maybe our paths crossed. Ps I have just turned 60 so am about your age.

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by blackadmac2 » Fri Nov 22, 2019 1:33 am

my Dad used to take me in the paddock below the stand,but seeing as it was my 9th birthday we went in the seats and mine was back row seat no. 100.Probably looking back and knowing then what I know now it could possibly have beeen my best birthday.

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by Suratclaret » Fri Nov 22, 2019 2:14 am

Not a bad season to start watching the Clarets and what a game for your first!

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by Quicknick » Fri Nov 22, 2019 4:48 am

Suratclaret wrote:Not a bad season to start watching the Clarets and what a game for your first!
All downhill from then on, though.

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by Jimmymaccer » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:40 am

My dad loved my mum............and three years later they had me.

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by basil6345789 » Fri Nov 22, 2019 11:35 am

levraiclaret wrote:I attended my first game on t'Turf.

An 8-0 thrashing of Forest with Jimmy Robson scoring 5(five).

Later I will have the the pleasure of reading he match report, thanks Tony
The Pink.

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by houseboy » Fri Nov 22, 2019 4:26 pm

Jimmymaccer wrote:My dad loved my mum............and three years later they had me.
That was a hellishly long pregnancy mate. Were you a large child?

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by houseboy » Fri Nov 22, 2019 4:28 pm

Whitgord wrote:Heh Bosscat. I lived in Long Preston (on Greengates Terrace?) in the early sixties and went to the junior school there for about a year. I moved away when I was six years old. Maybe our paths crossed. Ps I have just turned 60 so am about your age.
You might have been mates. I only found out a few months ago that me and Steve1956 were mates over 40 years ago. Stranger things and all that.

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by Bosscat » Fri Nov 22, 2019 4:36 pm

Whitgord wrote:Heh Bosscat. I lived in Long Preston (on Greengates Terrace?) in the early sixties and went to the junior school there for about a year. I moved away when I was six years old. Maybe our paths crossed. Ps I have just turned 60 so am about your age.
You are about my age m8, I am 61 (62 next May) so you would have probably been in the same year as Barry Gibson, David Slater, Edwin Proctor & Paul Coates mate, in the year just below me, I was at LP School from 63 to 69...

Miss Lord was the Head Mistrees (a right old battleaxe) in the early part of that but maybe you were there under Mr Harris????

Bloody hell you must have been Neighbours with Paul Coates on Greengate Terrace :D

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by Bosscat » Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:25 am

Whitgord wrote:Heh Bosscat. I lived in Long Preston (on Greengates Terrace?) in the early sixties and went to the junior school there for about a year. I moved away when I was six years old. Maybe our paths crossed. Ps I have just turned 60 so am about your age.
Saw Paul Coates tonight and he remembers you living next door m8 :D :D :D

Small world innit :D :D :D

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by CaptJohn » Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:41 am

houseboy wrote:I was 5 bud and had to wait another 9 years before my first game (Derby County FA Cup 3rd round). They went on to win the second division championship that season under Cloughie and the rest is history. I think we won 3-1 that day. I was stood in the Bee Hole looking across at the still being built CFS. Now it is the oldest part of the ground - it seems strange when I think about it.
I was there that day. I remember Derby had an aggressive midfielder (Willie Carlin rings a bell) who was niggling us all match. I was stood in the right hand corner of the Cricket Field End and I remember him trying it on with Colin Blant, who was not renowned for his tolerance and finesse TBH, who just kicked him up in the air right in front of us. I laughed my head off and Blanty was an instant hero :lol:

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by Whitgord » Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:36 am

Small world indeed Bosscat. I remember all those names and yes Miss Lord was the head and very scary. I eventually went to Settle High School. Live in Clitheroe now.

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Re: Sixty years Ago Today

Post by houseboy » Sun Nov 24, 2019 1:32 pm

CaptJohn wrote:I was there that day. I remember Derby had an aggressive midfielder (Willie Carlin rings a bell) who was niggling us all match. I was stood in the right hand corner of the Cricket Field End and I remember him trying it on with Colin Blant, who was not renowned for his tolerance and finesse TBH, who just kicked him up in the air right in front of us. I laughed my head off and Blanty was an instant hero :lol:
Blanty was in my sisters year at school and was a complete nutter, but a great defender. Once had Best in his pocket all afternoon (after threatening in the tunnel so legend has it).

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