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Overheard ont' bus...

Post by RalphCoatesComb » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:11 am

A jovial Quiz re nicknames for keepers.

Who was nicknamed "The Cat" ?

Who was "The Flying Pig" ?

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Post by Buxtonclaret » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:13 am

Bonetti was 'The Cat'.

Lawrence was the flying porker.

Remember both well. :)
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Post by winsomeyen » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:14 am

Peter Bonetti the Chelsea goalkeeper was the cat.

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Post by fatboy47 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:14 am

Tommy lawrence

Ugly bloke , played for Liverpool...sixties.

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Post by Spike » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:26 am

Who was nicknamed “ no hands”

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Post by Herts Clarets » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:26 am

fatboy47 wrote:Tommy lawrence

Ugly bloke , played for Liverpool...sixties.
And the subject of an amazing interview a few years ago. They were asking passers by if they remembered a game v Everton in the 60s. Bloke says I do yes, I played in it. Really what's your name. Tommy Lawrence was the reply.

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Post by Herts Clarets » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:27 am

Spike wrote:Who was nicknamed “ no hands”
Roger?

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Post by winsomeyen » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:28 am

Spike wrote:Who was nicknamed “ no hands”

Gary Sprake

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Post by Buxtonclaret » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:29 am

Herts Clarets wrote:And the subject of an amazing interview a few years ago. They were asking passers by if they remembered a game v Everton in the 60s. Bloke says I do yes, I played in it. Really what's your name. Tommy Lawrence was the reply.
Remember seeing that. :D

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Post by Spike » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:35 am

Herts Clarets wrote:Roger?
Yes Roger nohands-bury

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Post by Spike » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:35 am

winsomeyen wrote:Gary Sprake
Wasn’t he
Careless hands
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Post by Tricky Trevor » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:36 am

winsomeyen wrote:Gary Sprake
After Sprake let the Chelsea cup final equaliser in we were out and some wag comes running up. “Have you heard about Gary Sprake? Through himself in front of a bus, it went under him.”
An old one now but it was the first time I’d heard it.

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Post by Funkydrummer » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:41 am

Here is the said chance interview with "The Flying Pig"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U_PUbQGA4U" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Excellent stuff.
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Post by Madpete » Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:59 am

I thought “no hands” might have been Alan Stevenson as he a habit of raising his hands as the ball whistled past him (not in the net but over the bar etc!) as though as to say “I had it covered” when clearly he hadn’t.Fine keeper though & a long serving Claret!
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Post by mdd2 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 10:03 am

Wasn't Hansbury nicknamed Teflon?

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Post by bob-the-scutter » Sun Feb 24, 2019 10:55 am

Who remembers Ratner?

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Post by Silkyskills1 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 11:10 am

mdd2 wrote:Wasn't Hansbury nicknamed Teflon?
Thought that was Peter Mellor when he was at Fulham.

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Post by Longside4evr » Sun Feb 24, 2019 11:43 am

I think Heaton should be called the Spider brilliant again yesterday one hell of a save that from Kane
Kane even was congratulating him on it hes back to his best after long injury layoff and you wouldn't no hes been out so long with his performances

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Post by BFCmaj » Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:09 pm

Who was The Bin Man?

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Post by paulus the woodgnome » Sun Feb 24, 2019 2:12 pm

BFCmaj wrote:Who was The Bin Man?
Neville Southall
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Post by bob-the-scutter » Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:06 pm

Rather? Cant remember his name. We had him on loan back in the 4th div. My grannie is a better keeper and she died in 1965!

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Post by RalphCoatesComb » Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:18 pm

"The Black Spider" ?

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Post by Foulthrow » Sun Feb 24, 2019 5:20 pm

Can’t believe we’ve not had a shout for ‘Calamity’ yet.

Remember that mental idea where Pearce let him play outfield for City? What a plonker.

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Post by paulus the woodgnome » Sun Feb 24, 2019 5:23 pm

RalphCoatesComb wrote:"The Black Spider" ?
Lev Yashin? He wore black didn't he.

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Post by RalphCoatesComb » Sun Feb 24, 2019 5:59 pm

paulus the woodgnome wrote:Lev Yashin? He wore black didn't he.
Never saw him play but, apparently, he wore all black and was a bit special.

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Post by icu81b4 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 6:13 pm

I seem to recall a ditty that used to be sung at the turf that featured Yashin but can't remember it properly as it must have been in the 60's .... Ay Ay Yi Yi ******* is better than Yashin ***** is better than Usabio ..... Etc

I can't remember the Burnley names that should be in the *******

I was very young

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Post by holdyourfire » Sun Feb 24, 2019 6:51 pm

Something like this.Aye aye aye aye Blacklaw is better than Yashin, Lockhead is better than Eusabio and united are in for a thrashin.
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Post by oswyclaret » Sun Feb 24, 2019 7:27 pm

winsomeyen wrote:Peter Bonetti the Chelsea goalkeeper was the cat.
Yep,gave his defenders kittens!! boom boom!!

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Post by tim_noone » Sun Feb 24, 2019 10:22 pm

icu81b4 wrote:I seem to recall a ditty that used to be sung at the turf that featured Yashin but can't remember it properly as it must have been in the 60's .... Ay Ay Yi Yi ******* is better than Yashin ***** is better than Usabio ..... Etc

I can't remember the Burnley names that should be in the *******

I was very young
Aye aye aye aye...Thomson is better than yashin...Lochead is better than eusebio and stoke are in for a thrashing!!!
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Post by Tricky Trevor » Sun Feb 24, 2019 10:32 pm

Peter “the cat” Bonetti was the news photographers dream. He would step to the left, to dive to the right just so they got the shot.
Also, as far as I know, the first Englishman in the quiz question;name an English,Scottish,Welsh and both Irelands international whos name ends in i.
Scroll down for answers





















Rep.of Ireland...Terry Mancini
Scotland..........Peter Marinelli
Wales.............Eddie Niedzwicki
Northern Ireland..Tony Capaldi

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Post by icu81b4 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 11:44 pm

tim_noone wrote:Aye aye aye aye...Thomson is better than yashin...Lochead is better than eusebio and stoke are in for a thrashing!!!
Yes, Thomson was the name that rings a bell with me.

We should update this now to Heaton

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